most playoff nhl goals before 1989

Before 1988-89, Mike Bossy put up the most goals in the playoffs, with 85 scored.

Interpreted as:
most playoff NHL goals by a player before 1989
NAMEGGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
85
129
75
160
+34
38
35
41
0
0
17
3
436
19.5
2Maurice Richard
M. Richard
82
132
44
126
+2
208
16
13
0
0
18
6
18
5.6
3Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
81
120
171
252
+89
56
23
51
10
14
16
2
462
17.5
4Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
79
117
90
169
+88
77
16
28
6
7
10
2
341
23.2
5Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
79
162
97
176
+27
211
26
45
0
0
15
1
365
13.2
6Gordie Howe
G. Howe
68
157
92
160
+5
220
15
41
4
0
11
0
301
10.6
7Mark Messier
M. Messier
66
119
91
157
+55
131
14
31
10
1
6
0
348
19.0
8Glenn Anderson
G. Anderson
64
117
81
145
+37
245
16
23
0
0
10
3
349
18.3
9Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
64
147
63
127
+37
45
20
26
0
0
15
0
387
16.5
10Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
63
171
105
168
+36
216
18
40
4
4
10
1
418
15.1
11Bobby Hull
B. Hull
62
119
67
129
+16
102
24
23
2
1
11
1
531
11.5
12Jacques Lemaire
J. Lemaire
61
145
78
139
+54
65
19
21
1
1
11
3
521
11.7
13Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
61
130
76
137
+25
138
22
27
0
3
12
1
535
11.4
14Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
59
155
91
150
-8
169
18
36
2
1
11
1
496
11.9
15Bernie Geoffrion
B. Geoffrion
58
132
60
118
+3
88
20
29
0
0
14
0
75
9.3
16Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
57
124
76
133
+53
67
14
25
0
0
14
2
360
15.8
17Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
56
185
108
164
+64
253
28
52
2
5
7
2
578
9.7
18Rick MacLeish
R. MacLeish
54
114
53
107
+6
38
21
19
0
1
10
2
347
15.6
19Bill Barber
B. Barber
53
129
55
108
+25
107
9
32
5
1
6
0
467
11.3
20Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
51
137
67
118
-25
163
12
25
1
1
9
2
373
12.1
21Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
50
99
48
98
+46
65
14
9
0
0
5
0
277
18.1
22Henri Richard
H. Richard
49
181
80
129
+21
181
6
17
0
0
9
1
388
10.1
23Clark Gillies
C. Gillies
47
164
47
94
+18
287
12
18
0
0
12
1
347
13.5
24Reggie Leach
R. Leach
47
94
22
69
+18
22
10
10
1
0
8
2
340
13.8
25Ted Lindsay
T. Lindsay
47
133
49
96
-7
192
12
18
0
1
7
2
16
25.0

More Islanders Stats

Team Leaders

G

19

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

19

Barzal

Mathew Barzal

+/-

+10

Barzal

Mathew Barzal
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.79

23rd

GA/GP

2.63

6th

PP%

15.7

27th

PK%

82.1

10th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
23
11
3
49
18
Islanders Islanders
21
13
4
46
5
19
10
7
45
9
20
13
5
45
15
19
17
4
42
-3
20
16
2
42
-8
15
12
9
39
-9
15
15
6
36
-17
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
5:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
8:30 PM
Thu
1/1
@
3:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
NYR Rangers

19 - 17 - 4

0

Final

2

NYI Islanders

21 - 13 - 4

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
28
2
7
63
63
25
7
7
57
34
23
10
6
52
19
18
18
3
39
4
15
16
8
38
-35
16
17
4
36
-19
15
17
4
34
-5
14
17
6
34
-14
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
17
8
11
45
5
21
15
2
44
-2
19
14
6
44
1
16
12
9
41
0
18
17
3
39
-17
15
14
6
36
-18
16
18
4
36
-14
15
19
3
33
-22
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
22
14
3
47
-5
21
13
3
45
24
20
12
5
45
-1
20
15
2
42
1
19
14
4
42
-2
18
14
5
41
4
20
18
1
41
-7
17
15
5
39
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
23
11
3
49
18
21
13
4
46
5
19
10
7
45
9
20
13
5
45
15
20
16
2
42
-8
19
17
4
42
-3
15
12
9
39
-9
15
15
6
36
-17

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/28
@
0-1
Sat
11/29
@
4-1
Sat
11/29
@
3-5
Sat
11/29
@
0-1
Sat
11/29
@
1-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
5:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
5:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
8:00 PM