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Rank Player G/A
1. Gordie Howe* 925
2. Jaromir Jagr 832
3. Wayne Gretzky* 758
4. Teemu Selanne 741
5. Brett Hull* 738
6. Jarome Iginla 705
7. Brendan Shanahan* 672
8. Phil Esposito* 671
9. Maurice Richard* 653
10. Luc Robitaille* 652
11. Bobby Hull* 644
Steve Yzerman* 644
13. Joe Sakic* 643
14. Mark Messier* 628
15. Mario Lemieux* 616
16. Marcel Dionne* 610
17. Mike Gartner* 609
18. Dave Andreychuk 605
19. Alex Ovechkin 602
20. Mats Sundin* 599
If you want to make a case for Iggy making the HHOF (which isn't necessary as he will guaranteed make it in), all you have to do is take a look at the all-time Era adjusted NHL goal scoring leaders. There's Iggy, 6th place all-time, ahead of some of the best players to ever play the game. Players marked with an asterisk are already in the HHOF.