most goals in a season (including playoffs) before 1970-71

Before 1970-71, Jean Beliveau had the most goals in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 59 scored in 1955-56.

Interpreted as:

most goals by a player in a season (including playoffs) before 1970-71

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	59	1955-56	MTL	80	48	107		165	22	24	0	1	10	0
2	Bobby Hull B. Hull	58	1968-69	CHI	74	49	107	+12	48	20	16	2	0	11		414	14.0
3	Bobby Hull B. Hull	58	1961-62	CHI	82	40	98	+7	47	13	12	0	3	7	0	452	12.8
4	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	57	1968-69	BOS	84	87	144	+61	87	15	33	2	2	11	0	414	13.8
5	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	56	1969-70	BOS	90	70	126	+38	66	22	31	1	2	7	0	477	11.7
6	Bobby Hull B. Hull	56	1966-67	CHI	72	30	86	+29	52	20	5	2	1	5	0	360	15.6
7	Bobby Hull B. Hull	56	1965-66	CHI	71	45	101	+16	76	23	21	1	1	8	0	375	14.9
8	Maurice Richard M. Richard	56	1944-45	MTL	56	25	81		56	11	2	0	0	7	0
9	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	52	1960-61	MTL	68	46	98	+6	27	16	22	0	0	12	0	317	16.4
10	Gordie Howe G. Howe	51	1952-53	DET	76	51	102		59	12	16	1	0	6	0
11	Maurice Richard M. Richard	51	1950-51	MTL	76	28	79		110	10	6	2	0	11	3
12	Maurice Richard M. Richard	51	1946-47	MTL	70	31	82		133	13	5	0	0	10	0
13	Ken Hodge K. Hodge	50	1968-69	BOS	85	52	102	+53	79	11	8	1	2	7	0	269	18.6
14	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	49	1968-69	DET	76	29	78	+44	38	7	6	0	0	5		293	16.7
15	Bobby Hull B. Hull	49	1964-65	CHI	75	39	88	+27	59	14	7	2	2	7	0	426	11.5
16	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	49	1960-61	TOR	75	37	86	+20	137	7	14	0	0	10	0	233	21.0
17	Gordie Howe G. Howe	49	1951-52	DET	78	44	93		80	6	21	1	0	11	0
18	Bobby Hull B. Hull	48	1967-68	CHI	82	37	85	+15	54	9	10	3	1	7	0	420	11.4
19	Norm Ullman N. Ullman	48	1964-65	DET	77	45	93	+12	72	12	20	1	2	12	0	282	17.0
20	Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	47	1968-69	MTL	90	51	98	+20	36	16	17	0	0	10	0	295	15.9
21	Gordie Howe G. Howe	47	1950-51	DET	76	46	93		78	5	11	0	0	10	0
22	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	46	1958-59	MTL	67	50	96		73	14	19	0	1	7	0
23	Dickie Moore D. Moore	46	1958-59	MTL	81	67	113		69	15	21	1	0	7	0
24	Gordie Howe G. Howe	46	1956-57	DET	75	50	96		80	15	18	0	1	6	0
25	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	46	1954-55	MTL	82	42	88		65	17	23	0	0	11	0