Stanley Cup finals - leading scorers (1950-2023)

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Leading scorers in the Stanley Cup finals (1950-2023)

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	PIM
Mark Stone	2023	5	5	4	9	+2	0
Mikko Rantanen	2022	6	0	8	8	+1	2
Nikita Kucherov	2021	5	3	2	5	+4	0
Brayden Point	2020	6	5	3	8	-1	2
Nikita Kucherov	2020	6	1	7	8	0	2
Ryan O'Reilly	2019	7	5	4	9	5	2
Evgeny Kuznetsov	2018	5	1	7	8	5	2
Sidney Crosby	2017	6	1	6	7	5	6
Logan Couture	2016	6	2	4	6	0	0
Teuvo Teravainen	2015	6	2	2	4	0	0
Marian Hossa	2015	6	0	4	4	2	0
Victor Hedman	2015	6	0	4	4	0	0
Ryan Callahan	2015	6	1	3	4	1	0
Justin Williams	2014	5	2	5	7	2	2
Milan Lucic	2013	6	4	2	6	-1	0
Drew Doughty	2012	6	2	4	6	1	2
Mark Recchi	2011	7	3	4	7	3	4
Brad Marchand	2011	7	5	2	7	6	22
Daniel Briere	2010	6	3	9	12	5	2
Evgeni Malkin	2009	7	2	6	8	0	29
Marian Hossa	2008	6	3	4	7	1	2
Andy McDonald	2007	5	5	2	7	3	4
Eric Staal	2006	7	2	6	8	-2	4
Brad Richards	2004	7	4	5	9	-3	2
Patrik Elias	2003	7	3	4	7	3	4
Sergei Fedorov	2002	5	1	4	5	0	6
Joe Sakic	2001	7	4	5	9	2	2
Jason Arnott	2000	6	4	3	7	3	2
Mike Modano	1999	6	0	7	7	4	8
Tomas Holmstrom	1998	4	1	4	5	3	2
Doug Brown	1998	4	3	2	5	0	0
Sergei Fedorov	1997	4	3	3	6	2	2
Joe Sakic	1996	4	1	4	5	2	2
Peter Forsberg	1996	4	3	2	5	4	0
Neal Broten	1995	4	3	3	6	5	4
Brian Leetch	1994	7	5	6	11	-1	4
Wayne Gretzky	1993	5	2	5	7	1	2
Rick Tocchet	1992	4	2	6	8	3	2
Mario Lemieux	1991	5	5	7	12	5	6
Craig Simpson	1990	5	4	4	8	7	6
Jari Kurri	1990	5	3	5	8	4	2
Al MacInnis	1989	6	4	5	9	0	18
Wayne Gretzky	1988	5	3	10	13	4	0
Wayne Gretzky	1987	7	2	9	11	5	2
Mats Naslund	1986	5	3	4	7	2	0
Wayne Gretzky	1985	5	7	4	11	4	0
Paul Coffey	1985	5	3	8	11	0	6
Clark Gillies	1984	5	5	3	8	-1	0
Duane Sutter	1983	4	2	5	7	6	0
Denis Potvin	1982	4	2	7	9	2	4
Wayne Merrick	1981	5	3	5	8	3	0
Mike Bossy	1981	5	4	4	8	4	0
Mike Bossy	1980	6	4	7	11	1	4
Jacques Lemaire	1979	5	4	3	7	2	2
Larry Robinson	1978	6	2	4	6	4	4
Guy Lafleur	1977	4	2	7	9	5	4
Guy Lafleur	1976	4	2	5	7	5	2
Rick Martin	1975	6	2	4	6	1	6
Bill Barber	1975	6	2	4	6	2	0
Bobby Orr	1974	6	3	4	7	1	8
Jacques Lemaire	1973	6	3	9	12	6	0
Yvan Cournoyer	1973	6	6	6	12	3	0
Bobby Orr	1972	6	4	4	8	7	17
Ken Hodge	1972	6	5	3	8	4	19
Phil Esposito	1972	6	0	8	8	6	14
Bobby Hull	1971	7	3	6	9	4	8
Phil Esposito	1970	4	2	6	8	3	4
Dick Duff	1969	4	4	2	6	5	2
Yvan Cournoyer	1968	4	2	2	4	2	2
Jim Pappin	1967	6	4	4	8	0	6
Norm Ullman	1966	6	4	2	6	-1	6
J.C. Tremblay	1966	6	1	5	6	-2	0
Jean Beliveau	1965	7	5	5	10	-1	18
Frank Mahovlich	1964	7	1	7	8	3	0
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8	-4	8
Dave Keon	1963	5	4	2	6	6	0
Gordie Howe	1963	5	3	3	6	-2	8
Stan Mikita	1962	6	3	5	8	1	15
Bobby Hull	1962	6	4	4	8	-2	6
Pierre Pilote	1961	6	2	6	8	7	2
Gordie Howe	1961	6	1	7	8	-1	8
Henri Richard	1960	4	3	5	8	4	9
Bernie Geoffrion	1959	5	3	4	7		6
Ralph Backstrom	1959	5	3	4	7		8
Bernie Geoffrion	1958	6	5	3	8		0
Bernie Geoffrion	1957	5	4	2	6		2
Jean Beliveau	1956	5	7	3	10		8
Gordie Howe	1955	7	5	7	12		24
Alex Delvecchio	1954	7	2	4	6		0
Maurice Richard	1953	5	4	1	5		0
Gordie Howe	1952	4	2	1	3		2
Tony Leswick	1952	4	2	1	3		14
Ted Lindsay	1952	4	3	0	3		4
Marty Pavelich	1952	4	1	2	3		2
Metro Prystai	1952	4	2	1	3		0
Glen Skov	1952	4	1	2	3		12
Tod Sloan	1951	5	3	4	7		7
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7		4
Sid Abel	1950	7	5	2	7		2

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[Hockey Outsider]

Players who have led the Stanley Cup finals more than once (1950-2023)

5x - Gordie Howe****
4x - Wayne Gretzky*
3x - Bernie Geoffrion*
2x - Maurice Richard*, Jean Beliveau, Bobby Hull*, Yvan Cournoyer*, Bobby Orr*, Phil Esposito*, Jacques Lemaire*, Guy Lafleur, Mike Bossy*, Sergei Fedorov, Joe Sakic*, Marian Hossa*, Nikita Kucherov*

* Denotes being tied for the lead

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Players who led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, while on the losing team

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts
Logan Couture	2016	6	2	4	6
Victor Hedman	2015	6	0	4	4
Ryan Callahan	2015	6	1	3	4
Milan Lucic	2013	6	4	2	6
Daniel Briere	2010	6	3	9	12
Wayne Gretzky	1993	5	2	5	7
Clark Gillies	1984	5	5	3	8
Bobby Orr	1974	6	3	4	7
Bobby Hull	1971	7	3	6	9
J.C. Tremblay	1966	6	1	5	6
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1963	5	3	3	6
Stan Mikita	1962	6	3	5	8
Bobby Hull	1962	6	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1961	6	1	7	8
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7

The only players to lead the SCF in scoring outright (not tied) in a losing cause were Hull (1971), Orr (1974), Gillies (1984), Gretzky (1993), Briere (2010), Lucic (2013) and Couture (2016).

 

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Players who led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, while winning the Conn Smythe

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts
Ryan O'Reilly	2019	7	5	4	9
Sidney Crosby	2017	6	1	6	7
Justin Williams	2014	5	2	5	7
Evgeni Malkin	2009	7	2	6	8
Brad Richards	2004	7	4	5	9
Joe Sakic	1996	4	1	4	5
Brian Leetch	1994	7	5	6	11
Mario Lemieux	1991	5	5	7	12
Al MacInnis	1989	6	4	5	9
Wayne Gretzky	1988	5	3	10	13
Wayne Gretzky	1985	5	7	4	11
Larry Robinson	1978	6	2	4	6
Guy Lafleur	1977	4	2	7	9
Yvan Cournoyer	1973	6	6	6	12
Bobby Orr	1972	6	4	4	8
Jean Beliveau	1965	7	5	5	10
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8
Pierre Pilote	1961	6	2	6	8
Bernie Geoffrion	1957	5	4	2	6
Jean Beliveau	1956	5	7	3	10
Gordie Howe	1955	7	5	7	12
Maurice Richard	1953	5	4	1	5
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7

Jean Beliveau won the first Conn Smythe in 1965. The players listed before were retroactively selected by the Society for International Hockey Research - you can decide how credible those selections are.

Of the 99 players who have led the SCF in scoring (or tied for the lead), only 23 of them won the Conn Smythe (official or retro).

 

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Players who led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, and led the playoffs in scoring overall

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts
Nikita Kucherov	2021	5	3	2	5
Ryan O'Reilly	2019	7	5	4	9
Evgeny Kuznetsov	2018	5	1	7	8
Logan Couture	2016	6	2	4	6
Daniel Briere	2010	6	3	9	12
Evgeni Malkin	2009	7	2	6	8
Eric Staal	2006	7	2	6	8
Brad Richards	2004	7	4	5	9
Joe Sakic	2001	7	4	5	9
Joe Sakic	1996	4	1	4	5
Brian Leetch	1994	7	5	6	11
Wayne Gretzky	1993	5	2	5	7
Mario Lemieux	1991	5	5	7	12
Craig Simpson	1990	5	4	4	8
Al MacInnis	1989	6	4	5	9
Wayne Gretzky	1988	5	3	10	13
Wayne Gretzky	1987	7	2	9	11
Wayne Gretzky	1985	5	7	4	11
Mike Bossy	1981	5	4	4	8
Jacques Lemaire	1979	5	4	3	7
Larry Robinson	1978	6	2	4	6
Guy Lafleur	1977	4	2	7	9
Yvan Cournoyer	1973	6	6	6	12
Bobby Orr	1972	6	4	4	8
Phil Esposito	1972	6	0	8	8
Phil Esposito	1970	4	2	6	8
Jim Pappin	1967	6	4	4	8
Norm Ullman	1966	6	4	2	6
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1963	5	3	3	6
Stan Mikita	1962	6	3	5	8
Pierre Pilote	1961	6	2	6	8
Gordie Howe	1961	6	1	7	8
Henri Richard	1960	4	3	5	8
Bernie Geoffrion	1957	5	4	2	6
Jean Beliveau	1956	5	7	3	10
Gordie Howe	1955	7	5	7	12
Gordie Howe	1952	4	2	1	3
Ted Lindsay	1952	4	3	0	3
Metro Prystai	1952	4	2	1	3
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7

Howe, Esposito, Gretzky and Sakic are the only players to lead the SCF series in scoring, along with the playoffs overall, more than once.

Nearly half of the players listed here (19 of 41) won the Conn Smythe (official or retro).

 

[GlitchMarner]

Shouldn't Richards be included in that second last table?

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Shouldn't Richards be included in that second last table?

I caught that as well - that's been updated.

 

[sharkhawk]

Players who led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, while on the losing team

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts
Logan Couture	2016	6	2	4	6
Teuvo Teravainen	2015	6	2	2	4
Milan Lucic	2013	6	4	2	6
Daniel Briere	2010	6	3	9	12
Wayne Gretzky	1993	5	2	5	7
Clark Gillies	1984	5	5	3	8
Bobby Orr	1974	6	3	4	7
Bobby Hull	1971	7	3	6	9
J.C. Tremblay	1966	6	1	5	6
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1963	5	3	3	6
Stan Mikita	1962	6	3	5	8
Bobby Hull	1962	6	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1961	6	1	7	8
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

The only players to lead the SCF in scoring outright (not tied) in a losing cause were Hull (1971), Orr (1974), Gillies (1984), Gretzky (1993), Briere (2010), Lucic (2013) and Couture (2016).

change 2015 from Teuvo to Callahan and hedman

 

[Hockey Outsider]

change 2015 from Teuvo to Callahan and hedman

Good catch - this has been updated.

 

[GlitchMarner]

change 2015 from Teuvo to Callahan and hedman

Cally led the 2015 SCF in scoring?! Wouldn't have guessed that.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

This thread has been updated for 2019. Ryan O'Reilly led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, led the playoffs in scoring overall (tied), and won the Conn Smythe.

 

[frisco]

Has it really been four years since Hossa dominated the SC Finals with a zero goal, four assist performance (in six games) for the ages?

My Best-Carey

 

[VanIslander]

So only three players have ever scored more goals in the Stanley Cup Finals than Ryan O'Reilly, and no one since Gretzky in 1985.

 

[The Panther]

One interesting stat that came up with O'Reilly's Conn Smythe is that he is the first player since Gretzky in 1985 to score a goal in four straight Finals' games. (Incidentally, Gretzky also scored in games 1 and 2 of the 1987 Final, so should that count as six straight games?)

 

[VanIslander]

Players who have led the Stanley Cup finals more than once (1950-2018)

5x - Gordie Howe****
4x - Wayne Gretzky*
3x - Bernie Geoffrion*

Yet another piece of evidence of how underappreciated BOOM BOOM is.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Very surprised to see hossa led the finals twice in scoring. Also Sakic

 

[VanIslander]

Very surprised to see hossa led the finals twice in scoring. Also Sakic

Both guys who played a 120-ft. game, unlike most offensive stars.

 

[vikash1987]

Jim Pappin leading the Leafs in ‘67: highly under-appreciated IMO.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Yvan Cournoyer quite underrated on this board. Problem with him is his prime was from 1968 to 1974, especially the 1971 and 1973 Stanley Cups (plus the 1972 Summit Series), which are outshone by the Orr and Esposito show and squeezed between two Montreal dynasties (in which he played but not at his best). Also squeezed between Béliveau and Lafleur as a french-canadian superstar, so he gets lost in the shuffle.

His performance in the 1973 Finals was clutch and he was a consistent money player throughout this window.

His numbers are also lowered by playing for Montreal who used a four lines rotation.

 

[scott clam]

Wow, Howe really was a monster.

 

[Staniowski]

Yvan Cournoyer quite underrated on this board. Problem with him is his prime was from 1968 to 1974, especially the 1971 and 1973 Stanley Cups (plus the 1972 Summit Series), which are outshone by the Orr and Esposito show and squeezed between two Montreal dynasties (in which he played but not at his best). Also squeezed between Béliveau and Lafleur as a french-canadian superstar, so he gets lost in the shuffle.

His performance in the 1973 Finals was clutch and he was a consistent money player throughout this window.

His numbers are also lowered by playing for Montreal who used a four lines rotation.

Yeah, I like Cournoyer.

He was a great goal scorer, good hockey sense, great speed obviously, clutch player. His game was pretty adaptable.

 

[Ivo]

Players who led the Stanley Cup finals in scoring, while on the losing team

Name	Year	GP	G	A	Pts
Logan Couture	2016	6	2	4	6
Victor Hedman	2015	6	0	4	4
Ryan Callahan	2015	6	1	3	4
Milan Lucic	2013	6	4	2	6
Daniel Briere	2010	6	3	9	12
Wayne Gretzky	1993	5	2	5	7
Clark Gillies	1984	5	5	3	8
Bobby Orr	1974	6	3	4	7
Bobby Hull	1971	7	3	6	9
J.C. Tremblay	1966	6	1	5	6
Gordie Howe	1964	7	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1963	5	3	3	6
Stan Mikita	1962	6	3	5	8
Bobby Hull	1962	6	4	4	8
Gordie Howe	1961	6	1	7	8
Maurice Richard	1951	5	5	2	7

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

The only players to lead the SCF in scoring outright (not tied) in a losing cause were Hull (1971), Orr (1974), Gillies (1984), Gretzky (1993), Briere (2010), Lucic (2013) and Couture (2016).

You missed Hossa in 2008. He was on the losing team (Penguins).

 

[Ivo]

Very surprised to see hossa led the finals twice in scoring. Also Sakic

Not many players in the last 20 years played in as many SC finals as Hossa did.

 

[HF007]

Wow, Howe really was a monster.

4 team playoffs lol

 

[scott clam]

4 team playoffs lol

it's still more times than anyone else from his era, lol

Let alone all the other eras.

5 goals and 7 assists in a 7 game SCF series, and in the O6 era, no less. Legendary.