Washington Capitals Goals Leaders

Career totals with the Capitals and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

Alex Ovechkin holds the Capitals career record with 929 goals. The single-season record is 65, by Alex Ovechkin in 2007.

All-time Capitals leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	G	G
1	Alex Ovechkin	2005–2025	929	1,573
2	Peter Bondra	1990–2003	472	961
3	Mike Gartner	1979–1988	397	758
4	Nicklas Backstrom	2007–2023	271	1,105
5	Mike Ridley	1986–1993	218	588
6	Tom Wilson	2013–2025	209	907
7	Alexander Semin	2003–2011	197	469
8	Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	1979–1988	195	629
9	Dave Christian	1983–1989	193	504
10	T.J. Oshie	2015–2023	192	567
11	Bobby Carpenter	1981–1992	188	490
12	Dennis Maruk	1978–1982	182	343
13	Dale Hunter	1987–1998	181	872
13	Michal Pivonka	1986–1998	181	825
15	Evgeny Kuznetsov	2013–2023	171	723
16	John Carlson	2009–2025	166	1,143
17	Kelly Miller	1986–1998	162	940
18	Kevin Hatcher	1984–1993	149	685
19	Steve Konowalchuk	1991–2003	146	693
20	Sergei Gonchar	1994–2003	144	654
21	Dmitri Khristich	1990–2001	140	419
22	Bobby Gould	1981–1988	134	600
23	Brooks Laich	2003–2015	133	742
24	Alan Haworth	1982–1986	129	346
25	Guy Charron	1976–1980	118	320

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	G	G
1	Alex Ovechkin	2007	65	82
2	Dennis Maruk	1981	60	80
3	Alex Ovechkin	2008	56	79
4	Bobby Carpenter	1984	53	80
4	Alex Ovechkin	2014	53	81
6	Peter Bondra	1995	52	67
6	Peter Bondra	1997	52	76
6	Alex Ovechkin	2005	52	81
9	Alex Ovechkin	2018	51	81
9	Alex Ovechkin	2013	51	78
11	Mike Gartner	1984	50	80
11	Dennis Maruk	1980	50	80
11	Alex Ovechkin	2009	50	72
11	Alex Ovechkin	2021	50	77
11	Alex Ovechkin	2015	50	79
16	Alex Ovechkin	2017	49	82
17	Mike Gartner	1987	48	80
17	Mike Gartner	1980	48	80
17	Alex Ovechkin	2019	48	68
20	Peter Bondra	1996	46	77
20	Alex Ovechkin	2006	46	82
22	Peter Bondra	2000	45	82
23	Alex Ovechkin	2024	44	65
24	Geoff Courtnall	1988	42	79
24	Alex Ovechkin	2022	42	73