Youngest ever

NHL Age Milestones

The youngest players in NHL history to reach 4 milestones: 100 career goals, 500 career points, a 50-goal season, a 100-point season. Violet badge = age 20 or younger.

Rankings as of 2026-10-03, as declared by the corpus that produced them.

How this is computed

For each milestone, the first regular season in which a player reached it — a running career total or a single season — and the player's age that season. Ranked youngest first by exact age at the reference date; ties in whole years are broken by days. Age as of February 1 of the season (mid-season, the hockey-reference convention). 8,313 of 8,313 profiles carry a full birth date.

Counting stats are summed from the regular-season rows in each player profile; a traded season uses its combined row, never the team rows twice.
A career milestone is placed in the season the running total crossed the line; the exact game is not in the corpus.
Players without a full birth date in the corpus cannot be aged and are counted, not ranked.
NHL regular seasons only — WHA seasons are not in the corpus and are not counted.

Youngest to 100 career goals

Summed from NHL regular-season skater rows. 1,279 players reached it.

Youngest NHL players to reach 100 career goals
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	Career goals then
1	Wayne GretzkyC	20	1980–81	Edmonton Oilers	106 career total at that point
2	Brian BellowsL	20	1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	102 career total at that point
3	Jimmy CarsonC	20	1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	141 career total at that point
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Show ranks 26–50

Ranks 26 onward, youngest to 100 career goals
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	Career goals then
26	Jaromir JagrR	21	1993–94	Pittsburgh Penguins	125 career total at that point
27	Mats SundinC	21	1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	103 career total at that point
28	Kirk Muller

Youngest to 500 career points

Summed from NHL regular-season skater rows. 577 players reached it.

Youngest NHL players to reach 500 career points
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	Career points then
1	Wayne GretzkyC	21	1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	513 career total at that point
2	Mario LemieuxC	22	1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	516 career total at that point

Youngest to a 50-goal season

A single regular season, counting stat — no games minimum needed. 102 players reached it.

Youngest NHL players to reach a 50-goal season
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	goals
1	Wayne GretzkyC	19	1979–80	Edmonton Oilers	51 that season
2	Jimmy CarsonC	19	1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	55 that season
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Youngest to a 100-point season

A single regular season, counting stat. 131 players reached it.

Youngest NHL players to reach a 100-point season
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	points
1	Sidney CrosbyC	18	2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	102 that season
2	Dale HawerchukC	18	1981–82	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	103 that season
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Show ranks 26–50

Ranks 26 onward, youngest to 500 career points
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	Career points then
26	Vincent DamphousseC	25	1992–93	Montréal Canadiens	515 career total at that point
27	Denis PotvinD	25	1978–79	New York Islanders	503 career total at that point
28	Mike GartnerR	25	1984–85	Washington Capitals	505 career total at that point
29	Leon DraisaitlC	25	2020–21	Edmonton Oilers	506 career total at that point
30	Glenn AndersonR	25	1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	544 career total at that point
31	Guy LafleurR	25	1976–77	Montréal Canadiens	555 career total at that point
32	Auston MatthewsC	25	2022–23	Toronto Maple Leafs	542 career total at that point
33	Brian BellowsL	25	1989–90	Minnesota North Stars	572 career total at that point
34	Nathan MacKinnonC	25	2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	560 career total at that point
35	Marcel DionneC	25	1976–77	Los Angeles Kings	582 career total at that point
36	Evgeni MalkinC	25	2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	527 career total at that point
37	Mike ModanoC	25	1995–96	Dallas Stars	512 career total at that point
38	Cam NeelyR	25	1990–91	Boston Bruins	503 career total at that point
39	Dan QuinnC	25	1990–91	St. Louis Blues / Vancouver Canucks	558 career total at that point
40	David PastrnakR	25	2021–22	Boston Bruins	504 career total at that point
41	Mitch MarnerR	25	2022–23	Toronto Maple Leafs	554 career total at that point
42	Ilya KovalchukL	25	2008–09	Atlanta Thrashers	557 career total at that point
43	Trevor LindenC	25	1995–96	Vancouver Canucks	508 career total at that point
44	Gordie HoweR	25	1953–54	Detroit Red Wings	519 career total at that point
45	Phil HousleyD	25	1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	558 career total at that point
46	Pat LaFontaineC	25	1990–91	New York Islanders	566 career total at that point
47	Luc RobitailleL	25	1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	592 career total at that point
48	Brian ProppL	25	1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	503 career total at that point
49	Bobby SmithC	25	1983–84	Minnesota North Stars / Montréal Canadiens	513 career total at that point
50	Mats SundinC	25	1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	558 career total at that point

Show ranks 26–50

Ranks 26 onward, youngest to a 50-goal season
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	goals
26	Rick VaiveR	22	1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	54 that season
27	Steve YzermanC	22	1987–88	Detroit Red Wings	50 that season
28	Michel GouletL	22	1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	57 that season
29	Ilya KovalchukL	22	2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	52 that season
30	Mike BullardC	22	1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	51 that season
31	Bobby HullL	23	1961–62	Chicago Blackhawks	50 that season
32	Rick MacLeishC	23	1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	50 that season
33	Leon DraisaitlC	23	2018–19	Edmonton Oilers	50 that season
34	Glenn AndersonR	23	1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	54 that season
35	Guy LafleurR	23	1974–75	Montréal Canadiens	53 that season
36	Pierre TurgeonC	23	1992–93	New York Islanders	58 that season
37	Maurice RichardR	23	1944–45	Montréal Canadiens	50 that season
38	Bill BarberL	23	1975–76	Philadelphia Flyers	50 that season
39	Mike ModanoC	23	1993–94	Dallas Stars	50 that season
40	Jari KurriR	23	1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	52 that season
41	Keith TkachukL	23	1995–96	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	50 that season
42	Alexander MogilnyR	23	1992–93	Buffalo Sabres	76 that season
43	Jaromir JagrR	23	1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	62 that season
44	Brendan ShanahanL	24	1992–93	St. Louis Blues	51 that season
45	Tim KerrR	24	1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	54 that season
46	Sergei FedorovC	24	1993–94	Detroit Red Wings	56 that season
47	Auston MatthewsC	24	2021–22	Toronto Maple Leafs	60 that season
48	Steve ShuttL	24	1976–77	Montréal Canadiens	60 that season
49	Jarome IginlaR	24	2001–02	Calgary Flames	52 that season
50	Cam NeelyR	24	1989–90	Boston Bruins	55 that season

Show ranks 26–50

Ranks 26 onward, youngest to a 100-point season
#	Player	Age	Season	Team	points
26	Mark MessierC	22	1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	106 that season
27	Jeremy RoenickC	22	1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks	103 that season
28	Nicklas BackstromC	22	2009–10	Washington Capitals	101 that season
29	Guy ChouinardC	22	1978–79	Atlanta Flames	107 that season
30	Peter ForsbergC	22	1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	116 that season
31	Teemu SelanneR	22	1992–93	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	132 that season
32	Theo FleuryR	22	1990–91	Calgary Flames	104 that season
33	Brent SutterC	22	1984–85	New York Islanders	102 that season
34	Paul CoffeyD	22	1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	126 that season
35	Jari KurriR	22	1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	104 that season
36	Steve YzermanC	22	1987–88	Detroit Red Wings	102 that season
37	Michel GouletL	22	1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	105 that season
38	Eric LindrosC	22	1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	115 that season
39	Mark RecchiR	23	1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	113 that season
40	Rick MacLeishC	23	1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	100 that season
41	Leon DraisaitlC	23	2018–19	Edmonton Oilers	105 that season
42	Guy LafleurR	23	1974–75	Montréal Canadiens	119 that season
43	Bobby ClarkeC	23	1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	104 that season
44	Marcel DionneC	23	1974–75	Detroit Red Wings	121 that season
45	Jason RobertsonL	23	2022–23	Dallas Stars	109 that season
46	Bill BarberL	23	1975–76	Philadelphia Flyers	112 that season
47	Joe ThorntonC	23	2002–03	Boston Bruins	101 that season
48	Doug GilmourC	23	1986–87	St. Louis Blues	105 that season
49	Bernie NichollsC	23	1984–85	Los Angeles Kings	100 that season
50	Brian LeetchD	23	1991–92	New York Rangers	102 that season