All-Time NHL Leading Goal Scorers

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As of the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the 106th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), 46 different players have scored at least 500 regular-season goals in their NHL careers.

The milestone of a 500-goal career was first reached in the NHL’s 44th season (1957–58), when Maurice Richard scored his 500th goal in his 938th game.

NHL Leading Goal Scorers All-Time

Below is a list of the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorers, including their total career goals, games played, and career goals per game averages.

Rank Player Total Goals Games GPG
1 Wayne Gretzky 894 1,487 0.60
2 Gordie Howe 801 1,767 0.45
3 Jaromir Jagr 766 1,733 0.44
4 Brett Hull 741 1,269 0.58
5 Marcel Dionne 731 1,348 0.54
6 Alex Ovechkin 730 1,274 0.57
7 Phil Esposito 717 1,282 0.56
8 Mike Gartner 708 1,432 0.49
9 Mark Messier 694 1,756 0.40
10 Steve Yzerman 692 1,514 0.46
11 Mario Lemieux 690 915 0.75
12 Teemu Selanne 684 1,451 0.47
13 Luc Robitaille 668 1,431 0.47
14 Brendan Shanahan 656 1,524 0.43
15 Dave Andreychuk 640 1,639 0.39
16 Joe Sakic 625 1,378 0.45
17 Jarome Iginla 625 1,554 0.40
18 Bobby Hull 610 1,063 0.57
19 Dino Ciccarelli 608 1,232 0.49
20 Jari Kurri 601 1,251 0.48
21 Mark Recchi 577 1,652 0.35
22 Mike Bossy 573 752 0.76
23 Patrick Marleau 566 1,779 0.32
24 Mats Sundin 564 1,346 0.42
25 Steve Larmer 564 1,006 0.56
26 Guy Lafleur 560 1,126 0.50
27 Mike Modano 561 1,499 0.37
28 Maurice Richard 544 978 0.56
29 Michel Goulet 548 1,089 0.50
30 Ron Francis 549 1,731 0.32
31 Mark Messier 542 1,756 0.31
32 Joe Nieuwendyk 564 1,257 0.45
33 Mike Gartner 601 1,432 0.42
34 Bobby Hull 610 1,063 0.54
35 Brett Hull 741 1,269 0.56
36 Dino Ciccarelli 608 1,232 0.49
37 Peter Stastny 450 977 0.46
38 Bernie Nicholls 475 1,127 0.42
39 Pat LaFontaine 468 865 0.54
40 Jeremy Roenick 513 1,363 0.38
41 Bobby Clarke 358 1,144 0.31
42 Gilbert Perreault 512 1,191 0.43
43 Glenn Anderson 498 1,129 0.44
44 Joe Thornton 425 1,714 0.25
45 Rick Middleton 448 1,005 0.45
46 Steve Thomas 421 1,235 0.34
47 Pat Verbeek 522 1,424 0.37
48 Alex Delvecchio 456 1,549 0.29
49 Mark Howe 405 929 0.44
50 Norm Ullman 490 1,410 0.35

 

This NHL leading goals scored list will be updated following the conclusion of each NHL season.

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