Louis blues win over the dallas stars turned from a trickle of goals into an avalanche of pucks that resulted in the four fastest goals scored in. With martin brodeur finally retiring from nhl action for good and taking a front office job with the st. Highest goals pergame average, career among players with 200ormore goals. Jun 25, 2019 sports quiz nhl top 200 goal scorers career random sports or nhl quiz. Is alex ovechkin the nhls greatest goal scorer ever. Helena hunting goodreads author shelved 5 times as nhl avg rating 4. Founded in 2009, the hockey writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Jan 31, 2016 who is the best goal scorer in nhl history. Jun, 2019 can you name the players who have scored 10 goals or more in a single playoff year.
Highest shootout scoring percentage, career minimum. As for why the 19741975 team was chosen over the 19731974 team, the 19741975 team had reggie leach and his 45 goals, were better at even strength 2. A website for all your hockey needs, history, records and everything in between. Bruins zdeno chara enters nhl history books with 200th career goal. There have been two other instances when teams have only played 48. Cup triumphs while others may prefer to go by the number of wins or perhaps a goaltenders save percentage andor goalsagainst average.
Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most goals in nhl. Critics say the trap helped him but they conveniently or ignorantly neglect the fact that he was one of the main key components of the trap being as successful as it was. Weve seen two of the greatest captains in nhl history own the position in various ways. Using goal share to adjust eras and determine the best.
The book is annually updated to feature new statistics, an index of every retired player since 1917, a detailed breakdown of the hot prospects for the next. The goal on saturday gave ovechkin 42 for this season, with 21 games remaining. I used a statistic i created called goal share per game and it provided some worthy insight. Top 10 overtime goals in nhl history nbc sports youtube. A wildly flailing shot usually is way less likely to make it in than an amazing skill shot because part of the skill shot is in being good fantastic enough to make the shot possible, but i think you can put many side by side because defying the odds can be just as exciting. Yearbyyear leading scorers bottom of page 19171918 player club gp g a pts.
Robinson played 20 seasons in the nhl, boasting two norris trophies as the leagues best defenseman 197677, 197980, appeared in ten allstar games and earned a conn smythe trophy in 197778. Alex ovechkin is on a historic scoring pace to start the 201718 nhl season, racking up nine goals in the first five games of the season for the capitals. Nhl on the fly has 10 of the strangest goals scored in the nhl. The stories behind the nhl s names, logos, and uniforms. The great eight looks set to break into the top 10 this season. Roy had a way better record in overtime in the playoffs than brodeur. Back in 201112, there was not a goalie who had a better season than jonathan quick except maybe lundqvist, who won the vezina that season. Dec 02, 2017 the top ten goals of the week including viktor arvidssons sick move to goal and alex ovechkins special hat trick for his biggest fan. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20152016 season in an eas. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk. Louis blues win over the dallas stars turned from a trickle of goals into an avalanche of pucks that resulted in the four fastest goals scored in nhl history even though the goals were. National hockey league nhl opens its first season 3 min. Barring injury, this is another 50goal season for ovi. Apr 21, 20 dutch counts down the best goals in nhl history.
But as diehard fans well know, greatness isnt the whole story. Blues, stars set nhl mark for fastest four goals sports. As of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career. Feb 10, 2015 top 10 winningest goalies in nhl history. Nhl yearly top 10 leaders and records for goals hockey. Amazon hot new releases our bestselling new and future releases. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Howe, gordie gordie howe, 1969 courtesy of the national hockey league. Hockey news has 12 books on goodreads with 307 ratings. If you were going to craft a top 10 alltime greatest centers, sakic would make the cut. See how many players have reached the 50 goal mark. Top 10 winningest goalies in nhl history thesportster.
This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. Best nhl goalies of all time top ten list thetoptens. Jul 07, 2017 hall of famer marcel dionne didnt allow his 5foot8, 185pound frame to stop him from collecting the fifthmost goals 731 and the sixthmost points 1,771 in nhl history. It was only the 42nd time in nhl history that one player scored at least 5 goals in one game, and the first time in almost exactly 11 years when sergei fedorov last turned the trick. Joe malone scored 5 goals on 3 occasions, as well as a six goal and nhl record seven goal game. Daniel alfredsson is a good captain and jason spezza is good at making. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The complete and unabridged history of nhl goaltenders who. Sportscenter highlights 10 of the best hockey moments from the nhl including unbelievable goals, masterful saves, and explosive body checks. For the nhls 100th season, a fanfriendly, argument starter of a book, compiling the 100 most impactful moments in league history. A complete history of the michigan vs michigan state football rivalry. In the nhl 100 years in pictures and stories, authors ryan dixon and bob duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30team elite professional sport that it is today from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jawdropping performances like maurice richards 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned. During the first eight years the nhl existed, teams played between 18 and 36 games in a season.
They are members of the central division of the western conference of the national hockey league. Weve seen so many great teams, taking trips down memory lane with. Jan 26, 2016 one of 12 players in nhl history to record at least 1,000 assists, mark messier rode a long and productive career to second place on the list of alltime point leaders with 1,887. Top 20 greatest goals in hockey history thesportster. Nhl yearly top 10 leaders and records for goals per game. The book would make a fantastic coffee table book and is 224 pages chocked full of colored pictures, stats, history, with contents in the beginning and an index at the back of the book. But to truly be a great nhl goalie the netminder must have betterthanaverage numbers in all of these categories.
Louis blues, nows a good time to take a look back at some of the greatest goaltenders in nhl h. In the 198182 season, gretzky broke phil espositos record for goals in a. Hall of famer marcel dionne didnt allow his 5foot8, 185pound frame to stop him from collecting the fifthmost goals 731 and the sixthmost points 1,771 in nhl history. Updated daily with news and features from over writers worldwide. A good percentage of 5 goal games occurred in the nhls infancy years. Including the complete histroy and records for the pittsburgh penguins. This would end in 1949 where teams now play 70 or more games. Using goal share to adjust eras and determine the best goal.
Books by hockey news author of the top 100 nhl players of. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Matthews becomes first in nhls 100year history to score. One of 12 players in nhl history to record at least 1,000 assists, mark messier rode a long and productive career to second place on the list of alltime point leaders with 1,887. Roy still has one more assist than brodeur and played way less games. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. Nhl goals leaders alltime national hockey league espn. From ostentatious scoring totals to unstoppable teams destined for championships, the nhl boasts a history of greatness. Hockey newss most popular book is the top 100 nhl players of alltime. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.
Alex ovechkin tries not to pay attention to where he stands among the top goal scorers in nhl history, but with each goal he scores and each. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20152016 season in an easytounderstand format. Top 15 nhl teams of all time hooked on hockey magazine. The top5 small guys in nhl history the mercury news. A peoples history, like the ten part cbc series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of womens hockey, the sagas of longlost leagues, such as the.
Alex ovechkin is nhls greatest goal scorer of all time. The most recent player to score 500 goals is patrick marleau who achieved it on february 2, 2017. Relive the incredible and heartstopping top 10 goals across all of nhl history. The goto resource for nhl media professionals and fans alike this updated record book ensures that devotees of puckdriven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. Three weeks ago i adjusted alex ovechkins goals to see how many he would have hypothetically had through the first 800 games of his career if he had played from 197989 a highscoring nhl era.
In this imagerich, licenced celebration of the nhl s past and present, veteran hockey journalist scott morrison mines a century of nhl hockey to find the game. But quick, after a dominant showing during the regular. For anyone who is an nhl fan, this is a treasure trove of history in pictures and stories. Watch live games and get the nhl schedule, scores, standings, rumors, fantasy games and more on. Wayne gretzky the great ones 10 most unbreakable records. Top 15 nhl teams of all time archives hooked on hockey. A 500goal career was first achieved in 195758, the 41st season of the nhl, when maurice richard scored his 500th goal in his 863rd game played. Ovechkin closes in on top 10 in nhl goals for capitals. A 500goal career was first achieved in 195758, the 41st season of the nhl. That made him the first no1 draft pick in nhl history to score three goals in his first game and only the fifth overall since the 194344 season. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Chara is just the 22nd defenseman in nhl history to reach 200 goals, and the 42 yearold reacted to the milestone. Sports quiz nhl top 200 goal scorers career random sports or nhl quiz. Pucked by helena hunting, us by sarina bowen, heated rivalry by rachel reid, winging it by ashlyn kane, and hooked by love by toni.
All that said, bure is of course edged out in my book by ovi. They said i couldnt make the nhl, so i went out and proved them right. The canadiens played the neutral zone trap as well when roy played there. Ranking the top 10 goals in nhl playoff history for the win. Oct 12, 2016 that made him the first no1 draft pick in nhl history to score three goals in his first game and only the fifth overall since the 194344 season. Gordie howes 801 career goals set a then record in the nhl, and, as a member of the red wings production line, he won four stanley cups 1950, 1952, 195455. Well, skill shots should definitely be considered more impressive when all other factors are not considered.
Nov, 2012 weve seen two of the greatest captains in nhl history own the position in various ways. The stories behind the nhls names, logos, and uniforms chris creamer. Highest goalspergame average, career among players with 200ormore goals. The top ten goals of the week including auston matthews nice dangle and sidney crosbys unreal goal against the canadiens. Here are the top five alltime goal scorers in nhl history. The top ten goals of the week including viktor arvidssons sick move to goal and alex ovechkins special hat trick for his biggest fan.
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