most goals in a player's first 30 playoff games

Maurice Richard got the most goals in the playoffs in his first 30 games, with 29 scored.

	NAME	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Maurice Richard M. Richard	29	30	16	45		54	2	4	0	0	3	1
2	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	26	30	44	70	+27	16	6	12	5	6	5	1	140	18.6
3	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	24	30	16	40	+1	14	8	8	1	0	6	2	125	19.2
4	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	24	30	28	52	+6	26	12	14	2	0	0	0	117	20.5
5	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	21	30	21	42	+15	10	5	11	0	0	3	0	169	12.4	5	9	55.6	124	11	19	40	23:27
6	Barry Pederson B. Pederson	21	30	30	51	+13	23	2	12	1	0	4	1	94	22.3
7	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	21	30	14	35	-2	36	8	5	0	0	6	1	100	21.0
8	Steve Payne S. Payne	20	30	17	37	+3	13	9	6	0	0	6	2	121	16.5
9	Denis Savard D. Savard	19	30	15	34	-4	74	8	5	0	0	3	0	108	17.6
10	Gregg Sheppard G. Sheppard	19	30	14	33	+15	11	1	3	3	1	4	0	95	20.0
11	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	18	30	24	42	+7	21	6	9	1	0	2	0	83	21.7	271	553	49.0	36	12	25	43	21:50
12	Craig Simpson C. Simpson	18	30	7	25	0	36	5	3	0	0	4	0	56	32.1
13	Mark Messier M. Messier	18	30	15	33	+11	35	4	5	3	0	2	0	97	18.6
14	Howie Morenz H. Morenz	18	30	7	25		50					6	2
15	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	17	30	13	30	+3	22	8	2	0	0	3	0	90	18.9	2	3	66.7	45	21	16	28	21:41
16	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	17	30	25	42	+14	10	5	9	1	1	1	0	100	17.0	137	319	42.9	62	15	29	35	23:23
17	Vladimir Tarasenko V. Tarasenko	17	30	7	24	-5	2	5	5	0	1	2	0	93	18.3	1	2	50.0	32	11	12	8	17:40
18	Brett Hull B. Hull	17	30	13	30	+3	10	7	5	0	0	5	1	127	13.4
19	John Ogrodnick J. Ogrodnick	17	30	7	24	-12	6	6	4	0	0	3	0	94	18.1
20	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	17	30	22	39	0	52	4	7	0	0	3	0	92	18.5
21	Reggie Leach R. Leach	17	30	7	24	+15	10	3	3	0	0	3	1	101	16.8
22	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	17	30	20	37		40	5	9	0	0	1	0
23	Gordie Drillon G. Drillon	17	30	8	25		6	3	3	0	0	5	2
24	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	16	30	12	28	+6	22	5	1	0	0	1	0	64	25.0	262	570	46.0	33	28	19	15	20:10
25	Michael Cammalleri M. Cammalleri	16	30	13	29	-6	8	4	7	0	0	3	0	90	17.8	35	67	52.2	15	9	10	13	20:35

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Team Leaders

6

Newhook

10

Hutson

+/-

+8

Texier

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

7th

GA/GP

3.06

16th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

78.2

18th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/16	BUF	@	MTL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/18	MTL	@	BUF	7:30 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

3 - 2

Final

Sabres

2 - 3

Thu 14 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

35

Theodore

35

Matheson

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.33

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-39

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12