NHL Stats and Records

Another important part about the history of the hockey is the history of the players, and their statistics. Here, I have compiled some of the major statistics of players and teams in the NHL. Enjoy!

Wayne Gretzky

A player receives a “point” in hockey when he is involved in a goal scored for his team. He either scores the goal or assists it, meaning he gave it to the person who scored. A player also gets credit for an assist when he gives the puck to the person who gave the goal scorer the puck. Here are the top 10 point scorers in NHL history.

1.       Wayne Gretzky- 2,857 points

2.       Mark Messier- 1,887 points

3.       Gordie Howe- 1,850 points

4.       Ron Francis- 1,798 points

5.       Marcel Dionne- 1,771 points

6.       Steve Yzerman- 1,755 points

7.       Mario Lemieux- 1,723 points

8.       Jaromir Jagr- 1,653 points

9.       Joe Sakic- 1,641 points

10.   Phil Esposito 1,590 points

A goal is pretty self-explanatory; a goal is when a player puts the puck in the back of the net. Here are the top 10 goal scorers in NHL history.

Mario Lemieux

1.       Wayne Gretzky- 894 goals

2.       Gordie Howe- 801 goals

3.       Brett Hull- 741 goals

4.       Marcel Dionne- 731 goals

5.       Phil Esposito- 717 goals

6.       Mike Gartner- 708 goals

7.       Mark Messier- 694 goals

8.       Steve Yzerman- 692 goals

9.       Mario Lemieux- 690 goals

10.   Luc Robitaille- 668 goals

Winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal for any NHL team. Here are the 5 teams that have won the most Stanley Cup championships.

1.       Montreal Canadiens- 23

2.       Toronto Maple Leafs- 13

3.       Detroit Red Wings- 11

4.       Boston Bruins- 6

5.       Edmonton Oilers- 5

Now, there are a lot of other important records to consider but these are the 3 that I found to be the most interesting. Go to http://www.nhl.com/ice/statshome.htm#?navid=nav-sts-main or google NHL stats to look up more, comment more stats or records you find interesting!