Best 18th seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 18th season in NHL history?
Joe Sakic holds the best 18th season in points: 100 in 2006-07, and Alex Ovechkin in 2022-23 in goals (42).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sakic | 2006-07 | 100 |
| 2 | Wayne Gretzky | 1996-97 | 97 |
| 3 | Sidney Crosby | 2022-23 | 93 |
| 4 | Mark Messier | 1996-97 | 84 |
| 5 | Joe Thornton | 2015-16 | 82 |
| 6 | Brendan Shanahan | 2005-06 | 81 |
| 7 | Teemu Selanne | 2010-11 | 80 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 2022-23 | 75 |
| 9 | Anze Kopitar | 2023-24 | 70 |
| 10 | Brett Hull | 2003-04 | 68 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin | 2022-23 | 42 |
| 2 | Steven Stamkos | 2025-26 | 42 |
| 3 | Brendan Shanahan | 2005-06 | 40 |
| 4 | Joe Sakic | 2006-07 | 36 |
| 5 | Mark Messier | 1996-97 | 36 |
| 6 | Sidney Crosby | 2022-23 | 33 |
| 7 | Mike Gartner | 1996-97 | 32 |
| 8 | Teemu Selanne | 2010-11 | 31 |
| 9 | Jarome Iginla | 2014-15 | 29 |
| 10 | Evgeni Malkin | 2023-24 | 27 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1996-97 | 72 |
| 2 | Joe Sakic | 2006-07 | 64 |
| 3 | Joe Thornton | 2015-16 | 63 |
| 4 | Sidney Crosby | 2022-23 | 60 |
| 5 | Teemu Selanne | 2010-11 | 49 |
| 6 | Mark Messier | 1996-97 | 48 |
| 7 | Anze Kopitar | 2023-24 | 44 |
| 8 | Brent Burns | 2021-22 | 44 |
| 9 | Mark Recchi | 2006-07 | 44 |
| 10 | Phil Housley | 1999-00 | 44 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sakic | 2006-07 | 16 |
| 2 | Teemu Selanne | 2010-11 | 16 |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | 2022-23 | 14 |
| 4 | Brendan Shanahan | 2005-06 | 14 |
| 5 | Mark Recchi | 2006-07 | 14 |
| 6 | Steven Stamkos | 2025-26 | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Gartner | 1996-97 | 13 |
| 8 | Scott Mellanby | 2002-03 | 13 |
| 9 | Luc Robitaille | 2003-04 | 12 |
| 10 | Patrick Kane | 2024-25 | 12 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Stamkos | 2025-26 | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Messier | 1996-97 | 9 |
| 3 | Sidney Crosby | 2022-23 | 9 |
| 4 | Mike Gartner | 1996-97 | 7 |
| 5 | Steve Yzerman | 2000-01 | 7 |
| 6 | Anze Kopitar | 2023-24 | 6 |
| 7 | Brendan Shanahan | 2005-06 | 6 |
| 8 | Brett Hull | 2003-04 | 6 |
| 9 | Joe Thornton | 2015-16 | 6 |
| 10 | Patrick Kane | 2024-25 | 6 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Roy | 2001-02 | 32 |
| 2 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2021-22 | 28 |
| 3 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1999-00 | 25 |
| 4 | Martin Brodeur | 2010-11 | 23 |
| 5 | Roberto Luongo | 2017-18 | 18 |
| 6 | Grant Fuhr | 1998-99 | 16 |
| 7 | Tom Barrasso | 2001-02 | 15 |
| 8 | Mike Vernon | 2000-01 | 12 |
| 9 | Jonathan Quick | 2024-25 | 11 |
| 10 | Sean Burke | 2006-07 | 6 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Roy | 2001-02 | 9 |
| 2 | Martin Brodeur | 2010-11 | 6 |
| 3 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2021-22 | 4 |
| 4 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1999-00 | 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Quick | 2024-25 | 3 |
| 6 | Mike Vernon | 2000-01 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberto Luongo | 2017-18 | 3 |
| 8 | Grant Fuhr | 1998-99 | 2 |
| 9 | Tom Barrasso | 2001-02 | 2 |
| 10 | Sean Burke | 2006-07 | 1 |
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