List of NHL players with 1,000 points


The List of National Hockey League players with 1,000 points is a list of the individual players who have scored at least 1,000 regular season points during their career in the NHL. A point in the NHL is awarded to a player for scoring a goal or to the player that assists a player to score the goal; a maximum of two assists can be awarded per goal.
As of the season — the 102nd regular season of play of the NHL — 90 different ice hockey players have scored at least 1,000 regular season points in their NHL career.
A 1,000-point career was first achieved in the 44th year of the NHL, when Gordie Howe scored his 1,000th point in his 938th game. The first defenceman to reach 1,000 points was Denis Potvin, playing in his 987th game during the 70th year of the NHL.
The most recent player to reach 1,000 points was Patrick Kane, on January 19, 2020.

Season achievements

The 1997–98 NHL season saw the largest number of players achieve their 1,000th point. A total of five players scored their 1,000th point in the season.
Beginning with Gordie Howe's achievement in, and ignoring the cancelled season of, there have been 16 seasons in which no player happened to score their 1,000th career point. Of these 16, there were six seasons between Gordie Howe and the second player, Jean Beliveau, to make it to the 1,000-point mark.

Player achievements

The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark was 424, set by Wayne Gretzky. Second quickest was Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 513th game. In a sense, Gretzky was the fastest and the second fastest, as he scored his second 1,000 points only 433 games after scoring his first 1,000 points. Of the eight defenseman to score 1,000 points, the fewest NHL games required was 770, set by Paul Coffey.
Of the 90 players to score at least 1,000 points in their career, 55 reached the mark in fewer than 1,000 career games played.
Dave Andreychuk came closest to the statistical coincidence of scoring 1,000 points in exactly 1,000 games, scoring his 1,000th point in the 998th game he played.
Of those on the list, Brian Propp came closest to 'not' achieving 1,000 points — reaching the mark with only eight games remaining in his final NHL season. Lanny McDonald scored his 1,000th point with only ten games remaining in his final season.
Thirteen players could have made the list on assists alone. Wayne Gretzky, Ron Francis, Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Steve Yzerman, Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Joe Thornton have had at least 1,000 regular season assists in their NHL careers.

Team achievements

A total of 23 different NHL franchises have had a player score their 1,000th point while playing for the franchise. Including three franchises that have changed cities, there have been 26 different teams that have celebrated a player's 1,000th point.
Seven players scored their 1,000th point while playing for the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, and six have done so with the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Only three times have multiple players reached 1,000 points on the same team in the same season. The Washington Capitals had three teammates score their career 1,000th point during the season—Adam Oates, Phil Housley and Dale Hunter. The Toronto Maple Leafs had two teammates, Doug Gilmour and Larry Murphy, achieve the mark during the season. The Ottawa Senators had two teammates, Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Kovalev, reach the mark during the season.

1,000-point scorers

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Order reaching milestoneNational TeamPlayerTeamHHOFGame no.DateGPGAPts
18Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings		1999424
857†		19 dec 1984
26 oct 1990
1,4878941,9632,857
59Pittsburgh PenguinsStill active 76330 dec 20001,7337661,1551,921
28Edmonton Oilers200782213 jan 19911,7566941,1931,887
1Detroit Red Wings197293827 nov 19601,7678011,0491,850
38Pittsburgh Penguins200789328 oct 19931,7315491,2491,798
13Los Angeles Kings19927407 jan 19811,3487311,0401,771
37Detroit Red Wings200973724 feb 19931,5146921,0631,755
35Pittsburgh Penguins199751324 mar 19929156901,0331,723
56Colorado Avalanche201281027 dec 19991,3786251,0161,641
10Boston Bruins198474515 feb 19741,2827178731,590
34 Boston Bruins200493329 feb 19921,6124101,1691,579
60Philadelphia Flyers201792013 mar 20011,6525779561,533
27 Pittsburgh Penguins200477022 dec 19901,4093961,1351,531
78San Jose SharksStill active9948 apr 20111,6364201,0891,509
6Chicago Black Hawks198392415 oct 19721,3945419261,467
70Mighty Ducks of Anaheim201792830 jan 20061,4516847731,457
19New York Islanders199772629 jan 19851,2795249011,425
47Washington Capitals20128308 oct 19971,3373411,0791,420
44Toronto Maple Leafs201193523 dec 19951,4744509641,414
31Buffalo Sabres20017818 mar 19911,1885188911,409
25Edmonton Oilers20017162 jan 19901,2516017971,398
51Los Angeles Kings200988229 jan 19981,4316687261,394
53 Dallas Stars200981514 nov 19981,2697416501,391
64Dallas Stars201496515 nov 20021,4995618131,374
7Boston Bruins19811,1449 nov 19721,5405568131,369
62Detroit Red Wings20131,07312 jan 20021,5246566981,354
14Montreal Canadiens19887204 mar 19811,1265607931,353
66Toronto Maple Leafs201299410 mar 20031,3465647851,349
26Chicago Blackhawks200072711 mar 19901,1964738651,338
46New Jersey Devils20179987 apr 19961,6396406981,338
33New York Rangers20019714 jan 19921,4327086271,335
55St. Louis Blues—8819 oct 19991,2945158121,327
16Buffalo Sabres19908713 apr 19821,1915128141,326
77Calgary Flames20201,1031 apr 20111,5546256751,300
3Detroit Red Wings19771,14316 feb 19691,5494568251,281
84Washington CapitalsStill active88011 Jan 20171,1527065721,278
52 St. Louis Blues20071,0567 apr 19981,4163409341,274
12Boston Bruins19851,0073 apr 19771,2814917761,267
86Pittsburgh PenguinsStill active75716 Feb 20179844628011,263
24 Quebec Nordiques199868219 oct 19899774507891,239
48 Washington Capitals20151,0818 nov 19971,4953388941,232
5Toronto Maple Leafs19821,11316 oct 19711,4104907391,229
2Montreal Canadiens19729113 mar 19681,1255077121,219
45 Toronto Maple Leafs20041,22827 mar 19961,6152889291,217
63Philadelphia Flyers—96130 jan 20021,3635137031,216
15Philadelphia Flyers198792219 mar 19811,1443588521,210
39New Jersey Devils—85813 feb 19941,1274757341,209
58San Jose Sharks—1,09014 oct 20001,3784327731,205
40Detroit Red Wings20109579 mar 19941,2326085921,200
83San Jose SharksStill active1,34921 Nov 20151,7235626261,188
71Carolina Hurricanes—1,2024 nov 20061,4844527321,184
67Mighty Ducks of Anaheim201596514 feb 20041,2484836961,179
4Chicago Black Hawks19839091 dec 19701,0636105601,170
75Ottawa Senators—1,00922 oct 20101,2464447131,157
30Chicago Blackhawks199887823 feb 19911,0895486051,153
74 Detroit Red Wings20151,33615 oct 20091,5642648781,142
80Chicago Blackhawks20201,10030 oct 20141,3095256091,134
22St. Louis Blues200285519 mar 19881,0003697611,130
20New York Islanders199165624 jan 19867525735531,126
65New Jersey Devils20111,09423 feb 20031,2575645621,126
17Philadelphia Flyers198992720 jan 19831,0964846371,121
8Montreal Canadiens19811,09017 feb 19731,1815335701,103
36Toronto Maple Leafs200895422 feb 19931,1294986011,099
61New York Rangers—96029 oct 20011,0844556331,088
88Pittsburgh PenguinsStill active84812 Mar 20199074166601,076
85Vancouver CanucksEligible 20211,21320 jan 20171,3302408301,070
29Los Angeles Kings—9305 feb 19911,1114316381,069
72St. Louis Blues—1,07730 nov 20081,2015385271,065
79Phoenix Coyotes—1,22631 mar 20121,3303856791,064
42Pittsburgh Penguins20009357 feb 19951,0625025611,063
57Detroit Red Wings—1,27527 feb 20001,4245225401,062
21 New York Islanders19919874 apr 19871,0603107421,052
9Montreal Canadiens19791,19420 dec 19731,2563586881,046
87Vancouver CanucksEligible 20211,25130 nov 20171,3063936481,041
32Minnesota North Stars—98630 nov 19911,0773576791,036
73New York Islanders—1,1682 jan 20091,2382787551,033
81New York Rangers20181,08228 nov 20141,1343916421,033
68Toronto Maple Leafs—94615 mar 20049904735591,032
76Ottawa Senators—1,24922 nov 20101,3164305991,029
69 Boston Bruins20091,15118 oct 20051,2052477811,028
82New Jersey Devils—1,1876 jan 20151,2404086171,025
90Chicago BlackhawksStill active95319 jan 20209733896331,022
54Washington Capitals—1,1472 jan 19991,1884855371,022
89Minnesota WildStill active1,20815 dec 20191,2404365851,021
11New York Rangers19821,02719 feb 19771,0654066151,021
49Washington Capitals—1,3089 jan 19981,4073236971,020
50New York Rangers200384722 jan 19988654685451,013
43New York Rangers—9838 mar 19951,0064415711,012
23Calgary Flames19921,1017 mar 19891,1115005061,006
41Hartford Whalers—1,00819 mar 19941,0164255791,004

The following players are within 100 points of reaching 1,000 career points, as of March 12, 2020.
PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Ryan GetzlafAnaheim Ducks1,053274691965
Anze KopitarLos Angeles Kings1,073333617950
Jason SpezzaToronto Maple Leafs1,123341599940
Nicklas BackstromWashington Capitals956243684927

Retired players within 100 points

These are players who are now retired that came within 100 points of reaching 1,000 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.
PlayerTeamFinal seasonHHOFGPGAPts
Paul KariyaAnaheim Ducks2017989402587989
Rick MiddletonBoston Bruins—1,005448540988
Dave KeonToronto Maple Leafs19861,296396590986
Andy BathgateNew York Rangers19781,069349624973
Shane DoanArizona CoyotesEligible 20201,540402570972
Maurice RichardMontreal Canadiens1961978544421965
Henrik ZetterbergDetroit Red WingsEligible 20211,082337623960
Kirk MullerNew Jersey Devils—1,349357602959
Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens19951,384208750958
Rick TocchetPhiladelphia Flyers—1,144440512952
Vincent LecavalierTampa Bay Lightning—1,212421528949
Chris Chelios Chicago Blackhawks20131,651185763948
Jason ArnottNew Jersey Devils—1,244417521938
Steve ThomasToronto Maple Leafs—1,235421512933
Brad RichardsTampa Bay Lightning—1,126298634932
Neal BrotenMinnesota North Stars—1,099289634923
Pavel DatsyukDetroit Red WingsStill active 953314604918
Bobby Orr Boston Bruins1979657270645915
Gary RobertsCalgary Flames—1,224438472910
Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils20071,635196712908
Tony AmonteChicago Blackhawks—1,174416484900