I can't help but notice how Brayden Point is becoming the new playoff-Mike Bossy! That guy is just money in big games the past two seasons. I thought Point was the real Conn Smythe winner last year (not that Hedman wasn't deserving). Point put up 14 goals, 33 points, and a +12 (and missed two games), while winning 57% of face-offs. He was a beast! (So was Kucherov, with 34 points.)
In samples of more than 15 games, Point in 2020 had the highest playoff PPG from 2010 to now.
So, anyway, I was wondering how people would rank the top playoff-season performances from 2010 to now?
In terms of PPG of players (who made the third round) or better, the tops have been:
1.64 Kucherov 2021 (still in progress)
1.43 Point 2020
1.36 Kucherov 2020
1.33 Kuznetsov 2018
1.32 Toews 2010
1.30 Briere 2010
In terms of total scoring points in a playoff year, the tops have been:
34 Kucherov 2020
33 Point 2020
32 Kuznetsov 2018
30 Couture 2016
30 Briere 2010
In terms of top-scoring defencemen (total points), the tops have been:
26 Heiskanen 2020
24 Burns 2016
22 Hedman 2020
21 Klingberg 2020
21 Keith 2015
In terms of goalies' save-percentage (those who made at least the third round), the tops have been:
.946 Quick 2012
.944 Smith 2012
.940 Thomas 2011
.940 Rask 2013
.935 Vasilevsky (still in progress)
In terms of plus/minus (making the third round at least), the tops have been:
+20 Horton 2013
+17 Orpik 2018
+16 Keith 2015
+16 Chara 2011
+16 Brown 2012
+16 Kopitar 2012
And, of course, the Conn Smythe winners have been:
2010 Toews
2011 Thomas
2012 Quick
2013 Kane
2014 Williams
2015 Keith
2016 Crosby
2017 Crosby
2018 Ovechkin
2019 O'Reilly
2020 Hedman
What would be your top 5?
In samples of more than 15 games, Point in 2020 had the highest playoff PPG from 2010 to now.
So, anyway, I was wondering how people would rank the top playoff-season performances from 2010 to now?
In terms of PPG of players (who made the third round) or better, the tops have been:
1.64 Kucherov 2021 (still in progress)
1.43 Point 2020
1.36 Kucherov 2020
1.33 Kuznetsov 2018
1.32 Toews 2010
1.30 Briere 2010
In terms of total scoring points in a playoff year, the tops have been:
34 Kucherov 2020
33 Point 2020
32 Kuznetsov 2018
30 Couture 2016
30 Briere 2010
In terms of top-scoring defencemen (total points), the tops have been:
26 Heiskanen 2020
24 Burns 2016
22 Hedman 2020
21 Klingberg 2020
21 Keith 2015
In terms of goalies' save-percentage (those who made at least the third round), the tops have been:
.946 Quick 2012
.944 Smith 2012
.940 Thomas 2011
.940 Rask 2013
.935 Vasilevsky (still in progress)
In terms of plus/minus (making the third round at least), the tops have been:
+20 Horton 2013
+17 Orpik 2018
+16 Keith 2015
+16 Chara 2011
+16 Brown 2012
+16 Kopitar 2012
And, of course, the Conn Smythe winners have been:
2010 Toews
2011 Thomas
2012 Quick
2013 Kane
2014 Williams
2015 Keith
2016 Crosby
2017 Crosby
2018 Ovechkin
2019 O'Reilly
2020 Hedman
What would be your top 5?