Who has the most seasons of being their team's #1 scorer?

[Nick Hansen]

I was looking over Mark Recchi's career by accident and it made an impression on me that he was his teams #1 scorer 7x times through his career on different teams over a period of 13 years.

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Now, I don't think he tops the list with regards to this, most probably that title belongs to Gretzky although I haven't looked into it. So who are some other players noteworthy in this aspect?

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[MadLuke]

t. So who are some other players noteworthy in this aspect?

First non art ross winner to think of was Sundin, he lead the leafs 8 season in a row (12 of is 13 season with the leaf he lead the team in scoring), did lead the Nordique at least once.

 

[GlitchMarner]

First non art ross winner to think of was Sundin, he lead the leafs 8 season in a row (12 of is 13 season with the leaf he lead the team in scoring), did lead the Nordique at least once.

He had 13 seasons in his NHL career where he led a team in scoring.

 

[BenchBrawl]

First non art ross winner to think of was Sundin, he lead the leafs 8 season in a row (12 of is 13 season with the leaf he lead the team in scoring), did lead the Nordique at least once.

I'd check Mike Modano too, in the same vein.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Without checking, I figure Gordie Howe must be #2 behind Gretzky.

 

[GMR]

Ovechkin led the Capitals in scoring his first 10 seasons.

Kuznetsov eventually got him in 2016 and Backstrom in 2017. However, Ovechkin led them in scoring again in 2018 and 2019. So 12 times total.

 

[The Panther]

I believe Gretzky did this 19 times in his 20 seasons. (The lone exception being 1992-93 when he missed half the season.)

That is a little surprising about Recchi.

I think Vince Damphousse does surprisingly well, too.

 

[solidmotion]

i count howe at 17. modano at 10 i think.

thornton also has 10, which funnily enough doesn't include 2006.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Jarome Iginla was his team's best scorer 12 times, 11x with the Flames and once with Colorado (59 pts together with Landeskog).

Sakic also led his team in scoring 12x.

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

modano at 10 i think.

thornton also has 10, which funnily enough doesn't include 2006.

Add Stan Mikita to the '10 times, total' list. Thought I'd go and check Bathgate, too- only came up with eight. [But they were consecutive.] Kane is sitting at 7, but he has a four-in-a-row going.

Looked up Jágr: 11 times with three different teams (PIT/WSH/NYR).

 

[Orange Dragon]

Looked up Jágr: 11 times with three different teams (PIT/WSH/NYR).

Jagr actually did it 13 times with 5 different teams. You are missing 13/14 NJD and 15/16 FLA.

 

[Vujtek]

Most times leading their team in points (NOTE: In cases where multiple players tied for the lead in points, I have not used any tiebreaker but have given each of them nod as leading their team in scoring), minimum of five times:

19 Wayne Gretzky       (1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
17 Gordie Howe         (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70)
13 Mats Sundin         (1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08)
13 Jaromir Jagr        (1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2013-14, 2015-16)
12 Gilbert Perreault   (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85)
12 Marcel Dionne       (1971-72, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85)
12 Dale Hawerchuk      (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94)
12 Joe Sakic           (1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07)
12 Jarome Iginla       (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15)
12 Alexander Ovechkin  (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18, 2018-19) - active
11 Steve Yzerman       (1983-84, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00)
11 Mario Lemieux       (1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2002-03)
11 Mike Modano         (1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06)
11 Anze Kopitar        (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19) - active
10 Phil Esposito       (1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80)
10 Joe Thornton        (1999-00, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16) - active
10 Sidney Crosby       (2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19) - active
9 Andy Bathgate        (1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68)
9 Bernie Federko       (1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88)
9 Brett Hull           (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2003-04)
9 Mark Recchi          (1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2003-04)
9 Alexei Yashin        (1993-94, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06)
9 Paul Kariya          (1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08)
9 Eric Staal           (2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18) - active
8 Stan Mikita          (1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75)
8 Darryl Sittler       (1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80)
8 Bobby Clarke         (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1982-83)
8 Guy Lafleur          (1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1983-84)
8 Jeremy Roenick       (1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03)
8 Doug Weight          (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2006-07)
8 Teemu Selänne        (1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2011-12)
8 Patrik Elias         (1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2012-13)
8 Ryan Getzlaf         (2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19) - active
7 Cy Denneny           (1917-18, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27)
7 Howie Morenz         (1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32)
7 Nels Stewart         (1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34)
7 Frank Mahovlich      (1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1971-72, 1973-74)
7 Denis Savard         (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88)
7 Peter Stastny        (1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89)
7 Theoren Fleury       (1990-91, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
7 Pierre Turgeon       (1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 2000-01)
7 Ron Francis          (1982-83, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1999-00, 2001-02)
7 Pavel Bure           (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02)
7 Miroslav Satan       (1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06)
7 Markus Näslund       (1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06)
7 Shane Doan           (2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)
7 Ray Whitney          (1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2011-12)
7 Pavel Datsyuk        (2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13)
7 Rick Nash            (2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15)
7 John Tavares         (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) - active
7 Patrick Kane         (2007-08, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) - active
7 Claude Giroux        (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19) - active
6 Paul Thompson        (1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38)
6 Marty Barry          (1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1938-39)
6 Bill Cowley          (1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1944-45)
6 Jean Beliveau        (1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1970-71)
6 Bobby Hull           (1959-60, 1961-62, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72)
6 Jean Ratelle         (1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77)
6 Tom Lysiak           (1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81)
6 Dennis Maruk         (1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83)
6 Mike Bossy           (1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86)
6 Pat LaFontaine       (1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1995-96)
6 Adam Oates           (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01)
6 Luc Robitaille       (1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2003-04)
6 Daniel Alfredsson    (1995-96, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14)
6 Henrik Sedin         (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14)
6 Phil Kessel          (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15) - active
6 Henrik Zetterberg    (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)
6 Max Pacioretty       (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) - active
6 Daniel Sedin         (2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18)
6 Zach Parise          (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2018-19) - active
5 Babe Dye             (1920-21, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25)
5 Normie Himes         (1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33)
5 Frank Boucher        (1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1933-34, 1934-35)
5 Toe Blake            (1938-39, 1939-40, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1945-46)
5 Syl Apps Sr.         (1936-37, 1938-39, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1947-48)
5 Maurice Richard      (1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54)
5 Norm Ullman          (1964-65, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72)
5 Garry Unger          (1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78)
5 Kent Nilsson         (1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85)
5 Bobby Smith          (1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1987-88)
5 Ray Bourque          (1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92)                   - D-man
5 Mark Messier         (1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96)
5 Vincent Damphousse   (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97)
5 Peter Bondra         (1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
5 Brendan Shanahan     (1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02)
5 Ziggy Palffy         (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2002-03)
5 Keith Tkachuk        (1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2003-04)
5 Pavol Demitra        (1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07)
5 Olli Jokinen         (2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08)
5 Brad Richards        (2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2010-11)
5 Dany Heatley         (2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2011-12)
5 Ilya Kovalchuk       (2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2011-12)
5 Martin St.Louis      (2003-04, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14)
5 Taylor Hall          (2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) - active
5 Erik Karlsson        (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) - active         - D-man
5 Blake Wheeler        (2011-12, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19) - active

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Most times leading their team in points in the playoffs, minimum of five times:

14 Wayne Gretzky       (1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985,86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97)
10 Gordie Howe         (1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64)
9 Steve Yzerman        (1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02)
9 Adam Oates           (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03)
9 Ryan Getzlaf         (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) -active
8 Dale Hawerchuk       (1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94)
8 Denis Savard         (1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1994-95)
8 Doug Gilmour         (1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 2001-02)
8 Sergei Fedorov       (1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2002-03)
8 Joe Sakic            (1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08)
8 Alexander Ovechkin   (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2018-19) -active
7 Guy Lafleur          (1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1982-83)
7 Gilbert Perreault    (1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85)
7 Bernie Federko       (1976-77, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89)
7 Peter Stastny        (1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1991-92)
7 Jeremy Roenick       (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-00)
7 Mario Lemieux        (1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 2000-01)
7 Joe Thornton         (2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12) -active
7 Daniel Alfredsson    (1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2012-13)
7 Patrick Kane         (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) -active
6 Nels Stewart         (1925-26, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1934-35, 1937-38)
6 Ted Kennedy          (1944-45, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1953-54, 1954-55)
6 Jean Beliveau        (1954-55, 1955-56, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1968-69)
6 Brett Hull           (1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2000-01)
6 Mike Modano          (1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03)
6 Peter Forsberg       (1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2005-06)
6 Henrik Sedin         (2000-01, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15)
5 Howie Morenz         (1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1932-33, 1933-34)
5 Phil Watson          (1937-38, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1947-48)
5 Bobby Hull           (1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1970-71)
5 Stan Mikita          (1961-62, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1973-74, 1976-77)
5 Phil Esposito        (1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1978-79)
5 Jean Ratelle         (1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79)
5 Marcel Dionne        (1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81)
5 Ken Linseman         (1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1984-85, 1987-88)
5 Mike Gartner         (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1991-92)
5 Brian Bellows        (1983-84, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92)
5 Theoren Fleury       (1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96)
5 Bernie Nicholls      (1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1997-98)
5 Pierre Turgeon       (1988-89, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04)
5 Jaromir Jagr         (1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2007-08)
5 Patrik Elias         (1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2007-08)
5 Sidney Crosby        (2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2014-15, 2017-18) -active
5 Evgeni Malkin        (2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2018-19) -active

 

[sr edler]

It's crazy Yzerman led the 1997–98 Red Wings with just 69 points. Very DPE.

The year Sundin was outscored by Mogilny in Toronto Mogilny also handedly outscored him in the playoffs. I guess that's the Mogilny Kevin Wong's trying to sell in with his mainboard article.

 

[VanIslander]

Sergei Makarov.

On a team better than any single NHL one.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Great work up there. Would be interesting to see the same with purely goals scored. There'd be quite the overlap, I am sure, but it'd change somewhat. Guys like Oates or Henrik Sedin wouldn't make the lists for instance, and players like Robitaille or the Hull's would perhaps do even better.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

In seasons where the season has, say, 70+ games, who lead their team in scoring with the fewest points? Is it still Scott Pellerin's 39 points on the 2001 Wild?

 

[Vujtek]

In seasons where the season has, say, 70+ games, who lead their team in scoring with the fewest points? Is it still Scott Pellerin's 39 points on the 2001 Wild?

Nick Bjugstad led the Florida Panthers in scoring in 2013-14 with 38 points (in 76 GP).

I think that record still stands.

 

[tony d]

Figured Sundin would be up there. He was quite often the main player for those late 90's early 2000's Leafs teams.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Nick Bjugstad led the Florida Panthers in scoring in 2013-14 with 38 points (in 76 GP).

I think that record still stands.

Ouch. Thanks for that. Any ideas for the goal or assist leader?

For goals, there was a 3-way tie on the 2001 Minnesota Wild (18 goals each - eighteen year old rookie Gaborik, defensive specialist Wes Walz, and depth utility player Darby Hendrickson).

For assists - it must be Bjugstad (22 assists) here as well?

 

[LeBlondeDemon10]

Interesting that Lafleur led the Habs in playoff scoring in 71-72 with 1 goal and 4 assists. Was not expecting that. However, if we go by most goals wins when there is a tie for scoring lead, its actually Frank Mahovlich who leads that year with 3 goals and 2 assists.

 

[Vujtek]

Ouch. Thanks for that. Any ideas for the goal or assist leader?

For goals, there was a 3-way tie on the 2001 Minnesota Wild (18 goals each - eighteen year old rookie Gaborik, defensive specialist Wes Walz, and depth utility player Darby Hendrickson).

For assists - it must be Bjugstad (22 assists) here as well?

I haven't looked into goal or assist leaders.

However Brian Campbell had 30 assists that year for the Panthers so Bjugstad didn't have a team lead in assists (nor in goals as Brad Boyes had 21 goals).

 

[innitfam]

Ouch. Thanks for that. Any ideas for the goal or assist leader?

For goals, there was a 3-way tie on the 2001 Minnesota Wild (18 goals each - eighteen year old rookie Gaborik, defensive specialist Wes Walz, and depth utility player Darby Hendrickson).

For assists - it must be Bjugstad (22 assists) here as well?

Brian Campbell - 30 assists
Brad Boyes - 21 goals

 

[Vujtek]

Ouch. Thanks for that. Any ideas for the goal or assist leader?

For goals, there was a 3-way tie on the 2001 Minnesota Wild (18 goals each - eighteen year old rookie Gaborik, defensive specialist Wes Walz, and depth utility player Darby Hendrickson).

For assists - it must be Bjugstad (22 assists) here as well?

I haven't looked into goal or assist leaders.

Well I went and looked at them after all.

These are all since 1949-50 season (so a minimum of 70 GP per season; excluding lockout shortened 1994-95 and 2012-13 seasons)

Leading goal scorer of a team with less than 20 goals:

16 Mikael Renberg (68 GP) & Alex Selivanov (70 GP), Tampa Bay Lightning 1997-98
17 Martin Rucinsky (73 GP), Montreal Canadiens 1998-99
18 Marian Gaborik (71 GP), Darby Hendrickson (72 GP) & Wes Walz (82 GP), Minnesota Wild 2000-01
18 Kyle Okposo (65 GP), New York Islanders 2008-09
19 Pete Conacher (70 GP), Chicago Black Hawks 1953-54
19 Red Sullivan (70 GP), Chicago Black Hawks 1954-55
19 Vic Stasiuk (59 GP), Boston Bruins 1955-56
19 Josef Vasicek (82 GP), Carolina Hurricanes 2003-04
19 Alex Galchenyuk (72 GP) & Brad Richardson (66 GP), Arizona Coyotes 2018-19

Leading passer of a team with less than 30 assists:

22 Darcy Tucker (82 GP), Tampa Bay Lightning 1998-99
23 Bob Hassard (70 GP) & Ted Kennedy (43 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1952-53
23 Milt Schmidt (68 GP), Boston Bruins 1952-53
23 Butch Goring (59 GP) & Leon Rochefort (76 GP), Los Angeles Kings 1969-70
24 Ted Kennedy (53 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1949-50
24 Doug Harvey (70 GP), Elmer Lach (65 GP) & Maurice Richard (65 GP), Montreal Canadiens 1950-51
24 Don Raleigh (64 GP), New York Rangers 1950-51
24 Cal Gardner (70 GP), Chicago Black Hawks 1952-53
24 Fleming MacKell (60 GP), Boston Bruins 1954-55
24 Don McKenney (65 GP), Boston Bruins 1955-56
25 Tony Leswick (69 GP) & Don Raleigh (70 GP), New York Rangers 1949-50
25 Red Berenson (80 GP), St.Louis Blues 1977-78
26 George Armstrong (54 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1956-57
26 Charlie Burns (73 GP), Oakland Seals 1967-68
26 Rod Brind'Amour (78 GP), Sean Hill (80 GP) & Josef Vasicek (82 GP), Carolina Hurricanes 2003-04
27 Jim Conacher (52 GP), Chicago Black Hawks 1950-51
27 Stan Weir (80 GP), California Golden Seals 1974-75
27 Paul Ysebaert (82 GP), Tampa Bay Lightning 1997-98
27 Andrew Brunette (81 GP), Atlanta Thrashers 1999-00
27 Pavel Bure (56 GP), Florida Panthers 2001-02
27 Christian Ehrhoff (79 GP), Buffalo Sabres 2013-14
27 Scott Gomez (58 GP) & Adam Henrique (75 GP), New Jersey Devils 2014-15
28 Billy Harris (68 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1957-58
28 Dainius Zubrus (73 GP), Montreal Canadiens 1999-00
28 Scott Pellerin (58 GP), Minnesota Wild 2000-01
28 Ales Hemsky (47 GP), Edmonton Oilers 2010-11
28 Stephen Weiss (76 GP), Florida Panthers 2010-11
28 Matt Moulson (77 GP), Buffalo Sabres 2014-15
28 Nazem Kadri (76 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 2015-16
28 Elias Lindholm (82 GP) & Jordan Staal (82 GP), Carolina Hurricanes 2015-16
28 Travis Zajac (74 GP), New Jersey Devils 2015-16
29 Ed Litzenberger (70 GP), Chicago Black Hawks 1955-56
29 Tim Horton (70 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1959-60
29 Andy Bathgate (55 GP) & Dave Keon (65 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1964-65
29 Johnny Bucyk (68 GP), Boston Bruins 1964-65
29 Real Lemieux (75 GP), Los Angeles Kings 1968-69
29 Ralph Backstrom (76 GP) & Butch Goring (74 GP), Los Angeles Kings 1971-72
29 Hartland Monahan (80 GP), Washington Capitals 1975-76
29 Luc Robitaille (80 GP) & Jozef Stumpel (64 GP), Los Angeles Kings 2003-04
29 Trent Hunter (82 GP), New York Islanders 2007-08

Leading point scorer of a team with less than 40 points:

37 Vic Stasiuk (59 GP), Boston Bruins 1955-56
38 Nick Bjugstad (76 GP), Florida Panthers 2013-14
39 Don Raleigh (64 GP) & Reg Sinclair (70 GP), New York Rangers 1950-51
39 Sid Smith (70 GP), Toronto Maple Leafs 1952-53
39 Scott Pellerin (58 GP), Minnesota Wild 2000-01

 

[JianYang]

I believe Gretzky did this 19 times in his 20 seasons. (The lone exception being 1992-93 when he missed half the season.)

That is a little surprising about Recchi.

I think Vince Damphousse does surprisingly well, too.

Surprisingly, damphousse only led the leafs in scoring once, which happened to be his final season there. By the way, what happened in Toronto that year? Damphousse has over 70 points, and the next closest guy on the team has 30 something points. This is in 90/91 when goals were pouring in. That's putrid.

He led the oilers in his only season there, and he led the habs twice.

So he did it 4 times. I think he seems to have more 2nd place finishes in his career, actually.

 

[VanIslander]

Vinny was a multifaceted talent that should not be reduced down to points attributed on the score board.