oldest player to score 44 goals in a season

Gordie Howe is the oldest with 44+ goals in a season. He was 40 years old in 1968-69.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to score 44 or more goals in a season
NAMEAgeGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Gordie Howe
G. Howe
40
44
1968-69
DET DET
76
59
103
+45
58
9
16
0
0
6
284
15.5
2Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
39
44
2024-25
WSH WSH
65
29
73
+15
14
14
8
0
0
7
1
237
18.6
0
2
0.0
110
13
12
47
17:43
3Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
36
50
2021-22
WSH WSH
77
40
90
+8
18
16
13
1
0
5
0
334
15.0
4
13
30.8
155
25
32
50
20:34
4Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
36
48
2006-07
ANA ANA
82
46
94
+26
82
25
23
0
0
10
2
257
18.7
178
351
50.7
10
9
37
85
17:42
5Mark Messier
M. Messier
35
47
1995-96
NYR NYR
74
52
99
+29
122
14
23
1
3
5
1
241
19.5
6Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
35
51
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
65
116
+37
8
22
26
0
0
5
225
22.7
7Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
34
48
2019-20
WSH WSH
68
19
67
-12
30
13
5
0
0
3
1
311
15.4
1
1
100.0
184
30
28
48
20:40
8Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
33
51
2018-19
WSH WSH
81
38
89
+7
40
18
10
0
0
5
0
338
15.1
1
5
20.0
223
41
47
70
20:55
9Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
33
54
2005-06
NYR NYR
82
69
123
+34
72
24
28
0
0
9
2
368
14.7
1
6
16.7
23
13
45
111
22:05
10Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
33
45
1992-93
NYR NYR
84
23
68
-4
59
13
8
0
0
3
0
323
13.9
11Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
33
46
1984-85
LAK LAK
80
80
126
+11
46
16
36
1
3
2
1
316
14.6
12Bobby Hull
B. Hull
33
50
1971-72
CHI CHI
78
43
93
+53
24
8
15
3
1
9
336
14.9
13Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
32
44
2025-26
TBL TBL
76
86
130
+43
50
8
29
1
0
8
2
231
19.0
0
2
0.0
36
29
21
124
20:20
14Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
32
49
2023-24
NYR NYR
82
71
120
+18
24
11
33
0
1
5
1
303
16.2
1
10
10.0
20
15
34
72
20:07
15Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
32
49
2017-18
WSH WSH
82
38
87
+3
32
17
14
0
0
7
3
355
13.8
3
8
37.5
139
21
25
71
20:09
16Peter Bondra
P. Bondra
32
45
2000-01
WSH WSH
82
36
81
+8
60
22
11
4
1
8
0
305
14.8
1
2
50.0
131
29
61
105
20:48
17Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
32
61
1974-75
BOS BOS
79
66
127
+17
62
27
27
4
1
8
346
17.6
18Bobby Hull
B. Hull
32
44
1970-71
CHI CHI
78
52
96
+35
32
11
21
0
2
11
378
11.6
19Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
31
54
2023-24
EDM EDM
80
23
77
+36
48
15
5
0
0
7
1
290
18.6
7
16
43.8
87
37
35
19
19:30
20Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
31
54
2000-01
COL COL
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
21Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
31
50
1996-97
PIT PIT
76
72
122
+27
65
15
22
3
3
7
0
327
15.3
22Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
31
49
1990-91
NYR NYR
79
20
69
-9
53
22
5
1
0
4
0
262
18.7
23Joe Mullen
J. Mullen
31
51
1988-89
CGY CGY
79
59
110
+51
16
13
27
1
1
7
0
270
18.9
24Peter Stastny
P. Stastny
31
46
1987-88
QUE QUE
76
65
111
+2
69
20
37
0
2
2
0
199
23.1
25Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
31
56
1982-83
LAK LAK
80
51
107
+10
22
17
20
1
1
7
346
16.2
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79
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100
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14
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