The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, consisting of 32 teams-25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Today we will discuss about National Hockey League: Most goals in NHL History| Trade Tracker| Goal Leaders.
National Hockey League: Most goals in NHL History| Trade Tracker| Goal Leaders
The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, following the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), founded in 1909 in Renfrew, Ontario. The NHL immediately took the place of the NHA as one of the leagues that had fought for the Stanley Cup in an annual interleague competition before a series of league mergers and foldings left the NHL as the Stanley Cup in 1926.
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | November 26, 1917, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Inaugural season | 1917–18 |
| Commissioner | Gary Bettman |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Countries | Canada (7 teams) United States (25 teams) |
| Headquarters | 1185 6th Avenue New York City, New York |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Tampa Bay Lightning (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Montreal Canadiens (25 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
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| Official website | NHL.com |
Most goals in NHL History
The most goals scored by a National Hockey League team in a single match is 16 by the Montreal Canadiens in their 16–3 victory over the Quebec Bulldogs on March 3, 1920.
list of top 10 NHL Goal leaders :-
| S.no. | PLAYER | Goals |
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 894 |
| 2 | Gordie Howe | 801 |
| 3 | ALEX OVECHKIN | 766 |
| 4 | Jaromir Jagr | 766 |
| 5 | Brett Hull | 741 |
| 6 | Marcel Dionne | 731 |
| 7 | Phil Esposito | 717 |
| 8 | Mike Gartner | 708 |
| 9 | Mark Messier | 694 |
| 10 | Steve Yzerman | 692 |
Trade Tracker
The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. on 21st March. For us, it started a while back. That could happen in November, when Vegas traded in for longtime Jack Eichel. It could be in February, when the Flames made their first major move of midseason and added Tyler Toffoli.
Either way, it’s here, and so are we. This is The Athletic’s home for all your trading deadline coverage – reporting, rumours, predictions, previews – for the next few weeks, leading up to our longer live blog on March 21st.
Some highlights of our coverage so far:
(1) NHL Trade Deadline 2022: Which Player (or Pick) Each Team Is Most Likely to Deal With, From Captains to Cap Casualties.
(2) NHL trade deadline: A look at what to expect from all 32 teams.
(3) Big Board 2.0: John Klingberg, Claude Giroux and 28 others that can be tackled.
(4) Seven Possibilities That Can Be Moved.
(5) Who says no? NHL officials evaluate your business proposals.
Goal Leaders
For ice hockey players in the National Hockey League (NHL), scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement. By the completion of the 2020–21 NHL season – the National Hockey League’s 103rd regular season of play – a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their NHL careers.
A 500-goal career was first achieved in the NHL’s 41st season in 1957–58, when Maurice Richard scored his 500th goal in his 863rd game. The most recent player to score 500 goals is Sidney Crosby who did so on February 15, 2022.
| Rank | Player | Goals | GP | Date of 500th goal | With team | Game no. | Opposing goaltender | HHOF |
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 894 | 1487 | 22-Nov-86 | Edmonton Oilers | 575 | (empty Canucks net) | 1999 |
| 2 | Gordie Howe | 801 | 1767 | 14-Mar-62 | Detroit Red Wings | 1045 | Gump Worsley (Rangers) | 1972 |
| 3 | Jaromir Jagr | 766 | 1733 | 04-Feb-03 | Washington Capitals | 928 | John Grahame (Lightning) | Not yet eligible |
| 3 | Alexander Ovechkin | 766 | 1255 | 10-Jan-16 | Washington Capitals | 801 | Andrew Hammond (Senators) | Active |
| 5 | Brett Hull | 741 | 1269 | 22-Dec-96 | St. Louis Blues | 693 | Stephane Fiset (Kings) | 2009 |
| 6 | Marcel Dionne | 731 | 1348 | 14-Dec-82 | Los Angeles Kings | 887 | Al Jensen (Capitals) | 1992 |
| 7 | Phil Esposito | 717 | 1282 | 22-Dec-74 | Boston Bruins | 803 | Jim Rutherford (Red Wings) | 1984 |
| 8 | Mike Gartner | 708 | 1432 | 14-Oct-91 | New York Rangers | 936 | Mike Liut (Capitals) | 2001 |
| 9 | Mark Messier | 694 | 1756 | 06-Nov-95 | New York Rangers | 1141 | Rick Tabaracci (Flames) | 2007 |
| 10 | Steve Yzerman | 692 | 1514 | 17-Jan-96 | Detroit Red Wings | 906 | Patrick Roy (Avalanche) | 2009 |
