They are determained by goals and assisted, they then add them up to get the total amount of points. Who ever as the most wins.
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenseman to win the NHL scoring title with 120 points in the 1969-1970 season. He set the record for most points by a defenseman and remains one of the greatest players in NHL history.
The 1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens hold the record for scoring the most points in a single NHL season.
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Jaromir Jagr is with 646G, 953A and 1599 points
Bobby Orr still has the record for most points by a defenceman in a NHL season
Brad Boyes was the third highest scoring rookie in the 2005-06 regular season, which was the first season played after the NHL lockout. Boyes finished with 26 goals and 43 assists for 69 points, behind Alexander Ovechkin's 106 points and Sidney Crosby's 102 points.
Wayne Gretzky holds the regular season NHL goal scoring title of 92 goals in the 81-82 season.
Wayne Gretzky holds NHL records for most career goals (894), most career points (2,857), most goals in a season (92) and most points in a season (215).
Mike Modano is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL.
As of the end of the year 2007, Lemieux is 7th in total points scored with 1723:
Gordie Drillon - A good old New Brunswick Boy - back in 1938
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