The most dominant goal scorer in the NHL, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant goal scorer in the NHL was by season. Each season's highest GPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
1926-27 - Bill Cook (61.5G): 10.5 goal lead over Babe Dye
1927-28 - Howie Morenz (62.93G): 8.93 goal lead over Nels Stewart
1928-29 - Ace Bailey (41G): 1.86 goal lead over Nels Stewart
1929-30 - Cooney Weiland (80.14G): 3.73 goal lead over Dit Clapper
1930-31 - Charlie Conacher (68.7G): 9.83 goal lead over Howie Morenz
1931-32 - Charlie Conacher (63.36G): 5.28 goal lead over Bill Cook
1932-33 - Bill Cook (47.83G): 1.7 goal lead over Busher Jackson
1933-34 - Charlie Conacher (62.48G): 16.35 goal lead over Marty Barry
1934-35 - Charlie Conacher (62.81G): 19.86 goal lead over Syd Howe
1935-36 - Charlie Conacher (42.86G): 3.57 goal lead over Bill Thoms
1936-37 - Nels Stewart (43.86G): 1.95 goal lead over Larry Aurie
1937-38 - Gordie Drillon (44.42G): 4.29 goal lead over Georges Mantha
1938-39 - Roy Conacher (45.36G): 4.36 goal lead over Toe Blake and Alex Shibicky
1939-40 - Roy Conacher (47.61G): 6.61 goal lead over Bryan Hextall
1940-41 - Roy Conacher (48G): 3.1 goal lead over Gordie Drillon
1941-42 - Lynn Patrick (55.83G): 10.06 goal lead over Roy Conacher and Red Hamill
1942-43 - Syl Apps (65.03G): 10.91 goal lead over Doug Bentley
1943-44 - Mud Bruneteau (73.59G): 5.26 goal lead over Bill Cowley
1944-45 - Maurice Richard (82G): 12.62 goal lead over Sweeney Schriner
1945-46 - Gaye Stewart (60.68G): 6.59 goal lead over Max Bentley
1946-47 - Maurice Richard (61.5G): 19.09 goal lead over Bobby Bauer
1947-48 - Ted Lindsay (45.1G): 1.78 goal lead over Maurice Richard
1948-49 - Ted Lindsay (42.64): 4.37 goal lead over Sid Abel
1949-50 - Maurice Richard (50.37G): 9.37 goal lead over Gordie Howe
1950-51 - Maurice Richard (52.98G): 2.61 goal lead over Gordie Howe
1951-52 - Gordie Howe (55.06G): 8.93 goal lead over Maurice Richard
1952-53 - Gordie Howe (57.4G): 19.91 goal lead over Ted Lindsay
1953-54 - Bernie Geoffrion (44.04G): 0.7 goal lead over Maurice Richard
1954-55 - Maurice Richard (46.51G): 2 goal lead over Bernie Geoffrion
1955-56 - Jean Beliveau (55.06G): 10.55 goal lead over Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard
1956-57 - Gordie Howe (51.54G): 8.59 goal lead over Maurice Richard
1957-58 - Bernie Geoffrion (52.71G): 10.43 goal lead over Gordie Howe
1958-59 - Jean Beliveau (57.66G): 9.63 goal lead over Dickie Moore
1959-60 - Bronco Horvath (47.03G): 0.56 goal lead over Jean Beliveau
1960-61 - Bernie Geoffrion (64.06G): 7.83 goal lead over Frank Mahovlich
1961-62 - Bobby Hull (58.57G): 19.91 goal lead over Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich, and Claude Provost
1962-63 - Camille Henry (50.57G): 6.06 goal lead over Gordie Howe
1963-64 - Bobby Hull (50.37G): 4.68 goal lead over Stan Mikita and Kenny Wharram
1964-65 - Bobby Hull (52.43G): 3.22 goal lead over Norm Ullman
1965-66 - Bobby Hull (68.12G): 29.53 goal lead over Frank Mahovlich
1966-67 - Bobby Hull (64.61G): 23.61 goal lead over Stan Mikita
1967-68 - Bobby Hull (50.82G): 5.26 goal lead over Stan Mikita
1968-69 - Bobby Hull (64.27G): 9.97 goal lead over Phil Esposito
1969-70 - Bobby Hull (51.08G): 4.69 goal lead over Phil Esposito
1970-71 - Phil Esposito (79.9G): 26.28 goal lead over Johnny Bucyk
1971-72 - Phil Esposito (71.21G): 11.34 goal lead over Jean Ratelle
1972-73 - Phil Esposito (57.82G): 1.71 goal lead over Mickey Redmond
1973-74 - Phil Esposito (71.49G): 16.46 goal lead over Mickey Redmond
1974-75 - Phil Esposito (63.32G): 0.61 goal lead over Rick Martin
1975-76 - Reggie Leach (62.53G): 5.35 goal lead over Pierre Larouche
1976-77 - Steve Shutt (61.5G): 4.1 goal lead over Guy Lafleur
1977-78 - Guy Lafleur (63.08G): 3.55 goal lead over Mike Bossy
1978-79 - Mike Bossy (70.73G): 10.25 goal lead over Marcel Dionne
1979-80 - Charlie Simmer (71.75G): 11.33 goal lead over Danny Gare
1980-81 - Charlie Simmer (70.65G): 0.07 goal lead over Mike Bossy
1981-82 - Wayne Gretzky (94.3G): 28.7 goal lead over Mike Bossy
1982-83 - Wayne Gretzky (72.78G): 5.13 goal lead over Lanny McDonald
1983-84 - Wayne Gretzky (96.41G): 29.78 goal lead over Jari Kurri
1984-85 - Jari Kurri (79.75G): 4.92 goal lead over Wayne Gretzky
1985-86 - Jari Kurri (71.49G): 8.91 goal lead over Tim Kerr
1986-87 - Mario Lemieux (70.29G): 5.94 goal lead over Wayne Gretzky
1987-88 - Mario Lemieux (74.55G): 17.15 goal lead over Craig Simpson
1988-89 - Mario Lemieux (91.71G): 19.05 goal lead over Bernie Nicholls
1989-90 - Brett Hull (73.8G): 9.45 goal lead over Steve Yzerman
1990-91 - Brett Hull (90.41G): 29.8 goal lead over Cam Neely
1991-92 - Brett Hull (78.63G): 12.45 goal lead over Pat LaFontaine
1992-93 - Mario Lemieux (94.3G): 13.36 goal lead over Alexander Mogilny
1993-94 - Cam Neely (83.67G): 18.93 goal lead over Pavel Bure
1994-95 - Peter Bondra (59.32G): 2.11 goal lead over Ray Sheppard
1995-96 - Mario Lemieux (80.83G): 17.19 goal lead over Peter Bondra
1996-97 - Jaromir Jagr (61.17G): 7.22 goal lead over Mario Lemieux
1997-98 - Teemu Selanne (58.41G): 2.3 goal lead over Peter Bondra
1998-99 - Teemu Selanne (51.39G): 5 goal lead over John LeClair
1999-00 - Pavel Bure (64.27G): 9.6 goal lead over Jaromir Jagr
2000-01 - Pavel Bure (59G): 5 goal lead over Joe Sakic
2001-02 - Jarome Iginla (52G): 8.9 goal lead over Bill Guerin
2002-03 - Milan Hejduk (50G): 2 goal lead over Markus Naslund
2003-04 - Rick Nash (42.03G): 0.52 goal lead over Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk
2005-06 - Jonathan Cheechoo (56G): 1.33 goal lead over Ilya Kovalchuk
2006-07 - Vincent Lecavalier (52G): 2 goal lead over Dany Heatley
2007-08 - Alex Ovechkin (65G): 11.03 goal lead over Ilya Kovalchuk
2008-09 - Alex Ovechkin (58.13G): 12.13 goal lead over Jeff Carter
2009-10 - Alex Ovechkin (56.94G): 5.31 goal lead over Sidney Crosby
2010-11 - Sidney Crosby (64G): 14 goal lead over Corey Perry
2011-12 - Steven Stamkos (60G): 5.33 goal lead over Evgeni Malkin
2012-13 - Alex Ovechkin (54.67G): 5.13 goal lead over Steven Stamkos
2013-14 - Alex Ovechkin (53.62G): 9.81 goal lead over Max Pacioretty
2014-15 - Alex Ovechkin (53.65G): 10.06 goal lead over Rick Nash
2015-16 - Alex Ovechkin (51.9G): 5.9 goal lead over Patrick Kane
2016-17 - Sidney Crosby (48.11G): 3.79 goal lead over Nikita Kucherov
#Top Ten Most Dominant Seasons
- 1990-91 - Brett Hull: 29.8 goal lead
- 1983-84 - Wayne Gretzky: 29.78 goal lead
- 1965-66 - Bobby Hull: 29.53 goal lead
- 1981-82 - Wayne Gretzky: 28.7 goal lead
- 1970-71 - Phil Esposito: 26.28 goal lead
- 1966-67 - Bobby Hull: 23.61 goal lead
- 1952-53 - Gordie Howe/1961-62 - Bobby Hull: 19.91 goal lead
- 1934-35 - Charlie Conacher: 19.86 goal lead
- 1946-47 - Maurice Richard: 19.09 goal lead
- 1988-89 - Mario Lemieux: 19.05 goal lead
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Bobby Hull: 8
- Alex Ovechkin: 7
- Charlie Conacher/Maurice Richard/Phil Esposito/Mario Lemieux: 5
- Roy Conacher/Gordie Howe/Bernie Geoffrion/Wayne Gretzky/Brett Hull: 3
Posted Jul 22, 2017, 4:45 AM UTC