oldest player to score 40goals in a season

Gordie Howe is the oldest in a season. He was 51 years old in 1979-80.

	NAME	AGE	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Gordie Howe G. Howe	51	1979-80	HFD	80	15	26	41	+9	42	2	3	0	0	0		94	16.0
2	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	48	2009-10	ATL	7	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0	0	0		8	7	2	5	11:10
3	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	47	2008-09	DET	28	0	0	0	+1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0.0	0	0		22	12	7	13	11:40
4	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	46	2007-08	DET	69	3	9	12	+11	36	0	0	0	0	1	0	60	5.0	0	0		56	46	15	44	16:58
5	Moe Roberts M. Roberts	46	1951-52	CHI	1	0	0	0		0																20:00
6	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	45	2017-18	CGY	22	1	6	7	+6	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	32	3.1	0	0		1	8	11	12	13:03
7	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	45	2006-07	DET	71	0	11	11	+11	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	72	0.0	0	1	0.0	54	75	29	66	18:08
8	Johnny Bower J. Bower	45	1969-70	TOR	1	0	0	0		0																60:00
9	Zdeno Chara Z. Chara	44	2021-22	NYI	72	2	12	14	+8	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	2.5	0	0		125	90	14	45	18:44
10	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	44	2016-17	FLA	82	16	30	46	+2	56	8	5	0	0	2	0	181	8.8	1	2	50.0	21	4	40	44	17:00
11	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	44	2005-06	DET	81	4	7	11	+22	108	1	1	1	2	0	0	83	4.8	1	4	25.0	74	117	50	77	18:29
12	Tim Horton T. Horton	44	1973-74	BUF	55	0	6	6	+4	53	0	0	0	1	0		59	0.0
13	Gump Worsley G. Worsley	44	1973-74	MNS	29	0	0	0		0																55:04
14	Jacques Plante J. Plante	44	1972-73	TOT	40	0	2	2		2																54:50
15	Johnny Bower J. Bower	44	1968-69	TOR	20	0	0	0		0																38:51
16	Doug Harvey D. Harvey	44	1968-69	STL	70	2	20	22	+11	30	1	5	0	1	0		46	4.3
17	Zdeno Chara Z. Chara	43	2020-21	WSH	55	2	8	10	+5	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	3.0	0	0		88	67	14	32	18:19
18	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	43	2015-16	FLA	79	27	39	66	+23	48	5	6	0	0	4	0	143	18.9	0	1	0.0	31	16	33	44	17:05
19	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	43	2013-14	ANA	64	9	18	27	+8	12	4	4	0	0	3	0	111	8.1	46	106	43.4	15	8	16	31	14:08
20	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	43	2010-11	BOS	81	14	34	48	+13	35	6	11	0	1	6	1	132	10.6	52	97	53.6	81	25	16	32	16:06
21	Claude Lemieux C. Lemieux	43	2008-09	SJS	18	0	1	1	-5	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0.0	3	14	21.4	34	3	2	4	7:40
22	Dominik Hasek D. Hasek	43	2007-08	DET	41	0	1	1		12																57:19
23	Igor Larionov I. Larionov	43	2003-04	NJD	49	1	10	11	+3	20	0	5	0	0	0	0	25	4.0	212	419	50.6	1	8	20	27	12:06
24	Mark Messier M. Messier	43	2003-04	NYR	76	18	25	43	+3	42	1	4	2	1	3	0	104	17.3	682	1,241	55.0	20	28	21	57	16:29
25	Tim Horton T. Horton	43	1972-73	BUF	69	1	16	17	+11	56	0	1	0	1	0		73	1.4