fewest games to reach 50 goals in an nhl season

Cam Neely has the fewest games with more than 0 games played and 50+ goals in a season, with 49 games in 1993-94.

Interpreted as:

fewest games by a player to reach 50 or more goals in an NHL season

	NAME	GP	G	SEASON	TM	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Cam Neely C. Neely	49	50	1993-94	BOS	24	74	+12	54	20	7	0	0	13	0	185	27.0
2	Maurice Richard M. Richard	50	50	1944-45	MTL	23	73		46	11	1	0	0	7	0
3	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	60	69	1992-93	PIT	91	160	+55	38	16	39	6	3	10	0	286	24.1
4	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	63	54	1986-87	PIT	53	107	+12	57	19	19	0	0	4	2	267	20.2
5	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	64	50	1987-88	DET	52	102	+30	44	10	24	6	1	6	0	242	20.7
6	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	64	52	1983-84	EDM	61	113	+39	14	10	16	5	4	4	1	195	26.7
7	Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	64	56	1979-80	LAK	45	101	+47	65	21	16	0	0	8	0	213	26.3
8	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	64	50	1960-61	MTL	45	95	+3	27	16	22	0	0	12	0	316	15.8
9	Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	65	56	1980-81	LAK	49	105	+32	62	23	18	0	0	10	0	171	32.7
10	Bobby Hull B. Hull	65	54	1965-66	CHI	43	97	+19	66	22	19	1	1	7	0	351	15.4
11	Bobby Hull B. Hull	66	52	1966-67	CHI	28	80	+28	52	18	5	2	1	3	0	320	16.3
12	Peter Bondra P. Bondra	67	52	1995-96	WSH	28	80	+18	40	11	10	4	1	7	0	322	16.1
13	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	67	51	1983-84	NYI	67	118	+65	8	6	22	0	0	11	0	246	20.7
14	Richard Martin R. Martin	68	52	1974-75	BUF	43	95	+5	72	21	16	0	0	6	0	297	17.5
15	Cam Neely C. Neely	69	51	1990-91	BOS	40	91	+26	98	18	10	1	1	8	1	262	19.5
16	Michel Goulet M. Goulet	69	55	1984-85	QUE	40	95	+10	55	17	11	0	0	5	1	260	21.2
17	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	70	69	1995-96	PIT	92	161	+10	54	31	48	8	1	8	2	338	20.4
18	Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	70	53	1974-75	MTL	66	119	+53	37	15	26	2	1	11	0	260	20.4
19	Bobby Hull B. Hull	70	50	1961-62	CHI	34	84	+10	35	9	10	0	2	7	0	375	13.3
20	Brendan Shanahan B. Shanahan	71	51	1992-93	STL	43	94	+10	174	18	19	0	0	8	1	232	22.0
21	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	72	50	2009-10	WSH	59	109	+45	89	13	23	0	0	7	0	368	13.6	10	22	45.5	185	20	66	76	21:48
22	Kevin Stevens K. Stevens	72	55	1992-93	PIT	56	111	+17	177	26	18	0	0	5	0	326	16.9
23	Stephane Richer S. Richer	72	50	1987-88	MTL	28	78	+12	72	16	13	0	0	11	1	263	19.0
24	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	72	54	1985-86	EDM	48	102	+38	90	18	15	2	0	9	0	242	22.3
25	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	73	60	2021-22	TOR	46	106	+20	18	16	13	0	0	10	2	348	17.2	691	1,229	56.2	67	62	92	48	20:37