Ice hockey players with the most career goals in the National Hockey League. Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals is widely considered the most unbreakable record in professional sport — he scored more career points than any oth...
About: NHL All-Time Leading Goal Scorers
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Ice hockey players with the most career goals in the National Hockey League. Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals is widely considered the most unbreakable record in professional sport — he scored more career points than any other player has even in goals alone.
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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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
894
Wayne Gretzky
NHL Career Goals · All Time
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NHL Career 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 |
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| 🥇 | 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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