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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
Is 66 goals in 82-83 still only 53 today? This was a pretty high scoring season.
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66 goals goals in 82-83 is still only 53 goals today.
This year might have been the highest scoring season since 93-94, but the average goals per team per game was only 3.18. There's virtually no change since last year (3.14) and league scoring has consistently been >3.00 goals per team per game since 2018-19.
The average goals per team per game in 82-83 was 3.86, which was the 11th highest scoring season of all-time. It was also season with the highest PP efficiency of all-time (22.94%).
By comparison, the average goals per team per game in 02-03 was 2.65, which was the 81st highest scoring season of all-time. The only seasons with less scoring than 02-03 were the other dead puck years, a couple seasons in the 50s, and a bunch of pre-WWII seasons.
Lanny was a great player, is a great ambassador for the Flames, and can keep his record. However, Iginla's 02-03 season is the GOAT from goal scoring standpoint and will probably never be topped unless the Flames win the draft lottery.