NHL players ranked by total regular season goals scored throughout their careers, according to official NHL Statistics records. Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL goals is almost universally regarded as the most unbreakable record in...
About: Most Goals Scored in NHL History (All Time)
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NHL players ranked by total regular season goals scored throughout their careers, according to official NHL Statistics records. Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL goals is almost universally regarded as the most unbreakable record in professional sport — standing more than 90 goals above the second-placed Gordie Howe despite Gretzky's reputation as a playmaker rather than a pure scorer. His total is further context-shifted by the fact that his career regular season assists alone, at 1,963, exceed the total points of every other player in NHL history, meaning that if his goal-scoring record were somehow erased, his assist record would still make him unambiguously the greatest statistical player in the history of the game.
Key Findings
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Wayne Gretzky leads with 894 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 757 · median: 736.
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Gap in All Time: Wayne Gretzky is 1.3× larger than Mark Messier.
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Data Points
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Top Value
894
Wayne Gretzky
Career NHL Goals · All Time
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Career NHL Goals
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All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Wayne Gretzky | 894 | 894 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Gordie Howe | 801 | 801 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Jaromir Jagr | 766 | 766 | +0% |
| 4 | Brett Hull | 741 | 741 | +0% |
| 5 | Marcel Dionne | 731 | 731 | +0% |
| 6 | Phil Esposito | 717 | 717 | +0% |
| 7 | Mike Gartner | 708 | 708 | +0% |
| 8 | Mark Messier | 694 | 694 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
894
Maximum
694
Minimum
757
Average
736
Median
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