List of NHL players with 500 goals
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In ice hockey, scoring 500 regular-season goals is considered a highly significant achievement for National Hockey League players. The following is a list of players who have accomplished this feat. At the end of the 2005-06 NHL season, there were a total of 34 players who had done this.
Statistics are as of the last completed NHL regular season (2005-06).
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[edit] 500-goal scorers
Legend: Team- Team for which the player scored goal #500, Game No.- Number of career games played on date of 500th goal, Date- Date of 500th goal, GP-Career Games Played, G- Career Goals.
[edit] Active players who are close
These are players who have a realistic chance to reach 500 goals during the 2006-07 NHL season.
Player | Team | GP | G |
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Peter Bondra | Free agent | 1044 | 498 |
Teemu Selänne | Anaheim Ducks | 963 | 493 |
Mike Modano | Dallas Stars | 1182 | 487 |
Mark Recchi | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1259 | 486 |
Jeremy Roenick | Phoenix Coyotes | 1182 | 484 |
[edit] Retired players who came close
These are players who are now retired that came within 50 goals of reaching 500 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.
Player | Team | GP | G |
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Glenn Anderson | Edmonton Oilers | 1129 | 498 |
Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers | 1281 | 491 |
Norm Ullman | Detroit Red Wings | 1410 | 490 |
Brian Bellows | Minnesota North Stars | 1188 | 485 |
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1096 | 484 |
Bernie Nicholls | Los Angeles Kings | 1127 | 475 |
Denis Savard | Chicago Blackhawks | 1196 | 473 |
Pat LaFontaine | New York Islanders | 865 | 468 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 1549 | 456 |
Theoren Fleury | Calgary Flames | 1084 | 455 |
Doug Gilmour | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1474 | 450 |
Peter Stastny | Quebec Nordiques | 977 | 450 |
[edit] Trivia
- Three players have scored their 500th goal on an empty net (Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri).
- Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, although he retired as the winningest net minder in NHL history, was the victim of an opponent's 500th career goal on three separate occasions: Steve Yzerman in 1996, Joe Mullen in 1997 and Brendan Shanahan in 2002. No other goalie has allowed more than one.
[edit] Team by Team 500-Goal Scorers
- Detroit Red Wings-5
- Montreal Canadiens-4
- Chicago Blackhawks-3
- Los Angeles Kings-3
- Boston Bruins-2
- Colorado Avalanche-2
- New Jersey Devils-2
- New York Islanders-2
- New York Rangers-2
- Pittsburgh Penguins-2
- St. Louis Blues-2
- Buffalo Sabres-1
- Calgary Flames-1
- Carolina Hurricanes-1
- Edmonton Oilers-1
- Toronto Maple Leafs-1
- Washington Capitals-1
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8