oldest nhl player to score 47 goals in a season

Alex Ovechkin and Teemu Selanne are tied for the oldest with 47+ goals in a season. They were 36 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest NHL player to score 47 or more goals in a season
NAMEAgeGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
36
50
2021-22
77
40
90
+8
18
16
13
1
0
5
0
334
15.0
4
13
30.8
155
25
32
50
20:34
2Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
36
48
2006-07
82
46
94
+26
82
25
23
0
0
10
2
257
18.7
178
351
50.7
10
9
37
85
17:42
3Mark Messier
M. Messier
35
47
1995-96
74
52
99
+29
122
14
23
1
3
5
1
241
19.5
4Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
35
51
1970-71
78
65
116
+37
8
22
26
0
0
5
225
22.7
5Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
34
48
2019-20
68
19
67
-12
30
13
5
0
0
3
1
311
15.4
1
1
100.0
184
30
28
48
20:40
6Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
33
51
2018-19
81
38
89
+7
40
18
10
0
0
5
0
338
15.1
1
5
20.0
223
41
47
70
20:55
7Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
33
54
2005-06
82
69
123
+34
72
24
28
0
0
9
2
368
14.7
1
6
16.7
23
13
45
111
22:05
8Bobby Hull
B. Hull
33
50
1971-72
78
43
93
+53
24
8
15
3
1
9
336
14.9
9Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
32
49
2023-24
82
71
120
+18
24
11
33
0
1
5
1
303
16.2
1
10
10.0
20
15
34
72
20:07
10Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
32
49
2017-18
82
38
87
+3
32
17
14
0
0
7
3
355
13.8
3
8
37.5
139
21
25
71
20:09
11Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
32
61
1974-75
79
66
127
+17
62
27
27
4
1
8
346
17.6
12Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
31
54
2023-24
80
23
77
+36
48
15
5
0
0
7
1
290
18.6
7
16
43.8
87
37
35
19
19:30
13Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
31
54
2000-01
82
64
118
+45
30
19
27
3
3
12
2
332
16.3
1,214
2,292
53.0
44
54
79
54
23:01
14Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
31
50
1996-97
76
72
122
+27
65
15
22
3
3
7
0
327
15.3
15Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
31
49
1990-91
79
20
69
-9
53
22
5
1
0
4
0
262
18.7
16Joe Mullen
J. Mullen
31
51
1988-89
79
59
110
+51
16
13
27
1
1
7
0
270
18.9
17Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
31
56
1982-83
80
51
107
+10
22
17
20
1
1
7
346
16.2
18Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
31
68
1973-74
78
77
145
+51
58
14
26
4
2
9
393
17.3
19Vic Hadfield
V. Hadfield
31
50
1971-72
78
56
106
+60
142
23
11
0
0
7
242
20.7
20Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
31
49
1968-69
76
29
78
+44
38
7
6
0
0
5
293
16.7
21Chris Kreider
C. Kreider
30
52
2021-22
81
25
77
+19
24
26
9
3
0
11
0
258
20.2
67
137
48.9
141
39
27
45
18:44
22Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
30
50
2015-16
79
21
71
+21
53
19
5
0
0
8
2
398
12.6
0
0
225
34
24
50
20:19
23Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
30
50
2007-08
82
48
98
+27
83
15
18
0
0
9
2
338
14.8
245
445
55.1
98
10
47
64
21:26
24Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
30
69
1995-96
70
92
161
+10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
25Dave Andreychuk
D. Andreychuk
30
53
1993-94
83
46
99
+22
98
21
23
5
0
8
0
333
15.9

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22
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34
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