As of completion of the 2022–23 season – the 105th regular season of play of the National Hockey League (NHL) – 98 different ice hockey players have scored at least 1,000 regular season points in their NHL career. All players who reach this mark receive the NHL Milestone Award; the award was introduced in 1982, and all who achieved the accomplishment prior to then were also granted the award.[1]

A 1,000-point career was first achieved in the 44th year of the NHL (1960–61), when Gordie Howe scored his 1,000th point in his 938th game. The first (of only eight) defenceman to reach 1,000 points was Denis Potvin, playing in his 987th game during the 70th year of the NHL (1986–87).

Season achievements

The 1997–98 NHL season saw the largest number of players (six) achieve their 1,000th point. A total of five players scored their 1,000th point in the 1990–91 season.

Beginning with Gordie Howe's achievement in 1960–61, and ignoring the cancelled (lockout) season of 2004–05, 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 (the NHL's only player ever to score 2,000 points in regular-season play) only 433 games after scoring his first 1,000 points. Of the eight defensemen to score 1,000 points, the fewest NHL games required was 770, set by Paul Coffey.

The slowest player to achieve 1,000 points was Patrick Marleau with 1,349 games followed by Nicklas Lidstrom with 1,336.

Of the 98 players to score at least 1,000 points in their career, 56 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 24 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 27 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, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Toronto Maple Leafs, and six have done so with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and New York Rangers.

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 1997–98 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 1995–96 season. The Ottawa Senators had two teammates, Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Kovalev, reach the mark during the 2010–11 season.

1,000-point scorers

Wayne Gretzky is the NHL's all-time leader in points.
Legend
Team – Team for which the player scored 1,000th point
HHOF – Year of membership into the Hockey Hall of Fame (Note: after retirement there is a three year minimum waiting period)
Game No. – Number of career games played when 1,000th point was scored
Date – Date of 1,000th point
GP – Career games played
G – Career goals
A – Career assists
Pts – Career points
(D) – Defenceman
  Active player, in NHL, is highlighted

(Table updated as of the end of the 2022–23 season)

Order reaching milestone National Team Player Team HHOF Game no. Date GP G A Pts[2]
18 Canada Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers

Los Angeles Kings

1999 424

857†

Dec 19, 1984
(1st 1,000 points)

Oct 26, 1990
(2nd 1,000 points)

1,487 894 1,963 2,857
59 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins Still active (ELH) 763 Dec 30, 2000 1,733 766 1,155 1,921
28 Canada Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 2007 822 Jan 13, 1991 1,756 694 1,193 1,887
1 Canada Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 1972 938 Nov 27, 1960 1,767 801 1,049 1,850
38 Canada Ron Francis Pittsburgh Penguins 2007 893 Oct 28, 1993 1,731 549 1,249 1,798
13 Canada Marcel Dionne Los Angeles Kings 1992 740 Jan 7, 1981 1,348 731 1,040 1,771
37 Canada Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 2009 737 Feb 24, 1993 1,514 692 1,063 1,755
35 Canada Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 513 Mar 24, 1992 915 690 1,033 1,723
56 Canada Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 2012 810 Dec 27, 1999 1,378 625 1,016 1,641
10 Canada Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 1984 745 Feb 15, 1974 1,282 717 873 1,590
34 Canada Ray Bourque (D) Boston Bruins 2004 933 Feb 29, 1992 1,612 410 1,169 1,579
78 Canada Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks Eligible 2025 994[3] Apr 8, 2011 1,714 430 1,109 1,539
60 Canada Mark Recchi Philadelphia Flyers 2017 920 Mar 13, 2001 1,652 577 956 1,533
27 Canada Paul Coffey (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 770 Dec 22, 1990 1,409 396 1,135 1,531
86 Canada Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Still active 757[4] Feb 16, 2017 1,190 550 952 1,502
84 Russia Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals Still active 880[5] Jan 11, 2017 1,347 822 663 1,485
6 Canada Slovakia Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 1983 924 Oct 15, 1972 1,396 541 926 1,467
70 Finland Teemu Selanne Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2017 928 Jan 30, 2006 1,451 684 773 1,457
19 Canada Bryan Trottier New York Islanders 1997 726 Jan 29, 1985 1,279 524 901 1,425
47 Canada Adam Oates Washington Capitals 2012 830 Oct 8, 1997 1,337 341 1,079 1,420
44 Canada Doug Gilmour Toronto Maple Leafs 2011 935 Dec 23, 1995 1,474 450 964 1,414
31 Canada Dale Hawerchuk Buffalo Sabres 2001 781 Mar 8, 1991 1,188 518 891 1,409
25 Finland Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 2001 716 Jan 2, 1990 1,251 601 797 1,398
51 Canada Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings 2009 882 Jan 29, 1998 1,431 668 726 1,394
53 Canada United States Brett Hull Dallas Stars 2009 815 Nov 14, 1998 1,269 741 650 1,391
64 United States Mike Modano Dallas Stars 2014 965 Nov 15, 2002 1,499 561 813 1,374
7 Canada Johnny Bucyk Boston Bruins 1981 1,144 Nov 9, 1972 1,540 556 813 1,369
62 Canada Brendan Shanahan Detroit Red Wings 2013 1,073 Jan 12, 2002 1,524 656 698 1,354
14 Canada Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens 1988 720 Mar 4, 1981 1,126 560 793 1,353
66 Sweden Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs 2012 994 Mar 10, 2003 1,346 564 785 1,349
26 Canada Denis Savard Chicago Blackhawks 2000 727 Mar 11, 1990 1,196 473 865 1,338
46 Canada Dave Andreychuk New Jersey Devils 2017 998 Apr 7, 1996 1,639 640 698 1,338
33 Canada Mike Gartner New York Rangers 2001 971 Jan 4, 1992 1,432 708 627 1,335
55 Canada Pierre Turgeon St. Louis Blues 2023 881 Oct 9, 1999 1,294 515 812 1,327
16 Canada Gilbert Perreault Buffalo Sabres 1990 871 Apr 3, 1982 1,191 512 814 1,326
77 Canada Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames 2020 1,103[6] Apr 1, 2011 1,554 625 675 1,300
3 Canada Alex Delvecchio Detroit Red Wings 1977 1,143 Feb 16, 1969 1,550 456 825 1,281
52 Canada Al MacInnis (D) St. Louis Blues 2007 1,056 Apr 7, 1998 1,416 340 934 1,274
12 Canada Jean Ratelle Boston Bruins 1985 1,007 Apr 3, 1977 1,280 491 776 1,267
24 Czechoslovakia Slovakia Canada Peter Stastny Quebec Nordiques 1998 682 Oct 19, 1989 977 450 789 1,239
90 United States Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks Still active 953[7] Jan 19, 2020 1,180 451 786 1,237
48 United States Phil Housley (D) Washington Capitals 2015 1,081 Nov 8, 1997 1,495 338 894 1,232
88 Russia Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Still active 848[8] Mar 12, 2019 1,063 471 758 1,229
5 Canada Norm Ullman Toronto Maple Leafs 1982 1,113 Oct 16, 1971 1,410 490 739 1,229
2 Canada Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 1972 911 Mar 3, 1968 1,125 507 712 1,219
45 Canada Larry Murphy (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 2004 1,228 Mar 27, 1996 1,615 288 929 1,217
63 United States Jeremy Roenick Philadelphia Flyers — 961 Jan 30, 2002 1,363 513 703 1,216
15 Canada Bobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers 1987 922 Mar 19, 1981 1,144 358 852 1,210
39 Canada Bernie Nicholls New Jersey Devils — 858 Feb 13, 1994 1,127 475 734 1,209
58 Canada Vincent Damphousse San Jose Sharks — 1,090 Oct 14, 2000 1,378 432 773 1,205
40 Canada Dino Ciccarelli Detroit Red Wings 2010 957 Mar 9, 1994 1,232 608 592 1,200
83 Canada Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks Eligible 2024 1,349 Nov 21, 2015 1,779 566 631 1,197
71 Canada Rod Brind'Amour Carolina Hurricanes — 1,202 Nov 4, 2006 1,484 452 732 1,184
67 Russia Sergei Fedorov Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2015 965 Feb 14, 2004 1,248 483 696 1,179
4 Canada Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 1983 909 Dec 13, 1970 1,063 610 560 1,170
75 Sweden Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators 2022 1,009 Oct 22, 2010 1,246 444 713 1,157
30 Canada Michel Goulet Chicago Blackhawks 1998 878 Feb 23, 1991 1,089 548 605 1,153
74 Sweden Nicklas Lidstrom (D) Detroit Red Wings 2015 1,336 Oct 15, 2009 1,564 264 878 1,142
91 Slovenia Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Still active 1,124[9] May 5, 2021 1,292 393 748 1,141
80 Slovakia Marian Hossa Chicago Blackhawks 2020 1,100[10] Oct 30, 2014 1,309 525 609 1,134
22 Canada Bernie Federko St. Louis Blues 2002 855 Mar 19, 1988 1,000 369 761 1,130
20 Canada Mike Bossy New York Islanders 1991 656 Jan 24, 1986 752 573 553 1,126
65 Canada Joe Nieuwendyk New Jersey Devils 2011 1,094 Feb 23, 2003 1,257 564 562 1,126
17 Canada Darryl Sittler Philadelphia Flyers 1989 927 Jan 20, 1983 1,096 484 637 1,121
8 Canada Frank Mahovlich Montreal Canadiens 1981 1,090 Feb 17, 1973 1,181 533 570 1,103
36 Canada Glenn Anderson Toronto Maple Leafs 2008 954 Feb 22, 1993 1,129 498 601 1,099
61 Canada Theoren Fleury New York Rangers — 960 Oct 29, 2001 1,084 455 633 1,088
85 Sweden Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks 2022 1,213[11] Jan 20, 2017 1,330 240 830 1,070
29 Canada Dave Taylor Los Angeles Kings — 930 Feb 5, 1991 1,111 431 638 1,069
72 United States Keith Tkachuk St. Louis Blues — 1,077 Nov 30, 2008 1,201 538 527 1,065
79 Canada Ray Whitney Phoenix Coyotes — 1,226[12] Mar 31, 2012 1,330 385 679 1,064
89 Canada Eric Staal Minnesota Wild Still active 1,208[13] Dec 15, 2019 1,365 455 608 1,063
42 United States Joe Mullen Pittsburgh Penguins 2000 935 Feb 7, 1995 1,062 502 561 1,063
57 Canada Pat Verbeek Detroit Red Wings — 1,275 Feb 27, 2000 1,424 522 540 1,062
95 Canada Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Still active 945[14] Dec 1, 2022 1,003 515 541 1,056
21 Canada Denis Potvin (D) New York Islanders 1991 987 Apr 4, 1987 1,060 310 742 1,052
9 Canada Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens 1979 1,194 Dec 20, 1973 1,258 358 688 1,046
87 Sweden Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks 2022 1,251[15] Nov 30, 2017 1,306 393 648 1,041
94 Canada Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Eligible 2026 1,235[16] Nov 21, 2022 1,294 427 613 1,040
32 Canada Bobby Smith Minnesota North Stars — 986 Nov 30, 1991 1,077 357 679 1,036
73 United States Doug Weight New York Islanders — 1,168 Jan 2, 2009 1,238 278 755 1,033
81 Canada Martin St. Louis New York Rangers 2018 1,082[17] Nov 28, 2014 1,134 391 642 1,033
93 Sweden Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals Still active 1,037[18] Mar 9, 2022 1,097 271 761 1,032
68 Russia Alexander Mogilny Toronto Maple Leafs — 946 Mar 15, 2004 990 473 559 1,032
76 Russia Alexei Kovalev Ottawa Senators — 1,249 Nov 22, 2010 1,316 430 599 1,029
69 United States Brian Leetch (D) Boston Bruins 2009 1,151 Oct 18, 2005 1,205 247 781 1,028
82 Czech Republic Patrik Elias New Jersey Devils — 1,187[19] Jan 6, 2015 1,240 408 617 1,025
54 Canada Brian Bellows Washington Capitals — 1,147 Jan 2, 1999 1,188 485 537 1,022
11 Canada Rod Gilbert New York Rangers 1982 1,027 Feb 19, 1977 1,065 406 615 1,021
49 Canada Dale Hunter Washington Capitals — 1,308 Jan 9, 1998 1,407 323 697 1,020
92 Canada Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks Eligible 2025 1,118[20] Nov 16, 2021 1,157 282 737 1,019
50 United States Pat LaFontaine New York Rangers 2003 847 Jan 22, 1998 865 468 545 1,013
43 Canada Steve Larmer New York Rangers — 983 Mar 8, 1995 1,006 441 571 1,012
23 Canada Lanny McDonald Calgary Flames 1992 1,101 Mar 7, 1989 1,111 500 506 1,006
41 Canada Brian Propp Hartford Whalers — 1,008 Mar 19, 1994 1,016 425 579 1,004
96 Canada Claude Giroux Ottawa Senators Still active 1,099 Apr 10, 2023 1,100 329 673 1,002
97 United States Joe Pavelski Dallas Stars Still active 1,248 Apr 10, 2023 1,250 449 552 1,001

1,000th point scored during the 2023–24 NHL season

Players with 1,000th NHL point in the 2023–24 NHL season
Order reaching milestone National Team Player Team Game no. Date
98 Canada John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs 1,054 Dec 11, 2023[21]

Active players within 100 points

The following players are within 100 points of reaching 1,000 career points, as of the end of the 2022–23 season.

Player Team GP G A Pts[2]
Phil Kessel Free Agent 1,286 413 579 992
Blake Wheeler New York Rangers 1,118 312 610 922

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.

Player Team Final season HHOF GP G A Pts[2]
Jason Spezza Ottawa Senators 2021–22 Eligible 2025 1,248 363 632 995
Paul Kariya Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2009–10 2017 989 402 587 989
Rick Middleton Boston Bruins 1987–88 — 1,005 448 540 988
Dave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs 1981–82 1986 1,296 396 590 986
Andy Bathgate New York Rangers 1970–71 1978 1,069 349 624 973
Shane Doan Arizona Coyotes 2016–17 — 1,540 402 570 972
Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 1959–60 1961 978 544 422 966
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings 2017–18 — 1,082 337 623 960
Kirk Muller New Jersey Devils 2002–03 — 1,349 357 602 959
Larry Robinson (D) Montreal Canadiens 1991–92 1995 1,384 208 750 958
Rick Tocchet Philadelphia Flyers 2001–02 — 1,144 440 512 952
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning 2015–16 — 1,212 421 528 949
Chris Chelios (D) Chicago Blackhawks 2009–10 2013 1,651 185 763 948
Jason Arnott New Jersey Devils 2011–12 — 1,244 417 521 938
Steve Thomas Toronto Maple Leafs 2003–04 — 1,235 421 512 933
Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning 2015–16 — 1,126 298 634 932
Neal Broten Minnesota North Stars 1996–97 — 1,099 289 634 923
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings 2015–16 Eligible 2024 953 314 604 918
Bobby Orr (D) Boston Bruins 1978–79 1979 657 270 645 915
Gary Roberts Calgary Flames 2008–09 — 1,224 438 472 910
Scott Stevens (D) New Jersey Devils 2003–04 2007 1,635 196 712 908
Tony Amonte Chicago Blackhawks 2006–07 — 1,174 416 484 900

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