players who needed the least amount of games to score 45 goals, season

Maurice Richard lit the lamp 50 times in 1944-45.

Interpreted as:
players who needed the least amount of games to score 45 or more goals, season
NAME G SEASON TM 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
50
1944-45
MTL MTL
50
23
73
46
11
1
0
0
7
2 Maurice Richard
M. Richard
45
1946-47
MTL MTL
60
26
71
69
12
4
0
0
10
3 Gordie Howe
G. Howe
47
1951-52
DET DET
70
39
86
78
5
19
1
0
10
4 Gordie Howe
G. Howe
49
1952-53
DET DET
70
46
95
57
11
16
1
0
6
5 Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
47
1955-56
MTL MTL
70
41
88
143
19
20
0
1
8
6 Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
45
1958-59
MTL MTL
64
46
91
69
13
17
0
1
7
7 Bernie Geoffrion
B. Geoffrion
50
1960-61
MTL MTL
64
45
95
+3
27
16
22
0
0
12
316
15.8
8 Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
48
1960-61
TOR TOR
70
36
84
+23
131
7
13
0
0
10
223
21.5
9 Bobby Hull
B. Hull
50
1961-62
CHI CHI
70
34
84
+10
35
9
10
0
2
7
375
13.3
10 Bobby Hull
B. Hull
54
1965-66
CHI CHI
65
43
97
+19
66
22
19
1
1
7
351
15.4
11 Bobby Hull
B. Hull
52
1966-67
CHI CHI
66
28
80
+28
52
18
5
2
1
3
320
16.3
12 Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
49
1968-69
BOS BOS
74
77
126
+55
79
10
29
2
2
9
351
14.0
13 Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
45
1968-69
BOS BOS
75
45
90
+50
75
9
6
1
2
7
236
19.1
14 Bobby Hull
B. Hull
58
1968-69
CHI CHI
74
49
107
+12
48
20
16
2
0
11
414
14.0
15 Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
49
1968-69
DET DET
76
29
78
+44
38
7
6
0
0
5
293
16.7
16 Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
51
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
65
116
+37
8
22
26
0
0
5
225
22.7
17 Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
76
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
76
152
+69
71
24
27
1
1
16
550
13.8
18 Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
47
1971-72
MTL MTL
73
36
83
+24
15
17
15
0
0
5
208
22.6
19 Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
66
1971-72
BOS BOS
76
67
133
+54
76
27
25
2
2
16
426
15.5
20 Vic Hadfield
V. Hadfield
50
1971-72
NYR NYR
78
56
106
+60
142
23
11
0
0
7
242
20.7
21 Bobby Hull
B. Hull
50
1971-72
CHI CHI
78
43
93
+53
24
8
15
3
1
9
336
14.9
22 Jean Ratelle
J. Ratelle
46
1971-72
NYR NYR
63
63
109
+61
4
5
21
1
0
6
183
25.1
23 Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
55
1972-73
BOS BOS
78
75
130
+17
87
19
25
5
1
11
411
13.4
24 Rick MacLeish
R. MacLeish
50
1972-73
PHI PHI
78
50
100
+16
69
21
18
2
1
6
279
17.9
25 Mickey Redmond
M. Redmond
52
1972-73
DET DET
76
41
93
+6
24
15
15
0
0
7
363
14.3

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.33

11th

GA/GP

2.67

11th

PP%

20.0

10th

PK%

80.0

16th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Panthers Panthers
3
0
0
6
6
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Red Wings Red Wings
2
1
0
4
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
2
0
2
-1
Senators Senators
1
2
0
2
-6
Lightning Lightning
1
2
0
2
-2
Sabres Sabres
0
3
0
0
-8
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
NSH NSH
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
10/18
NYR NYR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
10/20
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:30 PM
Wed
10/22
MTL MTL
@
CGY CGY
8:30 PM
Last Game
CHI Blackhawks

0 - 2 - 0

2

Final

3

MTL Canadiens

2 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
0
0
6
6
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
FLA FLA
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
10/13
NJD NJD
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Mon
10/13
STL STL
@
VAN VAN
7:30 PM
Mon
10/13
LAK LAK
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
10/13
UTA UTA
@
CHI CHI
8:30 PM