most goals in a season before 1972

Before 1971-72, Phil Esposito put up the most goals in a season, with 76 scored in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:
most goals by a player in a season before 1972
NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
76
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
76
152
+69
71
24
27
1
1
16
550
13.8
2Bobby Hull
B. Hull
58
1968-69
CHI CHI
74
49
107
+12
48
20
16
2
0
11
414
14.0
3Bobby Hull
B. Hull
54
1965-66
CHI CHI
65
43
97
+19
66
22
19
1
1
7
351
15.4
4Bobby Hull
B. Hull
52
1966-67
CHI CHI
66
28
80
+28
52
18
5
2
1
3
320
16.3
5Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
51
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
65
116
+37
8
22
26
0
0
5
225
22.7
6Bobby Hull
B. Hull
50
1961-62
CHI CHI
70
34
84
+10
35
9
10
0
2
7
375
13.3
7Bernie Geoffrion
B. Geoffrion
50
1960-61
MTL MTL
64
45
95
+3
27
16
22
0
0
12
316
15.8
8Maurice Richard
M. Richard
50
1944-45
MTL MTL
50
23
73
46
11
1
0
0
7
9Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
49
1968-69
BOS BOS
74
77
126
+55
79
10
29
2
2
9
351
14.0
10Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
49
1968-69
DET DET
76
29
78
+44
38
7
6
0
0
5
293
16.7
11Gordie Howe
G. Howe
49
1952-53
DET DET
70
46
95
57
11
16
1
0
6
12Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
48
1960-61
TOR TOR
70
36
84
+23
131
7
13
0
0
10
223
21.5
13Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
47
1955-56
MTL MTL
70
41
88
143
19
20
0
1
8
14Gordie Howe
G. Howe
47
1951-52
DET DET
70
39
86
78
5
19
1
0
10
15Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
45
1968-69
BOS BOS
75
45
90
+50
75
9
6
1
2
7
236
19.1
16Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
45
1958-59
MTL MTL
64
46
91
69
13
17
0
1
7
17Maurice Richard
M. Richard
45
1946-47
MTL MTL
60
26
71
69
12
4
0
0
10
18Bobby Hull
B. Hull
44
1970-71
CHI CHI
78
52
96
+35
32
11
21
0
2
11
378
11.6
19Gordie Howe
G. Howe
44
1968-69
DET DET
76
59
103
+45
58
9
16
0
0
6
284
15.5
20Bobby Hull
B. Hull
44
1967-68
CHI CHI
71
31
75
+13
39
8
8
2
1
6
367
12.0
21Gordie Howe
G. Howe
44
1956-57
DET DET
70
45
89
74
15
16
0
1
6
22Joe Malone
J. Malone
44
1917-18
MTL MTL
20
4
48
30
4
1
23Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
43
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
62
105
+69
113
5
7
0
0
7
232
18.5
24Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
43
1969-70
BOS BOS
76
56
99
+26
50
18
26
1
1
5
405
10.6
25Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
43
1968-69
MTL MTL
76
44
87
+18
31
14
14
0
0
8
245
17.6
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