March 17, 2025, 07:57 am at
Wayne Gretzky owns a laundry list for NHL Records, including most career point marks. Players earn points by scoring goals and gaining assists. In addition to Greetzky’s 894 career goals, his 1,963 career assists scored 2,857 points in his illustrious 20-year career. That’s nearly 1,000 more than any other player. In 2025, Edmonton Oilers star Conor McDavid rose to second place on the team’s all-time best-point list behind Gretzky’s 1,669 points.
Let’s take a look at the players with the most career points in NHL history.
Wayne Gretzky, 2,857 (894 goals + 1,963 assists)
Jaromir Jagr, 1,921 (766 goals + 1,155 assists)
Mark Messier, 1,887 (694 goals + 1,193 assists)
Gordie Howe, 1,850 (801 goals + 1,049 assists)
Ron Francis, 1,798 (549 goals + 1,249 assists)
Marcel Dionne, 1,771 (731 goals + 1,040 assists)
Steve Yzerman, 1,755 (692 goals + 1,063 assists)
Mario Lemieux, 1,723 (690 goals + 1,033 assists)
Sydney Crosby, 1,669 (615 goals + 1,054 assists)
Joe Sakic, 1,641 (625 goals + 1,016 assists)
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Alex Ovechkin, 1,605 (887 goals + 718 assists)
Phil Esposito, 1,590 (717 goals + 873 assists)
Ray Bourque, 1,579 (410 goals + 1,169 assists)
Joe Thornton, 1,539 (430 goals + 1,109 assists)
Mark Retsch, 1,533 (577 goals + 956 assists)
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