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The Montreal Canadiens' best forwards

Guy Lafleur leads with 1,246 points in 961 games for the Montreal Canadiens; Jean Beliveau had 1,219.

Every forward with 41 or more regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens since 1917-18, ranked by points; the lines are each one's points game by game, the top 8 drawn. A name opens his page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

points · by game

goals · by game

assists · by game

319 forwards with 41+ games, the top 200points

#	player	seasons	games	points	goals	assists
1	Guy Lafleur	1971-72 to 1984-85	961	1,246	518	728
2	Jean Beliveau	1950-51 to 1970-71	1,125	1,219	507	712
3	Henri Richard	1955-56 to 1974-75	1,258	1,046	358	688
4	Maurice Richard	1942-43 to 1959-60	978	966	544	422
5	Yvan Cournoyer	1963-64 to 1978-79	968	863	428	435
6	Jacques Lemaire	1967-68 to 1978-79	853	835	366	469
7	Steve Shutt	1972-73 to 1984-85	871	776	408	368
8	Bernie Geoffrion	1950-51 to 1963-64	766	759	371	388
9	Saku Koivu	1995-96 to 2008-09	792	641	191	450
10	Elmer Lach	1940-41 to 1953-54	664	623	215	408
11	Mats Naslund	1982-83 to 1989-90	617	612	243	369
12	Tomas Plekanec	2003-04 to 2018-19	984	606	233	373
13	Dickie Moore	1951-52 to 1962-63	654	593	254	339
14	Claude Provost	1955-56 to 1969-70	1,005	589	254	335
15	Mario Tremblay	1974-75 to 1985-86	852	584	258	326
16	Peter Mahovlich	1969-70 to 1977-78	580	569	223	346
17	Guy Carbonneau	1980-81 to 1993-94	912	547	221	326
18	Toe Blake	1935-36 to 1947-48	569	529	235	294
19	Bobby Rousseau	1960-61 to 1969-70	643	522	200	322
20	Ralph Backstrom	1956-57 to 1970-71	844	502	215	287
21	Bob Gainey	1973-74 to 1988-89	1,160	501	239	262
22	Vincent Damphousse	1992-93 to 1998-99	519	498	184	314
23	Nick Suzuki	2019-20 to 2026-27	546	488	172	316
24	Brendan Gallagher	2012-13 to 2025-26	911	487	246	241
25	Bobby Smith	1983-84 to 1989-90	505	482	172	310
26	Aurel Joliat	1922-23 to 1937-38	655	463	269	194
27	Pierre Mondou	1977-78 to 1984-85	548	456	194	262
28	Max Pacioretty	2008-09 to 2017-18	626	448	226	222
29	Shayne Corson	1985-86 to 1999-00	662	423	168	255
30	Stephane Richer	1984-85 to 1997-98	490	421	225	196
31	Howie Morenz	1923-24 to 1936-37	460	421	257	164
32	Yvon Lambert	1972-73 to 1980-81	606	415	181	234
33	Rejean Houle	1969-70 to 1982-83	634	408	161	247
34	Bert Olmstead	1950-51 to 1957-58	508	383	103	280
35	Ryan Walter	1982-83 to 1990-91	604	349	141	208
36	Gilles Tremblay	1960-61 to 1968-69	509	330	168	162
37	Mike McPhee	1983-84 to 1991-92	581	324	162	162
38	Mark Recchi	1994-95 to 1998-99	346	322	120	202
39	Cole Caufield	2020-21 to 2026-27	377	315	175	140
40	Frank Mahovlich	1970-71 to 1973-74	263	310	129	181
41	Mark Napier	1978-79 to 1983-84	367	304	145	159
42	John Ferguson	1963-64 to 1970-71	500	303	145	158
43	Doug Risebrough	1974-75 to 1981-82	493	302	117	185
44	Martin Rucinsky	1995-96 to 2001-02	432	297	134	163
45	Ken Mosdell	1944-45 to 1957-58	628	287	132	155
46	Brian Savage	1993-94 to 2001-02	461	285	155	130
47	Mike Keane	1988-89 to 1995-96	506	269	90	179
48	Billy Reay	1945-46 to 1952-53	475	265	103	162
49	Alex Kovalev	2003-04 to 2008-09	314	264	103	161
50	Alex Galchenyuk	2012-13 to 2017-18	418	255	108	147
51	Donnie Marshall	1951-52 to 1962-63	585	254	114	140
52	Johnny Gagnon	1930-31 to 1939-40	406	254	116	138
53	David Desharnais	2009-10 to 2016-17	435	250	79	171
54	Kirk Muller	1991-92 to 1994-95	267	247	104	143
55	Doug Jarvis	1975-76 to 1981-82	560	245	91	154
56	Stephan Lebeau	1988-89 to 1993-94	313	243	104	139
57	Benoit Brunet	1988-89 to 2001-02	494	241	92	149
58	Claude Larose	1962-63 to 1974-75	530	240	117	123
59	Pit Lepine	1925-26 to 1937-38	526	240	143	97
60	Pierre Larouche	1977-78 to 1981-82	236	236	110	126
61	Buddy O'Connor	1941-42 to 1946-47	271	233	78	155
62	Michael Ryder	2003-04 to 2012-13	341	228	109	119
63	Brian Skrudland	1985-86 to 1992-93	475	217	78	139
64	Andrei Kostitsyn	2005-06 to 2011-12	379	210	99	111
65	Phillip Danault	2015-16 to 2026-27	414	208	60	148
66	Marcel Bonin	1957-58 to 1961-62	280	205	68	137
67	Floyd Curry	1947-48 to 1957-58	601	204	105	99
68	Ray Getliffe	1939-40 to 1944-45	269	196	99	97
69	Russ Courtnall	1988-89 to 1991-92	250	195	82	113
70	Juraj Slafkovský	2022-23 to 2026-27	291	191	74	117
71	Claude Lemieux	1983-84 to 1989-90	281	189	97	92
72	Keith Acton	1979-80 to 1983-84	228	188	78	110
73	Jonathan Drouin	2017-18 to 2022-23	321	186	48	138
74	Oleg Petrov	1992-93 to 2002-03	365	183	70	113
75	Richard Zednik	2000-01 to 2005-06	322	183	98	85
76	Phil Goyette	1956-57 to 1962-63	375	182	62	120
77	Denis Savard	1990-91 to 1992-93	210	179	72	107
78	Chris Nilan	1979-80 to 1991-92	523	175	88	87
79	Brian Bellows	1992-93 to 1994-95	200	175	81	94
80	Brian Gionta	2009-10 to 2013-14	303	173	97	76
81	Dick Duff	1964-65 to 1969-70	305	172	87	85
82	Murph Chamberlain	1940-41 to 1948-49	323	169	66	103
83	Bill Hicke	1959-60 to 1964-65	318	169	69	100
84	Newsy Lalonde	1917-18 to 1921-22	98	167	125	42
85	Josh Anderson	2020-21 to 2026-27	430	164	99	65
86	Jimmy Roberts	1963-64 to 1976-77	611	163	63	100
87	Murray Wilson	1972-73 to 1977-78	328	163	83	80
88	Paul Byron	2015-16 to 2021-22	383	160	81	79
89	Marc Tardif	1969-70 to 1972-73	245	157	78	79
90	Lars Eller	2010-11 to 2015-16	435	154	71	83
91	Mike Ribeiro	1999-00 to 2005-06	276	153	50	103
92	Jake Evans	2019-20 to 2026-27	427	152	52	100
93	Chris Higgins	2003-04 to 2008-09	282	151	84	67
94	Joel Armia	2018-19 to 2024-25	406	149	77	72
95	Artturi Lehkonen	2016-17 to 2021-22	396	149	74	75
96	Tomas Tatar	2018-19 to 2020-21	198	149	57	92
97	Wildor Larochelle	1925-26 to 1935-36	405	144	81	63
98	Joe Benoit	1940-41 to 1946-47	185	144	75	69
99	Jan Bulis	2000-01 to 2005-06	292	134	58	76
100	Yanic Perreault	2001-02 to 2003-04	224	133	67	66
101	Paul Haynes	1935-36 to 1940-41	220	132	33	99
102	Gilbert Dionne	1990-91 to 1994-95	196	130	60	70
103	Pierre Turgeon	1994-95 to 1996-97	104	127	50	77
104	Odie Cleghorn	1918-19 to 1924-25	160	126	92	34
105	Billy Boucher	1921-22 to 1926-27	154	121	86	35
106	Mickey Redmond	1967-68 to 1970-71	221	119	56	63
107	Michael Cammalleri	2009-10 to 2011-12	170	119	54	65
108	Armand Mondou	1928-29 to 1939-40	386	118	47	71
109	John LeClair	1990-91 to 1994-95	224	118	49	69
110	Kjell Dahlin	1985-86 to 1987-88	166	116	57	59
111	Max Domi	2018-19 to 2019-20	153	116	45	71
112	Doug Wickenheiser	1980-81 to 1983-84	202	115	49	66
113	Brent Gilchrist	1988-89 to 1991-92	236	113	46	67
114	Dave Balon	1963-64 to 1966-67	226	112	56	56
115	Turner Stevenson	1992-93 to 1999-00	385	111	45	66
116	Valeri Bure	1994-95 to 1997-98	215	110	46	64
117	Andre Pronovost	1956-57 to 1960-61	290	109	48	61
118	Scott Gomez	2009-10 to 2011-12	196	108	21	87
119	Calum MacKay	1949-50 to 1954-55	231	105	50	55
120	Chuck Lefley	1970-71 to 1974-75	174	105	45	60
121	Bob Fillion	1943-44 to 1949-50	327	103	42	61
122	Christian Dvorak	2021-22 to 2024-25	232	103	38	65
123	Didier Pitre	1917-18 to 1922-23	127	99	64	35
124	Leo Lamoureux	1941-42 to 1946-47	236	98	19	79
125	Andrew Shaw	2016-17 to 2018-19	182	96	41	55
126	Norm Dussault	1947-48 to 1950-51	206	93	31	62
127	Paul Meger	1950-51 to 1954-55	212	91	39	52
128	Alex Newhook	2023-24 to 2026-27	188	89	44	45
129	Mark Hunter	1981-82 to 1984-85	196	88	53	35
130	Charlie Sands	1939-40 to 1942-43	160	86	28	58
131	Guillaume Latendresse	2006-07 to 2009-10	232	85	48	37
132	Maxim Lapierre	2005-06 to 2010-11	293	80	40	40
133	Dick Gamble	1950-51 to 1955-56	178	79	38	41
134	Kirby Dach	2022-23 to 2026-27	163	78	32	46
135	Leo Gravelle	1946-47 to 1950-51	204	76	43	33
136	Patrick Poulin	1997-98 to 2001-02	277	75	31	44
137	Polly Drouin	1935-36 to 1940-41	157	74	23	51
138	Dainius Zubrus	1998-99 to 2000-01	139	74	29	45
139	Joe Juneau	2001-02 to 2003-04	212	73	19	54
140	Sergei Zholtok	1998-99 to 2000-01	170	71	34	37
141	Louis Berlinquette	1917-18 to 1922-23	134	71	41	30
142	Doug Gilmour	2001-02 to 2002-03	131	71	21	50
143	Andreas Dackell	2001-02 to 2003-04	212	70	26	44
144	Tyler Toffoli	2020-21 to 2021-22	89	70	37	33
145	Travis Moen	2009-10 to 2014-15	328	69	27	42
146	Paul Di Pietro	1991-92 to 1994-95	154	69	25	44
147	Mike Hoffman	2021-22 to 2022-23	134	69	29	40
148	Chad Kilger	2000-01 to 2003-04	214	68	28	40
149	Sergei Kostitsyn	2007-08 to 2009-10	155	68	24	44
150	Dutch Hiller	1942-43 to 1945-46	131	68	35	33
151	Gerry Heffernan	1941-42 to 1943-44	85	68	33	35
152	Sergio Momesso	1983-84 to 1987-88	137	67	29	38
153	Erik Cole	2011-12 to 2012-13	101	67	38	29
154	Steve Begin	2003-04 to 2008-09	266	66	35	31
155	Rod Lorrain	1935-36 to 1941-42	174	66	28	38
156	John Quilty	1940-41 to 1947-48	115	66	33	33
157	Ivan Demidov	2024-25 to 2026-27	86	66	21	45
158	Dale Weise	2013-14 to 2019-20	184	64	28	36
159	Trevor Linden	1999-00 to 2000-01	107	63	25	38
160	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	2018-19 to 2020-21	171	62	22	40
161	Babe Siebert	1936-37 to 1938-39	125	62	25	37
162	Jack LeClair	1954-55 to 1956-57	160	60	20	40
163	Jimmy Peters	1945-46 to 1947-48	129	59	23	36
164	Joe Malone	1917-18 to 1923-24	58	59	52	7
165	Ab McDonald	1958-59 to 1959-60	137	58	22	36
166	Art Gagne	1926-27 to 1928-29	132	58	41	17
167	Leroy Goldsworthy	1934-35 to 1935-36	83	55	35	20
168	Mathieu Dandenault	2005-06 to 2008-09	252	54	20	34
169	Benoit Pouliot	2009-10 to 2010-11	118	54	28	26
170	Lucien DeBlois	1984-85 to 1985-86	112	54	26	28
171	Alexander Radulov	2016-17	76	54	18	36
172	Sean Monahan	2022-23 to 2023-24	74	52	19	33
173	Scott Thornton	1996-97 to 1999-00	222	51	25	26
174	Joe Carveth	1947-48 to 1949-50	107	50	17	33
175	John Chabot	1983-84 to 1984-85	66	50	19	31
176	Gordie Drillon	1942-43	49	50	28	22
177	Niklas Sundstrom	2002-03 to 2005-06	154	49	19	30
178	Phil Watson	1943-44	44	49	17	32
179	Mathieu Darche	2009-10 to 2011-12	149	48	22	26
180	Paul Masnick	1950-51 to 1954-55	177	47	15	32
181	Craig Darby	1994-95 to 2001-02	166	47	19	28
182	Nick Wasnie	1929-30 to 1931-32	136	46	31	15
183	Fern Majeau	1943-44 to 1944-45	56	46	22	24
184	Terry Reardon	1941-42 to 1942-43	46	46	23	23
185	Brandon Prust	2012-13 to 2014-15	172	45	15	30
186	Joffre Desilets	1935-36 to 1937-38	118	45	20	25
187	Lou Trudel	1938-39 to 1940-41	95	45	22	23
188	Marc Bureau	1995-96 to 1997-98	182	44	22	22
189	Radek Bonk	2005-06 to 2006-07	135	44	19	25
190	Rip Riopelle	1947-48 to 1949-50	169	43	27	16
191	Tony Demers	1937-38 to 1942-43	82	43	20	23
192	Amos Arbour	1918-19 to 1920-21	47	43	36	7
193	Charles Hudon	2015-16 to 2019-20	125	41	14	27
194	Rem Pitlick	2021-22 to 2022-23	92	41	15	26
195	Alex Tanguay	2008-09	50	41	16	25
196	Rene Bourque	2011-12 to 2014-15	141	39	21	18
197	Oliver Kapanen	2024-25 to 2026-27	102	39	22	17
198	Pierre Dagenais	2003-04 to 2005-06	82	39	22	17
199	Robert Lang	2008-09	50	39	18	21
200	Michael Pezzetta	2021-22 to 2024-25	200	38	15	23

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