League Leaders Who Led?

Most NHL League-Leading Seasons, All-Time

Every player ranked by how many times he finished first in a tracked NHL category, in any discipline. Seasons 1917–2025.

Wayne Gretzky has led NHL in a tracked category 59 times, more than any other player. That is across 9 categories in 16 seasons.

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# Player Titles Categories Seasons
1 Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky 59 9 16
2 Alex Ovechkin Alex Ovechkin 33 6 14
3 Phil Esposito Phil Esposito 33 9 9
4 Gordie Howe Gordie Howe 31 7 10
5 Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux 26 8 8
6 Bobby Hull Bobby Hull 24 7 9
7 Jacques Plante Jacques Plante 23 5 9
8 Clint Benedict Clint Benedict 19 3 8
9 Connor McDavid Connor McDavid 17 4 7
10 Bobby Orr Bobby Orr 16 5 6
11 Ken Dryden 16 4 6
12 Martin Brodeur Martin Brodeur 16 4 10
13 Glenn Hall Glenn Hall 15 5 10
14 Maurice Richard Maurice Richard 15 6 8
15 Dominik Hasek 14 5 8
16 Stan Mikita Stan Mikita 14 5 6
17 Tony Esposito 14 5 8
18 Guy Lafleur Guy Lafleur 13 6 5
19 Jaromir Jagr Jaromir Jagr 13 5 6
20 Patrick Roy Patrick Roy 13 5 8
21 Tiny Thompson Tiny Thompson 13 3 8
22 Babe Dye Babe Dye 12 4 5
23 Bill Durnan Bill Durnan 12 3 6
24 Brett Hull Brett Hull 12 4 5
25 Jean Beliveau 12 6 6
26 Nikita Kucherov Nikita Kucherov 12 5 6
27 Pavel Bure Pavel Bure 11 5 5
28 Terry Sawchuk 11 4 6
29 Bernie Geoffrion Bernie Geoffrion 10 5 4
30 Bill Cowley Bill Cowley 10 5 4
31 Charlie Conacher Charlie Conacher 10 4 5
32 Connor Hellebuyck Connor Hellebuyck 10 5 7
33 Ed Belfour Ed Belfour 10 5 7
34 Elmer Lach Elmer Lach 10 6 6
35 Johnny Bower Johnny Bower 10 4 5
36 Sidney Crosby Sidney Crosby 10 4 7
37 Bernie Parent Bernie Parent 9 5 3
38 Leon Draisaitl Leon Draisaitl 9 6 5
39 Nathan MacKinnon Nathan MacKinnon 9 5 6
40 Eddie Giacomin 8 3 4
41 George Hainsworth George Hainsworth 8 3 6
42 Ted Lindsay 8 7 5
43 Alec Connell Alec Connell 7 3 5
44 Andrei Vasilevskiy Andrei Vasilevskiy 7 2 6
45 Dickie Moore Dickie Moore 7 4 3
46 Doug Bentley 7 5 4
47 Harry Lumley 7 3 6
48 Max Bentley 7 5 3
49 Mike Bossy 7 3 4
50 Newsy Lalonde Newsy Lalonde 7 5 3
51 Red Horner Red Horner 7 1 7
52 Auston Matthews Auston Matthews 6 3 3
53 Bill Cook Bill Cook 6 3 2
54 Bobby Clarke 6 4 4
55 Cy Denneny Cy Denneny 6 4 4
56 Frank Brimsek 6 3 4
57 Georges Vezina Georges Vezina 6 3 3
58 Gump Worsley Gump Worsley 6 3 6
59 Howie Morenz Howie Morenz 6 4 2
60 Joe Malone Joe Malone 6 3 3
61 Marcel Dionne Marcel Dionne 6 3 5
62 Martin St. Louis Martin St. Louis 6 4 2
63 Nels Stewart Nels Stewart 6 5 3
64 Peter Bondra Peter Bondra 6 4 4
65 Sweeney Schriner Sweeney Schriner 6 4 4
66 Syl Apps Syl Apps 6 4 6
67 Teemu Selanne Teemu Selanne 6 3 4
68 Turk Broda Turk Broda 6 3 4
69 Tuukka Rask Tuukka Rask 6 3 4
70 Bryan Trottier Bryan Trottier 5 4 2
71 David Pastrnak David Pastrnak 5 4 2
72 Evgeni Malkin Evgeni Malkin 5 4 2
73 Gordie Drillon Gordie Drillon 5 5 3
74 Grant Fuhr 5 3 3
75 Gus Mortson Gus Mortson 5 2 4
76 Joe Thornton Joe Thornton 5 3 3
77 Lynn Patrick Lynn Patrick 5 4 3
78 Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Kiprusoff 5 4 3
79 Mike Liut Mike Liut 5 4 4
80 Roger Crozier 5 3 3
81 Roy Conacher Roy Conacher 5 4 4
82 Sergei Bobrovsky Sergei Bobrovsky 5 4 4
83 Steven Stamkos Steven Stamkos 5 3 3
84 Adam Oates 4 2 3
85 Andy Bathgate Andy Bathgate 4 3 2
86 Bob Froese Bob Froese 4 4 1
87 Braden Holtby Braden Holtby 4 3 3
88 Carey Price Carey Price 4 3 2
89 Carl Brewer Carl Brewer 4 2 3
90 Cooney Weiland Cooney Weiland 4 4 1
91 Curtis Joseph Curtis Joseph 4 2 3
92 Dave Schultz Dave Schultz 4 1 4
93 Denis Herron Denis Herron 4 3 4
94 Frank Nighbor Frank Nighbor 4 2 3
95 Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist 4 3 4
96 Henrik Sedin Henrik Sedin 4 2 3
97 Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk 4 4 3
98 Jarome Iginla Jarome Iginla 4 3 2
99 Lou Fontinato Lou Fontinato 4 2 3
100 Normie Smith 4 3 2