Consecutive goals without a power play goal

[Johnny Engine]

Michael Grabner hasn't scored a power play goal since 2013, and if I'm counting correctly, he's scored 96 goals in a row since his last one.
I've been poking around trying to figure out how close that is to the record. I've been looking at long-career defensive forwards who consistently show up and put a few goals on the board each year, and it looks like Bob Gainey had a stretch of 101 goals in the 80s that eclipses what Grabner has done so far, but is certainly within reach. Luce, Draper, Maltby, Madden, Pandolfo all have power play goals interspersed throughout their body of work, while guys like Joel Otto actually did some damage on the power play themselves.
Anyone else I should be looking at to figure this out? Or is there a better, more automatic way to figure this out?

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[Johnny Engine]

He got another one last night! 97 and counting.

 

[The Head Crusher]

Here is the best I could find:

Jim Peplinski scored 114 consecutive goals after his last power play goal on Nov 9, 1982.

Mike McPhee scored the first 93 goals of his career before he got a power play goal.

Jamal Mayers who had 90 career goals and no power play.

 

[Johnny Engine]

Thanks for that. I'm gradually going through a list of 227 players with 90+ career goals and -20 power play goals, and there are a few interesting takeaways so far:

- a few cases where a trade prompts a change in a player's role. Dave Poulin scored his last power play goal with Philadelphia in March 1989, then scored 16 more before going to Boston and Washington, where scored 44 in a row, bringing him to 60. Gaetan Duschesne got a power play goal in his last game with the Nordiques, then scored 60 more goals on a handful of other teams with no power play success. Matt Stajan scored his last power play goal with Toronto in January 2010, and added 3 more goals before a trade to Calgary, where he brought his streak to 62 goals.
- The only full-time defensemen who show up on the list are Flash Hollett (we know he played forward some, but he's listed as a D), Phil Russell, and Harry Howell. Russell appears to have the longest streak of the three at 34 goals between 1981 and 1987.
- There aren't a lot of guys who strike me as similar to Grabner, a fast offense-oriented forward who doesn't score on the power play. One notable exception might be Jason Chimera, who has only 14 of his 186 career goals on the power play, but has no notably long streaks to speak of.
- Connor McDavid is on the list . His longest streak is only 12 goals, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that his peers (Sid, Jagr, etc) rarely go even that long. Upon saying that, I looked and Auston Matthews scored 18 even-strength goals in a row last year - Matthews has 17 power play goals in his career but only 84 in total, so he didn't make the list. He'll have to wait to add to that as he's injured, but now that he's playing on a better unit this year, it'll be interesting to see whether he hits 20 power play goals or 90 goals first.

 

[Johnny Engine]

Woody Dumart scored 44 non-power play goals betweeen 1939 and 1941, and then either 45 or 46 between 1947-1950, depending on the order he scored his goals on March 5th (my birthday!), 1950.

Don Marcotte scored 52 in a row between 1973-1975.

Would not be surprised if these stood as records in their time.

It would take more digging to figure out which of Peplinski, Gainey or McPhee would have broken (maybe) Marcotte's record as all of them were going at the same time. It also could have been Craig Ramsay, who scored 67 in a row starting around the same time, but he retired while those three were still going.

 

[Johnny Engine]

Well, I now know that neither Marcotte or Ramsay ever held the record.
Marcotte's teammate Terry O'Reilly had a 68-goal run, passing Marcotte in 1976 and finally scoring on the powerplay in 1977.
But years before that, Tony Leswick scored his last power play goal for New York in 1950, and scored 71 more for the Rangers, Wings and Hawks. I'd be very surprised if that wasn't the record at the time, and it looks like it stood until well into the 80s.

Bob Errey had a 108-goal run from 1987-1993, despite scoring 26 goals on the same shallow Penguins team that Rob Brown got 49 goals for. He passed Gainey for the second longest streak, but followed Peplinski by several years and came 6 goals short. Doug Smail's 86 goals in the same time frame are also notable.

 

[morehockeystats]

I've done my counts, and the results are similar to the TS, but not identical. I have Peplinski leading with 126 and Grabner only at 93. Here's what I got:
Top 10 streaks:


JIM PEPLINSKI 126 19821123: WSH @ CGY, 41:22 to RETIREMENT
BILL COOK 124 19261116: MMR @ NYR, 38:37 to 19310222: PIR @ NYR, 04:53
BOB GAINEY 119 19811205: CGY @ MTL, 47:25 to 19881231: MTL @ EDM, 08:00
BOB ERREY 118 19870107: WSH @ PIT, 12:26 to 19931105: DAL @ SJS, 59:44
PASCAL DUPUIS 103 20061122: MIN @ MTL, 38:27 to 20120418: PIT @ PHI, 34:59
CHARLIE CONACHER 101 19291114: CHI @ TOR, 29:35 to 19330305: TOR @ CHI, 28:30
ANDREW COGLIANO(*) 101 20111226: ANA @ SJS, 32:46 to 20180418: ANA @ SJS, 47:53
COONEY WEILAND 100 19290312: CHI @ BOS, 18:49 to 19321227: MMR @ SEN, 42:25
DERRICK SMITH 96 19841023: PHI @ DAL, 48:19 to RETIREMENT
FRANK BOUCHER 96 19220204: HAM @ SEN, 30:25 to 19310208: CHI @ NYR, 01:08

Grabner is at #12

Top 5 active streaks:
MICHAEL GRABNER(*) 93 20130416: FLA @ NYI, 23:33 to CURRENT
ANTOINE ROUSSEL(*) 68 20130201: ARI @ DAL, 09:53 to CURRENT
NATE THOMPSON(*) 60 20081104: NYI @ NYR, 43:18 to CURRENT
CAL CLUTTERBUCK(*) 56 20130130: CHI @ MIN, 20:59 to CURRENT
KYLE BRODZIAK(*) 50 20130325: MIN @ DAL, 52:38 to CURRENT

The active player with the longest streak (although the streak is over) is Andrew Cogliano with 101 goal in 6.5 seasons between to PP goals.
Attached is the file with players of max streaks of 40 and over. One longest streak per player.

I may create a rubrique 'Assortment' on my website and pile all these little researches in there.

 

[Johnny Engine]

I've done my counts, and the results are similar to the TS, but not identical. I have Peplinski leading with 126 and Grabner only at 93. Here's what I got:
Top 10 streaks:


JIM PEPLINSKI 126 19821123: WSH @ CGY, 41:22 to RETIREMENT
BILL COOK 124 19261116: MMR @ NYR, 38:37 to 19310222: PIR @ NYR, 04:53
BOB GAINEY 119 19811205: CGY @ MTL, 47:25 to 19881231: MTL @ EDM, 08:00
BOB ERREY 118 19870107: WSH @ PIT, 12:26 to 19931105: DAL @ SJS, 59:44
PASCAL DUPUIS 103 20061122: MIN @ MTL, 38:27 to 20120418: PIT @ PHI, 34:59
CHARLIE CONACHER 101 19291114: CHI @ TOR, 29:35 to 19330305: TOR @ CHI, 28:30
ANDREW COGLIANO(*) 101 20111226: ANA @ SJS, 32:46 to 20180418: ANA @ SJS, 47:53
COONEY WEILAND 100 19290312: CHI @ BOS, 18:49 to 19321227: MMR @ SEN, 42:25
DERRICK SMITH 96 19841023: PHI @ DAL, 48:19 to RETIREMENT
FRANK BOUCHER 96 19220204: HAM @ SEN, 30:25 to 19310208: CHI @ NYR, 01:08

Grabner is at #12

Top 5 active streaks:
MICHAEL GRABNER(*) 93 20130416: FLA @ NYI, 23:33 to CURRENT
ANTOINE ROUSSEL(*) 68 20130201: ARI @ DAL, 09:53 to CURRENT
NATE THOMPSON(*) 60 20081104: NYI @ NYR, 43:18 to CURRENT
CAL CLUTTERBUCK(*) 56 20130130: CHI @ MIN, 20:59 to CURRENT
KYLE BRODZIAK(*) 50 20130325: MIN @ DAL, 52:38 to CURRENT

The active player with the longest streak (although the streak is over) is Andrew Cogliano with 101 goal in 6.5 seasons between to PP goals.
Attached is the file with players of max streaks of 40 and over. One longest streak per player.

I may create a rubrique 'Assortment' on my website and pile all these little researches in there.

- Do your results include the playoffs? None of mine did, and that would explain the much higher totals for Peplinski and Gainey.
- Cook, Conacher, Weiland and Boucher should probably not be on the leaderboard as no power play goals are recorded at all before 1933-34 (not sure which source you're using, but none of the ones I've looked at do). All 4 of them regularly started recording power play goals as soon as they started recording them, so there's almost no chance any of them were being used like Grabner and others, especially with a smaller roster size than today.
- Any chance you could restrict your scan to throw out everything before 1933?
- Furthermore, any chance you could generate a list of the longest streaks from 1933 to say, 1987 or so, to more fully flesh out the progression of the record?

 

[morehockeystats]

- Do your results include the playoffs? None of mine did, and that would explain the much higher totals for Peplinski and Gainey.
- Cook, Conacher, Weiland and Boucher should probably not be on the leaderboard as no power play goals are recorded at all before 1933-34 (not sure which source you're using, but none of the ones I've looked at do). All 4 of them regularly started recording power play goals as soon as they started recording them, so there's almost no chance any of them were being used like Grabner and others, especially with a smaller roster size than today.
- Any chance you could restrict your scan to throw out everything before 1933?
- Furthermore, any chance you could generate a list of the longest streaks from 1933 to say, 1987 or so, to more fully flesh out the progression of the record?

I do include playoffs.
I can set a run 1933-1987; I can generate the progression of the max streak regardless.
I think it's logical to include playoffs.
I have collected all available boxscore live feeds from the NHL 1917-2018.
The earliest PPG I could find was in 1918/19 (I exlcuded PO against the PCHA team in 1917/18), NHL game ID 1918020018:

"result" : {
"event" : "Goal",
"eventCode" : "SEN4590",
"eventTypeId" : "GOAL",
"description" : "Harry Cameron (9) , assists: Frank Nighbor (4)",
"strength" : {
"code" : "PPG",
"name" : "Power Play"
},
"gameWinningGoal" : true,
"emptyNet" : false
},
"about" : {
"eventIdx" : 4,
"eventId" : 4590,
"period" : 4,
"periodType" : "OVERTIME",
"ordinalNum" : "OT",
"periodTime" : "16:30",
"periodTimeRemaining" : "",
"dateTime" : "1919-01-31T01:00:00Z",
"goals" : {
"away" : 2,
"home" : 3
}
},

 

[The Head Crusher]

You can add 2 more for Brodziak after last night.

 

[morehockeystats]

- Do your results include the playoffs? None of mine did, and that would explain the much higher totals for Peplinski and Gainey.
- Cook, Conacher, Weiland and Boucher should probably not be on the leaderboard as no power play goals are recorded at all before 1933-34 (not sure which source you're using, but none of the ones I've looked at do). All 4 of them regularly started recording power play goals as soon as they started recording them, so there's almost no chance any of them were being used like Grabner and others, especially with a smaller roster size than today.
- Any chance you could restrict your scan to throw out everything before 1933?
- Furthermore, any chance you could generate a list of the longest streaks from 1933 to say, 1987 or so, to more fully flesh out the progression of the record?

Here's the progression from 1933 to Peplinski:

LS: 19331109: ARMAND MONDOU 1
LS: 19331109: CHARLIE CONACHER 2
LS: 19331114: EARL ROCHE 3
LS: 19331112: JOHN SORRELL 4
LS: 19331116: LARRY AURIE 5
LS: 19331114: EARL ROCHE 6
LS: 19331114: EARL ROCHE 7
LS: 19331121: AUREL JOLIAT 8
LS: 19331223: CHARLIE CONACHER 9
LS: 19331121: AUREL JOLIAT 10
LS: 19331223: CHARLIE CONACHER 11
LS: 19331121: AUREL JOLIAT 12
LS: 19331223: CHARLIE CONACHER 13
LS: 19331223: CHARLIE CONACHER 14
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 15
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 16
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 17
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 18
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 19
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 20
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 21
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 22
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 23
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 24
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 25
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 26
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 27
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 28
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 29
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 30
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 31
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 32
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 33
LS: 19331123: MARTY BARRY 34
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 35
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 36
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 37
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 38
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 39
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 40
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 41
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 42
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 43
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 44
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 45
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 46
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 47
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 48
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 49
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 50
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 51
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 52
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 53
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 54
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 55
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 56
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 57
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 58
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 59
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 60
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 61
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 62
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 63
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 64
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 65
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 66
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 67
LS: 19350309: CHARLIE SANDS 68
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 69
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 70
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 71
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 72
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 73
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 74
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 75
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 76
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 77
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 78
LS: 19681219: ED WESTFALL 79
LS: 19770330: STAN JONATHAN 80
LS: 19770330: STAN JONATHAN 81
LS: 19770330: STAN JONATHAN 82
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 83
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 84
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 85
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 86
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 87
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 88
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 89
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 90
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 91
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 92
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 93
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 94
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 95
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 96
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 97
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 98
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 99
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 100
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 101
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 102
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 103
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 104
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 105
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 106
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 107
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 108
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 109
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 110
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 111
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 112
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 113
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 114
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 115
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 116
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 117
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 118
LS: 19811205: BOB GAINEY 119
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 120
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 121
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 122
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 123
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 124
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 125
LS: 19821123: JIM PEPLINSKI 126

 

[morehockeystats]

Grabner is now at 101 goal, ties Cogliano for the longest streak of an active player. Still way to go until Peplinski is reached.

 

[morehockeystats]

And Grabner just scored 102nd today!

 

[Fixxer]

Grabner is a breakaway machine. Why play on the PP. lol

 

[Johnny Engine]

Good to see him back to work on his streak!

Grabner is a breakaway machine. Why play on the PP. lol

I guess the only reason that would make sense is that in an age where teams are pretty consistently running 4F-1D power plays, it's not inconceivable that Grabner might be your 8th most dangerous forward, even from a stationary position. But I guess he isn't, any he still gets his goals, so why use him another way.
It reminds me of the number of Leafs fans who were in a tizzy about exciting young Kasperi Kapanen being passed over for some not so great options like Leo Komarov and Connor Brown. He's since found himself in that 7th or 8th forward spot, but it's pretty obvious by now that he's far better at scoring in other ways.

 

[Albatros]

His record is tarnished by a PP assist in February 2018. What's worse, he also had a shot on goal himself.

 

[Johnny Engine]

Really padding your stats there, Mike.