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Is Maurice Richard the Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time?

Career

NHL: 1942-60; 18 seasons, 16 quality
Totals:
- 544G (1st All Time at his retirement[1. The career record holder until 1963]),
- 421A (3rd) for
- 965P (2nd[2. Richard was the NHL’s career leader in points from 1953-54 until 1959-60]) in 9
- 78 games (2nd);
- 125.3 PS (2nd)
Richard is 13th All Time in GPG[3. At his retirement he was 12th – minimum 500 games] and, at his retirement, he was 19th in PPG[4. Minimum 500 games and also he was 1st All Time briefly during the 1951-52 season]
At his retirement, Richard was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares[5. Richard was the career leader in Offensive Point Shares from the 1956-57 season to the next season]
Era: Richard is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games, 3rd in Assists and APG[6. Of the 5 players to play in at least 850 games between 1942 and 1960, as only two players played 950 games and only three played in 900 games during that span]
82-game average: 46G, 35A for 81P
3-year peak (1943-46): 50-game average of 37G, 23A for 60P
Playoffs:
- 82G (8th All Time),[7. Richard held the career record in playoff goals from 1947 until 1986]
- 44A for
- 126P[8. Richard held the career record in playoff points from 1951 until 1964] in
- 133 games
- Richard is currently 4th All Time in playoff GPG[9. Richard held the career playoff GPG record from 1946 until 1956 and again from 1957 until 1981][10. Richard held the career playoff PPG record from 1949 until 1952]
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 653G (9th All Time), 576A for 1229P (25th)
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 55G, 48A for 103P
  - If the qualifier is set at 500 games, Richard is 24th All Time in Adjusted PPG[11. If the qualifier is set to 750 games, Richard is 4th All Time]
- VsX:
Never traded.

Doug Bentley

Doug Bentley’s Career

NHL: 1939-44; 1945-52; 1953-54; 13 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 219G (18th All Time at his retirement),
- 324A (4th) for
- 543P (6th) in
- 566 games;
- 48.9 PS
At his retirement, Bentley was 8th All Time in GPG, 3rd in APG, and 4th in PPG
Era: Bentley is 5th in Goals, 3rd in GPG, 2nd in Assists, APG and PPG, 4th in Points, 6th in OPS, 10th in PS and 16th in Games[2. Of the 18 players to play in at least 550 games between 1939 and 1954]
82-game average: 32G, 47A for 79P
3-year peak (1942-46): 48-game average of 31G, 35A for 66P
Playoffs: 9G, 8A for 17P in 23 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 260G, 468A for 728P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 105P
  - If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Bentley is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
Traded once at the very end of his career.

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Charles Syl Apps

Career

NHL: 1936-43, 1945-48; 11 seasons, all quality
201G (13th All Time at his retirement), 231A (10th) for 432P (9th) in 423 games; 52.5 PS
At his retirement, Apps was 6th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG, minimum 300 games
At his retirement, Apps was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Apps is 2nd in Goals, APG, PPG and OPS, 1st in GPG, 5th in Assists and PS, 3rd in Points and 19th in Games[1. This despite missing two seasons due to WWII][2. Of the 23 players to play in at least 400 games between 1936 and 1948]
82-game average: 40G, 45A for 84P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 28G, 29A for 56P
Playoffs: 25G, 29A for 54P in 69 games[3. Apps briefly held the career record for playoff assists and points in 1942]
Adjusted: 274G, 390A for 664P
Adjusted 82-game average: 53G, 76A for 129P
If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Apps is 15th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Never traded.

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