most goals in a season before 1971

Before 1970-71, Bobby Hull put up the most goals in a season, with 58 scored in 1968-69.

Interpreted as:
most goals by a player in a season before 1971
NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Bobby Hull
B. Hull
58
1968-69
CHI CHI
74
49
107
+12
48
20
16
2
0
11
414
14.0
2Bobby Hull
B. Hull
54
1965-66
CHI CHI
65
43
97
+19
66
22
19
1
1
7
351
15.4
3Bobby Hull
B. Hull
52
1966-67
CHI CHI
66
28
80
+28
52
18
5
2
1
3
320
16.3
4Bobby Hull
B. Hull
50
1961-62
CHI CHI
70
34
84
+10
35
9
10
0
2
7
375
13.3
5Bernie Geoffrion
B. Geoffrion
50
1960-61
MTL MTL
64
45
95
+3
27
16
22
0
0
12
316
15.8
6Maurice Richard
M. Richard
50
1944-45
MTL MTL
50
23
73
46
11
1
0
0
7
7Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
49
1968-69
BOS BOS
74
77
126
+55
79
10
29
2
2
9
351
14.0
8Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
49
1968-69
DET DET
76
29
78
+44
38
7
6
0
0
5
293
16.7
9Gordie Howe
G. Howe
49
1952-53
DET DET
70
46
95
57
11
16
1
0
6
10Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
48
1960-61
TOR TOR
70
36
84
+23
131
7
13
0
0
10
223
21.5
11Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
47
1955-56
MTL MTL
70
41
88
143
19
20
0
1
8
12Gordie Howe
G. Howe
47
1951-52
DET DET
70
39
86
78
5
19
1
0
10
13Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
45
1968-69
BOS BOS
75
45
90
+50
75
9
6
1
2
7
236
19.1
14Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
45
1958-59
MTL MTL
64
46
91
69
13
17
0
1
7
15Maurice Richard
M. Richard
45
1946-47
MTL MTL
60
26
71
69
12
4
0
0
10
16Gordie Howe
G. Howe
44
1968-69
DET DET
76
59
103
+45
58
9
16
0
0
6
284
15.5
17Bobby Hull
B. Hull
44
1967-68
CHI CHI
71
31
75
+13
39
8
8
2
1
6
367
12.0
18Gordie Howe
G. Howe
44
1956-57
DET DET
70
45
89
74
15
16
0
1
6
19Joe Malone
J. Malone
44
1917-18
MTL MTL
20
4
48
30
4
1
20Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
43
1969-70
BOS BOS
76
56
99
+26
50
18
26
1
1
5
405
10.6
21Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
43
1968-69
MTL MTL
76
44
87
+18
31
14
14
0
0
8
245
17.6
22Bobby Hull
B. Hull
43
1963-64
CHI CHI
70
44
87
+14
48
12
20
4
0
5
408
10.5
23Gordie Howe
G. Howe
43
1950-51
DET DET
70
43
86
74
5
11
0
0
9
24Maurice Richard
M. Richard
43
1949-50
MTL MTL
70
22
65
114
13
6
0
0
8
25Cooney Weiland
C. Weiland
43
1929-30
BOS BOS
44
30
73
29
14
1
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