Most games with 2+ goals in the first 82 games of an NHL career
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Joe Malone leads with 33 games with 2+ goals in his first 82 games, first of 4,474 careers.
156game 182
- Joe Malone
- Newsy Lalonde
- Babe Dye
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Malone1917 – 1922 | 33 | |
| Newsy Lalonde1917 – 1922 | 31 | |
| Babe Dye1919 – 1923 | 28 | |
| Cy Denneny1917 – 1921 | 27 | |
| Punch Broadbent1918 – 1923 | 20 | |
| Reg Noble1917 – 1921 | 20 | |
| Frank Nighbor1917 – 1922 | 19 | |
| Corb Denneny1917 – 1922 | 18 | |
| Odie Cleghorn1918 – 1922 | 18 | |
| Teemu Selanne1992-93 | 17 | |
| Aurel Joliat1922 – 1926 | 16 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli1980 – 1982 | 16 | |
| Billy Boucher1921 – 1925 | 15 | |
| Didier Pitre1917 – 1921 | 15 | |
| Howie Morenz1923 – 1926 | 15 | |
| Harry Cameron1917 – 1921 | 14 | |
| Mike Bossy1977 – 1979 | 14 | |
| Paul Gardner1976 – 1978 | 14 | |
| Billy Burch1922 – 1926 | 13 | |
| Maurice Richard1942 – 1945 | 13 | |
| Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1981 | 13 | |
| Amos Arbour1918 – 1923 | 12 | |
| Carson Cooper1924 – 1928 | 12 | |
| Cully Wilson1919 – 1923 | 12 | |
| Jack Adams1917 – 1925 | 12 |
Method
- 11 careers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.