Astoundingly, Oates did that in a mere 61 games played, while Hull added 45 assists to finish with 131 points and ended up winning the Hart Trophy as well as the Lester B. Oates had 115 points and his 90 assists were second only to Gretzky’s 122. Hull and Oates (a classic fantasy hockey team name by the way) finished 1990-91 second and third in scoring, respectively, behind none other than Gretzky. Oh and FYI, not one of those 228 goals was an empty-netter. Louis before a remarkable three-year stretch during which he potted 228 goals in 231 games en route to earning three consecutive goal titles. Hull scored 41 in his sophomore season in St. Hull was a sixth-round selection of the Calgary Flames but traded to the Blues during his rookie season. Phil Esposito, Alexander Mogilny, Teemu Selanne, Jarri Kurri and Bernie Nicholls round out the list. There have been 14 instances of a player reaching 70 goals and this trio makes up more than half the list with Gretzky doing it four times, Hull thrice and Lemieux twice.

Those three forwards are the only players to ever score more than 80 goals in a single season. The night before netting his 86th, Hull had tied Mario Lemieux’s mark of 85 that the Penguins icon hit two years prior. The Great One’s 87-goal campaign in 1983-84 ranks second overall and is tops from a goals-per-game standpoint. Gretzky’s 92 goals in 1981-82 is the all-time record.

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