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Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI69
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK59
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL52
4.Guy Chouinard-ATF50
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI47
6.Dave Taylor-LAK43
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR43
8.Phil Esposito*-NYR42
9.Brian Sutter-STL41
10.Ron Sedlbauer-VAN40
11.Vaclav Nedomansky-DET38
 Rick Middleton-BOS38
13.Bob MacMillan-ATF37
 Steve Shutt*-MTL37
15.Butch Goring-LAK36
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR36
17.Eric Vail-ATF35
 Peter McNab-BOS35
 Greg Malone-PIT35
 Clark Gillies*-NYI35
 Ivan Boldirev-2Tm35

Goals Per Game

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.86
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.74
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.65
4.Guy Chouinard-ATF0.62
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.62
6.Charlie Simmer-LAK0.55
7.Dave Taylor-LAK0.55
8.Lanny McDonald*-TOR0.54
9.Rick Middleton-BOS0.54
10.Brian Sutter-STL0.53
11.Phil Esposito*-NYR0.53
12.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.51
13.Steve Shutt*-MTL0.51
14.Ron Sedlbauer-VAN0.51
15.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.48
16.Vaclav Nedomansky-DET0.47
17.Rick Kehoe-PIT0.47
18.Bob MacMillan-ATF0.47
19.Clark Gillies*-NYI0.47
20.Peter McNab-BOS0.46

Assists

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI87
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL77
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK71
 Bob MacMillan-ATF71
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI70
6.Bernie Federko*-STL64
7.Dennis Maruk-2Tm59
8.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF58
9.Bobby Clarke*-PHI57
 Guy Chouinard-ATF57
 Mike Bossy*-NYI57
12.Clark Gillies*-NYI56
 Stefan Persson-NYI56
 Borje Salming*-TOR56
15.Terry O'Reilly-BOS51
 Butch Goring-LAK51
 Ian Turnbull-TOR51
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR51
19.Reed Larson-DET49
20.Rick Middleton-BOS48
 Eric Vail-ATF48
 Dave Taylor-LAK48

Assists Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.14
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.96
3.Denis Potvin*-NYI0.96
4.Bob MacMillan-ATF0.90
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.89
6.Bernie Federko*-STL0.86
7.Brad Park*-BOS0.80
8.Dennis Maruk-2Tm0.76
9.Clark Gillies*-NYI0.75
10.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.73
11.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.73
12.Borje Salming*-TOR0.72
 Stefan Persson-NYI0.72
14.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.71
 Guy Chouinard-ATF0.71
 Mike Bossy*-NYI0.71
17.Tom Lysiak-2Tm0.68
18.Rick Middleton-BOS0.68
19.Larry Robinson*-MTL0.67
20.Ulf Nilsson-NYR0.66

Points

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI134
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK130
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL129
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI126
5.Bob MacMillan-ATF108
6.Guy Chouinard-ATF107
7.Denis Potvin*-NYI101
8.Bernie Federko*-STL95
9.Clark Gillies*-NYI91
 Dave Taylor-LAK91
11.Dennis Maruk-2Tm90
12.Butch Goring-LAK87
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR87
14.Rick Middleton-BOS86
15.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF85
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR85
17.Eric Vail-ATF83
18.Peter McNab-BOS80
 Brian Sutter-STL80
 Bill Barber*-PHI80

Points Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.76
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK1.62
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.61
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.57
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI1.38
6.Bob MacMillan-ATF1.37
7.Guy Chouinard-ATF1.34
8.Bernie Federko*-STL1.28
9.Darryl Sittler*-TOR1.24
10.Clark Gillies*-NYI1.21
11.Rick Middleton-BOS1.21
12.Dave Taylor-LAK1.17
13.Dennis Maruk-2Tm1.15
14.Ulf Nilsson-NYR1.12
15.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL1.10
16.Butch Goring-LAK1.09
17.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF1.08
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR1.08
19.Steve Shutt*-MTL1.07
20.Peter McNab-BOS1.05

Goals Created

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI51.1
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK50.7
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL49.9
4.Bryan Trottier*-NYI48.8
5.Guy Chouinard-ATF42.1
6.Bob MacMillan-ATF39.8
7.Denis Potvin*-NYI35.8
8.Dave Taylor-LAK35.8
9.Lanny McDonald*-TOR34.7
10.Darryl Sittler*-TOR34.0
11.Bernie Federko*-STL33.9
12.Clark Gillies*-NYI33.8
13.Rick Middleton-BOS33.7
14.Dennis Maruk-2Tm33.5
15.Butch Goring-LAK33.2
16.Eric Vail-ATF31.9
17.Brian Sutter-STL31.7
18.Phil Esposito*-NYR31.6
19.Peter McNab-BOS31.3
20.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF31.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.64
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.64
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.63
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.62
5.Guy Chouinard-ATF0.53
6.Bob MacMillan-ATF0.50
7.Denis Potvin*-NYI0.49
8.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.49
9.Rick Middleton-BOS0.47
10.Dave Taylor-LAK0.46
11.Bernie Federko*-STL0.46
12.Clark Gillies*-NYI0.45
13.Lanny McDonald*-TOR0.44
14.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.43
15.Dennis Maruk-2Tm0.43
16.Steve Shutt*-MTL0.43
17.Ulf Nilsson-NYR0.42
18.Butch Goring-LAK0.42
19.Brian Sutter-STL0.41
20.Peter McNab-BOS0.41

Total Goals For

1.Denis Potvin*-NYI203
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI189
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL178
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI174
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK169
6.Stefan Persson-NYI162
7.Larry Robinson*-MTL156
8.Robert Picard-WSH153
9.Borje Salming*-TOR149
10.Guy Chouinard-ATF148
 Clark Gillies*-NYI148
12.Gary Sargent-MNS145
 Guy Lapointe*-MTL145
14.Bob MacMillan-ATF143
15.Ian Turnbull-TOR141
16.Eric Vail-ATF139
17.Serge Savard*-MTL135
18.Dave Taylor-LAK133
19.Jerry Korab-BUF131
20.Lanny McDonald*-TOR130

Power Play Goals For

1.Stefan Persson-NYI78
2.Denis Potvin*-NYI75
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI70
4.Marcel Dionne*-LAK67
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI66
6.Butch Goring-LAK64
7.Guy Lafleur*-MTL59
 Dale McCourt-DET59
9.Clark Gillies*-NYI57
10.Guy Chouinard-ATF51
 Reed Larson-DET51
12.Vaclav Nedomansky-DET50
 Bill Barber*-PHI50
14.Robert Picard-WSH48
15.Lanny McDonald*-TOR46
 Borje Salming*-TOR46
17.Dave Taylor-LAK45
18.Gary Sargent-MNS43
19.Guy Lapointe*-MTL42
 Errol Thompson-DET42

Total Goals Against

1.Rick Green-WSH163
2.Barry Gibbs-STL159
3.Robert Palmer-LAK154
4.Bob Stewart-STL149
5.Ian Turnbull-TOR145
6.Robert Picard-WSH138
7.Dennis Maruk-2Tm137
8.Gary Sargent-MNS135
9.Bob Murray-CBH134
10.Greg Smith-MNS127
11.Reed Larson-DET125
 Jerry Korab-BUF125
13.Tom Bladon-PIT124
 Barry Beck-CLR124
15.Dale McCourt-DET123
 Harold Snepsts-VAN123
17.Phil Russell-2Tm121
18.Mike Milbury-BOS120
19.Butch Goring-LAK119
 John Van Boxmeer-CLR119

Power Play Goals Against

1.Don Marcotte-BOS52
2.Lorne Henning-NYI47
 Bob Stewart-STL47
4.Carol Vadnais-NYR46
5.Dennis Maruk-2Tm45
 Rick Green-WSH45
7.Dave Maloney-NYR43
8.Butch Goring-LAK41
9.Jimmy Jones-TOR40
10.Al Sims-BOS39
 Mike Milbury-BOS39
 Don Luce-BUF39
 Jerry Korab-BUF39
14.Craig Ramsay-BUF38
 Ian Turnbull-TOR38
16.Bill Clement-ATF37
17.Bob Murray-CBH36
 Dale McCourt-DET36
 Robert Picard-WSH36
 Borje Salming*-TOR36
 Paul Woods-DET36

Plus/Minus

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI76
2.Denis Potvin*-NYI71
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI63
4.Pierre Mondou-MTL59
5.Clark Gillies*-NYI57
6.Guy Lafleur*-MTL56
7.Larry Robinson*-MTL50
8.Serge Savard*-MTL46
9.Dave Lewis-NYI43
10.Stefan Persson-NYI38
11.Steve Shutt*-MTL37
12.Borje Salming*-TOR36
 Dave Hutchison-TOR36
14.Bob MacMillan-ATF34
 Bob Bourne-NYI34
 Greg Fox-2Tm34
17.Gilles Lupien-MTL33
 Rick Middleton-BOS33
19.Gerry Hart-NYI30
 Yvon Lambert-MTL30

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tiger Williams-TOR298
2.Randy Holt-2Tm282
3.Dave Schultz-2Tm243
4.Dave Hutchison-TOR235
5.Willi Plett-ATF213
6.Dennis Polonich-DET208
7.Terry O'Reilly-BOS205
 Garry Howatt-NYI205
9.Behn Wilson-PHI197
10.Nick Fotiu-NYR190
11.Mel Bridgman-PHI184
12.Dave Logan-CBH176
13.Reed Larson-DET169
14.Paul Holmgren-PHI168
15.Brian Sutter-STL165
16.Dan Maloney-TOR157
17.Perry Miller-DET156
18.Mario Marois-NYR153
 Ted Bulley-CBH153
20.Dave Maloney-NYR151

Even Strength Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI42
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK40
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL39
 Guy Chouinard-ATF39
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI32
6.Peter McNab-BOS31
7.Dave Taylor-LAK30
8.Eric Vail-ATF29
 Brian Sutter-STL29
10.John Wensink-BOS28
 Bob MacMillan-ATF28
 Phil Esposito*-NYR28
13.Steve Shutt*-MTL27
 Garry Unger-STL27
 Mario Tremblay-MTL27
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR27
 Greg Malone-PIT27
 Anders Hedberg-NYR27
 Tom Rowe-WSH27
20.Pat Hickey-NYR26
 Ted Bulley-CBH26

Power Play Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI27
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK19
3.Lanny McDonald*-TOR16
 Paul Gardner-2Tm16
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI15
 Ron Sedlbauer-VAN15
7.Phil Esposito*-NYR14
 Dale McCourt-DET14
 Ivan Boldirev-2Tm14
10.Dave Taylor-LAK13
 Vaclav Nedomansky-DET13
 Reggie Leach-PHI13
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL13
 Butch Goring-LAK13
15.Darryl Sittler*-TOR12
 Brian Sutter-STL12
 Rick Middleton-BOS12
 Denis Potvin*-NYI12
19.Jean Ratelle*-BOS11
 Clark Gillies*-NYI11
 Guy Chouinard-ATF11
 Wayne Babych-STL11

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bill Barber*-PHI6
2.Rick MacLeish-PHI5
3.Butch Goring-LAK4
 Don Marcotte-BOS4
5.Paul Woods-DET3
 George Ferguson-PIT3
 Denis Potvin*-NYI3
 Craig Ramsay-BUF3
9.Dale McCourt-DET2
 Garry Monahan-TOR2
 Ulf Nilsson-NYR2
 Rey Comeau-CLR2
 Jerry Butler-TOR2
 Jimmy Watson-PHI2
 Dean Talafous-NYR2
 Kent-Erik Andersson-MNS2
 Dennis Maruk-2Tm2
 Dave Maloney-NYR2
 Don Luce-BUF2
 Reed Larson-DET2
 Andre Savard-BUF2
 Serge Savard*-MTL2
 Larry Patey-STL2
 Jean Potvin-MNS2
 Jean Pronovost-ATF2
 Ron Duguay-NYR2
 Lorne Henning-NYI2
 Reg Kerr-CBH2
 Cliff Koroll-CBH2
 Jack Valiquette-CLR2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL12
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI9
3.Bryan Trottier*-NYI8
 Jean Pronovost-ATF8
 Ted Bulley-CBH8
6.Pierre Mondou-MTL7
 Don Luce-BUF7
 Peter Lee-PIT7
 Yvon Lambert-MTL7
 Phil Esposito*-NYR7
 Marcel Dionne*-LAK7
12.Steve Shutt*-MTL6
 Walt McKechnie-TOR6
 Reggie Leach-PHI6
 Rene Robert-BUF6
16.Tim Young-MNS5
 Eric Vail-ATF5
 Bob Nystrom-NYI5
 Ulf Nilsson-NYR5
 Rick Middleton-BOS5
 Don Marcotte-BOS5
 Greg Malone-PIT5
 Dan Maloney-TOR5
 Anders Hedberg-NYR5
 Billy Harris-NYI5
 Clark Gillies*-NYI5
 Blake Dunlop-PHI5
 Terry O'Reilly-BOS5
 Jean Ratelle*-BOS5
 Ron Sedlbauer-VAN5
 Guy Chouinard-ATF5

Shots on Goal

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK362
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL342
3.Lanny McDonald*-TOR314
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR290
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI279
 Reggie Leach-PHI279
7.Reed Larson-DET271
8.Danny Gare-BUF260
9.Bill Barber*-PHI258
10.Rick Martin-BUF250
11.Bobby Smith-MNS244
12.Robert Picard-WSH243
13.Ian Turnbull-TOR239
14.Dave Taylor-LAK238
15.Denis Potvin*-NYI237
16.Borje Salming*-TOR230
17.Guy Chouinard-ATF229
18.Ron Sedlbauer-VAN225
 Guy Charron-WSH225
 Ivan Boldirev-2Tm225

Shooting Percentage

1.Ulf Nilsson-NYR28.1
2.Ted Bulley-CBH25.7
3.Bryan Trottier*-NYI25.1
4.Rick Middleton-BOS25.0
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI24.7
6.Ron Delorme-CLR23.5
7.Brian Sutter-STL23.2
8.Craig Ramsay-BUF23.0
9.Gary Croteau-CLR22.1
10.Guy Chouinard-ATF21.8
11.Terry O'Reilly-BOS21.7
12.John Wensink-BOS21.4
13.Walt McKechnie-TOR20.3
14.Wayne Cashman-BOS20.3
15.Bob Bourne-NYI20.3
16.Steve Jensen-LAK20.2
17.Al Secord-BOS20.0
18.Bernie Federko*-STL19.9
19.Garry Howatt-NYI19.8
 Danny Bolduc-DET19.8

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF64
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH63
3.Mike Palmateer-TOR58
4.Denis Herron-PIT56
5.Don Edwards-BUF54
6.Gilles Meloche-MNS53
7.Rogie Vachon-DET50
8.Mario Lessard-LAK49
9.Ken Dryden*-MTL47
10.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS43
 Glenn Resch-NYI43
12.Michel Plasse-CLR41
13.Bill Oleschuk-CLR40
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI40
 Billy Smith*-NYI40
16.Ed Staniowski-STL39
 Phil Myre-STL39
 John Davidson-NYR39
19.Gary Bromley-VAN38
20.Gary Inness-WSH37

Wins (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF32
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL30
3.Glenn Resch-NYI26
 Mike Palmateer-TOR26
 Don Edwards-BUF26
6.Billy Smith*-NYI25
7.Tony Esposito*-CBH24
8.Mario Lessard-LAK23
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS23
10.Michel Larocque-MTL22
 Denis Herron-PIT22
12.John Davidson-NYR20
 Gilles Meloche-MNS20
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI20
15.Bernie Parent*-PHI16
16.Wayne Thomas-NYR15
17.Gary Inness-WSH14
 Greg Millen-PIT14
19.Jim Rutherford-DET13
20.Gilles Gilbert-BOS12
 Glen Hanlon-VAN12

Losses (Goalie)

1.Michel Plasse-CLR29
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH28
3.Rogie Vachon-DET27
4.Gilles Meloche-MNS25
 Ed Staniowski-STL25
6.Phil Myre-STL22
7.Mike Palmateer-TOR21
 Dan Bouchard-ATF21
9.Gary Bromley-VAN19
 Bill Oleschuk-CLR19
 Denis Herron-PIT19
 Ron Grahame-LAK19
13.Don Edwards-BUF18
14.Jim Bedard-WSH17
15.Mario Lessard-LAK15
16.Gary Inness-WSH14
 Jim Rutherford-DET14
18.Glen Hanlon-VAN13
19.Bernie Parent*-PHI12
 John Davidson-NYR12
 Paul Harrison-TOR12

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Denis Herron-PIT12
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH11
 Rogie Vachon-DET11
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS10
 Mario Lessard-LAK10
 Mike Palmateer-TOR10
 Glenn Resch-NYI10
8.Don Edwards-BUF9
9.Gary Inness-WSH8
 Phil Myre-STL8
 Bill Oleschuk-CLR8
12.Dan Bouchard-ATF7
 Gilles Meloche-MNS7
 Ken Dryden*-MTL7
 Bernie Parent*-PHI7
 Bob Sauve-BUF7
17.Gary Bromley-VAN6
 Jim Bedard-WSH6
19.Jim Rutherford-DET5
 John Davidson-NYR5
 Gary Edwards-MNS5
 Glen Hanlon-VAN5
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI5

Points (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF71
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL67
3.Glenn Resch-NYI62
 Mike Palmateer-TOR62
5.Don Edwards-BUF61
6.Tony Esposito*-CBH59
7.Denis Herron-PIT56
 Mario Lessard-LAK56
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS56
10.Billy Smith*-NYI54
11.Michel Larocque-MTL48
12.Gilles Meloche-MNS47
13.John Davidson-NYR45
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI45
15.Bernie Parent*-PHI39
16.Gary Inness-WSH36
17.Wayne Thomas-NYR33
18.Jim Rutherford-DET31
 Rogie Vachon-DET31
20.Glen Hanlon-VAN29
 Greg Millen-PIT29

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI.730
2.Michel Larocque-MTL.727
3.Glenn Resch-NYI.721
4.Ken Dryden*-MTL.713
5.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.667
6.Wayne Stephenson-PHI.643
7.John Davidson-NYR.608
8.Dan Bouchard-ATF.592
9.Wayne Thomas-NYR.589
10.Mario Lessard-LAK.583
11.Don Edwards-BUF.576
12.Greg Millen-PIT.558
13.Bernie Parent*-PHI.557
14.Mike Palmateer-TOR.544
15.Denis Herron-PIT.528
16.Bob Sauve-BUF.500
 Gary Inness-WSH.500
18.Jim Rutherford-DET.484
19.Glen Hanlon-VAN.483
20.Tony Esposito*-CBH.468

Shutouts

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL5
2.Mike Palmateer-TOR4
 Bernie Parent*-PHI4
 Tony Esposito*-CBH4
 Mario Lessard-LAK4
6.Dan Bouchard-ATF3
 Michel Larocque-MTL3
 Glen Hanlon-VAN3
9.Gary Bromley-VAN2
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI2
 Robbie Moore-PHI2
 Greg Millen-PIT2
 Gilles Meloche-MNS2
 Don Edwards-BUF2
 Glenn Resch-NYI2
16.Billy Smith*-NYI1
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS1
 Bill Oleschuk-CLR1
 Phil Myre-STL1
 Paul Harrison-TOR1
 Jim Pettie-BOS1
 Jim Rutherford-DET1
 Wayne Thomas-NYR1

Goals Against

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH206
2.Dan Bouchard-ATF201
3.Rogie Vachon-DET189
4.Denis Herron-PIT180
5.Gilles Meloche-MNS173
6.Mike Palmateer-TOR167
7.Phil Myre-STL163
8.Don Edwards-BUF159
9.Michel Plasse-CLR152
10.Mario Lessard-LAK148
11.Ed Staniowski-STL146
12.Ron Grahame-LAK136
 Bill Oleschuk-CLR136
 Gary Bromley-VAN136
15.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS132
16.John Davidson-NYR131
17.Gary Inness-WSH130
18.Jim Bedard-WSH126
19.Wayne Stephenson-PHI122
20.Ken Dryden*-MTL108
 Billy Smith*-NYI108

Goals Against Average

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.30
2.Glenn Resch-NYI2.50
3.Bernie Parent*-PHI2.70
4.Michel Larocque-MTL2.84
5.Billy Smith*-NYI2.87
6.Mike Palmateer-TOR2.95
7.Don Edwards-BUF3.02
8.Glen Hanlon-VAN3.10
9.Mario Lessard-LAK3.10
10.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS3.16
11.Jim Rutherford-DET3.27
12.Tony Esposito*-CBH3.27
13.Dan Bouchard-ATF3.33
14.Gilles Meloche-MNS3.33
15.Wayne Stephenson-PHI3.35
16.Denis Herron-PIT3.37
17.Greg Millen-PIT3.37
18.Paul Harrison-TOR3.51
19.John Davidson-NYR3.52
20.Wayne Thomas-NYR3.63