20. Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1992-93 Lemieux started the season with goals in the Penguins' first 12 games and by January was making a run at Wayne Gretzky's single-season scoring record. But on Jan. 12, Lemieux announced he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. He missed nearly two months of action while undergoing radiation treatment. On March 2, Lemieux returned to the ice on the same day as his final radiation treatment, scoring a goal and an assist against the Flyers. Upon his return, he trailed Pat LaFontaine by 12 points for the scoring title. But Super Mario surpassed him, while leading the Penguins on an NHL-record 17-game win streak. Lemieux finished the season with 160 points (69 goals, 91 assists) and won the Art Ross Trophy despite missing 24 games. His 2.67 points per game put him on a pace for 224 points over a full 84 games.