players with the most empty net goals in a season in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Marcel Dionne scored the most empty-net goals in a season, with 5 goals in 1978-79.

NAMEENGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
5
1978-79
LAK LAK
80
59
71
130
+22
30
19
30
0
1
7
362
16.3
2Danny Gare
D. Gare
4
1977-78
BUF BUF
69
39
38
77
+32
95
9
9
0
0
2
265
14.7
3Jean Pronovost
J. Pronovost
4
1977-78
PIT PIT
79
40
25
65
-15
50
12
9
2
0
5
219
18.3
4Ron Schock
R. Schock
4
1971-72
PIT PIT
77
17
29
46
-9
22
3
7
2
0
1
151
11.3
5Bob Gainey
B. Gainey
3
1978-79
MTL MTL
79
20
18
38
+12
44
1
0
1
0
1
153
13.1
6Dennis Maruk
D. Maruk
3
1978-79
TOT
78
31
59
90
-15
71
6
20
2
0
3
191
16.2
7Wilf Paiement
W. Paiement
3
1977-78
CLR CLR
80
31
56
87
-14
114
7
23
2
1
1
288
10.8
8Wilf Paiement
W. Paiement
3
1976-77
CLR CLR
78
41
40
81
-14
101
9
10
5
0
2
285
14.4
9Bob Gainey
B. Gainey
3
1975-76
MTL MTL
78
15
13
28
+20
57
1
0
2
1
1
155
9.7
10Walt McKechnie
W. McKechnie
3
1975-76
DET DET
80
26
56
82
+8
85
2
19
3
4
7
186
14.0
11Gregg Sheppard
G. Sheppard
3
1975-76
BOS BOS
70
31
43
74
+24
28
5
17
2
1
4
222
14.0
12Jim Pappin
J. Pappin
3
1973-74
CHI CHI
78
32
41
73
+25
76
8
11
1
3
8
160
20.0
13Vic Hadfield
V. Hadfield
3
1971-72
NYR NYR
78
50
56
106
+60
142
23
11
0
0
7
242
20.7
14Jean Pronovost
J. Pronovost
3
1971-72
PIT PIT
68
30
23
53
+13
12
3
6
1
1
3
214
14.0
15Juha Widing
J. Widing
3
1971-72
LAK LAK
78
27
28
55
-35
26
3
10
0
0
3
192
14.1
16Bobby Hull
B. Hull
3
1970-71
CHI CHI
78
44
52
96
+35
32
11
21
0
2
11
378
11.6
17Gordie Howe
G. Howe
3
1969-70
DET DET
76
31
40
71
+23
58
11
12
4
0
5
268
11.6
18Ron Duguay
R. Duguay
2
1978-79
NYR NYR
79
27
36
63
+10
35
1
9
2
0
3
178
15.2
19George Ferguson
G. Ferguson
2
1978-79
PIT PIT
80
21
29
50
+10
37
0
0
3
1
2
201
10.4
20Reed Larson
R. Larson
2
1978-79
DET DET
79
18
49
67
-22
169
6
25
2
1
0
271
6.6
21Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
2
1978-79
CHI CHI
65
19
36
55
+3
34
4
12
0
0
1
147
12.9
22Wilf Paiement
W. Paiement
2
1978-79
CLR CLR
65
24
36
60
-30
80
5
18
0
1
1
206
11.7
23Larry Patey
L. Patey
2
1978-79
STL STL
78
15
19
34
-25
60
0
1
2
1
2
125
12.0
24Glen Sharpley
G. Sharpley
2
1978-79
MNS MNS
80
19
34
53
-19
30
5
4
0
0
1
162
11.7
25Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
2
1977-78
LAK LAK
70
36
43
79
-7
37
9
18
0
0
4
294
12.2
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