NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Total Goals On-Ice For
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | TGF | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 265 | 1981-82 |
2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 261 | 1985-86 |
3. | Bobby Orr* | 258 | 1970-71 |
4. | Mario Lemieux* | 254 | 1988-89 |
5. | Wayne Gretzky* | 253 | 1984-85 |
6. | Wayne Gretzky* | 250 | 1983-84 |
7. | Bobby Orr* | 246 | 1974-75 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 246 | 1985-86 |
9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 237 | 1982-83 |
10. | Paul Coffey* | 230 | 1983-84 |
11. | Bobby Orr* | 229 | 1973-74 |
12. | Wayne Gretzky* | 226 | 1986-87 |
13. | Larry Murphy* | 225 | 1992-93 |
14. | Paul Coffey* | 219 | 1982-83 |
15. | Larry Robinson* | 218 | 1976-77 |
16. | Phil Esposito* | 215 | 1970-71 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 215 | 1984-85 |
18. | Wayne Gretzky* | 213 | 1988-89 |
19. | Mario Lemieux* | 211 | 1987-88 |
20. | Paul Coffey* | 209 | 1988-89 |
21. | Bobby Orr* | 208 | 1971-72 |
22. | Wayne Gretzky* | 206 | 1980-81 |
23. | Jaromír Jágr | 205 | 1995-96 |
24. | Denis Potvin* | 204 | 1977-78 |
25. | Denis Potvin* | 203 | 1978-79 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 203 | 1981-82 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 203 | 1992-93 |
28. | Marcel Dionne* | 202 | 1980-81 |
29. | Phil Esposito* | 201 | 1973-74 |
30. | Wayne Gretzky* | 200 | 1990-91 |
  | Pat LaFontaine* | 200 | 1992-93 |
32. | Brad Park* | 199 | 1977-78 |
33. | Adam Oates* | 197 | 1992-93 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 197 | 1995-96 |
35. | Larry Robinson* | 196 | 1977-78 |
36. | Paul Coffey* | 195 | 1989-90 |
37. | Ian Turnbull | 194 | 1976-77 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 194 | 1988-89 |
39. | Charlie Huddy | 193 | 1982-83 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 193 | 1991-92 |
41. | Bobby Orr* | 192 | 1969-70 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 192 | 1989-90 |
43. | Denis Potvin* | 190 | 1980-81 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 190 | 1985-86 |
  | Connor McDavid | 190 | 2022-23 |
46. | Jerry Korab | 189 | 1974-75 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 189 | 1978-79 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 189 | 1988-89 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 189 | 1988-89 |
  | Ron Francis* | 189 | 1995-96 |
51. | Dave Babych | 188 | 1981-82 |
  | Charlie Huddy | 188 | 1984-85 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 188 | 1985-86 |
54. | Guy Lafleur* | 187 | 1979-80 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 187 | 1983-84 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 187 | 1992-93 |
  | Phil Housley* | 187 | 1992-93 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 187 | 1993-94 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 187 | 2023-24 |
60. | Phil Esposito* | 186 | 1971-72 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 186 | 1974-75 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 186 | 1977-78 |
  | Gary Suter | 186 | 1987-88 |
64. | Mark Howe* | 185 | 1985-86 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 185 | 1990-91 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 185 | 1992-93 |
67. | Marcel Dionne* | 184 | 1979-80 |
  | Dave Babych | 184 | 1982-83 |
69. | Guy Lapointe* | 183 | 1975-76 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 183 | 1984-85 |
71. | Börje Salming* | 182 | 1976-77 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 182 | 1991-92 |
73. | Carol Vadnais | 181 | 1974-75 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 181 | 1989-90 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 181 | 2022-23 |
76. | Larry Murphy* | 180 | 1991-92 |
77. | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1975-76 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1976-77 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 178 | 1976-77 |
  | Brad Park* | 178 | 1976-77 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1978-79 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 178 | 1981-82 |
  | Brad Maxwell | 178 | 1983-84 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 178 | 1990-91 |
85. | Bryan Trottier* | 177 | 1981-82 |
  | Brad McCrimmon | 177 | 1985-86 |
87. | Randy Carlyle | 176 | 1980-81 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 176 | 1981-82 |
  | Denis Potvin* | 176 | 1983-84 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 176 | 1995-96 |
91. | Phil Esposito* | 175 | 1972-73 |
  | Börje Salming* | 175 | 1975-76 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 175 | 1991-92 |
94. | Ken Hodge | 174 | 1973-74 |
  | Brad Park* | 174 | 1973-74 |
  | Carol Vadnais | 174 | 1973-74 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 174 | 1978-79 |
  | Börje Salming* | 174 | 1979-80 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 174 | 1981-82 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 174 | 1990-91 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 174 | 1992-93 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 174 | 1993-94 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 174 | 2023-24 |
104. | Bobby Orr* | 173 | 1972-73 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 173 | 1974-75 |
  | Denis Potvin* | 173 | 1976-77 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 173 | 1979-80 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 173 | 1985-86 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 173 | 1990-91 |
  | Steve Duchesne | 173 | 1992-93 |
111. | Serge Savard* | 172 | 1974-75 |
  | Jocelyn Guevremont | 172 | 1975-76 |
  | Charlie Huddy | 172 | 1983-84 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 172 | 1984-85 |
  | Charlie Huddy | 172 | 1985-86 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 172 | 1987-88 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 172 | 1992-93 |
118. | Dave Babych | 171 | 1985-86 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 171 | 1993-94 |
120. | Ray Bourque* | 170 | 1989-90 |
  | Brett Hull* | 170 | 1990-91 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 170 | 1992-93 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 170 | 1993-94 |
124. | Marcel Dionne* | 169 | 1978-79 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 169 | 1985-86 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 169 | 1986-87 |
  | Steve Duchesne | 169 | 1988-89 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 169 | 1993-94 |
  | Evan Bouchard | 169 | 2023-24 |
130. | J.C. Tremblay | 168 | 1971-72 |
  | Denis Potvin* | 168 | 1975-76 |
  | Carol Vadnais | 168 | 1975-76 |
  | Serge Savard* | 168 | 1976-77 |
  | Dennis Maruk | 168 | 1981-82 |
  | Mikko Rantanen | 168 | 2023-24 |
136. | Marcel Dionne* | 167 | 1974-75 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 167 | 1974-75 |
  | Randy Carlyle | 167 | 1981-82 |
  | Brian Engblom | 167 | 1981-82 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 167 | 1985-86 |
  | Chris Chelios* | 167 | 1988-89 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 167 | 1992-93 |
  | Connor McDavid | 167 | 2023-24 |
144. | Brad Park* | 166 | 1980-81 |
  | Stefan Persson | 166 | 1980-81 |
  | Dave Taylor | 166 | 1980-81 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 166 | 1987-88 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 166 | 1992-93 |
  | Pierre Turgeon* | 166 | 1992-93 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 166 | 1996-97 |
  | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 166 | 2022-23 |
152. | Bobby Clarke* | 165 | 1975-76 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 165 | 1981-82 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 165 | 1984-85 |
  | Chris Chelios* | 165 | 1992-93 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 165 | 1992-93 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 165 | 1992-93 |
  | Larry Murphy* | 165 | 1993-94 |
  | Zach Hyman | 165 | 2022-23 |
160. | Phil Esposito* | 164 | 1968-69 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 164 | 1972-73 |
  | Kent Nilsson | 164 | 1980-81 |
  | Rob Brown | 164 | 1988-89 |
  | Gary Suter | 164 | 1990-91 |
165. | Bobby Orr* | 163 | 1968-69 |
  | Pete Mahovlich | 163 | 1974-75 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 163 | 1981-82 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 163 | 1984-85 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 163 | 1985-86 |
  | Larry Murphy* | 163 | 1986-87 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 163 | 1987-88 |
  | Scott Stevens* | 163 | 1988-89 |
  | Adam Oates* | 163 | 1989-90 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 163 | 1992-93 |
  | Sergei Zubov* | 163 | 1993-94 |
  | Cale Makar | 163 | 2021-22 |
177. | Bill Barber* | 162 | 1975-76 |
  | Stefan Persson | 162 | 1978-79 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 162 | 1979-80 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 162 | 1989-90 |
  | Kevin Hatcher | 162 | 1992-93 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 162 | 1993-94 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 162 | 2008-09 |
  | Quinn Hughes | 162 | 2023-24 |
185. | Pat Stapleton | 161 | 1970-71 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 161 | 1980-81 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 161 | 1985-86 |
  | Gary Suter | 161 | 1992-93 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 161 | 2000-01 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 161 | 2002-03 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 161 | 2005-06 |
  | Mike Green | 161 | 2009-10 |
193. | Ron Stackhouse | 160 | 1975-76 |
  | Larry Murphy* | 160 | 1980-81 |
  | Craig Hartsburg | 160 | 1985-86 |
  | Gary Suter | 160 | 1989-90 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 160 | 1991-92 |
  | Kevin Hatcher | 160 | 1991-92 |
  | Victor Hedman | 160 | 2021-22 |
200. | Pat Stapleton | 159 | 1968-69 |
  | Brad Park* | 159 | 1971-72 |
  | Steve Shutt* | 159 | 1976-77 |
  | Ian Turnbull | 159 | 1980-81 |
  | Craig Hartsburg | 159 | 1981-82 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 159 | 1983-84 |
  | Dave Babych | 159 | 1984-85 |
  | Denis Potvin* | 159 | 1984-85 |
  | Phil Housley* | 159 | 1989-90 |
  | Mark Messier* | 159 | 1989-90 |
  | Steve Chiasson | 159 | 1992-93 |
  | Adam Oates* | 159 | 1993-94 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 159 | 1995-96 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 159 | 1998-99 |
  | Mikko Rantanen | 159 | 2021-22 |
215. | Börje Salming* | 158 | 1977-78 |
  | Håkan Loob | 158 | 1987-88 |
  | Denis Savard* | 158 | 1987-88 |
  | Scott Stevens* | 158 | 1987-88 |
  | Doug Bodger | 158 | 1992-93 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 158 | 1995-96 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 158 | 2000-01 |
  | Johnny Gaudreau | 158 | 2021-22 |
223. | Phil Esposito* | 157 | 1969-70 |
  | John Tonelli | 157 | 1984-85 |
  | Doug Lidster | 157 | 1986-87 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 157 | 1987-88 |
  | Rob Blake* | 157 | 1993-94 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 157 | 1993-94 |
  | Morgan Rielly | 157 | 2021-22 |
  | Matthew Tkachuk | 157 | 2022-23 |
  | Zach Hyman | 157 | 2023-24 |
232. | Vic Hadfield | 156 | 1971-72 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 156 | 1977-78 |
  | Larry Robinson* | 156 | 1978-79 |
  | Paul Reinhart | 156 | 1980-81 |
  | Al Secord | 156 | 1982-83 |
  | Dave Babych | 156 | 1983-84 |
  | Rob Ramage | 156 | 1983-84 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 156 | 1983-84 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 156 | 1986-87 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 156 | 1987-88 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 156 | 1988-89 |
  | Ron Francis* | 156 | 1992-93 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 156 | 1996-97 |
  | Tomáš Kaberle | 156 | 2005-06 |
  | Joe Thornton | 156 | 2005-06 |
247. | Dallas Smith | 155 | 1970-71 |
  | Serge Savard* | 155 | 1977-78 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 155 | 1982-83 |
  | Rick Middleton | 155 | 1983-84 |
  | Randy Carlyle | 155 | 1984-85 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 155 | 1984-85 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 155 | 1985-86 |
  | Mats Näslund | 155 | 1985-86 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 155 | 1986-87 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 155 | 1988-89 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 155 | 1988-89 |
  | Doug Crossman | 155 | 1989-90 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 155 | 1989-90 |
  | Theo Fleury | 155 | 1990-91 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 155 | 1991-92 |
  | Adam Oates* | 155 | 1991-92 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 155 | 1993-94 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 155 | 1998-99 |
  | John Carlson | 155 | 2018-19 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 155 | 2018-19 |
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