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 | 137.09 |
2. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 110.11 |
3. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 92.15 |
4. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 83.67 |
5. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 79.51 |
6. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 74.32 |
7. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 73.11 |
8. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 72.85 |
9. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 70.26 |
10. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 69.25 |
11. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 69.06 |
12. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 68.97 |
13. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 67.54 |
14. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 66.97 |
15. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 66.31 |
16. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 66.16 |
17. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 65.96 |
18. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 64.70 |
19. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 64.47 |
20. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 63.66 |
21. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 63.16 |
22. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 61.51 |
23. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 61.41 |
24. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 60.44 |
25. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 60.30 |
26. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 59.78 |
27. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 59.63 |
28. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 58.47 |
29. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 58.01 |
30. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 57.67 |
31. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 56.70 |
32. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 56.15 |
33. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 55.70 |
34. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 55.35 |
35. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 55.08 |
36. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 54.47 |
37. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 53.99 |
38. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 53.96 |
39. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 53.84 |
40. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 53.49 |
41. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 53.28 |
42. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 53.25 |
43. | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 52.34 |
44. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 52.27 |
45. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 51.93 |
46. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 51.85 |
47. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 51.21 |
48. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 51.13 |
49. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 51.05 |
50. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 50.75 |
51. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 49.81 |
52. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 49.44 |
53. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 49.12 |
54. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 48.71 |
55. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 48.35 |
56. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 47.95 |
57. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 47.70 |
58. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 47.39 |
59. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 47.36 |
60. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 47.29 |
61. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 47.26 |
62. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 47.05 |
63. | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 46.06 |
64. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 45.58 |
65. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 45.33 |
66. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 45.23 |
67. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 44.79 |
68. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 44.55 |
69. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 44.54 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 44.54 |
71. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 44.52 |
72. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 44.46 |
73. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 44.02 |
74. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 43.93 |
75. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 43.91 |
76. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 43.82 |
77. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 43.54 |
78. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 43.23 |
79. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 42.87 |
80. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 42.52 |
81. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 42.32 |
82. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 42.13 |
83. | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 41.54 |
84. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 41.46 |
85. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 41.41 |
86. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 41.28 |
87. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 41.18 |
88. | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 41.16 |
89. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 41.06 |
90. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 40.94 |
91. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 40.68 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 40.68 |
93. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 40.53 |
94. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 40.25 |
95. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 40.05 |
96. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 39.90 |
97. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 39.83 |
98. | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 39.51 |
99. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 39.38 |
100. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 39.36 |
101. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 39.22 |
102. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 39.11 |
103. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 38.92 |
104. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 38.61 |
105. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 38.55 |
106. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 38.38 |
107. | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 38.34 |
108. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 38.15 |
109. | Sergei Zubov* | 1992-09 | 38.14 |
110. | Victor Hedman | 2009-24 | 37.89 |
111. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 37.60 |
112. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 37.28 |
113. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 37.25 |
114. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 37.02 |
115. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 36.74 |
116. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 36.65 |
117. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-24 | 36.33 |
118. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 36.27 |
119. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 36.26 |
  | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 36.26 |
121. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 35.95 |
122. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 35.94 |
123. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 35.83 |
124. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 35.67 |
125. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 35.65 |
126. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 35.54 |
127. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 35.44 |
128. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 35.42 |
129. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 35.38 |
130. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 35.35 |
131. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 35.30 |
132. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 35.24 |
133. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 34.91 |
134. | Brayden Point | 2016-24 | 34.90 |
135. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 34.59 |
136. | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 34.55 |
137. | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 34.33 |
138. | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 34.30 |
139. | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 34.17 |
140. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 34.12 |
141. | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 34.00 |
142. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 33.84 |
143. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 33.82 |
144. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 33.58 |
145. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 33.53 |
146. | Chris Kreider | 2012-24 | 33.47 |
147. | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 33.25 |
148. | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 33.02 |
149. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 32.83 |
150. | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 32.81 |
151. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 32.59 |
152. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 32.56 |
153. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 32.50 |
154. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 32.49 |
155. | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 32.44 |
156. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 32.26 |
157. | Chris Kunitz | 2003-19 | 32.15 |
158. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 32.14 |
  | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 32.14 |
160. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 31.59 |
161. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 31.53 |
162. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 31.44 |
163. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 31.41 |
164. | Mark Stone | 2012-24 | 31.23 |
165. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 31.20 |
166. | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 30.90 |
167. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 30.73 |
168. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 30.63 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 30.63 |
170. | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 30.56 |
171. | Sandis Ozoliņš | 1992-08 | 30.54 |
172. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 30.38 |
173. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 30.36 |
174. | Kris Letang | 2006-24 | 30.31 |
175. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 30.28 |
176. | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 30.27 |
177. | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 30.18 |
178. | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 30.01 |
179. | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 29.74 |
180. | Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 29.53 |
181. | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 29.45 |
182. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 29.34 |
183. | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 29.30 |
184. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 29.25 |
185. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 28.91 |
186. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 28.85 |
187. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 28.81 |
188. | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 28.76 |
189. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 28.75 |
190. | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 28.64 |
191. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 28.58 |
192. | Milan Lucic | 2007-24 | 28.57 |
193. | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 28.49 |
194. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 28.40 |
195. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 28.39 |
196. | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 28.36 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 28.36 |
198. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 28.34 |
199. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 28.31 |
200. | Charlie Huddy | 1980-97 | 28.27 |
201. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 28.23 |
202. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 28.21 |
  | Jake Guentzel | 2016-24 | 28.21 |
204. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 28.15 |
205. | Joé Juneau | 1991-04 | 28.14 |
206. | Éric Desjardins | 1988-06 | 28.09 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 28.09 |
208. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 27.96 |
209. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 27.91 |
210. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 27.89 |
211. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 27.83 |
212. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 27.73 |
213. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 27.51 |
  | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 27.51 |
215. | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 27.46 |
216. | Joel Otto | 1984-98 | 27.33 |
217. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 27.18 |
218. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 27.14 |
219. | Cale Makar | 2019-24 | 27.13 |
220. | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 27.08 |
221. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 27.01 |
222. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 27.00 |
223. | William Karlsson | 2014-24 | 26.80 |
224. | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 26.71 |
225. | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 26.66 |
226. | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 26.54 |
227. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 26.46 |
228. | Tyler Johnson | 2012-24 | 26.33 |
229. | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 26.31 |
  | Brent Burns | 2003-24 | 26.31 |
231. | Dan Boyle | 1998-16 | 26.30 |
232. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 26.20 |
233. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-24 | 26.16 |
234. | Zach Hyman | 2015-24 | 26.15 |
235. | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 26.09 |
236. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 26.04 |
237. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 26.02 |
238. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 25.88 |
239. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 25.84 |
240. | John Carlson | 2009-24 | 25.72 |
241. | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-24 | 25.69 |
242. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 25.66 |
243. | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 25.56 |
244. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 25.53 |
245. | Derick Brassard | 2007-23 | 25.34 |
246. | Terry O'Reilly | 1971-85 | 25.31 |
247. | Steve Duchesne | 1986-02 | 25.25 |
  | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 25.25 |
249. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 25.14 |
250. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-24 | 24.96 |
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