Hart Trophy

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.

Charles Babe Siebert

Career

NHL: 1925-39; 14 seasons, 4 quality as a forward,[1. By modern PPG standards] all 6 seasons quality as defence[2. By Defensive Point Shares]
140G, 156A (14th All Time at his retirement) for 296P (18th) in 592 games (6th); 47 PS (23rd)
At his retirement, Siebert was 14th All Time in GPG, 10th in APG and 12th in PPG[3. Minimum 500 games, 21 qualifying skaters]
Era: Siebert is 6th in Goals, GPG, Points and OPS, 5th in Assists, APG and PPG, 1st in DPS, 4th in PS and Games[4. Of the 7 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1939]
82-game average: 20G, 21A for 41P
3-year peak (1929-32, playing LW): 44-game average: 17G, 17A for 34P
Playoffs: 7G, 5A for 12P in 49 games
Adjusted: 248G, 503A for 753P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 70A for 104P
If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Siebert is 23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded thrice.

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Alexander Ovechkin

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Eddie Shore

Career

NHL: 1926-40; 14 seasons, 11 quality[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
Totals:
- 105G,
- 179A (7th All Time at his retirement) for
- 284P (21st) in
- 550 Games (13th),
- 51.4 PS (4th)
At his retirement, Shore was 21st in GPG, 4th in APG and 12th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 25 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Shore was 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 3rd in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Shore is 8th in Goals, GPG and Points, 3rd in Assists, 1st in APG and DPS,[3. Ahead by over 17 DPS] 6th in PPG, 5th in OPS, 2nd in PS and 10th in Games[4. Of the 10 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1926 and 1940]
82-game average: 16G, 27A for 43P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 15A for 28P
Playoffs: 7G, 12A for 19P in 55 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 196G, 525A for 721P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 78A for 107P
  - Per game: Shore is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the requirement is set at 500 games
- VsX:
Traded once in the NHL at the end of his career.

Evgeni Malkin

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Sidney Crosby

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Robert Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart’s Career

NHL: 1925-1940; 15 seasons, 13 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
Totals:
- 324G (1st All Time at his retirement),
- 191A (5th) for
- 515P (1st) in
- 650 games (3rd);
- 96.9 PS (3rd)
- Stewart was the NHL career goals leader from the 1936-37 season until 1952
- Stewart was the NHL career points leader from the 1938-39 season until the 1944-45 season
- At his retirement, Stewart was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
- Stewart is 20th All time in GPG;
- At his retirement, Stewart was
  - 4th All Time in GPG
  - 1st All Time in PPG (but he was the only qualifying player…)
  - Stewart doesn’t qualify for the APG leader-board, however if the qualifier is set to 500 games played, Stewart waas 10th All Time at his retirement
- Stewart was the NHL career PPG leader from the 1938-39 season (the first time anyone qualifies for the HR leader boards) to the 1945-46 season
Era: Of the 21 players to play in at least 500 games between 1925 and 1950Stewart is
- 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games,
- 4th in Assists, and
- 8th in APG
82-game average: 41G, 24A for 65P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44 game average of 30G, 14A for 45P
Playoffs:
- 9G (t-24th All Time at his retirement)
- 12A fo (t-11th)
- 21P (t-19th) in
- 50 games (12th)
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 587G (22nd All Time), 583A for 1170P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: an absurd 74G, 74A for 148P
  - Per Game:
    - 4th All Time in Adjusted GPG
    - 1st All Time in Adjusted PPG
    - (Doesn’t qualify for APG)
- VsX:
  - 592G
  - 568A
  - 1,106P
  - Per Game:
    - 6th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
    - 7th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
Trades:
- Traded at 29 for cash
- Traded at 30 with Joe Jerwa (29) for cash but traded back at 31 when the agreement fell through
- Traded at 31 for cash