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The first player to do so was Joe Malone, with the Montreal Canadiens, in the first NHL game, on December 19, 1917. The most recent player to do so was Tage Thompson, with the Buffalo Sabres, in the 105th NHL season of play, on December 7, 2022. In addition to being first, Joe Malone holds the overall record with five five-or-more goal games ...
This is a list of top goal-scorers by season in the National Hockey League. Players marked with a dagger (†) are active, while players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
Most game-winning goals in a single season: Phil Esposito (1970–71 and 1971–72) and Michel Goulet (1983–84), 16 Most game-winning goals in a single playoffs season: Brad Richards (2004), 7 Most game-winning goals in a playoff series: Mike Bossy (six-game series) (1983), 4
On March 12, Boston's Phil Esposito broke Bobby Hull's record for goals by a player in a season at 7:03 of the first period on Denis DeJordy of Los Angeles at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Then, at 15:40 he became the first player to score 60 goals. The Bruins won 7–2. In their inaugural season in the NHL, Buffalo had a star in Gilbert ...
All overtime in the NHL is sudden death—meaning the first team to score is the winner—so the player who scores in overtime also has the game-winning goal. Patrick Kane , 5 Corey Perry , 4
He added 92 more before retiring in 1999 after a total of 1,487 games over 20 seasons. Gretzky holds 55 NHL records and even if his goals mark falls to Ovechkin — which he has said he is excited ...
The 79 points still stands over 40 years later as the Maple Leaf team record for most points in a season by a defenceman. He also still holds the NHL record for most goals in a game by a defenceman, with 5 in a game on February 2, 1977, in a 9–1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings.
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