Most goals through the first 1,000 games of an NHL career, playoffs included

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Wayne Gretzky leads with 776 goals through his first 1,000 games, playoffs included, first of 568 careers.

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Most goals through the first 1,000 games of an NHL career, playoffs included
#	Player and seasons	Value
	Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1991	776
	Mario Lemieux1984 – 2006	761
	Brett Hull1985 – 2000	665
	Mike Bossy1977 – 1987inactive after 881 games	658
	Jari Kurri1980 – 1993	606
	Phil Esposito1963 – 1976	601
	Alex Ovechkin2005 – 2017	599
	Maurice Richard1942 – 1958	585
	Bobby Hull1957 – 1971	572
	Marcel Dionne1971 – 1984	570
	Guy Lafleur1971 – 1984	554
	Steve Yzerman1983 – 1996	544
	Dino Ciccarelli1980 – 1993	533
	Michel Goulet1979 – 1992	529
	Jaromir Jagr1990 – 2002	528
	Luc Robitaille1986 – 1998	524
	Mike Gartner1979 – 1992	521
	Joe Mullen1979 – 1994	511
	Teemu Selanne1992 – 2006	506
	Leon Draisaitl2014 – 2027973 of 1,000 games	502
	Steven Stamkos2008 – 2022	501
	Glenn Anderson1980 – 1992	495
	Pat LaFontaine1983 – 1998inactive after 934 games	494
	Joe Nieuwendyk1986 – 2000	492
	Lanny McDonald1973 – 1986	488
	Peter Bondra1990 – 2004	487
	Gordie Howe1946 – 1960	481
	Keith Tkachuk1991 – 2007	479

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