NHL & WHA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Created Per Game
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | GC/G | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Newsy Lalonde* | 1.996 | 1919 |
2. | Odie Cleghorn | 1.248 | 1919 |
3. | Cooney Weiland* | 1.086 | 1931 |
4. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.971 | 1985 |
5. | Maurice Richard* | 0.906 | 1944 |
6. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.895 | 1992 |
7. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.871 | 1983 |
8. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.858 | 1981 |
9. | Jean Béliveau* | 0.855 | 1956 |
10. | Lanny McDonald* | 0.828 | 1977 |
11. | Theo Fleury | 0.819 | 1995 |
12. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 0.802 | 1957 |
13. | Mike Bossy* | 0.801 | 1981 |
14. | Darryl Sittler* | 0.797 | 1977 |
15. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.786 | 1988 |
16. | Phil Esposito* | 0.782 | 1970 |
17. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.781 | 1975 |
18. | Toe Blake* | 0.780 | 1944 |
  | Brett Hull* | 0.780 | 1990 |
20. | Elmer Lach* | 0.777 | 1946 |
21. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.771 | 1989 |
22. | Jari Kurri* | 0.759 | 1985 |
23. | Frank Boucher* | 0.756 | 1928 |
24. | Pat LaFontaine* | 0.751 | 1992 |
25. | Gordie Howe* | 0.749 | 1955 |
26. | Reggie Leach | 0.748 | 1976 |
27. | Barry Pederson | 0.745 | 1983 |
28. | Paul Coffey* | 0.743 | 1985 |
29. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.726 | 1986 |
30. | Connor McDavid | 0.724 | 2022 |
31. | Cecil Dillon | 0.718 | 1933 |
32. | Phil Esposito* | 0.715 | 1969 |
33. | Rick Middleton | 0.712 | 1983 |
34. | Ted Kennedy* | 0.709 | 1948 |
35. | Toe Blake* | 0.707 | 1946 |
36. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.703 | 2023 |
37. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.700 | 1991 |
38. | Maurice Richard* | 0.699 | 1958 |
39. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.698 | 1984 |
40. | Jake Guentzel | 0.695 | 2018 |
41. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.694 | 1977 |
42. | Denis Savard* | 0.688 | 1985 |
43. | Joe Mullen* | 0.685 | 1982 |
44. | Sidney Crosby | 0.673 | 2018 |
45. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.673 | 1989 |
46. | Ted Lindsay* | 0.672 | 1955 |
47. | Claude Giroux | 0.670 | 2012 |
48. | Steve Payne | 0.669 | 1981 |
49. | Mark Messier* | 0.669 | 1983 |
50. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 0.664 | 1973 |
51. | Tony McKegney | 0.663 | 1985 |
52. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.657 | 2022 |
53. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 0.655 | 1990 |
54. | Stéphane Richer | 0.653 | 1988 |
55. | Bernie Federko* | 0.651 | 1981 |
56. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.648 | 1993 |
57. | Joe Sakic* | 0.646 | 1996 |
58. | Petr Klíma | 0.646 | 1988 |
59. | Patrik Eliáš | 0.646 | 2006 |
60. | Jari Kurri* | 0.643 | 1988 |
  | Mark Messier* | 0.643 | 1988 |
62. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.639 | 1993 |
63. | Barry Pederson | 0.636 | 1982 |
64. | Maurice Richard* | 0.636 | 1946 |
65. | Connor McDavid | 0.635 | 2023 |
66. | Luc Robitaille* | 0.631 | 1991 |
67. | Doug Bentley* | 0.628 | 1944 |
68. | Mike Bossy* | 0.627 | 1982 |
69. | Alex Ovechkin | 0.622 | 2009 |
70. | Brett Hull* | 0.619 | 1991 |
71. | Bill Barber* | 0.618 | 1981 |
72. | Gilbert Perreault* | 0.616 | 1980 |
73. | Mike Bossy* | 0.616 | 1983 |
74. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.616 | 1981 |
75. | Marcel Bonin | 0.615 | 1959 |
76. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.614 | 2020 |
77. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.614 | 1993 |
78. | Jari Kurri* | 0.611 | 1984 |
79. | Peter McNab | 0.607 | 1980 |
80. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.606 | 2021 |
81. | Stan Mikita* | 0.606 | 1962 |
82. | Brian Sutter | 0.603 | 1982 |
83. | Phil Esposito* | 0.598 | 1972 |
84. | Carl Liscombe | 0.596 | 1943 |
85. | Buzz Boll | 0.596 | 1936 |
86. | Jacques Lemaire* | 0.591 | 1979 |
87. | Marcel Dionne* | 0.587 | 1977 |
  | Butch Goring | 0.587 | 1977 |
89. | Johnny Bucyk* | 0.586 | 1970 |
90. | Gordie Howe* | 0.584 | 1963 |
91. | David Pastrňák | 0.583 | 2018 |
92. | Steve Yzerman* | 0.583 | 1999 |
93. | Doug Gilmour* | 0.583 | 1993 |
94. | Don McKenney | 0.583 | 1958 |
95. | Craig Simpson | 0.582 | 1990 |
96. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.582 | 1978 |
97. | Maurice Richard* | 0.582 | 1951 |
98. | Jaromír Jágr | 0.578 | 2000 |
99. | Claude Lemieux | 0.577 | 1997 |
100. | Frank Mahovlich* | 0.577 | 1971 |
101. | Paul Reinhart | 0.576 | 1984 |
102. | Bernie Federko* | 0.576 | 1982 |
103. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.574 | 1979 |
104. | Bernie Nicholls | 0.574 | 1989 |
105. | John Druce | 0.570 | 1990 |
106. | Alex Delvecchio* | 0.568 | 1955 |
107. | Bobby Orr* | 0.567 | 1970 |
108. | Brian Propp | 0.566 | 1989 |
109. | Gordie Drillon* | 0.566 | 1939 |
110. | Tim Kerr | 0.565 | 1989 |
111. | Rick MacLeish | 0.564 | 1974 |
112. | Peter Šťastný* | 0.563 | 1982 |
113. | Mike Bossy* | 0.563 | 1980 |
114. | Dennis Hull | 0.562 | 1973 |
115. | Patrick Marleau | 0.562 | 2006 |
116. | Mark Messier* | 0.562 | 1985 |
117. | Steve Larmer | 0.561 | 1985 |
  | Darryl Sutter | 0.561 | 1985 |
119. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.561 | 1996 |
120. | Kevin Stevens | 0.559 | 1991 |
121. | Adam Oates* | 0.558 | 1991 |
122. | Evgeni Malkin | 0.558 | 2009 |
123. | Jean Ratelle* | 0.557 | 1976 |
124. | Yvon Lambert | 0.556 | 1980 |
  | Steve Thomas | 0.556 | 1986 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 0.556 | 1995 |
127. | Ron Francis* | 0.556 | 1995 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 0.556 | 1995 |
129. | Pete Mahovlich | 0.555 | 1975 |
130. | Brayden Point | 0.552 | 2020 |
131. | Gordie Howe* | 0.549 | 1964 |
132. | Ken Linseman | 0.549 | 1981 |
133. | Tim Kerr | 0.548 | 1985 |
  | Joe Murphy | 0.548 | 1992 |
135. | Eric Lindros* | 0.547 | 1997 |
136. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.546 | 1985 |
137. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.544 | 1997 |
138. | Martin Havlát | 0.542 | 2006 |
139. | Pavel Bure* | 0.542 | 1994 |
140. | Dickie Moore* | 0.541 | 1959 |
141. | Jari Kurri* | 0.540 | 1983 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 0.540 | 1988 |
143. | Mark Scheifele | 0.539 | 2018 |
144. | Evander Kane | 0.539 | 2022 |
145. | Patrice Bergeron | 0.538 | 2018 |
146. | Fleming Mackell | 0.538 | 1958 |
147. | Sid Abel* | 0.537 | 1943 |
148. | David Pastrňák | 0.536 | 2021 |
149. | Brian Leetch* | 0.536 | 1994 |
150. | Johan Franzén | 0.536 | 2010 |
151. | Bobby Hull* | 0.535 | 1965 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 0.535 | 1971 |
153. | Rick Middleton | 0.535 | 1982 |
154. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.534 | 1987 |
155. | Dave Keon* | 0.534 | 1963 |
156. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.533 | 1980 |
157. | Rick MacLeish | 0.533 | 1978 |
158. | Denis Savard* | 0.531 | 1982 |
159. | Frank Mahovlich* | 0.531 | 1973 |
160. | Joe Sakic* | 0.529 | 1997 |
161. | Esa Tikkanen | 0.529 | 1988 |
162. | Denis Savard* | 0.528 | 1983 |
163. | Brad Park* | 0.527 | 1978 |
164. | Gordie Howe* | 0.527 | 1949 |
165. | Joe Mullen* | 0.527 | 1989 |
166. | Cam Neely* | 0.526 | 1991 |
167. | Maurice Richard* | 0.526 | 1957 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 0.526 | 2008 |
169. | Johnny Bucyk* | 0.525 | 1972 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 0.525 | 1972 |
171. | Kevin Stevens | 0.524 | 1992 |
172. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 0.524 | 1956 |
  | Maurice Richard* | 0.524 | 1956 |
174. | Mark Messier* | 0.524 | 1992 |
175. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.523 | 1983 |
176. | Jari Kurri* | 0.521 | 1987 |
  | Mark Messier* | 0.521 | 1987 |
178. | Maurice Richard* | 0.521 | 1947 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 0.521 | 1990 |
180. | Cam Neely* | 0.521 | 1990 |
181. | Doug Gilmour* | 0.520 | 1994 |
182. | Brett Hull* | 0.519 | 1993 |
183. | Kevin Dineen | 0.519 | 1986 |
184. | Ron Francis* | 0.518 | 1993 |
185. | Gregg Sheppard | 0.517 | 1974 |
186. | Phil Roberto | 0.516 | 1972 |
187. | Jacques Lemaire* | 0.516 | 1977 |
  | Steve Shutt* | 0.516 | 1977 |
189. | Johan Franzén | 0.516 | 2008 |
190. | Jeremy Roenick | 0.515 | 1992 |
  | Jason Spezza | 0.515 | 2006 |
192. | Sidney Crosby | 0.515 | 2010 |
193. | Sidney Crosby | 0.513 | 2009 |
194. | Mikael Samuelsson | 0.513 | 2010 |
195. | Daniel Brière | 0.512 | 2012 |
196. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.511 | 1986 |
197. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 0.509 | 1981 |
198. | Peter McNab | 0.509 | 1982 |
199. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.509 | 1987 |
200. | Jean Béliveau* | 0.508 | 1965 |
  | Shayne Corson | 0.508 | 1991 |
202. | Denis Potvin* | 0.508 | 1981 |
203. | Norm Ullman* | 0.508 | 1963 |
204. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.508 | 1976 |
205. | Rick MacLeish | 0.506 | 1975 |
206. | Mike Gartner* | 0.506 | 1992 |
207. | Mikko Rantanen | 0.506 | 2020 |
208. | Jim Pappin | 0.505 | 1967 |
  | Michael Nylander | 0.505 | 2007 |
210. | Johnny Gagnon | 0.504 | 1931 |
211. | Michel Goulet* | 0.504 | 1985 |
212. | Denis Potvin* | 0.503 | 1976 |
213. | Marián Hossa* | 0.503 | 2008 |
214. | Jaromír Jágr | 0.502 | 1996 |
215. | Bob Probert | 0.502 | 1988 |
216. | Ray Bourque* | 0.502 | 1983 |
217. | Jean Ratelle* | 0.501 | 1979 |
  | Tony Currie | 0.501 | 1981 |
219. | Mark Messier* | 0.500 | 1994 |
220. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.499 | 1982 |
221. | Ray Ferraro | 0.498 | 1993 |
222. | Pavel Bure* | 0.497 | 1995 |
223. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.497 | 2022 |
  | Cale Makar | 0.497 | 2022 |
225. | Don Grosso | 0.497 | 1942 |
226. | Joe Sakic* | 0.496 | 2001 |
227. | Mark Messier* | 0.495 | 1990 |
228. | Mark Messier* | 0.495 | 1984 |
229. | Ron Duguay | 0.494 | 1981 |
230. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0.494 | 2018 |
231. | Daniel Brière | 0.494 | 2010 |
232. | Bobby Hull* | 0.493 | 1962 |
233. | Roope Hintz | 0.493 | 2023 |
234. | Mark Recchi* | 0.492 | 1991 |
235. | Paul Kariya* | 0.492 | 1997 |
236. | Henrik Zetterberg | 0.492 | 2010 |
237. | Peter McNab | 0.491 | 1978 |
238. | Stan Mikita* | 0.490 | 1973 |
  | Bob Bourne | 0.490 | 1983 |
240. | Rod Brind'Amour | 0.489 | 1997 |
241. | Sergei Fedorov* | 0.489 | 1995 |
242. | Ed Sandford | 0.489 | 1953 |
243. | Nikita Kucherov | 0.489 | 2016 |
244. | Steve Shutt* | 0.488 | 1978 |
  | Nazem Kadri | 0.488 | 2020 |
246. | Stéphane Richer | 0.488 | 1991 |
247. | Brad Marchand | 0.487 | 2021 |
248. | Bill Barber* | 0.487 | 1980 |
249. | David Perron | 0.486 | 2022 |
250. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.486 | 1988 |
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