NHL & WHA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Per Game

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NHL Leaders Rank Player G/G Year 1. Newsy Lalonde* 2.200 1919 2. Bobby Hull* 1.600 1963 3. Odie Cleghorn 1.400 1919 4. Maurice Richard* 1.333 1944 5. Bobby Gould 1.250 1983   Cam Neely* 1.250 1987 7. Jean Beliveau* 1.200 1956   Cooney Weiland* 1.200 1931   Rick Vaive 1.200 1988 10. Reggie Leach 1.188 1976 11. Dale Hunter 1.167 1993   John Tucker 1.167 1988 13. Pat LaFontaine* 1.143 1992 14. Lanny McDonald* 1.111 1977 15. Maurice Richard* 1.100 1958   Bernie Geoffrion* 1.100 1957 17. Guy Lafleur* 1.091 1975   Mario Lemieux* 1.091 1989 19. Brett Hull* 1.083 1990 20. Mario Lemieux* 1.067 1992 21. Jari Kurri* 1.056 1985 22. Henrik Zetterberg 1.000 2006   Dino Ciccarelli 1.000 1990   Jimmy Carson 1.000 1988   Theoren Fleury 1.000 1995   Scott Young 1.000 2000   Brian Bellows 1.000 1986   Wayne Gretzky* 1.000 1982   Rick Tocchet 1.000 1998   Mark Messier* 1.000 1983   Cecil Dillon 1.000 1933   Gordie Drillon* 1.000 1938   Cliff Ronning 1.000 1991   Alexander Mogilny 1.000 1993   Joe Malone* 1.000 1919   Maurice Richard* 1.000 1945   Luc Robitaille* 1.000 1991   Al Iafrate 1.000 1993 39. Wayne Gretzky* 0.944 1985   Mike Bossy* 0.944 1981 41. John Druce 0.933 1990 42. Phil Esposito* 0.929 1970 43. Bill Barber* 0.917 1981 44. Marcel Bonin 0.909 1959 45. Steve Yzerman* 0.900 1999 46. Steve Payne 0.895 1981   Mike Bossy* 0.895 1983   Mike Bossy* 0.895 1982 49. Doug Bentley* 0.889 1944   Hakan Loob 0.889 1988   Ted Kennedy* 0.889 1948   Derek Sanderson 0.889 1969   Tony McKegney 0.889 1985 54. Yvan Cournoyer* 0.882 1973 55. Stephane Richer 0.875 1988 56. Peter Bondra 0.857 1992   Peter Forsberg 0.857 1998   Charlie Conacher* 0.857 1932   Theoren Fleury 0.857 1994   Bun Cook* 0.857 1932   Joe Sakic 0.857 2003   Kirk Muller 0.857 1994   Brett Hull* 0.857 1995   Norm Ullman* 0.857 1965   Keith Tkachuk 0.857 1997 66. Brett Hull* 0.846 1991 67. Cam Neely* 0.842 1991 68. Vincent Lecavalier 0.833 2007   Tim Kerr 0.833 1985   Cy Denneny* 0.833 1927   Jeremy Roenick 0.833 1998   Jaromir Jagr 0.833 1995   Darryl Sittler* 0.833 1979   Mark Hunter 0.833 1991   Rene Robert 0.833 1977   Ray Sheppard 0.833 1999   Steve Shutt* 0.833 1974   Rod Gilbert* 0.833 1968   Steve Larmer 0.833 1991   Petr Klima 0.833 1988   Theoren Fleury 0.833 1993   Ed Olczyk 0.833 1988   Sid Smith 0.833 1949   Steve Yzerman* 0.833 1989   Paul Henderson 0.833 1971   Andy Bathgate* 0.833 1958   Yvan Cournoyer* 0.833 1974   Doug Gilmour 0.833 1998   Rene Robert 0.833 1973   Alexander Mogilny 0.833 2003 91. Barry Pederson 0.824 1983 92. Maurice Richard* 0.818 1951   Joe Sakic 0.818 1996   Gordie Howe* 0.818 1955   Chris Kontos 0.818 1989   Patrick Marleau 0.818 2006 97. Johan Franzen 0.812 2008 98. Yvon Lambert 0.800 1980   Peter McNab 0.800 1980   Glenn Anderson* 0.800 1986   Owen Nolan 0.800 2000   Brian Sutter 0.800 1982   Maurice Richard* 0.800 1957   Wayne Gretzky* 0.800 1986   Darryl Sutter 0.800 1985   Phil Esposito* 0.800 1969 107. Alex Ovechkin 0.786 2009   John Bucyk* 0.786 1970   Bobby Schmautz 0.786 1977 110. Mike Modano 0.778 1994   Stephane Richer 0.778 1990   Butch Goring 0.778 1977   Brian Propp 0.778 1989   Wayne Gretzky* 0.778 1981   Maurice Richard* 0.778 1946   Toe Blake* 0.778 1946   Toe Blake* 0.778 1944   Buzz Boll 0.778 1936   Frank Boucher* 0.778 1928 120. Claude Lemieux 0.765 1997   Rick MacLeish 0.765 1974 122. Joe Mullen* 0.762 1989 123. Don McKenney 0.750 1958   Jerry Toppazzini 0.750 1958   Dickie Moore* 0.750 1960   Wayne Gretzky* 0.750 1983 127. Dino Ciccarelli 0.737 1981   Jari Kurri* 0.737 1988   Jari Kurri* 0.737 1984   Tim Kerr 0.737 1989 131. Denis Savard* 0.733 1982 132. Mario Lemieux* 0.727 1993   Craig Simpson 0.727 1990   Ed Sandford 0.727 1953   Jaromir Jagr 0.727 2000   Brett Hull* 0.727 1993   Gordie Howe* 0.727 1949   Bernie Federko* 0.727 1981   Brian Gionta 0.727 2007 140. Ray Ferraro 0.722 1993 141. Jarome Iginla 0.714 2006   Jari Kurri* 0.714 1987   Gerry Plamondon 0.714 1949   Herb Cain 0.714 1945   Dino Ciccarelli 0.714 1992   Busher Jackson* 0.714 1932   John MacLean 0.714 1991   Doug Weight 0.714 2003   Peter Bondra 0.714 1995   Mats Sundin 0.714 1995   Bobby Orr* 0.714 1971   Gilbert Perreault* 0.714 1980   Daniel Alfredsson 0.714 1997   Dino Ciccarelli 0.714 1994   Bobby Hull* 0.714 1965   German Titov 0.714 1995 157. Kevin Stevens 0.708 1991 158. Bernie Nicholls 0.700 1990   Gordie Drillon* 0.700 1939   Robbie Ftorek 0.700 1982   Marcel Dionne* 0.700 1982   Daniel Alfredsson 0.700 2007   Jim Campbell 0.700 1998   Walt Tkaczuk 0.700 1973   Frank Mahovlich* 0.700 1971   Dave Keon* 0.700 1963   Brett Hull* 0.700 1988   Joe Mullen* 0.700 1982   Martin Havlat 0.700 2006   Jean Beliveau* 0.700 1968   Scott Mellanby 0.700 2002   Adam Graves 0.700 1996   Cam Neely* 0.700 1989   Alex Delvecchio* 0.700 1956 175. Mario Lemieux* 0.696 1991 176. John Ogrodnick 0.692 1987   Stephane Richer 0.692 1991   Michel Goulet* 0.692 1987   Shayne Corson 0.692 1991 180. Gregg Sheppard 0.688 1974   Jacques Lemaire* 0.688 1979 182. Rod Brind'Amour 0.684 1997   Wayne Gretzky* 0.684 1984   Craig Simpson 0.684 1988 185. Wayne Gretzky* 0.667 1997   Patrik Elias 0.667 2006   Pavel Bure 0.667 1994   Joe Nieuwendyk 0.667 2004   Vic Hadfield 0.667 1971   Floyd Curry 0.667 1955   Bernie Geoffrion* 0.667 1955   Bobby Hull* 0.667 1962   Guy Lafleur* 0.667 1978   Bobby Smith 0.667 1983   Paul Reinhart 0.667 1983   Pit Martin 0.667 1973   Marcel Dionne* 0.667 1976   Jean Ratelle* 0.667 1976   Paul Coffey* 0.667 1985   Mark Messier* 0.667 1985   Rick Vaive 0.667 1986   Jeremy Roenick 0.667 1992   Esa Tikkanen 0.667 1991   Don Grosso 0.667 1942   Art Jackson 0.667 1943   Tim Kerr 0.667 1987   Glenn Anderson* 0.667 1987 208. Claude Lemieux 0.650 1995 209. Rick MacLeish 0.647 1975   Rick Middleton 0.647 1983   Michel Goulet* 0.647 1985 212. Gordie Howe* 0.643 1964   Bobby Orr* 0.643 1970   Guy Lafleur* 0.643 1977 215. Barry Pederson 0.636 1982   Phil Roberto 0.636 1972   Ted Lindsay* 0.636 1955   Martin St. Louis 0.636 2003   Gordie Howe* 0.636 1963   Sid Smith 0.636 1951   Zach Parise 0.636 2007   Joe Sakic 0.636 2004   Steve Shutt* 0.636 1984   Alex Delvecchio* 0.636 1955   Jorgen Pettersson 0.636 1984   Bernie Nicholls 0.636 1989   Mark Messier* 0.636 1992   Jean Ratelle* 0.636 1979   Paul Kariya 0.636 1997   Teemu Selanne 0.636 1997   Daniel Alfredsson 0.636 1998   Pavel Bure 0.636 1995 233. Bill Barber* 0.632 1980   Eric Lindros 0.632 1997   Wayne Gretzky* 0.632 1988 236. Jean Beliveau* 0.625 1960   Wayne Gretzky* 0.625 1993   Ted Lindsay* 0.625 1952   Sidney Crosby 0.625 2009   Guy Lafleur* 0.625 1979   Tim Connolly 0.625 2006   Reggie Leach 0.625 1979   Mike Bossy* 0.625 1980   Tony McKegney 0.625 1981   Dennis Hull 0.625 1970   Glenn Anderson* 0.625 1983   Dave Christian 0.625 1984   Alex Faulkner 0.625 1963   Dale Hawerchuk* 0.625 1993 250. Joe Sakic 0.619 2001   Kevin Stevens 0.619 1992

WHA Leaders Rank Player G/G Year 1. Tom Webster 1.667 1974 2. Marc Tardif 1.500 1979 3. Anders Hedberg 1.000 1978   Willy Lindstrom 1.000 1979   Anders Hedberg 1.000 1976   Lou Nistico 1.000 1975 7. Norm Beaudin 0.929 1973 8. Bobby Hull* 0.923 1976 9. Mike Walton 0.909 1974 10. Real Cloutier 0.900 1978 11. Bobby Guindon 0.889 1978   Bobby Hull* 0.889 1978   Gary Jarrett 0.889 1973 14. Gavin Kirk 0.833 1975   Mike Walton 0.833 1975 16. Serge Bernier 0.824 1977   Real Cloutier 0.824 1977 18. Morris Lukowich 0.800 1979   Larry Pleau 0.800 1973   Tom Webster 0.800 1973   Rich Preston 0.800 1979 22. Blair MacDonald 0.778 1977   Reg Thomas 0.778 1977   Ron Buchanan 0.778 1973 25. Mark Howe 0.769 1975   Wayne Gretzky* 0.769 1979 27. Paulin Bordeleau 0.750 1977 28. Mike Antonovich 0.714 1978 29. Gene Peacosh 0.700 1975 30. Ron Chipperfield 0.692 1979 31. Marc Tardif 0.667 1975   Wayne Connelly 0.667 1975   Rejean Houle 0.667 1975 34. Bobby Hull* 0.650 1977   Anders Hedberg 0.650 1977 36. Larry Lund 0.643 1974   Mark Howe 0.643 1974   Frank Hughes 0.643 1974   Murray Hall 0.643 1974   Bobby Hull* 0.643 1973 41. Gordie Howe* 0.615 1975   Blair MacDonald 0.615 1979 43. Norm Ferguson 0.600 1975   Tim Sheehy 0.600 1973 45. Tom Webster 0.588 1976 46. Tom Martin 0.583 1974   Dick Sentes 0.583 1974 48. Andre Hinse 0.571 1974   Mark Howe 0.571 1978 50. Lyle Moffat 0.556 1978

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