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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 2006-07 NHL season, there were a total of 39 players who had done this.

Statistics are as of the last completed NHL regular season (2006-07).

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[edit] 500-goal scorers

Legend
Team - Team for which the player scored their 500th goal
Game No. - Number of career games played when 500th goal was scored
Date - Date of 500th goal
GP - Career Games Played
G- Career Goals.
Active players are listed in boldface.
Player Team Game No. Date Opposing Goaltender GP G
1 Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 863 October 19, 1957 Glenn Hall 978 544
2 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 1045 March 14, 1962 Gump Worsley 1767 801
3 Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 861 February 21, 1970 Ed Giacomin 1063 610
4 Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 1101 February 11, 1971 Gilles Gilbert 1125 507
5 Frank Mahovlich Montreal Canadiens 1105 March 21, 1973 Dunc Wilson 1181 533
6 Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 803 December 22, 1974 Jim Rutherford 1282 717
7 Johnny Bucyk Boston Bruins 1370 October 30, 1975 Yves Belanger 1540 556
8 Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 1221 February 27, 1977 Cesare Maniago 1394 541
9 Marcel Dionne Los Angeles Kings 887 December 14, 1982 Al Jensen 1348 731
10 Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens 918 December 20, 1983 Glenn Resch 1126 560
11 Mike Bossy New York Islanders 647 January 2, 1986 (empty net) 752 573
12 Gilbert Perreault Buffalo Sabres 1159 March 9, 1986 Alain Chevrier 1191 512
13 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 575 November 22, 1986 (empty net) 1487 894
14 Lanny McDonald Calgary Flames 1107 March 21, 1989 Mark Fitzpatrick 1111 500
15 Bryan Trottier New York Islanders 1104 February 13, 1990 Rick Wamsley 1279 524
16 Mike Gartner New York Rangers 936 October 14, 1991 Mike Liut 1432 708
17 Michel Goulet Chicago Blackhawks 951 February 16, 1992 Jeff Reese 1089 548
18 Jari Kurri Los Angeles Kings 833 October 17, 1992 (empty net) 1251 601
19 Dino Ciccarelli Detroit Red Wings 946 January 8, 1994 Kelly Hrudey 1232 608
20 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 605 October 26, 1995 Tommy Soderstrom 915 690
21 Mark Messier New York Rangers 1141 November 6, 1995 Rick Tabaracci 1756 694
22 Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 906 January 17, 1996 Patrick Roy 1514 692
23 Dale Hawerchuk St. Louis Blues 1103 January 31, 1996 Felix Potvin 1188 518
24 Brett Hull St. Louis Blues 693 December 22, 1996 Stephane Fiset 1269 741
25 Joe Mullen Pittsburgh Penguins 1052 March 14, 1997 Patrick Roy 1062 502
26 Dave Andreychuk New Jersey Devils 1070 March 15, 1997 Bill Ranford 1639 640
27 Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings 928 January 7, 1999 Dwayne Roloson 1431 668
28 Pat Verbeek Detroit Red Wings 1285 March 22, 2000 Fred Brathwaite 1424 522
29 Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes 1533 January 2, 2002 Byron Dafoe 1731 549
30 Brendan Shanahan Detroit Red Wings 1100 March 23, 2002 Patrick Roy 1417 627
31 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 1044 December 11, 2002 Dan Cloutier 1319 610
32 Joe Nieuwendyk New Jersey Devils 1094 January 17, 2003 Kevin Weekes 1242 559
33 Jaromir Jagr Washington Capitals 928 February 4, 2003 John Grahame 1191 621
34 Pierre Turgeon Colorado Avalanche 1229 November 8, 2005 Vesa Toskala 1294 515
35 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs 1162 October 14, 2006 Miikka Kiprusoff 1231 523
36 Teemu Selänne Anaheim Ducks 982 November 22, 2006 Jose Theodore 1041 540
37 Peter Bondra Chicago Blackhawks 1050 December 22, 2006 Jean-Sebastien Aubin 1081 503
38 Mark Recchi Pittsburgh Penguins 1303 January 26, 2007 Marty Turco 1338 508
39 Mike Modano Dallas Stars 1225 March 13, 2007 Antero Niittymaki 1238 507
40 Jeremy Roenick San Jose Sharks 1267 November 10, 2007 Alex Auld 1267 500

[edit] Active players who are close

These are players who have a realistic chance to reach 500 goals during the 2007-08 NHL season.

Player Team GP G
Keith Tkachuk St. Louis Blues 976 473
Sergei Fedorov Columbus Blue Jackets 1128 461


[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
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
Alexander Mogilny Buffalo Sabres 990 473
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

[edit] 500 goal scorers by team

This list shows teams which had a player score their 500th career goal as part of that team's roster, not teams which had players score a total 500 goals all with the same team.

[edit] References

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