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National Hockey League

Goals, assists and goaltending leaders since 1917. Every season from 1917: who finished first, in what, and how often.

Titles recorded: 1,628
Players who led: 561
Seasons covered: 1917–2025

Spotlight

Four league leaders, drawn at random from the whole of NHL history.

Bernie Geoffrion

10 seasons leading
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Game-Winning Goals 3×

9 seasons leading
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Game-Winning Goals 3×

12 seasons leading
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14 seasons leading
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Points per Game 4×

Season spotlight

A leaderboard from a random season.

1972 Assists

Full list

1 Phil Esposito BOS 75
2 Bobby Orr BOS 72
3 Bobby Clarke PHI 67
4 Pit Martin CHI 61
5 Gilbert Perreault BUF 60

2025 Goals

Full list

1 Nathan MacKinnon COL 53
2 Cole Caufield MTL 51
3 Connor McDavid EDM 48
4 Macklin Celebrini SJS 45
4 Wyatt Johnston DAL 45
4 Kirill Kaprizov MIN 45
4 Jason Robertson DAL 45

1962 Shutouts

Full list

1 Glenn Hall CHI 5
1 Jacques Plante MTL 5
3 Terry Sawchuk DET 3
4 Gump Worsley NYR 2
5 Johnny Bower TOR 1
5 Eddie Johnston BOS 1
5 Bob Perreault BOS 1
5 Don Simmons TOR 1

Most titles, ever

Seasons finishing first in a category, counted across a whole career.

1 Wayne Gretzky 1979–1998 9 categories 59
2 Phil Esposito 1963–1980 9 categories 33
3 Alex Ovechkin 2005–2025 6 categories 33
4 Gordie Howe 1946–1979 7 categories 31
5 Mario Lemieux 1984–2005 8 categories 26
6 Bobby Hull 1957–1979 7 categories 24
7 Jacques Plante 1952–1972 5 categories 23
8 Clint Benedict 1917–1929 3 categories 19
9 Connor McDavid 2015–2025 4 categories 17
10 Ken Dryden 1970–1978 4 categories 16

Longest reigns

Consecutive seasons on top

13 Wayne Gretzky Assists, 1979–1991
7 Clint Benedict Shutouts, 1917–1923
6 Bobby Hull Shots on Goal, 1963–1968
6 Phil Esposito Goals, 1969–1974
6 Dominik Hasek Save Percentage, 1993–1998
6 Alex Ovechkin Shots on Goal, 2005–2010