List of NHL career playoff points leaders
As of completion of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs – the 122nd rendition of the postseason tournament for the Stanley Cup as played by teams of the National Hockey League (NHL) – 110 different ice hockey players have scored at least 100 postseason points in their NHL career. Only 402 players have scored 50 points for a postseason career in NHL history.
Wayne Gretzky, the record holder for playoff goals and playoff assists, holds the record for most playoff points for a player in NHL history with 382, having done so in 208 games for an average of 1.837 points per postseason game, which is also a record he holds.
100 point playoff scorers
(Table updated as of the end of the 2024–25 season)
- Includes statistics from May 24 suspended game in 1988 Stanley Cup Final (EDM at BOS) as well as statistics from 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers
| Rank | National team | Player | Team(s)[a] | HHOF | GP | G | A | Points[1] | PPG | SHG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png)  | Wayne Gretzky | EDM, LAK, STL, NYR | 1999 | 208 | 122 | 260 | 382 | 35 | 12 | 
| 2 | .svg.png)  | Mark Messier | EDM, NYR | 2007 | 236 | 109 | 186 | 295 | 24 | 14 | 
| 3 |   | Jari Kurri | EDM, LAK, NYR, ANA, COL | 2001 | 200 | 106 | 127 | 233 | 25 | 10 | 
| 4 | .svg.png)  | Glenn Anderson | EDM, TOR, NYR, STL | 2008 | 225 | 93 | 121 | 214 | 22 | 1 | 
| 5 |   | Jaromir Jagr | PIT, WSH, NYR, PHI, BOS, FLA | Still active (ELH) | 208 | 78 | 123 | 201 | 24 | 2 | 
| 6 | .svg.png)  | Sidney Crosby | PIT | Still active | 180 | 71 | 130 | 201 | 20 | 0 | 
| 7 | .svg.png)  | Paul Coffey (D) | EDM, PIT, LAK, DET, PHI, CAR | 2004 | 194 | 59 | 137 | 196 | 21 | 6 | 
| 8 | .svg.png)    | Brett Hull | CGY, STL, DAL, DET | 2009 | 202 | 103 | 87 | 190 | 38 | 4 | 
| 9 | .svg.png)  | Joe Sakic | QUE, COL | 2012 | 172 | 84 | 104 | 188 | 27 | 4 | 
| 10 | .svg.png)  | Doug Gilmour | STL, CGY, TOR, NJD, BUF, MTL | 2011 | 182 | 60 | 128 | 188 | 20 | 2 | 
| 11 | .svg.png)  | Steve Yzerman | DET | 2009 | 196 | 70 | 115 | 185 | 27 | 3 | 
| 12 |   | Nicklas Lidström (D) | DET | 2015 | 263 | 54 | 129 | 183 | 30 | 3 | 
| 13 | .svg.png)  | Bryan Trottier | NYI, PIT | 1997 | 221 | 71 | 111 | 182 | 18 | 4 | 
| 14 |   | Evgeni Malkin | PIT | Still active | 177 | 67 | 113 | 180 | 28 | 1 | 
| 15 | .svg.png)  | Ray Bourque (D) | BOS, COL | 2004 | 214 | 41 | 139 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 
| 16 | .svg.png)  | Jean Beliveau | MTL | 1972 | 162 | 79 | 97 | 176 | 26 | 0 | 
| 17 |   | Sergei Fedorov | DET, WSH | 2015 | 183 | 52 | 124 | 176 | 15 | 5 | 
| 18 | .svg.png)  | Denis Savard | CHI, MTL | 2000 | 169 | 66 | 109 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 
| 19 | .svg.png)  | Mario Lemieux | PIT | 1997 | 107 | 76 | 96 | 172 | 29 | 7 | 
| 20 |   | Peter Forsberg | QUE, COL, PHI, NSH | 2014 | 151 | 64 | 107 | 171 | 16 | 2 | 
| 21 |   | Nikita Kucherov | TBL | Still active | 152 | 53 | 118 | 171 | 19 | 0 | 
| 22 | .svg.png)  | Denis Potvin (D) | NYI | 1991 | 185 | 56 | 109 | 165 | 28 | 2 | 
| 23 | .svg.png)  | Mike Bossy | NYI | 1991 | 129 | 85 | 75 | 160 | 35 | 0 | 
| 24 | .svg.png)  | Gordie Howe | DET, HFD | 1972 | 157 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 15 | 4 | 
| 25 | .svg.png)  | Bobby Smith | MNS, MTL | — | 184 | 64 | 96 | 160 | 24 | 0 | 
| 26 | .svg.png)  | Al MacInnis (D) | CGY, STL | 2007 | 177 | 39 | 121 | 160 | 26 | 0 | 
| 27 | .svg.png)  | Claude Lemieux | MTL, NJD, COL, PHX, DAL, SJS | — | 234 | 80 | 78 | 158 | 21 | 0 | 
| 28 | .svg.png)  | Brad Marchand | BOS, FLA | Still active | 180 | 66 | 92 | 158 | 18 | 3 | 
| 29 | .svg.png)  | Adam Oates | DET, STL, BOS, WSH, PHI, ANA | 2012 | 163 | 42 | 114 | 156 | 17 | 2 | 
| 30 | .svg.png)  | Larry Murphy (D) | LAK, WSH, MNS, PIT, TOR, DET | 2004 | 215 | 37 | 115 | 152 | 20 | 3 | 
| 31 | .svg.png)    | Stan Mikita | CHI | 1983 | 155 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 18 | 2 | 
| 32 | .svg.png)  | Connor McDavid | EDM | Still active | 96 | 44 | 106 | 150 | 13 | 2 | 
| 33 |   | Marian Hossa | OTT, ATL, PIT, DET, CHI | 2020 | 205 | 52 | 97 | 149 | 18 | 3 | 
| 34 | .svg.png)  | Brian Propp | PHI, BOS, MNS | — | 160 | 64 | 84 | 148 | 27 | 3 | 
| 35 |   | Alex Ovechkin | WAS | Still active | 161 | 77 | 70 | 147 | 31 | 0 | 
| 36 | .svg.png)  | Mark Recchi | PIT, MTL, PHI, CAR, BOS | 2017 | 189 | 61 | 86 | 147 | 22 | 0 | 
| 37 |   | Mike Modano | MNS, DAL, DET | 2014 | 176 | 58 | 88 | 146 | 24 | 2 | 
| 38 |   | Chris Chelios (D) | MTL, CHI, DET | 2013 | 266 | 31 | 113 | 144 | 14 | 3 | 
| 39 | .svg.png)  | Larry Robinson (D) | MTL, LAK | 1995 | 227 | 28 | 116 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 
| 40 |   | Joe Pavelski | SJS, DAL | Eligible 2027 | 201 | 74 | 69 | 143 | 30 | 0 | 
| 41 | .svg.png)  | Ron Francis | HFD, PIT, CAR, TOR | 2007 | 171 | 46 | 97 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 
| 42 | .svg.png)  | Corey Perry | ANA, DAL, MTL, TBL, EDM | Still active | 237 | 64 | 77 | 141 | 24 | 1 | 
| 43 |   | Leon Draisaitl | EDM | Still active | 96 | 52 | 89 | 141 | 22 | 1 | 
| 44 | .svg.png)  | Jacques Lemaire | MTL | 1984 | 145 | 61 | 78 | 139 | 19 | 1 | 
| 45 |   | Patrick Kane | CHI, NYR | Still active | 143 | 53 | 85 | 138 | 8 | 1 | 
| 46 | .svg.png)  | Phil Esposito | CHI, BOS, NYR | 1984 | 130 | 61 | 76 | 137 | 22 | 0 | 
| 47 | .svg.png)  | Brendan Shanahan | NJD, STL, DET, NYR | 2013 | 184 | 60 | 74 | 134 | 19 | 1 | 
| 48 | .svg.png)  | Guy Lafleur | MTL, NYR | 1988 | 128 | 58 | 76 | 134 | 15 | 0 | 
| 49 | .svg.png)  | Joe Thornton | BOS, SJS, TOR, FLA | 2025 | 187 | 32 | 102 | 134 | 11 | 0 | 
| 50 |   | Esa Tikkanen | EDM, NYR, STL, VAN, WSH | — | 186 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 19 | 3 | 
| 51 | .svg.png)  | Steve Larmer | CHI, NYR | — | 140 | 56 | 75 | 131 | 21 | 3 | 
| 52 | .svg.png)  | Bobby Hull | CHI, HFD | 1983 | 119 | 62 | 67 | 129 | 24 | 2 | 
| 53 | .svg.png)  | Henri Richard | MTL | 1979 | 180 | 49 | 80 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 
| 54 | .svg.png)  | Patrice Bergeron | BOS | Eligible 2026 | 170 | 50 | 78 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 
| 55 |   | David Krejčí | BOS | — | 160 | 43 | 85 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 
| 56 | .svg.png)  | Patrick Marleau | SJS, TOR, PIT | — | 195 | 72 | 55 | 127 | 24 | 4 | 
| 57 | .svg.png)  | Yvan Cournoyer | MTL | 1982 | 147 | 64 | 63 | 127 | 20 | 0 | 
| 58 | .svg.png)  | Luc Robitaille | LAK, PIT, NYR, DET | 2009 | 159 | 58 | 69 | 127 | 15 | 0 | 
| 59 | .svg.png)  | Maurice Richard | MTL | 1961 | 132 | 82 | 44 | 126 | 16 | 0 | 
| 60 | .svg.png)  | Nathan MacKinnon | COL | Still active | 95 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 17 | 0 | 
| 61 |   | Patrik Eliáš | NJD | — | 162 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 21 | 2 | 
| 62 | .svg.png)  | Brad Park | NYR, BOS, DET | 1988 | 161 | 35 | 90 | 125 | 13 | 1 | 
| 63 |   | Mikko Rantanen | COL, DAL | Still active | 99 | 43 | 80 | 123 | 13 | 0 | 
| 64 |   | Jeremy Roenick | CHI, PHX, PHI, SJS | 2024 | 154 | 53 | 69 | 122 | 17 | 2 | 
| 65 | .svg.png)  | Brian Bellows | MNS, MTL, TBL, ANA, WSH | — | 143 | 51 | 71 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 
| 66 | .svg.png)  | Chris Pronger | STL, EDM, ANA, PHI | 2015 | 173 | 26 | 95 | 121 | 13 | 0 | 
| 67 |   | Henrik Zetterberg | DET | — | 137 | 57 | 63 | 120 | 21 | 2 | 
| 68 | .svg.png)  | Ken Linseman | PHI, EDM, BOS | — | 113 | 43 | 77 | 120 | 9 | 2 | 
| 69 | .svg.png)  | Ryan Getzlaf | ANA | — | 125 | 37 | 83 | 120 | 15 | 2 | 
| 70 |   | Victor Hedman (D) | TBL | — | 170 | 23 | 97 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 
| 71 | .svg.png)  | Jonathan Toews | CHI | Still active | 137 | 45 | 74 | 119 | 19 | 3 | 
| 72 | .svg.png)  | Bobby Clarke | PHI | 1987 | 136 | 42 | 77 | 119 | 15 | 3 | 
| 73 | .svg.png)  | Dino Ciccarelli | MNS, WSH, DET | 2010 | 141 | 73 | 45 | 118 | 34 | 0 | 
| 74 | .svg.png)  | Bernie Geoffrion | MTL, NYR | 1972 | 132 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 20 | 0 | 
| 75 | .svg.png)  | Frank Mahovlich | TOR, DET, MTL | 1981 | 137 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 12 | 1 | 
| 76 | .svg.png)  | Dale Hunter | QUE, WSH, COL | — | 186 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 13 | 2 | 
| 77 | .svg.png)  | Scott Stevens | WSH, STL, NJD | 2007 | 233 | 26 | 92 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 
| 78 |   | Sergei Zubov | NYR, PIT, DAL | 2019 | 164 | 24 | 93 | 117 | 13 | 1 | 
| 79 | .svg.png)  | Joe Nieuwendyk | CGY, DAL, NJD, TOR | 2011 | 158 | 66 | 50 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 
| 80 | .svg.png)  | Daniel Brière | PHX, BUF, PHI, MTL | — | 124 | 53 | 63 | 116 | 21 | 0 | 
| 81 | .svg.png)  | John Tonelli | NYI, CGY, LAK | — | 172 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 
| 82 | .svg.png)  | Bernie Nicholls | LAK, NYR, EDM, NJD, CHI, SJS | — | 118 | 42 | 72 | 114 | 16 | 1 | 
| 83 |   | Nicklas Bäckström | WSH | Still active | 139 | 38 | 76 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 
| 84 |   | Pavel Datsyuk | DET | 2024 | 157 | 42 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 
| 85 | .svg.png)  | Rick Tocchet | PHI, PIT, BOS, PHX | — | 145 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 16 | 1 | 
| 86 | .svg.png)  | Rod Brind'Amour | STL, PHI, CAR | — | 159 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 17 | 4 | 
| 87 | .svg.png)  | Dickie Moore | MTL, TOR, STL | 1974 | 135 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 
| 88 |   | Craig Janney | BOS, STL, SJS, WIN, PHX | — | 120 | 24 | 86 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 
| 89 | .svg.png)  | Geoff Courtnall | BOS, EDM, WSH, VAN, STL | — | 156 | 39 | 70 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 
| 90 | .svg.png)  | Bill Barber | PHI | 1990 | 129 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 9 | 5 | 
| 91 | .svg.png)  | Rick MacLeish | PHI, PIT, DET | — | 114 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 21 | 0 | 
| 92 | .svg.png)  | Steve Thomas | TOR, CHI, NYI, NJD, ANA, DET | — | 174 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 
| 93 |   | Joe Mullen | STL, CGY, PIT | 2000 | 143 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 
| 94 |   | Kevin Stevens | PIT | — | 103 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 
| 95 | .svg.png)  | Brad Richards | TBL, DAL, NYR, CHI, DET | — | 146 | 37 | 68 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 
| 96 |     .svg.png)  | Peter Stastny | QUE, NJD, STL | 1998 | 93 | 33 | 72 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 
| 97 | .svg.png)  | Vincent Damphousse | TOR, EDM, MTL, SJS | — | 140 | 41 | 63 | 104 | 13 | 4 | 
| 98 | .svg.png)  | Alex Delvecchio | DET | 1977 | 121 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 
| 99 |   | Ondřej Palát | TBL, NJD | — | 155 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 11 | 1 | 
| 100 | .svg.png)  | Johnny Bucyk | DET, BOS | 1981 | 124 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 16 | 0 | 
| 101 | .svg.png)  | Gilbert Perreault | BUF | 1990 | 90 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 
| 102 | .svg.png)  | Justin Williams | PHI, CAR, LAK, WSH | — | 162 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 6 | 1 | 
| 103 | .svg.png)  | Steven Stamkos | TBL | Still active | 128 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 20 | 0 | 
| 104 | .svg.png)  | Logan Couture | SJS | — | 116 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 
| 105 | .svg.png)  | Bernie Federko | STL | 2002 | 91 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 13 | 0 | 
| 106 |   | Scott Gomez | NJD, NYR, MTL, SJS | — | 149 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 
| 107 |   | Daniel Alfredsson | OTT, DET | 2022 | 124 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 25 | 3 | 
| 108 | .svg.png)  | Rick Middleton | NYR, BOS | — | 114 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 9 | 3 | 
| 109 |   | Alexei Kovalev | NYR, PIT, MTL | — | 123 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 
| 110 |   | Brian Rafalski (D) | NJD, DET | — | 165 | 29 | 71 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 
Point average leaders
As of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, 38 players have averaged a point per playoff game.[2]
| Rank | Player | Postseason tenure | PTS/G | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1979–1999 | 1.837 | 
| 2 | Mario Lemieux | 1984–2006 | 1.607 | 
| 3 | Connor McDavid | 2015–2025 | 1.563 | 
| 4 | Barry Pederson | 1980–1992 | 1.529 | 
| 5 | Leon Draisaitl | 2014–2025 | 1.469 | 
| 6 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013–2025 | 1.316 | 
| 7 | Mark Messier | 1979–2004 | 1.250 | 
| 8 | Bobby Orr | 1966–1979 | 1.243 | 
| 9 | Mikko Rantanen | 2015–2025 | 1.242 | 
| 10 | Mike Bossy | 1977–1987 | 1.240 | 
| 11 | Jari Kurri | 1980–1998 | 1.165 | 
| 12 | Gilbert Perreault | 1970–1987 | 1.144 | 
| 13 | Peter Forsberg | 1994–2011 | 1.132 | 
| 14 | Peter Šťastný | 1980–1995 | 1.129 | 
| 15 | Nikita Kucherov | 2013–2025 | 1.125 | 
| 16 | Sidney Crosby | 2005–2025 | 1.117 | 
| 17 | Bernie Federko | 1976–1090 | 1.110 | 
| 18 | Pavel Bure | 1991–2003 | 1.094 | 
| 19 | Joe Sakic | 1988–2009 | 1.093 | 
| 20 | Jean Béliveau | 1950–1971 | 1.086 | 
| 21 | Bobby Hull | 1957–1980 | 1.084 | 
| 22. | Evan Bouchard | 2018–2025 | 1.080 | 
| 23 | Cale Makar | 2019–2025 | 1.076 | 
| 24 | Eric Lindros | 1992–2007 | 1.075 | 
| 25 | Toe Blake | 1934–1948 | 1.069 | 
| 26 | Ken Linseman | 1978–1992 | 1.062 | 
| 27 | Phil Esposito | 1963–1981 | 1.054 | 
| 28 | Guy Lafleur | 1971–1991 | 1.047 | 
| 29 | Denis Savard | 1980–1997 | 1.036 | 
| 30 | Doug Gilmour | 1983–2003 | 1.033 | 
| 31 | Kevin Stevens | 1987–2002 | 1.029 | 
| 32 | Theo Fleury | 1988–2003 | 1.026 | 
| 33 | Brian Leetch | 1987–2006 | 1.021 | 
| 34 | Dale Hawerchuk | 1981–1997 | 1.021 | 
| 35 | Gordie Howe | 1946–1980 | 1.019 | 
| 36 | Evgeni Malkin | 2006–2025 | 1.017 | 
| 37 | Craig Simpson | 1985–1995 | 1.015 | 
| 38 | Paul Coffey | 1980–2001 | 1.010 | 
References
- ^ "NHL Statistics, Career Points". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "NHL Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Games". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
Notes
- ^ Teams included for a player only for when they recorded a playoff point for that team. For example, Mark Messier played professionally for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and the Vancouver Canucks, but as he did not record a playoff point for Vancouver, they are not listed in his category.