NHL Progressive Leaders and Records for Goals Created

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Yearly GC   Active GC   Career GC   Single Season GC
1917-18Joe Malone 39.63   Joe Malone 39.63   Joe Malone 39.63   Joe Malone 39.63
1918-19Newsy Lalonde 23.29   Cy Denneny 48.85   Cy Denneny 48.85   Joe Malone 39.63
1919-20Newsy Lalonde 34.76   Joe Malone 80.95   Joe Malone 80.95   Joe Malone 39.63
1920-21Newsy Lalonde 32.04   Newsy Lalonde 112.92   Newsy Lalonde 112.92   Joe Malone 39.63
1921-22Punch Broadbent 29.32   Joe Malone 128.13   Joe Malone 128.13   Joe Malone 39.63
1922-23Babe Dye 24.03   Cy Denneny 139.42   Cy Denneny 139.42   Joe Malone 39.63
1923-24Cy Denneny 18.11   Cy Denneny 157.53   Cy Denneny 157.53   Joe Malone 39.63
1924-25Babe Dye 33.38   Cy Denneny 184.09   Cy Denneny 184.09   Joe Malone 39.63
1925-26Nels Stewart 30.88   Cy Denneny 207.54   Cy Denneny 207.54   Joe Malone 39.63
1926-27Bill Cook 28.30   Cy Denneny 223.69   Cy Denneny 223.69   Joe Malone 39.63
1927-28Howie Morenz 32.92   Cy Denneny 226.14   Cy Denneny 226.14   Joe Malone 39.63
1928-29Ace Bailey 19.29   Cy Denneny 227.78   Cy Denneny 227.78   Joe Malone 39.63
1929-30Cooney Weiland 40.87   Babe Dye 179.77   Cy Denneny 227.78   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1930-31Howie Morenz 28.47   Howie Morenz 195.38   Cy Denneny 227.78   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1931-32Bill Cook 26.80   Howie Morenz 219.84   Cy Denneny 227.78   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1932-33Bill Cook 24.89   Howie Morenz 235.07   Howie Morenz 235.07   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1933-34Charlie Conacher 26.52   Howie Morenz 244.61   Howie Morenz 244.61   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1934-35Charlie Conacher 29.44   Howie Morenz 256.97   Howie Morenz 256.97   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1935-36Charlie Conacher
Bill Thoms		 19.22   Howie Morenz 264.57   Howie Morenz 264.57   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1936-37Sweeney Schriner 20.49   Howie Morenz 271.76   Howie Morenz 271.76   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1937-38Gordie Drillon 23.19   Nels Stewart 268.39   Howie Morenz 271.76   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1938-39Toe Blake 19.30   Nels Stewart 282.25   Nels Stewart 282.25   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1939-40Milt Schmidt 22.19   Nels Stewart 287.66   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1940-41Bill Cowley 23.33   Hooley Smith 212.33   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1941-42Lynn Patrick 23.90   Dit Clapper 197.69   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1942-43Doug Bentley 29.51   Dit Clapper 205.88   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1943-44Herb Cain 34.26   Busher Jackson 217.75   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1944-45Maurice Richard 38.57   Dit Clapper 226.01   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1945-46Gaye Stewart 28.57   Syd Howe 228.59   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1946-47Maurice Richard 35.53   Dit Clapper 228.25   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1947-48Elmer Lach 27.58   Toe Blake 222.47   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1948-49Roy Conacher 26.97   Doug Bentley 180.23   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1949-50Maurice Richard 30.86   Doug Bentley 200.84   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1950-51Gordie Howe 37.54   Maurice Richard 230.88   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1951-52Gordie Howe 39.17   Maurice Richard 250.89   Nels Stewart 287.66   Cooney Weiland 40.87
1952-53Gordie Howe 41.68   Maurice Richard 275.57   Nels Stewart 287.66   Gordie Howe 41.68
1953-54Gordie Howe 32.07   Maurice Richard 304.30   Maurice Richard 304.30   Gordie Howe 41.68
1954-55Bernie Geoffrion 30.82   Maurice Richard 334.85   Maurice Richard 334.85   Gordie Howe 41.68
1955-56Jean Béliveau 37.23   Maurice Richard 364.91   Maurice Richard 364.91   Gordie Howe 41.68
1956-57Gordie Howe 36.99   Maurice Richard 391.19   Maurice Richard 391.19   Gordie Howe 41.68
1957-58Dickie Moore 32.26   Maurice Richard 404.36   Maurice Richard 404.36   Gordie Howe 41.68
1958-59Dickie Moore 37.01   Maurice Richard 419.22   Maurice Richard 419.22   Gordie Howe 41.68
1959-60Bobby Hull 32.56   Maurice Richard 433.87   Maurice Richard 433.87   Gordie Howe 41.68
1960-61Bernie Geoffrion 40.12   Gordie Howe 434.38   Gordie Howe 434.38   Gordie Howe 41.68
1961-62Bobby Hull 36.08   Gordie Howe 464.41   Gordie Howe 464.41   Gordie Howe 41.68
1962-63Gordie Howe 34.59   Gordie Howe 499.00   Gordie Howe 499.00   Gordie Howe 41.68
1963-64Bobby Hull 35.78   Gordie Howe 526.21   Gordie Howe 526.21   Gordie Howe 41.68
1964-65Norm Ullman 34.78   Gordie Howe 555.43   Gordie Howe 555.43   Gordie Howe 41.68
1965-66Bobby Hull 41.51   Gordie Howe 583.63   Gordie Howe 583.63   Gordie Howe 41.68
1966-67Bobby Hull
Stan Mikita		 36.11   Gordie Howe 608.03   Gordie Howe 608.03   Gordie Howe 41.68
1967-68Stan Mikita 34.47   Gordie Howe 641.60   Gordie Howe 641.60   Gordie Howe 41.68
1968-69Phil Esposito 48.07   Gordie Howe 682.22   Gordie Howe 682.22   Phil Esposito 48.07
1969-70Bobby Orr 41.80   Gordie Howe 711.03   Gordie Howe 711.03   Phil Esposito 48.07
1970-71Phil Esposito 60.85   Gordie Howe 731.68   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1971-72Phil Esposito 53.83   Bobby Hull 478.34   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1972-73Phil Esposito 50.04   Alex Delvecchio 481.40   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1973-74Phil Esposito 58.63   Alex Delvecchio 483.07   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1974-75Phil Esposito 52.31   Norm Ullman 475.55   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1975-76Guy Lafleur 49.59   Johnny Bucyk 502.02   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1976-77Guy Lafleur 53.26   Phil Esposito 526.17   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1977-78Guy Lafleur 53.81   Phil Esposito 559.44   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1978-79Mike Bossy 52.41   Phil Esposito 591.82   Gordie Howe 731.68   Phil Esposito 60.85
1979-80Marcel Dionne 52.28   Gordie Howe 747.01   Gordie Howe 747.01   Phil Esposito 60.85
1980-81Wayne Gretzky 59.86   Phil Esposito 629.66   Gordie Howe 747.01   Phil Esposito 60.85
1981-82Wayne Gretzky 82.32   Marcel Dionne 458.31   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1982-83Wayne Gretzky 74.19   Marcel Dionne 502.78   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1983-84Wayne Gretzky 80.00   Marcel Dionne 538.04   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1984-85Wayne Gretzky 76.60   Marcel Dionne 584.39   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1985-86Wayne Gretzky 71.58   Marcel Dionne 620.34   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1986-87Wayne Gretzky 66.87   Marcel Dionne 650.48   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1987-88Mario Lemieux 65.56   Marcel Dionne 676.08   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1988-89Mario Lemieux 77.17   Marcel Dionne 684.08   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1989-90Steve Yzerman 52.04   Wayne Gretzky 723.38   Gordie Howe 747.01   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1990-91Brett Hull 58.04   Wayne Gretzky 778.56   Wayne Gretzky 778.56   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1991-92Brett Hull 47.97   Wayne Gretzky 819.18   Wayne Gretzky 819.18   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1992-93Mario Lemieux 61.48   Wayne Gretzky 840.77   Wayne Gretzky 840.77   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1993-94Sergei Fedorov 48.05   Wayne Gretzky 886.55   Wayne Gretzky 886.55   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1994-95Jaromír Jágr 27.23   Wayne Gretzky 902.27   Wayne Gretzky 902.27   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1995-96Mario Lemieux 60.91   Wayne Gretzky 936.26   Wayne Gretzky 936.26   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1996-97Mario Lemieux 45.98   Wayne Gretzky 969.46   Wayne Gretzky 969.46   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1997-98Pavel Bure 39.58   Wayne Gretzky 999.30   Wayne Gretzky 999.30   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1998-99Jaromír Jágr 45.93   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
1999-00Pavel Bure 41.16   Mark Messier 638.70   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2000-01Joe Sakic 45.93   Mark Messier 663.32   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2001-02Jarome Iginla 40.58   Mark Messier 671.44   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2002-03Markus Näslund 40.70   Mark Messier 687.42   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2003-04Martin St. Louis 35.73   Mark Messier 703.78   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2004-05            Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2005-06Jaromír Jágr 47.38   Steve Yzerman 665.79   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2006-07Vincent Lecavalier 42.82   Joe Sakic 593.63   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2007-08Alex Ovechkin 48.03   Joe Sakic 607.53   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2008-09Alex Ovechkin 45.17   Joe Sakic 611.28   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2009-10Alex Ovechkin 43.31   Mark Recchi 552.08   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2010-11Corey Perry 39.21   Mark Recchi 568.87   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2011-12Evgeni Malkin 42.60   Jaromír Jágr 618.10   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2012-13Alex Ovechkin 23.36   Jaromír Jágr 631.68   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2013-14Sidney Crosby 37.31   Jaromír Jágr 655.97   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2014-15Alex Ovechkin 35.72   Jaromír Jágr 673.05   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2015-16Patrick Kane 40.98   Jaromír Jágr 698.58   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2016-17Sidney Crosby 35.86   Jaromír Jágr 715.39   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2017-18Connor McDavid 40.52   Jaromír Jágr 717.53   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2018-19Nikita Kucherov 45.49   Joe Thornton 507.42   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2019-20Leon Draisaitl 41.26   Alex Ovechkin 537.57   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2020-21Connor McDavid 37.08   Alex Ovechkin 555.55   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2021-22Connor McDavid 44.99   Alex Ovechkin 594.28   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2022-23Connor McDavid 59.02   Alex Ovechkin 626.07   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32
2023-24Nathan MacKinnon 51.09   Alex Ovechkin 651.89   Wayne Gretzky 1018.37   Wayne Gretzky 82.32