List of NHL players with 50-goal seasons

As of the completion of the 2006–07 regular season, 87 different hockey players have scored at least 50 goals in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.

Collectively, these players have achieved this feat on 181 different occasions, playing for 26 different franchises. Including four franchises that have changed cities, there have been 30 different teams with 50 goal players.

A 50 goal season was first achieved in March of the 1944–45 NHL season by Maurice Richard. He achieved the target in the 50th, and final, game of the 1944–45 season. Richard also created the standard for the rarely achieved mark of 50-in-50.

It would take another 16 years, to the 1960–61 NHL season, before Bernie Geoffrion became the second player ever to score 50 goals in a single season.

Season achievements

The 1992–93 NHL season had the most 50 goal players, with 14. The second most was the 1981–82 NHL season, with 10.

Counting the 1970–71 NHL season, there was at least one 50 goal player for 24 straight years, until the lockout shortened 1994–95 NHL season.

Counting the 1960–61 season when Geoffrion became the second ever 50 goal scorer, there have only been 9 seasons out of 47 that did not have a 50 goal player. Not unexpectedly, this span includes the lockout shortened year of 1994–95 and the lockout ‘non-season’ of 2004–05. More surprisingly, no player was able to achieve the feat in the complete/lengthy 82 game seasons of 1998–99 and 2003–04.

The 50 goal player became a rarity in the 6 seasons from 1998–99 to 2003–04. The mark was only achieved by 5 unique players, on 6 different occasions. Contrast this with the fact that 14 different individual seasons have matched or exceeded the numbers achieved in this 6 season run.

Player achievements

The players with the most 50 goal seasons are Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky, with 9 each. Next closest are 3 players with 6 seasons of 50 goals.

Bossy also holds the record of 9 consecutive 50 goal seasons, from 1977–78 to 1985–86, followed by Gretzky with 8 consecutive seasons from 1979–80 to 1986–87.

Two different players have been traded during a 50 goal season: Craig Simpson and Dave Andreychuk.

Team achievements

Excluding the 2 split-team players above, the Edmonton Oilers have had the most incidents of a player achieving 50 goals during the franchise's history, with 15. The Los Angeles Kings follow with 14 players scoring 50 goals.

Excluding the 2 split-team players above, the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames franchise has had the greatest number of unique players (ignores repeats for same player, same team) achieve 50 goals, with 8. This is followed by 4 teams who have had 6 different/unique players achieve 50 goals while with the team.

The Edmonton Oilers are the only team to have 3 players achieve 50 goals in the same season, in both the 1983–84 and 1985–86 seasons. A total of 11 teams have had 2 players score 50 goals in the same season, with the Boston Bruins the first team to achieve the mark in the 1970–71 season.

The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers have had at least one 50 goal player in 11 different seasons, followed by 4 teams that have had at least one 50 goal scorer in 10 different seasons.

The New York Islanders had at least one 50 goal player in 9 consecutive seasons, from 1977–78 to 1985–86, followed by the Edmonton Oilers with 8 consecutive seasons.

The Edmonton Oilers are the only team to have 2 players achieve 70+ goals in the same year, with Wayne Gretzky (73 goals) and Jari Kurri (71 goals) achieving this in the 1984–85 NHL season. The Pittsburgh Penguins are the only team to have two players in the 60 goal category in the same season, with Mario Lemieux (69) and Jaromir Jagr (62) in the 1995–96 NHL season.

Four franchises have had 50 goal players both before and after the entire team moved: the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes.

One franchise has had a 50 goal player in its original city, but not their new city: the Hartford Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes).

Four franchises currently playing in the NHL have never had a player achieve 50 goals: New Jersey Devils (started as Kansas City Scouts in 1974–75), Nashville Predators (1998–99), and the two newest teams Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild (2000–01). As noted above, the three youngest franchises arrived at a time when the 50 goal player is not as common as in previous years. The oldest of these four franchises, the Devils, has won 3 Stanley Cup championships relying on a strong defensive style rather than 50 goal players.

Players who have scored 50 goals

Wayne Gretzky

Jarome Iginla

Mario Lemieux

Mark Messier

Teemu Selanne

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Joe Sakic

Marice Richard

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Pavel Bure

Vincent Lecavalier

Alexander Mogilny

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Brett Hull

Jonathan Cheechoo

Sergei Fedorov

Player	Team	Season	GP	G
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	1983–84	80	54
		1985–86	72	54
Dave Andreychuk	Buffalo Sabres/Toronto Maple Leafs	1992–93	83	54
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1993–94	83	53
Wayne Babych	St. Louis Blues	1980–81	78	54
Bill Barber	Philadelphia Flyers	1975–76	80	50
Brian Bellows	Minnesota North Stars	1989–90	80	55
Peter Bondra	Washington Capitals	1995–96	67	52
		1997–98	76	52
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	1977–78	73	53
		1978–79	80	69
		1979–80	75	51
		1980–81	79	68
		1981–82	80	64
		1982–83	79	60
		1983–84	67	51
		1984–85	76	58
		1985–86	80	61
Johnny Bucyk	Boston Bruins	1970–71	78	51
Mike Bullard	Pittsburgh Penguins	1983–84	76	51
Pavel Bure	Vancouver Canucks	1992–93	83	60
		1993–94	76	60
		1997–98	82	51
	Florida Panthers	1999–00	74	58
		2000–01	82	59
Bobby Carpenter	Washington Capitals	1984–85	80	53
Jimmy Carson	Los Angeles Kings	1987–88	80	55
Jonathan Cheechoo	San Jose Sharks	2005–06	82	56
Guy Chouinard	Atlanta Flames	1978–79	80	50
Dino Ciccarelli	Minnesota North Stars	1981–82	76	55
		1986–87	80	52
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	1976–77	80	53
		1978–79	80	59
		1979–80	80	53
		1980–81	80	58
		1981–82	78	50
		1982–83	80	56
Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	1970–71	78	76
		1971–72	76	66
		1972–73	78	55
		1973–74	78	68
		1974–75	79	61
Sergei Fedorov	Detroit Red Wings	1993–94	82	56
Theoren Fleury	Calgary Flames	1990–91	79	51
Danny Gare	Buffalo Sabres	1975–76	79	50
		1979–80	76	56
Mike Gartner	Washington Capitals	1984–85	80	50
Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	1960–61	64	50
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	1982–83	80	57
		1983–84	75	56
		1984–85	69	55
		1985–86	75	53
Danny Grant	Detroit Red Wings	1974–75	80	50
Adam Graves	New York Rangers	1993–94	84	52
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	1979–80	79	51
		1980–81	80	55
		1981–82	80	92
		1982–83	80	71
		1983–84	74	87
		1984–85	80	73
		1985–86	80	52
		1986–87	79	62
	Los Angeles Kings	1988–89	78	54
Vic Hadfield	New York Rangers	1971–72	78	50
Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	1984–85	80	53
Dany Heatley	Ottawa Senators	2005–06	82	50
		2006–07	82	50
Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	2002–03	82	50
Ken Hodge	Boston Bruins	1973–74	76	50
Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	1961–62	70	50
		1965–66	65	54
		1966–67	66	52
		1968–69	74	58
		1971–72	78	50
Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	1989–90	80	72
		1990–91	78	86
		1991–92	73	70
		1992–93	80	54
		1993–94	81	57
Jarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	2001–02	82	52
		2007–08	82	50
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	1995–96	82	62
		2000–01	81	52
	New York Rangers	2005–06	82	54
Paul Kariya	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	1995–96	82	50
Rick Kehoe	Pittsburgh Penguins	1980–81	80	55
Tim Kerr	Philadelphia Flyers	1983–84	79	54
		1984–85	74	54
		1985–86	76	58
		1986–87	75	58
Ilya Kovalchuk	Atlanta Thrashers	2005–06	78	52
		2007–08	79	52
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	1983–84	64	52
		1984–85	73	71
		1985–86	78	68
		1986–87	79	54
Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	1974–75	70	53
		1975–76	80	56
		1976–77	80	56
		1977–78	78	60
		1978–79	80	52
		1979–80	74	50
Pat LaFontaine	New York Islanders	1989–90	74	54
	Buffalo Sabres	1992–93	84	53
Pierre Larouche	Pittsburgh Penguins	1975–76	76	53
	Montreal Canadiens	1979–80	73	50
Reggie Leach	Philadelphia Flyers	1975–76	80	61
		1979–80	76	50
Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	2006–07	82	52
John LeClair	Philadelphia Flyers	1995–96	82	51
		1996–97	82	50
		1997–98	82	51
Gary Leeman	Toronto Maple Leafs	1989–90	80	51
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	1986–87	63	54
		1987–88	77	70
		1988–89	76	85
		1992–93	60	69
		1995–96	70	69
		1996–97	76	50
Hakan Loob	Calgary Flames	1987–88	80	50
Lanny McDonald	Calgary Flames	1982–83	80	66
Rick MacLeish	Philadelphia Flyers	1972–73	78	50
Rick Martin	Buffalo Sabres	1973–74	78	52
		1974–75	68	52
Dennis Maruk	Washington Capitals	1980–81	80	50
		1981–82	80	60
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	1981–82	78	50
Rick Middleton	Boston Bruins	1981–82	75	51
Mike Modano	Dallas Stars	1993–94	76	50
Alexander Mogilny	Buffalo Sabres	1992–93	77	76
	Vancouver Canucks	1995–96	79	55
Joe Mullen	Calgary Flames	1988–89	79	51
Cam Neely	Boston Bruins	1989–90	76	55
		1990–91	69	51
		1993–94	49	50
Bernie Nicholls	Los Angeles Kings	1988–89	79	70
Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames	1987–88	75	51
		1988–89	77	51
John Ogrodnick	Detroit Red Wings	1984–85	79	55
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	2005–06	81	52
		2007–08	82	65
Jean Pronovost	Pittsburgh Penguins	1975–76	80	52
Mark Recchi	Philadelphia Flyers	1992–93	84	53
Mickey Redmond	Detroit Red Wings	1972–73	76	52
		1973–74	76	51
Jacques Richard	Quebec Nordiques	1980–81	78	52
Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	1944–45	50	50
Stephane Richer	Montreal Canadiens	1987–88	72	50
		1989–90	75	51
Gary Roberts	Calgary Flames	1991–92	76	53
Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings	1987–88	80	53
		1989–90	80	52
		1992–93	84	63
Jeremy Roenick	Chicago Blackhawks	1991–92	80	53
		1992–93	84	50
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	1995–96	82	51
		2000–01	82	54
Al Secord	Chicago Blackhawks	1982–83	80	54
Teemu Selanne	Winnipeg Jets	1992–93	84	76
	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	1996–97	78	51
		1997–98	73	52
Brendan Shanahan	St. Louis Blues	1992–93	71	51
		1993–94	81	52
Ray Sheppard	Detroit Red Wings	1993–94	82	52
Steve Shutt	Montreal Canadiens	1976–77	80	60
Charlie Simmer	Los Angeles Kings	1979–80	64	56
		1980–81	65	56
Craig Simpson	Pittsburgh Penguins/Edmonton Oilers	1987–88	80	56
Kevin Stevens	Pittsburgh Penguins	1991–92	80	54
		1992–93	72	55
Blaine Stoughton	Hartford Whalers	1979–80	80	56
		1981–82	80	52
Keith Tkachuk	Winnipeg Jets	1995–96	76	50
	Phoenix Coyotes	1996–97	81	52
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	1981–82	80	50
Pierre Turgeon	New York Islanders	1992–93	83	58
Rick Vaive	Toronto Maple Leafs	1981–82	77	54
		1982–83	78	51
		1983–84	76	52
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	1987–88	64	50
		1988–89	80	65
		1989–90	79	62
		1990–91	80	51
		1992–93	84	58

See also

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals
• List of NHL players with 100 point seasons
• List of NHL players with 50 goals in 50 games