List of past NHL scoring leaders

The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.

NHL point-scoring leaders (1918–1947)

These are the point-scoring leaders of the NHL from the league's first season (1917–18) until the 1946–47 season. Beginning with the 1947–48 NHL season, the point scoring leader was awarded the Art Ross Trophy.

Season	Winner	Team	Points	Win #
1917–18	Joe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	48	1
1918–19	Newsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	32	1
1919–20	Joe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	49	2
1920–21	Newsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	43	2
1921–22	Punch Broadbent	Ottawa Senators	46	1
1922–23	Babe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	37	1
1923–24	Cy Denneny	Ottawa Senators	24	1
1924–25	Babe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	44	2
1925–26	Nels Stewart	Montreal Maroons	42	1
1926–27	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	37	1
1927–28	Howie Morenz	Montreal Canadiens	51	1
1928–29	Ace Bailey	Toronto Maple Leafs	32	1
1929–30	Cooney Weiland	Boston Bruins	73	1
1930–31	Howie Morenz	Montreal Canadiens	51	2
1931–32	Harvey Jackson	Toronto Maple Leafs	53	1
1932–33	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	50	2
1933–34	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	52	1
1934–35	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	2
1935–36	Sweeney Schriner	New York Americans	45	1
1936–37	Sweeney Schriner	New York Americans	46	2
1937–38	Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	52	1
1938–39	Toe Blake	Montreal Canadiens	47	1
1939–40	Milt Schmidt	Boston Bruins	52	1
1940–41	Bill Cowley	Boston Bruins	62	1
1941–42	Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	56	1
1942–43	Doug Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	73	1
1943–44	Herb Cain	Boston Bruins	82	1
1944–45	Elmer Lach	Montreal Canadiens	80	1
1945–46	Max Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	61	1
1946–47	Max Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	72	2

NHL goal-scoring leaders (1918–1998)

These are the goal-scoring leaders of the NHL from the league's first season (1917–18) until the 1997–98 season. Beginning with the 1998–99 NHL season, the goal-scoring leader was awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy.

= 5-time (or more) winners

 

Maurice Richard, the namesake for the current trophy, was the NHL's leading goal scorer five times

 

Wayne Gretzky, five-time leading scorer

Season	Winner	Team	Goals	Win #
1917–18	Joe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	44	1
1918–19	Odie Cleghorn	Montreal Canadiens	23	1
	Newsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	23	1
1919–20	Joe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	39	2
1920–21	Babe Dye	Hamilton Tigers/Toronto St. Patricks	35	1
1921–22	Punch Broadbent	Ottawa Senators	31	1
	Babe Dye	Toronto St. Patricks	31	2
1922–23	Babe Dye	Toronto St. Patricks	26	3
1923–24	Cy Denneny	Ottawa Senators	22	1
1924–25	Babe Dye	Toronto St. Patricks	38	4
1925–26	Nels Stewart	Montreal Maroons	34	1
1926–27	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	33	1
1927–28	Howie Morenz	Montreal Canadiens	33	1
1928–29	Ace Bailey	Toronto Maple Leafs	22	1
1929–30	Cooney Weiland	Boston Bruins	43	1
1930–31	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	1
1931–32	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	34	2
	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	34	2
1932–33	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	28	3
1933–34	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	32	3
1934–35	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	36	4
1935–36	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	5
	Bill Thoms	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	1
1936–37	Larry Aurie	Detroit Red Wings	23	1
	Nels Stewart	Boston Bruins/New York Americans	23	2
1937–38	Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	26	1
1938–39	Roy Conacher	Boston Bruins	26	1
1939–40	Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	24	1
1940–41	Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	26	2
1941–42	Lynn Patrick	New York Rangers	32	1
1942–43	Doug Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	33	1
1943–44	Doug Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	38	2
1944–45	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	50	1
1945–46	Gaye Stewart	Toronto Maple Leafs	37	1
1946–47	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	45	2
1947–48	Ted Lindsay	Detroit Red Wings	33	1
1948–49	Sid Abel	Detroit Red Wings	28	1
1949–50	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	43	3
1950–51	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	43	1
1951–52	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	47	2
1952–53	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	49	3
1953–54	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	37	4
1954–55	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	38	5
	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	38	1
1955–56	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	47	1
1956–57	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	44	4
1957–58	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	36	1
1958–59	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	45	2
1959–60	Bronco Horvath	Boston Bruins	39	1
	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	39	1
1960–61	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	50	2
1961–62	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	50	2
1962–63	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	38	5
1963–64	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	43	3
1964–65	Norm Ullman	Detroit Red Wings	42	1
1965–66	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	54	4
1966–67	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	52	5
1967–68	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	44	6
1968–69	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	58	7
1969–70	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	43	1
1970–71	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	76	2
1971–72	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	66	3
1972–73	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	55	4
1973–74	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	68	5
1974–75	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	61	6
1975–76	Reggie Leach	Philadelphia Flyers	61	1
1976–77	Steve Shutt	Montreal Canadiens	60	1
1977–78	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	60	1
1978–79	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	69	1
1979–80	Danny Gare	Buffalo Sabres	56	1
	Charlie Simmer	Los Angeles Kings	56	1
	Blaine Stoughton	Hartford Whalers	56	1
1980–81	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	68	2
1981–82	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	92	1
1982–83	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	71	2
1983–84	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	87	3
1984–85	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	73	4
1985–86	Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	68	1
1986–87	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	62	5
1987–88	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	1
1988–89	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	85	2
1989–90	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	72	1
1990–91	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	86	2
1991–92	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	70	3
1992–93	Alexander Mogilny	Buffalo Sabres	76	1
	Teemu Selanne	Winnipeg Jets	76	1
1993–94	Pavel Bure	Vancouver Canucks	60	1
1994–95	Peter Bondra	Washington Capitals	34	1
1995–96	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	3
1996–97	Keith Tkachuk	Phoenix Coyotes	52	1
1997–98	Peter Bondra	Washington Capitals	52	2
	Teemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	52	2

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