Five NHL players hit the 100-point mark this season: Leon Draisaitl for the Edmonton Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon for the Colorado Avalanche, David Pastrnak for the Boston Bruins, Nikita Kucherov for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Mitch Marner for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
While highlighting the newest members of the 100-point club, NHL archives revealed which teams have had 100-point scorers in a season, and how often.
The 1970-71 Boston Bruins and the 1982-83, 1983-84, and 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers each had four players reach 100 points in a single season. The full list spans five pages with 50 rows per page, meaning 222 teams in NHL history have had at least one 100-point scorer, if not more.
Not on that list? The New Jersey Devils.
Despite three Stanley Cups and multiple winning seasons, the Devils have never had a 100-point scorer. They’re one of just six teams in NHL history without that achievement.
The others: the Utah Mammoth, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Seattle Kraken. Three of those six are recent expansion teams, joining the league in the past seven years. The Predators and Blue Jackets were both founded in 1997. That leaves the Devils as the oldest franchise without a 100-point scorer, established in 1974 and relocated to New Jersey in 1982.
The Devils do appear in another record, though, one they’d probably rather forget. In 1983-84, they ranked 22nd for the fewest points in a single season, finishing with just 41. They share that spot with the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, and their pre-relocation team, the Kansas City Scouts. That year, the Devils played 80 games and posted a 17-56 record.
Earlier this summer, they also found themselves missing from another milestone list: 50-goal scorers.
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The Devils have proven they can win without a single dominant scorer, leaning on team depth and strong defense. Still, it would be exciting to see them finally crack these offensive leaderboards.
If Jack Hughes can stay healthy, they have a legitimate chance, both to contend for the Stanley Cup and to end their drought in scoring milestones.
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They also have the potential to finish with the most points in the league, a feat they achieved in 2022-23 when they recorded 112 points.
The Devils have the talent and the pieces. Now, it’s just a matter of putting it all together.