Top NHL goal-scorers since the lockout

By Earl Sleek Jul 21, 2007, 1:45pm PDT

This is really a setup post for when I decide to get off my lazy ass and write a Selanne-contemplating-retirement post, but this answers one specific question: since the NHL lockout two seasons ago, who has scored the most NHL goals (regular season + playoffs)? Here's the top 30 on that list, anyway:

Rk	Player	Team(s)	Age	Games	ESG	PPG	SHG	Goals	Goals per Game
1	D. Heatley	OTT	26	194	60	45	5	110	0.57
2	J. Cheechoo	SJS	27	180	57	41	2	100	0.56
3	T. Selanne	ANA	37	199	55	44	0	99	0.50
4	A. Ovechkin	WAS	21	163	58	37	3	98	0.60
5	I. Kovalchuk	ATL	24	164	50	45	0	95	0.58
6	V. Lecavalier	TBL	27	173	55	31	7	93	0.54
7	S. Gagne	PHI	27	154	61	26	4	91	0.59
8	J. Jagr	NYR	35	177	56	33	0	89	0.50
9	D. Alfredsson	OTT	34	184	50	30	8	88	0.48
t-10	B. Gionta	NJD	28	164	43	39	2	84	0.51
t-10	H. Zetterberg	DET	26	164	47	35	2	84	0.51
12	E. Staal	CAR	22	189	41	38	5	84	0.44
13	C. Drury	BUF	30	192	37	41	6	84	0.44
14	M. Hossa	ATL	28	166	41	31	10	82	0.49
15	J. Iginla	CGY	30	165	47	31	3	81	0.49
16	M. St. Louis	TBL	32	173	48	25	8	81	0.47
17	R. Smyth	EDM-NYI	31	175	39	38	3	80	0.46
18	S. Crosby	PIT	19	165	48	30	0	78	0.47
19	P. Marleau	SJS	27	181	38	39	1	78	0.43
20	O. Jokinen	FLA	28	164	52	23	2	77	0.47
21	T. Vanek	BUF	23	189	47	29	0	76	0.40
22	B. Shanahan	DET-NYR	38	165	41	31	3	75	0.45
23	A. McDonald	ANA	29	201	45	28	0	73	0.36
24	J. Sakic	COL	38	173	45	27	0	72	0.42
25	M. Gaborik	MIN	25	118	44	23	4	71	0.60
26	J. Williams	CAR	25	189	44	20	7	71	0.38
27	J. Blake	NYI	33	163	41	26	2	69	0.42
28	R. Brind’Amour	CAR	36	181	31	34	4	69	0.38
29	D. Briere	BUF	29	163	43	25	0	68	0.42
30	B. Rolston	MIN	34	165	32	28	6	66	0.40

I guess the key take-aways from this table is how rare it is that someone as old as Selanne and playing in the western conference scores so many goals for this stretch of time. I know his spot on this list is somewhat dependent on games played (Anaheim's postseason success), but even so--Selanne continues to produce despite his age and the games-played.

Look for me to say more about this in a follow-up post in the near future when I've got a little less liquor in me, but for now, know this: I could probably make this list down to the top 70 post-lockout goal-scorers before you'd find another guy who's even contemplating retirement right now.

Top NHL goal-scorers since the lockout

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