wayne gretzky had the most goals in the nhl.
who had the most goals in the nhl?
wayne gretzky
during this period, wayne gretzky began setting new nhl records. in his first season, he was ruled ineligible for the calder memorial trophy (rookie of the year) (because of his previous wha experience) and the art ross trophy (nhl scoring leader) (although gretzky tied with marcel dionne of the los angeles kings in points, dionne won the trophy on the basis of scoring two more goals). however, gretzky still managed to win his first of an nhl record eight consecutive and nine total hart trophies. next season, gretzky quickly made up for not winning the art ross trophy by winning his first of an nhl record seven straight and ten total. he easily won the art ross by setting new single season records for assists (with 109) and points (with 164). in 1981–82, gretzky set the single season record for goals with ninety-two. also, he became the first player in nhl history to score 200 points (with 212). after the season, he won his first of a record four consecutive and five total lester b. pearson awards (nhl mvp as selected by nhl players). gretzky wasn't the only player to set a record during this time; grant fuhr set an nhl goaltender rookie record in 1981–82 by going undefeated in twenty-three straight games. also, the oilers became the first nhl team to score 400 goals in a season, a feat they would accomplish for five straight years.
history of the edmonton oilers
matthews made his nhl debut in the maple leafs' first game of the season on october 12, 2016, against the ottawa senators. he scored four goals in the game, all against craig anderson. this was the first time in modern nhl history a player scored four goals in his debut; previously, joe malone and harry hyland scored five goals each in their nhl debuts on december 19, 1917 (the first game in the history of the nhl). four others had scored three goals since then. matthews' jersey would go on sale following his debut, where it quickly became the highest-selling jersey in the nhl. two months later, in the nhl centennial classic against the detroit red wings, matthews scored the game-winning goal in overtime, securing a 5–4 victory for the maple leafs. he was named nhl's rookie of the month for december after leading all rookies with 8 goals and 12 points in 12 games. on january 10, 2017, matthews was the only leafs player selected to participate in the 2017 nhl all-star game. on march 28, 2017, matthews scored his 35th goal of the season, surpassing wendel clark's previous record for most goals in a season (34) by a leafs' rookie. april 3 saw matthews score his 39th goal and 67th point, breaking the franchise record for most points in a season, as well as the record for most goals by an american-born rookie. a few days later, he scored his 40th goal of the season, becoming the second rookie since the 2004–05 lockout to reach the milestone and the fourth teenager in nhl history to do so. he finished the year with 40 goals, second-most in the nhl. matthews' play assisted the maple leafs in making the stanley cup playoffs for the first time in a full season since 2004, where the team played the top-seeded washington capitals in the first round. after going pointless in the first two games of the series, matthews scored in each of the last four games as the team was eliminated in six games by the capitals. his four consecutive games with a goal marked the first time since 1986 where a teenager scored in four straight playoff games, when wendel clark did it, also with toronto. matthews was also the only nhl rookie since teemu selänne in 1992–93 to record at least one shot on goal in all 82 regular season games. in recognition for his historic accomplishments throughout the year, matthews was awarded the calder memorial trophy as the nhl's top rookie, with 164 of 167 first-place votes. he was the first maple leafs' rookie to receive the trophy in 50 years after brit selby in 1966.
auston matthews