NHL All-time Points Leaders

The Top NHL Points Leaders list highlights the greatest scorers in league history. It ranks players based on total points, including goals and assists, as well as other key stats like games played (GP), points per game (PPG), and shorthanded goals (SHG).

Wayne Gretzky, widely regarded as the greatest NHL player of all time, is the all-time points leader in NHL history. He scored 2,857 points (894 goals, 1,963 assists) over a 20-season career from 1979–1999. Jaromir Jagr ranks second on the NHL all-time points list with 1,921 points (766 goals, 1,155 assists). Gretzky also served as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes from 2005–2009 and represented Team Canada in international play during his career.

NHL All-Time Points Leaders

Rank	Player	Game	Points	Goal	Assists	PPG	SHG
1	Wayne Gretzky	1487	2857	894	1963	204	73
2	Jaromir Jagr	1733	1921	766	1155	217	11
3	Mark Messier	1756	1887	694	1193	179	63
4	Gordie Howe	1767	1850	801	1049	211	24
5	Ron Francis	1731	1798	549	1249	188	12
6	Marcel Dionne	1348	1771	731	1040	234	19
7	Steve Yzerman	1514	1755	692	1063	202	50
8	Mario Lemieux	915	1723	690	1033	236	49
9	Joe Sakic	1378	1641	625	1016	205	32
10	Phil Esposito	1282	1590	717	873	246	23
11	Ray Bourque	1612	1579	410	1169	173	16
12	Sidney Crosby	1245	1562	582	980	170	4
13	Joe Thornton	1714	1539	430	1109	146	6
14	Mark Recchi	1652	1533	577	956	200	18
15	Paul Coffey	1409	1531	396	1135	135	20
16	Alexander Ovechkin	1401	1527	838	689	306	5
17	Stan Mikita	1396	1467	541	926	150	12
18	Teemu Selanne	1451	1457	684	773	255	7
19	Bryan Trottier	1279	1425	524	901	161	19
20	Adam Oates	1337	1420	341	1079	103	12
21	Doug Gilmour	1474	1414	450	964	153	18
22	Dale Hawerchuk	1188	1409	518	891	182	12
23	Jari Kurri	1251	1398	601	797	155	39
24	Luc Robitaille	1431	1394	668	726	247	3
25	Brett Hull	1269	1391	741	650	265	20
26	Mike Modano	1499	1374	561	813	157	29
27	Johnny Bucyk	1540	1369	556	813	159	4
28	Brendan Shanahan	1524	1354	656	698	237	23
29	Guy Lafleur	1126	1353	560	793	154	3
30	Mats Sundin	1346	1349	564	785	160	31
31	Dave Andreychuk	1639	1338	640	698	274	10
32	Denis Savard	1196	1338	473	865	127	20
33	Mike Gartner	1432	1335	708	627	217	24
34	Pierre Turgeon	1294	1327	515	812	190	10
35	Gilbert Perreault	1191	1326	512	814	134	8
36	Jarome Iginla	1554	1300	625	675	197	13
37	Alex Delvecchio	1550	1281	456	825	111	15
38	Al MacInnis	1416	1274	340	934	166	10
39	Evgeni Malkin	1118	1273	487	786	176	4
40	Jean Ratelle	1280	1267	491	776	137	4
41	Patrick Kane	1207	1265	463	802	126	0
42	Peter Stastny	977	1239	450	789	145	7
43	Phil Housley	1495	1232	338	894	129	7
44	Norm Ullman	1410	1229	490	739	116	8
45	Jean Beliveau	1125	1219	507	712	173	0
46	Larry Murphy	1615	1217	288	929	114	9
47	Jeremy Roenick	1363	1216	513	703	184	28
48	Bobby Clarke	1144	1210	358	852	99	32
49	Bernie Nicholls	1127	1209	475	734	152	28
50	Vincent Damphousse	1378	1205	432	773	1205	17