NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Per Game

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG/G
1.Mike Bossy* 1977-870.762
2.Mario Lemieux* 1984-060.754
3.Cy Denneny* 1917-290.751
4.Babe Dye* 1919-310.746
5.Auston Matthews 2016-240.648
6.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.623
7.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-990.601
8.Alex Ovechkin 2005-240.596
9.Brett Hull* 1986-060.584
10.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.574
11.Tim Kerr 1980-930.565
12.Rick Martin 1971-820.561
13.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.559
14.Maurice Richard* 1942-600.556
15.Cam Neely* 1983-960.544
16.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.542
17.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.541
18.Connor McDavid 2015-240.519
19.David Pastrňák 2014-240.517
20.Steven Stamkos 2008-240.508
21.Rick Vaive 1979-920.503
22.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.503
23.Nels Stewart* 1925-400.498
24.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.497
25.Mike Gartner* 1979-980.494
26.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.494
27.Howie Morenz* 1923-370.493
28.Blaine Stoughton 1973-840.490
29.Eric Lindros* 1992-070.489
30.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.486
31.Charlie Conacher* 1929-410.486
32.Leon Draisaitl 2014-240.482
33.Žigmund Pálffy 1993-060.481
34.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.480
35.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.480
36.Bill Cook* 1926-370.480
37.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.478
38.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.478
39.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.477
40.Syl Apps* 1936-480.475
41.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.473
42.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.471
43.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.467
44.Peter Bondra 1990-070.465
45.Bill Barber* 1972-840.465
46.Sidney Crosby 2005-240.464
47.Roy Conacher* 1938-520.461
48.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.461
49.Kyle Connor 2016-240.460
50.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.457
51.Steve Shutt* 1972-850.456
52.Mikko Rantanen 2015-240.455
53.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.454
54.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.453
55.Mike Bullard 1980-920.453
56.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.451
57.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.451
58.Paul MacLean 1980-910.451
59.Lanny McDonald* 1973-890.450
60.Paul Gardner 1976-860.450
61.Brayden Point 2016-240.449
62.Joe Nieuwendyk* 1986-070.449
63.Keith Tkachuk 1991-100.448
64.Rick Middleton 1974-880.446
65.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.445
66.Nikita Kucherov 2013-240.445
67.Yvan Cournoyer* 1963-790.442
68.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.442
69.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.442
70.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.441
71.Jimmy Carson 1986-960.439
72.Steve Larmer 1980-950.438
73.Ray Sheppard 1987-000.437
74.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.436
75.Jake Guentzel 2016-240.434
76.Evgeni Malkin 2006-240.434
77.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.433
78.Mickey Redmond 1967-760.433
79.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.430
80.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.430
81.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.429
82.Dany Heatley 2001-150.428
83.Danny Gare 1974-870.428
84.Patrik Laine 2016-240.425
85.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.421
86.John LeClair 1990-070.420
87.Theo Fleury 1988-030.420
88.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-240.420
89.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.419
90.Sebastian Aho 2016-240.419
91.Brian Propp 1979-940.418
92.Mike Rogers 1979-860.417
93.Wendel Clark 1985-000.416
94.Sweeney Schriner* 1934-460.415
95.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.413
96.Rick Nash 2002-180.412
97.Tony Tanti 1981-920.412
98.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.411
99.Aurele Joliat* 1922-380.411
100.John Tavares 2009-240.410
101.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.410
102.Rick Kehoe 1971-850.409
103.Brian Bellows 1982-990.408
104.Reggie Leach 1970-830.408
105.Toe Blake* 1934-480.407
106.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.406
107.Alex DeBrincat 2017-240.405
108.Jarome Iginla* 1996-170.402
109.Sylvain Turgeon 1983-950.402
110.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.401
111.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.401
112.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.401
113.Filip Forsberg 2012-240.401
114.Stéphane Richer 1984-020.399
115.Petr Klíma 1985-990.398
116.Pierre Turgeon* 1987-070.398
117.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.396
118.Denis Savard* 1980-970.395
119.Mark Messier* 1979-040.395
120.Marián Gáborík 2000-180.393
121.Brad Marchand 2009-240.393
122.Vladimir Tarasenko 2012-240.392
123.Jean Pronovost 1968-820.392
124.Dave Andreychuk* 1982-060.390
125.Craig Simpson 1985-950.390
126.Brian Sutter 1976-880.389
127.Dave Taylor 1977-940.388
128.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.388
129.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.388
130.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.388
131.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.387
132.Artemi Panarin 2015-240.386
133.Mats Näslund 1982-950.386
134.Rick Tocchet 1984-020.385
135.Camille Henry 1953-700.384
136.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.384
137.Jack Eichel 2015-240.384
138.Patrick Kane 2007-240.382
139.René Robert 1970-820.382
140.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.381
141.Busher Jackson* 1929-440.380
142.Peter McNab 1973-870.380
143.Max Bentley* 1940-540.379
144.Kevin Stevens 1987-020.376
145.Jeremy Roenick 1988-090.376
146.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.376
147.Éric Dazé 1994-060.376
148.Mike Modano* 1989-110.374
149.Garry Unger 1967-830.374
150.Ken Hodge 1964-780.373
151.Chris Kreider 2012-240.372
152.Steve Payne 1978-880.372
153.Mark Scheifele 2011-240.372
154.Max Pacioretty 2008-240.371
155.Matthew Tkachuk 2016-240.371
156.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.369
157.Alexander Semin 2003-160.368
158.Milan Hejduk 1998-130.368
159.Bill Goldsworthy 1964-780.367
160.Pat Verbeek 1982-020.367
161.Eric Vail 1973-820.365
162.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.363
163.Bill Mosienko* 1941-550.363
164.William Nylander 2015-240.363
165.Thomas Vanek 2005-190.362
166.Jim Pappin 1963-770.362
167.Jonathan Marchessault 2012-240.361
168.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.361
169.Tyler Seguin 2010-240.361
170.Sam Reinhart 2014-240.361
171.Herb Cain 1933-460.360
172.Aleksander Barkov 2013-240.360
173.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.359
174.Joe Pavelski 2006-240.359
175.Gary Roberts 1986-090.358
176.Danny Grant 1965-790.357
177.Jeff Skinner 2010-240.357
178.Al Secord 1978-900.356
179.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.356
180.Ted Lindsay* 1944-650.355
181.Bobby Schmautz 1967-810.355
182.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.355
183.Tony Amonte 1991-070.354
184.Simon Gagné 1999-150.354
185.Donald Audette 1990-040.354
186.Markus Näslund 1993-090.354
187.Steve Vickers 1972-820.352
188.Evander Kane 2009-240.352
189.Lorne Carr 1933-460.352
190.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.352
191.Owen Nolan 1990-100.352
192.Tony McKegney 1978-910.351
193.Ilkka Sinisalo 1981-920.351
194.Geoff Courtnall 1983-000.350
195.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.349
196.Zach Parise 2005-240.349
197.Mike Foligno 1979-940.349
198.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.349
199.Mika Zibanejad 2011-240.348
200.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.348
201.Vincent Lecavalier 1998-160.347
202.Errol Thompson 1970-810.347
203.John Anderson 1977-890.346
204.Logan Couture 2009-240.346
205.John MacLean 1983-020.346
206.Miroslav Šatan 1995-100.346
207.Anders Lee 2012-240.345
208.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.345
209.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.343
210.Gerard Gallant 1984-950.343
211.Mike Walton 1965-790.342
212.Steve Thomas 1984-040.341
213.James Neal 2008-220.341
214.Jamie Benn 2009-240.340
215.Bill Guerin 1991-100.340
216.Barry Pederson 1980-920.340
217.Mark Hunter 1981-930.339
218.Butch Goring 1969-850.339
219.Syd Howe* 1929-460.339
220.Derek Sanderson 1965-780.338
221.Mike Ridley 1985-970.337
222.Dave Christian 1979-940.337
223.Keith Crowder 1980-900.337
224.Greg Adams 1984-010.336
225.Dave Gagner 1984-990.336
226.Gabriel Landeskog 2011-220.336
227.Jeff Carter 2005-240.336
228.Jason Arnott 1993-120.335
229.Glen Murray 1991-080.334
230.Paul Henderson 1962-800.334
231.Eric Staal 2003-230.333
232.Clark Gillies* 1974-880.333
233.Eddie Olczyk 1984-000.332
234.Bobby Smith 1978-930.331
235.Mark Stone 2012-240.331
236.Bo Horvat 2014-240.331
237.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.330
238.Dan Quinn 1983-970.330
239.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.330
240.Pavel Datsyuk 2001-160.329
241.Corey Perry 2005-240.329
242.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.329
243.Kenny Wharram 1951-690.329
244.Brock Nelson 2013-240.327
245.Alex Kovalev 1992-130.327
246.Brent Sutter 1980-980.327
247.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.326
248.Cam Atkinson 2011-240.326
249.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.326
250.Matt Duchene 2009-240.325

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG/G
1.Anders Hedberg 1974-780.825
2.Réal Cloutier 1974-790.767
3.Bobby Hull* 1972-790.737
4.Marc Tardif 1973-790.709
5.Tom Webster 1972-780.625
6.Robbie Ftorek 1974-790.579
7.Danny Lawson 1972-770.556
8.Serge Bernier 1973-790.552
9.Mark Howe* 1973-790.488
10.André Lacroix 1972-790.456