As of completion of the the 108th regular season of play of the National Hockey League (NHL)103 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.

A 1,000-point career was first achieved in the 44th year of the NHL (), 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 ().

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 season.

Beginning with Gordie Howe's achievement in , and ignoring the cancelled (lockout) season of , there have been 16 seasons in which no player happened to score their 1,000th career point. Of these 16, there were 6 seasons between Gordie Howe and the second player, Jean Beliveau, to make it to the 1,000-point mark. This most recently occurred in 2012–13 and 2013–14, a gap of two years and seven months between achievements.

On April 10, 2023, Claude Giroux of the Ottawa Senators and Joe Pavelski of the Dallas Stars both recorded their 1,000th career point. This was the first time in NHL history that two players scored their 1,000th point on the same day.

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 100 players to score at least 1,000 points in their career, 59 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. Jason Spezza came the closest to never reach 1,000 points, retiring just 5 short at 995.

Fourteen 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, Joe Thornton, and Sidney Crosby 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 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 season. The Ottawa Senators had two teammates, Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Kovalev, reach the mark during the season.

1,000-point scorers

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

(Table updated as of the end of the 2025–26 season) Order reaching milestone National team Player Team HHOF Game no. Date GP G A Pts 18Edmonton Oilers 1999 424 1,487 894 1,963 2,857 59Pittsburgh Penguins Still active (ELH) 763 1,733 766 1,155 1,921 28Edmonton Oilers 2007 822 1,756 694 1,193 1,887 1 Detroit Red Wings 1972 938 1,767 801 1,049 1,850 38Pittsburgh Penguins 2007 893 1,731 549 1,249 1,798 13Los Angeles Kings 1992 740 1,348 731 1,040 1,771 86Pittsburgh Penguins Still active 757 1,420 654 1,107 1,761 37Detroit Red Wings 2009 737 1,514 692 1,063 1,755 35 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 513 915 690 1,033 1,723 84Washington Capitals Still active 880 1,573 929 758 1,687 56Colorado Avalanche 2012 810 1,378 625 1,016 1,641 10 Boston Bruins 1984 745 1,282 717 873 1,590 34 (D)Boston Bruins 2004 933 1,612 410 1,169 1,579 78 San Jose Sharks 2025 994 1,714 430 1,109 1,539 60 Philadelphia Flyers 2017 920 1,652 577 956 1,533 27 (D)Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 770 1,409 396 1,135 1,531 6 Chicago Black Hawks 1983 924 1,396 541 926 1,467 70 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2017 928 1,451 684 773 1,457 19 New York Islanders 1997 726 1,279 524 901 1,425 47 Washington Capitals 2012 830 1,337 341 1,079 1,420 44 Toronto Maple Leafs 2011 935 1,474 450 964 1,414 31 Buffalo Sabres 2001 781 1,188 518 891 1,409 88Pittsburgh Penguins Still active 848 1,269 533 874 1,407 90 Chicago Blackhawks Still active 953 1,369 508 892 1,400 25 Edmonton Oilers 2001 716 1,251 601 797 1,398 51 Los Angeles Kings 2009 882 1,431 668 726 1,394 53 Dallas Stars 2009 815 1,269 741 650 1,391 64 Dallas Stars 2014 965 1,499 561 813 1,374 7 Boston Bruins 1981 1,144 1,540 556 813 1,369 62 Detroit Red Wings 2013 1,073 1,524 656 698 1,354 14 Montreal Canadiens 1988 720 1,126 560 793 1,353 66 Toronto Maple Leafs 2012 994 1,346 564 785 1,349 26 Chicago Blackhawks 2000 727 1,196 473 865 1,338 46 New Jersey Devils 2017 998 1,639 640 698 1,338 33 New York Rangers 2001 971 1,432 708 627 1,335 55 St. Louis Blues 2023 881 1,294 515 812 1,327 16 Buffalo Sabres 1990 871 1,191 512 814 1,326 91 Los Angeles Kings Eligible 2029 1,124 1,521 452 864 1,316 77 Calgary Flames 2020 1,103 1,554 625 675 1,300 3 Detroit Red Wings 1977 1,143 1,550 456 825 1,281 52 (D) St. Louis Blues 2007 1,056 1,416 340 934 1,274 12 Boston Bruins 1985 1,007 1,280 491 776 1,267 95 Tampa Bay Lightning Still active 945 1,246 624 632 1,256 24 Quebec Nordiques 1998 682 977 450 789 1,239 48 (D) Washington Capitals 2015 1,081 1,495 338 894 1,232 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 1982 1,113 1,410 490 739 1,22999 Edmonton Oilers Still active 659 794 409 811 1,220 2 Montreal Canadiens 1972 911 1,125 507 712 1,219 45 (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 2004 1,228 1,615 288 929 1,217 63 Philadelphia Flyers 2024 961 1,363 513 703 1,216 15 Philadelphia Flyers 1987 922 1,144 358 852 1,210 39 New Jersey Devils — 858 1,127 475 734 1,209 58 San Jose Sharks — 1,090 1,378 432 773 1,205 40 Detroit Red Wings 2010 957 1,232 608 592 1,200 83 San Jose Sharks — 1,349 1,779 566 631 1,197 98 Toronto Maple Leafs Still active 1,054 1,266 525 660 1,185 71 Carolina Hurricanes — 1,202 1,484 452 732 1,184 67 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2015 965 1,248 483 696 1,179 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1983 909 1,063 610 560 1,170 96 Ottawa Senators Still active 1,099 1,345 379 786 1,165 75 Ottawa Senators 2022 1,009 1,246 444 713 1,157 30 Chicago Blackhawks 1998 878 1,089 548 605 1,153100 Colorado Avalanche Still active 856 950 420 722 1,142 74 (D) Detroit Red Wings 2015 1,336 1,564 264 878 1,142 80 Chicago Blackhawks 2020 1,100 1,309 525 609 1,134 22 St. Louis Blues 2002 855 1,000 369 761 1,130 20 New York Islanders 1991 656 752 573 553 1,126 65 New Jersey Devils 2011 1,094 1,257 564 562 1,126101 Tampa Bay Lightning Still active 809 879 401 723 1,124 17 Philadelphia Flyers 1989 927 1,096 484 637 1,121 8 Montreal Canadiens 1981 1,090 1,181 533 570 1,103 36 Toronto Maple Leafs 2008 954 1,129 498 601 1,099 61 New York Rangers — 960 1,084 455 633 1,088 85 Vancouver Canucks 2022 1,213 1,330 240 830 1,070 29 Los Angeles Kings — 930 1,111 431 638 1,069 97 Dallas Stars Eligible 2027 1,248 1,332 476 592 1,068 72 St. Louis Blues 2026 1,077 1,201 538 527 1,065 79 Phoenix Coyotes — 1,226 1,330 385 679 1,064 89 Minnesota Wild — 1,208 1,365 455 608 1,063 42 Pittsburgh Penguins 2000 935 1,062 502 561 1,063 57 Detroit Red Wings — 1,275 1,424 522 540 1,062103 Edmonton Oilers Still active 824 855 434 619 1,053 21 (D)New York Islanders 1991 987 1,060 310 742 1,052 9 Montreal Canadiens 1979 1,194 1,258 358 688 1,046 87 Vancouver Canucks 2022 1,251 1,306 393 648 1,041 94 Boston Bruins 2026 1,235 1,294 427 613 1,040 32 Minnesota North Stars — 986 1,077 357 679 1,036102 Florida Panthers Still active 1,116 1,152 451 583 1,034 73 New York Islanders — 1,168 1,238 278 755 1,033 81 New York Rangers 2018 1,082 1,134 391 642 1,033 93 Washington Capitals Still active (SHL) 1,037 1,105 271 762 1,033 68 Toronto Maple Leafs 2025 946 990 473 559 1,032 76 Ottawa Senators — 1,249 1,316 430 599 1,029 69 (D) Boston Bruins 2009 1,151 1,205 247 781 1,028 82 New Jersey Devils — 1,187 1,240 408 617 1,025 54 Washington Capitals — 1,147 1,188 485 537 1,022 11 New York Rangers 1982 1,027 1,065 406 615 1,021 49 Washington Capitals — 1,308 1,407 323 697 1,020 92 Anaheim Ducks — 1,118 1,157 282 737 1,019 50 New York Rangers 2003 847 865 468 545 1,013 43 New York Rangers — 983 1,006 441 571 1,012 23 Calgary Flames 1992 1,101 1,111 500 506 1,006 41 Hartford Whalers — 1,008 1,016 425 579 1,004

Active players within 100 points

The following players are within 100 points of reaching 1,000 career points, as of the end of the 2025–26 season.

Player Team GP G A Pts Phil Kessel Free agent 1,286 413 579 992 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars 1,252 414 578 992 Corey Perry Los Angeles Kings 1,464 465 507 972 Artemi Panarin Los Angeles Kings 830 330 624 954 Brent Burns (D) Colorado Avalanche 1,579 273 672 945 Matt Duchene Dallas Stars 1,195 387 549 936 Erik Karlsson (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 1,159 215 721 936 David Pastrnak Boston Bruins 833 420 513 933 Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets 961 372 535 907

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.