The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.

NHL point-scoring leaders (1918–1947) These are the point-scoring leaders of the NHL from the league's first season (1917–18) until the 1946–47 season. Beginning with the 1947–48 NHL season, the point scoring leader was awarded the Art Ross Trophy.

SeasonWinnerTeamPointsWin # 1917–18 Montreal Canadiens 48 1 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens 32 1 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs 49 2 1920–21 Montreal Canadiens 43 2 1921–22 Ottawa Senators 46 1 1922–23 Toronto St. Pats 37 1 1923–24 Ottawa Senators 24 1 1924–25 Toronto St. Pats 44 2 1925–26 Montreal Maroons 42 1 1926–27 New York Rangers 37 1 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens 51 1 1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs 32 1 1929–30 Boston Bruins 73 1 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens 51 2 1931–32 Toronto Maple Leafs 53 1 1932–33 New York Rangers 50 2 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs 52 1 1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs 57 2 1935–36 New York Americans 45 1 1936–37 New York Americans 46 2 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs 52 1 1938–39 Montreal Canadiens 47 1 1939–40 Boston Bruins 52 1 1940–41 Boston Bruins 62 1 1941–42 New York Rangers 56 1 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks 73 1 1943–44 Boston Bruins 82 1 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens 80 1 1945–46 Chicago Black Hawks 61 1 1946–47 Chicago Black Hawks 72 2

NHL goal-scoring leaders (1918–1998) These are the goal-scoring leaders of the NHL from the league's first season (1917–18) until the 1997–98 season. Beginning with the 1998–99 NHL season, the goal-scoring leader was awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy.

= 5-time (or more) winners

SeasonWinnerTeamGoalsWin # 1917–18 Montreal Canadiens 44 11918–19 Montreal Canadiens 23 1 Montreal Canadiens 23 1 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs 39 2 1920–21 Hamilton Tigers/Toronto St. Patricks 35 1 1921–22 Ottawa Senators 31 1Toronto St. Patricks312 1922–23 Toronto St. Patricks 26 3 1923–24 Ottawa Senators 22 1 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks 38 4 1925–26 Montreal Maroons 34 1 1926–27 New York Rangers 33 1 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens 33 1 1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs 22 1 1929–30 Boston Bruins 43 1 1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs 31 1 1931–32 Toronto Maple Leafs 34 2 New York Rangers 34 2 1932–33 New York Rangers 28 3 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs 32 3 1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs 36 4 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs 23 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 23 1 1936–37 Detroit Red Wings 23 1 Boston Bruins/New York Americans 23 2 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs 26 1 1938–39 Boston Bruins 26 1 1939–40 New York Rangers 24 1 1940–41 New York Rangers 26 2 1941–42 New York Rangers 32 1 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks 33 1 1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks 38 2 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens 50 1 1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs 37 1 1946–47 Montreal Canadiens 45 2 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings 33 1 1948–49 Detroit Red Wings 28 1 1949–50 Montreal Canadiens 43 3 1950–51 Detroit Red Wings 43 1 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings 47 2 1952–53 Detroit Red Wings 49 3 1953–54 Montreal Canadiens 37 4 1954–55 Montreal Canadiens 38 5 Montreal Canadiens 38 1 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens 47 1 1956–57 Detroit Red Wings 44 4 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens 36 1 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens 45 2 1959–60 Boston Bruins 39 1 Chicago Black Hawks 39 1 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens 50 2 1961–62 Chicago Black Hawks 50 2 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings 38 5 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks 43 3 1964–65 Detroit Red Wings 42 1 1965–66 Chicago Black Hawks 54 4 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks 52 5 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks 44 6 1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks 58 7 1969–70 Boston Bruins 43 1 1970–71 Boston Bruins 76 2 1971–72 Boston Bruins 66 3 1972–73 Boston Bruins 55 4 1973–74 Boston Bruins 68 5 1974–75 Boston Bruins 61 6 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers 61 1 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens 60 1 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens 60 1 1978–79 New York Islanders 69 1 1979–80 Buffalo Sabres 56 1 Los Angeles Kings 56 1 Hartford Whalers 56 1 1980–81 New York Islanders 68 2 1981–82 Edmonton Oilers 92 1 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers 71 2 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers 87 3 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers 73 4 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers 68 1 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers 62 5 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins 70 1 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins 85 2 1989–90 St. Louis Blues 72 1 1990–91 St. Louis Blues 86 2 1991–92 St. Louis Blues 70 3 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres 76 1 Winnipeg Jets 76 1 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks 60 1 1994–95 Washington Capitals 34 1 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 3 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes 52 1 1997–98 Washington Capitals 52 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 52 2

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