NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Created
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GC |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 137.65 |
2. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 110.55 |
3. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 92.55 |
4. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 84.00 |
5. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 79.62 |
6. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 74.45 |
7. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 73.17 |
8. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 72.85 |
9. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 70.26 |
10. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 69.71 |
11. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 69.50 |
12. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 69.07 |
13. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 67.67 |
14. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 67.08 |
15. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 66.59 |
16. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 66.16 |
17. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 66.15 |
18. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 64.83 |
19. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 64.47 |
20. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 63.71 |
21. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 63.20 |
22. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 61.58 |
23. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 61.57 |
24. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 60.53 |
25. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 60.11 |
26. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 59.74 |
27. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 58.27 |
28. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 58.02 |
29. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 57.67 |
30. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 57.13 |
31. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 56.79 |
32. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 56.21 |
33. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 55.85 |
34. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 55.57 |
35. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 55.13 |
36. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 54.61 |
37. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 54.10 |
38. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 53.96 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 53.96 |
40. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 53.49 |
41. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 53.45 |
42. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 53.40 |
43. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 52.35 |
44. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 51.98 |
45. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 51.87 |
46. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 51.26 |
47. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 51.21 |
48. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 51.16 |
49. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 50.89 |
50. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 49.88 |
51. | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 49.62 |
52. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 49.50 |
53. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 49.18 |
54. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 48.36 |
55. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 47.95 |
56. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 47.80 |
57. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 47.64 |
58. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 47.53 |
59. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 47.47 |
60. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 47.36 |
61. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 47.26 |
62. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 47.15 |
63. | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 46.06 |
64. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 45.58 |
65. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 45.40 |
66. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 45.34 |
67. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 44.92 |
68. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 44.73 |
69. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 44.60 |
70. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 44.58 |
  | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 44.58 |
72. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 44.46 |
73. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 44.04 |
74. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 43.99 |
75. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 43.93 |
76. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 43.91 |
77. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 43.31 |
78. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 42.88 |
79. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 42.66 |
80. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 42.43 |
81. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 42.13 |
82. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 41.46 |
83. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 41.43 |
84. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 41.42 |
85. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 41.31 |
86. | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 41.16 |
87. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 41.06 |
88. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 40.95 |
89. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 40.85 |
90. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 40.61 |
91. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 40.11 |
92. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 39.92 |
93. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 39.90 |
94. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 39.53 |
95. | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 39.51 |
96. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 39.44 |
97. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 39.43 |
98. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 39.25 |
99. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 39.15 |
100. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 38.94 |
101. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 38.65 |
102. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 38.55 |
103. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 38.53 |
104. | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 38.34 |
105. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 38.21 |
106. | Sergei Zubov* | 1992-09 | 38.17 |
107. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 38.15 |
108. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 37.74 |
109. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 37.36 |
110. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 37.35 |
111. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 37.08 |
112. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 37.07 |
113. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 36.73 |
114. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 36.36 |
115. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 36.33 |
116. | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 36.26 |
117. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 36.04 |
118. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 35.95 |
119. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 35.94 |
120. | Victor Hedman | 2009-24 | 35.74 |
121. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 35.71 |
122. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 35.69 |
123. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 35.59 |
124. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 35.45 |
125. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 35.44 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 35.44 |
127. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 35.40 |
128. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 35.37 |
129. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 35.30 |
130. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 34.97 |
131. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 34.63 |
132. | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 34.55 |
133. | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 34.35 |
134. | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 34.33 |
135. | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 34.28 |
136. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 34.17 |
137. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 33.90 |
138. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 33.88 |
139. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 33.67 |
140. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 33.66 |
141. | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 33.32 |
142. | Brayden Point | 2016-24 | 33.29 |
143. | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 33.04 |
144. | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 32.81 |
145. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 32.63 |
146. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 32.61 |
147. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 32.50 |
148. | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 32.44 |
149. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 32.27 |
150. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 32.22 |
151. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 32.20 |
152. | Chris Kunitz | 2003-19 | 32.15 |
153. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-24 | 32.05 |
154. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 31.63 |
155. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 31.59 |
156. | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 31.55 |
157. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 31.51 |
158. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 31.50 |
159. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 31.21 |
160. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 31.15 |
161. | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 30.90 |
162. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 30.83 |
163. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 30.66 |
164. | Sandis Ozoliņš | 1992-08 | 30.57 |
165. | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 30.56 |
166. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 30.46 |
167. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 30.44 |
168. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 30.42 |
169. | Kris Letang | 2006-24 | 30.31 |
170. | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 30.30 |
171. | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 30.29 |
172. | Mark Stone | 2012-24 | 30.16 |
173. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 30.08 |
174. | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 30.02 |
175. | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 29.74 |
176. | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 29.56 |
177. | Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 29.53 |
178. | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 29.50 |
179. | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 29.45 |
180. | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 29.37 |
181. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 29.34 |
182. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 29.31 |
183. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 29.02 |
184. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 28.92 |
185. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 28.91 |
186. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 28.87 |
187. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 28.81 |
188. | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 28.76 |
189. | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 28.71 |
190. | Chris Kreider | 2012-24 | 28.62 |
191. | Milan Lucic | 2007-24 | 28.57 |
192. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 28.48 |
193. | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 28.47 |
194. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 28.46 |
195. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 28.39 |
  | Charlie Huddy | 1980-97 | 28.39 |
197. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 28.36 |
198. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 28.29 |
199. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 28.22 |
200. | Joé Juneau | 1991-04 | 28.17 |
201. | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 28.16 |
202. | Éric Desjardins | 1988-06 | 28.13 |
203. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 27.96 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 27.96 |
205. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 27.92 |
206. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 27.89 |
207. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 27.80 |
208. | Joel Otto | 1984-98 | 27.71 |
209. | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 27.64 |
210. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 27.56 |
211. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 27.55 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 27.55 |
213. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 27.21 |
214. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 27.18 |
215. | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 27.17 |
216. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 27.15 |
217. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 27.06 |
218. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 27.00 |
219. | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 26.81 |
220. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 26.71 |
221. | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 26.66 |
222. | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 26.62 |
223. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 26.48 |
224. | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 26.39 |
225. | Tyler Johnson | 2012-24 | 26.33 |
226. | Dan Boyle | 1998-16 | 26.30 |
227. | William Karlsson | 2014-24 | 26.27 |
228. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 26.22 |
229. | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 26.15 |
230. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 26.04 |
231. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 25.93 |
232. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 25.86 |
233. | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-24 | 25.69 |
234. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 25.66 |
235. | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 25.57 |
236. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-24 | 25.54 |
237. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 25.52 |
238. | Terry O'Reilly | 1971-85 | 25.35 |
239. | Derick Brassard | 2007-23 | 25.34 |
240. | Steve Duchesne | 1986-02 | 25.29 |
241. | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 25.25 |
242. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 25.13 |
243. | Brent Burns | 2003-24 | 24.98 |
244. | John Carlson | 2009-24 | 24.91 |
245. | Adam Deadmarsh | 1994-03 | 24.83 |
246. | Stu Barnes | 1991-08 | 24.78 |
247. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-24 | 24.69 |
248. | James Neal | 2008-22 | 24.68 |
249. | Gary Suter | 1985-02 | 24.57 |
250. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 24.52 |
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