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
2024 Carter Verhaeghe 4
  Valeri Nichushkin 4
  Artturi Lehkonen 4
  Adrian Kempe 4
  Zach Hyman 4
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