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This is a list of players who are not rookies, but are playing in their first NHL season via expansion or through the birth of the NHL. Most goals by a player, first NHL season, one game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917, January 12, 1918 and February 2, 1918), 5; Most goals by a player, first NHL game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917), 5
All overtime in the NHL is sudden death—meaning the first team to score is the winner—so the player who scores in overtime also has the game-winning goal. Alexander Ovechkin , 22 Sidney Crosby , 13
Mark Howe holds the team records for most career regular season goals, assists, and points by a defenseman. Mike Richards holds the NHL career record for most 3-on-5 shorthanded goals scored. He's also one of only two Flyers to score a penalty shot goal in a playoff game.
He held the record for most games played for 59 years, from 1961 to 2021, and still holds the record for most games played with one franchise. Jaromir Jagr played in 1,733 games, fourth-most in NHL history. Zdeno Chara played in 1,680 games, the most by a defenseman. Chris Chelios played in 1,651 games, ninth-most in NHL history.
Most goals by a left winger in a season: Alexander Ovechkin, 65 (2007–08) Most wins by a goalie in a season (tied): Braden Holtby, 48 (2015–16) Most consecutive games with a goal by a defenseman: Mike Green, 8 (2008–09)
Tage Thompson, the most recent player to score five goals in an NHL game, did it on December 7, 2022. This is a list of players who have scored five or more goals in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. Scoring five or more goals in a single game is considered a great feat, as it has only been accomplished 64 times, by 48 players, in the ...
The defenceman with the most 100-point seasons, and the most consecutive, is Bobby Orr, with six. [2] Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey share the record for fastest 100 points by defenseman, with Orr scoring his 100th point in the 59th game of the 1970-71 season, and Paul Coffey scoring his 100th point in his 59th (team's 60th) game of the 1985-86 season.
The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.