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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.
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. Patrick Kane, 5 Corey Perry, 4. Nicklas Backstrom, 4. Brayden Point, 3 Jordan Staal, 3 Brad Marchand, 3 Joe Pavelski, 3.
Most assists by a player, first NHL season, one game: Wayne Gretzky (February 15, 1980), 7. Longest goal-scoring streak, first NHL season: Joe Malone (1917–18), 14 games. Most assists by a player, first NHL Season Wayne Gretzky (1979–80), 86. Most points by a player, first NHL Season Wayne Gretzky (1979–80), 137.
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. It was presented to the league by former player, general manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 70 times to 29 players since its introduction in the 1947–48 NHL season.
Wayne Gretzky is the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. Alexander Ovechkin is the active leader in goalscoring and second all time. The puck Maurice Richard used to score his 500th NHL goal on October 19, 1957. Richard was the first player in league history to record 500 career goals. This list is current as of the 2023–24 season. Legend
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Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 800 regular season goals, behind Howe and Gretzky, by scoring a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on 13 December. [112] It was also his 29th hat trick in the NHL, giving him the sixth most hat tricks by any player in the league's history. [113]
Six defencemen have scored at least 100 points in a season. They are Bobby Orr (six times, including the overall defenceman record of 139 points in 1970–71), Paul Coffey (five times), Denis Potvin, Al MacInnis, Brian Leetch, and Erik Karlsson (the most recent, in 2022–23). [2] The youngest player to achieve a 100-point season is Sidney ...