NHL & WHA Career 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 | Years | GC/G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 0.659 |
| 2. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 0.620 |
| 3. | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 0.601 |
| 4. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 0.546 |
| 5. | Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 0.532 |
| 6. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 0.519 |
| 7. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 0.503 |
| 8. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 0.467 |
| 9. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 0.461 |
| 10. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 0.453 |
| 11. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.449 |
| 12. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 0.444 |
| 13. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 0.440 |
| 14. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 0.436 |
| 15. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.434 |
| 16. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.434 |
| 17. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 0.431 |
| 18. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.425 |
| 19. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 0.420 |
| 20. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.418 |
| 21. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.418 |
| 22. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.416 |
| 23. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.416 |
| 24. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 0.416 |
| 25. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 0.415 |
| 26. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-26 | 0.411 |
| 27. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.411 |
| 28. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 0.407 |
| 29. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.407 |
| 30. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.401 |
| 31. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 0.400 |
| 32. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.399 |
| 33. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 0.396 |
| 34. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 0.395 |
| 35. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 0.394 |
| 36. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 0.394 |
| 37. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 0.391 |
| 38. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.390 |
| 39. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.384 |
| 40. | David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 0.382 |
| 41. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 0.382 |
| 42. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 0.377 |
| 43. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.374 |
| 44. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.373 |
| 45. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.372 |
| 46. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 0.371 |
| 47. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 0.369 |
| 48. | Brayden Point | 2016-26 | 0.369 |
| 49. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 0.368 |
| 50. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 0.368 |
| 51. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.366 |
| 52. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.366 |
| 53. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.365 |
| 54. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.364 |
| 55. | Evan Bouchard | 2018-26 | 0.363 |
| 56. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.363 |
| 57. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 0.362 |
| 58. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.360 |
| 59. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 0.359 |
| 60. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 0.359 |
| 61. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 0.358 |
| 62. | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-26 | 0.358 |
| 63. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.357 |
| 64. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.357 |
| 65. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 0.357 |
| 66. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.354 |
| 67. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.352 |
| 68. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 0.350 |
| 69. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.349 |
| 70. | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 0.349 |
| 71. | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 0.349 |
| 72. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.348 |
| 73. | Cale Makar | 2019-26 | 0.346 |
| 74. | Mitch Marner | 2016-26 | 0.346 |
| 75. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.345 |
| 76. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.345 |
| 77. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 0.345 |
| 78. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 0.344 |
| 79. | Jack Eichel | 2015-26 | 0.344 |
| 80. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 0.343 |
| 81. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-26 | 0.343 |
| 82. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.343 |
| 83. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.342 |
| 84. | William Nylander | 2015-26 | 0.339 |
| 85. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.339 |
| 86. | Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 0.339 |
| 87. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 0.337 |
| 88. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.336 |
| 89. | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 0.336 |
| 90. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.336 |
| 91. | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-26 | 0.335 |
| 92. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.334 |
| 93. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 0.331 |
| 94. | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 0.331 |
| 95. | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 0.331 |
| 96. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.331 |
| 97. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 0.330 |
| 98. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.330 |
| 99. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 0.330 |
| 100. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 0.329 |
| 101. | Carter Verhaeghe | 2019-26 | 0.328 |
| 102. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 0.328 |
| 103. | Jason Robertson | 2019-26 | 0.326 |
| 104. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 0.326 |
| 105. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.324 |
| 106. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.323 |
| 107. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 0.322 |
| 108. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 0.321 |
| 109. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 0.319 |
| 110. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.318 |
| 111. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 0.318 |
| 112. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.318 |
| 113. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.318 |
| 114. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 0.317 |
| 115. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.316 |
| 116. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 0.316 |
| 117. | Sam Reinhart | 2014-26 | 0.314 |
| 118. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.314 |
| 119. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.313 |
| 120. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.313 |
| 121. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 0.313 |
| 122. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.312 |
| 123. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 0.311 |
| 124. | Nazem Kadri | 2009-26 | 0.311 |
| 125. | Mark Stone | 2012-26 | 0.310 |
| 126. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 0.309 |
| 127. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-26 | 0.308 |
| 128. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 0.308 |
| 129. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 0.308 |
| 130. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 0.308 |
| 131. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 0.308 |
| 132. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 0.307 |
| 133. | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 0.307 |
| 134. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 0.306 |
| 135. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 0.306 |
| 136. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 0.306 |
| 137. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 0.305 |
| 138. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 0.304 |
| 139. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 0.303 |
| 140. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 0.301 |
| 141. | Håkan Loob | 1983-89 | 0.301 |
| 142. | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-26 | 0.300 |
| 143. | Sam Bennett | 2014-26 | 0.299 |
| 144. | Ryan Johansen | 2011-24 | 0.299 |
| 145. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-26 | 0.298 |
| 146. | Zach Hyman | 2015-26 | 0.298 |
| 147. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 0.298 |
| 148. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.297 |
| 149. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 0.297 |
| 150. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 0.296 |
| 151. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 0.295 |
| 152. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 0.295 |
| 153. | Fleming Mackell | 1947-60 | 0.295 |
| 154. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 0.295 |
| 155. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.294 |
| 156. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-26 | 0.293 |
| 157. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 0.293 |
| 158. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 0.293 |
| 159. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 0.292 |
| 160. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-26 | 0.292 |
| 161. | Seth Jarvis | 2021-26 | 0.291 |
| 162. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 0.291 |
| 163. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 0.291 |
| 164. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 0.290 |
| 165. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 0.290 |
| 166. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 0.289 |
| 167. | Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 0.288 |
| 168. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 0.288 |
| 169. | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 0.288 |
| 170. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 0.284 |
| 171. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.284 |
| 172. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 0.282 |
| 173. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.282 |
| 174. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 0.281 |
| 175. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.280 |
| 176. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 0.277 |
| 177. | Andrei Svechnikov | 2018-26 | 0.277 |
| 178. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 0.277 |
| 179. | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 0.277 |
| 180. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 0.277 |
| 181. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 0.276 |
| 182. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 0.274 |
| 183. | Roope Hintz | 2018-26 | 0.274 |
| 184. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 0.274 |
| 185. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 0.273 |
| 186. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 0.272 |
| 187. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.272 |
| 188. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 0.271 |
| 189. | J.P. Parisé | 1965-79 | 0.271 |
| 190. | Ondřej Palát | 2012-26 | 0.269 |
| 191. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 0.269 |
| 192. | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 0.269 |
| 193. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 0.268 |
| 194. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 0.267 |
| 195. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 0.266 |
| 196. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 0.266 |
| 197. | Chris Kreider | 2012-26 | 0.266 |
| 198. | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 0.266 |
| 199. | Jeff Brown | 1985-98 | 0.266 |
| 200. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 0.265 |
| 201. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 0.264 |
| 202. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-25 | 0.264 |
| 203. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 0.264 |
| 204. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 0.263 |
| 205. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-26 | 0.263 |
| 206. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 0.263 |
| 207. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 0.262 |
| 208. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 0.261 |
| 209. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 0.261 |
| 210. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 0.260 |
| 211. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 0.260 |
| 212. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 0.260 |
| 213. | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 0.260 |
| 214. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 0.259 |
| 215. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.258 |
| 216. | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 0.258 |
| 217. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 0.257 |
| 218. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 0.255 |
| 219. | William Karlsson | 2014-26 | 0.255 |
| 220. | Tomáš Hertl | 2013-26 | 0.254 |
| 221. | Reilly Smith | 2011-26 | 0.254 |
| 222. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 0.253 |
| 223. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 0.253 |
| 224. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 0.252 |
| 225. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 0.252 |
| 226. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 0.252 |
| 227. | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-26 | 0.252 |
| 228. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 0.252 |
| 229. | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 0.252 |
| 230. | Joé Juneau | 1991-04 | 0.251 |
| 231. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.250 |
| 232. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 0.249 |
| 233. | Artturi Lehkonen | 2016-26 | 0.249 |
| 234. | Miro Heiskanen | 2018-26 | 0.246 |
| 235. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 0.246 |
| 236. | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 0.244 |
| 237. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 0.242 |
| 238. | Evander Kane | 2009-26 | 0.241 |
| 239. | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 0.241 |
| 240. | Brock Nelson | 2013-26 | 0.239 |
| 241. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 0.239 |
| 242. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 0.239 |
| 243. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 0.238 |
| 244. | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 0.238 |
| 245. | Joe Thornton* | 1997-22 | 0.238 |
| 246. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 0.237 |
| 247. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 0.237 |
| 248. | Ryan Kesler | 2003-19 | 0.237 |
| 249. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 0.237 |
| 250. | Adam Deadmarsh | 1994-03 | 0.236 |


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