Find all types of nhl records including consecutive goals, defenceman, fastest goals. The most recent player to score 500 goals is patrick marleau who achieved it on february 2, 2017. This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. He achieved the target on march 18, 1945, in the 50th and final game of the 194445 season, the leagues 28th, on goalie harvey bennett of the boston bruins. Red wings forward ties nhl record for fastest overtime goal. Heres some of the other fastest two goals scored in the nhl. But who else has scored one of the quickest goals of alltime. For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement as of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career. Scoring 50 goals in 50 games in the nhl is a rare achievement. Alex ovechkin sixth fastest to score 400 goals in nhl. Dec 10, 2014 top 10 fastest soccer goals of all time. Apr 10, 2016 with his second hat trick of the season, ovechkin scored at least 50 goals for a third straight season, and hell claim a fourth straight rocket richard trophy for being the top goalscorer. Scoring 50 goals in one season is one of the most celebrated individual.
Barrasso led the nhl in shutouts and goalsagainst average in 198485 and his 14 consecutive stanley cup. Its tough to narrow down a list of nhl backstops to just the top 50. Nhl fastest goals start of game, period, 2 goals, 3 goals. Ranking the top 25 players in nhl history usa today. Ap the tampa bay lightning have streaked to 50 wins like just one other team in nhl history theyre looking for plenty more. Highest goalspergame average, one season among players with 50ormore goals. Highest goalspergame average, career among players with 200ormore goals. From start of game, period, 2 goals, 3 hat trick goals, overtime goals, and playoffs. Auston matthews becomes fastest nhl player to 50 goals since.
Now, when we are talking about fastest goal in soccer history, there are actually plenty to choose from. Only two of the top 50 seasons in goalspergame happened since the 2005 lockout and they were the. Find all types of nhl records including consecutive goals, defenceman, fastest goals, goalie, playoff, teams and more. Top 20 greatest goals in hockey history thesportster. Scoring 50 goals in 50 games is the crowning achievement of an nhl goal scorer. A 500goal career was first achieved in 195758, the 41st season of the nhl, when maurice richard scored his 500th goal in his 863rd game played. Blue jackets vinny prospal and mark letestu scored two goals just 8 seconds apart. Again theo walcott in 20 seconds against queens park rangers. He is also the first player to earn a hat trick in the same game he reached 50 goals. Jan 31, 2018 christian eriksens 11 second strike for tottenham against manchester united on wednesday was the third fastest goal in premier league history.
Holtby became the secondfastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh penguins 4. Records consecutive goals, defenceman, fastest goals. Won the 195859 hart trophy after an 88point season in which he scored a careerhigh 40 goals. The nhls most unbreakable records the hockey writers. Ovechkin becomes 8th player in nhl history to reach 700. Jan 16, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Find a list of the fastest goals scored in the nhl. Some of the events youll read about in the nhl 100 years in pictures and stories. Sukur scored the fastest goal in the history of the world cup finals when he netted 10. As bryan robsons goal timed at 27 seconds in the 1982 world cup.
On march 23, 1952, bill mosienko of the chicago black hawks scored three goals in 21 seconds against the new york rangers, setting the. The fourth fastest in nhl history to reach the 600 goal milestone, ovechkin ended the season with four goals in his final three games to claim the maurice rocket richard trophy with 49 goals. The top 50 goalies in nhl history bleacher report latest. While playing for boston in the 1970s, phil esposito scored 50 goals in five consecutive seasons, led by a thennhl record 76 goals in 197071. From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jawdropping performances like maurice richards 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned. Christian benteke belgium 60 gibraltar, world cup qualifier 2017. Who has scored the fastest 50 in ipl history answers. Nhl fastest goals start of game, period, 2 goals, 3. From then on in order to be considered official the player must score 50 goals in his teams first 50 games not the players 50th game.
He is in the record books as the first player to win the conn smythe award without. Tied for the nhl lead in points with 84 in 196162 but art. Wild, sabres combine for secondfastest three goals nhl. What player was the second fastest to 50 goals in nhl history.
The tampa bay lightning have streaked to 50 wins like just one other team in nhl history. Scoring 50 goals in the nhl is a feat typically reserved for the games alltime great players. Scoring 50 goals in one season is one of the most celebrated individual achievements in the. An electrifying performer, lafleur became the first player in nhl history to score 50 or more goals and register 100 points for six consecutive seasons 197580. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk. Viewer mr17riddog wanted to know which players scored the fastest 50 goals in a season.
He later said edmontons win over the canadiens in that series meant more to him than being the. Like many goaltenders in the 90s, joseph was overlooked in the nhl draft and signed with st. Blues, stars set nhl mark for fastest four goals sports. Mar 02, 2019 the tampa bay lightning have streaked to 50 wins like just one other team in nhl history. Consider for a moment that two years ago at this time many around the nhl wondered if hockey had. Alex ovechkin and 4 players who hit 500 goals the fastest. Lightning win 50th of season, tie for fastest in nhl history. Louis blues, and won 100 games in his first 209 appearances, becoming the fastest to do so in club history.
Mar 03, 2019 tampa bay scored three consecutive goals to pull away in the final two periods. Can you name the players who have scored the most goals in nhl history. When wayne gretzky broke maurice richards 50goal record. Another reason to be impressed with the leafs star center. Wild, sabres combine for secondfastest three goals. Mar 26, 2010 this remains one of the most underrated seasons in nhl history, as the mercurial russian tallied a careerhigh 76 goals. Oct 14, 2019 nhl hockey top 50 alltime goal scorers. He later said edmontons win over the canadiens in that series meant more to him than being the fastest to 50 goals in an nhl season. There has been 186 50goal seasons in the nhls 100year history and wayne gretzky has nine of them.
The author interviews 50 nhl players some prominent, others not and shares their recollection of their first nhl goal. Can an nhl player finally score 50 goals in 50 games again. This day in hockey history february 10 today in hockey history, a little something that leafs fans will love, a set of goals scored faster than it read more. Nov 03, 2017 auston matthews becomes fastest nhl player to score 50 goals since alex ovechkin another reason to be impressed with the leafs star center. The 10 fastest goals in stanley cup playoff history. The 15 greatest rangers of all time by larry brooks. Wayne gretzky scored his 50th goal in his 39th game in 198182, the fastest any player.
He would score 50 plus goals only one more time in his career and always. The fastest three goals by two teams in nhl history were scored feb. Sukur had arrived at the tournament amid high expectations, but that effort which helped his side to a 32 win was his only strike of the tournament. Mike bossy of the new york islanders joined richard as the second man in nhl history to score 50 goals in 50 games in 198081. The phrase 50 goals in 50 games refers to the act of scoring 50 goals within the first 50 games of a national hockey league nhl season. There has been 186 50 goal seasons in the nhl s 100year history and wayne gretzky has nine of them. Athanasiou, 23, is the fourth player in nhl history to score a goal just six seconds into an overtime, joining mats sundin, david legwand, and alex ovechkin. He is the first player in nhl history to score 50 goals in three consecutive seasons twice 200710, 2016.
The following players scored fifty goals in or before their 50th game in a single season, but do not officially qualify for 50 in 50 status because the nhl requires a player to have scored his 50th goal in or prior to his teams 50th game. So good, in fact, that with thursdays win in minnesota, they became the fastest team in nhl history to. Players who do so join a club of legends including wayne gretzky, mario lemieux and maurice richard. For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement as of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career a 500goal career was first. Auston matthews becomes fastest nhl player to score 50 goals since alex ovechkin. Consider for a moment that two years ago at this time many around the nhl wondered if hockey had seen the best of ovechkin, if the. Records consecutive goals, defenceman, fastest goals, goalie. In the nhl 100 years in pictures and stories, authors ryan dixon and bob duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30team elite professional sport that it is today from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jawdropping performances like maurice richards 50 goals in 50 games, there is no. Fastest two goals in nhl history the hockey writers. Louis blues win over the dallas stars turned from a trickle of goals into an avalanche of pucks that resulted in the four fastest goals scored in. Alex ovechkin joins elite fraternity in reaching 50goal mark. Here we are attempting to count the 10 fastest soccer goals in history. Louis blues win over the dallas stars turned from a trickle of goals into an avalanche of pucks that resulted in the four fastest goals scored in nhl history even though the goals were. Bill mosienko, 21 seconds, march 23, 1952 fastest three goals in a single game one team.
What player was the fastest to 50 goals in nhl history. Nhl scoring leader nikita kucherov had a goal and an assist to help the lightning earn their 50th victory of the season in their 66th game by beating the ottawa senators 51 on saturday night and tying the 199596 detroit red wings as the fastest teams in league history to reach the mark. Dec 20, 2016 15 worst 50 goal scorers in nhl history. Alex ovechkin sixth fastest to score 400 goals in nhl history. Montreals richard was the first player in nhl history to score 50 goals, as the rocket did it in his 50th and last game of the regular season legendary hockey.
If thats the case, they havent taken a look at the nhls record books. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do. Nov 10, 2017 holtby became the second fastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh penguins 41 friday night. Theyre looking for plenty more victories this season. Auston matthews becomes fastest nhl player to 50 goals.
Wayne gretzky is seen on the ice during the 198081 playoffs. In the case of pete mahovlich, who admits he cannot remember his first nhl goal, he discusses the famous shorthanded goal he scored in 1972 against the russians. Name the players, in order, who were the fastest to 500 goals in terms of games played. Nhl 50 goals in 50 games wayne gretzky, mario lemieux. Wild, sabres combine for secondfastest three goals thursday, 11. Maurice richard of the montreal canadiens was the first player in nhl history to score 50 goals in one season. Alex ovechkin joins elite fraternity in reaching 50goal. Auston matthews becomes fastest nhl player to score 50 goals since alex ovechkin another reason to be impressed with the leafs star center. This is a great example of why gretzky is without question the best offensive player that hockey has, and will ever see. Secondperiod goals from cernak and kucherov, followed by sergachevs goal 1.