The most points scored in an national hockey league nhl season is 215 by wayne gretzky canada for the edmonton oilers in the 198586 season. Longest consecutive goalscoring streak from start of nhl career. Their record of 2 points still stands as the most in a season, outscoring opponents by 216 goals and losing only a single game at home. This is a list of team records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. In lists of the greatest nhl teams ever, this is among the top five, often ranked at number one. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk. The trophy has been awarded 70 times to 29 players since its introduction in the 194748 nhl season. Kobe may be the last player to ever score 80 points in. Mar 18, 2020 before the nhl put the season on hold due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the season was already a little crazy, at least in some statistical columns. List of goaltenders who have scored a goal in an nhl game. The detroit red wings won the presidents trophy for finishing the regular season with the most points 115. Most points scored in an nhl ice hockey season by an. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons.
The best regular season record for every nhl franchise. The most goals scored in an nhl season is 92 by wayne gretzky canada for the edmonton oilers in the 198182 season. The best seasons in professional sports history mental floss. Hockey has witnessed a number of greatest nhl rookie seasons throughout its storied history, and this trend is set to continue.
Nhl goals leaders alltime national hockey league espn. The record for the highest scoring game by a single player in national hockey league history dates back to the early years of the league, which was founded in 1917. Guy lalfeur was the star, winning the hart, ross and conn smythe trophies. Good or bad, they are all at the top of the nhls most untouchable records. That would be the 200001 season, which is when he scored 57 points. No, im not sure of the exact number, but the record stands around 72. Paul coffey, jari kurri and mark messier all topped 100 points while glenn anderson would finish the season with 54 goals and 99 points. The best goal scoring of all time was at his best during the 200708 season when he scored 65 goals.
Most points in one season by nhl players quanthockey. Nhl players who hold the single season record for the most points in one nhl playoff season. Of his 10 nhl seasons, he scored at least 60 goals five times. Wayne gretzky scored 52 goals and assisted on 163 others for 215 points during the 198586 season. Top 5 highest scoring games in nhl history liveabout. Jun, 2016 in lists of the greatest nhl teams ever, this is among the top five, often ranked at number one. It was presented to the league by former player, general manager, and head coach art ross. Jan 26, 2020 nuggets star david thompson scored 73 points in the last game of the 197778 season, but it wasnt enough.
Nhl defensemen who hold the single season record for the most points in one nhl season. Starting with the 19992000 season, the nhl credited one point to the team. Bobby hull, who finished with 107 points, and gordie howe, who finished with 103 points. What nhl team holds the record for the fewest points in a. Take a look at atlantas place among the best offenses of all time to see why this falcons team is something special. They also set records for most victories 57 and points 121. Sep 17, 20 ranking the 10 greatest rookie seasons in nhl history. Most points by a player in his first nhl season, one game. That is the fastest any player has ever reached the 50 goal mark.
During the first eight years the nhl existed, teams played between 18 and 36 games in a season. This would end in 1949 where teams now play 70 or more games. It is not the most impressive single goal scoring season in nhl history, but when the era and. In addition to being first, joe malone holds the overall record with five different fiveormore goal games, including the nhl record seven goals in a game, as well as a sixgoal game and three fivegoal games. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for points. What nhl team has had the most points in a s eason. Of the fifteen goals scored by nhl goaltenders, eight were shot into the opposing teams net by the goaltender. In the playoffs, the record for the most points in one night belongs to two skaters. The national hockey league is the premier league for ice hockey on the planet and has been around for over 100 years. Their 2 points out of a possible 160 are still the most by any team in one season the 199596 detroit red wings had 1 of a possible 164, and they set an nhl record by losing just once in.
That team won 29 games, the most ever in a single season. For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement as of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career. Crosby has played 371 games in the nhl scored 183 goals, and got 323 assists with a total of 506 points. Top 10 high scoring games 201718 nhl season duration. Nhl players who hold the single season record for the most points in one nhl season. The chicago blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team that joined the national hockey league nhl in 1926 as one of the original six. Denver came up on the short end of a 97 score against the balanced offensive output of the detroit pistons, who had five different players score at least 19 in the game. Esposito finished the season with 126 points, and two other players achieved 100 points that season. Calgary began the longest consecutivegame scoring streak in nhl history by edging the quebec nordiques 32.
The nhls most unbreakable records the hockey writers. This list includes the teams with the highest point percentages in nhl history. In 1988, patrik sundstrom scored eight points 3g5a for the devils in a 104 win over the washington capitals. Nfl points scored singleseason leaders profootball.
In the same season, montreal also helped set the record for most goals scored by two teams in a single game. Alexander ovechkin needed a legendary season as a rookie to win the calder trophy ahead of sidney crosby, who tallied 102 points for the penguins. Mar 14, 2019 should his offensive pace continue, he could best alexander mogilnys 127point season from 199293 and claim the most points ever scored in a season by a russian player. The blackhawks, who were known as the black hawks 1926 to 1986, has won the stanley cup six times in their 87year history. Edmonton oilers scored 446 in the 80game 198384 season. Ranking the most dominant regular season campaigns in nhl. The habs, as theyre known to diehard fans, defeated the quebec bulldogs 163 on march 3, 1920. The most recent player to do so was mika zibanejad, with the new york rangers, in the 102nd nhl season of play, on march 5th, 2020. No piston has ever had more, and stacks points werent in vain.
This season saw a marked increase in goal scoring, especially by the boston bruins, who shattered scoring records as they set the mark for most goals by a team 399 by nearly a hundred over the previous record holder. Dino ciccarelli 1981, ville leino 2010, and jake guentzel 2017, 21. What is the most points ever scored in a regular season. In addition to his 894 nhl regular season goals and 122 stanley cup goals, he scored 56 in the world hockey association wha, 197879. The most points one team has scored in a regular season nfl game is. Sidney crosby of the pittsburgh penguins had 120 points total in the 20062007 nhl season. This is a list of franchise records for the washington capitals of the national hockey league goals. List of players with five or more goals in an nhl game. Ovechkin scored 52 goals and added 54 assists, leading all rookies in points that year and ranking third overall in league scoring. What nhl team has had the most points in a season answers.
Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. Five things to watch in the final stretch of the nhl season. The 191920 season was the first and last in the nhl for the quebec bulldogs before they moved to hamilton, on the next year. The same year the chicago bulls set the nba record with wins in a. Find the top 36 nhl records including single game, single year and team streaks. We present them here for purely educational purposes. List of chicago blackhawks statistics and records wikipedia. Canadiens claimed 90 percent of the home points available. He never had fewer than 38 goals in a season, and that was in his injuryshortened final campaign of his career. The first nhl season in which a player scored 100 points was the 196869 season. Gretzky also holds the playoff scoring record with 17 goals and 30 assists during the 1985 playoffs. Fewer goals were scored in the regular season than in the 200607 season, with an average of 5.
As of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career. Wayne gretzky holds nhl records for most career goals 894, most career points 2,857, most goals in a season 92 and most points in a season 215. Most goals scored in an nhl season guinness world records. Who scored the most points in one game for every nba. In fact, the great one set singleseason records for goals, assists, and points. Every nhl team goes through its fair share of ups and downs.
Lightning tie nhl record for most wins in a single season with 62. This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of. For a full list of record titles, please use our record application search. List of nhl players with 100point seasons wikipedia. The most recent goaltender to have scored a goal by deliberately shooting the puck into his opponents net was pekka rinne, on january 9, 2020. In fact, no player has scored 50 or more goals as a rookie. They had won the stanley cup the previous season 194243 and would make the playoffs again in the 194344. Right wing nikita kucherov also broke the nhl record for the most points scored in a single season by a russianborn player 128. Jan 02, 2017 following yesterdays seasonending win over the new orleans saints, atlanta finished the year with 540 total points scored. Nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement.
Most playoff goals scored in a series by both teams. It features fastpaced action and is without a doubt one of the most exciting sports leagues on the planet. Peter stastny and anton stastny february 22, 1981, 8. Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most points in nhl. The most points scored in a national hockey league regularseason game. Two goaltenders have scored a goal and earned a shutout in the same game. Those 47 playoff points along with his 208 regular season points in 198485 are an nhl record for points in one season including playoffs. It is not the most impressive single goal scoring season in nhl. Apr 24, 20 ranking the most dominant regular season campaigns in nhl history. Its only fitting that the montreal canadiens, the oldest team in the nhl, holds the record for the most points scored by one team. Nhl points leaders alltime national hockey league espn. Seven team records likely to stand test of time news. Their 2 points out of a possible 160 are still the most by any team in one season the 199596 detroit red wings had 1 of a possible 164, and they set an nhl record by losing just once in 40. Most points in 1 nhl game darryl sittlers record breaking.
Thompson made 28 field goals and went 1720 from the charity. Penguins hold the longest winning streak and capitals with the longest losing streak. Highest points percentage, season fewest points, season fewest points, season minimum. The points total comprise 894 goals and 1,963 assists achieved in 1,487 games. That season was the same season that coffey scored at least one point in 28 consecutive games. Apr 06, 2020 the best goalscoring of all time was at his best during the 200708 season when he scored 65 goals. Most interesting stat for each nhl team before season. Aug 20, 2019 its only fitting that the montreal canadiens, the oldest team in the nhl, holds the record for the most points scored by one team. In his whole profesional hockey career, gretzky scored a record 1,072 goals. Most points scored by a team in the regular season in the national football league. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Most of these players also excelled when the stanley cup was on the line with many of them leading their clubs to the ultimate prize in hockey. Joe malone, one of the great forwards of the early 20th century, scored seven goals for the quebec bulldogs on january 31, 1920.
Ranking the 10 greatest rookie seasons in nhl history. They had won the stanley cup the previous season 194243 and would make the playoffs again in the 1943 44. As much as people like to belittle the edmonton oilers for being a tire fire that seemingly finish every season at the bottom of the standi. This article is a list of statistics and records relating to the chicago blackhawks. What was once a league with only four canadian teams now features 31 teams across canada and the usa. Thats good enough for the seventh most in nfl history.
Gretzky could have several entries on a list like this, but we will stick with his 198182 season where he scored an nhl record 92 goals, including 50 in his first 39 games. During the streak, coffey had 55 points 16g, 39a the man who has the secondlongest point scoring streak by a defensemen is the man who scored the most overall points. All of these players enjoyed fantastic nhl careers and while some of their records may eventually be broken, these are the top 15 greatest individual seasons in nhl history from 191718 to 2014. The art ross trophy is awarded to the national hockey league nhl player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.