NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Goals Created

Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Progressive

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NHL Leaders Rank Player GC Season 1. Wayne Gretzky* 82.64 1981-82 2. Wayne Gretzky* 80.00 1983-84 3. Mario Lemieux* 77.17 1988-89 4. Wayne Gretzky* 76.60 1984-85 5. Wayne Gretzky* 74.19 1982-83 6. Wayne Gretzky* 71.58 1985-86 7. Wayne Gretzky* 66.87 1986-87 8. Mario Lemieux* 65.56 1987-88 9. Mario Lemieux* 61.48 1992-93 10. Mario Lemieux* 60.91 1995-96 11. Phil Esposito* 60.85 1970-71 12. Wayne Gretzky* 60.80 1988-89 13. Bernie Nicholls 60.25 1988-89 14. Steve Yzerman* 60.24 1988-89 15. Wayne Gretzky* 59.86 1980-81 16. Phil Esposito* 58.63 1973-74 17. Brett Hull* 58.04 1990-91 18. Mike Bossy* 57.13 1981-82 19. Jari Kurri* 56.16 1984-85 20. Jaromir Jagr 55.88 1995-96 21. Teemu Selanne 55.77 1992-93 22. Alexander Mogilny 55.24 1992-93 23. Wayne Gretzky* 55.18 1990-91 24. Pat LaFontaine* 54.70 1992-93 25. Phil Esposito* 53.83 1971-72 26. Guy Lafleur* 53.81 1977-78 27. Jari Kurri* 53.35 1985-86 28. Guy Lafleur* 53.26 1976-77 29. Dennis Maruk 53.08 1981-82 30. Marcel Dionne* 53.05 1980-81 31. Mike Bossy* 52.41 1978-79 32. Phil Esposito* 52.31 1974-75 33. Marcel Dionne* 52.28 1979-80 34. Steve Yzerman* 52.07 1992-93 35. Steve Yzerman* 52.04 1989-90 36. Mike Bossy* 51.78 1980-81 37. Mario Lemieux* 51.67 1985-86 38. Pierre Turgeon 51.54 1992-93 39. Marcel Dionne* 51.43 1978-79 40. Wayne Gretzky* 51.30 1979-80 41. Wayne Gretzky* 50.93 1987-88 42. Brett Hull* 50.86 1989-90 43. Adam Oates 50.60 1992-93 44. Bobby Orr* 50.36 1974-75 45. Dale Hawerchuk* 50.24 1984-85 46. Guy Lafleur* 50.12 1978-79 47. Luc Robitaille* 50.11 1992-93 48. Phil Esposito* 50.04 1972-73 49. Peter Stastny* 49.89 1981-82 50. Paul Coffey* 49.87 1985-86 51. Mike Bossy* 49.73 1985-86 52. Guy Lafleur* 49.59 1975-76 53. Kent Nilsson 49.15 1980-81 54. Wayne Gretzky* 49.02 1989-90 55. Bryan Trottier* 48.65 1978-79 56. Guy Lafleur* 48.60 1979-80 57. Marcel Dionne* 48.54 1976-77 58. Bryan Trottier* 48.46 1981-82 59. Mike Bossy* 48.34 1982-83 60. Mark Recchi 48.32 1992-93 61. Michel Goulet* 48.24 1983-84 62. Mike Bossy* 48.22 1984-85 63. Phil Esposito* 48.07 1968-69 64. Sergei Fedorov 48.05 1993-94 65. Alex Ovechkin 48.03 2007-08 66. Brett Hull* 47.97 1991-92 67. Denis Savard* 47.70 1987-88 68. Guy Lafleur* 47.54 1974-75 69. Kevin Stevens 47.39 1991-92 70. Jaromir Jagr 47.38 2005-06 71. Mark Messier* 47.33 1989-90 72. Bobby Orr* 46.97 1970-71 73. Mario Lemieux* 46.86 1991-92 74. Pavel Bure 46.83 1992-93 75. Mike Bossy* 46.77 1983-84 76. Joe Sakic 46.69 1995-96 77. Peter Stastny* 46.40 1982-83 78. Marcel Dionne* 46.35 1984-85 79. Lanny McDonald* 46.18 1982-83 80. Marcel Dionne* 46.09 1974-75 81. Pavel Bure 46.00 1993-94 82. Mario Lemieux* 45.98 1996-97 83. Joe Sakic 45.93 2000-01   Jaromir Jagr 45.93 1998-99 85. Wayne Gretzky* 45.78 1993-94 86. Steve Shutt* 45.77 1976-77 87. Jaromir Jagr 45.73 2000-01 88. Bryan Trottier* 45.63 1977-78 89. Paul Coffey* 45.48 1983-84 90. Jari Kurri* 45.20 1983-84 91. Alex Ovechkin 45.17 2008-09   Marcel Dionne* 45.17 1981-82 93. Bill Barber* 45.06 1975-76 94. Denis Savard* 45.05 1985-86 95. Peter Stastny* 44.97 1983-84 96. Luc Robitaille* 44.92 1987-88 97. Dale Hawerchuk* 44.86 1987-88 98. Bobby Hull* 44.68 1968-69 99. Pierre Larouche 44.66 1975-76 100. John Bucyk* 44.57 1970-71   Kevin Stevens 44.57 1992-93 102. Rob Brown 44.56 1988-89 103. Mario Lemieux* 44.48 1989-90 104. Marcel Dionne* 44.47 1982-83 105. Joe Mullen* 44.39 1988-89 106. Jimmy Carson 44.37 1987-88 107. Charlie Simmer 44.26 1980-81 108. Darryl Sittler* 44.21 1977-78   Jari Kurri* 44.21 1986-87 110. Alexander Mogilny 44.11 1995-96 111. Mats Sundin 44.05 1992-93 112. John Ogrodnick 43.97 1984-85 113. Michel Goulet* 43.96 1982-83 114. Peter Stastny* 43.95 1985-86 115. Alex Ovechkin 43.94 2005-06 116. Dino Ciccarelli 43.76 1981-82 117. Mario Lemieux* 43.75 1986-87 118. Gilbert Perreault* 43.73 1975-76 119. Dave Taylor 43.71 1980-81 120. Eric Lindros 43.67 1995-96 121. Pat LaFontaine* 43.34 1989-90 122. Joe Sakic 43.29 1990-91 123. Teemu Selanne 43.22 1996-97 124. Doug Gilmour 43.20 1992-93   Charlie Simmer 43.20 1979-80 126. Paul Coffey* 43.07 1984-85 127. Dino Ciccarelli 42.96 1986-87 128. Hakan Loob 42.86 1987-88 129. Guy Chouinard 42.85 1978-79 130. Barry Pederson 42.83 1983-84   Denis Savard* 42.83 1982-83 132. Vincent Lecavalier 42.82 2006-07 133. Mark Messier* 42.79 1982-83 134. Steve Yzerman* 42.77 1990-91 135. Blaine Stoughton 42.70 1979-80 136. Bobby Smith 42.67 1981-82 137. Ken Hodge 42.66 1973-74 138. Jean Pronovost 42.48 1975-76 139. Brian Bellows 42.46 1989-90 140. Teemu Selanne 42.45 1998-99   Vic Hadfield 42.45 1971-72   Paul Kariya 42.45 1995-96 143. Bobby Orr* 42.39 1973-74 144. Jeremy Roenick 42.38 1991-92 145. Michel Goulet* 42.33 1985-86 146. Reggie Leach 42.28 1975-76   Jeremy Roenick 42.28 1992-93 148. Mats Naslund 42.25 1985-86 149. Kent Nilsson 42.24 1982-83 150. Glenn Anderson* 42.23 1982-83 151. Jean Ratelle* 42.18 1971-72 152. Rick Tocchet 42.15 1992-93 153. Brett Hull* 42.13 1993-94   Brendan Shanahan 42.13 1993-94 155. Jacques Richard 42.10 1980-81 156. Barry Pederson 42.04 1982-83 157. Brett Hull* 42.03 1992-93 158. Pete Mahovlich 42.02 1974-75 159. Steve Yzerman* 42.01 1987-88 160. Rick Middleton 42.00 1983-84 161. Tim Kerr 41.97 1986-87 162. Theoren Fleury 41.95 1990-91 163. Glenn Anderson* 41.92 1983-84 164. Joe Sakic 41.86 1992-93 165. Glenn Anderson* 41.82 1985-86 166. Bobby Orr* 41.80 1969-70 167. Bryan Trottier* 41.79 1983-84 168. Mike Gartner* 41.73 1984-85 169. Dave Andreychuk 41.68 1993-94   Gordie Howe* 41.68 1952-53 171. Bobby Orr* 41.66 1971-72 172. Rick MacLeish 41.65 1972-73 173. Dave Andreychuk 41.61 1992-93 174. Sidney Crosby 41.57 2006-07 175. Tim Kerr 41.55 1984-85 176. Joe Thornton 41.53 2005-06 177. Bobby Hull* 41.51 1965-66 178. Mike Bullard 41.49 1987-88 179. Peter Stastny* 41.47 1987-88 180. Bobby Clarke* 41.45 1975-76 181. Dany Heatley 41.44 2005-06 182. Jari Kurri* 41.40 1982-83   Denis Savard* 41.40 1981-82 184. Dale Hawerchuk* 41.36 1985-86 185. Jeremy Roenick 41.30 1993-94 186. Wayne Babych 41.22 1980-81 187. Luc Robitaille* 41.21 1989-90 188. Pavel Bure 41.20 2000-01 189. Pavel Bure 41.16 1999-00 190. Dany Heatley 41.05 2006-07 191. Keith Tkachuk 40.90 1995-96 192. Cooney Weiland* 40.87 1929-30 193. Mark Recchi 40.85 1990-91   Bernie Nicholls 40.85 1989-90 195. Dale Hawerchuk* 40.84 1981-82 196. Steve Yzerman* 40.83 1991-92 197. Mike Rogers 40.78 1979-80 198. Rick Martin 40.75 1974-75 199. Markus Naslund 40.70 2002-03 200. Michel Goulet* 40.68 1987-88 201. Bob Carpenter 40.63 1984-85 202. Gordie Howe* 40.62 1968-69   Wayne Gretzky* 40.62 1991-92 204. Rick Vaive 40.61 1983-84 205. Jarome Iginla 40.58 2001-02 206. Rick Middleton 40.53 1980-81 207. Rick Middleton 40.51 1981-82 208. Teemu Selanne 40.50 1995-96 209. Evgeni Malkin 40.49 2007-08 210. Gilbert Perreault* 40.48 1979-80 211. Ilya Kovalchuk 40.47 2005-06 212. Dennis Maruk 40.46 1980-81 213. Tim Kerr 40.45 1983-84 214. Dale Hawerchuk* 40.41 1986-87 215. Luc Robitaille* 40.35 1991-92 216. Rick Vaive 40.28 1981-82 217. Jarome Iginla 40.25 2007-08 218. Mike Rogers 40.21 1980-81 219. Rick MacLeish 40.20 1976-77   Danny Gare 40.20 1979-80   Peter Stastny* 40.20 1980-81 222. John LeClair 40.16 1996-97 223. Gary Leeman 40.13 1989-90 224. Bernie Geoffrion* 40.12 1960-61 225. Cam Neely* 40.08 1989-90 226. Mickey Redmond 40.07 1972-73 227. Jimmy Carson 40.05 1988-89   Jonathan Cheechoo 40.05 2005-06 229. Michel Goulet* 40.04 1984-85 230. Doug Gilmour 39.99 1986-87 231. Bernie Federko* 39.93 1983-84 232. John LeClair 39.90 1995-96 233. Mark Messier* 39.88 1987-88 234. Peter Forsberg 39.86 1995-96 235. Rick Middleton 39.84 1982-83 236. Bryan Trottier* 39.83 1979-80 237. John Cullen 39.81 1990-91   Pierre Turgeon 39.81 1989-90 239. Troy Murray 39.80 1985-86 240. Bobby Clarke* 39.71 1974-75 241. Brent Sutter 39.68 1984-85 242. Joe Malone* 39.63 1917-18 243. Evgeni Malkin 39.61 2008-09 244. Steve Larmer 39.60 1990-91 245. Ray Sheppard 39.59 1993-94 246. Pavel Bure 39.58 1997-98   Craig Simpson 39.58 1987-88   Bob MacMillan 39.58 1978-79 249. Theoren Fleury 39.56 1995-96 250. Daniel Alfredsson 39.54 2005-06

WHA Leaders Rank Player GC Season 1. Bobby Hull* 59.81 1974-75 2. Marc Tardif 59.35 1975-76 3. Marc Tardif 58.43 1977-78 4. Real Cloutier 56.64 1976-77 5. Real Cloutier 55.85 1978-79 6. Anders Hedberg 54.37 1976-77 7. Andre Lacroix 51.03 1974-75 8. Anders Hedberg 50.67 1977-78 9. Real Cloutier 49.36 1977-78 10. Serge Bernier 48.11 1974-75 11. Bobby Hull* 47.77 1975-76 12. Andre Lacroix 47.19 1972-73 13. Real Cloutier 47.15 1975-76 14. Mike Walton 46.81 1973-74 15. Ron Ward 46.55 1972-73 16. Robbie Ftorek 46.40 1977-78 17. Danny Lawson 45.29 1972-73 18. Morris Lukowich 44.91 1978-79 19. Ulf Nilsson 44.65 1977-78   Bobby Hull* 44.65 1977-78 21. Robbie Ftorek 44.47 1976-77 22. Ulf Nilsson 44.09 1976-77 23. Wayne Rivers 43.70 1974-75 24. Rich LeDuc 43.67 1976-77 25. Vaclav Nedomansky 43.32 1975-76 26. Robbie Ftorek 43.25 1978-79 27. Marc Tardif 43.24 1976-77 28. Bobby Hull* 42.86 1972-73 29. Blaine Stoughton 42.84 1976-77 30. Mark Napier 42.81 1976-77 31. Wayne Gretzky* 42.78 1978-79 32. Tom Webster 42.58 1972-73 33. Anders Hedberg 42.07 1975-76 34. Anders Hedberg 41.79 1974-75 35. Rejean Houle 41.73 1975-76 36. Robbie Ftorek 41.64 1975-76 37. Ulf Nilsson 41.26 1975-76 38. Christian Bordeleau 41.19 1972-73 39. Bobby Hull* 40.87 1973-74 40. Kent Nilsson 40.81 1977-78 41. Mark Howe 40.44 1978-79 42. Andre Lacroix 40.10 1976-77 43. Kent Nilsson 39.98 1978-79 44. Andre Lacroix 39.95 1977-78 45. Ulf Nilsson 39.87 1974-75 46. Mike Walton 39.59 1974-75 47. Danny Lawson 39.58 1975-76 48. Christian Bordeleau 39.57 1975-76 49. Norm Beaudin 39.24 1972-73 50. Larry Lund 38.97 1974-75

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