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Records

Regular season only, from the 109 seasons in the database (1917-18 to 2026-27). A career that began before the earliest season downloaded is missing its early years.

Career leaders

Points

# Skater Years GP Points
1 Wayne Gretzky 1979-99 1,487 2,857
2 Jaromir Jagr 1990-2018 1,733 1,921
3 Mark Messier 1979-2004 1,757 1,887
4 Gordie Howe 1946-80 1,767 1,850
5 Ron Francis 1981-2004 1,732 1,798
6 Marcel Dionne 1971-89 1,348 1,771
7 Sidney Crosby 2005-27 1,424 1,763
8 Steve Yzerman 1983-2006 1,514 1,755
9 Mario Lemieux 1984-2006 916 1,723
10 Alex Ovechkin 2005-27 1,576 1,688

Goals

# Skater Years GP Goals
1 Alex Ovechkin 2005-27 1,576 929
2 Wayne Gretzky 1979-99 1,487 894
3 Gordie Howe 1946-80 1,767 801
4 Jaromir Jagr 1990-2018 1,733 766
5 Brett Hull 1986-2006 1,269 741
6 Marcel Dionne 1971-89 1,348 731
7 Phil Esposito 1963-81 1,284 717
8 Mike Gartner 1979-98 1,432 708
9 Mark Messier 1979-2004 1,757 694
10 Steve Yzerman 1983-2006 1,514 692

Assists

# Skater Years GP Assists
1 Wayne Gretzky 1979-99 1,487 1,963
2 Ron Francis 1981-2004 1,732 1,249
3 Mark Messier 1979-2004 1,757 1,193
4 Ray Bourque 1979-2001 1,614 1,169
5 Jaromir Jagr 1990-2018 1,733 1,155
6 Paul Coffey 1980-2001 1,409 1,135
7 Joe Thornton 1997-2022 1,714 1,109
8 Sidney Crosby 2005-27 1,424 1,109
9 Adam Oates 1985-2004 1,337 1,079
10 Steve Yzerman 1983-2006 1,514 1,063

Games played

# Skater Years GP Games played
1 Patrick Marleau 1997-2021 1,779 1,779
2 Gordie Howe 1946-80 1,767 1,767
3 Mark Messier 1979-2004 1,757 1,757
4 Jaromir Jagr 1990-2018 1,733 1,733
5 Ron Francis 1981-2004 1,732 1,732
6 Joe Thornton 1997-2022 1,714 1,714
7 Zdeno Chara 1997-2022 1,680 1,680
8 Mark Recchi 1988-2011 1,652 1,652
9 Chris Chelios 1983-2010 1,651 1,651
10 Dave Andreychuk 1982-2006 1,640 1,640

Penalty minutes

# Skater Years GP Penalty minutes
1 Dave Williams 1974-88 962 3,971
2 Dale Hunter 1980-99 1,407 3,565
3 Tie Domi 1989-2006 1,020 3,515
4 Marty McSorley 1983-2000 961 3,381
5 Bob Probert 1985-2002 935 3,300
6 Rob Ray 1989-2004 902 3,207
7 Craig Berube 1986-2003 1,054 3,149
8 Tim Hunter 1981-97 817 3,146
9 Chris Nilan 1979-92 697 3,043
10 Rick Tocchet 1984-2002 1,147 2,970

Plus/minus

# Skater Years GP Plus/minus
1 Larry Robinson 1972-92 1,386 722
2 Bobby Orr 1966-79 657 582
3 Ray Bourque 1979-2001 1,614 527
4 Wayne Gretzky 1979-99 1,487 520
5 Bobby Clarke 1969-84 1,144 507
6 Serge Savard 1966-83 1,050 462
7 Denis Potvin 1973-88 1,061 456
8 Nicklas Lidstrom 1991-2012 1,564 450
9 Bryan Trottier 1975-94 1,280 449
10 Brad McCrimmon 1979-97 1,222 448

Best seasons

Points in a season

# Skater Season GP Points
1 Wayne Gretzky 1985-86 EDM 80 215
2 Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 EDM 80 212
3 Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 EDM 80 208
4 Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 EDM 74 205
5 Mario Lemieux 1988-89 PIT 76 199
6 Wayne Gretzky 1982-83 EDM 80 196
7 Wayne Gretzky 1986-87 EDM 79 183
8 Mario Lemieux 1987-88 PIT 77 168
9 Wayne Gretzky 1988-89 LAK 78 168
10 Wayne Gretzky 1980-81 EDM 80 164

Goals in a season

# Skater Season GP Goals
1 Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 EDM 80 92
2 Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 EDM 74 87
3 Brett Hull 1990-91 STL 78 86
4 Mario Lemieux 1988-89 PIT 76 85
5 Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 BUF 77 76
6 Phil Esposito 1970-71 BOS 78 76
7 Teemu Selanne 1992-93 WIN 84 76
8 Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 EDM 80 73
9 Brett Hull 1989-90 STL 80 72
10 Jari Kurri 1984-85 EDM 73 71

Assists in a season

# Skater Season GP Assists
1 Wayne Gretzky 1985-86 EDM 80 163
2 Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 EDM 80 135
3 Wayne Gretzky 1982-83 EDM 80 125
4 Wayne Gretzky 1990-91 LAK 78 122
5 Wayne Gretzky 1986-87 EDM 79 121
6 Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 EDM 80 120
7 Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 EDM 74 118
8 Mario Lemieux 1988-89 PIT 76 114
9 Wayne Gretzky 1988-89 LAK 78 114
10 Wayne Gretzky 1987-88 EDM 64 109

Penalty minutes in a season

# Skater Season GP Penalty minutes
1 Dave Schultz 1974-75 PHI 76 472
2 Paul Baxter 1981-82 PIT 76 409
3 Mike Peluso 1991-92 CHI 63 408
4 Dave Schultz 1977-78 PIT 75 405
5 Marty McSorley 1992-93 LAK 81 399
6 Bob Probert 1987-88 DET 74 398
7 Basil Mcrae 1987-88 MNS 80 382
8 Joey Kocur 1985-86 DET 60 377
9 Tim Hunter 1988-89 CGY 75 375
10 Donald Brashear 1997-98 VAN 77 372

Best games

Points in a game

# Skater Game G A P
1 Darryl Sittler Feb 7, 1976 TOR vs BOS 6 4 10
2 Maurice Richard Dec 28, 1944 MTL vs DET 5 3 8
3 Bryan Trottier Dec 23, 1978 NYI vs NYR 5 3 8
4 Mario Lemieux Dec 31, 1988 PIT vs NJD 5 3 8
5 Bert Olmstead Jan 9, 1954 MTL vs CHI 4 4 8
6 Tom Bladon Dec 11, 1977 PHI vs CLE 4 4 8
7 Peter Stastny Feb 22, 1981 QUE @ WSH 4 4 8
8 Wayne Gretzky Jan 4, 1984 EDM vs MNS 4 4 8
9 Sam Gagner Feb 2, 2012 EDM vs CHI 4 4 8
10 Anton Stastny Feb 22, 1981 QUE @ WSH 3 5 8

Goals in a game

# Skater Game G A P
1 Joe Malone Jan 31, 1920 QBD vs TSP 7 0 7
2 Darryl Sittler Feb 7, 1976 TOR vs BOS 6 4 10
3 Newsy Lalonde Jan 10, 1920 MTL vs TSP 6 1 7
4 Corb Denneny Jan 26, 1921 TSP vs HAM 6 1 7
5 Cy Denneny Mar 7, 1921 SEN vs HAM 6 1 7
6 Red Berenson Nov 7, 1968 STL @ PHI 6 1 7
7 Joe Malone Mar 10, 1920 QBD vs SEN 6 0 6
8 Syd Howe Feb 3, 1944 DET vs NYR 6 0 6
9 Maurice Richard Dec 28, 1944 MTL vs DET 5 3 8
10 Bryan Trottier Dec 23, 1978 NYI vs NYR 5 3 8

Goalies

A shutout here is a game where the goalie played at least 55 minutes and allowed no goals.

Games played

# Goalie Years GP Games played
1 Martin Brodeur 1991-2015 1,266 1,266
2 Marc-Andre Fleury 2003-25 1,051 1,051
3 Roberto Luongo 1999-2019 1,044 1,044
4 Patrick Roy 1984-2003 1,029 1,029
5 Terry Sawchuk 1949-70 971 971
6 Ed Belfour 1988-2007 963 963
7 Curtis Joseph 1989-2009 942 942
8 Glenn Hall 1952-71 905 905
9 Henrik Lundqvist 2005-20 887 887
10 Tony Esposito 1968-84 886 886

Shutouts

# Goalie Years GP Shutouts
1 Martin Brodeur 1991-2015 1,266 126
2 Terry Sawchuk 1949-70 971 103
3 George Hainsworth 1926-37 465 94
4 Glenn Hall 1952-71 905 84
5 Jacques Plante 1952-73 837 83
6 Alec Connell 1924-37 418 81
7 Dominik Hasek 1990-2008 735 81
8 Tiny Thompson 1928-40 553 81
9 Roberto Luongo 1999-2019 1,044 77
10 Tony Esposito 1968-84 886 77

Trophies

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Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication
Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Western Conference Champion
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs
E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence Draft Prospect Award
Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season
Jack Adams Award Coach of the Year
James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award GM of the Year
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct
Lester Patrick Trophy Outstanding Service to Hockey in the United States
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game
Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer
NHL Foundation Player Award Community Service
NHL Lifetime Achievement Award Long-Term Contributions to Hockey
Presidents’ Trophy Top Overall Record
Prince of Wales Trophy Eastern Conference Champion
Stanley Cup NHL Champion
Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA
Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender
William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against
Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award Impact on Community, Culture or Society