Some random fun with numbers.
Starting sample set: ONLY the top 25 Empty Net goal scorers in NHL history. (Via Statmuse)
ENG as a % of Total:
1) Sebastian Aho, 11.44%
2) Jonathan Marchessault, 10.16%
3) Kyle Connor, 9.89%
4) Mikko Rantanen, 9.72%
5) Blake Wheeler, 9.66%
6) Brad Marchand, 9.05%
7) Artemi Panarin, 8.71%
8) Marian Hossa, 7.62%
9) Eric Staal, 7.25%
10) Nikita Kucherov, 7.25%
11) Alex Ovechkin, 7.18%
...
16) Wayne Gretzky, 6.26%
ENG per 82 games:
1) Aho, 3.9
2) Connor, 3.78
3) Rantanen, 3.68
4) Ovechkin, 3.53
5) Pavel Bure, 3.27
6) Gretzky, 3.09
PPG as a % of Total:
1) Teemu Selanne, 37.28%
2) Ovechkin, 36.22%
3) Evgeni Malkin, 35.70%
4) Rantanen, 34.72%
5) Mario Lemieux, 34.20%
...
23) Gretzky, 22.82%
PPG per 82 games:
1) Lemieux, 21.15
2) Ovechkin, 17.82
3) Selanne, 14.41
4) Bure, 14.13
5) Rantanen, 13.14
...
7) Gretzky, 11.25
SHG as a % of Total:
1) Mark Messier, 9.078%
2) Marchand, 8.571%
3) Gretzky, 8.166%
4) Bure, 7.78%
5) Lemieux, 7.101%
...
20) Ovechkin 0.569%
21 - 25) Rantanen, Kucherov, Panarin, Patrick Kane, Marchessault, <0.00000%
SHG per 82 games:
1) Lemieux, 4.39
2) Gretzky, 4.03
3) Bure, 3.97
4) Messier, 2.94
5) Marchand, 2.72
...
17) Ovechkin, 0.28
18) Malkin, 0.25
19) Sidney Crosby, 0.21
...
21 - 25) Rantanen, Kucherov, Panarin, Patrick Kane, Marchessault, <0.00000
GWG as a % of Total:
1) Aho, 22.14%
2) Connor, 21.25%
3) Marchand, 19.52%
4) Zach Parise, 19.12%
5) Patrice Bergeron, 18.97%
...
20) Ovechkin, 15.26%
...
25) Gretzky, 10.18%
GWG per 82 games:
1) Connor, 8.12
2) Aho, 7.56
3) Ovechkin, 7.51
4) Bure, 6.89
5) Lemieux, 6.63
...
19) Gretzky, 5.02
Real Ovechkin has arguably the most impressive highlight reel of all time.
