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50 goals in 50 games - all stats relating to the achievement

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I've posted many of these 50 in 50 stats previously elsewhere and I know there are plenty of threads talking about 50 in 50 but I figured it would be convenient to post all this information in a self-contained thread for easy reference.

The NHL officially only recognizes the 50 goals in 50 games achievement if it is done from the start of a season and also within the teams first 50 games. But it is also recognized as an unofficial achievement if it is done within the players first 50 games but not the teams first 50 games. 50 goals in 50 games during the middle of a season is not currently a recognized achievement in any sense. However judging by the fact that it has only been accomplish an additional 8 times within the same season(Matthews being the most recent), this lends some credence to the argument that it should also be acknowledged in some manner.

Players like Marcel Dionne, Reggie Leach & Dennis Maruk all only achieved 45 goals in 50 games at best during their peak 60+ goal seasons in higher scoring eras and even all-time goal scoring greats like Ovechkin, Jagr, Stamkos and Lafleur, all with a 60(+) goal season under their belts, never came close to achieving 50 in 50, not even in the middle of a season which shows just how difficult it is to achieve the feat in any way. The official and unofficial version have been achieved only 13th times and if including mid-season 50 in 50, only 21 individual player seasons(22 if playoff games are included) have been achieved.

Here is the list of every single player who has sustained this level of scoring prowess;

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50 goals in 50 games – all stats relating to the achievement

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EM71 said:
I've posted many of these 50 in 50 stats previously elsewhere and I know there are plenty of threads talking about 50 in 50 but I figured it would be convenient to post all this information in a self-contained thread for easy reference.

Official 50 in 50 (8 times) - from the start of the season in the teams first 50 games
50 in 50 - 1944-45 Maurice Richard
50 in 50 - 1980-81 Mike Bossy
61 in 50 - 1981-82 Wayne Gretzky - 50th scored in 39th game
60 in 50 - 1983-84 Wayne Gretzky - 50th scored in 42th game
53 in 50 - 1984-85 Wayne Gretzky - 50, 51, 52 scored in 49th game
54 in 50 - 1988-89 Mario Lemieux - 50th scored in 44th game
52 in 50 - 1990-91 Brett Hull - 50th scored in 49th game
50 in 50 - 1991-92 Brett Hull

near misses(within 1 or 2 games);
50 in 52gm - 1965-66 Bobby Hull - scored #48 in the 50th game
50 in 51gm - 1980-81 Charlie Simmer - scored #47,48 & 49 in the 50th game
50 in 51gm - 1988-89 Bernie Nicholls - scored #48 in the 50th game

Unofficial 50 in 50 (5 times) - from the start of the season in the players first 50 games
51 in 50 (team's 53rd game) - 1984-85 Jari Kurri
54 in 50 (team's 53rd game) - 1992-93 Alexander Mogilny - 50th scored in his 46th game
53 in 50 (team's 72nd game) - 1992-93 Mario Lemieux - 50th scored in his 48th game
50 in 50 (team's 66th game) - 1993-94 Cam Neely - 50th scored in his 44th game
50 in 50 (team's 59th game) - 1995-96 Mario Lemieux

near misses(within 1 game);
50 in 51gm(team's 54th game) - 1987-88 Mario Lemieux - scored #48 in the 48th game, but didn't score in games 49 & 50

Mid season 50 in 50 (8 times) - 50 or more goals in any 50 game stretch within one season, other than the players and seasons already listed in the previous two categories
53 in 50(50 in 49) - 1970-71 Phil Esposito (game 30 to 78) finished with 76 goals in 78 games
50 in 50(49 in 49) - 1980-81 Charlie Simmer (game 2 to 51) finished with 56 goals in 64 games
50 in 50(50 in 49) - 1885-86 Jari Kurri (game 23 to 71) finished with 68 goals in 78 games
52 in 50(50 in 48) - 1987-88 Mario Lemieux (game 4 to 51) finished with 70 goals in 77 games
51 in 50(50 in 49) - 1988-89 Bernie Nicholls (game 3 to 52) finished with 70 goals in 79 games
50 in 50(49 in 47) - 1989-90 Brett Hull (game 24 to game 73) finished with 72 goals in 80 games
51 in 50(50 in 47) - 1992-93 Teemu Selänne (game 27 to 76) finished with 76 goals in 84 games
51 in 50(50 in 49) - 2021-22 Auston Matthews (game 19 to 67) 58 goals and counting... in 67 games with 10 games remaining

mid season near misses(within 3 games);
49 in 50 - Wayne Gretzky 1982-83 (game 23 to 72)(50 in 51) finished with 71
49 in 50 - Phil Esposito 1971-72 (game 15 to 64)(50 in 53) finished with 66
48 in 50 - Phil Esposito 1974-75 (game 5 to 54)(50 in 51) finished with 61
48 in 50 - Lanny McDonald 1982-83 (game 29 to 78)(50 in 58)(50 in 54 if including playoff games) finished with 66
48 in 50 - Mario Lemieux 1986-87 (game 4 to 53)(50 in 52) finished with 54 in 63gm
48 in 50 - Pavel Bure 1993-94 (game 26 to 75)(50 in 55)(50 in 53 if including playoff games) finished with 60
47 in 50 - Steve Yzerman 1988-89 (game 13 to game 62)(50 in 52) finished with 65
47 in 50 - Steve Yzerman 1989-90 (game 21 to game 70)(50 in 55) finished with 62

Other situations;
50 in 50 including playoff games within the same season (1 time)
51 in 50 - Wayne Gretzky 1982-83 - (game 32 to 80 + playoff game 1)

near misses;
49 in 50 - Mike Bossy 1978-79 (game 32 to 80 + playoff game 1)(50 in 51)
47 in 49 - Mike Bossy 1982-83 (game 32 to 79 + playoff game 1 to 19)(50 in 55)
47 in 49 - Michel Goulet 1984-85 (game 28/29 to 69 + playoff game 1 to 8)(50 in 53)

50 in 50 across multiple seasons (3 times) - does not included any season(s) listed above where a player already achieved the feat, but can include near miss seasons.
53 in 50 - Phil Esposito 18 in 19 + 35 in 31 (game 60 to 78 1972-73 + game 1 to 31 1973-74) scored 50 in 45 games(16 in 17 + 34 in 28)
50 in 50 - Bobby Hull 41 in 42 + 9 in 8 (game 25 to 66 1966-67 + game 1 to 8 1967-68)
50 in 50 - Mike Bossy 27 in 25 + 23 in 25 (game 55 to 79 1982-83 + game 1 to 25 1983-84) ('unofficial' in 57 team games)

near misses;
49 in 50 - Steve Yzerman 15 in 16 + 34 in 34 (game 49 to 64 1987-88 + game 1 to 34 1988-89)
48 in 50 - Phil Esposito 14 in 16 + 34 in 34 (game 63 to 78 1973-74 + game 1 to 34 1974-75 )
48 in 50 - Alexander Ovechkin 22 in 21 + 26 in 29 (game 28 to 48 2013 + game 1 to 29 2013-14)
47 in 50 - Kevin Stevens 15 in 17 + 32 in 33 (game 64 to 80 1991-92 + game 1 to 33 1992-93)
47 in 50 - Pavel Bure 13 in 11 + 34 in 39 (game 1 to 11 1998-99 + game 1 to 39 1999-20 )

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Most goals within any 50 game stretch within one season - only incudes the single best 50 game stretch for each player for each season.
66 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (game 13 to 62)
63 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (game 8 to 57)
59 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (game 25 to 74)
59 - Brett Hull 1990-91 (game 18 to 67)
59 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 (game 16 to 64
56 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (game 9 to 58)
54 - Brett Hull 1991-92 (game 17 to 66)
53 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 (game 29 to 78)
53 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 (game 3 to 52)
52 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88 (game 4 to 53)
51 - Mike Bossy 1981-82 (game 2 to 51)
51 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 (multiple stretches)
51 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89 (game 3 to 52)
51 - Teemu Selänne 1992-93 (game 27 to 76)
51 - Auston Matthews 2021-22 (game 18 to 67)
all others scored 50 in 50 games

Fewest games needed to reach 50 goals from the start of a season
39 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 official
42 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 official
44 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 official (missed 2 team games during stretch)
44 - Cam Neely 1993-94 unofficial (missed 22 team games during stretch)
46 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 unofficial
48 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 unofficial (missed 24 team games during stretch)
49 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 official
49 - Brett Hull 1990-91 official
all others took 50 games

Fewest games needed to reach 50 goals in any stretch within a season
34 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 50 (game 32 to 65)
39 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 51 (game 21 to 59) 50 (game 24 to 62) 50 (game 26 to 64) 50 (game 33 to 71) 50 (game 34 to 72) 50 (game 35 to 73)
40 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 52 (game 18 to 57)
41 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 50 (game 13 to 53) 50 (game 15 to 55) 50 (game 16 to 56)
42 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 51 (game 2 to 43) 50 (game 1 to 42) 50 (game 3 to 44) 50 (game 7 to 48)
43 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 50 (game 5 to 47) 50 (game 8 to 50) 50 (game 10 to 51)

35 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 50 (game 32 to 66) coincidence? I think not
36 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 50 (game 12 to 47)
37 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 51 (game 13 to 49) 50 (game 3 to 39) 50 (game 6 to 42) 50 (game 7 to 43) 50 (game 9 to 45) 50 (game 10 to 46)
38 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 50 (game 4 to 41) 50 (game 19 to 56)
39 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 51 (game 24 to 62) 50 (game 20 to 58)
40 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 52 (game 16 to 55) 52 (game 35 to 74) 51 (game 22 to 61) 51 (game 25 to 66) 50 (game 14 to 53) 50 (game 26 to 65) 50 (game 34 to 73) 50 (game 36 to 75) 50 (game 37 to 76) 50 (game 38 to 77)

38 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 50 (game 23 to 60)
40 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 50 (game 15 to 54)
41 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 51 (game 20 to 60)
42 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 51 (game 18 to 59) 50 (game 26 to 67) 50 (game 27 to 68)
43 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 50 (game 11 to 53)

40 - Brett Hull 1990-91 50 (game 31 to 70)
41 - Brett Hull 1990-91 50 (game 27 to 67) 50 (game 28 to 68)
42 - Brett Hull 1990-91 51 (game 25 to 66)
43 - Brett Hull 1990-91 51 (game 18 to 60) 50(game 20 to 62) 51(game 23 to 65) 50 (game 32 to 74) 51(game 33 to 75) 50(game 36 to 78) 50(game 34 to 76)

others;
43 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 50 (game 2 to 44)
43 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 50 (game 32 to 74)
44 - Cam Neely 1993-94 50 (game 1 to 44)


Greatest number of times a player had stretches of 50 in 50 within the same season;
31 - Gretzky 81-82 (all opportunities i.e, no matter which games you use for the sting of 50 games the player scored 50 goals)
29 - Hull 90-91 (all opportunities)
28 - Mogilny 92-93 (all opportunities)
25 - Gretzky 83-84 (all opportunities)
24 - Hull 91-92 (all opportunities)
14 - Kurri 84-85
13 - Lemieux 88-89
11 - Lemieux 92-93 (all opportunities)
9 - Selanne 92-93
7 - Esposito 70-71
6 - Lemieux 95-96
5 - Hull 89-90

Most goals in 50 consecutive games across multiple seasons(modern era players in bold);
(credit to @MadLuke for compiling the information below)
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Joe Malone8212/19/19173/6/1920
Newsy Lalonde7712/22/19173/3/1920
Babe Dye751/17/19211/13/1923
Cy Denneny692/28/19203/4/1922
Wayne Gretzky6610/31/19812/19/1982
Mario Lemieux623/20/199311/18/1995
Frank Nighbor592/25/19181/8/1921
Brett Hull5911/13/19903/9/1991
Alexander Mogilny5911/22/19923/20/1993
Maurice Richard572/26/19442/17/1945
Cam Neely563/27/19933/7/1994
Punch Broadbent532/18/19192/15/1922
Phil Esposito5312/13/19704/4/1971
Howie Morenz5211/26/192912/11/1930
Teemu Selanne5212/29/199210/6/1993
Mike Bossy5110/12/19801/26/1981
Corb Denneny512/18/191912/28/1921
Reg Noble5112/19/19172/4/1920
Jari Kurri5110/11/19842/3/1985
Bernie Nicholls5110/9/19881/31/1989
Bobby Hull5012/21/196610/28/1967
Charlie Simmer5010/14/19801/26/1981


Longest streak of regular season games averaging a goal-a-game(modern era)
376 - Wayne Gretzky Dec 23 1980 to Nov 6 1985 (42 in 49 1981, 92 in 80 1982, 71 in 80 1983, 87 in 74 1984, 73 in 80 1985, 11 in 13 1996)
226 - Brett Hull Apr 27 1989 to Apr 2 1992 (3 in 3 1989, 72 in 80 1990, 86 in 78 1991, 66 in 66 1992)
174 - Mario Lemieux Feb 25 1992 to Oct 16 1996 (15 in 17 1992, 69 in 60 1993, 17 in 22 1994, 69 in 70 1996, 4 in 5 1997)
160 - Mario Lemieux Apr 4 1987 to Oct 17 1989 (1 in 1 1987, 70 in 77 1988, 85 in 76 1989, 4 in 6 1990) (also 188g in 189gm)
102 - Alexander Mogilny Dec 21 1991 to March 20 1993 (31 in 38 1992, 71 in 64 1993)
96 - Cam Neely Jan 17 1991 to March 20 1993 (26 in 28 1991, 9 in 9 1992, 11 in 13 1993, 50 in 46 1994)
91 - Phil Esposito Nov 18 1970 to Dec 5 1971 (63 in 67 1971, 24 in 28 1972) (also 119g in 120gm)
73 - Jari Kurri Oct 14 1984 to Oct 13 1985 (71 in 71 1985, 2 in 2 1986)
63 - Teemu Selänne Nov 27 1992 to Oct 6 1993 (60 in 62 1993, 3 in 1 1994)
62 - Mike Bossy Oct 28 1980 to Apr 22 1981

Longest streak averaging a goal-a-game, playoff games included(modern era)
379 - Wayne Gretzky Jan 28 1981 to Feb 27 1985 (30 in 33 +playoff 7 in 9 1980-81, 92 in 80 +playoff 5 in 5 1981-82, 71 in 80 +playoff 12 in 16 1982-83, 87 in 74 +playoff 12 in 16 1983-84, 62 in 63 1984-85)
237 - Brett Hull Apr 27 1989 to Apr 2 1992 (69 in 76 +playoff 12 in 11 1989-90, 86 in 78 +playoff 11 in 13 1990-91, 66 in 66 1991-92)
200 - Mario Lemieux Dec 10 1986 to Apr 29 1989 (33 in 36 1986-87, 70 in 77 1987-88, 85 in 76 1988-89 +playoff 12 in 11, 4 in 6 1989-90)
192 - Mario Lemieux Mar 19 1992 to Apr 14 1996 (8 in 7 +playoff 16 in 15 1991-92, 69 in 60 +playoff 8 in 11 1992-93, 17 in 22 +playoff 4 in 6 1993-94, 69 in 70 1995-96)
108 - Cam Neely Feb 9 1991 to March 20 1993 (18 in 19 +playoff 16 in 19 1990-91, 9 in 9 1991-92, 11 in 13 +playoff 4 in 4 1992-93, 50 in 44 1993-94)
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