NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Even Strength Goals
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | EV |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 75 |
2. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 71 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 71 |
4. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 70 |
5. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 66 |
6. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 61 |
7. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 59 |
8. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 53 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 53 |
10. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 52 |
11. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 51 |
12. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 50 |
  | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 50 |
14. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 49 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 49 |
16. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 46 |
17. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 44 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 44 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 44 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 44 |
  | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 44 |
22. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 43 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 43 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 43 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 43 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 43 |
27. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 41 |
28. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 40 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 40 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 40 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 40 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 40 |
33. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 39 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 39 |
  | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 39 |
  | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 39 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 39 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 39 |
39. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 38 |
  | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 38 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 38 |
  | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 38 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 38 |
44. | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 37 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 37 |
46. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 36 |
  | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 36 |
  | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 36 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 36 |
50. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 35 |
  | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 35 |
  | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 35 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 35 |
54. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 34 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 34 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 34 |
  | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 34 |
  | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 34 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 34 |
  | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 34 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 34 |
62. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 33 |
  | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 33 |
64. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 32 |
  | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 32 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 32 |
  | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 32 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 32 |
  | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 32 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 32 |
  | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 32 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 32 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 32 |
74. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 31 |
  | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 31 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 31 |
  | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 31 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 31 |
79. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 30 |
  | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 30 |
  | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 30 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 30 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 30 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 30 |
85. | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 29 |
  | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 29 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 29 |
  | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 29 |
  | Jake Guentzel | 2016-24 | 29 |
90. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 28 |
  | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 28 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 28 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 28 |
  | Tyler Johnson | 2012-24 | 28 |
95. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 27 |
  | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 27 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 27 |
  | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 27 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 27 |
  | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 27 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 27 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 27 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 27 |
104. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 26 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 26 |
  | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 26 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 26 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 26 |
  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 26 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 26 |
  | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 26 |
112. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 25 |
  | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 25 |
  | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 25 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 25 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 25 |
  | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 25 |
  | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 25 |
  | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 25 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 25 |
  | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 25 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 25 |
  | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 25 |
  | James Neal | 2008-22 | 25 |
  | Mark Stone | 2012-24 | 25 |
  | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 25 |
127. | Ralph Backstrom | 1956-73 | 24 |
  | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 24 |
  | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 24 |
  | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 24 |
  | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 24 |
  | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 24 |
  | Duane Sutter | 1979-90 | 24 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 24 |
  | Mike McPhee | 1983-94 | 24 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 24 |
  | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 24 |
  | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 24 |
  | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 24 |
  | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 24 |
  | Brandon Saad | 2011-24 | 24 |
  | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-24 | 24 |
  | William Karlsson | 2014-24 | 24 |
  | Brayden Point | 2016-24 | 24 |
145. | Gordie Drillon* | 1936-43 | 23 |
  | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 23 |
  | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 23 |
  | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 23 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 23 |
  | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 23 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 23 |
  | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 23 |
  | Darren McCarty | 1993-09 | 23 |
  | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 23 |
  | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 23 |
  | Milan Lucic | 2007-24 | 23 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 23 |
  | Chris Kreider | 2012-24 | 23 |
  | Filip Forsberg | 2012-24 | 23 |
  | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 23 |
161. | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 22 |
  | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 22 |
  | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 22 |
  | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 22 |
  | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 22 |
  | Terry O'Reilly | 1971-85 | 22 |
  | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 22 |
  | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 22 |
  | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 22 |
  | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 22 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 22 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 22 |
  | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 22 |
  | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 22 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 22 |
  | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 22 |
  | Brock Nelson | 2013-24 | 22 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 22 |
179. | Mud Bruneteau | 1935-46 | 21 |
  | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 21 |
  | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 21 |
  | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 21 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 21 |
  | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 21 |
  | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 21 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 21 |
  | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 21 |
  | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 21 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 21 |
  | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 21 |
  | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 21 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 21 |
  | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 21 |
  | Derick Brassard | 2007-23 | 21 |
  | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 2012-24 | 21 |
196. | Joe Carveth | 1940-51 | 20 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 20 |
  | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 20 |
  | René Robert | 1970-82 | 20 |
  | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 20 |
  | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 20 |
  | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 20 |
  | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 20 |
  | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 20 |
  | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 20 |
  | Kris Draper | 1990-11 | 20 |
  | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 20 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 20 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 20 |
  | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 20 |
  | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 20 |
  | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-24 | 20 |
213. | Floyd Curry | 1947-58 | 19 |
  | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 19 |
  | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 19 |
  | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 19 |
  | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 19 |
  | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 19 |
  | Yvon Lambert | 1972-82 | 19 |
  | Mario Tremblay | 1974-86 | 19 |
  | Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 19 |
  | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 19 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 19 |
  | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 19 |
  | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 19 |
  | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 19 |
  | Bryan Smolinski | 1992-08 | 19 |
  | Adam Deadmarsh | 1994-03 | 19 |
  | Jere Lehtinen | 1995-10 | 19 |
  | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 19 |
  | Mikael Samuelsson | 2000-14 | 19 |
  | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 19 |
  | Carl Hagelin | 2011-22 | 19 |
  | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 19 |
  | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 19 |
  | André Burakovsky | 2014-24 | 19 |
  | Bryan Rust | 2014-24 | 19 |
238. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 18 |
  | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 18 |
  | Fleming Mackell | 1947-60 | 18 |
  | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 18 |
  | Wayne Merrick | 1972-84 | 18 |
  | Doug Risebrough | 1974-87 | 18 |
  | Craig MacTavish | 1979-97 | 18 |
  | Darryl Sutter | 1979-87 | 18 |
  | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 18 |
  | Martin Gélinas | 1988-08 | 18 |
  | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 18 |
  | Stu Barnes | 1991-08 | 18 |
  | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 18 |
  | Daniel Cleary | 1997-15 | 18 |
  | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 18 |
  | Jason Pominville | 2003-19 | 18 |
  | Patric Hörnqvist | 2008-23 | 18 |
  | Charlie Coyle | 2012-24 | 18 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 18 |
  | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 18 |
  | Pat Maroon | 2011-24 | 18 |
  | Teuvo Teräväinen | 2013-24 | 18 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 18 |
  | Auston Matthews | 2016-24 | 18 |
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