Most Goals of the 1940s (NHL)
Every NHL season from 1940 to 1949, added up. Goals scored
Maurice Richard recorded more goals than any other NHL player in the 1940s, with 250, 56 clear of Doug Bentley (194). He did it in 8 seasons, with a best year of 50 in 1944. The top ten runs from 250 down to 148.
NHL leader, 1940s
Maurice Richard
1942–1949 · 8 seasons
250
Goals
56 clear of Doug Bentley
| # | Player | Seasons | G | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Maurice Richard
|
1942–1949 (8) | 250 | 50 (1944) |
| 2 | Doug Bentley | 1940–1949 (9) | 194 | 38 (1943) |
| 3 | Max Bentley | 1940–1949 (8) | 174 | 31 (1945) |
| 4 |
 Toe Blake
|
1940–1947 (8) | 166 | 29 (1945) |
| 5 |
 Bill Mosienko
|
1941–1949 (9) | 162 | 32 (1943) |
| 6 |
 Elmer Lach
|
1940–1949 (10) | 158 | 30 (1947) |
| 7 |
 Roy Conacher
|
1940–1949 (7) | 153 | 30 (1946) |
| 8 | Gaye Stewart | 1942–1949 (6) | 151 | 37 (1945) |
| 9 | Joe Carveth | 1940–1949 (10) | 149 | 26 (1944) |
| 10 |
 Ted Kennedy
|
1942–1949 (8) | 148 | 29 (1944) |
| 11 | Grant Warwick | 1941–1949 (9) | 147 | 23 (1947) |
| 12 |
 Sid Abel
|
1940–1949 (8) | 141 | 34 (1949) |
| 13 |
 Syl Apps
|
1940–1947 (6) | 136 | 26 (1947) |
| 14 | Ted Lindsay | 1944–1949 (6) | 133 | 33 (1947) |
| 15 |
 Bill Cowley
|
1940–1946 (7) | 128 | 30 (1943) |
| 16 |
 Bryan Hextall Sr.
|
1940–1947 (7) | 126 | 27 (1942) |
| 17 | Woody Dumart | 1940–1949 (7) | 124 | 24 (1946) |
| 18 |
 Buddy O'Connor
|
1941–1949 (9) | 124 | 24 (1947) |
| 19 |
 Harry Watson
|
1941–1949 (7) | 122 | 26 (1948) |
| 20 | Herb Cain | 1940–1945 (6) | 119 | 36 (1943) |
| 21 |
 Lorne Carr
|
1940–1945 (6) | 118 | 36 (1943) |
| 22 | Red Hamill | 1940–1949 (8) | 118 | 28 (1942) |
| 23 |
 Clint Smith
|
1940–1946 (7) | 117 | 26 (1945) |
| 24 | Carl Liscombe | 1940–1945 (6) | 113 | 36 (1943) |
| 25 |
 Mud Bruneteau
|
1940–1945 (6) | 113 | 35 (1943) |
| 26 |
 Syd Howe
|
1940–1945 (6) | 109 | 32 (1943) |
| 27 |
 Bud Poile
|
1942–1949 (7) | 107 | 25 (1947) |
| 28 |
 Milt Schmidt
|
1940–1949 (7) | 105 | 27 (1946) |
| 29 |
 Phil Watson
|
1940–1947 (8) | 104 | 18 (1947) |
| 30 |
 Sweeney Schriner
|
1940–1945 (5) | 98 | 24 (1940) |
| 31 |
 Tony Leswick
|
1945–1949 (5) | 98 | 27 (1946) |
| 32 |
 Gus Bodnar
|
1943–1949 (7) | 91 | 22 (1943) |
| 33 | Alex Kaleta | 1941–1949 (6) | 89 | 24 (1946) |
| 34 |
 Ray Getliffe
|
1940–1944 (5) | 88 | 28 (1943) |
| 35 |
 Billy Reay
|
1943–1949 (7) | 88 | 22 (1948) |
| 36 |
 Art Jackson
|
1940–1944 (5) | 87 | 28 (1943) |
| 37 | Pete Horeck | 1944–1949 (6) | 87 | 20 (1944) |
| 38 | Flash Hollett | 1940–1945 (6) | 86 | 20 (1944) |
| 39 | Adam Brown | 1941–1949 (7) | 86 | 24 (1943) |
| 40 | Don Grosso | 1940–1946 (7) | 84 | 23 (1941) |
| 41 |
 Edgar Laprade
|
1945–1949 (5) | 83 | 22 (1949) |
| 42 | Billy Taylor Sr. | 1940–1947 (6) | 83 | 23 (1945) |
| 43 |
 Lynn Patrick
|
1940–1945 (4) | 82 | 32 (1941) |
| 44 | Bep Guidolin | 1942–1949 (7) | 82 | 17 (1949) |
| 45 | Murph Chamberlain | 1940–1948 (9) | 81 | 15 (1943) |
| 46 | Ken Smith | 1944–1949 (6) | 77 | 20 (1948) |
| 47 | Joe Benoit | 1940–1946 (5) | 75 | 30 (1942) |
| 48 |
 Gordie Drillon
|
1940–1942 (3) | 74 | 28 (1942) |
| 49 |
 Nick Metz
|
1940–1947 (6) | 74 | 22 (1944) |
| 50 | Jim Conacher | 1945–1949 (5) | 73 | 26 (1948) |
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