American-born players with the most points in NHL history - ESPN

Records are meant to be broken. Hockey great Mike Modano held the record for most points by an American-born player for more than 18 years until Detroit Red Wings' Patrick Kane surpassed him on Jan. 29, 2026.

Here's a look at other top-performing American-born NHL players:

Patrick Kane — 1,375

Mike Modano — 1,374

Phil Housley — 1,232

Jeremy Roenick — 1,216

Joe Pavelski — 1,068

Keith Tkachuk — 1,065

Joe Mullen — 1,063

Doug Weight — 1,033

Brian Leetch — 1,028

Pat LaFontaine — 1,013

Note: Hall of Famer Brett Hull (1,391 points) represented the United States internationally but was born in Canada.

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