500-goal Scorers
- Legend
- Rank - Ranking on all-time goals list
- G – Career goals
- Team – Team for which the player scored their 500th goal
- Game no. – Number of career games played when 500th goal was scored
- Date – Date of 500th goal
- GP – Career games played
- Active players currently in the NHL are listed in boldface
- † denotes player a member of the NHL Hall of Fame
(Updated as of the end of the 2011–12 Regular Season)
Rank | Player | G | Team | Game no. | Date | Opposing goaltender | GP |
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1 | Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky† | 894 | Edmonton Oilers | 575 | 01986-11-22November 22, 1986 | (empty net) | 1487 |
2 | Howe, GordieGordie Howe† | 801 | Detroit Red Wings | 1045 | 01962-03-14March 14, 1962 | Worsley, GumpGump Worsley | 1767 |
3 | Hull, BrettBrett Hull† | 741 | St. Louis Blues | 693 | 01996-12-22December 22, 1996 | Fiset, StephaneStephane Fiset | 1269 |
4 | Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne† | 731 | Los Angeles Kings | 887 | 01982-12-14December 14, 1982 | Jensen, AlAl Jensen | 1348 |
5 | Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito† | 717 | Boston Bruins | 803 | 01974-12-22December 22, 1974 | Rutherford, JimJim Rutherford | 1282 |
6 | Gartner, MikeMike Gartner† | 708 | New York Rangers | 936 | 01991-10-14October 14, 1991 | Liut, MikeMike Liut | 1432 |
7 | Messier, MarkMark Messier† | 694 | New York Rangers | 1141 | 01995-11-06November 6, 1995 | Tabaracci, RickRick Tabaracci | 1756 |
8 | Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman† | 692 | Detroit Red Wings | 906 | 01996-01-17January 17, 1996 | Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | 1514 |
9 | Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux† | 690 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 605 | 01995-10-26October 26, 1995 | Soderstrom, TommyTommy Soderstrom | 915 |
10 | Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille† | 668 | Los Angeles Kings | 928 | 01999-01-07January 7, 1999 | Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson | 1431 |
11 | Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr | 665 | Washington Capitals | 928 | 02003-02-04February 4, 2003 | Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame | 1346 |
12 | Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne | 663 | Anaheim Ducks | 982 | 02006-11-26November 26, 2006 | Theodore, JoseJose Theodore | 1341 |
13 | Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan | 656 | Detroit Red Wings | 1100 | 02002-03-23March 23, 2002 | Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | 1524 |
14 | Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk | 640 | New Jersey Devils | 1070 | 01997-03-15March 15, 1997 | Ranford, BillBill Ranford | 1639 |
15 | Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic† | 625 | Colorado Avalanche | 1044 | 02002-12-11December 11, 2002 | Cloutier, DanDan Cloutier | 1378 |
16 | Hull, BobbyBobby Hull† | 610 | Chicago Black Hawks | 861 | 01970-02-21February 21, 1970 | Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin | 1063 |
17 | Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli† | 608 | Detroit Red Wings | 946 | 01994-01-08January 8, 1994 | Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey | 1232 |
18 | Kurri, JariJari Kurri† | 601 | Los Angeles Kings | 833 | 01992-10-17October 17, 1992 | (empty net) | 1251 |
19 | Recchi, MarkMark Recchi | 577 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1303 | 02007-01-26January 26, 2007 | Turco, MartyMarty Turco | 1571 |
20 | Bossy, MikeMike Bossy† | 573 | New York Islanders | 647 | 01986-01-02January 2, 1986 | (empty net) | 752 |
21 | Sundin, MatsMats Sundin† | 564 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1162 | 02006-10-14October 14, 2006 | Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff | 1346 |
22 | Modano, MikeMike Modano | 561 | Dallas Stars | 1225 | 02007-03-13March 13, 2007 | Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki | 1459 |
23 | Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur† | 560 | Montreal Canadiens | 896 | 01983-12-20December 20, 1983 | Resch, GlennGlenn Resch | 1126 |
24 | Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk† | 559 | New Jersey Devils | 1094 | 02003-01-17January 17, 2003 | Weekes, KevinKevin Weekes | 1242 |
25 | Bucyk, JohnnyJohnny Bucyk† | 556 | Boston Bruins | 1370 | 01975-10-30October 30, 1975 | Belanger, YvesYves Belanger | 1540 |
26 | Francis, RonRon Francis† | 549 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1533 | 02002-01-02January 2, 2002 | Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe | 1731 |
27 | Goulet, MichelMichel Goulet† | 548 | Chicago Blackhawks | 951 | 01992-02-16February 16, 1992 | Reese, JeffJeff Reese | 1089 |
28 | Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard† | 544 | Montreal Canadiens | 863 | 01957-10-19October 19, 1957 | Hall, GlennGlenn Hall | 978 |
29 | Mikita, StanStan Mikita† | 541 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1221 | 01977-02-27February 27, 1977 | Maniago, CesareCesare Maniago | 1394 |
30 | Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk | 538 | St. Louis Blues | 1055 | 02008-04-06April 6, 2008 | (empty net) | 1201 |
31 | Mahovlich, FrankFrank Mahovlich† | 533 | Montreal Canadiens | 1105 | 01973-03-21March 21, 1973 | Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson | 1181 |
32 | Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier† | 524 | New York Islanders | 1104 | 01990-02-13February 13, 1990 | Wamsley, RickRick Wamsley | 1279 |
33 | Verbeek, PatPat Verbeek | 522 | Detroit Red Wings | 1285 | 02000-03-22March 22, 2000 | Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite | 1424 |
34 | Hawerchuk, DaleDale Hawerchuk† | 518 | St. Louis Blues | 1103 | 01996-01-31January 31, 1996 | Potvin, FelixFelix Potvin | 1188 |
35 | Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla | 516 | Calgary Flames | 1149 | 02012-01-07January 7, 2012 | Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom | 1188 |
36 | Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon | 515 | Colorado Avalanche | 1229 | 02005-11-08November 8, 2005 | Toskala, VesaVesa Toskala | 1294 |
37 | Roenick, JeremyJeremy Roenick | 513 | San Jose Sharks | 1267 | 02007-11-10November 10, 2007 | Auld, AlexAlex Auld | 1363 |
38 | Perreault, GilbertGilbert Perreault† | 512 | Buffalo Sabres | 1159 | 01986-03-09March 9, 1986 | Chevrier, AlainAlain Chevrier | 1191 |
39 | Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau† | 507 | Montreal Canadiens | 1101 | 01971-02-11February 11, 1971 | Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert | 1125 |
40 | Bondra, PeterPeter Bondra | 503 | Chicago Blackhawks | 1050 | 02006-12-22December 22, 2006 | Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin | 1081 |
41 | Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen† | 502 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1052 | 01997-03-14March 14, 1997 | Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | 1062 |
42 | McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald† | 500 | Calgary Flames | 1107 | 01989-03-21March 21, 1989 | Fitzpatrick, MarkMark Fitzpatrick | 1111 |
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