List of NHL records ( individual ) - wikipedia List of NHL records ( individual ) This is a list of individual records recognized by the National Hockey League through the end of the 2017 -- 18 NHL season. Contents 1 Seasons 2 Games 3 Stanley Cup 4 NHL Awards 5 Goals 6 Assists 7 Points 8 Plus / minus 9 Power - play goals 10 Shorthanded goals 11 Overtime 12 Goals / assists / points by position 13 Records by a rookie 14 Points / goals / assists per game average 15 Milestone goal seasons 16 Hat trick or better games 17 Goal / assist / point streaks 18 Fastest goals 19 Shots 20 Hits 21 Blocked Shots 22 Time on Ice 23 Penalty Shots 24 Penalty minutes 25 Goaltending 26 Shootout 27 Age 28 See also 29 References 30 Sources Seasons Most seasons : Gordie Howe ( 1946 -- 47 to 1970 -- 1971 ; 1979 -- 1980 ) and Chris Chelios ( 1983 -- 84 to 2009 -- 10, except for the 2004 -- 05 NHL lock - out ), 26 Most playoff seasons : Chris Chelios, 24 ( 1983 -- 84 to 2008 -- 09, except for 1997 -- 98 and the 2004 -- 05 NHL lock - out year ) Most consecutive playoff seasons : Larry Robinson, ( 1972 -- 73 to 1991 -- 92 ) and Nicklas Lidstrom, ( 1991 -- 92 to 2011 -- 12, except for the 2004 -- 05 NHL lock - out ), 20 Games Most games : Gordie Howe, 1,767 Most games, including playoffs : Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games : Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single NHL season, not including playoffs : Jimmy Carson ( 1992 -- 93 ) and Bob Kudelski ( 1993 -- 94 ), 86 Most consecutive games : Doug Jarvis ( October 8, 1975 -- October 10, 1987 ), 964 Most consecutive games by a defenseman : Jay Bouwmeester, 737 Oldest player to play a game : Gordie Howe, 52 years, 11 days Most games by a coach in the Stanley Cup Final : Dick Irvin ( Chicago ( 5 ), Toronto ( 29 ), Montreal ( 43 ) ), 77 Most games played in the Finals : Red Kelly ( Detroit ( 37 ), Toronto ( 28 ) ), Henri Richard ( Montreal ), 65 Most games won by a coach in the Stanley Cup Finals : Scotty Bowman ( Montreal ( 20 ), Pittsburgh ( 4 ), Detroit ( 12 ) ), 36 Most games coached by the first coach of an NHL expansion franchise : Barry Trotz ( Nashville Predators ), 1196 Stanley Cup Most Stanley Cup wins, as a player : Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens, ( 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73 ) 11 Most Stanley Cup wins, as a non-player : Scotty Bowman ( Montreal : 1973, 76, 77, 78, 79 ( Coach ) ; Pittsburgh : 1991 ( Director of Player Development - Recruitment ), 1992 ( Head Coach ) ; Detroit : 1997, 98, 2002 ( Head Coach ), 2008 ( Consultant ) ; Chicago : 2010, 13, 15 ( Sr. Advisor ) 14 Most Stanley Cup wins, combined player or non-player : Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens ( Player : 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71 ; Sr. Vice President : 1973, 76, 77, 78, 79, 86, 93 ), 17 Won the Stanley Cup with the highest number of different teams Player - Jack Marshall ( Winnipeg Victorias 1901, Montreal AAA 1902, 1903, Montreal Wanderers 1907, 1910, Toronto Blueshirts 1914 ) and Hap Holmes ( Toronto Blueshirts 1914, Seattle Metropolitans 1917, Toronto Arenas 1918, Victoria Cougars 1925 ), 4 Player / Non-Player - Al Arbour ( Player : Detroit 1954, Chicago 1961, Toronto 1962, 1964 ; Coach : New York Islanders 1980, 81, 82, 83 ), 4 Non-Player - Tommy Gorman ( Ottawa Senators : 1920, 1921, 1923 ( Manager ) ; Chicago : 1934 ( Manager / Coach ) ; Montreal Maroons : 1935 ( Manager / Coach ) ; Montreal Canadiens : 1944, 1946 ( Manager ) and Scotty Bowman ( Montreal : 1973, 76, 77, 78, 79 ( Coach ) ; Pittsburgh : 1991 ( Director of Player Development - Recruitment ), 1992 ( Head Coach ) ; Detroit : 1997, 98, 2002 ( Head Coach ), 2008 ( Consultant ) ; Chicago : 2010, 13, 15 ( Sr. Advisor ) 4 NHL Awards Most Hart Memorial Trophies : Wayne Gretzky, 9 Most consecutive Hart Memorial Trophies : Wayne Gretzky, 8 Most Ted Lindsay Awards : Wayne Gretzky, 5 Most consecutive Ted Lindsay Awards : Wayne Gretzky, 4 Most Conn Smythe Trophies : Patrick Roy 3 Most consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies : Bernie Parent, Mario Lemieux, and Sidney Crosby : 2 Most James Norris Trophies : Bobby Orr, 8 Most consecutive James Norris Trophies : Bobby Orr, 8 Most Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophies : Alexander Ovechkin, 6 Most consecutive Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophies : Alexander Ovechkin, 4 Most Art Ross Trophies : Wayne Gretzky, 10 Most consecutive Art Ross Trophies : Wayne Gretzky, 7 Most Frank J. Selke Trophies : Bob Gainey and Patrice Bergeron, 4 Most consecutive Frank J. Selke Trophies : Bob Gainey 4 Most Lady Byng Trophies : Frank Boucher, 7 Most consecutive Lady Byng Trophies : Frank Boucher and Pavel Datsyuk, 4 Most William M Jennings Trophies : Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, 5 Most consecutive William M Jennings Trophies : Patrick Roy and Brian Hayward, 3 Most Vezina Trophies : Jacques Plante, 7 Most consecutive Vezina Trophies : Jacques Plante, 5 Most Jack Adams Awards : Pat Burns, 3 Most consecutive Jack Adams Awards : Jacques Demers, 2 Goals Most goals career : Wayne Gretzky, 894 Most goals playoffs career ; Wayne Gretzky, 122 Most goals career, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky, 1,016 Most goals, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 -- 82 ), 92 Most goals scored by a single player in an expansion team 's inaugural season : William Karlsson ( 2017 - 18 ), 43 Most goals, in playoffs one season : Reggie Leach ( 1976 ) and Jari Kurri ( 1985 ), 19 Most goals, one season, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 -- 84 ), 100 Most goals, one playoff series : Jari Kurri ( six - game series ) ( 1985 ), 12 Most goals in a Stanley Cup Final : Cyclone Taylor ( 1918, five games ), Frank Foyston ( 1919, five games ), Babe Dye ( 1922, five games ), 9 Most goals in the Finals, career : Maurice Richard, 34 Most goals, 50 games from start of season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 -- 82 and 1983 -- 84 ), 61 Fastest 50 goals from start of season : Wayne Gretzky ( December 30, 1981 ), 39 games Most goals, one regular season game : Joe Malone ( January 31, 1920 ), 7 Most goals, one regular season home game : Joe Malone ( January 31, 1920 ), 7 Most goals, one regular season road game : Red Berenson ( November 7, 1968 ), 6 Most goals, one playoff game : Newsy Lalonde ( March 1, 1919 ), Maurice Richard ( March 23, 1944 ), Darryl Sittler ( April 22, 1976 ), Reggie Leach ( May 6, 1976 ), and Mario Lemieux ( April 25, 1989 ), 5 Most goals, one home playoff game : Maurice Richard ( March 23, 1944 ), Darryl Sittler ( April 22, 1976 ), Reggie Leach ( May 6, 1976 ), and Mario Lemieux ( April 25, 1989 ), 5 Most goals, one road playoff game : Newsy Lalonde ( March 1, 1919 ), 5 Most goals, one period : Max Bentley ( January 28, 1943 ), Busher Jackson ( November 20, 1934 ), Clint Smith ( March 4, 1945 ), Red Berenson ( November 7, 1968 ), Wayne Gretzky ( February 18, 1981 ), Grant Mulvey ( February 3, 1982 ), Bryan Trottier ( February 13, 1982 ), Tim Kerr ( April 13, 1985 ), Al Secord ( January 7, 1987 ), Joe Nieuwendyk ( January 11, 1989 ), Peter Bondra ( February 5, 1994 ), Mario Lemieux ( January 26, 1997 ), and Patrick Marleau ( January 23, 2017 ), 4 Most goals in one period during the Finals : Busher Jackson ( April 5, 1932 ), Ted Lindsay ( April 5, 1955 ), Maurice Richard ( April 6, 1957 ), Wayne Gretzky ( May 25, 1985 ), Dirk Graham ( June 1, 1992 ), and Peter Forsberg ( June 6, 1996 ), 3 Most game - winning goals in a season : Phil Esposito ( 1970 -- 71 and 1971 -- 72 ) and Michel Goulet ( 1983 -- 84 ), 16 Most game - winning goals in playoffs one season : Brad Richards ( 2004 ), 7 Most game - winning goals in a playoff series : Mike Bossy ( six - game series ) ( 1983 ), 4 Most game - winning goals career : Jaromir Jagr, 135 Most game - winning goals playoffs career : Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull, 24 Assists Most assists regular season career : Wayne Gretzky, 1,963 Most assists playoffs career : Wayne Gretzky 260 Most assists career, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky, 2,223 Most assists, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 163 Most assists, one playoff season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1987 -- 88 ), 31 Most assists, one season, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 174 Most assists, playoff series : Rick Middleton ( seven - game series ) ( 1983 ), Wayne Gretzky ( six - game series ) ( 1985 ), 14 Most assists, one game : Billy Taylor ( March 16, 1947 ) and Wayne Gretzky ( February 15, 1980, December 11, 1985, and February 14, 1986 ), 7 Most assists, one home game : Wayne Gretzky ( February 15, 1980, and February 14, 1986 ), 7 Most assists, one road game : Billy Taylor ( March 16, 1947 ) and Wayne Gretzky ( December 11, 1985 ), 7 Most assists, one playoff game : Mikko Leinonen ( April 8, 1982 ), and Wayne Gretzky ( April 9, 1987 ), 6 Most assists, one playoff home game : Mikko Leinonen ( April 8, 1982 ), and Wayne Gretzky ( April 9, 1987 ), 6 Most assists, one period : Dale Hawerchuk ( March 6, 1984 ), 5 Points Most points regular season career : Wayne Gretzky, 2,857 Most points playoff career : Wayne Gretzky, 382 Most points career, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky, 3,239 Most points, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 215 Fastest 100 points from the start of a season : Wayne Gretzky ( December 27, 1981 ), 34 games Most points, one season, including playoffs : Wayne Gretzky ( 1984 -- 85 ), 255 Most points, one game : Darryl Sittler ( February 7, 1976 ), 10 Most points, one home game : Darryl Sittler ( February 7, 1976 ), 10 Most points, one road game : Peter Stastny and Anton Stastny, ( February 22, 1981 ), 8 Most points, one playoff game : Patrik Sundstrom ( April 22, 1988 ) and Mario Lemieux ( April 25, 1989 ), 8 Most points, one playoff home game : Patrik Sundstrom ( April 22, 1988 ) and Mario Lemieux ( April 25, 1989 ), 8 Most points, one period : Bryan Trottier ( December 23, 1978 ), 6 Most points, one playoff season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 ), 47 Most points, one playoff series : Rick Middleton ( seven - game series ) ( 1983 ), 19 Most points, team 's first postseason : Jonathan Marchessault ( 2018 ), 21 Most points in the Final, one series : Wayne Gretzky ( 1988 ), 13 Most points in the Final, career : Jean Beliveau, 62 Plus / minus Best ± rating, regular season career : Larry Robinson, + 722 Best ± rating one season : Bobby Orr ( 1970 -- 71 ), + 124 Best ± rating one game : Tom Bladon ( December 11, 1977, 11 - 1 game against the Cleveland Barons ), + 10 Worst ± rating, season : Bill Mikkelson ( 1974 -- 75 ), - 82 Worst ± rating, game : Doug Wilson ( February 10, 1993 against the Calgary Flames ) and Chris Butler, ( January 5, 2012 against the Boston Bruins ), - 7 Worst ± rating, regular season career : Bob Stewart, - 257 Best ± ratings playoffs career : Charlie Huddy, + 94 Best ± ratings one playoff season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1984 -- 85 ), + 28 Power - play goals Most power - play goals, career : Dave Andreychuk, 274 Most power - play goals, one season : Tim Kerr ( 1985 -- 86 ), 34 Most power - play goals, one season for a defenseman : Sheldon Souray ( 2006 -- 07 ), 19 Most power - play goals, career playoffs : Brett Hull 38, Most power - play goals, one playoff season : Mike Bossy, ( 1981 ), and Cam Neely, ( 1991 ), 9 Most power - play goals, one playoff series : Chris Kontos ( seven - game series ), ( 1989 ), 6 Most power - play goals, one playoff game : Syd Howe ( March 23, 1939 ), Sid Smith ( April 10, 1949 ), Phil Esposito ( April 2, 1969 ), Johnny Bucyk ( April 2, 1969 ), Denis Potvin ( April 17, 1981 ), Tim Kerr ( April 13, 1985 ), Jari Kurri ( April 3, 1987 ), Mark Johnson ( April 22, 1988 ), Dino Ciccarelli ( April 29, 1993, May 11, 1995 ) and Valeri Kamensky ( April 24, 1997 ), Jonathan Toews ( May 7, 2010 ), 3 Most power - play goals, one playoff game period : Tim Kerr ( April 13, 1985 ), 3 Most power - play goals, rookie Joe Nieuwendyk ( 1987 - 88 ) 31 Shorthanded goals Most shorthanded goals, career : Wayne Gretzky, 73 Most shorthanded goals, career playoffs : Mark Messier, 14 Most shorthanded goals, one season : Mario Lemieux ( 1988 -- 89 ), 13 Most shorthanded goals, one playoff season : Derek Sanderson ( 1969 ), Bill Barber ( 1980 ), Lorne Henning ( 1980 ), Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 ), Wayne Presley ( 1989 ), and Todd Marchant ( 1997 ), 3 Most shorthanded goals, one playoff series : Bill Barber ( five - game series ) ( 1980 ) and Wayne Presley ( six - game series ) ( 1989 ), 3 Most shorthanded goals, one game : Theoren Fleury ( March 9, 1991 ), 3 Most shorthanded goals, rookie : Jordan Staal ( 2006 -- 07 ), 7 Most two - man shorthanded goals, career : Mike Richards, 3 Overtime Most overtime goals, career : Alexander Ovechkin, 22 Most playoff overtime goals, career : Joe Sakic, 8 Most overtime assists, career : Mark Messier, 18 Most overtime points, career : Sergei Fedorov, 27 Most overtime goals, season : Steven Stamkos ( 2011 -- 12 ), Jonathan Toews ( 2015 -- 16 ), Alex Galchenyuk ( 2016 -- 17 ), and Brad Marchand ( 2017 -- 18 ), 5 Most overtime goals by a rookie, season : Shayne Gostisbehere, 4 Most overtime goals, playoffs season : Mel Hill and Maurice Richard 3 Most overtime goals, one playoff series : Mel Hill, 3 Most consecutive overtime goals : Andrew Cogliano ( 2007 -- 08 ) and Nathan Horton ( 2010 -- 11 ), 3 Goals / assists / points by position Most goals by a centre, career : Wayne Gretzky, 894 Most goals by a centre, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 -- 82 ), 92 Most assists by a centre, career : Wayne Gretzky, 1,963 Most assists by a centre, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 163 Most points by a centre, career : Wayne Gretzky, 2,857 Most points by a centre, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 215 Most goals by a left wing, career : Luc Robitaille, 668 Most goals by a left wing, one season : Alexander Ovechkin ( 2007 -- 08 ), 65 Most assists by a left wing, career : John Bucyk, 813 Most assists by a left wing, one season : Joe Juneau ( 1992 -- 93 ), 70 Most points by a left wing, career : Luc Robitaille, 1,394 Most points by a left wing, one season : Luc Robitaille ( 1992 -- 93 ), 125 Most goals by a right wing, career : Gordie Howe, 801 Most goals by a right wing, one season : Brett Hull ( 1990 -- 91 ), 86 Most assists by a right wing, career : Jaromir Jagr, 1,155 Most assists by a right wing, one season : Jaromir Jagr ( 1995 -- 96 ), 87 Most points by a right wing, career : Jaromir Jagr, 1,921 Most points by a right wing, one season : Jaromir Jagr ( 1995 -- 96 ), 149 Most goals by a defenseman, career : Ray Bourque, 410 Most goals by a defenseman, one season : Paul Coffey ( 1985 -- 86 ), 48 Most goals by a defenseman, one game : Ian Turnbull ( February 2, 1977 ), 5 Most assists by a defenseman, career : Ray Bourque, 1,169 Most assists by a defenseman, one season : Bobby Orr ( 1970 -- 71 ), 102 Most assists by a defenseman, one game : Babe Pratt ( January 8, 1944 ), Pat Stapleton ( March 30, 1969 ), Bobby Orr ( January 1, 1973 ), Ron Stackhouse ( March 8, 1975 ), Paul Coffey ( March 14, 1986 ), and Gary Suter, ( April 4, 1986 ), 6 Most points by a defenseman, career : Ray Bourque, 1579 Most points by a defenseman, one season : Bobby Orr ( 1970 -- 71 ), 139 Most points by a defenseman, one game : Tom Bladon ( December 11, 1977 ) and Paul Coffey ( March 14, 1986 ), 8 Most points by a defenseman, one playoff year : Paul Coffey ( 1985 ), 37 Most goals by a goaltender regular season career : Martin Brodeur ( February 15, 2000 & March 21, 2013 ), 2 Most goals by a goaltender in the playoffs : Ron Hextall ( April 11, 1989 ) and Martin Brodeur ( April 17, 1997 ), 1 Most goals by a goaltender career, including playoffs : Martin Brodeur, 3 Most assists by a goaltender, one season : Grant Fuhr, 14 Most assists by a goaltender, regular season career : Tom Barrasso, 48 Most assists by a goaltender playoffs one season Martin Brodeur ( 2011 -- 12 ), 4 Most assists by a goaltender, playoffs career : Grant Fuhr, 14 Most assists by a goaltender, career, including playoffs : Grant Fuhr ( 46 regular season, 14 playoffs ), 60 Most assists by a goaltender, one game Jeff Reese ( February 10, 1993 ), 3 Most points by a goaltender, one season : Grant Fuhr ( 1983 -- 84 ), 14 Most points by a goaltender regular season career : Tom Barrasso, 48 - all assists Most points by a goaltender regular season one season : Grant Fuhr ( 1983 -- 84 ), 14 - all assists Most points by a goaltender career, including playoffs Grant Fuhr ( 46 regular season, 14 playoffs ), 60 Most points by a goaltender regular season one game : Jeff Reese ( February 10, 1993 ), 3 - all assists Most points by a goaltender playoffs one season Martin Brodeur ( 2011 -- 12 ), 4 - all assists Most points by a goaltender, one period : Jeff Reese ( February 10, 1993 ), 3 - all assists Records by a rookie Most goals by a rookie, one season : Teemu Selanne ( 1992 -- 93 ), 76 Most goals by a player in his first NHL season, one game : Joe Malone ( December 19, 1917, January 12, 1918 and February 2, 1918 ), Howie Meeker ( January 8, 1947 ) and Don Murdoch ( October 12, 1976 ), 5 Most goals by a player in his first NHL game : Joe Malone ( December 19, 1917 ), 5 Most goals by a rookie in his first NHL game : Auston Matthews ( October 12, 2016 ), 4 Most assists by a rookie, one season : Peter Stastny ( 1980 -- 81 ) and Joe Juneau ( 1992 -- 93 ), 70 Most assists by a player in his first NHL season, one game : Wayne Gretzky ( February 15, 1980 ), 7 Most assists by a player in his first NHL game : Dutch Reibel ( October 8, 1953 ), 4 Most points by a rookie, one season : Teemu Selanne ( 1992 -- 93 ), 132 Most goals by a rookie, one playoff season : Dino Ciccarelli ( 1981 ), 14 Most assists by a rookie, one playoff season : Ville Leino ( 2010 ), 14 Most points by a rookie, one playoff season : Dino Ciccarelli ( 1981 ), Ville Leino ( 2010 ), and Jake Guentzel ( 2017 ), 21 Most points by a player in his first NHL season, one game : Peter Stastny and Anton Stastny ( February 22, 1981 ), 8 Most points by a player in his first NHL game : Al Hill ( February 14, 1977 ), 5 Most goals by a rookie defenseman, one season : Brian Leetch ( 1988 -- 89 ), 23 Most assists by a rookie defenseman, one season : Larry Murphy ( 1980 -- 81 ), 60 Most points by a rookie defenseman, one season : Larry Murphy ( 1980 -- 81 ), 76 Longest goal scoring streak in his first NHL Season : Joe Malone ( 1917 -- 18 ), 14 games Longest point streak by a rookie, one season : Paul Stastny ( February 3, 2007 -- March 17, 2007 ), 20 games Longest point streak by an eighteen - year - old : Nathan MacKinnon ( January 10, 2014 -- March 6, 2014 ), 13 games Longest point streak by a rookie defenseman : Shayne Gostisbehere ( January 19, 2016 -- February 20, 2016 ), 15 games Points / goals / assists per game average Highest goals - per - game average, career ( among players with 200 - or - more goals ) : Mike Bossy,. 762 Highest goals - per - game average including playoffs, career ( among players with 200 - or - more goals ) : Mario Lemieux,. 749 Highest goals - per - game average, one season ( among players with 20 - or - more goals ) : Joe Malone ( 1917 -- 18 ), 2.20 Highest goals - per - game average, one season ( among players with 50 - or - more goals ) : Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 -- 84 ), 1.18 Highest assists - per - game average, career ( among players with 300 - or - more assists ) : Wayne Gretzky, 1.320 Highest assists - per - game average, one season ( among players with 35 - or - more assists ) : Wayne Gretzky ( 1985 -- 86 ), 2.04 Highest points - per - game average, career ( among players with 500 - or - more points ) : Wayne Gretzky, 1.921 Highest points - per - game average, one season ( among players with 50 - or - more - points ) : Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 -- 84 ), 2.77 Milestone goal seasons Most 20 - or - more goal seasons : Gordie Howe, 22 Most consecutive 20 - or - more goal seasons : Gordie Howe ( 1949 -- 1971 ), 22 Most 30 - or - more goal seasons : Mike Gartner, 17 Most consecutive 30 - or - more goal seasons : Mike Gartner ( 1979 -- 1994 ) and Jaromir Jagr ( 1991 -- 2007 ), 15 Most 40 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky, 12 Most consecutive 40 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky ( 1979 -- 1991 ), 12 Most 50 - or - more goal seasons : Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky, 9 Most consecutive 50 - or - more goal seasons : Mike Bossy ( 1977 -- 1986 ), 9 Most 60 - or - more goal seasons : Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky, 5 Most consecutive 60 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 - 1984 ), 4 Most 70 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky, 4 Most consecutive 70 - or more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 -- 1984 ), 4 Most 80 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky, 2 Most 90 - or - more goal seasons : Wayne Gretzky, 1 Hat trick or better games Most three - or - more goal games, career : Wayne Gretzky, 50 Most three - or - more goal games, playoffs career : Wayne Gretzky, 10 Most three - or - more goal games, one season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 -- 82 and 1983 -- 84 ), 10 Most three - or - more goal games, one playoffs season : Jari Kurri ( 1985 ), 4 Most three - or - more goal games, one playoff series : Jari Kurri ( 1985 ), 3 Most four - or - more goal games, one season : Joe Malone ( 1917 -- 18 ), 5 Most five - or - more goal games, one season : Joe Malone ( 1917 -- 18 ), 3 Goal / assist / point streaks Longest consecutive goal - scoring streak from start of NHL career : Joe Malone ( 1917 -- 18 ), 14 games Longest consecutive goal - scoring streak : Punch Broadbent, 16 games ( 1921 -- 22 ) Longest consecutive goal - scoring streak, one playoff season : Reggie Leach 10 games ( 1976 ) Longest consecutive goal - scoring streak by a defenseman : Mike Green ( 2008 -- 09 ), 8 games Longest consecutive assist - scoring streak : Wayne Gretzky ( 1990 -- 91 ), 23 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak : Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 -- 84 ), 51 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak, one playoff season : Bryan Trottier ( 1981 ), 18 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak from start of season : Wayne Gretzky ( 1983 -- 84 ), 51 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak by a defenseman from start of season : John - Michael Liles ( 2010 -- 11 ), 9 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak by a defenseman : Paul Coffey ( 1985 -- 86 ), 28 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak by a rookie forward : Paul Stastny ( 2006 -- 07 ), 20 games Longest consecutive point - scoring streak by a rookie defenseman : Shayne Gostisbehere ( 2015 -- 16 ), 15 games Fastest goals Fastest goal from start of game : Doug Smail ( December 20, 1981 ), Bryan Trottier ( March 22, 1984 ), and Alexander Mogilny ( December 21, 1991 ), 5 seconds Fastest goal from start of game, playoffs : Don Kozak ( April 17, 1977 ), 6 seconds Fastest goal from start of period : Claude Provost ( November 9, 1957 ), Denis Savard ( January 12, 1986 ), and James van Riemsdyk ( March 28, 2014 ), 4 seconds Fastest goal from start of period, playoffs : Pelle Eklund ( April 25, 1989 ), 6 seconds Fastest goal by a player in his first NHL game : Dave Christian ( March 2, 1980 ), 7 seconds Fastest two goals from start of game : Mike Knuble, 27 seconds ( February 14, 2003 ) Fastest two goals from start of game, playoffs : Dick Duff ( April 9, 1963 ), 68 seconds Fastest two goals : Nels Stewart ( January 3, 1931 ) and Deron Quint ( December 15, 1995 ), 4 seconds Fastest two goals, playoffs : Norm Ullman ( April 11, 1965 ), 5 seconds Fastest three goals : Bill Mosienko ( March 23, 1952 ), 21 seconds Fastest three assists : Gus Bodnar ( March 23, 1952 ), 21 seconds Fastest regular season overtime goal : Mats Sundin, Alexander Ovechkin, William Nylander, David Legwand, and Andreas Athanasiou, 6 seconds Fastest playoff overtime goal : Brian Skrudland ( May 18, 1986 ), 9 seconds Fastest goal after being scored on : Doug Gilmour ( December 19, 1987 ), and Mikael Granlund ( January 5, 2016 ), 2 seconds Shots Most shots on goal, career : Ray Bourque, 6,206 Most shots on goal, playoffs career : Ray Bourque, 812 Most shots on goal, one season : Phil Esposito ( 1970 -- 71 ), 550 Most shots on goal, one playoff season : Henrik Zetterberg, 116 Most shots on goal, one game : Ray Bourque ( March 21, 1991 ), 19 Most shots on goal, one playoff game : Daniel Briere ( April 22, 2006 ), 14 Hits Most hits, one season : Matt Martin ( 2014 -- 15 ), 382 Most hits, one playoff season : Dustin Brown ( 2014 ), 125 Most hits, regular season career : Dustin Brown, 3166 Most hits, playoff career : Brooks Orpik, 499 Most hits, one game : Brenden Morrow, 19 Most hits, one regular season game : Gary Roberts ( March 10, 1999 ) and Zdeno Chara ( November 3, 1999 ) 17 Most hits, one playoff game : Brenden Morrow ( May 4, 2008 ), 19 Blocked Shots Most blocked shots, one season : Kris Russell ( 2014 -- 15 ), 283 Most blocked shots, one playoff season : Anton Volchenkov ( 2007 ), 80 Most blocked shots, career : Dan Girardi, 1846 Most blocked shots, playoffs career : Chris Pronger, 374 Most blocked shots, one game : Kris Russell ( March 5, 2015 ), 15 Most blocked shots, one playoff game : Richard Matvichuk ( May 1, 2001 ), 13 Time on Ice Most time on ice per game by a defenseman, one season : Chris Pronger, 30 : 36 Most time on ice per game by a forward, one season : Pavel Bure, 26 : 52 Most time on ice per game by a defenseman, playoff season : Chris Pronger, 35 : 52 Most time on ice per game by a forward, playoff season : Boyd Devereaux, 32 : 46 Most time on ice by a defenseman, one regular season game : Dennis Wideman ( January 18, 2014 ), 38 : 05 Most time on ice by a forward, one regular season game : Vyacheslav Kozlov ( October 10, 2003 ), 30 : 00 Most time on ice by a defenseman, one playoff game : Sergei Zubov ( April 24, 2003 ), 63 : 51 Most time on ice by a forward, one playoff game : Jaromir Jagr ( May 4, 2000 ), 59 : 08 Penalty Shots Most penalty shot goals, career : Pavel Bure, 7 Most penalty shot goals, playoffs career : Michael Frolik, 2 Most penalty shot goals, one season : Pavel Bure, 3 Most penalty shot attempts, career : Vincent Lecavalier, 13 Most penalty shot attempts, playoffs career : Mats Sundin and Michael Frolik, 2 Most penalty shot attempts, one season : Erik Cole, 5 Most penalty shot attempts, one game : Erik Cole ( November 9, 2005 ), Max Pacioretty ( February 6, 2009 ), and Auston Matthews ( November 3, 2017 ), 2 Most penalty shots faced by a goaltender, career : Marc - Andre Fleury, 21 Most penalty shots faced by a goaltender, playoffs career : Dominik Hasek, 5 Most penalty shots faced by a goaltender, one game : Ben Bishop ( October 8, 2015 ), Miikka Kiprusoff ( March 4, 2011 ), Roberto Luongo ( February 6, 2014 ), and Jonathan Quick ( November 3, 2017 ), 2 Most penalty shots stopped by a goaltender, career : Marc - Andre Fleury, 15 Most penalty shots stopped by a goaltender, playoffs career : Dominik Hasek, 4 Most penalty shots allowed by a goaltender, career : Tomas Vokoun, 8 Penalty minutes Most penalty minutes, career : Tiger Williams, 3,966 Most penalty minutes, playoffs career : Dale Hunter, 729 Most penalty minutes, career, including playoffs : Tiger Williams, 4,421 Most penalty minutes, one season : Dave Schultz ( 1974 -- 75 ), 472 Most penalties, one game : Chris Nilan ( March 31, 1991 ), 10 Most penalties, one playoff game : Forbes Kennedy ( April 2, 1969 ) and Kim Clackson ( April 20, 1980 ), 8 Most penalty minutes, one game : Randy Holt ( March 11, 1979 ), 67 Most penalty minutes, one playoff game : Dave Schultz ( April 22, 1976 ) and Deryk Engelland ( April 17, 2015 ), 42 Most penalty minutes, career, in the Stanley Cup Final : Gordie Howe, 94 Goaltending Most wins by a goaltender regular season career : Martin Brodeur, 691 Most wins by a goaltender playoffs career : Patrick Roy, 151 Most wins by a goaltender career, including playoffs : Martin Brodeur 804 Best Winning Percentage ( minimum 250 played ) : Ken Dryden. 740 in 397 games played Best Winning Percentage ( minimum 500 games played ) : Jacques Plante. 610 in 837 games played Most wins by a goaltender, one season : Martin Brodeur ( 2006 -- 07 ) and Braden Holtby ( 2015 -- 16 ), 48 Most wins by a goaltender, career, in the Finals : Jacques Plante, 25 Most wins by a goaltender, expansion team season : Marc - Andre Fleury ( 2017 -- 18 Vegas Golden Knights ), 28 Most ties, career : Terry Sawchuk, 172 Most losses by a goaltender regular season career : Martin Brodeur, 397 Most losses by a goaltender playoffs career : Patrick Roy, 94 Most losses by a goaltender, one season : Gary Smith ( 1970 -- 71 ), 48 Most losses by a goaltender, one playoff season : Ron Hextall ( 1987 ), Miikka Kiprusoff ( 2004 ), Henrik Lundqvist ( 2014 ), Ben Bishop ( 2015 ), 11 Most shutouts regular season career : Martin Brodeur 125 Most shutouts playoffs career : Martin Brodeur 24 Most shutouts by a goaltender, including playoffs, expansion team season : Marc - Andre Fleury ( 2017 -- 18 Vegas Golden Knights ), 9 Most shutouts, including playoffs career : Martin Brodeur 149 Most shutouts, one regular season : George Hainsworth ( 1928 -- 29 ), 22 Most shutouts, one playoff season : Martin Brodeur ( 2002 -- 03 ), 7 Most games appeared in by a goaltender, career regular season : Martin Brodeur, 1,265 Most games appeared in by a goaltender, career playoffs : Patrick Roy, 247 Most games appeared in by a goaltender career, including playoffs Martin Brodeur, 1,470 Most games appeared in by a goaltender career, in the Finals : Jacques Plante ( Montreal - 38 ), St. Louis - 3 ), 41 Most consecutive complete games by a goaltender : Glenn Hall, 502 ( 1955 -- 1962 ) Most games appeared in by a goaltender, one regular season : Grant Fuhr, 79 ( 1995 -- 96 ) Most games appeared in by a goaltender, one playoff season Ron Hextall ( 1986 -- 87 ) and Jonathan Quick ( 2013 -- 14 ), 26 Most minutes played by a goaltender, career : Martin Brodeur, 74,380 Most minutes played by a goaltender, one season : Martin Brodeur ( 2006 -- 07 ), 4,697 Least time played by a goaltender, career Jorge Alves Dec 31, 2016, 7.6 sec Longest continuous shutout by a goaltender : Alec Connell ( 7 games, 2 periods ) ( 1927 -- 28 ), 461 minutes, 29 seconds Longest continuous shutout by a goaltender at start of NHL career : Matt Hackett ( December 6 & 8, 2011 ), 102 minutes, 48 seconds Longest winning streak by a goaltender, one season : Gilles Gilbert ( 1975 -- 76 ), 17 games Longest winning streak to start a season : Carey Price ( 2016 -- 17 ), 10 games Longest undefeated streak by a goaltender, one season : Gerry Cheevers ( 24 wins, 8 ties 1971 -- 72 ), 32 games Longest undefeated streak by a goaltender in his first NHL season : Grant Fuhr ( 15 wins, 8 ties 1981 -- 82 ), 23 games Longest undefeated streak by a goaltender from start of career : Patrick Lalime ( 14 wins, 2 ties 1996 -- 97 ), 16 games Most 20 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender Martin Brodeur, 16 Most consecutive 20 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender : Martin Brodeur ( 1995 -- 2008 ) and Henrik Lundqvist ( 2005 -- 2017 ), 12 Most 30 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender : Martin Brodeur 14 Most consecutive 30 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender : Martin Brodeur ( 1995 -- 2008 ), 12 Most consecutive 30 - or - more win seasons to start a career : Henrik Lundqvist ( 2005 -- 2012 ), 7 Most 40 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender : Martin Brodeur 8 Most consecutive 40 - or - more win seasons by a goaltender : Martin Brodeur ( 2005 -- 2008 ) and Evgeni Nabokov ( 2007 -- 10 ), 3 Most consecutive wins by a goaltender in his rookie season : Bill Durnan ( 1943 -- 44 ), 10 Most consecutive wins by a goaltender in his first NHL season : George Hainsworth ( 1926 -- 27 ), 11 Most losses by a goaltender regular season career : Martin Brodeur, 397 Most losses by a goaltender, one season : Gary Smith ( 1970 -- 71 ), 48 Most home games played by a goaltender, one season : Roberto Luongo ( 2006 -- 07 ), 41 Most shots faced by a goaltender, in a regular season game : Sam LoPresti ( March 4, 1941 ), 83 Most shots faced by a goaltender, in a season : Roberto Luongo ( 2005 -- 06 ), 2,488 Most shots faced by a goaltender, in a playoff game : Normie Smith ( March 24, 1936 ), 92 Most saves by a goaltender career : Martin Brodeur, 28,928 Most saves by a goaltender playoffs career : Patrick Roy, 6,561 Most saves by a goaltender, including playoffs career : Martin Brodeur, 33,758 Most saves by a goaltender, in a regular season game : Sam LoPresti ( March 4, 1941 ), 80 Most saves by a goaltender, in a playoff game : Normie Smith ( March 24, 1936 ), 92 Most saves by a goaltender, in a playoffs overtime game shutout : Normie Smith ( March 24, 1936 ), 92 Most saves by a goaltender, in a regular season shutout : Ben Scrivens ( January 29, 2014 ), 59 Most saves by a goaltender, in a season : Roberto Luongo ( 2003 -- 04 ), 2,303 Most saves by a goaltender, in a playoff run : Tim Thomas ( 2011 ), 798 Most saves by a goaltender, in a Stanley Cup finals series : Tim Thomas ( 2011 ), 238 Highest save percentage, in a regular season : Craig Anderson ( 2013 ),. 941 Highest save percentage, playoffs ( minimum 10 games ) : Jonathan Quick ( 2012 ),. 946 Lowest goals - against average in a season ( minimum 20 games ) : George Hainsworth, 0.92 Lowest goals - against average playoffs ( minimum 10 games ) : Frank Brimsek, 1.25 Highest goals - against average in a season ( minimum 20 games ) : Frank Brophy, 7.11 Highest goals - against average playoffs ( minimum 10 games ) : Murray Bannerman, 4.77 Most overtime wins : Roberto Luongo, 49 Most penalty minutes by a goaltender regular season career : Ron Hextall, 584 Most penalty minutes by a goaltender playoffs career : Ron Hextall, 115 Most penalty minutes by a goaltender career, including playoffs : Ron Hextall ( 584 regular season, 115 playoffs ), 699 Most penalty minutes by a goaltender one season Ron Hextall ( 1988 -- 89 ), 113 Most penalty minutes by a goaltender one playoff season Ron Hextall ( 1986 -- 87 ), 43 Youngest goaltender to win 50 regular - season games : Patrick Roy 22 yrs Youngest goaltender to win 100 regular - season games : Patrick Roy 23 yrs Youngest goaltender to win 200 regular - season games : Martin Brodeur 26 yrs., 1 mos Youngest goaltender to win 300 regular - season games : Martin Brodeur 29 yrs., 7 mos. Youngest goaltender to win 400 regular - season games : Martin Brodeur 31 yrs., 10 mos. Youngest goaltender to win 500 regular - season games : Martin Brodeur 35 yrs., 6 mos. Youngest goaltender to win 600 regular - season games : Martin Brodeur 37 yrs., 11 mos. Quickest goaltender to win 400 regular - season games : Henrik Lundqvist 727 Most Stanley Cup finals series played by a goaltender : Jacques Plante ( Montreal : 8 ( 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 ) ; St. Louis : 2 ( 1969, 70 ) ), 10 Most Stanley Cup consecutive finals series played by a goaltender : Jacques Plante ( Montreal ( 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 ), 8 Least saves required in a win : Ryan Miller ( Anaheim Jan. 25, 2018 ) 11 : 40 min ; Antti Niemi ( Dallas, Dec. 12, 2015 ) 6 : 43 min ; Richard Bachman ( Dallas Mar. 29, 2013 ) 2 : 32 min ; Craig Billington ( Colorado Dec. 21, 1998 ) 1 : 52 min, ( Colorado Dec. 31, 1996 ) 0 : 12 sec ; Steve Weeks ( NY Rangers Mar. 24, 1982 ) 0 : 17 sec 0 Shootout Most shootout goals in one season : Ilya Kovalchuk ( 2011 -- 12 ), 11 Most game - deciding shootout goals in one season : Ilya Kovalchuk ( 2011 -- 12 ), 7 Most shootout goals career : Frans Nielsen, 48 Most game - deciding shootout goals career : Frans Nielsen, 22 Highest shootout percentage ( Minimum 15 attempts ) : Brayden Point, 66.7 % ( 10 / 15 ) Most shootout attempts in a season : Radim Vrbata, 18 Most shootout attempts career : Radim Vrbata, 105 Most shootout games played by a goaltender in a season : Martin Brodeur ( 2006 -- 07 ), 16 Most shootout games played by a goaltender career : Roberto Luongo, 107 Most shootout wins by a goaltender in a season : Ryan Miller and Martin Brodeur ( 2006 -- 07 ), Mathieu Garon ( 2007 -- 08 ), and Jonathan Quick ( 2010 -- 11 ), 10 Most shootout wins by a goaltender career : Ryan Miller, 59 Most shootout losses by a goaltender in a season : Tomas Vokoun ( 2009 -- 10 ) and Tuukka Rask ( 2014 -- 15 ), 9 Most shootout losses by a goaltender career : Roberto Luongo, 55 Most goals allowed in a shootout by a goaltender career : Roberto Luongo, 126 Most saves in a shootout by a goaltender career : Henrik Lundqvist, 278 Age Oldest Forward : Gordie Howe, April 11, 1980, 52 years, 11 days Oldest Defensemen : Chris Chelios, April 6, 2010, 48 years, 71 days Oldest Goaltender : Maurice Roberts, November 25, 1951, 45 years, 345 days Oldest Player to play his first NHL game : Connie Madigan, February 6, 1973, 38 years, 94 days Oldest Goalie to play his first NHL game : Jorge Alves, December 31, 2016, 37 years, 30 days Youngest Player to play his first NHL game : Bep Guidolin, November 12, 1942, 16 years, 337 days Youngest Goalie to play his first NHL game : Harry Lumley, December 23, 1943, 17 years, 42 days Oldest Goalie to play in Stanley Cup Finals : Lester Patrick, April 7, 1928, 44 years, 90 days Oldest Defensemen to play in the Stanley Cup Finals : Doug Harvey, May 11, 1968, 43 years, 137 days Oldest Forward to play in Stanley Cup Finals : Mark Recchi, June 15, 2011, 43 years, 134 days Youngest Player to play in the Stanley Cup Finals : Gaye Stewart, 18 years, 288 days Youngest Player to win the Stanley Cup : Larry Hillman, April 14, 1955 18 years, 68 days Oldest Player to win the Stanley Cup : Chris Chelios, June 4, 2008, 46 years, 130 days Oldest Goalie to win the Stanley Cup : Lester Patrick April 14, 1928, 44 years, 97 days See also List of NHL records ( team ) List of NHL statistical leaders List of NHL statistical leaders by country References Jump up ^ `` Individual All Time Career Records ( 1918 - 2011 ) ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hart Memorial Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ted Lindsay Award ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Conn Smythe Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` James Norris Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Maurice Richard Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Art Ross Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Frank J. Selke Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Lady Byng Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` William M. Jennings Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Vezina Trophy ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jack Adams Award ''. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 15, 2015. 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Question: who has the most points in an nhl season
Answer: Wayne Gretzky (1984–85), 255