Wayne Gretzky is the record holder for the most career points in NHL history, among numerous other records. Players earn points for goals and assists, with up to two players getting an assist for passing to a teammate who scores. Gretzky accumulated an astounding 2,857 points over his 20 seasons, made up of 894 goals and 1,963 assists. This is almost 1,000 points more than any other player in the league`s history.
Here are the NHL players with the most career points:
- 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)
- Sidney Crosby: 1,682 (622 goals + 1,060 assists)
- Joe Sakic: 1,641 (625 goals + 1,016 assists)
- Alex Ovechkin: 1,619 (895 goals + 724 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 Recchi: 1,533 (577 goals + 956 assists)
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