Art Ross Trophy

The Art Ross Trophy is given to the top scoring player each year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The player with the most points (goals plus assists) is given the trophy. If two players have the same number of points, the award goes to the player with the most goals. If they are tied in goals, it goes to the player who has played fewer games. If they are tied in games, it goes to the player who scored his first goal of the year the soonest.

Art Ross Trophy
Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	"Player who leads the League in points at the end of the regular season."[1]
History
First award	1947–48 NHL season
Most wins	Wayne Gretzky (10)
Most recent	Nikita Kucherov (2) Tampa Bay Lightning

Wayne Gretzky has won this trophy ten times, the most of any player. Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux each won six trophies; Phil Esposito and Jaromir Jagr won five; Stan Mikita won four; and Bobby Hull and Guy Lafleur each won it three times.

The Art Ross Memorial Trophy was first awarded in 1948. This list includes all NHL scoring champions:

Winners

Wayne Gretzky, ten-time winner and career leader in NHL scoring

Gordie Howe, six-time winner

Mario Lemieux, six-time winner

Jaromir Jagr, five-time winner

Stan Mikita, four-time winner

Daniel Sedin (front) and Henrik Sedin (back), back-to-back winners

  Player is still active in the NHL

Bold Player with the most points ever scored in a season.

Art Ross Trophy winners

Season	Winner	Team	Points	Win #
1947–48	Elmer Lach	Montreal Canadiens	061	1 (2)[a]
1948–49	Roy Conacher	Chicago Black Hawks	068	1
1949–50	Ted Lindsay	Detroit Red Wings	078	1
1950–51	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	1
1951–52	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	2
1952–53	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	095	3
1953–54	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	081	4
1954–55	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	075	1
1955–56	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	088	1
1956–57	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	089	5
1957–58	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	084	1
1958–59	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	096	2
1959–60	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	081	1
1960–61	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	095	2
1961–62	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	084	2
1962–63	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	6
1963–64	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	089	1
1964–65	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	087	2
1965–66	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	097	3
1966–67	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	097	3
1967–68	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	087	4
1968–69	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	126	1
1969–70	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	120	1
1970–71	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	152	2
1971–72	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	133	3
1972–73	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	130	4
1973–74	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	145	5
1974–75	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	135	2
1975–76	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	125	1
1976–77	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	136	2
1977–78	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	132	3
1978–79	Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	134	1
1979–80	Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	137	1
1980–81	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	164	1
1981–82	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	212	2
1982–83	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	196	3
1983–84	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	205	4
1984–85	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	208	5
1985–86	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	215	6
1986–87	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	183	7
1987–88	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	168	1
1988–89	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	199	2
1989–90	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	142	8
1990–91	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	163	9
1991–92	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	131	3
1992–93	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	160	4
1993–94	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	130	9910
1994–95[b]	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	1
1995–96	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	161	5
1996–97	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	122	6
1997–98	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	102	2
1998–99	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	127	3
1999–2000	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	096	4
2000–01	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	121	5
2001–02	Jarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	096	1
2002–03	Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	106	1
2003–04	Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	094	1
2004–05[c]	& —	& —	& —	& —
2005–06	Joe Thornton	Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks	125	1
2006–07	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	120	1
2007–08	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	112	1
2008–09	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	113	1
2009–10	Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	112	1
2010–11	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	104	1
2011–12	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	109	2
2012–13[d]	Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	60	2
2013–14	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	104	2
2014–15	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars	87	1
2015–16	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	106	1
2016–17	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	100	1
2017–18	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	108	2
2018–19	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	128	1
2019–20[e]	Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	110	1
2020–21[f]	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	105	3
2021–22	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	123	4
2022–23	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	153	5
2023–24	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	144	2

1. Lach won a scoring title prior to the inception of the trophy, making this his second scoring title but only his first Art Ross Trophy win
2. Season shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout
3. Season canceled due to league lockout
4. Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
5. Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic
6. Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic

Related pages

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders