List of NHL players with 500 goals
The list of NHL players with 500 goals chronologically lists all players in the National Hockey League who have scored at least 500 goals in the regular season over the course of their careers . Achieving this career milestone is one of the most significant milestones in the NHL for players, alongside reaching the 1000 point mark , 800 assists mark and 300 victories mark for goalkeepers. In the further part, the players who are about to be reached are listed.
Since the league was founded in 1917 , 45 players have reached the 500 goal mark. Players highlighted in yellow were active in the NHL during the 2019/20 season . The statistics of the currently active players are current at the end of the regular 2019/20 season.
Legend
- Pos: Indicates the order of the players. This is determined by the date on which the milestone was reached. If the date is the same, the number of previous games is compared.
- Name: gives the name of the player.
- Country: Shows the flag of the country of which the player was a national.
- Career game: The number of games the player needed to score 500 goals.
- Team: Calls the name of the team the player was playing for when he scored his 500th goal.
- Date: The date on which the player scored his 500th goal.
- Sp: States the number of games the player played in his entire NHL career.
- T: The number of goals the player has scored in his entire NHL career.
500 goal player
So far, a total of 45 players have reached or exceeded the 500 goal mark. The Canadian Maurice Richard was the first to do so on October 19, 1957. Four and a half years later, Richard's compatriot Gordie Howe became the second player to score his 500th goal. In the following years, more and more players came to their 500th goal, as the players played more games with the expansion of the National Hockey League . Wayne Gretzky hit the mark in a record time of 575 games, closely followed by Mario Lemieux , who needed 30 more games.
Of the 45 players who have reached the milestone so far, 34 are Canadian citizens. The original Six - franchises of Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings set with five players who have reached the milestone in the jersey of the respective teams, most players.
Item | Surname | country | Career game | team | date | Sp | T |
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1 | Maurice Richard | 863 | Montréal Canadiens | Oct 19, 1957 | 978 | 544 | |
2 | Gordie Howe | 1045 | Detroit Red Wings | 14 Mar 1962 | 1767 | 801 | |
3 | Bobby Hull | 861 | Chicago Black Hawks | Feb 21, 1970 | 1063 | 610 | |
4th | Jean Béliveau | 1101 | Montréal Canadiens | Feb 11, 1971 | 1125 | 507 | |
5 | Frank Mahovlich | 1105 | Montréal Canadiens | 21 Mar 1973 | 1182 | 533 | |
6th | Phil Esposito | 803 | Boston Bruins | Dec 22, 1974 | 1282 | 717 | |
7th | Johnny Bucyk | 1370 | Boston Bruins | Oct. 30, 1975 | 1540 | 556 | |
8th | Stan Mikita | 1221 | Chicago Black Hawks | Feb. 27, 1977 | 1394 | 541 | |
9 | Marcel Dionne | 887 | Los Angeles Kings | Dec 14, 1982 | 1348 | 731 | |
10 | Guy Lafleur | 918 | Montréal Canadiens | Dec 20, 1983 | 1126 | 560 | |
11 | Mike Bossy | 647 | New York Islanders | Jan. 2, 1986 | 752 | 573 | |
12 | Gilbert Perreault | 1159 | Buffalo Sabers | 9 Mar 1986 | 1191 | 512 | |
13 | Wayne Gretzky | 575 | Edmonton Oilers | Nov 22, 1986 | 1487 | 894 | |
14th | Lanny McDonald | 1107 | Calgary Flames | 21 Mar 1989 | 1111 | 500 | |
15th | Bryan Trottier | 1104 | New York Islanders | Feb 13, 1990 | 1279 | 524 | |
16 | Mike Gartner | 936 | New York Rangers | Oct 14, 1991 | 1432 | 708 | |
17th | Michel Goulet | 951 | Chicago Blackhawks | Feb 16, 1992 | 1089 | 548 | |
18th | Jari Kurri | 833 | Los Angeles Kings | Oct 17, 1992 | 1251 | 601 | |
19th | Dino Ciccarelli | 946 | Detroit Red Wings | Jan. 8, 1994 | 1232 | 608 | |
20th | Mario Lemieux | 605 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oct 26, 1995 | 915 | 690 | |
21st | Mark Messier | 1141 | New York Rangers | Nov 6, 1995 | 1756 | 694 | |
22nd | Steve Yzerman | 906 | Detroit Red Wings | Jan. 17, 1996 | 1514 | 692 | |
23 | Dale Hawerchuk | 1103 | St. Louis Blues | Jan. 31, 1996 | 1188 | 518 | |
24 | Brett Hull | 693 | St. Louis Blues | Dec 22, 1996 | 1269 | 741 | |
25th | Joe Mullen | 1052 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 Mar 1997 | 1062 | 502 | |
26th | Dave Andreychuk | 1070 | New Jersey Devils | 15th Mar 1997 | 1639 | 640 | |
27 | Luc Robitaille | 928 | Los Angeles Kings | Jan. 7, 1999 | 1431 | 668 | |
28 | Pat Verbeek | 1285 | Detroit Red Wings | 22 Mar 2000 | 1424 | 522 | |
29 | Ron Francis | 1533 | Carolina Hurricanes | Jan. 2, 2002 | 1731 | 549 | |
30th | Brendan Shanahan | 1100 | Detroit Red Wings | 23 Mar 2002 | 1524 | 656 | |
31 | Joe Sakic | 1044 | Colorado Avalanche | Dec 11, 2002 | 1378 | 625 | |
32 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1094 | New Jersey Devils | Jan. 17, 2003 | 1242 | 559 | |
33 | Jaromír Jágr | 928 | Washington Capitals | Feb. 4, 2003 | 1733 | 766 | |
34 | Pierre Turgeon | 1229 | Colorado Avalanche | Nov 8, 2005 | 1294 | 515 | |
35 | Mats Sundin | 1162 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Oct 14, 2006 | 1346 | 564 | |
36 | Teemu Selänne | 982 | Anaheim Ducks | Nov 22, 2006 | 1451 | 684 | |
37 | Peter Bondra | 1050 | Chicago Blackhawks | Dec 22, 2006 | 1081 | 503 | |
38 | Mark Recchi | 1303 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jan. 26, 2007 | 1652 | 577 | |
39 | Mike Modano | 1225 | Dallas Stars | 13 Mar 2007 | 1499 | 561 | |
40 | Jeremy Roenick | 1267 | San Jose Sharks | Nov 10, 2007 | 1363 | 513 | |
41 | Keith Tkachuk | 1055 | St. Louis Blues | Apr 6, 2008 | 1201 | 538 | |
42 | Jarome Iginla | 1149 | Calgary Flames | Jan. 7, 2012 | 1554 | 625 | |
43 | Alexander Ovechkin | 801 | Washington Capitals | Jan. 10, 2016 | 1152 | 706 | |
44 | Marián Hossa | 1240 | Chicago Blackhawks | Oct 18, 2016 | 1309 | 525 | |
45 | Patrick Marleau | 1463 | San Jose Sharks | Feb. 2, 2017 | 1723 | 562 |
Players who are about to reach the milestone
The following active players are less than 50 goals away from reaching the milestone.
Surname | country | Sp | T |
---|---|---|---|
Sidney Crosby | 984 | 462 |
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 800 assists
- List of NHL goalkeepers with 300 wins
- List of NHL coaches with 500 wins
Web links
- NHL career stats on nhl.com