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At the time of his retirement in 1999, Wayne Gretzky owned or shared 61 NHL records, including the mark for the most career goals. "The Great One" finished his unparalleled 20-year career with an NHL-record 894 goals in 1,487 games. It was a mark that had stood since Gretzky walked away, until Alex Ovechkin changed that in April 2025 when he broke the all-time goal record against the New York Islanders. Here's a look at the players with the most career goals in NHL history: *Denotes active player *Alex Ovechkin: 895 Wayne Gretzky: 894 Gordie Howe: 801 Jaromir Jagr: 766 Brett Hull: 741 Marcel Dionne: 731 Phil Esposito: 717 Mike Gartner: 708 Mark Messier: 694 Steve Yzerman: 692 Mario Lemieux: 690 Teemu Selanne: 684 Luc Robitaille: 668 Brendan Shanahan: 656 Dave Andreychuk: 640 Joe Sakic: 625 Jarome Iginla: 625 *Sidney Crosby: 622 Bobby Hull: 610 Dino Ciccarelli: 608 Jari Kurri: 601
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