Most Goals & Points in NHL History: Ovechkin Tops All-Time Goal List

Charlie Zschau Published: 51 minutes ago

A complete list of the NHL's all-time regular season goal scoring, and point leaders, headlined by Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky.

Stats as of 10/14/2026.

Top 10 All-Time NHL Goal Leaders

Rank	Player	Career Goals	Years Active
1	Alex Ovechkin	930	2005-
2	Wayne Gretzky	894	1979-1999
3	Gordie Howe	801	1946-1971, 1979-1980
4	Jaromir Jagr	766	1990-2018
5	Brett Hull	741	1985-2006
6	Marcel Dionne	731	1971-1989
7	Phil Esposito	717	1963-1981
8	Mark Gartner	708	1979-1998
9	Mark Messier	694	1979-2004
10	Steve Yzerman	692	1983-2006

Alex Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky, The Great One, to become the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history on April 6, 2025, and has since proceeded to extend his lead at the top of the list.

Ovechkin may be the greatest goal scorer in NHL history, but the Russian legend remains some distance behind Gretzky on the all-time points list.

Top 10 All-Time NHL Point Leaders

Rank	Player	Career Points	Years Active
1	Wayne Gretzky	2,857	1979-1999
2	Jaromir Jagr	1,921	1990-2018
3	Mark Messier	1,887	1979-2004
4	Gordie Howe	1,850	1946-1971, 1979-1980
5	Ron Francis	1,798	1981-2004
6	Marcel Dionne	1,771	1971-1989
7	Sidney Crosby	1,765	2005-Present
8	Steve Yzerman	1,755	1983-2006
9	Mario Lemieux	1,723	1984-2006
10	Alex Ovechkin	1,689	2005-Present

Wayne Gretzky's NHL point record is considered one of sport's most unassailable records, alongside Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a single NBA game and Tiger Woods' 683 consecutive weeks ranked as the world's best golfer.

Jaromir Jagr sits second on the all-time NHL points list, and was still 936 points away from Gretzky's record when he finished his NHL career in 2018.

Sidney Crosby has the most points of any active player, and could rise to fifth all-time during the 2026-27 season.