most points scored by a 36 year old in a season in nhl history

Wayne Gretzky has recorded the most points by a 36-year-old player in a season, with 97 points in 1996-97.

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most points by a player scored by a 36 year old in a season in NHL history
NAMEPAgeSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
97
36
1996-97
NYR NYR
82
25
72
+12
28
6
25
0
1
2
0
286
8.7
2Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
94
36
2023-24
PIT PIT
82
42
52
+7
40
10
13
0
0
3
0
278
15.1
1,090
1,872
58.2
101
37
73
57
20:05
3Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
94
36
2006-07
ANA ANA
82
48
46
+26
82
25
23
0
0
10
2
257
18.7
178
351
50.7
10
9
37
85
17:42
4Jean Ratelle
J. Ratelle
94
36
1976-77
BOS BOS
78
33
61
+18
22
8
11
1
0
6
185
17.8
5Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
90
36
2021-22
WSH WSH
77
50
40
+8
18
16
13
1
0
5
0
334
15.0
4
13
30.8
155
25
32
50
20:34
6Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
87
36
2005-06
COL COL
82
32
55
+10
60
10
24
0
0
6
1
263
12.2
876
1,669
52.5
18
32
69
60
19:55
7Mark Messier
M. Messier
84
36
1996-97
NYR NYR
71
36
48
+12
88
7
11
5
6
9
0
227
15.9
8Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
83
36
2022-23
PIT PIT
82
27
56
-12
82
11
25
0
0
3
0
240
11.3
422
856
49.3
53
33
82
105
18:35
9Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
83
36
1971-72
BOS BOS
78
32
51
+15
4
13
32
0
0
7
174
18.4
10Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
83
36
1968-69
DET DET
72
25
58
+42
8
7
10
0
1
2
221
11.3
11Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
82
36
2015-16
SJS SJS
82
19
63
+25
54
8
21
0
0
6
0
120
15.8
399
752
53.1
48
30
69
98
18:22
12Rod Brind'Amour
R. Brind'Amour
82
36
2006-07
CAR CAR
78
26
56
+7
46
9
21
2
3
5
1
181
14.4
1,213
2,047
59.3
123
49
48
57
23:19
13Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
80
36
1973-74
MTL MTL
71
31
49
+16
47
8
17
2
1
3
221
14.0
14Brett Hull
B. Hull
79
36
2000-01
DAL DAL
79
39
40
+10
18
11
22
0
0
8
1
219
17.8
3
10
30.0
31
20
42
130
17:53
15Mats Sundin
M. Sundin
78
36
2007-08
TOR TOR
74
32
46
+17
76
10
19
1
0
4
0
259
12.4
945
1,713
55.2
33
34
21
54
20:04
16Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
78
36
1978-79
NYR NYR
80
42
36
-1
37
14
12
0
0
7
215
19.5
17Phil Goyette
P. Goyette
78
36
1969-70
STL STL
72
29
49
+3
16
13
28
0
0
5
152
19.1
18Ray Whitney
R. Whitney
77
36
2008-09
CAR CAR
82
24
53
+2
32
7
23
0
0
2
1
219
11.0
2
4
50.0
27
26
62
41
18:25
19Vyacheslav Kozlov
V. Kozlov
76
36
2008-09
ATL ATL
82
26
50
-14
44
12
31
0
0
3
0
165
15.8
3
8
37.5
37
17
41
53
17:14
20Ray Ferraro
R. Ferraro
76
36
2000-01
ATL ATL
81
29
47
-11
91
11
17
0
0
2
1
172
16.9
818
1,705
48.0
78
43
29
41
18:19
21Gordie Howe
G. Howe
76
36
1964-65
DET DET
70
29
47
+22
104
13
20
3
0
2
341
8.5
22Mark Recchi
M. Recchi
75
36
2003-04
PHI PHI
82
26
49
+18
47
14
16
1
2
5
0
167
15.6
156
298
52.3
83
20
33
47
17:12
23Martin St. Louis
M. St. Louis
74
36
2011-12
TBL TBL
77
25
49
-3
16
4
12
0
0
3
1
185
13.5
18
41
43.9
17
39
66
53
22:38
24Daniel Alfredsson
D. Alfredsson
74
36
2008-09
OTT OTT
79
24
50
+7
24
8
20
1
3
3
0
204
11.8
4
17
23.5
57
33
72
56
20:53
25Ron Francis
R. Francis
73
36
1999-00
CAR CAR
78
23
50
+10
18
7
22
0
0
4
0
150
15.3
835
1,566
53.3
48
53
45
36
21:58
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