most goals in a season after 16th season

Alex Ovechkin had the most goals after his 16th season, with 50 scored in 2021-22.

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	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	50	2021-22	WSH	77	40	90	+8	18	16	13	1	0	5	0	334	15.0	4	13	30.8	155	25	32	50	20:34
2	Mark Messier M. Messier	47	1995-96	NYR	74	52	99	+29	122	14	23	1	3	5	1	241	19.5
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	44	2024-25	WSH	65	29	73	+15	14	14	8	0	0	7	1	237	18.6	0	2	0.0	110	13	12	47	17:43
4	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	1968-69	DET	76	59	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6		284	15.5
5	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	42	2025-26	NSH	82	24	66	-17	58	14	12	0	0	10	3	206	20.4	323	560	57.7	89	36	24	65	17:50
6	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	42	2023-24	PIT	82	52	94	+7	40	10	13	0	0	3	0	278	15.1	1,090	1,872	58.2	101	37	73	57	20:05
7	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	42	2022-23	WSH	73	33	75	-16	48	14	11	0	0	3	1	294	14.3	4	9	44.4	188	23	31	52	20:12
8	Brendan Shanahan B. Shanahan	40	2005-06	DET	82	41	81	+29	105	14	14	0	0	6	0	289	13.8	13	26	50.0	74	28	33	57	16:35
9	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	40	1972-73	BOS	78	53	93	+17	12	10	25	0	0	10		168	23.8
10	Gordie Howe G. Howe	39	1967-68	DET	74	43	82	+12	53	10	12	0	0	4		301	13.0
11	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	38	1972-73	MTL	78	55	93	+42	51	8	19	2	1	5		242	15.7
12	Gordie Howe G. Howe	38	1962-63	DET	70	48	86	+23	100	13	18	0	1	6		351	10.8
13	Brett Hull B. Hull	37	2002-03	DET	82	39	76	+11	22	12	14	1	1	4	1	262	14.1	7	18	38.9	12	4	13	14	18:07
14	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	36	2006-07	COL	82	64	100	+2	46	16	27	0	0	4	1	258	14.0	726	1,368	53.1	21	35	38	72	20:11
15	Mark Messier M. Messier	36	1996-97	NYR	71	48	84	+12	88	7	11	5	6	9	0	227	15.9
16	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	36	1975-76	BOS	77	47	83	+22	20	13	20	0	0	9		151	23.8
17	Stan Mikita S. Mikita	36	1974-75	CHI	79	50	86	+14	48	13	22	0	0	6		253	14.2
18	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	35	1999-00	DET	78	44	79	+28	34	15	14	2	2	6	0	234	15.0	1,061	1,868	56.8	67	56	58	58	21:07
19	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	35	1996-97	TBL	77	25	60	-11	116	12	6	0	0	6	0	229	15.3
20	Mike Gartner M. Gartner	35	1995-96	TOR	82	19	54	+5	52	15	6	0	0	4	0	275	12.7
21	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	34	1979-80	NYR	80	44	78	-14	73	13	15	0	0	5		245	13.9
22	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	33	2024-25	PIT	80	58	91	-20	31	12	15	0	0	10	4	227	14.5	1,016	1,782	57.0	67	39	29	86	20:22
23	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	33	2022-23	PIT	82	60	93	+8	52	9	18	0	0	9	1	255	12.9	978	1,846	53.0	71	47	59	67	20:09
24	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	33	1976-77	BOS	78	61	94	+18	22	8	11	1	0	6		185	17.8
25	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	33	1968-69	MTL	69	49	82	+15	55	7	13	0	0	5		235	14.0

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Team Leaders

2

Tuch

2

Strome

+/-

+2

Tuch

Team Rankings

G/GP

5.00

8th

GA/GP

2.00

8th

PP%

50.0

4th

PK%

83.3

17th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	2	1	0	4	3
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Devils	1	0	0	2	1
Capitals	1	0	0	2	3
Blue Jackets	1	0	0	2	3
Flyers	0	1	1	1	-8
Hurricanes	0	1	1	1	-4
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM
Tue 10/13	WSH	@	CAR	6:45 PM

Last Game

Capitals

1 - 0 - 0

Final

Hurricanes

0 - 1 - 1

Fri 2 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

3

Rossi

3

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

6

McDavid

4

Bouchard

4

Hronek

Points Leaders

8

Bouchard

7

McDavid

5

Eichel

Hits Leaders

11

Cuylle

11

Staal

10

Bennett

Blocks Leaders

10

Murphy

9

Gavrikov

8

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

2

Swayman

1

Shesterkin

1

Markstrom

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Vejmelka

0.00

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Vejmelka

1.000

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

66.7

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

0-2

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	2	0	0	4	4
Panthers	1	0	1	3	0
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	1	0	0	-2
Sabres	0	1	0	0	-3
Lightning	0	1	0	0	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	2	1	0	4	3
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Blue Jackets	1	0	0	2	3
Capitals	1	0	0	2	3
Devils	1	0	0	2	1
Hurricanes	0	1	1	1	-4
Flyers	0	1	1	1	-8
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	1	0	0	2	6
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Blues	1	0	0	2	4
Wild	1	0	0	2	2
Jets	0	0	1	1	-1
Predators	0	1	0	0	-2
Stars	0	1	0	0	-4
Blackhawks	0	2	0	0	-9
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	1	0	1	3	1
Kraken	1	0	0	2	5
Ducks	1	0	0	2	1
Sharks	1	0	0	2	1
Golden Knights	1	1	0	2	2
Canucks	1	1	0	2	-1
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	1	0	0	-5