When i scored the first goal, i went around defenseman ed van impe and scored on my backhand. Secondquickest is mario lemieux, achieving the mark in his 605th game. Nhl goals leaders alltime national hockey league espn. During the nhl s 100 years, there have been more than 7,500 players. Scoring fifty goals in fifty or fewer games in the nhl is a rare achievement. Who has made history as the first goal scorer at current. An ideal book for hockey fans wanting to relive the nhls most glorious decade. Lindsay and his fellow players were upset by the leagues refusal to let them view the books related to the pension fund. But for the first time, the nhl has all its official records dynamically tracked in one place. The 19 biggest rule changes in nhl history fox sports. List of goaltenders who have scored a goal in an nhl game.
The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The overtime goal makes fedorov the first player in nhl history to score all the goals for his team in a game when at least five are scored. With mike bossy 647 and brett hull 693 following, only these four players needed less than 800 games to score their first 500 goals. Matthews becomes first in nhls 100year history to score. Louis eagles, a nod to the famous anheuserbusch logo, the team didnt fare much better in its new home. Maurice richard becomes first to score 50 goals canadiens forward reached milestone march 18, 1945. Matthews becomes first in nhl s 100year history to score four goals in debut no1 overall pick in draft scores three goals in first 22 minutes in debut teenager then adds fourth to become first. Links to player pages, box scores and team histories also offer greater depth with. Heres a summary of what is almost certainly the most amazing career record in the history of sports.
Predators goalie pekka rinne on scoring first nhl goal against. There are three points of criteria to note in this ranking of the nhl s worst single seasons. Billy smith of the new york islanders became the first goaltender to score an nhl goal on. The eagles were 211 after the first games and 116 overall, placing them last in the canadian division and making them the worst team in the nhl for the 19341935 season. In the 198081 season he became the first player in nhl history to average more than two points a game. In his first season with the oilers, he scored 51 goals and 86 assists 7 total points. List of nhl players with 50 goal seasons ice hockey wiki. The leafs first overall pick scored the first goal of the nhl season the. The 27yearold forward scored the first goal for the new jersey devils for the fourth consecutive game, making him the first player in nhl history to score the first goal in his teams first four. When you win five stanley cups, play in two more, and have a bunch of guys rewriting the record books in the 80s, finding the top 5 goals in edmonton oilers history isnt hard. I remember saying to myself, thank god i can still score. Most goals, one regular season game for a rookie in their first game. For some, like wayne gretzky, gordie howe, or phil esposito, their first goal was just one of many they would score in their long and illustrious careers. Billy smith of the new york islanders became the first goaltender to score an nhl goal on november 28, 1979, when he was given credit following an own goal.
Wayne gretzky holds or shares 61 national hockey league records. Favorite answer there is some argument, but it is widely accepted that montreal wanderer dave ritchie scored the first goal in nhl history, purportedly one minute into one of the first two nhl. Alex ovechkin becomes second player in nhl history to. At the time of his retirement, howe ranked first in nhl history in goals, assists and points. Wanderers defenseman dave ritchie scored the first goal in nhl history one. It was a move that almost immediately went down in history, and since then, a number of players have managed to pull off similar stuntsincluding mikael granlund, who scored what many have dubbed a lacrossestyle goal at the 2011 world championships. Every player who ever scored in the nhl has a different story about hi. In the 198182 season he set nhl regularseason scoring records for goals. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nhl. Maurice richard of the montreal canadiens was the first player in nhl history to score 50 goals in one season. Ron hextall of the philadelphia flyers became the second goalkeeper to score, and the first to score by taking a shot. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. Over twothirds of those have scored at least one goal.
Kyle palmieri scores devils first goal, makes nhl history. The history of the national hockey league begins with the end of its predecessor league, the. Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most goals in nhl. A further refinement of the offside rule stated that the puck must first be propelled into. Maurice richard became the first player to score 50 goals in a season in 194445, and ten years later, richard was suspended for assaulting a linesman, leading to the richard riot. Joe malone december 19, 1917, january 12, 1918 and februa ry 2. The predators goaltender put an exclamation point on a 52 victory over the blackhawks. One of the nhls first superstars was the prolific goalscorer joe malone, who scored 44 goals in 20. Every player who ever scored in the nhl has a different story about his first goal. There have been twelve goaltenders who have scored a goal in a national hockey league nhl game. Maple leafs first overall draft pick auston matthews scored 08.
The original article was at list of nhl players with 50 goal seasons. Warriner would end up in the ahl and then europe in shortly. In historymaking debut, nathan walker records first. Malone would score at least one goal in each of his first 14 nhl games, and is still a legend in hockey, but this theory is unproven. Mika zibanejad because the second player in nhl history to score his fifth goal in overtime, capping his huge night with the winner 33 seconds into the extra period as the rangers topped the. In addition to being the first australian national player to see action in an nhl game on saturday night, walker scored the first goal of his career now in the nhl record books, the nhl rookie stands alone in goals scored by australian born players. According to the nhl record book, both joe malone of the montreal. In the history of the nhl, a player has scored 50plus goals on 186 occasions. That is part of the risk with drafting russian hockey players in the first place. Gordie howe scored 786 times in a detroit red wings uniform nobody has scored more goals for the same nhl franchise. Nhl east west atlantic central metropolitan pacific. Gretzky scored his first nhl goal on october 14, 1979 against the vancouver canucks. Predators goalie pekka rinne has a dream, and a speech.
Nope, it was todd warriner, who scored nine goals in 53 games that season, who scored the first goal in air canada centre history. The only other nhl player that was kinda close to being a part of this exclusive crew was jaromir jagr. Norman albert made the first broadcast of a hockey game on february 8, 1923. There have been eleven goaltenders who have scored a goal in a national hockey league nhl game. The fewest nhl games required to reach the mark is 575, set by wayne gretzky. The nhl officially defines 50 goals in 50 games to mean that a player scores 50 goals in. The first three seasons of each franchises history were not eligible for the list. Rinne scores first nhl goal as preds collect first win. The great depression and world war ii reduced the league to six teams, later known as the original six, by 1942. As with ice hockey wiki, the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons attributionshare alike license 3. Mike bossy of the new york islanders becomes the first nhl rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
A 500goal career was first achieved in 195758, the 41st season of the nhl, when maurice. Highest shootout scoring percentage, career minimum. Auston matthews makes history with 4 goals in nhl debut. Andrei svechnikov scored the first lacrosse goal in nhl.
Chara is just the 22nd defenseman in nhl history to reach 200 goals, and the. Nhl stats and history the complete source for current and historical nhl players, teams. But there are only eight players to have scored 700 or more times. For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season. But ovechkins second goal of the night is the one that made some history. Bruins zdeno chara enters nhl history books with 200th career goal. Either he scored the first nhl goal, or the second nhl goal and the first in canadiens nhl history. Auston matthews makes history with 4 goals in nhl debut cbc.
Like father, like son, at least for nathan gerbes spinorama goal and. Rangers mika zibanejad nets five goals, including ot. Nathan walker is checking off a bunch of firsts in the nhl record books. The five most memorable goals in edmonton oilers history. He achieved the target on march 18, 1945, in the 50th and final game of the 194445 season, the leagues 28th, on goalie harvey bennett of the boston bruins. Colin blackwell scored his first nhl goal on thursday night in chicago. M ost goals by a player i n his fir st nhl season, one game. The great one, as gretzky is known, is the leading scorer in nhl history. The 23yearold had a day for the record books as he secured his first career four goal game and the.