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THE RECORDS — NHL LEADERBOARDS

8StarSports · The Records · NHL foundation pack. Compiled October 19, 2026. Companions: nhl-rafters-stanley-cup.md (The Rafters) · nhl-sources-and-notes.md (full source logs, per-table verification pairings, and the UNVERIFIED register).

Snapshot basis (read first): All totals are regular-season, NHL only, frozen through the end of the 2025–26 season (June 2026). The 2026–27 season is in progress (October 2026) and no 2026–27 statistics are included — a live warning for this pack: every major live leaderboard (Hockey-Reference, QuantHockey, ESPN) already carries October 2026 games, and at least four rankings below changed in the first three weeks of 2026–27; each affected board carries a Snapshot Warning saying exactly what moved. WHA totals are never merged into NHL totals. Playoff numbers are excluded throughout. † after a years span = still active in 2026–27; the total shown is through 2025–26 only.

Basis notes — goalies: (factual, printed once)


PART A — SKATERS

1. CAREER GOALS — Top 25 (regular season)

Anchor check: Alexander Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky's 894 on Apr. 6, 2025, against the New York Islanders [S16][S20]. His total through the end of the 2025–26 season is 929 — 897 at the end of 2024–25 [S16], plus 32 goals in 82 games in 2025–26 [S12a], confirmed independently by the June 2026 StatMuse table (929 in 1,573 GP, with 758 A / 1,687 P) [S5] and by StatMuse's one-line leader answer ("Alex Ovechkin has put up the most career goals, with 929 scored"). Do not use 930: that was his first goal of 2026–27 (Oct. 11, 2026, vs. Seattle), which is where the live Hockey-Reference [S3] and QuantHockey [S1] tables now sit.

RankPlayerGoalsTeam(s)Years active
1Alexander Ovechkin929Washington Capitals2005–2026†
2Wayne Gretzky894Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers1979–1999
3Gordie Howe801Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers1946–1980
4Jaromir Jagr766Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames1990–2018
5Brett Hull741Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes1986–2006
6Marcel Dionne731Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers1971–1989
7Phil Esposito717Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers1963–1981
8Mike Gartner708Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes1979–1998
9Mark Messier694Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks1979–2004
10Steve Yzerman692Detroit Red Wings1983–2006
11Mario Lemieux690Pittsburgh Penguins1984–2006
12Teemu Selanne684Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche1992–2014
13Luc Robitaille668Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings1986–2006
14Brendan Shanahan656New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers1987–2009
15Sidney Crosby654Pittsburgh Penguins2005–2026†
16Dave Andreychuk640Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning1982–2006
T-17Jarome Iginla625Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings1996–2017
T-17Joe Sakic625Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche1988–2009
19Steven Stamkos624Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators2008–2026†
20Bobby Hull610Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers1957–1980
21Dino Ciccarelli608Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers1980–1999
22Jari Kurri601Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche1980–1998
23Mark Recchi577Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins1988–2011
24Mike Bossy573New York Islanders1977–1987
25Patrick Marleau566San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins1997–2021

Cut-off at 25: Marleau's 566 is a clean cut — next below are Joe Nieuwendyk and Mats Sundin, tied at 564 (T-26) [S3][S17], then Mike Modano 561, Guy Lafleur 560, Johnny Bucyk 556. No tie at the boundary itself. Snapshot warning (rank flips in October 2026 — not errors): On the live tables [S1][S3], Crosby (657) has already passed Shanahan for 14th, and Stamkos (628) has already passed Iginla/Sakic (625) for 17th. Both passes happened in 2026–27 and are excluded here; at the snapshot Crosby is 15th and Stamkos is 19th. The June snapshot active list [S5] — Crosby 654, Stamkos 624, Malkin 533, Tavares 525, Kane 508 — confirms no other active player is within reach of this table: the next active scorer, Evgeni Malkin (533 at the snapshot, 538 live), is 28 goals behind Marleau. Trap avoided: StatMuse renders both Hulls as "B. Hull." The 741 at No. 5 is Brett Hull; the 610 at No. 20 is his father Bobby Hull [S3]. Do not merge them.


2. CAREER ASSISTS — Top 25 (regular season)

Anchor check: Wayne Gretzky's 1,963 is confirmed by every source fetched [S2][S6][S15][S20]. His assists alone (1,963) would rank second on the career points table. The gap to No. 2 (Ron Francis, 1,249) is 714 assists.

RankPlayerAssistsTeam(s)Years active
1Wayne Gretzky1,963Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers1979–1999
2Ron Francis1,249Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs1981–2004
3Mark Messier1,193Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks1979–2004
4Ray Bourque1,169Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche1979–2001
5Jaromir Jagr1,155Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames1990–2018
6Paul Coffey1,135Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins1980–2001
7Joe Thornton1,109Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers1997–2022
8Sidney Crosby1,107Pittsburgh Penguins2005–2026†
9Adam Oates1,079Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Edmonton Oilers1985–2004
10Steve Yzerman1,063Detroit Red Wings1983–2006
11Gordie Howe1,049Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers1946–1980
12Marcel Dionne1,040Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers1971–1989
13Mario Lemieux1,033Pittsburgh Penguins1984–2006
14Joe Sakic1,016Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche1988–2009
15Doug Gilmour964St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens1983–2003
16Mark Recchi956Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins1988–2011
17Al MacInnis934Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues1981–2004
18Larry Murphy929Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings1980–2001
19Stan Mikita926Chicago Black Hawks1958–1980
20Bryan Trottier901New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins1975–1994
21Phil Housley894Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks1982–2003
22Patrick Kane892Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings2007–2026†
23Dale Hawerchuk891Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers1981–1997
24Nicklas Lidstrom878Detroit Red Wings1991–2012
25Evgeni Malkin874Pittsburgh Penguins2006–2026†

Team sequences for ranks 1–14 are as listed in the 1,000-assist-club list [S18]; years spans for all 25 are the Hockey-Reference Years column [S2]. Cut-off at 25: The tightest boundary in the pack. Malkin (874) holds the last spot by one assist over Phil Esposito, 873 at No. 26 [S2][S6]. Next below: Denis Savard 865, and the just-retired Anze Kopitar 864 at No. 28 [S2][S13]. No tie at the boundary. Snapshot warning (the biggest trap in this pack): Crosby passed Thornton for 7th on Oct. 17, 2026 [S15] — a 2026–27 event. Every live table [S1][S2] now shows Crosby 7th with 1,110 and Thornton 8th. At the snapshot (end of 2025–26) Crosby was still 8th, with 1,107, two behind Thornton [S6][S12b]. The same October drift moved Kane (896 live) past Housley (894) into 21st [S19]; at the snapshot Kane was 22nd with 892, behind Housley and one ahead of Hawerchuk (891) [S6]. Malkin added two October assists (876 live) but did not change rank. Note: Connor McDavid is not close to this table yet: 811 assists at the snapshot (see Active-Player Watch) — the live Hockey-Reference list shows him 31st with 828, the difference being his 17 early-2026–27 assists [S2][S14].


3. CAREER POINTS — Top 25 (regular season)

Anchor check: Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 (894 G + 1,963 A) is confirmed by every source fetched [S4][S7][S11][S20]. Exact snapshot totals for all six active climbers named in the brief were taken from the June 2026 tables [S5][S6][S7], not memory, and bridge-checked against the October tables (Verification Log): Crosby 1,761; Ovechkin 1,687; Malkin 1,407; Kane 1,400; McDavid 1,220 (outside the Top 25 — see Watch); Kopitar 1,316, final (outside the Top 25 — see Watch).

RankPlayerPointsTeam(s)Years active
1Wayne Gretzky2,857Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers1979–1999
2Jaromir Jagr1,921Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames1990–2018
3Mark Messier1,887Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks1979–2004
4Gordie Howe1,850Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers1946–1980
5Ron Francis1,798Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs1981–2004
6Marcel Dionne1,771Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers1971–1989
7Sidney Crosby1,761Pittsburgh Penguins2005–2026†
8Steve Yzerman1,755Detroit Red Wings1983–2006
9Mario Lemieux1,723Pittsburgh Penguins1984–2006
10Alexander Ovechkin1,687Washington Capitals2005–2026†
11Joe Sakic1,641Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche1988–2009
12Phil Esposito1,590Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers1963–1981
13Ray Bourque1,579Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche1979–2001
14Joe Thornton1,539Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers1997–2022
15Mark Recchi1,533Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins1988–2011
16Paul Coffey1,531Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins1980–2001
17Stan Mikita1,467Chicago Black Hawks1958–1980
18Teemu Selanne1,457Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche1992–2014
19Bryan Trottier1,425New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins1975–1994
20Adam Oates1,420Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Edmonton Oilers1985–2004
21Doug Gilmour1,414St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens1983–2003
22Dale Hawerchuk1,409Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers1981–1997
23Evgeni Malkin1,407Pittsburgh Penguins2006–2026†
24Patrick Kane1,400Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings2007–2026†
25Jari Kurri1,398Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche1980–1998

Ranks 1–15 are independently confirmed by ESPN's list in both its April and October versions (retired totals identical; Crosby/Ovechkin differ by version, as expected) [S11]. Years spans are the Hockey-Reference Years column [S4]. Cut-off at 25: Kurri's 1,398 is a clean cut — next below are Luc Robitaille, 1,394 (No. 26) and Brett Hull, 1,391 (No. 27) [S4]. No tie at the boundary. The 21–25 band is the active danger zone: only 16 points separate Gilmour (21st) from Kurri (25th), and both Malkin and Kane are still playing. Snapshot warning: On the live Hockey-Reference table [S4], Malkin (1,414 in October) is already tied with Gilmour and Kane is at 1,405 — i.e., the live table shows a T-21 where this snapshot has Malkin alone at 23rd. Crosby (1,767 live) and Ovechkin (1,691 live) have added 6 and 4 points respectively in 2026–27; neither changed rank. All October movement is excluded here. Internal consistency check: Every row above satisfies G + A = P against Tables 1 and 2 where the player appears in both (e.g., Crosby 654 + 1,107 = 1,761; Ovechkin 929 + 758 = 1,687 — Ovechkin's 758 assists sit outside the assists Top 25; Malkin 533 + 874 = 1,407; Kane 508 + 892 = 1,400).


4. SINGLE-SEASON GOALS — Top 10 (regular season)

Anchor check: Gretzky's 92 in 1981–82 (Edmonton, 80 games) [S8][S20]. All rows below are final and cannot change — no 2025–26 season comes within 40 goals of this list (the 2025–26 league leader, Connor McDavid, scored 48 [S14]).

RankPlayerGoalsTeamSeason
1Wayne Gretzky92Edmonton Oilers1981–82
2Wayne Gretzky87Edmonton Oilers1983–84
3Brett Hull86St. Louis Blues1990–91
4Mario Lemieux85Pittsburgh Penguins1988–89
T-5Alexander Mogilny76Buffalo Sabres1992–93
T-5Teemu Selanne76Winnipeg Jets1992–93
T-5Phil Esposito76Boston Bruins1970–71
8Wayne Gretzky73Edmonton Oilers1984–85
9Brett Hull72St. Louis Blues1989–90
T-10Jari Kurri71Edmonton Oilers1984–85
T-10Wayne Gretzky71Edmonton Oilers1982–83

Notes: Eleven rows cover the top ten ranks because of the three-way tie at No. 5 and the tie at No. 10. Next in line: Brett Hull's 70 in 1991–92 (St. Louis). Gretzky holds four of the eleven rows; his 87 in 1983–84 came in only 74 games. Mogilny and Selanne both hit 76 as (in Selanne's case) a rookie-year/Winnipeg season in the same winter, 1992–93.


5. SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS — Top 10 (regular season)

Anchor check: Gretzky's 163 in 1985–86 (Edmonton, 80 games) [S9][S20] — a season in which his assists alone would have won the scoring title.

RankPlayerAssistsTeamSeason
1Wayne Gretzky163Edmonton Oilers1985–86
2Wayne Gretzky135Edmonton Oilers1984–85
3Wayne Gretzky125Edmonton Oilers1982–83
4Wayne Gretzky122Los Angeles Kings1990–91
5Wayne Gretzky121Edmonton Oilers1986–87
6Wayne Gretzky120Edmonton Oilers1981–82
7Wayne Gretzky118Edmonton Oilers1983–84
T-8Wayne Gretzky114Los Angeles Kings1988–89
T-8Mario Lemieux114Pittsburgh Penguins1988–89
T-10Wayne Gretzky109Edmonton Oilers1987–88
T-10Wayne Gretzky109Edmonton Oilers1980–81

Notes: Gretzky holds ten of the eleven rows, including the entire top seven. The only non-Gretzky row in the top 10 is Lemieux's 114 in 1988–89 — the same season as Gretzky's own 114 with Los Angeles. Next in line: Gretzky's 102 in 1989–90 and Bobby Orr's 102 in 1970–71 (the only defenseman anywhere near this list), tied at No. 12 [S9]. The modern era's best — Nikita Kucherov's and Connor McDavid's 100-assist seasons in 2023–24 — sit tied at No. 14, 63 assists short of the record. Gretzky's 109 in 1987–88 came in just 64 games.


6. SINGLE-SEASON POINTS — Top 10 (regular season)

Anchor check: Gretzky's 215 in 1985–86 (52 G + 163 A, Edmonton) [S10][S20].

RankPlayerPointsTeamSeason
1Wayne Gretzky215Edmonton Oilers1985–86
2Wayne Gretzky212Edmonton Oilers1981–82
3Wayne Gretzky208Edmonton Oilers1984–85
4Wayne Gretzky205Edmonton Oilers1983–84
5Mario Lemieux199Pittsburgh Penguins1988–89
6Wayne Gretzky196Edmonton Oilers1982–83
7Wayne Gretzky183Edmonton Oilers1986–87
T-8Wayne Gretzky168Los Angeles Kings1988–89
T-8Mario Lemieux168Pittsburgh Penguins1987–88
10Wayne Gretzky164Edmonton Oilers1980–81

Notes: Gretzky is the only member of the 200-point club, with four such seasons; Lemieux's 199 in 1988–89 is the closest anyone else has come [S10]. Next in line: Gretzky's 163 in 1990–91 (Los Angeles). No season since 1995–96 (Lemieux, 161, 12th all-time) has cracked this top 10, and the best modern season — McDavid's 153 in 2022–23 — sits 15th [S10].


ACTIVE-PLAYER WATCH — through-2025–26 totals, individually verified

These are the figures most likely to go stale in sloppy lists; each was bridged from the June 2026 snapshot tables [S5][S6][S7] and re-checked against the live October tables [S1][S2][S3][S4] minus the player's verified early-2026–27 line.

PlayerGoalsAssistsPointsGPHow verified
Alexander Ovechkin9297581,6871,573897 thru 2024–25 [S16] + 32 G / 64 P in 2025–26 [S12a] = 929 / 1,687; June StatMuse table prints 929 / 758 / 1,687 in 1,573 GP [S5]; entering-2025–26 line was 897 / 726 / 1,623 (Sept. 2025 reporting), and 726 + 32 A = 758
Sidney Crosby6541,1071,7611,4202025–26 line 29 / 45 / 74 in 68 GP [S12b, two further outlets]; career printed in full by Daily Faceoff (654 / 1,107 / 1,761 in 1,420 GP) [S12b] and by June StatMuse tables [S5][S6][S7]
Evgeni Malkin5338741,4071,269June StatMuse active/career tables [S5][S6][S7]; October bridge: 1,278 GP / 538 / 876 / 1,414 live [S1][S4] = +9 GP / +5 / +2 / +7 in 2026–27
Patrick Kane5088921,4001,369June StatMuse tables [S5][S6][S7]; October bridge: 896 A / 1,405 P live [S2][S4], with the Housley pass (895th assist) reported as an October 2026 event [S19]
Steven Stamkos6246321,2561,246June StatMuse active table [S5]; October bridge: 628 / 638 / 1,266 in 1,254 GP live [S1]
Connor McDavid4098111,220794StatMuse career table with full per-season rows incl. 2025–26 (48 / 90 / 138) [S14]; 2025–26 line independently printed by Hockey-Reference scoring log (48 / 90 / 138) [S14]; October bridge: 1,243 P live [S4] = 1,220 + 23 early-2026–27 points. Not yet in any career Top 25 — closest is points, where 1,220 sits ~19 spots below the cut
Anze Kopitar (retired Apr. 2026)4528641,3161,521NHL.com retirement coverage — final totals, all with Los Angeles [S13]. Finishes 28th in assists — 864, ten short of the Top 25 cut (Malkin, 874) — and 38th in points [S2][S4]. His 2025–26 line was 12 / 26 / 38 in 67 GP
John Tavares5256601,1851,266June StatMuse active table [S5]. Second among active goal scorers outside the Top 25, 41 behind Marleau's 566


PART B — GOALIES

7. GOALIE WINS — CAREER

Career — Top 25 (regular season, through end of 2025–26)

RankGoalieWinsTeam(s)Years
1Martin Brodeur691New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues1991–2015
2Marc-Andre Fleury575Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild2003–2025
3Patrick Roy551Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche1984–2003
4Roberto Luongo489New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks1999–2019
5Ed Belfour484Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers1988–2007
6Henrik Lundqvist459New York Rangers2005–2020
7Sergei Bobrovsky456Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers2010–2026
8Curtis Joseph454St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames1989–2009
9Terry Sawchuk445Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers1949–1970
10Jacques Plante437Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins1952–1973
11Tony Esposito423Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks1968–1984
12Jonathan Quick410Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Rangers2007–2026
13Glenn Hall407Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues1952–1971
14Grant Fuhr403Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames1981–2000
15Chris Osgood401Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues1993–2011
16Ryan Miller391Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks2002–2021
17Dominik Hasek389Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators1990–2008
18Mike Vernon385Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers1982–2002
19John Vanbiesbrouck374New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils1981–2002
20Andy Moog372Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens1980–1998
21Andrei Vasilevskiy370Tampa Bay Lightning2014–2026
22TPekka Rinne369Nashville Predators2005–2021
22TTom Barrasso369Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues1983–2003
24Carey Price361Montreal Canadiens2007–2022
25TRogie Vachon353Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins1966–1982
25TEvgeni Nabokov353San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning1999–2015

Boundary: Rank 25 is a tie at 353 — Vachon and Nabokov share the last spot. Next outside is Connor Hellebuyck at 345 (Winnipeg Jets only, 2015–2026), still short of the board. Bobrovsky is the only active goalie in the top 25 who changed teams after the snapshot (Toronto, 2026–27 — not counted here). ⚠ Compiler ruling — Vachon 355 vs 353: the original research pass printed 355 from four secondary lists; at compile, fresh direct fetches of BOTH canonical databases (Hockey-Reference and QuantHockey career-wins pages) read 353, and the StatMuse table cited in the original pairing omits Vachon from its top 25 entirely — consistent with 353 and a T-25. The board therefore prints 353 for both men. The 355 reading and its sources are preserved in full in the Disputes Register (nhl-sources-and-notes.md, D-G2).

Anchors verified: Brodeur 691 ✓, Fleury 575 ✓ (Fleury finished his career with Minnesota in 2024–25 [S8] — 575 is his final total), Roy 551 ✓, Luongo 489 ✓, Belfour 484 ✓.

Source pairing (§7): StatMuse all-time wins tables, pre-2026–27 crawl (Brodeur 691, Fleury 575, Roy 551, Luongo 489, Belfour 484, Lundqvist 459, Bobrovsky 456 in 806 GP, Joseph 454, Sawchuk 445, Plante 437, Esposito 423, Quick 410, Hall 407, Fuhr 403, Osgood 401, Miller 391, Hasek 389, Vernon 385, Vanbiesbrouck 374, Moog 372, Vasilevskiy 370, Rinne 369, Barrasso 369, Price 361, Nabokov 353) [S2] + The Rubber Match's fall-2026 list of the fifteen 400-win goalies (identical totals and team lists for ranks 1–6 and 8–15; its Bobrovsky line is the dispute in item 1) [S7] + ESPN's top 10 (Jan 2026; identical except Bobrovsky at a mid-season 448) [S8] +, for the snapshot-sensitive actives, NHL.com (Bobrovsky 456, 806 GP, and a 27-win 2025–26 Florida season) [S9] and The Hockey News (Vasilevskiy 370 and Hellebuyck 345 entering 2026–27) [S10]. QuantHockey's reproduced all-time wins table header/order (Brodeur, Roy, Fleury, Luongo…) was also returned in search [S1] but in an old crawl showing Fleury at 881 GP and is used for order only, not totals.



8. GOALIE SHUTOUTS — CAREER

Career — Top 25 (regular season, through end of 2025–26)

RankGoalieShutoutsTeam(s)Years
1Martin Brodeur125New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues1991–2015
2Terry Sawchuk103Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers1949–1970
3George Hainsworth94Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs1926–1937
4Glenn Hall84Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues1952–1971
5Jacques Plante82Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins1952–1973
6TDominik Hasek81Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators1990–2008
6TTiny Thompson81Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings1928–1940
6TAlec Connell81Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, Montreal Maroons1924–1937
9Roberto Luongo77New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks1999–2019
10TMarc-Andre Fleury76Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild2003–2025
10TEd Belfour76Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers1988–2007
10TTony Esposito76Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks1968–1984
13THarry Lumley71Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins1943–1960
13TLorne Chabot71New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Maroons, New York Americans1926–1937
15Roy Worters67Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans, Montreal Canadiens1925–1937
16Patrick Roy66Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche1984–2003
17Jonathan Quick65Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Rangers2007–2026
18Henrik Lundqvist64New York Rangers2005–2020
19Turk Broda61Toronto Maple Leafs1936–1952
20Pekka Rinne60Nashville Predators2005–2021
21Evgeni Nabokov59San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning1999–2015
22John Ross Roach58Toronto St. Patricks, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings1921–1935
23Clint Benedict57Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons1917–1930
24TEd Giacomin54New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings1965–1978
24TBernie Parent54Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs1965–1979

Just outside: Jaroslav Halak and Sergei Bobrovsky, 53 each (T-26th) [G8][G9] — the 54-shutout group at ranks 24T is complete at two, so the Top 25 boundary is clean. Parent's 54 are NHL only; his 1972–73 WHA season (Philadelphia Blazers) is excluded, as with Plante in Disputes Register item D-G 4.

Anchors verified: Brodeur 125 ✓, Sawchuk 103 ✓, Hainsworth 94 ✓ (NHL only — see Disputes Register item D-G 6 on his 104 professional total).

Source pairing (§8): Hockey-Reference career shutouts leaders, NHL table, fetched directly this pass (Brodeur 125, Sawchuk 103, Hainsworth 94, Hall 84, Plante 82, Connell/Hasek/Thompson 81, Luongo 77, Belfour/Esposito/Fleury 76, Chabot/Lumley 71, Worters 67, Roy 66, Quick 65, Lundqvist 64, Broda 61, Rinne 60, Nabokov 59, Roach 58, Benedict 57, Giacomin 54, Parent 54, Halak/Bobrovsky 53 next) [G9] + QuantHockey all-time shutouts leaders, fetched directly this pass (identical totals for all 25 rows and the 53 pair below them) [G8] + StatMuse career shutouts table (identical 25 rows, incl. Connell at 418 GP) [G10]. Team lists for the completed rows 19–25 are from the same database pages plus profile sources (Nabokov [G16]; Parent [G19]; Roach and Benedict team histories as logged in the SOURCE LOG). The pre-truncation pairing paragraph for rows 1–18 was lost with the original truncation; the [G8]/[G9]/[G10] re-verification above covers those rows in full.



9. GOALIE WINS — SINGLE SEASON

Top 10 ranks, printed through the complete 44-win group (regular season)

Scope note: this table prints every season of 44+ wins — 16 seasons in total — so the 44-win tie group at rank 9T is complete, not cut at the boundary.

RankGoalieWinsTeamSeason
1TMartin Brodeur48New Jersey Devils2006–07
1TBraden Holtby48Washington Capitals2015–16
3TBernie Parent47Philadelphia Flyers1973–74
3TRoberto Luongo47Vancouver Canucks2006–07
3TConnor Hellebuyck47Winnipeg Jets2024–25
6Evgeni Nabokov46San Jose Sharks2007–08
7TMiikka Kiprusoff45Calgary Flames2008–09
7TMartin Brodeur45New Jersey Devils2009–10
9TTerry Sawchuk44Detroit Red Wings1950–51
9TTerry Sawchuk44Detroit Red Wings1951–52
9TBernie Parent44Philadelphia Flyers1974–75
9TMartin Brodeur44New Jersey Devils2007–08
9TEvgeni Nabokov44San Jose Sharks2009–10
9TCarey Price44Montreal Canadiens2014–15
9TAndrei Vasilevskiy44Tampa Bay Lightning2017–18
9TConnor Hellebuyck44Winnipeg Jets2017–18

Just outside: the 43-win group (six seasons, T-17th) — Ed Belfour (Chicago, 1990–91), Tom Barrasso (Pittsburgh, 1992–93), Martin Brodeur (New Jersey, 1997–98, 1999–00 and 2005–06) and Pekka Rinne (Nashville, 2011–12) [G1][G2]. Brodeur holds three of the 16 seasons in the table (48, 45, 44) and three more in this 43 group — six of the 22 seasons of 43+ wins all-time.

Currency note (2025–26): the 2025–26 wins leader was Andrei Vasilevskiy, 39 (39-15-4 in 58 games for Tampa Bay; NHL.com: he "led the League in wins this season for the sixth time in his career") [G11] — five short of the 44 group, so no 2025–26 season enters this table. No goalie reached 40 in 2025–26 [G1][G11].

Anchors verified: 48 shared record ✓ — Guinness World Records lists Brodeur and Holtby jointly at 48 [G3]; Hockey-Reference and StatMuse season tables agree on all 16 rows, team and season included [G1][G2]. Hellebuyck's 47 in 2024–25 is the newest entry in the table and the only 47+ season since Holtby's 48.

Source pairing (§3.1): Hockey-Reference single-season wins leaders, NHL table, fetched directly this pass [G1] + StatMuse single-season wins tables (three query phrasings returned the identical 16 seasons at 44+, in the same order, with team and GP detail) [G2] + Guinness for the 48 record [G3].



10. GOALIE SHUTOUTS — SINGLE SEASON

Top 10 ranks, printed through the complete 13-shutout group (regular season)

Scope note: this table prints every season of 13+ shutouts — 13 seasons in total — so the 13-shutout tie group at rank 7T is complete, not cut at the boundary.

RankGoalieShutoutsTeamSeason
1George Hainsworth22Montreal Canadiens1928–29
2TAlec Connell15Ottawa Senators1925–26
2TAlec Connell15Ottawa Senators1927–28
2THal Winkler15Boston Bruins1927–28
2TTony Esposito15Chicago Blackhawks1969–70
6George Hainsworth14Montreal Canadiens1926–27
7TClint Benedict13Montreal Maroons1926–27
7TAlec Connell13Ottawa Senators1926–27
7TGeorge Hainsworth13Montreal Canadiens1927–28
7TJohn Ross Roach13New York Rangers1928–29
7TRoy Worters13New York Americans1928–29
7THarry Lumley13Toronto Maple Leafs1953–54
7TDominik Hasek13Buffalo Sabres1997–98

Just outside: the 12-shutout group (nine seasons, T-14th) — Tiny Thompson (Boston, 1928–29), Charlie Gardiner (Chicago, 1930–31), Terry Sawchuk (Detroit, 1951–52, 1953–54 and 1954–55), Glenn Hall (Detroit, 1955–56), Bernie Parent (Philadelphia, 1973–74 and 1974–75) and Martin Brodeur (New Jersey, 2006–07) [G4][G5]. Hasek's 13 in 1997–98 is the only season in this table after 1953–54 — and Esposito's 15 in 1969–70 is the only 15 outside the 1920s.

Currency note (2025–26): the 2025–26 shutouts leader was Ilya Sorokin, 7 (New York Islanders; NHL.com: he "led the NHL with seven shutouts") [G11][G17] — half of Hainsworth's second-best season, so no modern season approaches this table. The last double-figure season in the fetched leaders is 2014–15 (Marc-Andre Fleury, 10) [G4].

Anchors verified: Hainsworth 22 ✓ — Hockey Hall of Fame: in 1928–29 he "allow[ed] only 43 goals in 44 games and register[ed] 22 shutouts" [G12]; Hockey-Reference and StatMuse season tables agree on all 13 rows, team and season included [G4][G5].

Source pairing (§4.1): Hockey-Reference single-season shutouts leaders, NHL table, fetched directly this pass [G4] + StatMuse single-season shutouts tables (three query phrasings returned the identical 13 seasons at 13+) [G5] + HHOF for the 22 record [G12].



DISPUTES — both numbers printed, never silently resolved

Full register with sourcing: nhl-sources-and-notes.md. The two sections below are the research passes' dispute lists, printed as filed (register IDs added: skaters D-S1–D-S6, goalies D-G1–D-G9).

Skaters (D-S)

  1. Sidney Crosby's 2025–26 goal/assist split: 29 G / 45 A (used) vs. 26 G / 48 A. The 74-point total is unanimous. Daily Faceoff (twice), NHL Trade Rumors' projection piece, Yardbarker (twice) and a RotoWire season summary all give 29 goals, 45 assists; a Sportskeeda item gives 26 goals and 48 assists. The career totals settle it: 625 + 29 = 654 goals and 1,062 + 45 = 1,107 assists match the independently printed career line [S12b], whereas 26/48 would produce 651 / 1,110 — and 1,110 is Crosby's October 2026 assists total, i.e., the Sportskeeda split appears to have folded three early-2026–27 assists into the 2025–26 line. We print 29 / 45; the 26 / 48 variant is recorded here, not hidden.
  2. Connor McDavid's 2025–26 season: 48 G / 90 A / 138 P (used) vs. 88 A / 136 P (and a "134 points" mention) in one Yardbarker Art Ross piece. StatMuse's per-season table, Hockey-Reference's 2025–26 scoring log, RMNB's Ted Lindsay finalist release and OilersNation all give 48 / 90 / 138, and the piece's own career line (409 G / 807 A / 1,216 P) is exactly 4 assists short of the StatMuse career table (409 / 811 / 1,220) [S14] — the same 4-assist gap, propagated. The Hockey-Reference live points table (1,243) minus McDavid's verified 23 early-2026–27 points also lands on 1,220, not 1,216. We print 138 / 811 / 1,220; the Yardbarker variant is recorded here.
  3. Crosby's career points in theScore's Oct. 17, 2026 item: 1,766 (printed there) vs. 1,767. The same weekend, ESPN [S11] and QuantHockey [S1] both showed Crosby at 657 G + 1,110 A = 1,767. The theScore figure appears to be a one-point transcription slip in a story whose actual news (the 1,110th assist, passing Thornton) every other outlet confirms. Neither figure is a snapshot figure — the snapshot total is 1,761 — but the compiler should know the October bridge has a ±1 wobble in one outlet.
  4. Ovechkin's career assists in October crawls: 758 (snapshot, used) vs. 759 vs. 761. All three numbers are "correct" at different moments: 758 through the end of 2025–26 [S5]; 759 in an intermediate October crawl (1,578 GP / 1,689 P); 761 in the current live tables (1,581 GP / 1,691 P) [S1][S4]. Anyone quoting 759 or 761 for the snapshot is quoting a mid-October 2026 running total.
  5. Marcel Dionne's goals rank in The Hockey Writers' 500-goal-club piece: "731 goals rank fourth all-time" (rejected). The total (731) agrees everywhere, but the rank claim is stale/wrong in the current era: Ovechkin (929), Jagr (766) and Brett Hull (741) all stand between Dionne and the Gretzky/Howe pair. Dionne is 6th [S3][S5]. We print 6th.
  6. Live-table ranks vs. snapshot ranks (method dispute, affects four names). QuantHockey and Hockey-Reference as of October 2026 show Crosby 14th in goals, Stamkos 17th in goals, Crosby 7th in assists, Kane 21st in assists, and Malkin tied-21st in points. This pack shows Crosby 15th / Stamkos 19th / Crosby 8th / Kane 22nd / Malkin 23rd. Neither is wrong: the live tables include 2026–27, the snapshot does not. This is the single most likely source of a "correction" from a reader checking a live site, and the pack should be ready for it.

Goalies (D-G)

Printed, never silently resolved. The snapshot printed in the tables is regular season through the end of 2025-26; live totals below include 2026-27 games played to the fetch date (October 19, 2026).

  1. Sergei Bobrovsky, career wins — 456 (printed, snapshot) vs 457 (live). Through the end of 2025-26 (his last Florida season) Bobrovsky stands at 456 in 806 GP [S9, per the §7 pairing]. Both live database pages fetched this pass read 457 in 812 GP [G6][G7] — the extra win is his first for Toronto in 2026-27, outside the snapshot. Fall-2026 lists printing 457 are live totals, not snapshot errors. §7 stands as printed.
  2. Rogie Vachon, career wins — 355 vs 353 — ⚠ COMPILER RULING APPLIED: the board (§7) prints 353, tied with Nabokov at 25T. The original research pass printed Vachon at 355 (25th alone) from four secondary lists, with Evgeni Nabokov (353) just outside at 26th. This pass's fresh fetches of both canonical databases read 353: Hockey-Reference lists Nabokov and Vachon tied at 353 (T-25) [G7], and QuantHockey lists Nabokov 353 and Vachon 353 on consecutive rows [G6]. Note also that the StatMuse table used in §7's own pairing paragraph omits Vachon from the top 25 entirely — on the 353 reading he does not drop out, he ties Nabokov for 25th. Ruling (compile, Oct 19, 2026): 353 stands — both canonical databases outrank the four secondary lists — and §7's board and boundary note were corrected accordingly at compile; the 355 reading and its sources remain printed here in full.
  3. Andrei Vasilevskiy, career wins — 370 (printed, snapshot) vs 373, and 374 live. §7 prints 370 through the end of 2025-26 [S10, per the §7 pairing]. Live lists in early October 2026 read 373 once his first three 2026-27 wins were added; by this pass's October 19 fetches, both databases already read 374 in 604 GP [G6][G7]. Any figure above 370 includes 2026-27 and is outside the snapshot; the live total will keep moving all season.
  4. Jacques Plante's teams — Edmonton is WHA, excluded. ESPN's goalie list (§1 pairing, [S8] family) includes Edmonton among Plante's teams. Plante's Edmonton season (1974-75) was with the WHA Oilers — 15 wins and 1 shutout there per Britannica [G15]; he never played an NHL game for Edmonton (the NHL Oilers did not exist until 1979). §§7 and 8 correctly print only his five NHL teams. Caution for compilers: Hockey-Reference's leader pages are headed "NHL & WHA" — only the NHL table was used here [G7][G9].
  5. Alec Connell — spelling and games played. The databases split on his first name: Hockey-Reference prints "Alec Connell" [G9] (as does §8), QuantHockey prints "Alex Connell" [G8]; "Alex" is also the form in HHOF-adjacent prose. Games played split too: 418 (QuantHockey [G8]; StatMuse [G10]) vs 417 (The Hockey Writers' shutout-frequency table [G18]). His shutout total is not in dispute — 81 everywhere fetched. GP is not printed in the tables; the spelling follows Hockey-Reference.
  6. George Hainsworth, career shutouts — 94 (NHL, printed) vs 104 (professional). §8's 94 is his NHL total [G8][G9][G10]. His professional total including the western leagues is 104: the HHOF states his "professional total would include 10 shutouts in the WHL, giving him 104" [G12], and The Hockey News gives the same split (94 NHL + 10 WCHL with Saskatoon) [G14]. Tables here are NHL only; 104 is the correct figure only for an all-professional list.
  7. Turk Broda, career shutouts — 61 (printed) vs 62. All three databases fetched this pass read 61: Hockey-Reference [G9], QuantHockey [G8], StatMuse [G10] — and §8 prints 61 on that consensus. NHL.com's 100 Greatest profile, however, credits Broda with 62 shutouts (and 302 wins, where Hockey-Reference and QuantHockey read 304) [G13]; PSA's AutographFacts and The Hockey Writers' Maple Leafs history also print 62. The split is narrative sources (62) vs the statistical databases (61) — printed at 61, flagged for the compiler.
  8. Clint Benedict, career shutouts — 57 (printed) vs 58. Hockey-Reference [G9], QuantHockey [G8], StatMuse [G10] and The Hockey News (190-143-28, 57 SO) [G14] all read 57. A 58 reading circulates in wiki-mirror career tables (which also give him 191 wins against the databases' 189–190) and in The Hockey Writers' frequency table [G18]. A season-by-season sum of the Hockey-Reference-lineage figures (1+2+5+2+2+4+3+2+6+13+6+11+0) also totals 57. Printed at 57.
  9. Lorne Chabot, career shutouts — 71 (printed) vs 72 (minor). Hockey-Reference, QuantHockey and StatMuse all read 71 in 412 GP [G8][G9][G10]. The Hockey Writers' frequency table alone reads 72 in 411 GP [G18]. Printed at 71; the 72 appears to be a single-source outlier, logged here rather than silently ignored.

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