List of NHL career playoff points leaders
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As of completion of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs – the 122nd rendition of the postseason tournament for the Stanley Cup as played by teams of the National Hockey League (NHL) – 110 different ice hockey players have scored at least 100 postseason points in their NHL career. Only 402 players have scored 50 points for a postseason career in NHL history.
Wayne Gretzky, the record holder for playoff goals and playoff assists, holds the record for most playoff points for a player in NHL history with 382, having done so in 208 games for an average of 1.837 points per postseason game, which is also a record he holds.
100 point playoff scorers
[edit](Table updated as of the end of the 2024–25 season)
- Includes statistics from May 24 suspended game in 1988 Stanley Cup Final (EDM at BOS) as well as statistics from 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers
Rank | National team | Player | Team(s)[a] | HHOF | GP | G | A | Points[1] | PPG | SHG |
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Wayne Gretzky | EDM, LAK, STL, NYR | 1999 | 208 | 122 | 260 | 382 | 35 | 12 |
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Mark Messier | EDM, NYR | 2007 | 236 | 109 | 186 | 295 | 24 | 14 |
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Jari Kurri | EDM, LAK, NYR, ANA, COL | 2001 | 200 | 106 | 127 | 233 | 25 | 10 |
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Glenn Anderson | EDM, TOR, NYR, STL | 2008 | 225 | 93 | 121 | 214 | 22 | 1 |
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Jaromir Jagr | PIT, WSH, NYR, PHI, BOS, FLA | Still active (ELH) | 208 | 78 | 123 | 201 | 24 | 2 |
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Sidney Crosby | PIT | Still active | 180 | 71 | 130 | 201 | 20 | 0 |
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Paul Coffey (D) | EDM, PIT, LAK, DET, PHI, CAR | 2004 | 194 | 59 | 137 | 196 | 21 | 6 |
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Brett Hull | CGY, STL, DAL, DET | 2009 | 202 | 103 | 87 | 190 | 38 | 4 |
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Joe Sakic | QUE, COL | 2012 | 172 | 84 | 104 | 188 | 27 | 4 |
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Doug Gilmour | STL, CGY, TOR, NJD, BUF, MTL | 2011 | 182 | 60 | 128 | 188 | 20 | 2 |
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Steve Yzerman | DET | 2009 | 196 | 70 | 115 | 185 | 27 | 3 |
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Nicklas Lidström (D) | DET | 2015 | 263 | 54 | 129 | 183 | 30 | 3 |
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Bryan Trottier | NYI, PIT | 1997 | 221 | 71 | 111 | 182 | 18 | 4 |
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Evgeni Malkin | PIT | Still active | 177 | 67 | 113 | 180 | 28 | 1 |
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Ray Bourque (D) | BOS, COL | 2004 | 214 | 41 | 139 | 180 | 15 | 0 |
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Jean Beliveau | MTL | 1972 | 162 | 79 | 97 | 176 | 26 | 0 |
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Sergei Fedorov | DET, WSH | 2015 | 183 | 52 | 124 | 176 | 15 | 5 |
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Denis Savard | CHI, MTL | 2000 | 169 | 66 | 109 | 175 | 24 | 2 |
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Mario Lemieux | PIT | 1997 | 107 | 76 | 96 | 172 | 29 | 7 |
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Peter Forsberg | QUE, COL, PHI, NSH | 2014 | 151 | 64 | 107 | 171 | 16 | 2 |
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Nikita Kucherov | TBL | Still active | 152 | 53 | 118 | 171 | 19 | 0 |
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Denis Potvin (D) | NYI | 1991 | 185 | 56 | 109 | 165 | 28 | 2 |
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Mike Bossy | NYI | 1991 | 129 | 85 | 75 | 160 | 35 | 0 |
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Gordie Howe | DET, HFD | 1972 | 157 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 15 | 4 |
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Bobby Smith | MNS, MTL | — | 184 | 64 | 96 | 160 | 24 | 0 |
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Al MacInnis (D) | CGY, STL | 2007 | 177 | 39 | 121 | 160 | 26 | 0 |
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Claude Lemieux | MTL, NJD, COL, PHX, DAL, SJS | — | 234 | 80 | 78 | 158 | 21 | 0 |
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Brad Marchand | BOS, FLA | Still active | 180 | 66 | 92 | 158 | 18 | 3 |
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Adam Oates | DET, STL, BOS, WSH, PHI, ANA | 2012 | 163 | 42 | 114 | 156 | 17 | 2 |
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Larry Murphy (D) | LAK, WSH, MNS, PIT, TOR, DET | 2004 | 215 | 37 | 115 | 152 | 20 | 3 |
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Stan Mikita | CHI | 1983 | 155 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 18 | 2 |
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Connor McDavid | EDM | Still active | 96 | 44 | 106 | 150 | 13 | 2 |
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Marian Hossa | OTT, ATL, PIT, DET, CHI | 2020 | 205 | 52 | 97 | 149 | 18 | 3 |
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Brian Propp | PHI, BOS, MNS | — | 160 | 64 | 84 | 148 | 27 | 3 |
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Alex Ovechkin | WAS | Still active | 161 | 77 | 70 | 147 | 31 | 0 |
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Mark Recchi | PIT, MTL, PHI, CAR, BOS | 2017 | 189 | 61 | 86 | 147 | 22 | 0 |
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Mike Modano | MNS, DAL, DET | 2014 | 176 | 58 | 88 | 146 | 24 | 2 |
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Chris Chelios (D) | MTL, CHI, DET | 2013 | 266 | 31 | 113 | 144 | 14 | 3 |
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Larry Robinson (D) | MTL, LAK | 1995 | 227 | 28 | 116 | 144 | 7 | 0 |
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Joe Pavelski | SJS, DAL | Eligible 2027 | 201 | 74 | 69 | 143 | 30 | 0 |
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Ron Francis | HFD, PIT, CAR, TOR | 2007 | 171 | 46 | 97 | 143 | 15 | 0 |
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Corey Perry | ANA, DAL, MTL, TBL, EDM | Still active | 237 | 64 | 77 | 141 | 24 | 1 |
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Leon Draisaitl | EDM | Still active | 96 | 52 | 89 | 141 | 22 | 1 |
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Jacques Lemaire | MTL | 1984 | 145 | 61 | 78 | 139 | 19 | 1 |
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Patrick Kane | CHI, NYR | Still active | 143 | 53 | 85 | 138 | 8 | 1 |
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Phil Esposito | CHI, BOS, NYR | 1984 | 130 | 61 | 76 | 137 | 22 | 0 |
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Brendan Shanahan | NJD, STL, DET, NYR | 2013 | 184 | 60 | 74 | 134 | 19 | 1 |
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Guy Lafleur | MTL, NYR | 1988 | 128 | 58 | 76 | 134 | 15 | 0 |
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Joe Thornton | BOS, SJS, TOR, FLA | 2025 | 187 | 32 | 102 | 134 | 11 | 0 |
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Esa Tikkanen | EDM, NYR, STL, VAN, WSH | — | 186 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 19 | 3 |
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Steve Larmer | CHI, NYR | — | 140 | 56 | 75 | 131 | 21 | 3 |
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Bobby Hull | CHI, HFD | 1983 | 119 | 62 | 67 | 129 | 24 | 2 |
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Henri Richard | MTL | 1979 | 180 | 49 | 80 | 129 | 6 | 0 |
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Patrice Bergeron | BOS | Eligible 2026 | 170 | 50 | 78 | 128 | 17 | 3 |
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David Krejčí | BOS | — | 160 | 43 | 85 | 128 | 13 | 0 |
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Patrick Marleau | SJS, TOR, PIT | — | 195 | 72 | 55 | 127 | 24 | 4 |
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Yvan Cournoyer | MTL | 1982 | 147 | 64 | 63 | 127 | 20 | 0 |
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Luc Robitaille | LAK, PIT, NYR, DET | 2009 | 159 | 58 | 69 | 127 | 15 | 0 |
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Maurice Richard | MTL | 1961 | 132 | 82 | 44 | 126 | 16 | 0 |
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Nathan MacKinnon | COL | Still active | 95 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 17 | 0 |
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Patrik Eliáš | NJD | — | 162 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 21 | 2 |
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Brad Park | NYR, BOS, DET | 1988 | 161 | 35 | 90 | 125 | 13 | 1 |
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Mikko Rantanen | COL, DAL | Still active | 99 | 43 | 80 | 123 | 13 | 0 |
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Jeremy Roenick | CHI, PHX, PHI, SJS | 2024 | 154 | 53 | 69 | 122 | 17 | 2 |
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Brian Bellows | MNS, MTL, TBL, ANA, WSH | — | 143 | 51 | 71 | 122 | 23 | 2 |
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Chris Pronger | STL, EDM, ANA, PHI | 2015 | 173 | 26 | 95 | 121 | 13 | 0 |
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Henrik Zetterberg | DET | — | 137 | 57 | 63 | 120 | 21 | 2 |
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Ken Linseman | PHI, EDM, BOS | — | 113 | 43 | 77 | 120 | 9 | 2 |
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Ryan Getzlaf | ANA | — | 125 | 37 | 83 | 120 | 15 | 2 |
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Victor Hedman (D) | TBL | — | 170 | 23 | 97 | 120 | 10 | 0 |
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Jonathan Toews | CHI | Still active | 137 | 45 | 74 | 119 | 19 | 3 |
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Bobby Clarke | PHI | 1987 | 136 | 42 | 77 | 119 | 15 | 3 |
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Dino Ciccarelli | MNS, WSH, DET | 2010 | 141 | 73 | 45 | 118 | 34 | 0 |
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Bernie Geoffrion | MTL, NYR | 1972 | 132 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 20 | 0 |
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Frank Mahovlich | TOR, DET, MTL | 1981 | 137 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 12 | 1 |
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Dale Hunter | QUE, WSH, COL | — | 186 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 13 | 2 |
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Scott Stevens | WSH, STL, NJD | 2007 | 233 | 26 | 92 | 118 | 12 | 0 |
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Sergei Zubov | NYR, PIT, DAL | 2019 | 164 | 24 | 93 | 117 | 13 | 1 |
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Joe Nieuwendyk | CGY, DAL, NJD, TOR | 2011 | 158 | 66 | 50 | 116 | 23 | 0 |
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Daniel Brière | PHX, BUF, PHI, MTL | — | 124 | 53 | 63 | 116 | 21 | 0 |
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John Tonelli | NYI, CGY, LAK | — | 172 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 5 | 0 |
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Bernie Nicholls | LAK, NYR, EDM, NJD, CHI, SJS | — | 118 | 42 | 72 | 114 | 16 | 1 |
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Nicklas Bäckström | WSH | Still active | 139 | 38 | 76 | 114 | 10 | 0 |
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Pavel Datsyuk | DET | 2024 | 157 | 42 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 0 |
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Rick Tocchet | PHI, PIT, BOS, PHX | — | 145 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 16 | 1 |
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Rod Brind'Amour | STL, PHI, CAR | — | 159 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 17 | 4 |
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Dickie Moore | MTL, TOR, STL | 1974 | 135 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 18 | 0 |
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Craig Janney | BOS, STL, SJS, WIN, PHX | — | 120 | 24 | 86 | 110 | 10 | 0 |
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Geoff Courtnall | BOS, EDM, WSH, VAN, STL | — | 156 | 39 | 70 | 109 | 12 | 2 |
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Bill Barber | PHI | 1990 | 129 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 9 | 5 |
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Rick MacLeish | PHI, PIT, DET | — | 114 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 21 | 0 |
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Steve Thomas | TOR, CHI, NYI, NJD, ANA, DET | — | 174 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 16 | 0 |
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Joe Mullen | STL, CGY, PIT | 2000 | 143 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 14 | 2 |
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Kevin Stevens | PIT | — | 103 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 20 | 0 |
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Brad Richards | TBL, DAL, NYR, CHI, DET | — | 146 | 37 | 68 | 105 | 15 | 0 |
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Peter Stastny | QUE, NJD, STL | 1998 | 93 | 33 | 72 | 105 | 13 | 1 |
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Vincent Damphousse | TOR, EDM, MTL, SJS | — | 140 | 41 | 63 | 104 | 13 | 4 |
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Alex Delvecchio | DET | 1977 | 121 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 13 | 0 |
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Ondřej Palát | TBL, NJD | — | 155 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 11 | 1 |
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Johnny Bucyk | DET, BOS | 1981 | 124 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 16 | 0 |
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Gilbert Perreault | BUF | 1990 | 90 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 10 | 0 |
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Justin Williams | PHI, CAR, LAK, WSH | — | 162 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 6 | 1 |
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Steven Stamkos | TBL | Still active | 128 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 20 | 0 |
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Logan Couture | SJS | — | 116 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 16 | 1 |
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Bernie Federko | STL | 2002 | 91 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 13 | 0 |
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Scott Gomez | NJD, NYR, MTL, SJS | — | 149 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 7 | 0 |
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Daniel Alfredsson | OTT, DET | 2022 | 124 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 25 | 3 |
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Rick Middleton | NYR, BOS | — | 114 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 9 | 3 |
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Alexei Kovalev | NYR, PIT, MTL | — | 123 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
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Brian Rafalski (D) | NJD, DET | — | 165 | 29 | 71 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
Point average leaders
[edit]As of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, 38 players have averaged a point per playoff game.[2]
Rank | Player | Postseason tenure | PTS/G |
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1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1979–1999 | 1.837 |
2 | Mario Lemieux | 1984–2006 | 1.607 |
3 | Connor McDavid | 2015–2025 | 1.563 |
4 | Barry Pederson | 1980–1992 | 1.529 |
5 | Leon Draisaitl | 2014–2025 | 1.469 |
6 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013–2025 | 1.316 |
7 | Mark Messier | 1979–2004 | 1.250 |
8 | Bobby Orr | 1966–1979 | 1.243 |
9 | Mikko Rantanen | 2015–2025 | 1.242 |
10 | Mike Bossy | 1977–1987 | 1.240 |
11 | Jari Kurri | 1980–1998 | 1.165 |
12 | Gilbert Perreault | 1970–1987 | 1.144 |
13 | Peter Forsberg | 1994–2011 | 1.132 |
14 | Peter Šťastný | 1980–1995 | 1.129 |
15 | Nikita Kucherov | 2013–2025 | 1.125 |
16 | Sidney Crosby | 2005–2025 | 1.117 |
17 | Bernie Federko | 1976–1090 | 1.110 |
18 | Pavel Bure | 1991–2003 | 1.094 |
19 | Joe Sakic | 1988–2009 | 1.093 |
20 | Jean Béliveau | 1950–1971 | 1.086 |
21 | Bobby Hull | 1957–1980 | 1.084 |
22. | Evan Bouchard | 2018–2025 | 1.080 |
23 | Cale Makar | 2019–2025 | 1.076 |
24 | Eric Lindros | 1992–2007 | 1.075 |
25 | Toe Blake | 1934–1948 | 1.069 |
26 | Ken Linseman | 1978–1992 | 1.062 |
27 | Phil Esposito | 1963–1981 | 1.054 |
28 | Guy Lafleur | 1971–1991 | 1.047 |
29 | Denis Savard | 1980–1997 | 1.036 |
30 | Doug Gilmour | 1983–2003 | 1.033 |
31 | Kevin Stevens | 1987–2002 | 1.029 |
32 | Theo Fleury | 1988–2003 | 1.026 |
33 | Brian Leetch | 1987–2006 | 1.021 |
34 | Dale Hawerchuk | 1981–1997 | 1.021 |
35 | Gordie Howe | 1946–1980 | 1.019 |
36 | Evgeni Malkin | 2006–2025 | 1.017 |
37 | Craig Simpson | 1985–1995 | 1.015 |
38 | Paul Coffey | 1980–2001 | 1.010 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NHL Statistics, Career Points". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "NHL Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Games". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Teams included for a player only for when they recorded a playoff point for that team. For example, Mark Messier played professionally for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and the Vancouver Canucks, but as he did not record a playoff point for Vancouver, they are not listed in his category.