NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 122 |
2. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 109 |
3. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 106 |
4. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 103 |
5. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 93 |
6. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 85 |
7. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 84 |
8. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 82 |
9. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 80 |
10. | Jean Beliveau* | 1950-71 | 79 |
11. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 78 |
12. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 76 |
13. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 73 |
14. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 72 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 72 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-22 | 72 |
17. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 71 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 2005-22 | 71 |
19. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 70 |
20. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 68 |
21. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-22 | 67 |
22. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 66 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 66 |
24. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 64 |
  | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 64 |
  | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 64 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 64 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-22 | 64 |
29. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 62 |
30. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 61 |
  | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 61 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 61 |
33. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 60 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 60 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 60 |
36. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 59 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 59 |
38. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 58 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 58 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 58 |
  | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 58 |
42. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 57 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 57 |
44. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 56 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 56 |
46. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 54 |
  | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 54 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 54 |
49. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 53 |
  | Stephane Richer | 1984-02 | 53 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 53 |
  | Daniel Briere | 1997-15 | 53 |
53. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 52 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 52 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 52 |
  | Patrick Kane | 2007-22 | 52 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-22 | 52 |
58. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 51 |
  | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 51 |
  | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 51 |
  | Daniel Alfredsson | 1995-14 | 51 |
  | Corey Perry | 2005-22 | 51 |
63. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 50 |
64. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 49 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-22 | 49 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-22 | 49 |
67. | Logan Couture | 2009-22 | 48 |
  | Ondrej Palat | 2012-22 | 48 |
69. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 47 |
  | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 47 |
  | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 47 |
  | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 47 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 47 |
  | Jeff Carter | 2005-22 | 47 |
75. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 46 |
  | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 46 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 46 |
  | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 46 |
79. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 45 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 45 |
  | Patrik Elias | 1995-16 | 45 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-22 | 45 |
83. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 44 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 44 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 44 |
86. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 43 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 43 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 43 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 2008-22 | 43 |
90. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 42 |
  | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 42 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 42 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 42 |
  | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 42 |
  | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 42 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 42 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 42 |
  | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 42 |
  | David Krejci | 2006-21 | 42 |
100. | John Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 41 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 41 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 41 |
  | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 41 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-22 | 41 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-22 | 41 |
106. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 40 |
  | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 40 |
  | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 40 |
  | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 40 |
110. | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 39 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 39 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 39 |
  | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 39 |
  | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 39 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 39 |
  | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 39 |
117. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 38 |
  | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 38 |
  | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 38 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 38 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 38 |
  | Nicklas Backstrom | 2007-22 | 38 |
  | Brayden Point | 2016-22 | 38 |
124. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 37 |
  | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 37 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 37 |
  | Simon Gagne | 1999-15 | 37 |
  | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 37 |
  | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 37 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-22 | 37 |
131. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 36 |
132. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 35 |
  | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 35 |
  | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 35 |
  | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 35 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 35 |
  | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 35 |
  | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 35 |
  | Pierre Turgeon | 1987-07 | 35 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 35 |
141. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 34 |
  | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 34 |
  | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 34 |
  | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 34 |
  | Theoren Fleury | 1988-03 | 34 |
  | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 34 |
  | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 34 |
  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 34 |
  | Petr Sykora | 1995-12 | 34 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 34 |
  | Phil Kessel | 2006-22 | 34 |
  | T.J. Oshie | 2008-22 | 34 |
  | Chris Kreider | 2012-22 | 34 |
  | Alex Killorn | 2012-22 | 34 |
  | Jake Guentzel | 2016-22 | 34 |
156. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 33 |
  | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 33 |
  | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 33 |
  | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 33 |
  | Peter Stastny* | 1980-95 | 33 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 33 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-22 | 33 |
  | James Neal | 2008-22 | 33 |
164. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 32 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 32 |
  | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 32 |
  | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 32 |
  | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 32 |
  | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 32 |
  | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 32 |
  | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 32 |
  | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 32 |
  | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 32 |
  | Tyler Johnson | 2012-22 | 32 |
175. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 31 |
  | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 31 |
  | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 31 |
  | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 31 |
179. | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 30 |
  | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 30 |
  | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 30 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 30 |
  | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 30 |
  | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 30 |
  | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 30 |
  | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 30 |
  | Stu Barnes | 1991-08 | 30 |
  | David Pastrnak | 2014-22 | 30 |
189. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 29 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 29 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 29 |
  | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 29 |
  | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 29 |
  | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 29 |
  | Milan Lucic | 2007-22 | 29 |
  | Filip Forsberg | 2012-22 | 29 |
  | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-22 | 29 |
198. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 28 |
  | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 28 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 28 |
  | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 28 |
  | Mike McPhee | 1983-94 | 28 |
  | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 28 |
  | Petr Klima | 1985-99 | 28 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 28 |
  | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 28 |
  | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 28 |
  | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 28 |
  | Claude Giroux | 2007-22 | 28 |
  | Patric Hornqvist | 2008-22 | 28 |
211. | Ralph Backstrom | 1956-73 | 27 |
  | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 27 |
  | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 27 |
  | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 27 |
  | J.P. Parise | 1965-79 | 27 |
  | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 27 |
  | Yvon Lambert | 1972-82 | 27 |
  | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 27 |
  | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 27 |
  | Joel Otto | 1984-98 | 27 |
  | Jere Lehtinen | 1995-10 | 27 |
  | Chris Kunitz | 2003-19 | 27 |
  | Brandon Saad | 2011-22 | 27 |
  | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 27 |
225. | Gordie Drillon* | 1936-43 | 26 |
  | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 26 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 26 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 26 |
  | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 26 |
  | Duane Sutter | 1979-90 | 26 |
  | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 26 |
  | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 26 |
  | Håkan Loob | 1983-89 | 26 |
  | Wayne Presley | 1984-96 | 26 |
  | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 26 |
  | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 26 |
  | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 26 |
  | Adam Deadmarsh | 1994-03 | 26 |
  | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 26 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 26 |
  | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 26 |
  | Paul Stastny | 2006-22 | 26 |
  | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-22 | 26 |
244. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 25 |
  | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 25 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 25 |
  | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 25 |
  | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 25 |
  | Terry O'Reilly | 1971-85 | 25 |
  | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 25 |
  | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 25 |
  | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 25 |
  | Peter Zezel | 1984-99 | 25 |
  | Joe Juneau | 1991-04 | 25 |
  | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 25 |
  | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 25 |
  | Daniel Sedin | 2000-18 | 25 |
  | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 25 |
  | Derick Brassard | 2007-22 | 25 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 2008-22 | 25 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 43 |
2. | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 41 |
3. | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 35 |
4. | Real Cloutier | 1974-79 | 33 |
5. | Larry Pleau | 1972-79 | 29 |
6. | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 28 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 28 |
  | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 28 |
9. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 27 |
10. | Willy Lindström | 1975-79 | 26 |
11. | Frank Hughes | 1972-78 | 24 |
  | Bobby Guindon | 1972-79 | 24 |
13. | Mike Antonovich | 1972-79 | 21 |
  | Peter Sullivan | 1975-79 | 21 |
  | Murray Hall | 1972-76 | 21 |
16. | Larry Lund | 1972-78 | 20 |
  | Blair MacDonald | 1973-79 | 20 |
  | Mike Walton | 1973-76 | 20 |
19. | Norm Beaudin | 1972-76 | 18 |
  | Ted Taylor | 1972-78 | 18 |
  | Terry Ruskowski | 1974-79 | 18 |
22. | Paulin Bordeleau | 1976-79 | 17 |
23. | Rich Preston | 1974-79 | 16 |
  | Tim Sheehy | 1972-78 | 16 |
  | Wayne Connelly | 1972-77 | 16 |
  | Christian Bordeleau | 1972-79 | 16 |
  | Gord Labossiere | 1972-76 | 16 |
28. | Andre Hinse | 1973-77 | 15 |
  | Ron Chipperfield | 1974-79 | 15 |
  | Morris Lukowich | 1976-79 | 15 |
31. | John French | 1972-78 | 14 |
  | Gavin Kirk | 1972-79 | 14 |
  | Andre Lacroix | 1972-79 | 14 |
  | John McKenzie | 1972-79 | 14 |
  | George Morrison | 1972-77 | 14 |
  | Dick Sentes | 1972-77 | 14 |
  | Ulf Nilsson | 1974-78 | 14 |
38. | Dave Keon* | 1975-79 | 13 |
  | Mike Rogers | 1974-79 | 13 |
  | Lyle Moffat | 1975-79 | 13 |
  | Rosaire Paiement | 1972-78 | 13 |
42. | Ray Adduono | 1973-78 | 12 |
  | Rejean Houle | 1973-76 | 12 |
  | Don Larway | 1974-79 | 12 |
  | Gene Peacosh | 1972-77 | 12 |
46. | Dennis Sobchuk | 1974-79 | 11 |
  | John Tonelli | 1975-78 | 11 |
48. | Mike Byers | 1972-76 | 10 |
  | Ralph Backstrom | 1973-77 | 10 |
  | Norm Ferguson | 1972-78 | 10 |
  | Rene Leclerc | 1972-79 | 10 |
  | Michel Parizeau | 1972-79 | 10 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 1978-79 | 10 |
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