List of NHL players with 500 goals
The list of NHL players with 500 goals chronologically lists all the players of the National Hockey League, who scored in the course of their careers at least 500 goals in the regular season. Reaching this milestone career is one of the most important milestones in the NHL for players, in addition to reaching the 1,000 -point mark, 800 assists and 300 brand - winning brand for goalkeepers. In another part of the player are listed which are about to be reached.
Since the League was founded in 1917 so far 42 players were able to reach the mark of 500 gates. Yellow -backed players are active during the current season in the NHL. The statistics of the currently active players are still on the level at the end of the regular season 2012/13.
Legend
- Pos: Specifies the order of the players again. This is determined by the date of reaching the milestone. At the same date, the number of games played so far is compared.
- Name: Lists the name of the player.
- Country: Displays the flag of the country, had the nationality of the players.
- Career game: Reports the number of games that require the player to achieve 500 goals.
- Team: Lists the name of the team for which the player aground when he scored his 500th goal.
- Date: Denotes the date on which the player scored his 500th goal.
- Sp: Reports the number of games that are played, the player in his entire NHL career.
- T: Reports the number of gates, realized by the players in his entire NHL career.
Players with 500 goals
A total of 42 players have been able to reach or surpass the mark of 500 gates. As the first ever this was achieved the Canadian Maurice Richard on October 19, 1957. Scored four and a half years later with compatriot Richard Gordie Howe the second player his 500th goal. In the following years more and more players came to their 500th goal as players disputed with the expansion of the National Hockey League also more games. Wayne Gretzky reached the mark in a record time of 575 games, followed closely by Mario Lemieux, who needed 30 games more.
Of the 42 players who have reached the milestone so far, 33 are Canadian citizens. The Original Six franchise in the Detroit Red Wings poses with five players who have achieved the milestone in the jersey of the team, most of the players.