The QMJHL's influence on the NHL may be waning as the league saw, for the first time, back to back years without a first rounder from the league, but QMJHL players are still scattered across the top of the leaderboards for many NHL statistics. Below is a list of QMJHL alumni who ranked top 20 in the NHL in a number of statistics.
Bolded statistic indicates an NHL career high.
Goals
Nathan MacKinnon, fourth in the NHL in goals- 4th Nathan MacKinnon - 51 goals
- 10th Nikita Kucherov - 44 goals
- T-11th. Sidney Crosby - 42 goals
- T-11th Jonathan Marchessault - 42 goals
Assists
Nikita Kucherov, who is tied for first in the NHL in assists- T-1st Nikita Kucherov - 100 assists
- 3rd Nathan MacKinnon - 89 assists
- 15th Noah Dobson - 60 assists
Points
Despite being 36 this season, Crosby was still able to finish tied for 12th in the NHL in points- 1st Nikita Kucherov - 144 points
- 2nd Nathan MacKinnon - 142 points
- T-12th Sidney Crosby - 94 points
Plus-Minus
Nikolaj Ehlers had a career year in plus-minus, tied for 19th best in the NHL- T-6th Nathan MacKinnon - +35
- T-19th Nikolaj Ehlers - +27
Hits
Jeremy Lauzon, the NHL's hit leader- 1st Jeremy Lauzon - 385 hits
- 8th Simon Benoit - 246 hits
- 20th Liam O'Brien - 228 hits
Penalties in Minutes
Ross Johnston (left), who is 8th in penalty minutes, fighting Liam O'Brien (right), who leads the league in penalty minutes- 1st Liam O'Brien - 153 minutes
- 8th Ross Johnston - 117 minutes
- 15th Jeremy Lauzon - 98 minutes
- 18th Nicolas Deslauriers - 89 minutes
There were no QMJHL alumni within the the top 20 in the following statistics, goalie games played, wins, save percentage (min. 10 games) and goals against average (min. 10 games).