2025-26 NHL Milestones Tracker – The Hockey Writers – Hockey History

*Updated March 2

Every year, NHL players lace up their skates and strap on the pads to play for the most prestigious trophy in professional sports: the Stanley Cup. In addition to pursuing the Holy Grail of hockey, players chase down records set by players from generations past, hoping to see their names etched in the books next to Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, and Bobby Orr.

When the puck drops in early October, fans flock to arenas across North America to watch their favorite players skate and enter the record book with every point they tally. As the 2025-26 season continues, we will continue to track the players and the milestones they intend to reach before the final buzzer sounds in April.

Goal Milestones

Players on the Verge of Joining the 500–Goal Club

Players on the Verge of Joining the 400–Goal Club

Assists

1,100 Assists

900 Assists

800 Assists

700 Assists

Player	Career Assists	Number of Assists Away
Brent Burns	667	33

600 Assists

500 Assists

Points

1,700 Points

1,400 Points

1,200 Points

1,100 Points

1,000 Points

Power Play Goals

200 Goals

Games Played (Skaters)

1,600 Games

1,500 Games

1,400 Games

1,300 Games

1,200 Games

1,100 Games

1,000 Games

Goalie Wins

400 Wins

350 Wins

300 Wins

Games Played (Goalies)

800 Games

600 Games

500 Games