50 Goals vs 100 Points

50 Goals vs 100 Points


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qwerty

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Say you're a player in the NHL, which mark would mean more for you personally to reach, 50 goal mark or 100 point mark?

For me personally, I think hitting the century mark is more impressive because that 3 digit number really pops on a stat sheet, but 50 goals seems to have more prestige behind it and seems to be a much harder mark to reach unless your name is Alex Ovechkin.
 

Janjua

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I'd rather be a 30/40 goal 100 point guy than a 50 goal 80/90 point guy but that's just me.
 

KevinRedkey

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Since the lockout:
100 points: 36 times by 21 different players
50 goals: 21 times by 11 different players

Note:
Gaudreau and MacKinnon are close to 100 points and may add to that total. Same with Tavares and Draisatl for goals.
 
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Meeqs

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They're both crazy impressive to the point where if you get either you probably don't care. However, if you play with talented players they could boost you to 100 points but there is no way you every get 50 unless you are that good.

I would say 50g scorers are more rare and harder to get so that one likely means more on an individual level.
 

CloutierForVezina

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Since 05-06, there have been 36 different 100p seasons, done by 21 different players.
Since 05-06, there have been 21 different 50g seasons, done by 11 different players.

Since 07-08, there have been 22 different 100p seasons, done by 12 different players.
Since 07-08, there have been 14 different 50g seasons, done by 7 different players.

In each time frame, 50g seasons are significantly rarer than 100p seasons. What's even crazier is Ovechkin is basically a one making wrecking crew, as he accounts for a full half of the 50g seasons since 07-08. Take him out and you're looking at only 7 50g seasons by 6 different players in the last 12 years. In the same time frame, the most 100p seasons anyone racked up was 3, which was done by 4 separate players.
 
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filinski77

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There have been 281 occurrences of a player hitting 100 points or more in the history of the NHL, 195 for 50 goal seasons.

Then as you look post-lockout, as others above have mentioned, 50 goal seasons are much rarer.
- Take out Ovi's 50 goal seasons (the most in the time frame) = 13 times
- Take out Crosbys five 100 points seasons (most in the time frame) = 31 times
 
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Leafsrock95

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Doesn’t matter which is more common for the most part you take the 100 pt player. I wouldn’t take ovechkin over anybody currently with 100 points.
 
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authentic

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Depends on who the players are mostly, I don't buy that because something is more rare it's better. Is Ovechkin really better than any of the players with 100 points this season or last? Maybe Draisaitl and Giroux, that's it.
 

KoozNetsOff 92

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In the last 6 seasons (13/14-18/19) there have been 4 50 goal seasons, all by OV. There have been 11 100pt seasons by 7 different players.

Answer is easily 50 goals.
 

Bounces R Way

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I don't have any stats to back this up but for me assists and proven playmakers are the more sustainable producers and the mark of a better hockey player. I find goalscorers' goal scoring(Ovechkin excluded) to vary much more year to year.

Both are very impressive but I think joining the century mark is a little bit moreso.
 

Plural

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They're both crazy impressive to the point where if you get either you probably don't care. However, if you play with talented players they could boost you to 100 points but there is no way you every get 50 unless you are that good.

I would say 50g scorers are more rare and harder to get so that one likely means more on an individual level.

Cheechoo?
 

Brucelenok

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Unless OP is asking exactly 100 points, it is 50 goals AINEC. Pretty much what most people mentioned above, how many players scored 50+ goals after a lock-out and how many 100 points? Here we go. Unless a player has 110+ points, it is 50 goals easily for me.
 

Meeqs

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Cheechoo?

I considered this but I feel like there would need to be more than one instance in over a decade for it to be really a notable factor.

In the end I still feel like its much easier for elite players to raise the point totals of their line mates at an easier and higher rate than it would be to increase their goal total.

Also points are more consistent than goals imo.
 

Llamamoto

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I guess it depends on what kind of player you are. I personally play a playmaking game, so I'd prefer the century mark.
 

Plural

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I considered this but I feel like there would need to be more than one instance in over a decade for it to be really a notable factor.

In the end I still feel like its much easier for elite players to raise the point totals of their line mates at an easier and higher rate than it would be to increase their goal total.

Also points are more consistent than goals imo.

There are other instances too. Like Hejduk and Forsberg, Gretzky with several players, etc. etc.

But I think you are on to something. If we're talking about the elite of the elite, those guys usually score goals no matter what. I think it's more common for your average top-6 forward to see increase in goal totals if paired with an elite playmaker. But when it comes to the guys who are consistently at the top of the league in goals, they seem to be able to score goals with and without anyone.

I haven't really looked in to it, but when I have time I will. Look up how often players have been able to finish top-3/5/10 in points and how often top-3/5/10 in goals. If I'd have to bet, I'd say it's more common for players to consistently finish near the top in points times than goals.
 

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