Today’s NHL could be very different from the Nineteen Eighties, however it remains to be impressive that Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals within the 1980-81 season. It’s the record most goals in an NHL season. A record that also stands today and will be one in every of the unbreakable Gretzky records.
With the regular season ending, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews fell one goal wanting becoming the primary player to rating 70 goals because the 1992-93 season.
That 12 months, Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets and Alexander Mogilny of the Buffalo Sabres each scored 76 goals.
Matthews played in all 82 games, tried, and had probabilities in the ultimate two games to hit 70. He probably must have gotten it. Nevertheless, he ties Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy for probably the most goals in a season.
Alex Ovechkin had probably the most in the fashionable game, with 65 goals, and Connor McDavid was right behind him at 64.
Wayne Gretzky scored over 60 goals five times, along with his best being 92 goals. He also had an 87-goal campaign as well. Mario Lemieux completed the feat 4 times. Lemieux’s best was 85 goals within the 1988-89 season.
| Rk | Name | Season | GP | G | ESG | PPG | SHG | G/GP | Shots | SH% |
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981‑82 | 80 | 92 | 68 | 18 | 6 | 1.15 | 370 | 0.249 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1983‑84 | 74 | 87 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 1.176 | 326 | 0.267 |
| 3 | Brett Hull | 1990‑91 | 78 | 86 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 1.103 | 389 | 0.221 |
| 4 | Mario Lemieux | 1988‑89 | 76 | 85 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 1.118 | 313 | 0.272 |
| T5 | Alexander Mogilny | 1992‑93 | 77 | 76 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0.987 | 360 | 0.211 |
| Phil Esposito | 1970‑71 | 78 | 76 | 51 | 24 | 1 | 0.974 | 550 | 0.138 | |
| Teemu Selänne | 1992‑93 | 84 | 76 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 0.905 | 387 | 0.196 | |
| 8 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984‑85 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 8 | 11 | 0.913 | 354 | 0.206 |
| 9 | Brett Hull | 1989‑90 | 80 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 0.9 | 385 | 0.187 |
| T10 | Jari Kurri | 1984‑85 | 73 | 71 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 0.973 | 267 | 0.266 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1982‑83 | 80 | 71 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 0.888 | 343 | 0.207 | |
| T12 | Brett Hull | 1991‑92 | 73 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 0.959 | 408 | 0.172 |
| Mario Lemieux | 1987‑88 | 77 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 0.909 | 382 | 0.183 | |
| Bernie Nicholls | 1988‑89 | 79 | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 0.886 | 385 | 0.182 | |
| T15 | Mario Lemieux | 1992‑93 | 60 | 69 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 1.15 | 286 | 0.241 |
| Mario Lemieux | 1995‑96 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 0.986 | 338 | 0.204 | |
| Mike Bossy | 1978‑79 | 80 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0.863 | 279 | 0.247 | |
| Auston Matthews | 2023‑24 | 81 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 0.852 | 369 | 0.187 | |
| T19 | Phil Esposito | 1973‑74 | 78 | 68 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 0.872 | 393 | 0.173 |
| Jari Kurri | 1985‑86 | 78 | 68 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 0.872 | 236 | 0.288 | |
| Mike Bossy | 1980‑81 | 79 | 68 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 0.861 | 315 | 0.216 | |
| T22 | Phil Esposito | 1971‑72 | 76 | 66 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 0.868 | 426 | 0.155 |
| Lanny McDonald | 1982‑83 | 80 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0.825 | 275 | 0.24 | |
| T24 | Steve Yzerman | 1988‑89 | 80 | 65 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 0.813 | 388 | 0.168 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 2007‑08 | 82 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0.793 | 446 | 0.146 |
** Stats taken from QuantHockey
Wayne Gretzky has appeared in the highest 10 for many goals in a season 3 times, and Brett Hull has been in the highest 10 twice. The offensive output back then in comparison with now could be remarkable.
Nevertheless, the sport is heading in that direction again with Matthews, McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, and the list goes on.
