NHL all-time records
Who holds the NHL career points record?
Wayne Gretzky holds the career points record with 2,857, and the best single season belongs to Wayne Gretzky in 1985-86 with 215.
Career leaders
Points
| # | Player | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 2,857 |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | 1,921 |
| 3 | Mark Messier | 1,887 |
| 4 | Ron Francis | 1,798 |
| 5 | Sidney Crosby | 1,761 |
| 6 | Steve Yzerman | 1,755 |
| 7 | Mario Lemieux | 1,723 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 1,687 |
| 9 | Joe Sakic | 1,641 |
| 10 | Ray Bourque | 1,579 |
Goals
| # | Player | G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin | 929 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 894 |
| 3 | Jaromir Jagr | 766 |
| 4 | Brett Hull | 741 |
| 5 | Mike Gartner | 708 |
| 6 | Mark Messier | 694 |
| 7 | Steve Yzerman | 692 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | 690 |
| 9 | Teemu Selanne | 684 |
| 10 | Luc Robitaille | 668 |
Assists
| # | Player | A |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1,963 |
| 2 | Ron Francis | 1,249 |
| 3 | Mark Messier | 1,193 |
| 4 | Ray Bourque | 1,169 |
| 5 | Jaromir Jagr | 1,155 |
| 6 | Paul Coffey | 1,135 |
| 7 | Joe Thornton | 1,109 |
| 8 | Sidney Crosby | 1,107 |
| 9 | Adam Oates | 1,079 |
| 10 | Steve Yzerman | 1,063 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin | 331 |
| 2 | Dave Andreychuk | 274 |
| 3 | Brett Hull | 265 |
| 4 | Teemu Selanne | 255 |
| 5 | Luc Robitaille | 247 |
| 6 | Steven Stamkos | 242 |
| 7 | Brendan Shanahan | 237 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | 236 |
| 9 | Dino Ciccarelli | 232 |
| 10 | Jaromir Jagr | 217 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | GWG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin | 141 |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | 135 |
| 3 | Brett Hull | 110 |
| 4 | Teemu Selanne | 110 |
| 5 | Brendan Shanahan | 109 |
| 6 | Patrick Marleau | 109 |
| 7 | Sidney Crosby | 104 |
| 8 | Jarome Iginla | 101 |
| 9 | Steven Stamkos | 101 |
| 10 | Mats Sundin | 96 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | W |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Brodeur | 691 |
| 2 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 575 |
| 3 | Patrick Roy | 551 |
| 4 | Roberto Luongo | 489 |
| 5 | Ed Belfour | 484 |
| 6 | Henrik Lundqvist | 459 |
| 7 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 456 |
| 8 | Curtis Joseph | 454 |
| 9 | Jonathan Quick | 410 |
| 10 | Grant Fuhr | 403 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Brodeur | 125 |
| 2 | Dominik Hasek | 81 |
| 3 | Roberto Luongo | 77 |
| 4 | Ed Belfour | 76 |
| 5 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 76 |
| 6 | Patrick Roy | 66 |
| 7 | Jonathan Quick | 65 |
| 8 | Henrik Lundqvist | 64 |
| 9 | Pekka Rinne | 60 |
| 10 | Evgeni Nabokov | 59 |
Best single seasons
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1985-86 | 215 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 212 |
| 3 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 208 |
| 4 | Wayne Gretzky | 1983-84 | 205 |
| 5 | Mario Lemieux | 1988-89 | 199 |
| 6 | Wayne Gretzky | 1982-83 | 196 |
| 7 | Wayne Gretzky | 1986-87 | 183 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | 1987-88 | 168 |
| 9 | Wayne Gretzky | 1988-89 | 168 |
| 10 | Wayne Gretzky | 1980-81 | 164 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 92 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1983-84 | 87 |
| 3 | Brett Hull | 1990-91 | 86 |
| 4 | Mario Lemieux | 1988-89 | 85 |
| 5 | Alexander Mogilny | 1992-93 | 76 |
| 6 | Teemu Selanne | 1992-93 | 76 |
| 7 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 73 |
| 8 | Brett Hull | 1989-90 | 72 |
| 9 | Jari Kurri | 1984-85 | 71 |
| 10 | Wayne Gretzky | 1982-83 | 71 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1985-86 | 163 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 135 |
| 3 | Wayne Gretzky | 1982-83 | 125 |
| 4 | Wayne Gretzky | 1990-91 | 122 |
| 5 | Wayne Gretzky | 1986-87 | 121 |
| 6 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 120 |
| 7 | Wayne Gretzky | 1983-84 | 118 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | 1988-89 | 114 |
| 9 | Wayne Gretzky | 1988-89 | 114 |
| 10 | Wayne Gretzky | 1980-81 | 109 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Andreychuk | 1992-93 | 32 |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | 2022-23 | 32 |
| 3 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1987-88 | 31 |
| 4 | Mario Lemieux | 1988-89 | 31 |
| 5 | Mario Lemieux | 1995-96 | 31 |
| 6 | Brett Hull | 1990-91 | 29 |
| 7 | Brett Hull | 1992-93 | 29 |
| 8 | Michel Goulet | 1987-88 | 29 |
| 9 | Dave Andreychuk | 1991-92 | 28 |
| 10 | Michel Goulet | 1985-86 | 28 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Goulet | 1983-84 | 16 |
| 2 | Pavel Bure | 1999-00 | 14 |
| 3 | Cam Neely | 1993-94 | 13 |
| 4 | David Pastrnak | 2022-23 | 13 |
| 5 | Jari Kurri | 1984-85 | 13 |
| 6 | Jeremy Roenick | 1991-92 | 13 |
| 7 | Peter Bondra | 1997-98 | 13 |
| 8 | Auston Matthews | 2020-21 | 12 |
| 9 | Brayden Point | 2017-18 | 12 |
| 10 | Brayden Point | 2023-24 | 12 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden Holtby | 2015-16 | 48 |
| 2 | Martin Brodeur | 2006-07 | 48 |
| 3 | Connor Hellebuyck | 2024-25 | 47 |
| 4 | Roberto Luongo | 2006-07 | 47 |
| 5 | Evgeni Nabokov | 2007-08 | 46 |
| 6 | Martin Brodeur | 2009-10 | 45 |
| 7 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2008-09 | 45 |
| 8 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2017-18 | 44 |
| 9 | Carey Price | 2014-15 | 44 |
| 10 | Connor Hellebuyck | 2017-18 | 44 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Hasek | 1997-98 | 13 |
| 2 | Martin Brodeur | 2006-07 | 12 |
| 3 | Dominik Hasek | 2000-01 | 11 |
| 4 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2010-11 | 11 |
| 5 | Martin Brodeur | 2003-04 | 11 |
| 6 | Byron Dafoe | 1998-99 | 10 |
| 7 | Ed Belfour | 2003-04 | 10 |
| 8 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2007-08 | 10 |
| 9 | Jonathan Quick | 2011-12 | 10 |
| 10 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2014-15 | 10 |
Regular season only, counting stats only: a career rate needs a qualification rule that has changed with the eras. Career lines are ESPN’s own career totals; single seasons are read from the season lines on file, which start in 1975-76. NHL season leaders
Best seasons by career year
The best first season of a career, the best tenth, the best twentieth: every season numbered from the player’s first on file.
Game records by season
The highest scoring game of a season, the widest margin, the longest game.