most goals in a season by a player 35 or older

Johnny Bucyk has put up the most goals by a player 35 or older in a season, with 51 scored in 1970-71.

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most goals in a season by a player 35 years old or older

	NAME	G	AGE	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	51	35	1970-71	BOS	78	65	116	+37	8	22	26	0	0	5		225	22.7
2	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	50	36	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
3	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	48	36	2006-07	ANA	82	46	94	+26	82	25	23	0	0	10	2	257	18.7	178	351	50.7	10	9	37	85	17:42
4	Mark Messier M. Messier	47	35	1995-96	NYR	74	52	99	+29	122	14	23	1	3	5	1	241	19.5
5	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	40	1968-69	DET	76	59	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6		284	15.5
6	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	42	36	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	37	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	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	42	36	1978-79	NYR	80	36	78	-1	37	14	12	0	0	7		215	19.5
9	Daniel Alfredsson D. Alfredsson	40	35	2007-08	OTT	70	49	89	+15	34	9	16	7	2	5	1	217	18.4	21	39	53.8	55	30	72	60	22:17
10	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	40	35	2005-06	ANA	80	50	90	+28	44	18	22	0	0	5	0	267	15.0	87	209	41.6	14	9	46	54	17:48
11	Brendan Shanahan B. Shanahan	40	37	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
12	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	40	37	1972-73	BOS	78	53	93	+17	12	10	25	0	0	10		168	23.8
13	Brett Hull B. Hull	39	36	2000-01	DAL	79	40	79	+10	18	11	22	0	0	8	1	219	17.8	3	10	30.0	31	20	42	130	17:53
14	Gordie Howe G. Howe	39	39	1967-68	DET	74	43	82	+12	53	10	12	0	0	4		301	13.0
15	Joe Mullen J. Mullen	38	36	1993-94	PIT	84	32	70	+9	41	6	7	2	1	9	1	231	16.5
16	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	38	35	1977-78	NYR	79	43	81	-21	53	21	17	0	1	5		261	14.6
17	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	38	35	1972-73	MTL	78	55	93	+42	51	8	19	2	1	5		242	15.7
18	Brett Hull B. Hull	37	38	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
19	Bill Guerin B. Guerin	36	36	2006-07	TOT	77	20	56	+10	66	9	7	0	0	7	2	225	16.0	6	12	50.0	69	14	25	52	17:00
20	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	36	37	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
21	Mark Messier M. Messier	36	36	1996-97	NYR	71	48	84	+12	88	7	11	5	6	9	0	227	15.9
22	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	36	40	1975-76	BOS	77	47	83	+22	20	13	20	0	0	9		151	23.8
23	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	36	35	1975-76	TOT	80	69	105	+20	18	17	25	1	1	4		214	16.8
24	Jim Pappin J. Pappin	36	35	1974-75	CHI	71	27	63	-1	94	7	4	2	0	5		156	23.1
25	Claude Giroux C. Giroux	35	35	2022-23	OTT	82	44	79	+4	34	7	17	0	1	6	1	214	16.4	712	1,221	58.3	75	30	52	32	18:48