Best 6th seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 6th season in NHL history?
Wayne Gretzky holds the best 6th season in points: 208 in 1984-85, and Wayne Gretzky in 1984-85 in goals (73).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 208 |
| 2 | Steve Yzerman | 1988-89 | 155 |
| 3 | Jaromir Jagr | 1995-96 | 149 |
| 4 | Paul Coffey | 1985-86 | 138 |
| 5 | Pierre Turgeon | 1992-93 | 132 |
| 6 | Jari Kurri | 1985-86 | 131 |
| 7 | Nikita Kucherov | 2018-19 | 128 |
| 8 | Phil Esposito | 1968-69 | 126 |
| 9 | Mario Lemieux | 1989-90 | 123 |
| 10 | Marcel Dionne | 1976-77 | 122 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 73 |
| 2 | Brett Hull | 1991-92 | 70 |
| 3 | Jari Kurri | 1985-86 | 68 |
| 4 | Steve Yzerman | 1988-89 | 65 |
| 5 | Jaromir Jagr | 1995-96 | 62 |
| 6 | Auston Matthews | 2021-22 | 60 |
| 7 | Mike Bossy | 1982-83 | 60 |
| 8 | Pierre Turgeon | 1992-93 | 58 |
| 9 | Kevin Stevens | 1992-93 | 55 |
| 10 | Michel Goulet | 1984-85 | 55 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1984-85 | 135 |
| 2 | Adam Oates | 1990-91 | 90 |
| 3 | Paul Coffey | 1985-86 | 90 |
| 4 | Steve Yzerman | 1988-89 | 90 |
| 5 | Bobby Clarke | 1974-75 | 89 |
| 6 | Jaromir Jagr | 1995-96 | 87 |
| 7 | Nikita Kucherov | 2018-19 | 87 |
| 8 | Craig Janney | 1992-93 | 82 |
| 9 | Peter Stastny | 1985-86 | 81 |
| 10 | Mario Lemieux | 1989-90 | 78 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Stevens | 1992-93 | 26 |
| 2 | Luc Robitaille | 1991-92 | 26 |
| 3 | Jeremy Roenick | 1993-94 | 24 |
| 4 | Pierre Turgeon | 1992-93 | 24 |
| 5 | Brian Bellows | 1987-88 | 21 |
| 6 | Derek King | 1991-92 | 21 |
| 7 | Andrew McBain | 1988-89 | 20 |
| 8 | Brett Hull | 1991-92 | 20 |
| 9 | David Pastrnak | 2019-20 | 20 |
| 10 | Jaromir Jagr | 1995-96 | 20 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Caufield | 2025-26 | 12 |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | 1995-96 | 12 |
| 3 | Joe Mullen | 1986-87 | 12 |
| 4 | Alex Ovechkin | 2010-11 | 11 |
| 5 | Connor McDavid | 2020-21 | 11 |
| 6 | Corey Perry | 2010-11 | 11 |
| 7 | Max Pacioretty | 2013-14 | 11 |
| 8 | Mike Gartner | 1984-85 | 11 |
| 9 | Sergei Fedorov | 1995-96 | 11 |
| 10 | Auston Matthews | 2021-22 | 10 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden Holtby | 2015-16 | 48 |
| 2 | Martin Brodeur | 1997-98 | 43 |
| 3 | Pekka Rinne | 2011-12 | 43 |
| 4 | Semyon Varlamov | 2013-14 | 41 |
| 5 | Alexandar Georgiev | 2022-23 | 40 |
| 6 | Ben Bishop | 2014-15 | 40 |
| 7 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2006-07 | 40 |
| 8 | Antti Niemi | 2013-14 | 39 |
| 9 | Marty Turco | 2006-07 | 38 |
| 10 | Mike Smith | 2011-12 | 38 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Lundqvist | 2010-11 | 11 |
| 2 | Martin Brodeur | 1997-98 | 10 |
| 3 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 2002-03 | 8 |
| 4 | Mike Smith | 2011-12 | 8 |
| 5 | Ilya Sorokin | 2025-26 | 7 |
| 6 | Jose Theodore | 2001-02 | 7 |
| 7 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2006-07 | 7 |
| 8 | Byron Dafoe | 1997-98 | 6 |
| 9 | Devan Dubnyk | 2014-15 | 6 |
| 10 | Garth Snow | 1998-99 | 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