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Maurice Richard TrophyThe Maurice Richard Trophy is an annual award given to the National Hockey League's top goal scorer by the NHL Board of Governors.
The winner(s) are determined based on regular-season play.
The Maurice Richard Trophy, officially unveiled on Jan. 24, 1999, was a gift to the NHL from the Montreal Canadiens to honor the first player in League history to score 50 goals in 50 games, 50 goals in a season and 500 in a career.
Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos scored 60 goals to capture his second Richard Trophy (2009-10 was his first), finishing ahead of Evgeni Malkin (50).
| 2011-12 winner |
  Steven Stamkos
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Goals: 60 | Assists: 37 | Pts: 97
Shots: 303 | +/-: +7 |
Stamkos scored his 60th goal in Tampa Bay's season finale at Winnipeg, becoming the first player to score 60 goals since 2007-08 (Alex Ovechkin, 65). He tied for the League lead with Phoenix's Radim Vrbata in game-winning goals (12) and scored an NHL-record five OT goals.
Stamkos totaled 48 even-strength goals, the most of any player since 1992-93. He has 156 goals since the start of the 2009-10 season, 36 more than the next-closest player (Ovechkin, 120).
| Past Recipients | |||
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
| 2012 | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | 60 |
| 2011 | Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks | 50 |
| 2010 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 51 |
| Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | 51 | |
| 2009 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | 56 |
| 2008 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | 65 |
| 2007 | Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | 52 |
| 2006 | Jonathan Cheechoo | San Jose Sharks | 56 |
| 2004 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | 41 |
| Rick Nash | Columbus Blue Jackets | 41 | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | Atlanta Thrashers | 41 | |
| 2003 | Milan Hejduk | Colorado Avalanche | 50 |
| 2002 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | 52 |
| 2001 | Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers | 59 |
| 2000 | Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers | 58 |
| 1999 | Teemu Selanne | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 47 |
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