Best career goals-per-game average (among players with 200 or more goals):.762 Mike Bossy Fastest goal scored by a rookie in his debut NHL game: 9.3 SECONDS, Gabriel Vilardi "All-Time Individual Career Records (1918-2011)". L.P. NHL Enterprises 8th of January, 2016. The "Hart Memorial Trophy." Given annually since 1925 at the National Hockey League's annual awards ceremony to the player judged to be the most valuable player for the regular season.
The first line center on most teams, he also was responsible for setting up the power play by distributing the puck to teammates during breaks in shooting lanes. He had 716 points (third all time) and 277 goals (first all time). He won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer for three consecutive seasons from 1975-77. In addition, Conacher led the NHL in scoring four times. He was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.
Conacher's record has been challenged by several players over the years, most notably Mario Lemieux, who held the record for almost 10 years after Conacher retired. The two were involved in a controversial series of events that ended with both men being banned from the NHL for life in 1990.
Lemieux had asked for and been given permission from the Ottawa Senators to attend Game 6 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals in Montreal, where his team was facing elimination.
Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky became the quickest player in history to reach 50 goals in his 39th game in 1981-82. He also has a tie for the most 50-goal seasons with Mike Bossy, having done it nine times in their careers. The only other players to do so more than twice are Marcel Dionne (10), Peter Bondra (4) and Mario Lemieux (3).
Gretzky's best season was 1991-92 when he had 99 points (33g, 66a). That year, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer and the Hart Memorial Trophy for MVP. In addition, Gretzky played in his second consecutive All-Star Game.
Gretzky retired after that season but came out of retirement in 1998 to play one more season with the New York Rangers. He ended his career with 2,857 points (941g, 1,796a) in an 18-year career.
During his time in Edmonton, Gretzky led the Oilers to five straight 100-point seasons and two straight 90-win campaigns. He was eventually traded to Los Angeles where he finished his career. Today, he is the general manager of the Gretzky team in Russia.
Gretzky is still considered by many to be the greatest hockey player of all time.
Bill Barber has the most goals scored in a single season and is tied for the most in a single playoff game. Mike Richards has the most shorthanded 5-on-3 goals in NHL history.
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Richard Maurice Maurice Richard Richard Richard Richard The Montreal Canadiens' Maurice Richard became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season. He accomplished the feat on March 18, 1945, in the 50th (and last) game of the 1944-45 season, the league's 28th, against Boston Bruins goalkeeper Harvey Bennett. The Canadiens were winning 3-0 at home when Richard scored his 51st goal of the season.
The next day, March 19, 1945, the NHL held a press conference to congratulate Richard and announce that he had been awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the league. At the time, there was no such award given out by the league; it was created in 1950.
During his career with the Canadiens, Richard played 894 games, scoring 366 goals and adding 532 points. He is still the team's all-time leader in goals, assists, and points. After retiring from hockey, he went on to have a successful career as a restaurateur in Montreal. He died in 1990 at the age of 70.
Gretzky has two of the highest-scoring seasons in NHL history, both with the Oilers. It's pretty amazing when you score 87 goals in a season and it's not your finest year. It also serves as a reminder of how simple it used to be to score goals in the NHL.
During his 30-goal run, he also averaged 41.1 goals a season. Gartner's 17 seasons are lengthy enough that he was 20 when he scored 30 goals in his first NHL season and 37 when he had his last 30-goal season.
The ultimate ambition of most NHL hockey players is to score 50 goals in a season. To score 70 points or more in a season is a heavenly feat.
So it's no wonder that Gartner leads the NHL's 13 x 30 club with 17 seasons with at least 30 goals, including 15 straight seasons of 30 or more between 1979-80 and 1993-94. During that time, he averaged.53 goals per game, which tied him for fourth among players with at least 750 games played.
Gretzky has two of the highest-scoring seasons in NHL history, both with the Oilers. It's pretty amazing when you score 87 goals in a season and it's not your finest year. It also serves as a reminder of how simple it used to be to score goals in the NHL.
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Newsy Lalonde, the only player in NHL history to score six goals in a game, also had two other five-goal performances. Wayne Gretzky, the all-time greatest scorer in the NHL, has four five-goal games. Mario Lemieux has four games with five goals... scorers
| Name | Wayne Gretzky |
|---|---|
| Team | Edmonton Oilers |
| Date | December 30, 1981 |
| Goals | 5 |
A rookie's records Most goals scored by a rookie in a single season: Teemu Selanne, 76, (1992-93). Most goals scored by a rookie in his first NHL game: Don Murdoch (October 12, 1976) and Howie Meeker (January 8, 1947), 5 On October 12, 2016, Auston Matthews scored four goals in his NHL debut. The feat is unique as only eight other players have ever done so before him.
Selanne's 1992-93 season was also remarkable for being only one year removed from winning the World Junior Championship with Finland. He joined the Winnipeg Jets as a 17-year-old rookie that fall and played there until 2004 when he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. In those days, teams could not exceed their salary cap so rather than sign Selanne to a contract, the Jets gave him a spot on their roster while holding his rights until after the 2002 NHL Draft when they chose Sami Salo with the ninth overall pick. The Ducks then signed Selanne to a three-year deal worth $12.6 million.
In addition to scoring 76 goals, Selanne recorded 92 assists in 2001-02, becoming only the second player in NHL history to score at least 75 goals and 90 assists in a season. The other one is Mario Lemieux who did it twice (84 goals, 98 assists in 1995-96; and 109 goals, 100 assists in 1996-97).
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