most points in a nhl season before 1981

Before 1980-81, Phil Esposito collected the most points in a season, with 152 points in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a NHL season before 1981
NAMEPSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
152
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
76
76
+69
71
24
27
1
1
16
550
13.8
2Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
145
1973-74
BOS BOS
78
68
77
+51
58
14
26
4
2
9
393
17.3
3Bobby Orr
B. Orr
139
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
37
102
+124
91
5
44
3
10
5
392
9.4
4Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
137
1979-80
LAK LAK
80
53
84
+34
32
17
29
0
0
6
348
15.2
5Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
137
1979-80
EDM EDM
79
51
86
+14
21
13
22
1
1
6
284
18.0
6Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
136
1976-77
MTL MTL
80
56
80
+89
20
14
18
0
0
8
290
19.3
7Bobby Orr
B. Orr
135
1974-75
BOS BOS
80
46
89
+80
101
16
36
2
2
4
384
12.0
8Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
134
1978-79
NYI NYI
76
47
87
+76
50
15
29
0
0
8
187
25.1
9Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
133
1971-72
BOS BOS
76
66
67
+54
76
27
25
2
2
16
426
15.5
10Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
132
1977-78
MTL MTL
78
60
72
+73
26
15
21
0
0
12
305
19.7
11Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
130
1978-79
LAK LAK
80
59
71
+22
30
19
30
0
1
7
362
16.3
12Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
130
1972-73
BOS BOS
78
55
75
+17
87
19
25
5
1
11
411
13.4
13Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
129
1978-79
MTL MTL
80
52
77
+55
28
13
32
0
1
13
342
15.2
14Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
127
1974-75
BOS BOS
79
61
66
+17
62
27
27
4
1
8
346
17.6
15Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
126
1978-79
NYI NYI
80
69
57
+63
25
27
23
0
0
9
279
24.7
16Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
126
1968-69
BOS BOS
74
49
77
+55
79
10
29
2
2
9
351
14.0
17Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
125
1979-80
MTL MTL
74
50
75
+40
12
15
26
0
0
7
323
15.5
18Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
125
1975-76
MTL MTL
80
56
69
+67
36
18
20
0
0
12
303
18.5
19Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
123
1977-78
NYI NYI
77
46
77
+52
46
13
20
2
0
6
193
23.8
20Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
122
1976-77
LAK LAK
80
53
69
+11
12
14
32
1
1
5
376
14.1
21Bobby Orr
B. Orr
122
1973-74
BOS BOS
74
32
90
+84
82
11
24
0
4
4
384
8.3
22Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
121
1974-75
DET DET
80
47
74
-15
14
15
29
10
2
1
378
12.4
23Bobby Orr
B. Orr
120
1969-70
BOS BOS
76
33
87
+54
125
11
40
4
1
3
413
8.0
24Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
119
1975-76
PHI PHI
76
30
89
+83
136
10
28
4
2
2
194
15.5
25Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
119
1974-75
MTL MTL
70
53
66
+53
37
15
26
2
1
11
260
20.4
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