NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals
Active players are listed inbold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 919 |
| 2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 894 |
| 3. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 801 |
| 4. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 766 |
| 5. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 741 |
| 6. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 731 |
| 7. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 717 |
| 8. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 708 |
| 9. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 694 |
| 10. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 692 |
| 11. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 690 |
| 12. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 684 |
| 13. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 668 |
| 14. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 656 |
| 15. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 652 |
| 16. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 640 |
| 17. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 625 |
| Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 625 | |
| 19. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 610 |
| Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 610 | |
| 21. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 608 |
| 22. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 601 |
| 23. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 577 |
| 24. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 573 |
| 25. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 566 |
| 26. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 564 |
| Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 564 | |
| 28. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 561 |
| 29. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 560 |
| 30. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 556 |
| 31. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 549 |
| 32. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 548 |
| 33. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 544 |
| 34. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 541 |
| 35. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 538 |
| 36. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 533 |
| 37. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 527 |
| 38. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 525 |
| 39. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 524 |
| 40. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 522 |
| 41. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 518 |
| 42. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 515 |
| 43. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 514 |
| 44. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 513 |
| 45. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 512 |
| 46. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 507 |
| 47. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 503 |
| 48. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 502 |
| 49. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 500 |
| Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 500 | |
| 51. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 498 |
| 52. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 491 |
| 53. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 490 |
| 54. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 485 |
| 55. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 484 |
| 56. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 483 |
| 57. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 476 |
| 58. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 475 |
| 59. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 473 |
| Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 473 | |
| 61. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 468 |
| 62. | Corey Perry | 2005-26 | 459 |
| 63. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 456 |
| 64. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 455 |
| Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 455 | |
| 66. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 452 |
| 67. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 450 |
| Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 450 | |
| 69. | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 449 |
| 70. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 448 |
| 71. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-26 | 446 |
| 72. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 444 |
| 73. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 443 |
| 74. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 442 |
| 75. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 441 |
| Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 441 | |
| 77. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 440 |
| 78. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 438 |
| 79. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 437 |
| Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 437 | |
| 81. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 434 |
| 82. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 432 |
| 83. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 431 |
| 84. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 430 |
| Joe Thornton* | 1997-22 | 430 | |
| 86. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 429 |
| 87. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 428 |
| Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 428 | |
| 89. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 427 |
| Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 427 | |
| 91. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 425 |
| 92. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 424 |
| 93. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 422 |
| 94. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 421 |
| Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 421 | |
| Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 421 | |
| 97. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 420 |
| 98. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 417 |
| 99. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 416 |
| 100. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 413 |
| John MacLean | 1983-02 | 413 | |
| David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 413 | |
| Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 413 | |
| 104. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 410 |
| 105. | Jamie Benn | 2009-26 | 408 |
| Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 408 | |
| Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 408 | |
| 108. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 407 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 407 | |
| 110. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 406 |
| John LeClair | 1990-07 | 406 | |
| 112. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 402 |
| Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 402 | |
| John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 402 | |
| 115. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 396 |
| Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 396 | |
| 117. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 395 |
| Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 395 | |
| Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 395 | |
| Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 395 | |
| 121. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 394 |
| 122. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 393 |
| Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 393 | |
| 124. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 391 |
| Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 391 | |
| Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 391 | |
| 127. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 386 |
| Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 386 | |
| 129. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 385 |
| 130. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 384 |
| 131. | Matt Duchene | 2009-26 | 381 |
| Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 381 | |
| 133. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 379 |
| Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 379 | |
| Jeff Skinner | 2010-26 | 379 | |
| Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 379 | |
| 137. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 376 |
| 138. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 375 |
| Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 375 | |
| Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 375 | |
| 141. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 373 |
| 142. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 372 |
| Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 372 | |
| 144. | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 371 |
| 145. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 370 |
| 146. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 369 |
| 147. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 367 |
| Tyler Seguin | 2010-26 | 367 | |
| 149. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 366 |
| 150. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 364 |
| 151. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 363 |
| Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 363 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 363 | |
| Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 363 | |
| Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 363 | |
| 156. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 361 |
| 157. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 358 |
| Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 358 | |
| 159. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 357 |
| Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 357 | |
| Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 357 | |
| 162. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 356 |
| Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 356 | |
| Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 356 | |
| 165. | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 355 |
| Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 355 | |
| Mike Foligno | 1979-94 | 355 | |
| Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 355 | |
| 169. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 354 |
| 170. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 349 |
| Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 349 | |
| 172. | Chris Kreider | 2012-26 | 345 |
| 173. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 342 |
| Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 342 | |
| Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 342 | |
| Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 342 | |
| Scott Young | 1987-06 | 342 | |
| 178. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 341 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 2009-26 | 341 | |
| 180. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 340 |
| Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 340 | |
| 182. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 338 |
| 183. | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 337 |
| Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 337 | |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 337 | |
| Mika Zibanejad | 2011-26 | 337 | |
| 187. | Evander Kane | 2009-26 | 335 |
| Max Pacioretty | 2008-25 | 335 | |
| 189. | Ron Ellis | 1963-81 | 332 |
| 190. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 330 |
| Brock Nelson | 2013-26 | 330 | |
| 192. | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 329 |
| Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 329 | |
| Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 329 | |
| David Perron | 2007-26 | 329 | |
| Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 329 | |
| 197. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-26 | 328 |
| Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 328 | |
| 199. | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 327 |
| 200. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 326 |
| 201. | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 325 |
| John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 325 | |
| 203. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 324 |
| Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 324 | |
| Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 324 | |
| 206. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 323 |
| Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 323 | |
| Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 323 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-26 | 323 | |
| Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 323 | |
| 211. | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 321 |
| Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 321 | |
| Sam Reinhart | 2014-26 | 321 | |
| Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 321 | |
| 215. | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 320 |
| Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 320 | |
| Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 320 | |
| 218. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 319 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-26 | 319 | |
| 220. | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 318 |
| 221. | Nazem Kadri | 2009-26 | 317 |
| Brayden Point | 2016-26 | 317 | |
| 223. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 314 |
| Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 314 | |
| Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 314 | |
| 226. | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 313 |
| Don Lever | 1972-87 | 313 | |
| Jordan Staal | 2006-26 | 313 | |
| 229. | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 310 |
| Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 310 | |
| 231. | Kyle Connor | 2016-26 | 309 |
| Martin Gélinas | 1988-08 | 309 | |
| 233. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 307 |
| Bob Nevin | 1957-76 | 307 | |
| 235. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 306 |
| 236. | Tyler Toffoli | 2012-26 | 305 |
| 237. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 304 |
| 238. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-26 | 303 |
| Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 303 | |
| Brian Sutter | 1976-88 | 303 | |
| 241. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 302 |
| 242. | Ulf Dahlén | 1987-03 | 301 |
| 243. | Anders Lee | 2012-26 | 300 |
| 244. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 298 |
| 245. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 297 |
| 246. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 296 |
| Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 296 | |
| James Neal | 2008-22 | 296 | |
| 249. | Mike Cammalleri | 2002-18 | 294 |
| Jake Guentzel | 2016-26 | 294 |
WHA Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 316 |
| 2. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 303 |
| 3. | Réal Cloutier | 1974-79 | 283 |
| 4. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 251 |
| 5. | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 236 |
| 6. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 230 |
| 7. | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 220 |
| 8. | Danny Lawson | 1972-77 | 218 |
| 9. | Robbie Ftorek | 1974-79 | 216 |
| 10. | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 208 |
| 11. | Rich LeDuc | 1974-79 | 195 |
| 12. | Mike Antonovich | 1972-79 | 182 |
| 13. | Norm Ferguson | 1972-78 | 181 |
| 14. | Christian Bordeleau | 1972-79 | 179 |
| 15. | Tim Sheehy | 1972-78 | 178 |
| 16. | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 174 |
| 17. | Frank Hughes | 1972-78 | 173 |
| 18. | Blair MacDonald | 1973-79 | 171 |
| 19. | Ron Ward | 1972-77 | 170 |
| 20. | Wayne Connelly | 1972-77 | 167 |
| 21. | Gene Peacosh | 1972-77 | 165 |
| 22. | John McKenzie | 1972-79 | 163 |
| 23. | Rusty Patenaude | 1972-78 | 159 |
| 24. | Wayne Rivers | 1972-77 | 158 |
| 25. | Larry Pleau | 1972-79 | 157 |
| 26. | Ron Chipperfield | 1974-79 | 153 |
| 27. | Gary Veneruzzo | 1972-77 | 151 |
| 28. | Larry Lund | 1972-78 | 149 |
| 29. | Rosaire Paiement | 1972-78 | 146 |
| John Gray | 1974-79 | 146 | |
| 31. | Mike Rogers | 1974-79 | 145 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1974-79 | 145 | |
| 33. | Michel Parizeau | 1972-79 | 142 |
| 34. | Paul Henderson | 1974-79 | 140 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 1974-78 | 140 | |
| 36. | Dick Sentes | 1972-77 | 137 |
| 37. | Mike Walton | 1973-76 | 136 |
| Mark Napier | 1975-78 | 136 | |
| 39. | Václav Nedomanský* | 1974-78 | 135 |
| 40. | Rene Leclerc | 1972-79 | 134 |
| 41. | Rich Preston | 1974-79 | 133 |
| 42. | Wayne Carleton | 1972-77 | 132 |
| Morris Lukowich | 1976-79 | 132 | |
| 44. | Rick Dudley | 1975-79 | 131 |
| 45. | Tom Simpson | 1972-77 | 125 |
| Peter Sullivan | 1975-79 | 125 | |
| 47. | Bryan Campbell | 1972-78 | 123 |
| George Morrison | 1972-77 | 123 | |
| Ted Taylor | 1972-78 | 123 | |
| Willy Lindström | 1975-79 | 123 |
