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Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI17
 Steve Payne-MNS17
3.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS14
4.Bill Barber*-PHI11
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI11
6.Butch Goring-NYI10
7.Al MacAdam-MNS9
8.Denis Potvin*-NYI8
 Willi Plett-CGY8
 Brad Palmer-MNS8
 Ulf Nilsson-NYR8
 Bob MacMillan-CGY8
 Anders Hedberg-NYR8
 Bernie Federko*-STL8
 Ron Duguay-NYR8
 Steve Christoff-MNS8
 Bobby Smith-MNS8

Goals Per Game

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.94
2.Bill Barber*-PHI0.92
3.Steve Payne-MNS0.89
4.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.78
5.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS0.74
6.Bernie Federko*-STL0.73
7.Tony McKegney-BUF0.62
8.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.61
9.Ron Duguay-NYR0.57
 Anders Hedberg-NYR0.57
 Ulf Nilsson-NYR0.57

Assists

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI18
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI18
3.Denis Potvin*-NYI17
 Bobby Smith-MNS17
5.Ken Linseman-PHI16
6.Tim Young-MNS14
 Paul Reinhart-CGY14
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM14
 Guy Chouinard-CGY14
10.Tony Currie-STL12
 Craig Hartsburg-MNS12
 Wayne Merrick-NYI12
 Steve Payne-MNS12

Assists Per Game

1.Peter Stastny*-QUE1.60
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.56
3.Ken Linseman-PHI1.33
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF1.25
5.George Ferguson-PIT1.20
6.Tim Young-MNS1.17
7.Tony Currie-STL1.09
8.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.00
 Randy Carlyle-PIT1.00
 Pat Hughes-EDM1.00
 Joe Micheletti-STL1.00
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.00
 John Van Boxmeer-BUF1.00

Points

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI35
2.Steve Payne-MNS29
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI29
4.Denis Potvin*-NYI25
 Bobby Smith-MNS25
6.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM21
 Dino Ciccarelli-MNS21
8.Butch Goring-NYI20
 Ken Linseman-PHI20
10.Al MacAdam-MNS19

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.33
2.Peter Stastny*-QUE2.00
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.94
4.Ken Linseman-PHI1.67
5.Bernie Federko*-STL1.64
6.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.61
7.Steve Payne-MNS1.53
8.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF1.50
9.Tony Currie-STL1.45
10.Tim Young-MNS1.42

Penalties in Minutes

1.Ed Hospodar-NYR93
2.Willi Plett-CGY89
3.Brian Sutter-STL77
4.Ken Linseman-PHI67
5.Chris Kotsopoulos-NYR63
6.Bryan Maxwell-STL54
7.Randy Holt-CGY52
8.Jack Carlson-MNS50
9.Paul Holmgren-PHI49
10.Jim Peplinski-CGY41

Even Strength Goals

1.Steve Payne-MNS11
2.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS9
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI8
4.Al MacAdam-MNS7
 Ron Duguay-NYR7
 Bill Barber*-PHI7
7.Bob MacMillan-CGY6
 Wayne Merrick-NYI6
 Bob Nystrom-NYI6
 Brian Propp-PHI6
 Bobby Smith-MNS6

Power Play Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI9
2.Steve Payne-MNS6
 Denis Potvin*-NYI6
4.Willi Plett-CGY5
 Ken Houston-CGY5
 Dino Ciccarelli-MNS5
 Steve Christoff-MNS5
8.Bernie Federko*-STL4
 Butch Goring-NYI4
 Rick MacLeish-PHI4
 Mike McEwen-NYI4
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI4

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI2
 Bobby Lalonde-BOS2
 Anders Kallur-NYI2
 Butch Goring-NYI2
 Brad Palmer-MNS2
6.Al MacAdam-MNS1
 Randy Carlyle-PIT1
 Ron Duguay-NYR1
 Bob Bourne-NYI1
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1
 Dan Bonar-LAK1
 Kevin Maxwell-MNS1
 Mike O'Connell-BOS1
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI1
 Rick Paterson-CBH1
 Denis Potvin*-NYI1
 Gordie Roberts-MNS1
 Greg Smith-MNS1
 Bill Barber*-PHI1
 Billy Carroll-NYI1
 Barry Beck-NYR1

Game-Winning Goals

1.Steve Payne-MNS4
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI3
 Dino Ciccarelli-MNS3
 Ken Linseman-PHI3
 Willi Plett-CGY3
6.Denis Potvin*-NYI2
 Jorgen Pettersson-STL2
 Matti Hagman-EDM2
 Butch Goring-NYI2
 Mike Crombeen-STL2
 Mike Allison-NYR2
 John Tonelli-NYI2

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI17
2.Steve Baker-NYR14
3.Gilles Meloche-MNS13
4.Mike Liut-STL11
 Pat Riggin-CGY11
6.Rick St. Croix-PHI9
 Andy Moog-EDM9
8.Don Edwards-BUF8
9.Don Beaupre-MNS6
 Reggie Lemelin-CGY6

Wins (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI14
2.Gilles Meloche-MNS8
3.Steve Baker-NYR7
4.Pat Riggin-CGY6
5.Mike Liut-STL5
 Andy Moog-EDM5
7.Don Edwards-BUF4
 Don Beaupre-MNS4
 Rick St. Croix-PHI4
10.Reggie Lemelin-CGY3

Losses (Goalie)

1.Steve Baker-NYR7
2.Mike Liut-STL6
3.Gilles Meloche-MNS5
 Rick St. Croix-PHI5
5.Pat Riggin-CGY4
 Andy Moog-EDM4
 Don Edwards-BUF4
8.Richard Sevigny-MTL3
 Greg Millen-PIT3
 Mario Lessard-LAK3
 Reggie Lemelin-CGY3
 Tony Esposito*-CBH3
 Richard Brodeur-VAN3
 Dan Bouchard-QUE3
 Billy Smith*-NYI3

Points (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI28
2.Gilles Meloche-MNS16
3.Steve Baker-NYR14
4.Pat Riggin-CGY12
5.Mike Liut-STL10
 Andy Moog-EDM10
7.Don Beaupre-MNS8
 Rick St. Croix-PHI8
 Don Edwards-BUF8
10.Reggie Lemelin-CGY6

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI.824
2.Don Beaupre-MNS.667
3.Gilles Meloche-MNS.615
4.Pat Riggin-CGY.600
5.Andy Moog-EDM.556
6.Don Edwards-BUF.500
 Steve Baker-NYR.500
 Reggie Lemelin-CGY.500
9.Mike Liut-STL.455
10.Rick St. Croix-PHI.444

Shutouts

1.Dan Bouchard-QUE1
 Rick St. Croix-PHI1

Goals Against

1.Steve Baker-NYR55
2.Mike Liut-STL50
3.Gilles Meloche-MNS47
4.Billy Smith*-NYI42
5.Pat Riggin-CGY37
6.Andy Moog-EDM32
7.Don Edwards-BUF28
8.Rick St. Croix-PHI27
9.Don Beaupre-MNS26
10.Reggie Lemelin-CGY22

Goals Against Average

1.Billy Smith*-NYI2.54
2.Rick St. Croix-PHI2.99
3.Don Edwards-BUF3.34
4.Greg Millen-PIT3.51
5.Gilles Meloche-MNS3.52
6.Pat Riggin-CGY3.53
7.Reggie Lemelin-CGY3.61
8.Andy Moog-EDM3.65
9.Dan Bouchard-QUE3.99
10.Steve Baker-NYR4.00