Most Times Leading NHL
1. | Gordie Howe* | 10 |
2. | Clint Benedict* | 8 |
Reg Noble* | 8 | |
Alex Delvecchio* | 8 | |
5. | Georges Vezina* | 7 |
King Clancy* | 7 | |
John Ross Roach | 7 | |
Tim Horton* | 7 | |
Andy Bathgate* | 7 | |
Andy Hebenton | 7 |
1. | Alex Ovechkin | 9 |
2. | Bobby Hull* | 7 |
3. | Phil Esposito* | 6 |
4. | Wayne Gretzky* | 5 |
Charlie Conacher* | 5 | |
Gordie Howe* | 5 | |
Maurice Richard* | 5 | |
8. | Babe Dye* | 4 |
9. | Brett Hull* | 3 |
Auston Matthews | 3 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 16 |
2. | Bobby Orr* | 5 |
3. | Connor McDavid | 4 |
4. | Frank Nighbor* | 3 |
Henrik Sedin* | 3 | |
Joe Thornton | 3 | |
Jaromír Jágr | 3 | |
Adam Oates* | 3 | |
Mario Lemieux* | 3 | |
Phil Esposito* | 3 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 11 |
2. | Mario Lemieux* | 6 |
Gordie Howe* | 6 | |
4. | Connor McDavid | 5 |
Jaromír Jágr | 5 | |
Phil Esposito* | 5 | |
7. | Stan Mikita* | 4 |
8. | Guy Lafleur* | 3 |
Bobby Hull* | 3 | |
10. | Nikita Kucherov | 2 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 7 |
2. | Gordie Howe* | 6 |
Phil Esposito* | 6 | |
4. | Alex Ovechkin | 5 |
Bobby Hull* | 5 | |
Mario Lemieux* | 5 | |
7. | Connor McDavid | 4 |
8. | Bill Cook* | 3 |
Charlie Conacher* | 3 | |
Maurice Richard* | 3 |
1. | Bobby Orr* | 6 |
2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 5 |
3. | Carl Brewer | 2 |
Pierre Pilote* | 2 | |
Chris Pronger* | 2 | |
David Krejčí | 2 |
1. | Red Horner* | 7 |
2. | Gus Mortson | 4 |
Dave Schultz | 4 | |
4. | Jimmy Orlando | 3 |
Lou Fontinato | 3 | |
Tiger Williams | 3 | |
7. | Evander Kane | 2 |
Eddie Shore* | 2 | |
Mark Borowiecki | 2 | |
Derek Dorsett | 2 |
1. | Bobby Hull* | 6 |
2. | Maurice Richard* | 5 |
Auston Matthews | 5 | |
Alex Ovechkin | 5 | |
5. | Wayne Gretzky* | 4 |
Gordie Howe* | 4 | |
7. | Brett Hull* | 3 |
Jaromír Jágr | 3 | |
9. | Jean Béliveau* | 2 |
Frank Mahovlich* | 2 |
1. | Alex Ovechkin | 6 |
2. | Phil Esposito* | 5 |
3. | Maurice Richard* | 3 |
Gordie Howe* | 3 | |
Camille Henry | 3 | |
Mike Bossy* | 3 | |
Brett Hull* | 3 | |
Tim Kerr | 3 | |
9. | Leon Draisaitl | 2 |
Paul Thompson | 2 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 5 |
2. | Steve Yzerman* | 3 |
Mario Lemieux* | 3 | |
Bob Pulford* | 3 | |
5. | Mike Richards | 2 |
Nick Metz | 2 | |
Marián Hossa* | 2 | |
Brian Rolston | 2 | |
Pavel Bure* | 2 | |
Bobby Clarke* | 2 |
1. | Maurice Richard* | 5 |
2. | Gordie Howe* | 4 |
Guy Lafleur* | 4 | |
Babe Dye* | 4 | |
5. | Cy Denneny* | 3 |
Bernie Geoffrion* | 3 | |
Dickie Moore* | 3 | |
Alex Ovechkin | 3 | |
Brett Hull* | 3 | |
Phil Esposito* | 3 |
1. | Alex Ovechkin | 11 |
2. | Bobby Hull* | 7 |
3. | Phil Esposito* | 4 |
Marcel Dionne* | 4 | |
Wayne Gretzky* | 4 | |
Pavel Bure* | 4 | |
7. | Gordie Howe* | 3 |
Ray Bourque* | 3 | |
Brett Hull* | 3 | |
Nathan MacKinnon | 3 |
1. | Camille Henry | 3 |
Johnny Bucyk* | 3 | |
Gary Roberts | 3 | |
4. | Craig Simpson | 2 |
Alex Tanguay | 2 |
1. | Maurice Richard* | 8 |
2. | Bobby Hull* | 6 |
3. | Cy Denneny* | 5 |
Charlie Conacher* | 5 | |
Gordie Howe* | 5 | |
6. | Mario Lemieux* | 4 |
Phil Esposito* | 4 | |
Nels Stewart* | 4 | |
Alex Ovechkin | 4 | |
Jean Béliveau* | 4 |
1. | Alex Ovechkin | 8 |
Bobby Hull* | 8 | |
3. | Mario Lemieux* | 6 |
4. | Phil Esposito* | 5 |
Charlie Conacher* | 5 | |
Maurice Richard* | 5 | |
7. | Babe Dye* | 4 |
8. | Gordie Howe* | 3 |
Bernie Geoffrion* | 3 | |
Roy Conacher* | 3 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 12 |
2. | Mario Lemieux* | 6 |
Bobby Orr* | 6 | |
4. | Connor McDavid | 5 |
Bill Cowley* | 5 | |
6. | Joe Primeau* | 3 |
Sidney Crosby | 3 | |
Peter Forsberg* | 3 | |
9. | Jean Béliveau* | 2 |
Henrik Sedin* | 2 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 11 |
2. | Mario Lemieux* | 7 |
Gordie Howe* | 7 | |
4. | Connor McDavid | 5 |
Sidney Crosby | 5 | |
Phil Esposito* | 5 | |
7. | Bill Cowley* | 4 |
Stan Mikita* | 4 | |
9. | Alex Ovechkin | 3 |
Jaromír Jágr | 3 |
1. | Mario Lemieux* | 8 |
2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 7 |
3. | Gordie Howe* | 6 |
4. | Sidney Crosby | 5 |
Phil Esposito* | 5 | |
Bobby Hull* | 5 | |
7. | Alex Ovechkin | 4 |
Charlie Conacher* | 4 | |
Guy Lafleur* | 4 | |
Maurice Richard* | 4 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 8 |
2. | Bobby Orr* | 5 |
Nicklas Lidström* | 5 | |
4. | Pierre Pilote* | 4 |
5. | Doug Harvey* | 3 |
Brian Leetch* | 3 | |
Jaromír Jágr | 3 | |
Alex Ovechkin | 3 | |
Connor McDavid | 3 | |
10. | Phil Esposito* | 2 |
1. | Phil Esposito* | 6 |
2. | Alex Ovechkin | 5 |
3. | Mario Lemieux* | 4 |
4. | Stan Mikita* | 3 |
Leon Draisaitl | 3 | |
6. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 2 |
Bobby Hull* | 2 | |
Bobby Orr* | 2 | |
Denis Potvin* | 2 | |
Marcel Dionne* | 2 |
1. | Harry Howell* | 3 |
Erik Karlsson | 3 | |
3. | Doug Mohns | 2 |
Gary Bergman | 2 | |
Carol Vadnais | 2 | |
Dave Manson | 2 | |
Brian Leetch* | 2 | |
Mark Giordano | 2 |
1. | Charlie Burns | 4 |
Brian Leetch* | 4 | |
3. | Niclas Hävelid | 3 |
4. | Jim Roberts | 2 |
Ed Westfall | 2 | |
Randy Velischek | 2 | |
Mike Smith | 2 | |
Henrik Lundqvist* | 2 |
1. | Mikko Koivu | 5 |
2. | Connor McDavid | 3 |
3. | Joe Thornton | 2 |
1. | John Ross Roach | 9 |
George Hainsworth* | 9 | |
Clint Benedict* | 9 | |
Tiny Thompson* | 9 | |
5. | Glenn Hall* | 8 |
Alec Connell* | 8 | |
Turk Broda* | 8 | |
8. | Georges Vezina* | 7 |
9. | Martin Brodeur* | 6 |
Harry Lumley* | 6 |
1. | Martin Brodeur* | 9 |
2. | Clint Benedict* | 6 |
3. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 5 |
Tiny Thompson* | 5 | |
Terry Sawchuk* | 5 | |
Jacques Plante* | 5 | |
7. | George Hainsworth* | 4 |
Bill Durnan* | 4 | |
Glenn Hall* | 4 | |
Ken Dryden* | 4 |
1. | Chuck Rayner* | 3 |
Gary Smith | 3 | |
Roger Crozier | 3 | |
Greg Millen | 3 | |
Gump Worsley* | 3 | |
Harry Lumley* | 3 | |
Mike Karakas | 3 | |
Bill Beveridge | 3 | |
John Gibson | 3 | |
10. | Glenn Hall* | 2 |
1. | Dave Kerr | 4 |
Frank Brimsek* | 4 | |
3. | Grant Fuhr* | 3 |
Charlie Gardiner* | 3 | |
Harry Lumley* | 3 | |
Bernie Parent* | 3 | |
Clint Benedict* | 3 | |
Ed Belfour* | 3 | |
Terry Sawchuk* | 3 | |
Glenn Hall* | 3 |
1. | John Ross Roach | 4 |
Roger Crozier | 4 | |
3. | Gary Smith | 3 |
Connor Hellebuyck | 3 | |
Ondřej Pavelec | 3 | |
Greg Millen | 3 | |
Glenn Hall* | 3 | |
Gump Worsley* | 3 | |
Al Rollins | 3 | |
Wilf Cude | 3 |
1. | Tony Esposito* | 5 |
2. | Gump Worsley* | 4 |
Connor Hellebuyck | 4 | |
4. | Glenn Hall* | 2 |
Roger Crozier | 2 | |
Ed Giacomin* | 2 | |
Gary Smith | 2 | |
Denis Herron | 2 | |
Greg Millen | 2 | |
Grant Fuhr* | 2 |
1. | Tony Esposito* | 5 |
2. | Gump Worsley* | 4 |
Connor Hellebuyck | 4 | |
4. | Curtis Joseph | 3 |
5. | Glenn Hall* | 2 |
Roger Crozier | 2 | |
Ed Giacomin* | 2 | |
Gary Smith | 2 | |
Denis Herron | 2 | |
Greg Millen | 2 |
1. | Johnny Bower* | 6 |
Dominik Hašek* | 6 | |
3. | Jacques Plante* | 5 |
4. | Patrick Roy* | 4 |
5. | Ken Dryden* | 3 |
6. | Glenn Hall* | 2 |
Tony Esposito* | 2 | |
Glenn Resch | 2 | |
Denis Herron | 2 | |
Roland Melanson | 2 |
1. | Jacques Plante* | 8 |
2. | Clint Benedict* | 6 |
Bill Durnan* | 6 | |
4. | Tiny Thompson* | 4 |
Ken Dryden* | 4 | |
6. | Johnny Bower* | 3 |
Patrick Roy* | 3 | |
Georges Vezina* | 3 | |
9. | Harry Lumley* | 2 |
Terry Sawchuk* | 2 |
1. | Clint Benedict* | 7 |
2. | Glenn Hall* | 6 |
3. | Martin Brodeur* | 5 |
4. | Ed Belfour* | 4 |
Alec Connell* | 4 | |
Ken Dryden* | 4 | |
Tiny Thompson* | 4 | |
Dominik Hašek* | 4 | |
Jacques Plante* | 4 | |
10. | Harry Lumley* | 3 |
1. | Martin Brodeur* | 7 |
Glenn Hall* | 7 | |
3. | Tony Esposito* | 6 |
Clint Benedict* | 6 | |
5. | Turk Broda* | 5 |
Jim Henry | 5 | |
7. | Frank Brimsek* | 4 |
Bill Durnan* | 4 | |
Harry Lumley* | 4 | |
Ed Giacomin* | 4 |
1. | Jacques Plante* | 6 |
2. | Dominik Hašek* | 5 |
3. | Glenn Hall* | 4 |
Ken Dryden* | 4 | |
5. | Johnny Bower* | 3 |
Tony Esposito* | 3 | |
Patrick Roy* | 3 | |
8. | Martin Brodeur* | 2 |
Tim Thomas | 2 | |
Sergei Bobrovsky | 2 |
1. | Johnny Bower* | 7 |
Dominik Hašek* | 7 | |
3. | Jacques Plante* | 5 |
4. | Patrick Roy* | 4 |
5. | Ken Dryden* | 3 |
6. | Glenn Hall* | 2 |
Gump Worsley* | 2 | |
Tony Esposito* | 2 | |
Glenn Resch | 2 | |
Denis Herron | 2 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 7 |
2. | Gordie Howe* | 6 |
Mario Lemieux* | 6 | |
4. | Alex Ovechkin | 5 |
Bobby Hull* | 5 | |
Phil Esposito* | 5 | |
7. | Charlie Conacher* | 4 |
8. | Newsy Lalonde* | 3 |
Connor McDavid | 3 | |
Maurice Richard* | 3 |
1. | Chris Chelios* | 4 |
Bobby Orr* | 4 | |
3. | Eddie Gerard* | 3 |
Drew Doughty | 3 | |
J.C. Tremblay | 3 | |
Doug Harvey* | 3 | |
Jimmy Thomson | 3 | |
Eddie Shore* | 3 | |
Alex Smith | 3 | |
Georges Boucher* | 3 |
1. | Clint Benedict* | 6 |
Glenn Hall* | 6 | |
Bill Durnan* | 6 | |
4. | Dominik Hašek* | 5 |
Ken Dryden* | 5 | |
6. | Ed Giacomin* | 4 |
Jacques Plante* | 4 | |
Tiny Thompson* | 4 | |
9. | Terry Sawchuk* | 3 |
Frank Brimsek* | 3 |
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 7 |
2. | Bill Durnan* | 6 |
Glenn Hall* | 6 | |
4. | Bobby Orr* | 5 |
5. | Dominik Hašek* | 4 |
Mario Lemieux* | 4 | |
Jacques Plante* | 4 | |
8. | Tiny Thompson* | 3 |
Frank Brimsek* | 3 | |
10. | Connor McDavid | 2 |
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