Evgeni Malkin vs Wayne Gretzky

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Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky compared on their NHL careers: Evgeni Malkin played 20 seasons, 2006-07 to 2025-26, Wayne Gretzky 20 seasons, 1979-80 to 1998-99. Evgeni Malkin won 3 titles, Wayne Gretzky won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Wayne Gretzky leads in 7 of the 7 lines, Evgeni Malkin in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky career totals
1,269GP1,487
533G894
874A1,963, better
1,407PTS2,857, better
41+/-518, better
1,263PIM577, better
187PPG204, better
4SHG73, better
89GWG91, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky postseason
183GP208
69G122
114A260, better
183PTS382, better
6+/-91, better
248PIM66, better
29PPG34, better
1SHG11, better
13GWG24, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky all-time places
21st (1,407)Points1st (2,857), better
30th (533)Goals2nd (894), better
23rd (874)Assists1st (1,963), better
25th (187)Power-play goals17th (204), better
22nd (89)Game-winning goals19th (91), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky titles and awards
3Championships4, better
—Lady Byng Trophy5, better
1Hart Trophy9, better
2Art Ross Trophy10, better
1Ted Lindsay Award5, better
1Conn Smythe Trophy2, better
1, betterCalder Trophy—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Evgeni Malkin and Wayne Gretzky season by season
1st2006-071979-80
2nd2007-081980-81
3rd2008-091981-82
4th2009-101982-83
5th2010-111983-84
6th2011-121984-85
7th2012-131985-86
8th2013-141986-87
9th2014-151987-88
10th2015-161988-89
11th2016-171989-90
12th2017-181990-91
13th2018-191991-92
14th2019-201992-93
15th2020-211993-94
16th2021-221994-95
17th2022-231995-96
18th2023-241996-97
19th2024-251997-98
20th2025-261998-99