List of NHL players with 500 goals

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For ice hockey players in the National Hockey League (NHL), scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement.

As of the completion of the 2020–21 NHL season — the 103rd regular season of play of the National Hockey League — a total of 46 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their NHL career.

A 500-goal career was first achieved in 1957–58, the 41st season of the NHL, when Maurice Richard scored his 500th goal in his 863rd game played. The most recent player to score 500 goals is Steven Stamkos who did so on January 18, 2023.

Season achievements

The 2006–07 NHL season saw the largest number of players (five) achieve their 500th goal (Teemu Selanne, Mike Modano, Mark Recchi, Mats Sundin, and Peter Bondra). A total of four players scored their 500th goal in 1995–96 (Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Mark Messier, and Dale Hawerchuk).

Starting with Maurice Richard's achievement in the 1957–58 NHL season, the greatest stretch between 500 goal scorers was the eight seasons between Gordie Howe in 1961–62 and Bobby Hull in 1969–70.

Player achievements

The 46 players to score 500 goals consist of 34 Canadians[note 1], five Americans (Brett Hull, Joe Mullen, Mike Modano, Jeremy Roenick, and Keith Tkachuk), three Slovaks (Stan Mikita, Peter Bondra and Marian Hossa)[note 2], two Finns (Jari Kurri and Teemu Selanne), one Czech (Jaromir Jagr), one Swede (Mats Sundin), and one Russian (Alexander Ovechkin). Stan Mikita was the first player not born in Canada to score 500 goals (he was born in the Slovak Republic, but represented Canada internationally); Jari Kurri was the first 500-goal scorer who never played for the Canadian national team.

The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark is 575, set by Wayne Gretzky. Second-quickest is Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 605th game. With Mike Bossy (647) and Brett Hull (693) following, only these four players needed fewer than 800 games to score their first 500 goals.

Of the 46 players to score at least 500 goals in their career, 19 reached the mark in fewer than 1000 career games played.

Of those on the list, Lanny McDonald came closest to not achieving 500 goals; he reached the mark with only four games left in his final NHL season. Similarly, Joe Mullen scored his 500th goal with only ten games left in his final season. Glenn Anderson was the closest player to never reach the mark, retiring in 1996 with 498 career NHL goals.

Four players have scored their 500th goal on an empty net: Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Keith Tkachuk.

Maurice Richard and Peter Bondra are the only players with over 500 goals but fewer than 1000 points.

Patrick Roy is the only goaltender to concede more than one opponent's 500th career goal: Steve Yzerman in 1996, Joe Mullen in 1997 and Brendan Shanahan in 2002. A contributing factor for this statistical coincidence is Roy playing the second-most games ever by a goaltender, at 1,029.

In 2006, on Hockey Night in Canada, Mats Sundin scored his 500th goal short handed, in overtime, to finish off a hat trick and to win the game for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Team achievements

A total of 20 franchises have had a player score their 500th goal while playing for the franchise. Both the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks have had five players score their 500th goal while playing for the team.

To date, no team has had multiple players reaching 500 goals on the same team in the same season. The 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings were the first team to have three 500+ goal scorers on the roster (Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille), and would finish the season with four players in the club after Brendan Shanahan joined them.

500-goal scorers

Updated as of January 18, 2023.

Legend
Rank - Ranking on all-time goals list
Goals – Career regular season goals
With team – Team for which the player scored their 500th goal
Game no. – Number of career regular season games played when 500th goal was scored
GP – Career regular season games played
HHOF – Year of induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame or eligibility
  Active NHL player
  Active player outside of NHL
Wayne Gretzky is the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer.
File:Alex Ovechkin 2018-05-21.jpg
Alexander Ovechkin is the active leader in goalscoring and second all-time.
Rank Nationality Player Goals[2] GP[2] Date of 500th goal[2] With team[2] Game no.[2] Opposing goaltender[2] HHOF Ref.
1 Canada Wayne Gretzky 894 1,487 November 22, 1986 Edmonton Oilers 575 (empty Canucks net) 1999 [3]
2 Russia Alexander Ovechkin 810 1,315 January 10, 2016 Washington Capitals 801 Andrew Hammond (Senators) Active [4]
3 Canada Gordie Howe 801 1,767 March 14, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 1,045 Gump Worsley (Rangers) 1972 [5]
4 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr 766 1,733 February 4, 2003 Washington Capitals 928 John Grahame (Lightning) Active (ELH) [6]
5 CanadaUnited States Brett Hull 741 1,269 December 22, 1996 St. Louis Blues 693 Stephane Fiset (Kings) 2009 [7]
6 Canada Marcel Dionne 731 1,348 December 14, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 887 Al Jensen (Capitals) 1992 [8]
7 Canada Phil Esposito 717 1,282 December 22, 1974 Boston Bruins 803 Jim Rutherford (Red Wings) 1984 [9]
8 Canada Mike Gartner 708 1,432 October 14, 1991 New York Rangers 936 Mike Liut (Capitals) 2001 [10]
9 Canada Mark Messier 694 1,756 November 6, 1995 New York Rangers 1,141 Rick Tabaracci (Flames) 2007 [11]
10 Canada Steve Yzerman 692 1,514 January 17, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 906 Patrick Roy (Avalanche) 2009 [12]
11 Canada Mario Lemieux 690 915 October 26, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins 605 Tommy Soderstrom (Islanders) 1997 [13]
12 Finland Teemu Selanne 684 1,451 November 22, 2006 Anaheim Ducks 982 Jose Theodore (Avalanche) 2017 [14]
13 Canada Luc Robitaille 668 1,431 January 7, 1999 Los Angeles Kings 928 Dwayne Roloson (Sabres) 2009 [15]
14 Canada Brendan Shanahan 656 1,524 March 23, 2002 Detroit Red Wings 1,100 Patrick Roy (Avalanche) 2013 [15]
15 Canada Dave Andreychuk 640 1,639 March 15, 1997 New Jersey Devils 1,070 Bill Ranford (Capitals) 2017 [16]
16 Canada Joe Sakic 625 1,378 December 11, 2002 Colorado Avalanche 1,044 Dan Cloutier (Canucks) 2012 [17]
Canada Jarome Iginla 625 1,554 January 7, 2012 Calgary Flames 1,149 Niklas Backstrom (Wild) 2020 [18]
18 Canada Bobby Hull 610 1,063 February 21, 1970 Chicago Blackhawks 861 Eddie Giacomin (Rangers) 1983 [19]
19 Canada Dino Ciccarelli 608 1,232 January 8, 1994 Detroit Red Wings 946 Kelly Hrudey (Kings) 2010 [20]
20 Finland Jari Kurri 601 1,251 October 17, 1992 Los Angeles Kings 833 (empty Bruins net) 2001 [21]
21 Canada Mark Recchi 577 1,652 January 26, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins 1,303 Marty Turco (Stars) 2017 [22]
22 Canada Mike Bossy 573 752 January 2, 1986 New York Islanders 647 (empty Bruins net) 1991 [23]
23 Canada Patrick Marleau 566 1,779 February 2, 2017 San Jose Sharks 1,463 Ryan Miller (Canucks) Eligible 2024 [24]
24 Canada Joe Nieuwendyk 564 1,257 January 17, 2003 New Jersey Devils 1,094 Kevin Weekes (Hurricanes) 2011 [25]
Sweden Mats Sundin 564 1,346 October 14, 2006 Toronto Maple Leafs 1,162 Miikka Kiprusoff (Flames) 2012 [26]
26 United States Mike Modano 561 1,499 March 13, 2007 Dallas Stars 1,225 Antero Niittymaki (Flyers) 2014 [27]
27 Canada Guy Lafleur 560 1,126 December 20, 1983 Montreal Canadiens 918 Glenn Resch (Devils) 1988 [28]
28 Canada Johnny Bucyk 556 1,540 October 30, 1975 Boston Bruins 1,370 Yves Belanger (Blues) 1981 [29]
29 Canada Ron Francis 549 1,731 January 2, 2002 Carolina Hurricanes 1,533 Byron Dafoe (Bruins) 2007 [30]
30 Canada Michel Goulet 548 1,089 February 16, 1992 Chicago Blackhawks 951 Jeff Reese (Flames) 1998 [31]
31 Canada Maurice Richard 544 978 October 19, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 863 Glenn Hall (Black Hawks) 1961 [32]
32 CanadaSlovakia Stan Mikita 541 1,396 February 27, 1977 Chicago Blackhawks 1,221 Cesare Maniago (Canucks) 1983 [33]
33 United States Keith Tkachuk 538 1,201 April 6, 2008 St. Louis Blues 1,055 (empty Blue Jackets net) — [34]
34 Canada Sidney Crosby 537 1,146 February 15, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 1,077 Carter Hart (Flyers) Active [35]
35 Canada Frank Mahovlich 533 1,181 March 21, 1973 Montreal Canadiens 1,105 Dunc Wilson (Canucks) 1981 [36]
36 Slovakia Marian Hossa 525 1,309 October 18, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks 1,240 Michal Neuvirth (Flyers) 2020 [37]
37 CanadaUnited States Bryan Trottier 524 1,279 February 13, 1990 New York Islanders 1,104 Rick Wamsley (Flames) 1997 [38]
38 Canada Pat Verbeek 522 1,424 March 22, 2000 Detroit Red Wings 1,285 Fred Brathwaite (Flames) — [39]
39 Canada Dale Hawerchuk 518 1,188 January 31, 1996 St. Louis Blues 1,103 Felix Potvin (Maple Leafs) 2001 [40]
40 Canada Pierre Turgeon 515 1,294 November 8, 2005 Colorado Avalanche 1,229 Vesa Toskala (Sharks) — [41]
41 United States Jeremy Roenick 513 1,363 November 10, 2007 San Jose Sharks 1,267 Alex Auld (Coyotes) — [42]
42 Canada Gilbert Perreault 512 1,191 March 9, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 1,159 Alain Chevrier (Devils) 1990 [43]
43 Canada Jean Beliveau 507 1,125 February 11, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 1,101 Gilles Gilbert (North Stars) 1972 [44]
44 Slovakia Peter Bondra 503 1,081 December 22, 2006 Chicago Blackhawks 1,050 Jean-Sebastien Aubin (Maple Leafs) — [45]
45 United States Joe Mullen 502 1,062 March 14, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 1,052 Patrick Roy (Avalanche) 2000 [46]
46 Canada Lanny McDonald 500 1,111 March 21, 1989 Calgary Flames 1,107 Mark Fitzpatrick (Islanders) 1992 [37]
46 Canada Steven Stamkos 500 965 January 18, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 965 Spencer Martin (Canucks) Active [47]

Fewest games to reach 500 goals

Top 10 Fastest to 500 goals in NHL history
Player Game
no.		 Date of 500th goal
Wayne Gretzky 575 November 22, 1986
Mario Lemieux 605 October 26, 1995
Mike Bossy 647 January 2, 1986
Brett Hull 693 December 22, 1996
Alexander Ovechkin 801 January 10, 2016
Phil Esposito 803 December 22, 1974
Jari Kurri 833 October 17, 1992
Bobby Hull 861 February 21, 1970
Maurice Richard 863 October 19, 1957
Marcel Dionne 887 December 14, 1982

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ Bryan Trottier was born in Canada and played internationally for both Canada and the United States, as allowed under the Jay Treaty#American Indian rights provisions.
  2. ↑ Stan Mikita played for Canada internationally, however, being born in Slovakia, he is widely regarded to be one of three Slovaks that have reached the 500 goal mark[1]
Citations
  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 64
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  10. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 134
  11. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 90
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  28. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 148
  29. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 16
  30. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 69
  31. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 26
  32. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 156
  33. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 91
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  36. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 38
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Cameron 2013, p. 150
  38. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 112
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  40. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 76
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  43. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 97
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  46. ↑ Cameron 2013, p. 152
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