NHL's 100 Greatest Players
These are the top 100 players in NHL history, as of 2017, as voted on by a panel commissioned by the NHL for its centennial celebration.
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Name | From | To | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | GP | W | L | T/O | SV% | GAA | OPS | DPS | GPS | PS |
Sid Abel | 1939 | 1954 | 612 | 188 | 284 | 472 | 376 | 37.8 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 49.4 | |||||||
Syl Apps | 1937 | 1948 | 423 | 201 | 231 | 432 | 56 | 44.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 52.5 | |||||||
Andy Bathgate | 1953 | 1971 | 1069 | 349 | 624 | 973 | -60 | 624 | 79.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 91.8 | ||||||
Jean Béliveau | 1951 | 1971 | 1125 | 507 | 712 | 1219 | 117 | 1033 | 116.8 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 138.1 | ||||||
Max Bentley | 1941 | 1954 | 646 | 245 | 299 | 544 | 177 | 46.6 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 56.6 | |||||||
Toe Blake | 1935 | 1948 | 577 | 235 | 294 | 529 | 282 | 42.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 52.6 | |||||||
Mike Bossy | 1978 | 1987 | 752 | 573 | 553 | 1126 | 380 | 210 | 93.1 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 110.9 | ||||||
Ray Bourque | 1980 | 2001 | 1612 | 410 | 1169 | 1579 | 527 | 1141 | 123.8 | 118.9 | 0.0 | 242.7 | ||||||
Johnny Bower | 1954 | 1970 | 552 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 552 | 250 | 192 | 90 | .922 | 2.51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 104.3 | 104.3 |
Turk Broda | 1937 | 1952 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 629 | 304 | 222 | 102 | 2.53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 120.4 | 120.4 | ||
Martin Brodeur | 1992 | 2015 | 1266 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 122 | 1266 | 691 | 397 | 154 | .912 | 2.24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 207.0 | 207.0 |
Johnny Bucyk | 1956 | 1978 | 1540 | 556 | 813 | 1369 | -7 | 493 | 104.0 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 122.4 | ||||||
Pavel Bure | 1992 | 2003 | 702 | 437 | 342 | 779 | 42 | 484 | 80.1 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 93.1 | ||||||
Chris Chelios | 1984 | 2010 | 1651 | 185 | 763 | 948 | 351 | 2891 | 59.8 | 108.7 | 0.0 | 168.5 | ||||||
King Clancy | 1922 | 1937 | 592 | 137 | 150 | 287 | 914 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 45.2 | 59.0 | -0.1 | 104.1 | ||
Bobby Clarke | 1970 | 1984 | 1144 | 358 | 852 | 1210 | 507 | 1453 | 79.3 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 106.1 | ||||||
Paul Coffey | 1981 | 2001 | 1409 | 396 | 1135 | 1531 | 298 | 1802 | 117.0 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 185.7 | ||||||
Charlie Conacher | 1930 | 1941 | 461 | 224 | 172 | 396 | 523 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.4 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 66.5 | ||
Yvan Cournoyer | 1964 | 1979 | 968 | 428 | 435 | 863 | 254 | 233 | 72.6 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 91.3 | ||||||
Sidney Crosby | 2006 | 2025 | 1292 | 599 | 1016 | 1615 | 212 | 831 | 156.2 | 37.1 | 0.0 | 193.3 | ||||||
Pavel Datsyuk | 2002 | 2016 | 953 | 314 | 604 | 918 | 249 | 228 | 82.1 | 29.1 | 0.0 | 111.2 | ||||||
Alex Delvecchio | 1951 | 1974 | 1550 | 456 | 825 | 1281 | 24 | 383 | 98.7 | 24.8 | 0.0 | 123.5 | ||||||
Marcel Dionne | 1972 | 1989 | 1348 | 731 | 1040 | 1771 | 27 | 600 | 135.9 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 155.5 | ||||||
Ken Dryden | 1971 | 1979 | 397 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 397 | 258 | 57 | 74 | .922 | 2.24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 98.6 | 98.6 |
Bill Durnan | 1944 | 1950 | 383 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 383 | 208 | 112 | 62 | 2.36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 90.7 | 90.7 | ||
Phil Esposito | 1964 | 1981 | 1282 | 717 | 873 | 1590 | 252 | 910 | 142.9 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 163.7 | ||||||
Tony Esposito | 1969 | 1984 | 886 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 886 | 423 | 306 | 152 | .906 | 2.93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 178.7 | 178.7 |
Sergei Fedorov | 1991 | 2009 | 1248 | 483 | 696 | 1179 | 261 | 839 | 96.0 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 125.6 | ||||||
Peter Forsberg | 1995 | 2011 | 708 | 249 | 636 | 885 | 238 | 690 | 77.4 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 98.0 | ||||||
Ron Francis | 1982 | 2004 | 1731 | 549 | 1249 | 1798 | -18 | 977 | 121.0 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 149.3 | ||||||
Grant Fuhr | 1982 | 2000 | 868 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 120 | 868 | 403 | 295 | 114 | .887 | 3.38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 128.6 | 128.6 |
Bob Gainey | 1974 | 1989 | 1160 | 239 | 262 | 501 | 201 | 585 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 26.9 | ||||||
Mike Gartner | 1980 | 1998 | 1432 | 708 | 627 | 1335 | 68 | 1159 | 100.1 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 121.8 | ||||||
Bernie Geoffrion | 1951 | 1968 | 883 | 393 | 429 | 822 | 39 | 683 | 81.3 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 97.5 | ||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 1980 | 1999 | 1487 | 894 | 1963 | 2857 | 520 | 577 | 223.9 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 251.0 | ||||||
Glenn Hall | 1953 | 1971 | 906 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 906 | 407 | 326 | 164 | .918 | 2.50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 177.6 | 177.6 |
Doug Harvey | 1948 | 1969 | 1113 | 88 | 452 | 540 | 46 | 1225 | 42.9 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 123.2 | ||||||
Dominik Hašek | 1991 | 2008 | 735 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 170 | 735 | 389 | 223 | 95 | .922 | 2.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 156.8 | 156.8 |
Tim Horton | 1950 | 1974 | 1445 | 115 | 403 | 518 | 191 | 1611 | 33.7 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 131.7 | ||||||
Gordie Howe | 1947 | 1980 | 1767 | 801 | 1049 | 1850 | 160 | 1685 | 186.6 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 217.1 | ||||||
Bobby Hull | 1958 | 1980 | 1063 | 610 | 560 | 1170 | 249 | 634 | 116.0 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 136.3 | ||||||
Brett Hull | 1987 | 2006 | 1269 | 741 | 650 | 1391 | 23 | 458 | 134.3 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 154.6 | ||||||
Jaromír Jágr | 1991 | 2018 | 1733 | 766 | 1155 | 1921 | 322 | 1167 | 174.9 | 42.2 | 0.0 | 217.1 | ||||||
Patrick Kane | 2008 | 2025 | 1247 | 474 | 820 | 1294 | 11 | 446 | 116.6 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 144.3 | ||||||
Duncan Keith | 2006 | 2022 | 1256 | 106 | 540 | 646 | 159 | 675 | 43.6 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 117.0 | ||||||
Red Kelly | 1948 | 1967 | 1316 | 281 | 542 | 823 | 50 | 327 | 76.1 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 146.3 | ||||||
Ted Kennedy | 1943 | 1957 | 696 | 230 | 330 | 560 | 432 | 46.2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 59.4 | |||||||
Dave Keon | 1961 | 1982 | 1296 | 396 | 590 | 986 | 61 | 117 | 66.9 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 86.5 | ||||||
Jari Kurri | 1981 | 1998 | 1251 | 601 | 797 | 1398 | 304 | 545 | 98.7 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 117.4 | ||||||
Elmer Lach | 1941 | 1954 | 664 | 215 | 408 | 623 | 478 | 47.7 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 61.0 | |||||||
Guy Lafleur | 1972 | 1991 | 1126 | 560 | 793 | 1353 | 446 | 399 | 106.0 | 24.6 | 0.0 | 130.5 | ||||||
Pat LaFontaine | 1984 | 1998 | 865 | 468 | 545 | 1013 | -6 | 552 | 82.1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 92.8 | ||||||
Brian Leetch | 1988 | 2006 | 1205 | 247 | 781 | 1028 | 25 | 571 | 86.2 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 146.6 | ||||||
Jacques Lemaire | 1968 | 1979 | 853 | 366 | 469 | 835 | 344 | 217 | 68.1 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 86.6 | ||||||
Mario Lemieux | 1985 | 2006 | 915 | 690 | 1033 | 1723 | 114 | 834 | 152.4 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 167.9 | ||||||
Nicklas Lidström | 1992 | 2012 | 1564 | 264 | 878 | 1142 | 450 | 514 | 98.1 | 113.6 | 0.0 | 211.8 | ||||||
Eric Lindros | 1993 | 2007 | 760 | 372 | 493 | 865 | 215 | 1398 | 81.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 101.6 | ||||||
Ted Lindsay | 1945 | 1965 | 1068 | 379 | 472 | 851 | 9 | 1808 | 80.6 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 100.2 | ||||||
Al MacInnis | 1982 | 2004 | 1416 | 340 | 934 | 1274 | 371 | 1511 | 104.3 | 90.7 | 0.0 | 195.0 | ||||||
Frank Mahovlich | 1957 | 1974 | 1181 | 533 | 570 | 1103 | 266 | 1054 | 99.5 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 121.7 | ||||||
Mark Messier | 1980 | 2004 | 1756 | 694 | 1193 | 1887 | 211 | 1912 | 135.6 | 24.8 | 0.0 | 160.4 | ||||||
Stan Mikita | 1959 | 1980 | 1396 | 541 | 926 | 1467 | 329 | 1264 | 117.1 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 143.5 | ||||||
Mike Modano | 1990 | 2011 | 1499 | 561 | 813 | 1374 | 114 | 926 | 110.5 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 144.9 | ||||||
Dickie Moore | 1952 | 1968 | 719 | 261 | 346 | 607 | 63 | 646 | 51.9 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 65.2 | ||||||
Howie Morenz | 1924 | 1937 | 550 | 271 | 205 | 476 | 560 | 87.2 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 100.6 | |||||||
Scott Niedermayer | 1992 | 2010 | 1263 | 172 | 568 | 740 | 167 | 784 | 58.9 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 141.0 | ||||||
Joe Nieuwendyk | 1987 | 2007 | 1257 | 564 | 562 | 1126 | 155 | 677 | 98.2 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 120.0 | ||||||
Adam Oates | 1986 | 2004 | 1337 | 341 | 1079 | 1420 | 33 | 415 | 94.4 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 117.0 | ||||||
Bobby Orr | 1967 | 1979 | 657 | 270 | 645 | 915 | 582 | 953 | 90.1 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 150.9 | ||||||
Alex Ovechkin | 2006 | 2025 | 1443 | 866 | 707 | 1573 | 58 | 823 | 174.4 | 33.2 | 0.0 | 207.5 | ||||||
Bernie Parent | 1966 | 1979 | 608 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 116 | 608 | 271 | 198 | 119 | .915 | 2.55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 124.9 | 124.9 |
Brad Park | 1969 | 1985 | 1113 | 213 | 683 | 896 | 363 | 1429 | 66.3 | 77.2 | 0.0 | 143.5 | ||||||
Gilbert Perreault | 1971 | 1987 | 1191 | 512 | 814 | 1326 | 41 | 500 | 96.0 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 113.3 | ||||||
Jacques Plante | 1953 | 1973 | 837 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 837 | 437 | 246 | 145 | .920 | 2.38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 173.7 | 173.7 |
Denis Potvin | 1974 | 1988 | 1060 | 310 | 742 | 1052 | 456 | 1356 | 81.4 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 160.7 | ||||||
Chris Pronger | 1994 | 2012 | 1167 | 157 | 541 | 698 | 183 | 1590 | 55.7 | 83.7 | 0.0 | 139.4 | ||||||
Jean Ratelle | 1961 | 1981 | 1280 | 491 | 776 | 1267 | 236 | 276 | 94.8 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 118.9 | ||||||
Henri Richard | 1956 | 1975 | 1258 | 358 | 688 | 1046 | 243 | 932 | 75.5 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 98.7 | ||||||
Maurice Richard | 1943 | 1960 | 978 | 544 | 422 | 966 | 18 | 1287 | 105.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 125.3 | ||||||
Larry Robinson | 1973 | 1992 | 1384 | 208 | 750 | 958 | 722 | 793 | 60.5 | 109.0 | 0.0 | 169.5 | ||||||
Luc Robitaille | 1987 | 2006 | 1431 | 668 | 726 | 1394 | 71 | 1177 | 118.5 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 138.6 | ||||||
Patrick Roy | 1985 | 2003 | 1029 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 262 | 1029 | 551 | 315 | 131 | .910 | 2.54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 198.3 | 198.3 |
Joe Sakic | 1989 | 2009 | 1378 | 625 | 1016 | 1641 | 30 | 614 | 141.7 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 167.8 | ||||||
Börje Salming | 1974 | 1990 | 1148 | 150 | 637 | 787 | 170 | 1344 | 48.9 | 63.9 | 0.0 | 112.8 | ||||||
Denis Savard | 1981 | 1997 | 1196 | 473 | 865 | 1338 | 103 | 1336 | 87.4 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 105.2 | ||||||
Serge Savard | 1967 | 1983 | 1040 | 106 | 333 | 439 | 462 | 590 | 24.7 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 102.5 | ||||||
Terry Sawchuk | 1950 | 1970 | 971 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 225 | 971 | 445 | 336 | 171 | .907 | 2.50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 179.0 | 179.0 |
Milt Schmidt | 1937 | 1955 | 776 | 229 | 346 | 575 | 466 | 50.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 63.3 | |||||||
Teemu Selänne | 1993 | 2014 | 1451 | 684 | 773 | 1457 | 95 | 660 | 142.9 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 172.3 | ||||||
Brendan Shanahan | 1988 | 2009 | 1524 | 656 | 698 | 1354 | 151 | 2489 | 118.4 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 148.0 | ||||||
Eddie Shore | 1927 | 1940 | 551 | 105 | 179 | 284 | 1099 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 98.4 | |||||||
Darryl Sittler | 1971 | 1985 | 1096 | 484 | 637 | 1121 | 57 | 948 | 81.0 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 95.9 | ||||||
Billy Smith | 1972 | 1989 | 679 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 475 | 679 | 305 | 233 | 105 | .895 | 3.18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 124.1 | 124.1 |
Peter Šťastný | 1981 | 1995 | 977 | 450 | 789 | 1239 | -15 | 824 | 82.1 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 94.1 | ||||||
Scott Stevens | 1983 | 2004 | 1635 | 196 | 712 | 908 | 395 | 2785 | 54.1 | 115.6 | 0.0 | 169.7 | ||||||
Mats Sundin | 1991 | 2009 | 1346 | 564 | 785 | 1349 | 73 | 1093 | 120.2 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 144.4 | ||||||
Jonathan Toews | 2008 | 2023 | 1067 | 372 | 511 | 883 | 148 | 607 | 75.7 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 103.6 | ||||||
Bryan Trottier | 1976 | 1994 | 1279 | 524 | 901 | 1425 | 449 | 912 | 94.1 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 120.2 | ||||||
Georges Vezina | 1918 | 1926 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 103 | 81 | 5 | 3.28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.8 | 38.8 | ||
Steve Yzerman | 1984 | 2006 | 1514 | 692 | 1063 | 1755 | 184 | 924 | 139.4 | 27.2 | 0.0 | 166.6 |
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