Best 2nd seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 2nd season in NHL history?
Wayne Gretzky holds the best 2nd season in points: 164 in 1980-81, and Pavel Bure in 1992-93 in goals (60).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1980-81 | 164 |
| 2 | Mario Lemieux | 1985-86 | 141 |
| 3 | Peter Stastny | 1981-82 | 139 |
| 4 | Kent Nilsson | 1980-81 | 131 |
| 5 | Sidney Crosby | 2006-07 | 120 |
| 6 | Denis Savard | 1981-82 | 119 |
| 7 | Peter Forsberg | 1995-96 | 116 |
| 8 | Macklin Celebrini | 2025-26 | 115 |
| 9 | Rob Brown | 1988-89 | 115 |
| 10 | Luc Robitaille | 1987-88 | 111 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Bure | 1992-93 | 60 |
| 2 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1981-82 | 55 |
| 3 | Jimmy Carson | 1987-88 | 55 |
| 4 | Wayne Gretzky | 1980-81 | 55 |
| 5 | Luc Robitaille | 1987-88 | 53 |
| 6 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1987-88 | 51 |
| 7 | Steven Stamkos | 2009-10 | 51 |
| 8 | Paul Kariya | 1995-96 | 50 |
| 9 | Kent Nilsson | 1980-81 | 49 |
| 10 | Rob Brown | 1988-89 | 49 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1980-81 | 109 |
| 2 | Mario Lemieux | 1985-86 | 93 |
| 3 | Peter Stastny | 1981-82 | 93 |
| 4 | Denis Savard | 1981-82 | 87 |
| 5 | Peter Forsberg | 1995-96 | 86 |
| 6 | Sidney Crosby | 2006-07 | 84 |
| 7 | Kent Nilsson | 1980-81 | 82 |
| 8 | Sergei Zubov | 1993-94 | 77 |
| 9 | Connor McDavid | 2016-17 | 70 |
| 10 | Joe Juneau | 1992-93 | 70 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1987-88 | 31 |
| 2 | Rob Brown | 1988-89 | 24 |
| 3 | Steven Stamkos | 2009-10 | 24 |
| 4 | Jimmy Carson | 1987-88 | 22 |
| 5 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1981-82 | 20 |
| 6 | Kent Nilsson | 1980-81 | 20 |
| 7 | Paul Kariya | 1995-96 | 20 |
| 8 | Dany Heatley | 2002-03 | 19 |
| 9 | Eric Staal | 2005-06 | 19 |
| 10 | Pierre Turgeon | 1988-89 | 19 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Point | 2017-18 | 12 |
| 2 | Eric Lindros | 1993-94 | 9 |
| 3 | Jonathan Cheechoo | 2003-04 | 9 |
| 4 | Marek Svatos | 2005-06 | 9 |
| 5 | Milan Hejduk | 1999-00 | 9 |
| 6 | Paul Kariya | 1995-96 | 9 |
| 7 | Pavel Bure | 1992-93 | 9 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 2006-07 | 8 |
| 9 | Glenn Anderson | 1981-82 | 8 |
| 10 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1987-88 | 8 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Belfour | 1990-91 | 43 |
| 2 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2006-07 | 37 |
| 3 | Frederik Andersen | 2014-15 | 35 |
| 4 | Jim Carey | 1995-96 | 35 |
| 5 | Niklas Backstrom | 2007-08 | 33 |
| 6 | Evgeni Nabokov | 2000-01 | 32 |
| 7 | Peter Budaj | 2006-07 | 31 |
| 8 | Cam Ward | 2006-07 | 30 |
| 9 | Jake Oettinger | 2021-22 | 30 |
| 10 | Ron Hextall | 1987-88 | 30 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Carey | 1995-96 | 9 |
| 2 | Antti Niemi | 2009-10 | 7 |
| 3 | Ilya Sorokin | 2021-22 | 7 |
| 4 | Dan Ellis | 2007-08 | 6 |
| 5 | Evgeni Nabokov | 2000-01 | 6 |
| 6 | Johan Hedberg | 2001-02 | 6 |
| 7 | Cam Talbot | 2014-15 | 5 |
| 8 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2006-07 | 5 |
| 9 | Jordan Binnington | 2018-19 | 5 |
| 10 | Roberto Luongo | 2000-01 | 5 |
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