Best 13th seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 13th season in NHL history?
Nathan MacKinnon holds the best 13th season in points: 127 in 2025-26, and Joe Sakic in 2000-01 in goals (54).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2025-26 | 127 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1991-92 | 121 |
| 3 | Joe Sakic | 2000-01 | 118 |
| 4 | Mark Messier | 1991-92 | 107 |
| 5 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1992-93 | 97 |
| 6 | Steve Yzerman | 1995-96 | 95 |
| 7 | Ron Francis | 1993-94 | 93 |
| 8 | Pat Lafontaine | 1995-96 | 91 |
| 9 | Teemu Selanne | 2005-06 | 90 |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | 2017-18 | 89 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sakic | 2000-01 | 54 |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2025-26 | 53 |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | 2017-18 | 49 |
| 4 | Matt Duchene | 2021-22 | 43 |
| 5 | Brendan Shanahan | 1999-00 | 41 |
| 6 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1992-93 | 41 |
| 7 | Mike Gartner | 1991-92 | 40 |
| 8 | Pat Lafontaine | 1995-96 | 40 |
| 9 | Scott Young | 2000-01 | 40 |
| 10 | Teemu Selanne | 2005-06 | 40 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1991-92 | 90 |
| 2 | Paul Coffey | 1992-93 | 75 |
| 3 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2025-26 | 74 |
| 4 | Mark Messier | 1991-92 | 72 |
| 5 | Ron Francis | 1993-94 | 66 |
| 6 | Victor Hedman | 2021-22 | 65 |
| 7 | Joe Sakic | 2000-01 | 64 |
| 8 | Larry Murphy | 1992-93 | 63 |
| 9 | Roman Josi | 2023-24 | 62 |
| 10 | Ray Bourque | 1991-92 | 60 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1992-93 | 21 |
| 2 | Joe Sakic | 2000-01 | 19 |
| 3 | Keith Tkachuk | 2003-04 | 18 |
| 4 | Teemu Selanne | 2005-06 | 18 |
| 5 | Alex Ovechkin | 2017-18 | 17 |
| 6 | Mario Lemieux | 2000-01 | 16 |
| 7 | Mats Sundin | 2002-03 | 16 |
| 8 | Matt Duchene | 2021-22 | 16 |
| 9 | Steve Yzerman | 1995-96 | 16 |
| 10 | Brett Hull | 1998-99 | 15 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sakic | 2000-01 | 12 |
| 2 | Brett Hull | 1998-99 | 11 |
| 3 | Sergei Fedorov | 2002-03 | 11 |
| 4 | Bill Guerin | 2003-04 | 10 |
| 5 | Claude Lemieux | 1995-96 | 10 |
| 6 | Petr Sykora | 2008-09 | 10 |
| 7 | Phil Kessel | 2018-19 | 10 |
| 8 | Brendan Shanahan | 1999-00 | 9 |
| 9 | Brock Nelson | 2025-26 | 9 |
| 10 | David Perron | 2019-20 | 9 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Brodeur | 2005-06 | 43 |
| 2 | Patrick Roy | 1996-97 | 38 |
| 3 | Craig Anderson | 2015-16 | 31 |
| 4 | Darcy Kuemper | 2024-25 | 31 |
| 5 | Jose Theodore | 2009-10 | 30 |
| 6 | Pekka Rinne | 2018-19 | 30 |
| 7 | Curtis Joseph | 2001-02 | 29 |
| 8 | John Gibson | 2025-26 | 29 |
| 9 | Tom Barrasso | 1995-96 | 29 |
| 10 | Carey Price | 2019-20 | 27 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Roy | 1996-97 | 7 |
| 2 | Semyon Varlamov | 2020-21 | 7 |
| 3 | Tomas Vokoun | 2010-11 | 6 |
| 4 | Darcy Kuemper | 2024-25 | 5 |
| 5 | Jaroslav Halak | 2018-19 | 5 |
| 6 | Martin Brodeur | 2005-06 | 5 |
| 7 | Tuukka Rask | 2019-20 | 5 |
| 8 | Carey Price | 2019-20 | 4 |
| 9 | Craig Anderson | 2015-16 | 4 |
| 10 | Curtis Joseph | 2001-02 | 4 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. NHL all-time records