NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Points

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NHL Leaders Year Player PTS 2009 Evgeni Malkin 36 2008 Henrik Zetterberg 27   Sidney Crosby 27 2007 Dany Heatley 22   Jason Spezza 22   Daniel Alfredsson 22 2006 Eric Staal 28 2004 Brad Richards 26 2003 Scott Niedermayer 18   Jamie Langenbrunner 18 2002 Peter Forsberg 27 2001 Joe Sakic 26 2000 Brett Hull* 24 1999 Peter Forsberg 24 1998 Steve Yzerman* 24 1997 Eric Lindros 26 1996 Joe Sakic 34 1995 Sergei Fedorov 24 1994 Brian Leetch* 34 1993 Wayne Gretzky* 40 1992 Mario Lemieux* 34 1991 Mario Lemieux* 44 1990 Craig Simpson 31   Mark Messier* 31 1989 Al MacInnis* 31 1988 Wayne Gretzky* 43 1987 Wayne Gretzky* 34 1986 Bernie Federko* 21   Doug Gilmour 21 1985 Wayne Gretzky* 47 1984 Wayne Gretzky* 35 1983 Wayne Gretzky* 38 1982 Bryan Trottier* 29 1981 Mike Bossy* 35 1980 Bryan Trottier* 29 1979 Jacques Lemaire* 23   Guy Lafleur* 23 1978 Guy Lafleur* 21   Larry Robinson* 21 1977 Guy Lafleur* 26 1976 Reggie Leach 24 1975 Rick MacLeish 20 1974 Rick MacLeish 22 1973 Yvan Cournoyer* 25 1972 Phil Esposito* 24   Bobby Orr* 24 1971 Frank Mahovlich* 27 1970 Phil Esposito* 27 1969 Phil Esposito* 18 1968 Bill Goldsworthy 15 1967 Jim Pappin 15 1966 Norm Ullman* 15 1965 Bobby Hull* 17 1964 Gordie Howe* 19 1963 Norm Ullman* 16   Gordie Howe* 16 1962 Stan Mikita* 21 1961 Pierre Pilote* 15   Gordie Howe* 15 1960 Bernie Geoffrion* 12   Henri Richard* 12 1959 Dickie Moore* 17 1958 Fleming MacKell 19 1957 Bernie Geoffrion* 18 1956 Jean Beliveau* 19 1955 Gordie Howe* 20 1954 Dickie Moore* 13 1953 Ed Sandford 11 1952 Ted Lindsay* 7   Floyd Curry 7   Gordie Howe* 7   Metro Prystai 7 1951 Maurice Richard* 13   Max Bentley* 13 1950 Pentti Lund 11 1949 Gordie Howe* 11 1948 Ted Kennedy* 14 1947 Maurice Richard* 11 1946 Elmer Lach* 17 1945 Joe Carveth 11 1944 Toe Blake* 18 1943 Carl Liscombe 14 1942 Don Grosso 14   Syl Apps* 14 1941 Milt Schmidt* 11 1940 Neil Colville* 9   Phil Watson 9 1939 Bill Cowley* 14 1938 Gordie Drillon* 8   Johnny Gottselig 8 1937 Marty Barry* 11 1936 Buzz Boll 10 1935 Baldy Northcott 5   Cy Wentworth 5   Charlie Conacher* 5   Busher Jackson* 5 1934 Larry Aurie 10 1933 Cecil Dillon 10 1932 Frank Boucher* 9 1931 Cooney Weiland* 9 1930 Marty Barry* 6   Cooney Weiland* 6 1929 Butch Keeling 3   Andy Blair 3   Ace Bailey* 3 1928 Frank Boucher* 10 1927 Percy Galbraith 6   Harry Oliver* 6 1926 Punch Broadbent* 3   Merlyn Phillips 3 1925 Sprague Cleghorn* 3   Howie Morenz* 3 1924 Howie Morenz* 4 1923 Louis Berlinguette 2   Cy Denneny* 2 1922 Frank Nighbor* 3 1921 Frank Nighbor* 4 1919 Newsy Lalonde* 13 1918 Newsy Lalonde* 6

WHA Leaders Year Player PTS 1979 Wayne Gretzky* 20 1978 Mike Antonovich 17 1977 Serge Bernier 36 1976 Ulf Nilsson 26 1975 Mark Howe 22 1974 Larry Lund 23 1973 Norm Beaudin 28

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