Most goals through the first 20 games of an NHL season

players with the most goals through their first 20 games of a season, regular season, since 1917-18, any team. reset

Joe Malone leads with 44 goals through his first 20 games of 1917-18, first of 35,923 player-seasons.

Most goals through the first 20 games of an NHL season

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Joe Malone (1917-18 MTL)1917-18	44
2	Cy Denneny (1917-18 SEN)1917-18	33
T3	Babe Dye (1920-21 HAM/TSP)1920-21	32
T3	Newsy Lalonde (1919-20 MTL)1919-20	32
5	Joe Malone (1919-20 QBD)1919-20	30
T6	Newsy Lalonde (1920-21 MTL)1920-21	29
T6	Punch Broadbent (1921-22 SEN)1921-22	29
T6	Reg Noble (1917-18 TAN)1917-18	29
9	Joe Malone (1920-21 HAM)1920-21	28
T10	Babe Dye (1924-25 TSP)1924-25	27
T10	Cy Denneny (1921-22 SEN)1921-22	27
12	Babe Dye (1922-23 TSP)1922-23	26
13	Babe Dye (1921-22 TSP)1921-22	25
T14	Cy Denneny (1920-21 SEN)1920-21	24
T14	Dino Ciccarelli (1986-87 MNS)1986-87	24
T14	Mike Bossy (1984-85 NYI)1984-85	24
T14	Wayne Gretzky (1983-84 EDM)1983-84	24
T18	Bernie Nicholls (1988-89 LAK)1988-89	23
T18	Corb Denneny (1919-20 TSP)1919-20	23
T18	Mario Lemieux (1988-89 PIT)1988-89	23
T18	Mario Lemieux (1992-93 PIT)1992-93	23
T18	Phil Esposito (1973-74 BOS)1973-74	23
T23	Aurel Joliat (1924-25 MTL)1924-25	22
T23	Cam Neely (1993-94 BOS)1993-94	22
T23	Cy Denneny (1924-25 SEN)1924-25	22