I used a statistic i created called goal share per game and it provided some worthy insight. Follow the action photos and expert instructions that show how todays great snipers have mastered the art of slamming the puck into the net. May 09, 2020 gretzky owns the four highestscoring seasons in nhl history, and nine of the top 11. National hockey league nhl pages on rauzulus street. A website for all your hockey needs, history, records and everything in between. Seasonbyseason goalscoring leaders if empty net goals. The points total comprise 894 goals and 1,963 assists achieved in 1,487 games.
Using goal share to adjust eras and determine the best goal. National hockey league nhl statistics and league leaders on. The nhl has seen its fair share of prolific scorers. Spectacular denis savard, 38 points in the nhl, 28th rank in the league history he won the stanley cup in the montreal canadiens jersey in 1993. Find the top 100 nhl alltime points leaders including players from the past and present. Points goals assists shutouts goalie wins penalty minutes games played. Nhl alltime goals per game leaders sports illustrated. Nhl statistics stats of the national hockey league live now ufc fight night. The following are lists showing the point and goal scoring leaders of the national hockey. The statistics listed include the 201819 nhl regular season and 2019 playoffs. Richard passed lach by scoring a goal and assisting on two others in the canadiens 72 win against the new york rangers on dec. A point in the nhl is awarded to a player for scoring a goal or to the players that assists a player to score the goal. Why the 1920s single game scoring record will stand.
Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most goals in nhl. All teams avalanche blackhawks blue jackets blues bruins canadiens canucks capitals coyotes devils ducks flames flyers golden knights. Most points scored in an nhl career guinness world records. Mar 02, 2016 alex ovechkin is on a historic scoring pace to start the 201718 nhl season, racking up nine goals in the first five games of the season for the capitals. Alex ovechkin is nhls greatest goal scorer of all time.
All overtime in the nhl is sudden deathmeaning the first team to score is the winnerso the player who scores in overtime also has the gamewinning goal. He scored a whopping 573 goals in just 752 career games. Beginning with the 199899 nhl season, the goalscoring leader was awarded the maurice rocket richard trophy. Oct 22, 2017 there are a fe surprising names on this list. Catch up on the 201920 nhl scoring leaders with s nhl statistics database, sortable by division, position, and more. Find the top 100 nhl alltime goals leaders including past and present players. Alex ovechkin is on a historic scoring pace to start the 201718 nhl season, racking up nine goals in the first five games of the season for the capitals. Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most points in nhl. The national hockey league is a major league hockey league that has operated from 1917 to 2020. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Over the course of 18 seasons with the canadiens, maurice led the nhl in goals five times, was the first to score 50 in 50 games in 194445 and the firstever 500 goal scorer in the leagues history. List of nhl statistical leaders news newspapers books scholar. Nhl goalscoring leaders 19181998 these are the goalscoring leaders of the nhl from the leagues first season until the 199798 season.
Road save percentage save percentage saves short handed goals allowed shots against shutouts win winning percentage. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. Choose a leader games played in games started goals against goals against average home goals against avg home save percentage loss power play goals allowed road goals against avg. The list of national hockey league nhl players with 1,000 points is a list of the individual players who have scored at least 1,000 regular season points during their career in the nhl. In addition to his 894 nhl regular season goals and 122 stanley cup goals, he scored 56 in the world hockey association wha, 197879. Leon draisaitl edm 10 alex ovechkin wsh 294 shooting percentage. Player stats, nationality and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 20192020 nhl season. His most prolific campaign came in 8586, on the strength of a leaguerecord 163 assists. Wayne gretzky all time leader in goals, points duration. Apr 01, 2020 the statistic shows the alltime points scored leaders in the national hockey league.
But the single game goal record is held by a man most hockey fans wouldnt recognize. National hockey league nhl active player goal leaders. Find nhl scoring 201011 leaders including games played, goals, assists, points, ppg, gpg, plus minus, position and pim penalties. History and records quebec major junior hockey league. Highest shootout scoring percentage, season minimum. Nhl goals leaders alltime national hockey league espn.
View the full team roster and stat leaders for the 201920 nhl season on cbs sports. National hockey league scores, stats, news, rumors, videos, standings, teams. Longest goal scoring streak in his first nhl season. Nhl franchise alltime point leaders, alltime goal leaders, alltime goalie win leaders and alltime playoff point leaders. Oct 20, 2011 the 100 greatest players in nhl history. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk.
Players, owners, union will have to make a sacrifice if nhl returns bobby ryan looks back at the puppy game what if the leafs hadnt collapsed against the bruins in 20. The last three players to do it were alex ovechkin in 201516, alex ovechkin in 201415, and, wait for it alex ovechkin in 2014. Yearbyyear leading scorers bottom of page 19171918 player club gp g a pts. Every generation seems to have had its iconic scorers who have put their names in nhl history books. Nhl centennial nhl scoring leaders through the years. Daily glance a quick look at standings, yesterdays and todays games, as well as a quick. Including the complete histroy and records for the pittsburgh penguins. Seasonbyseason goalscoring leaders if empty net goals didnt count i checked this out for my own curiosity and im just sharing this here because i figure at least one other person would probably also be. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. Nhl stats including league leaders, team stats and player stats at. Nhl scoring 201011 leaders goals, assists, points, ppg.
Get the latest official stats for the arizona coyotes. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Joe malone 191718, 14 games longest point streak by a rookie, one season. Apr 17, 2020 by the time gretzky retired at the end of the 199899 season, he held or shared 61 nhl records. Nhl alltime career leaders points scored 2020 statista. Trophy tracker this seasons leading awards candidates. Final series scoring leaders by year final series scoring. Nov, 2015 breaking down the 5 best options to boost scoring in the nhl goal scoring is the biggest topic in the nhl right now, but what can be done to fix it. Sports quiz nhl top 200 goal scorers career random sports or nhl quiz. Pierre larouche 251 points in 67 games sorel, qmjhl 197374. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball.
Wayne gretzky has scored the most points with 2,857. From that point on bossy became one of the most prolific goal scorers in nhl history, establishing team record for goals 69 and points 147. The player who scores during this extra time is given the overtime goal. In his whole profesional hockey career, gretzky scored a record 1,072 goals. Since there is no official minor league record keeping association presents these numbers as the most comprehensive ever compiled. To the best of our knowledge there has never been an attempt to create an alltime record book that crosses all minor professional leagues. Jan 31, 2016 who is the best goal scorer in nhl history. Nhl statistics stats of the national hockey league tsn. National hockey league nhl active player goal leaders end of 2006 season national hockey league nhl active player goal leaders. Find nhl scoring 201415 leaders including games played, goals, assists, points, ppg, plus minus and teams.
This generation is no different and has seen some of the. In all, he scored 894 goals and tallied 1,963 assists for 2,857 points in 1,487 games. Features the ability to filter by season, season type, per mode, stat category, and more. Paul stastny february 3, 2007 march 17, 2007, 20 games longest point streak by an eighteenyearold. Nathan mackinnon january 10, 2014 march 6, 2014, games. While he ranks only 22nd on the alltime goal scoring list, he boasts the highest goals pergame average 0. Three weeks ago i adjusted alex ovechkins goals to see how many he would have hypothetically had through the first 800 games of his career if he had played from 197989 a highscoring nhl era. The 100 greatest players in nhl history bleacher report. The following are lists showing the point and goalscoring leaders of the national hockey league before the league issued trophies for such achievements. Select a league to see its alltime category leaders. Additionally, goalie records have not been accurately kept until only the past 30.
Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Stay up to date with all the stats from the national hockey league. Pat lafontaine 234 points in 70 games verdun, qmjhl 198283. He was an allstar twice and scored a careerhigh 44 goals in 197273. Breaking down the 5 best options to boost scoring in the nhl. Months after surpassing paul coffey as the highest scoring defenseman in penguins history, kris letang has. Active and alltime blueline leaders for nhls 31 franchises. Nhl scoring leaders and demographics breakdown in the 20192020 season. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.