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Quiz about NHL Goal Scoring
Quiz about NHL Goal Scoring

NHL Goal Scoring Trivia Quiz


This is all about goal scorers and their achievements in the NHL.

A multiple-choice quiz by tommyD71. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tommyD71
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
73,040
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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3031
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which player has NOT scored 70+ goals in an NHL season? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first player to complete a 50-goal season playing with 2 different NHL teams? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first American player to score 50 goals in a NHL season? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which player has not scored 5 goals in one NHL game? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the first player to score a goal in each period of a single NHL game, including overtime? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the 2nd NHL player to score 50 goals in 50 games? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first defenseman to score 5 goals in one NHL game? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the highest goal scorer in the NHL's strike-shortened season of 1994-95, with 34? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which current NHL player shares the record for the fastest 2 goals in an NHL game? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which player led all NHL defencemen in goals during the 1981-82 season, with 39? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which player has NOT scored 70+ goals in an NHL season?

Answer: Marcel Dionne

Dionne's top goal output was 59 in 1978-79 for Los Angeles.
2. Who was the first player to complete a 50-goal season playing with 2 different NHL teams?

Answer: Craig Simpson

In 1987-88, Simpson was traded from Pittsburgh where he notched 13 goals in 21 games, to Edmonton where he scored 43 more in 59 games more for a total of 56. (Sure was easy playing with Lemieux and Gretzky I bet).
3. Who was the first American player to score 50 goals in a NHL season?

Answer: Bobby Carpenter

Carpenter scored his 50th goal March 21, 1985 for the Washington Capitals.
4. Which player has not scored 5 goals in one NHL game?

Answer: Tomas Sandstrom

Sandstrom had 7 career hat-tricks and one 4-goal game. Gustafsson scored 5 for the Washington Capitals, Lindstrom for the Winnipeg Jets, and Sundin for the Quebec Nordiques.
5. Who is the first player to score a goal in each period of a single NHL game, including overtime?

Answer: Bernie Nicholls

I don't know the date or who it was against, but trust me it's right...
6. Who was the 2nd NHL player to score 50 goals in 50 games?

Answer: Mike Bossy

Bossy scored his 50th January 24, 1981 against Quebec, in his and the New York Islanders' 50th game of the season.
7. Who was the first defenseman to score 5 goals in one NHL game?

Answer: Ian Turnbull

Toronto's Turnbull tallied the five versus Detroit Feb 2, 1977.
8. Who was the highest goal scorer in the NHL's strike-shortened season of 1994-95, with 34?

Answer: Peter Bondra

Bondra led the league in goals with 34 but finished way out of the Art Ross trophy race because he only had 9 assists. Pass, Peter, pass!
9. Which current NHL player shares the record for the fastest 2 goals in an NHL game?

Answer: Deron Quint

Quint scored 2 goals against Edmonton 4 seconds apart on December 15, 1995, while with the Winnipeg Jets. He tied the record set by Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons way back on January 3, 1931.
10. Which player led all NHL defencemen in goals during the 1981-82 season, with 39?

Answer: Doug Wilson

Wilson had 85 points that season, 2nd in the NHL to Coffey, but won the Norris trophy as NHL's best defenceman.
Source: Author tommyD71

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