Hockey Outsider
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I posted this in another thread about a week ago. Here's a final update:
Adjusted ES goals, WWII-2024
This is intended as a rough calculation only. But, based on this metric, Matthews just had the 10th greatest season in terms of ES goal production, going back to the end of WWII.
If we look at post-expansion only, drop Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard's four seasons. Replace those with Pavel Bure (2000), Steve Shutt (1977), Teemu Selanne (1998), and Alex Ovechkin (2008).
Adjusted ES goals, WWII-2024
Player | ESG | Season | Adjusted |
Gordie Howe | 41 | 1951-52 | 57 |
Gordie Howe | 37 | 1952-53 | 56 |
Wayne Gretzky | 68 | 1981-82 | 54 |
Maurice Richard | 39 | 1944-45 | 54 |
Steven Stamkos | 48 | 2010-11 | 54 |
Phil Esposito | 51 | 1970-71 | 53 |
Brett Hull | 57 | 1990-91 | 53 |
Phil Esposito | 50 | 1973-74 | 51 |
Gordie Howe | 38 | 1950-51 | 51 |
Auston Matthews | 51 | 2023-24 | 51 |
This is intended as a rough calculation only. But, based on this metric, Matthews just had the 10th greatest season in terms of ES goal production, going back to the end of WWII.
If we look at post-expansion only, drop Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard's four seasons. Replace those with Pavel Bure (2000), Steve Shutt (1977), Teemu Selanne (1998), and Alex Ovechkin (2008).