Most 50 point scorers on one team?

[chirrrs]

This season, the Stars have potentially 9 guys that could crack 50 points. JRob likely won't be anywhere near last season, but the scoring is more spread out, so I can't complain. What teams had the most 50 point scorers in one season? I feel like there were some Buffalo teams in the mid 2000s that might have been up there.

 

[Dingo]

I found 9 on the 70-71 Bruins.

12 players over 40 points, too.

thats my contribution.

 

[VanIslander]

I blindly guess the Red Wings in the late '90s.

 

[morehockeystats]

This season, the Stars have potentially 9 guys that could crack 50 points. JRob likely won't be anywhere near last season, but the scoring is more spread out, so I can't complain. What teams had the most 50 point scorers in one season? I feel like there were some Buffalo teams in the mid 2000s that might have been up there.

how would you qualify players who change teams mid-season for the purpose of this statistic?

 

[chirrrs]

how would you qualify players who change teams mid-season for the purpose of this statistic?

I guess it really depends. For example, let's assume that by end of season, 9 players is better than average if not rare. Then, let's assume that 10 has only occurred a single digit number of times and that the record is 12, held by one team. Then if including traded players doesn't do something dramatic like triple the list, I'd say keep them with an asterisk. Maybe make a separate list for teams with players who played a minimum number of games with the team that year.

 

[LT]

how would you qualify players who change teams mid-season for the purpose of this statistic?

I think in the spirit of the question, I'd go with players on the roster at season's end with more than 50 points total on the year. Can definitely be subjective though, as stated above the number of cases this might've occurred is probably very small and can be handled manually.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Only God and pnep can tell me if I'm wrong, but I think the answer is the 1992 Capitals, with 11 players:

 

[Sanderson]

Only God and pnep can tell me if I'm wrong, but I think the answer is the 1992 Capitals, with 11 players:

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That's what you call some goalscoring from the backend...

Washington also had Sylvain Cote with 11 goals, which means they had four out of the 27 defensemen who scored 10+ goals that season.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

I’d have to guess that the mid-late 80s Oilers would win this.

 

[ijuka]

I’d have to guess that the mid-late 80s Oilers would win this.

8 was the most they had, in 81-82:

59
63
74
86
88
89
105
212

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

8 was the most they had, in 81-82:

59
63
74
86
88
89
105
212

Geez. Thanks for that info.

 

[LaP]

Only God and pnep can tell me if I'm wrong, but I think the answer is the 1992 Capitals, with 11 players:

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Probably impossible to beat honestly.

Mtl had 10 in 82-83 and 76-77

 

[stahl]

I think Washington having 3 Dmen with 50 plus points is more impressive.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Only God and pnep can tell me if I'm wrong, but I think the answer is the 1992 Capitals, with 11 players:

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How do you not get out of the first round with that kind of firepower... what happened?!

 

[koyvoo]

How do you not get out of the first round with that kind of firepower... what happened?!

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

How do you not get out of the first round with that kind of firepower... what happened?!

Lost to the penguins in 7 after being up 3-1. But that explains why Pittsburgh struggled so much in that series. That Washington team was crazy deep.

 

[GoldenSeal]

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"Your Stanley Cup is in another castle"

Well said.

 

[brentashton]

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James freaking Bond happened.

 

[decma]

Interesting that other than the 76-77 Habs, all the teams mentioned so far (91-92 Caps, Oilers 81-82, Habs 82-83, Bruins 71-72), along with the 82-83 Nordiques, who had 8 forwards with 50+ points, all lost in the first round of the playoffs (and to a team below them in the standings in four of these five cases).

I know - very small sample. But has anyone examined whether teams with more concentrated reg season scoring tend to do better in the playoffs than teams with balanced reg season scoring, controlling for the team's overall scoring, defense, quality of playoff opponent, and other relevant variables?

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Flames had 10 guys with 50+ in 1988. They scored 397 goals that year.

 

[theguardianII]

This season, the Stars have potentially 9 guys that could crack 50 points. JRob likely won't be anywhere near last season, but the scoring is more spread out, so I can't complain. What teams had the most 50 point scorers in one season? I feel like there were some Buffalo teams in the mid 2000s that might have been up there.

 

[abo9]

Montreal had 7 in 07-08

But I think they kind of managed that by lack of firepower really.

Stars of today are scary, because they can score by committee, but their top players are also good enough to carry games

 

[CanadienShark]

Sharks in 2018-19 had 8 players over 50 also with Karlsson at 45 points in 53 games (pretty safe bet). So basically 9.

 

[57special]

I’d have to guess that the mid-late 80s Oilers would win this.

no, Greztky was hogging all the points.

 

[DFC]

Only God and pnep can tell me if I'm wrong, but I think the answer is the 1992 Capitals, with 11 players:

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Stumbled onto this thread. What a great find.