Vanek became the austrian player taken highest in nhl history. For the 20162017 nhl regular season, here is the breakdown. Of governors nhl offices nhlpa office onice officials. Most goals scored by a player in one season of the. Most goals in one season by nhl players quanthockey. The most goals scored in an nhl season is 92 by wayne gretzky canada for the edmonton oilers in the 198182 season. Younger brother stephen has yet to play a full season in the nhl, but he was a big part of the devils run to the stanley cup final last spring.
The record for the highestscoring game by a single player in national hockey league history dates back to the early years of the league, which was founded in 1917. After that great season, greens reputation has grown. Then, select a season and for report, select goals by period. List of nhl players with 50 goal seasons ice hockey wiki. Most shootout goals scored, season most shootout shot attempts, all time most shootout shot attempts, season highest shootout scoring percentage. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup. Top 5 best nhl defensemen who scored highest number of. His most effective season was 200809 when he scored those unbelievable 31 goals. There was a total of 7577 goals scored in the 201819 nhl season. Most goals scored by a single player in an expansion teams. When gretzky scored 92 goals in the 198182 season, teams averaged over eight goals per game.
This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. In 194445, maurice richard became the first player to score 50 goals in a season. As of the 200708 season, 70 or more goals in one nhl season has been accomplished 14 times. Scoring 50 goals in one season is one of the most celebrated individual achievements in the national hockey league nhl. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. What team scored the fastest 2 goals in the nhl answers. Most goals scored in an nhl season guinness world records. The points total comprise 894 goals and 1,963 assists achieved in 1,487 games. Joe malone scored 44 goals for the montreal canadiens in 20 games in the nhls inaugural season of 191718. Before this no player in nhl history had ever scored more than 44 goals in a season joe malone score 44 in 20 games during the 191718 season, while the 40goal mark had been topped just four times. Joe malone, one of the great forwards of the early 20th century, scored seven goals for the quebec bulldogs on january 31, 1920. Fifty goal seasons increased in frequency during the 1970s and 1980s as offense increased across.
The 27year old needs 7 goals to beat cole for the overall mantle, and only 5 goals to beat shearer and ronaldo who lead the 38game season record. The nhl released some midseason statistics to illustrate the increase in offence. In which part of ice hockey game most goals are scored. A goalkeeper can score by either shooting the puck into the net, or being awarded the goal as the last player on his team to touch the puck when an opponent scored an own goal. National hockey league nhl statistics and league leaders on.
Wayne gretzky, the nhls alltime leading scorer, had four fivegoal games. Twelve goaltenders have scored a total of fifteen goals in national hockey league nhl games. Top 30 brother combinations in nhl history bleacher. Most goals scored in one game regular season, playoffs. Last season, nhl teams averaged 227 goals for and 227 against, or about 5. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk.
From jawdropping goals to wondering how exactly a certain game finished. Nhl players who hold the single season record for the most goals in one nhl season. In his whole profesional hockey career, gretzky scored a record 1,072 goals. He was one of the best nhl defensemen until recently, but he ages, so his shape drops. I dont know about the fastest two goals ever in the nhl, but pittsburgh scored two goals 8 seconds apart in period 1 of game 7 of the 2009 stanley cup. Highest goals per game, season nhl records individual records. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. The top goalscorer among players 35 and under is calgarys jarome. For a full list of record titles, please use our record application search. Toronto maple leafs defenseman jake gardiner scored the 7589th goal of the 201819 nhl season at 8. List of goaltenders who have scored a goal in an nhl game. Highest goals pergame average, career among players with 200ormore goals. See who scored the most goals in regular season and playoffs. Most points in one season by nhl players quanthockey.
Newsy lalonde, the first player to score six goals in a nhl game, also had two fivegoal games. The website has number of goals by period per team. Alex ovechkin of the washington capitals became the 43rd player in nhl history to score 500 career goals when he scored a goal against the ottawa senators on. Nhl goals leaders alltime national hockey league espn. So far he has scored 145 goals in 810 nhl games, but these numbers will surely rise. There have been some fantastic goals this season nhl by liam mcguire on march 29, 2019 goal scoring is up in the nhl with teams averaging 3. Zibanejad became the first ranger to produce a fivegoal game since mark pavelich in 1983. A goal scored by shooting the puck is particularly challenging as the goaltender has to aim for a sixfootwide. No nhl player had scored five goals in a game this season. In addition to his 894 nhl regular season goals and 122 stanley cup goals, he scored 56. In the same season, montreal also helped set the record for most goals scored by two teams in a single game.
When phil esposito set the singleseason mark by scoring 76 goals in. Although the nhl has changed considerably in the following decades, this record and the montreal canadiens both have withstood the test of time. Analytics say ovechkin one of top goalscorers ever. Most points scored in an nhl career guinness world records. Top 10 high scoring games 201617 nhl season youtube. Nhl players who have scored the most goals by country. Bernie geoffrion became the second player to reach the milestone 16 years later in 196061. Find a list of the nhl most goals scored in one game. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate.