With reference to the 2024-25 season, Brayden Point leads the league in even strength goals scored with 12. Positioned in 2nd is Jake Guentzel, bearing an even strength goals total of 11. With a number of 11, Dylan Larkin ranks in the third position. Finishing out the top five are Gabriel Vilardi (10) and Patrik Laine (10).
2024-25 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Brayden Point |
12 |
2nd |
Jake Guentzel |
11 |
3rd |
Dylan Larkin |
11 |
4th |
Gabriel Vilardi |
10 |
5th |
Patrik Laine |
10 |
6th |
Kyle Connor |
9 |
7th |
Sam Reinhart |
9 |
8th |
Brady Tkachuk |
9 |
9th |
Tomas Hertl |
9 |
10th |
Jason Zucker |
9 |
11th |
Tom Wilson |
9 |
12th |
Andrei Svechnikov |
9 |
13th |
Leon Draisaitl |
8 |
14th |
Mikko Rantanen |
8 |
15th |
Travis Konecny |
8 |
16th |
Drake Batherson |
8 |
17th |
Matthew Tkachuk |
8 |
18th |
Nico Hischier |
8 |
19th |
Alex DeBrincat |
8 |
20th |
Pavel Dorofeyev |
8 |
21st |
Steven Stamkos |
8 |
22nd |
Stefan Noesen |
8 |
23rd |
Tyler Bertuzzi |
8 |
24th |
Michael Bunting |
8 |
25th |
Connor McDavid |
7 |
26th |
Mark Scheifele |
7 |
27th |
Cale Makar |
7 |
28th |
Martin Necas |
7 |
29th |
William Nylander |
7 |
30th |
Cole Caufield |
7 |
31st |
Logan Cooley |
7 |
32nd |
John Tavares |
7 |
2022 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
44 |
2nd |
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets |
36 |
3rd |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
34 |
4th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
34 |
5th |
Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota Wild |
33 |
6th |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
33 |
7th |
Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
33 |
8th |
Ryan Hartman – Minnesota Wild |
33 |
9th |
Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators |
32 |
10th |
Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames |
31 |
11th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
30 |
12th |
Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary Flames |
30 |
13th |
Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues |
29 |
14th |
Troy Terry – Anaheim Ducks |
29 |
15th |
Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars |
28 |
16th |
Jeff Skinner – Buffalo Sabres |
28 |
17th |
Matt Duchene – Nashville Predators |
27 |
18th |
Kevin Fiala – Minnesota Wild |
27 |
19th |
Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks |
27 |
20th |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
26 |
21st |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
26 |
22nd |
Tage Thompson – Buffalo Sabres |
26 |
23rd |
Brock Nelson – New York Islanders |
26 |
24th |
Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings |
26 |
25th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
25 |
26th |
David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins |
25 |
27th |
Roope Hintz – Dallas Stars |
25 |
28th |
Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings |
25 |
29th |
Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights |
25 |
30th |
Andrew Mangiapane – Calgary Flames |
25 |
31st |
Phillip Danault – Los Angeles Kings |
25 |
32nd |
J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
24 |
2021 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
31 |
2nd |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
24 |
3rd |
Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks |
22 |
4th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
21 |
5th |
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche |
21 |
6th |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
20 |
7th |
Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota Wild |
19 |
8th |
Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota Wild |
19 |
9th |
Tyler Toffoli – Montreal Canadiens |
19 |
10th |
Jakub Vrana – 2 Teams |
19 |
11th |
Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues |
18 |
12th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
18 |
13th |
Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers |
18 |
14th |
Max Pacioretty – Vegas Golden Knights |
18 |
15th |
Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
17 |
16th |
Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks |
17 |
17th |
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning |
17 |
18th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
17 |
19th |
Joel Farabee – Philadelphia Flyers |
17 |
20th |
Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets |
16 |
21st |
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets |
16 |
22nd |
Phil Kessel – Arizona Coyotes |
16 |
23rd |
Nino Niederreiter – Carolina Hurricanes |
16 |
24th |
Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins |
16 |
25th |
Frank Vatrano – Florida Panthers |
16 |
26th |
Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders |
16 |
27th |
Alex Tuch – Vegas Golden Knights |
16 |
28th |
Pavel Buchnevich – New York Rangers |
16 |
29th |
Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars |
16 |
30th |
Carter Verhaeghe – Florida Panthers |
16 |
31st |
Connor Brown – Ottawa Senators |
15 |
32nd |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
15 |
2020 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 |
2nd |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
35 |
3rd |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
29 |
4th |
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets |
28 |
5th |
David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins |
28 |
6th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
27 |
7th |
Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes |
26 |
8th |
Dominik Kubalík – Chicago Blackhawks |
26 |
9th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
25 |
10th |
Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers |
25 |
11th |
Max Pacioretty – Vegas Golden Knights |
24 |
12th |
Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals |
24 |
13th |
Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres |
24 |
14th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
23 |
15th |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
23 |
16th |
Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers |
23 |
17th |
Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights |
22 |
18th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
22 |
19th |
Brock Nelson – New York Islanders |
22 |
20th |
William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs |
22 |
21st |
Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets |
21 |
22nd |
Adam Henrique – Anaheim Ducks |
21 |
23rd |
Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames |
21 |
24th |
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens |
21 |
25th |
Timo Meier – San Jose Sharks |
20 |
26th |
Patrik Laine – Winnipeg Jets |
20 |
27th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
19 |
28th |
Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa Senators |
19 |
29th |
Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks |
19 |
30th |
Tyler Toffoli – 2 Teams |
19 |
31st |
Noel Acciari – Florida Panthers |
19 |
32nd |
Travis Konecny – Philadelphia Flyers |
19 |
2019 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs |
37 |
2nd |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
35 |
3rd |
Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
33 |
4th |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
33 |
5th |
Jeff Skinner – Buffalo Sabres |
32 |
6th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
31 |
7th |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
31 |
8th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
30 |
9th |
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens |
29 |
10th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
29 |
11th |
Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets |
29 |
12th |
Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators |
29 |
13th |
Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks |
28 |
14th |
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning |
27 |
15th |
Andreas Athanasiou – Detroit Red Wings |
27 |
16th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
26 |
17th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
26 |
18th |
Mark Stone – 2 Teams |
26 |
19th |
Pierre-Luc Dubois – Columbus Blue Jackets |
25 |
20th |
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks |
25 |
21st |
Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks |
25 |
22nd |
Matt Duchene – 2 Teams |
25 |
23rd |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
25 |
24th |
Max Domi – Montreal Canadiens |
24 |
25th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
24 |
26th |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
24 |
27th |
Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers |
24 |
28th |
Timo Meier – San Jose Sharks |
24 |
29th |
Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks |
24 |
30th |
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche |
24 |
31st |
Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes |
23 |
32nd |
Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals |
23 |
2018 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
35 |
2nd |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
32 |
3rd |
William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights |
31 |
4th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
31 |
5th |
Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild |
29 |
6th |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
29 |
7th |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
28 |
8th |
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins |
28 |
9th |
Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues |
27 |
10th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
27 |
11th |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
26 |
12th |
Anders Lee – New York Islanders |
26 |
13th |
Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks |
26 |
14th |
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers |
25 |
15th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
25 |
16th |
Jason Zucker – Minnesota Wild |
25 |
17th |
James van Riemsdyk – Toronto Maple Leafs |
25 |
18th |
Michael Grabner – 2 Teams |
25 |
19th |
Taylor Hall – New Jersey Devils |
25 |
20th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
25 |
21st |
Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers |
24 |
22nd |
Patrik Laine – Winnipeg Jets |
24 |
23rd |
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning |
24 |
24th |
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets |
24 |
25th |
John Tavares – New York Islanders |
23 |
26th |
Travis Konecny – Philadelphia Flyers |
23 |
27th |
Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators |
23 |
28th |
Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks |
22 |
29th |
Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets |
22 |
30th |
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens |
22 |
31st |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
22 |
32nd |
Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 |
2017 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
32 |
2nd |
Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues |
30 |
3rd |
Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes |
30 |
4th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
30 |
5th |
Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks |
28 |
6th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
27 |
7th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
27 |
8th |
Patrik Laine – Winnipeg Jets |
27 |
9th |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
26 |
10th |
Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens |
26 |
11th |
Michael Grabner – New York Rangers |
26 |
12th |
Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators |
25 |
13th |
Anders Lee – New York Islanders |
25 |
14th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
25 |
15th |
Evander Kane – Buffalo Sabres |
25 |
16th |
T.J. Oshie – Washington Capitals |
25 |
17th |
Pat Maroon – Edmonton Oilers |
24 |
18th |
David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins |
24 |
19th |
Brandon Saad – Columbus Blue Jackets |
23 |
20th |
Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild |
23 |
21st |
James van Riemsdyk – Toronto Maple Leafs |
23 |
22nd |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
23 |
23rd |
Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets |
22 |
24th |
Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks |
22 |
25th |
Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators |
22 |
26th |
Chris Kreider – New York Rangers |
22 |
27th |
Jonathan Marchessault – Florida Panthers |
22 |
28th |
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 |
29th |
Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks |
21 |
30th |
Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings |
21 |
31st |
Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers |
21 |
32nd |
Paul Byron – Montreal Canadiens |
21 |
2016 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
31 |
2nd |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
29 |
3rd |
Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues |
28 |
4th |
James Neal – Nashville Predators |
27 |
5th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
27 |
6th |
Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks |
26 |
7th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
26 |
8th |
John Tavares – New York Islanders |
26 |
9th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
26 |
10th |
Brandon Saad – Columbus Blue Jackets |
25 |
11th |
Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators |
24 |
12th |
Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes |
24 |
13th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
24 |
14th |
Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars |
24 |
15th |
Brock Nelson – New York Islanders |
23 |
16th |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
22 |
17th |
Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers |
22 |
18th |
Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 |
19th |
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks |
22 |
20th |
Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks |
22 |
21st |
Jaromír Jágr – Florida Panthers |
22 |
22nd |
Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche |
22 |
23rd |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
22 |
24th |
Alex Galchenyuk – Montreal Canadiens |
21 |
25th |
Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens |
21 |
26th |
Tyler Toffoli – Los Angeles Kings |
21 |
27th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
21 |
28th |
Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets |
21 |
29th |
Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils |
21 |
30th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
21 |
31st |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
21 |
32nd |
Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets |
20 |
2015 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Rick Nash – New York Rangers |
32 |
2nd |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
30 |
3rd |
Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues |
29 |
4th |
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks |
29 |
5th |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
28 |
6th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
27 |
7th |
Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens |
27 |
8th |
Mike Hoffman – Ottawa Senators |
26 |
9th |
John Tavares – New York Islanders |
25 |
10th |
Jiri Hudler – Calgary Flames |
25 |
11th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
24 |
12th |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
23 |
13th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
22 |
14th |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers |
22 |
15th |
Zach Parise – Minnesota Wild |
22 |
16th |
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens |
21 |
17th |
Jarome Iginla – Colorado Avalanche |
21 |
18th |
Brandon Saad – Chicago Blackhawks |
21 |
19th |
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning |
21 |
20th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
21 |
21st |
Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators |
20 |
22nd |
Tomas Tatar – Detroit Red Wings |
20 |
23rd |
Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames |
20 |
24th |
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks |
20 |
25th |
Mark Stone – Ottawa Senators |
20 |
26th |
Nick Foligno – Columbus Blue Jackets |
20 |
27th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
20 |
28th |
Scott Hartnell – Columbus Blue Jackets |
20 |
29th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
20 |
30th |
Anders Lee – New York Islanders |
20 |
31st |
Jaden Schwartz – St. Louis Blues |
20 |
32nd |
James Neal – Nashville Predators |
20 |
2014 NHL Even Strength Goals Leaders
EVG Rank |
Player |
EVG |
1st |
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks |
35 |
2nd |
Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs |
29 |
3rd |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
28 |
4th |
Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens |
28 |
5th |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
27 |
6th |
Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets |
26 |
7th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
26 |
8th |
Jarome Iginla – Boston Bruins |
26 |
9th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
26 |
10th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
25 |
11th |
Alex Steen – St. Louis Blues |
25 |
12th |
Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks |
24 |
13th |
Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks |
24 |
14th |
Jason Pominville – Minnesota Wild |
23 |
15th |
Marián Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks |
23 |
16th |
Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins |
22 |
17th |
Chris Kunitz – Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 |
18th |
Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders |
22 |
19th |
Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes |
22 |
20th |
Gustav Nyquist – Detroit Red Wings |
22 |
21st |
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers |
21 |
22nd |
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche |
21 |
23rd |
Milan Lucic – Boston Bruins |
21 |
24th |
Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche |
21 |
25th |
Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks |
20 |
26th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
20 |
27th |
Martin St. Louis – 2 Teams |
20 |
28th |
Jordan Eberle – Edmonton Oilers |
20 |
29th |
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks |
20 |
30th |
Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers |
20 |
31st |
Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks |
20 |
32nd |
Rick Nash – New York Rangers |
20 |