NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Even Strength Goals

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

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Year Player EV
2026 Brett Howden 10
2025 Sam Reinhart 11
  Sam Bennett 11
2024 Zach Hyman 10
2023 William Karlsson 10
  Jonathan Marchessault 10
2022 Ondřej Palát 11
  Evander Kane 11
2021 Brayden Point 7
2020 Brayden Point 10
  Joe Pavelski 10
2019 Jaden Schwartz 10
  Logan Couture 10
2018 Mark Scheifele 10
2017 Jake Guentzel 11
2016 Joe Pavelski 9
2015 Tyler Johnson 10
2014 Marián Gáborík 11
2013 Patrick Kane 9
2012 Daniel Brière 7
2011 Brad Marchand 10
  David Krejčí 10
2010 Mike Cammalleri 9
2009 Sidney Crosby 10
2008 R.J. Umberger 9
2007 Travis Moen 7
  Daniel Alfredsson* 7
2006 Fernando Pisani 10
2004 Keith Primeau 7
  Vincent Lecavalier 7
  Jarome Iginla* 7
  Ruslan Fedotenko 7
2003 Jamie Langenbrunner 10
2002 Peter Forsberg* 9
2001 Chris Drury 9
2000 Petr Sýkora 8
  Brett Hull* 8
1999 Joe Nieuwendyk* 8
  Jere Lehtinen 8
1998 Sergei Fedorov* 7
1997 Claude Lemieux 9
1996 Joe Sakic* 12
1995 Claude Lemieux 13
1994 Pavel Bure* 13
1993 Wayne Gretzky* 10
1992 Kevin Stevens 9
  Jaromír Jágr 9
1991 Kevin Stevens 10
1990 Craig Simpson 10
1989 Joe Mullen* 10
1988 Craig Simpson 10
1987 Rick Tocchet 10
  Jari Kurri* 10
  Glenn Anderson* 10
1986 Greg Paslawski 8
  Joe Mullen* 8
1985 Jari Kurri* 16
1984 Jari Kurri* 10
  Wayne Gretzky* 10
1983 Barry Pederson 12
1982 Mike Bossy* 11
1981 Steve Payne 11
1980 Bob Nystrom 9
1979 Guy Lafleur* 8
1978 Peter McNab 8
1977 Guy Lafleur* 8
1976 Reggie Leach 17
1975 Guy Lafleur* 8
1974 Gregg Sheppard 9
1973 Yvan Cournoyer* 12
1972 Phil Esposito* 7
1971 Frank Mahovlich* 11
1970 Phil Esposito* 9
1969 Derek Sanderson 5
  Gary Sabourin 5
  Red Berenson 5
1968 Bill Goldsworthy 7
1967 Ralph Backstrom 5
1966 Norm Ullman* 5
1965 Bobby Hull* 6
1964 Gordie Howe* 6
1963 Gordie Howe* 6
1962 George Armstrong* 6
1961 Stan Mikita* 4
  Murray Balfour 4
1960 Jean Béliveau* 5
1959 Claude Provost 5
  Gerry Ehman 5
  Marcel Bonin 5
1958 Maurice Richard* 8
1957 Bernie Geoffrion* 8
1956 Jean Béliveau* 9
1955 Floyd Curry 6
1954 Bernie Geoffrion* 5
1953 Ed Sandford 7
1952 Maurice Richard* 4
1951 Maurice Richard* 8
1950 Sid Abel* 5
1949 Gordie Howe* 6
1948 Jim McFadden 5
  Ted Kennedy* 5
1947 Maurice Richard* 5
  Syl Apps* 5
1946 Maurice Richard* 6
1945 Maurice Richard* 6
1944 Maurice Richard* 11
1943 Joe Carveth 6
1942 Don Grosso 8
1941 Eddie Wiseman 6
1940 Hank Goldup 5
1939 Mel Hill 6
1938 Gordie Drillon* 7
1937 Herbie Lewis* 4
1936 Buzz Boll 7
1935 Cy Wentworth 3
  Baldy Northcott 3
1934 Paul Thompson 4