NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Goals

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Rank	Player	G	Season
1.	Wayne Gretzky*	92	1981-82
2.	Wayne Gretzky*	87	1983-84
3.	Brett Hull*	86	1990-91
4.	Mario Lemieux*	85	1988-89
5.	Phil Esposito*	76	1970-71
	Alexander Mogilny	76	1992-93
	Teemu Selanne*	76	1992-93
8.	Wayne Gretzky*	73	1984-85
9.	Brett Hull*	72	1989-90
10.	Wayne Gretzky*	71	1982-83
	Jari Kurri*	71	1984-85
12.	Mario Lemieux*	70	1987-88
	Bernie Nicholls	70	1988-89
	Brett Hull*	70	1991-92
15.	Mike Bossy*	69	1978-79
	Mario Lemieux*	69	1992-93
	Mario Lemieux*	69	1995-96
18.	Phil Esposito*	68	1973-74
	Mike Bossy*	68	1980-81
	Jari Kurri*	68	1985-86
21.	Phil Esposito*	66	1971-72
	Lanny McDonald*	66	1982-83
23.	Steve Yzerman*	65	1988-89
	Alex Ovechkin	65	2007-08
25.	Mike Bossy*	64	1981-82
26.	Luc Robitaille*	63	1992-93
27.	Wayne Gretzky*	62	1986-87
	Steve Yzerman*	62	1989-90
	Jaromir Jagr	62	1995-96
30.	Phil Esposito*	61	1974-75
	Reggie Leach	61	1975-76
	Mike Bossy*	61	1985-86
33.	Steve Shutt*	60	1976-77
	Guy Lafleur*	60	1977-78
	Dennis Maruk	60	1981-82
	Mike Bossy*	60	1982-83
	Pavel Bure*	60	1992-93
	Pavel Bure*	60	1993-94
	Steven Stamkos	60	2011-12
40.	Marcel Dionne*	59	1978-79
	Pavel Bure*	59	2000-01
42.	Bobby Hull*	58	1968-69
	Marcel Dionne*	58	1980-81
	Mike Bossy*	58	1984-85
	Tim Kerr	58	1985-86
	Tim Kerr	58	1986-87
	Pierre Turgeon	58	1992-93
	Steve Yzerman*	58	1992-93
	Pavel Bure*	58	1999-00
50.	Michel Goulet*	57	1982-83
	Brett Hull*	57	1993-94
52.	Guy Lafleur*	56	1975-76
	Guy Lafleur*	56	1976-77
	Danny Gare	56	1979-80
	Charlie Simmer	56	1979-80
	Blaine Stoughton	56	1979-80
	Charlie Simmer	56	1980-81
	Marcel Dionne*	56	1982-83
	Michel Goulet*	56	1983-84
	Craig Simpson	56	1987-88
	Sergei Fedorov*	56	1993-94
	Jonathan Cheechoo	56	2005-06
	Alex Ovechkin	56	2008-09
64.	Phil Esposito*	55	1972-73
	Wayne Gretzky*	55	1980-81
	Rick Kehoe	55	1980-81
	Dino Ciccarelli*	55	1981-82
	Michel Goulet*	55	1984-85
	John Ogrodnick	55	1984-85
	Jimmy Carson	55	1987-88
	Brian Bellows	55	1989-90
	Cam Neely*	55	1989-90
	Kevin Stevens	55	1992-93
	Alexander Mogilny	55	1995-96
75.	Bobby Hull*	54	1965-66
	Wayne Babych	54	1980-81
	Rick Vaive	54	1981-82
	Al Secord	54	1982-83
	Glenn Anderson*	54	1983-84
	Tim Kerr	54	1983-84
	Tim Kerr	54	1984-85
	Glenn Anderson*	54	1985-86
	Jari Kurri*	54	1986-87
	Mario Lemieux*	54	1986-87
	Wayne Gretzky*	54	1988-89
	Pat LaFontaine*	54	1989-90
	Kevin Stevens	54	1991-92
	Dave Andreychuk*	54	1992-93
	Brett Hull*	54	1992-93
	Joe Sakic*	54	2000-01
	Jaromir Jagr	54	2005-06
92.	Guy Lafleur*	53	1974-75
	Pierre Larouche	53	1975-76
	Marcel Dionne*	53	1976-77
	Mike Bossy*	53	1977-78
	Marcel Dionne*	53	1979-80
	Bob Carpenter	53	1984-85
	Dale Hawerchuk*	53	1984-85
	Michel Goulet*	53	1985-86
	Luc Robitaille*	53	1987-88
	Gary Roberts	53	1991-92
	Jeremy Roenick	53	1991-92
	Pat LaFontaine*	53	1992-93
	Mark Recchi*	53	1992-93
	Dave Andreychuk*	53	1993-94
	Alex Ovechkin	53	2014-15
107.	Bobby Hull*	52	1966-67
	Mickey Redmond	52	1972-73
	Rick Martin	52	1973-74
	Rick Martin	52	1974-75
	Jean Pronovost	52	1975-76
	Guy Lafleur*	52	1978-79
	Jacques Richard	52	1980-81
	Blaine Stoughton	52	1981-82
	Jari Kurri*	52	1983-84
	Rick Vaive	52	1983-84
	Wayne Gretzky*	52	1985-86
	Dino Ciccarelli*	52	1986-87
	Luc Robitaille*	52	1989-90
	Adam Graves	52	1993-94
	Brendan Shanahan*	52	1993-94
	Ray Sheppard	52	1993-94
	Peter Bondra	52	1995-96
	Keith Tkachuk	52	1996-97
	Peter Bondra	52	1997-98
	Teemu Selanne*	52	1997-98
	Jaromir Jagr	52	2000-01
	Jarome Iginla	52	2001-02
	Ilya Kovalchuk	52	2005-06
	Alex Ovechkin	52	2005-06
	Vincent Lecavalier	52	2006-07
	Ilya Kovalchuk	52	2007-08
133.	John Bucyk*	51	1970-71
	Mickey Redmond	51	1973-74
	Mike Bossy*	51	1979-80
	Wayne Gretzky*	51	1979-80
	Rick Middleton	51	1981-82
	Rick Vaive	51	1982-83
	Mike Bossy*	51	1983-84
	Mike Bullard	51	1983-84
	Joe Nieuwendyk*	51	1987-88
	Joe Mullen*	51	1988-89
	Joe Nieuwendyk*	51	1988-89
	Gary Leeman	51	1989-90
	Stephane Richer	51	1989-90
	Theoren Fleury	51	1990-91
	Cam Neely*	51	1990-91
	Steve Yzerman*	51	1990-91
	Brendan Shanahan*	51	1992-93
	John LeClair	51	1995-96
	Joe Sakic*	51	1995-96
	Teemu Selanne*	51	1996-97
	Pavel Bure*	51	1997-98
	John LeClair	51	1997-98
	Sidney Crosby	51	2009-10
	Steven Stamkos	51	2009-10
	Alex Ovechkin	51	2013-14
	Alex Ovechkin	51	2018-19
159.	Maurice Richard*	50	1944-45
	Bernie Geoffrion*	50	1960-61
	Bobby Hull*	50	1961-62
	Vic Hadfield	50	1971-72
	Bobby Hull*	50	1971-72
	Rick MacLeish	50	1972-73
	Ken Hodge	50	1973-74
	Danny Grant	50	1974-75
	Bill Barber*	50	1975-76
	Danny Gare	50	1975-76
	Guy Chouinard	50	1978-79
	Guy Lafleur*	50	1979-80
	Pierre Larouche	50	1979-80
	Reggie Leach	50	1979-80
	Dennis Maruk	50	1980-81
	Marcel Dionne*	50	1981-82
	Mark Messier*	50	1981-82
	Bryan Trottier*	50	1981-82
	Mike Gartner*	50	1984-85
	Hakan Loob	50	1987-88
	Stephane Richer	50	1987-88
	Steve Yzerman*	50	1987-88
	Jeremy Roenick	50	1992-93
	Mike Modano*	50	1993-94
	Cam Neely*	50	1993-94
	Paul Kariya*	50	1995-96
	Keith Tkachuk	50	1995-96
	John LeClair	50	1996-97
	Mario Lemieux*	50	1996-97
	Milan Hejduk	50	2002-03
	Dany Heatley	50	2005-06
	Dany Heatley	50	2006-07
	Jarome Iginla	50	2007-08
	Alex Ovechkin	50	2009-10
	Corey Perry	50	2010-11
	Evgeni Malkin	50	2011-12
	Alex Ovechkin	50	2015-16
196.	Gordie Howe*	49	1952-53
	Phil Esposito*	49	1968-69
	Frank Mahovlich*	49	1968-69
	Rick Martin	49	1975-76
	Rick MacLeish	49	1976-77
	Steve Shutt*	49	1977-78
	Kent Nilsson	49	1980-81
	Rick Middleton	49	1982-83
	Michel Goulet*	49	1986-87
	Rob Brown	49	1988-89
	Jimmy Carson	49	1988-89
	Mike Gartner*	49	1990-91
	Alex Ovechkin	49	2017-18
	Leon Draisaitl	49	2018-19
210.	Frank Mahovlich*	48	1960-61
	Bill Goldsworthy	48	1973-74
	Mike Gartner*	48	1980-81
	Glenn Anderson*	48	1982-83
	Mark Messier*	48	1982-83
	Pierre Larouche	48	1983-84
	Paul Coffey*	48	1985-86
	Mario Lemieux*	48	1985-86
	Mike Bullard	48	1987-88
	Mike Gartner*	48	1987-88
	Michel Goulet*	48	1987-88
	Tim Kerr	48	1988-89
	Joe Sakic*	48	1990-91
	Joe Sakic*	48	1992-93
	Rick Tocchet	48	1992-93
	Ziggy Palffy	48	1996-97
	Markus Naslund	48	2002-03
	Brian Gionta	48	2005-06
	Teemu Selanne*	48	2006-07
229.	Gordie Howe*	47	1951-52
	Jean Beliveau*	47	1955-56
	Yvan Cournoyer*	47	1971-72
	Marcel Dionne*	47	1974-75
	Lanny McDonald*	47	1977-78
	Bryan Trottier*	47	1978-79
	Steve Shutt*	47	1979-80
	Dave Taylor	47	1980-81
	Peter Stastny*	47	1982-83
	Rick Middleton	47	1983-84
	Denis Savard*	47	1985-86
	Dale Hawerchuk*	47	1986-87
	Joe Mullen*	47	1986-87
	Pat LaFontaine*	47	1987-88
	Mats Sundin*	47	1992-93
	Eric Lindros*	47	1995-96
	Mark Messier*	47	1995-96
	Jaromir Jagr	47	1996-97
	Brendan Shanahan*	47	1996-97
	Teemu Selanne*	47	1998-99
	Simon Gagne	47	2005-06
	Evgeni Malkin	47	2007-08
	John Tavares	47	2018-19

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
Rank	Player	G	Season
1.	Bobby Hull*	77	1974-75
2.	Real Cloutier	75	1978-79
3.	Marc Tardif	71	1975-76
4.	Anders Hedberg	70	1976-77
5.	Real Cloutier	66	1976-77
6.	Morris Lukowich	65	1978-79
	Marc Tardif	65	1977-78
8.	Anders Hedberg	63	1977-78
9.	Danny Lawson	61	1972-73
10.	Real Cloutier	60	1975-76
	Mark Napier	60	1976-77
12.	Robbie Ftorek	59	1977-78
13.	Mike Walton	57	1973-74
14.	Real Cloutier	56	1977-78
	Vaclav Nedomansky	56	1975-76
16.	Serge Bernier	54	1974-75
	Wayne Rivers	54	1974-75
18.	Anders Hedberg	53	1974-75
	Bobby Hull*	53	1975-76
	Bobby Hull*	53	1973-74
	Tom Webster	53	1972-73
22.	Rich LeDuc	52	1976-77
	Tom Simpson	52	1974-75
	Blaine Stoughton	52	1976-77
25.	Rejean Houle	51	1975-76
	Bobby Hull*	51	1972-73
	Ron Ward	51	1972-73
28.	Anders Hedberg	50	1975-76
	Andre Lacroix	50	1972-73
	Danny Lawson	50	1973-74
	Marc Tardif	50	1974-75
32.	Marc Tardif	49	1976-77
33.	Frank Hughes	48	1974-75
	Mike Walton	48	1974-75
35.	Christian Bordeleau	47	1972-73
	Del Hall	47	1975-76
37.	Wayne Gretzky*	46	1978-79
	Peter Sullivan	46	1978-79
	Robbie Ftorek	46	1976-77
	Bobby Hull*	46	1977-78
41.	Dennis Sobchuk	44	1976-77
	Willy Lindstrom	44	1976-77
	Dick Sentes	44	1974-75
	Danny Lawson	44	1975-76
45.	Gene Peacosh	43	1974-75
	Serge Bernier	43	1976-77
	Tom Webster	43	1973-74
	Gary Veneruzzo	43	1972-73
	Mark Napier	43	1975-76
	Rick Dudley	43	1975-76
	Peter Marsh	43	1978-79

Leaders Index

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