NHL Records

Read about NHL records for most goals, Stanley Cups, points, penalty minutes, fastest goals, goalie and nhl rookie records.

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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[1]

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 defenceman: Jay Bouwmeester, 737[2]
  • 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

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, 92 (Head Coach/Director of Player Development-Recruitment); Detroit: 1997, 98, 2002, 08 (Head Coach/Director of Player Development-Recruitment/Consultant); Chicago: 2010, 13, 15 (Consultant)), 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; Executive: 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: 1935 (Manager); Montreal Maroons: 1936 (Manager/Coach); Montreal Canadiens: 1944, 1946 (Manager) and Scotty Bowman (Montreal: 1973, 76, 77, 78, 79 (Coach); Pittsburgh: 1991, 92 (Head Coach/Director of Player Development-Recruitment); Detroit: 1997, 98, 2002, 08 (Head Coach/Director of Player Development-Recruitment/Consultant); Chicago: 2010, 13, 15 (Consultant)), 4

NHL Awards

  • Most Hart Memorial Trophies: Wayne Gretzky, 9[3]
  • Most consecutive Hart Memorial Trophies: Wayne Gretzky, 8
  • Most Ted Lindsay Awards: Wayne Gretzky, 5[4]
  • Most consecutive Ted Lindsay Awards: Wayne Gretzky, 4
  • Most Conn Smythe Trophies: Patrick Roy 3[5]
  • Most consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies: Bernie Parent, Mario Lemieux, and Sidney Crosby: 2
  • Most James Norris Trophies: Bobby Orr, 8[6]
  • Most consecutive James Norris Trophies: Bobby Orr, 8
  • Most Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies: Alexander Ovechkin, 6[7]
  • Most consecutive Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies: Alexander Ovechkin, 4
  • Most Art Ross Trophies: Wayne Gretzky, 10[8]
  • Most consecutive Art Ross Trophies: Wayne Gretzky, 7
  • Most Frank J. Selke Trophies: Bob Gainey and Patrice Bergeron, 4[9]
  • Most consecutive Frank J. Selke Trophies: Bob Gainey 4
  • Most Lady Byng Trophies: Frank Boucher, 7[10]
  • Most consecutive Lady Byng Trophies: Frank Boucher and Pavel Datsyuk, 4
  • Most William M Jennings Trophies: Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, 5[11]
  • Most consecutive William M Jennings Trophies: Patrick Roy and Brian Hayward, 3
  • Most Vezina Trophies: Jacques Plante, 7[12]
  • Most consecutive Vezina Trophies: Jacques Plante, 5
  • Most Jack Adams Awards: Pat Burns, 3[13]
  • 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, 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 40 goals seasons: Alex Ovechkin (2023): 13
  • 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 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), 39 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 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, +730
  • 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: Robert Stewart, -260
  • 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 defenceman: 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

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, 20
  • 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), and Alex Galchenyuk (2016–17), 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, 1,149
  • Most assists by a right wing, one season: Jaromir Jagr (1995–96), 87
  • Most points by a right wing, career: Jaromir Jagr, 1,914
  • Most points by a right wing, one season: Jaromir Jagr (1995–96), 149

 

  • Most goals by a defenceman, career: Ray Bourque, 410
  • Most goals by a defenceman, one season: Paul Coffey (1985–86), 48
  • Most goals by a defenceman, one game: Ian Turnbull (February 2, 1977), 5
  • Most assists by a defenceman, career: Ray Bourque, 1,169
  • Most assists by a defenceman, one season: Bobby Orr (1970–71), 102
  • Most assists by a defenceman, 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 defenceman, career: Ray Bourque, 1579
  • Most points by a defenceman, one season: Bobby Orr (1970–71), 139
  • Most points by a defenceman, one game: Tom Bladon (December 11, 1977) and Paul Coffey (March 14, 1986), 8
  • Most points by a defenceman, 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 game: 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: Howie Meeker (January 8, 1947) and Don Murdoch (October 12, 1976), 5
  • Most goals by a player 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 (Wayne Gretzky had 86 assists (1979–80), but is not considered a rookie because he had previously played a season in the WHA)
  • 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 (Wayne Gretzky had 137 points (1979–80), but is not considered a rookie because he had previously played a season in the WHA)
  • 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 defenceman, one season: Brian Leetch (1988–89), 23
  • Most assists by a rookie defenceman, one season: Larry Murphy (1980–81), 60
  • Most points by a rookie defenceman, 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 defenceman: 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: Mario Lemieux (1992–93), 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 defenceman: 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 defenceman from start of season: John-Michael Liles (2010–11), 9 games
  • Longest consecutive point-scoring streak by a defenceman: 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 defenceman: 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 (February 29, 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, and David Legwand, 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[14]
  • Most hits, one playoff season: Dustin Brown (2014), 125
  • Most hits, regular season career: Zdeno Chara, 3502
  • 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: Zbynek Michalek, 1719
  • 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

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 .758 in 397 games played
  • Best Winning Percentage (minimum 500 games played): Chris Osgood .636 in 744 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: Ron Tugnutt (2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets), 22
  • Most ties, career: Terry Sawchuk, 172
  • Most shutouts regular season career: Martin Brodeur 125
  • Most shutouts playoffs career: Martin Brodeur 24
  • 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
  • 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 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

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: Radim Vrbata, 45
  • Most game-deciding shootout goals career: Frans Nielsen and T. J. Oshie, 19
  • Highest shootout percentage (Minimum 15 attempts): Vyacheslav Kozlov, 58.7% (27/46)
  • Most shootout attempts in a season: Radim Vrbata, 18
  • Most shootout attempts career: Radim Vrbata, 104
  • 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, 57
  • 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, 123
  • Most saves in a shootout by a goaltender career: Henrik Lundqvist, 265

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