How many NHL players have scored 600 or more career goals?

Of the 50 players to have scored at least 500 goals in their NHL careers, only 22 have reached the 600-goal plateau as well.

With the hockey season now well into its second full month, I’ve spent some time recently digging through the NHL’s all-time leaderboards, taking a look at the wide range of records that seem truly unbreakable to those we have seen break in recent years.

After a fascinating look into just how penalty-heavy the game was in the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was interesting to take a look back at the all-time goals leaderboard – just over a year after the record was broken by Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin.

Currently in his final NHL season, Ovechkin is the only player ever to eclipse 900 goals, blowing past the seemingly unbreakable 894 goals scored by Wayne Gretzky in his career, who remains the all-time assists and points leader by a landslide.

Moving past the top echelon of all-time goal scorers, several elite players from over the years have recorded 600 or more goals in their careers, with all who are currently eligible having been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Reaching the 600-goal milestone requires an incredible mix of durability and elite skill, requiring a player to perform at an unmistakably elite level for over a decade – a feat just 22 players in NHL history have been able to accomplish.

In addition to Ovechkin at the top of the list, fellow future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos are the two other active players that have eclipsed 600 goals – while Evgeni Malkin, John Tavares and Patrick Kane are the three active players who are currently between 500 and 600 career goals scored.

Unlike the more dubious milestone of 2,500 PIM, it certainly feels like plenty more players will join the 600-goal club – especially as the NHL has found a new pulse offensively throughout the 2020’s as the league experiences its highest-scoring atmosphere since the early-to-mid ’90s.

Although still all short of 500 goals, stars like Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews all feel like solid bets to reach 600 goals in their careers barring injury, among several other players.

With around a quarter of the 2026-27 NHL season in the books, here’s a look at the 22 players who have scored 600 or more goals in their careers:

1. Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals): 930 goals
2. Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers): 894 goals
3. Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers): 801 goals
4. Jaromír Jágr (Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames): 766 goals
5. Brett Hull (Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes): 741 goals
6. Marcel Dionne (Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers): 731 goals
7. Phil Esposito (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers): 717 goals
8. Mike Gartner (Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes): 708 goals
9. Mark Messier (Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks): 694 goals
10. Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings): 692 goals
11. Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins): 690 goals
12. Teemu Selänne (Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche): 684 goals
13. Luc Robitaille (Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings): 668 goals
14. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins): 660 goals
15. Brendan Shanahan (New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers): 656 goals
16. Dave Andreychuk (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning): 640 goals
17. Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators): 635 goals
18. Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings): 625 goals
19. Joe Sakic (Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche): 625 goals
20. Bobby Hull (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers): 610 goals
21. Dino Ciccarelli (Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers): 608 goals
22. Jari Kurri (Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche): 601 goals