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Hard Hits: The best goal scorers

By Chris Nichols

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Maurice Richard was one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history. He was the first guy to pot 50 in 50; the first to reach 500 career goals; he won the Cup eight times and he was an All-Star 13 straight times. Although other players have come along to score more career goals (Richard sits near the 20th overall slot now) and a couple of guys have done the 50 in 50 trick (Wayne Gretzky did it in 39 and Mike Bossy tied Richard's 50-game mark), Richard is the pioneer of goal scoring feats in ma ...

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