Best 3rd seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 3rd season in NHL history?
Wayne Gretzky holds the best 3rd season in points: 212 in 1981-82, and Wayne Gretzky in 1981-82 in goals (92).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 212 |
| 2 | Peter Stastny | 1982-83 | 124 |
| 3 | Bryan Trottier | 1977-78 | 123 |
| 4 | Denis Savard | 1982-83 | 121 |
| 5 | Mats Sundin | 1992-93 | 114 |
| 6 | Evgeni Malkin | 2008-09 | 113 |
| 7 | Mark Recchi | 1990-91 | 113 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 2007-08 | 112 |
| 9 | Barry Cullen | 1990-91 | 110 |
| 10 | Joe Sakic | 1990-91 | 109 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 92 |
| 2 | Alex Ovechkin | 2007-08 | 65 |
| 3 | Pavel Bure | 1993-94 | 60 |
| 4 | Craig Simpson | 1987-88 | 56 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cheechoo | 2005-06 | 56 |
| 6 | Mario Lemieux | 1986-87 | 54 |
| 7 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1988-89 | 51 |
| 8 | Theoren Fleury | 1990-91 | 51 |
| 9 | Mark Messier | 1981-82 | 50 |
| 10 | Jimmy Carson | 1988-89 | 49 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 120 |
| 2 | Denis Savard | 1982-83 | 86 |
| 3 | Evgeni Malkin | 2008-09 | 78 |
| 4 | Bryan Trottier | 1977-78 | 77 |
| 5 | Peter Stastny | 1982-83 | 77 |
| 6 | Mark Recchi | 1990-91 | 73 |
| 7 | Barry Cullen | 1990-91 | 71 |
| 8 | Jason Spezza | 2005-06 | 71 |
| 9 | Gary Suter | 1987-88 | 70 |
| 10 | Mitch Marner | 2018-19 | 68 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Bure | 1993-94 | 25 |
| 2 | Jonathan Cheechoo | 2005-06 | 24 |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | 2007-08 | 22 |
| 4 | Craig Simpson | 1987-88 | 22 |
| 5 | Keith Tkachuk | 1993-94 | 22 |
| 6 | Geoff Sanderson | 1992-93 | 21 |
| 7 | Brayden Point | 2018-19 | 20 |
| 8 | Ryan Smyth | 1996-97 | 20 |
| 9 | Jimmy Carson | 1988-89 | 19 |
| 10 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1988-89 | 19 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1981-82 | 12 |
| 2 | Alex Ovechkin | 2007-08 | 11 |
| 3 | Jason Robertson | 2021-22 | 11 |
| 4 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1988-89 | 11 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cheechoo | 2005-06 | 11 |
| 6 | Glenn Anderson | 1982-83 | 10 |
| 7 | Jeremy Roenick | 1990-91 | 10 |
| 8 | Mike Ricci | 1992-93 | 10 |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | 1996-97 | 10 |
| 10 | Pierre Turgeon | 1989-90 | 10 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Hellebuyck | 2017-18 | 44 |
| 2 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2006-07 | 40 |
| 3 | Chris Osgood | 1995-96 | 39 |
| 4 | Jonathan Quick | 2009-10 | 39 |
| 5 | Martin Gerber | 2005-06 | 38 |
| 6 | Cam Ward | 2007-08 | 37 |
| 7 | Evgeni Nabokov | 2001-02 | 37 |
| 8 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2007-08 | 37 |
| 9 | Jake Oettinger | 2022-23 | 37 |
| 10 | Martin Jones | 2015-16 | 37 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2007-08 | 10 |
| 2 | Niklas Backstrom | 2008-09 | 8 |
| 3 | Cristobal Huet | 2005-06 | 7 |
| 4 | Evgeni Nabokov | 2001-02 | 7 |
| 5 | Marty Turco | 2002-03 | 7 |
| 6 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1996-97 | 7 |
| 7 | Patrick Lalime | 2000-01 | 7 |
| 8 | Pekka Rinne | 2008-09 | 7 |
| 9 | Antti Niemi | 2010-11 | 6 |
| 10 | Connor Hellebuyck | 2017-18 | 6 |
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