NHL Progressive 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 (*).

Rate Statistic Requirements

Table
  Yearly GC/G   Active GC/G   Career GC/G   Single Season GC/G
1917-18Joe Malone 1.982               Joe Malone 1.982
1918-19Newsy Lalonde 1.370               Joe Malone 1.982
1919-20Newsy Lalonde 1.511               Joe Malone 1.982
1920-21Newsy Lalonde 1.335               Joe Malone 1.982
1921-22Punch Broadbent 1.222               Joe Malone 1.982
1922-23Babe Dye 1.092               Joe Malone 1.982
1923-24Cy Denneny 0.823               Joe Malone 1.982
1924-25Babe Dye 1.151               Joe Malone 1.982
1925-26Nels Stewart 0.858   Cy Denneny 0.943   Cy Denneny 0.943   Joe Malone 1.982
1926-27Bill Cook 0.643   Cy Denneny 0.854   Cy Denneny 0.854   Joe Malone 1.982
1927-28Howie Morenz 0.766   Cy Denneny 0.739   Cy Denneny 0.739   Joe Malone 1.982
1928-29Ace Bailey 0.438   Cy Denneny 0.692   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1929-30Cooney Weiland 0.929         Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1930-31Howie Morenz 0.730         Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1931-32Charlie Conacher 0.598   Howie Morenz 0.637   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1932-33Bill Cook 0.519   Howie Morenz 0.601   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1933-34Charlie Conacher 0.631   Howie Morenz 0.569   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1934-35Charlie Conacher 0.626   Howie Morenz 0.538   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1935-36Charlie Conacher 0.437   Howie Morenz 0.509   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1936-37Larry Aurie 0.444   Howie Morenz 0.494   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1937-38Gordie Drillon 0.483   Nels Stewart 0.472   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1938-39Bill Cowley 0.446   Nels Stewart 0.459   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1939-40Syl Apps 0.466   Nels Stewart 0.443   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1940-41Bill Cowley 0.507   Hooley Smith 0.296   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1941-42Lynn Patrick 0.509         Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1942-43Syl Apps 0.617   Busher Jackson 0.347   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1943-44Bill Cowley 0.815   Busher Jackson 0.343   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1944-45Maurice Richard 0.771   Syd Howe 0.332   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1945-46Max Bentley 0.604   Bill Cowley 0.421   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1946-47Maurice Richard 0.592   Bill Cowley 0.410   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1947-48Maurice Richard 0.463   Toe Blake 0.386   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1948-49Ted Lindsay 0.488         Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1949-50Sid Abel 0.447   Doug Bentley 0.407   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1950-51Gordie Howe 0.536   Maurice Richard 0.492   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1951-52Gordie Howe 0.560   Maurice Richard 0.485   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1952-53Gordie Howe 0.595   Maurice Richard 0.469   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1953-54Gordie Howe 0.458   Maurice Richard 0.463   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1954-55Maurice Richard 0.456   Maurice Richard 0.463   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1955-56Jean Béliveau 0.532   Maurice Richard 0.460   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1956-57Gordie Howe 0.528   Maurice Richard 0.456   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1957-58Bernie Geoffrion 0.493   Maurice Richard 0.457   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1958-59Jean Béliveau 0.574   Maurice Richard 0.452   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1959-60Jean Béliveau 0.488   Jean Béliveau 0.470   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1960-61Bernie Geoffrion 0.627   Jean Béliveau 0.473   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1961-62Bobby Hull 0.515   Jean Béliveau 0.465   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1962-63Gordie Howe 0.494   Jean Béliveau 0.451   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1963-64Bobby Hull 0.511   Jean Béliveau 0.450   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1964-65Bobby Hull 0.500   Gordie Howe 0.441   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1965-66Bobby Hull 0.639   Gordie Howe 0.439   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1966-67Bobby Hull 0.547   Bobby Hull 0.439   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1967-68Stan Mikita 0.479   Bobby Hull 0.441   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1968-69Phil Esposito 0.650   Bobby Hull 0.456   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1969-70Bobby Orr 0.550   Bobby Hull 0.456   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1970-71Phil Esposito 0.780   Phil Esposito 0.463   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1971-72Phil Esposito 0.708   Phil Esposito 0.493   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1972-73Phil Esposito 0.642   Phil Esposito 0.510   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1973-74Phil Esposito 0.752   Phil Esposito 0.534   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1974-75Guy Lafleur 0.679   Phil Esposito 0.546   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1975-76Guy Lafleur 0.620   Phil Esposito 0.538   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1976-77Guy Lafleur 0.666   Phil Esposito 0.525   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1977-78Guy Lafleur 0.690   Guy Lafleur 0.527   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1978-79Mike Bossy 0.655   Guy Lafleur 0.540   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1979-80Charlie Simmer 0.675   Guy Lafleur 0.553   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1980-81Wayne Gretzky 0.748   Guy Lafleur 0.552   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1981-82Wayne Gretzky 1.029   Mike Bossy 0.618   Cy Denneny 0.692   Joe Malone 1.982
1982-83Wayne Gretzky 0.927   Wayne Gretzky 0.839   Wayne Gretzky 0.839   Joe Malone 1.982
1983-84Wayne Gretzky 1.081   Wayne Gretzky 0.885   Wayne Gretzky 0.885   Joe Malone 1.982
1984-85Wayne Gretzky 0.958   Wayne Gretzky 0.897   Wayne Gretzky 0.897   Joe Malone 1.982
1985-86Wayne Gretzky 0.895   Wayne Gretzky 0.897   Wayne Gretzky 0.897   Joe Malone 1.982
1986-87Wayne Gretzky 0.846   Wayne Gretzky 0.890   Wayne Gretzky 0.890   Joe Malone 1.982
1987-88Mario Lemieux 0.851   Wayne Gretzky 0.882   Wayne Gretzky 0.882   Joe Malone 1.982
1988-89Mario Lemieux 1.015   Wayne Gretzky 0.871   Wayne Gretzky 0.871   Joe Malone 1.982
1989-90Mario Lemieux 0.754   Wayne Gretzky 0.854   Wayne Gretzky 0.854   Joe Malone 1.982
1990-91Brett Hull 0.744   Wayne Gretzky 0.842   Wayne Gretzky 0.842   Joe Malone 1.982
1991-92Mario Lemieux 0.732   Wayne Gretzky 0.820   Wayne Gretzky 0.820   Joe Malone 1.982
1992-93Mario Lemieux 1.025   Wayne Gretzky 0.805   Wayne Gretzky 0.805   Joe Malone 1.982
1993-94Cam Neely 0.687   Wayne Gretzky 0.788   Wayne Gretzky 0.788   Joe Malone 1.982
1994-95Eric Lindros 0.589   Wayne Gretzky 0.769   Mario Lemieux 0.771   Joe Malone 1.982
1995-96Mario Lemieux 0.870   Mario Lemieux 0.781   Mario Lemieux 0.781   Joe Malone 1.982
1996-97Mario Lemieux 0.605   Mario Lemieux 0.763   Mario Lemieux 0.763   Joe Malone 1.982
1997-98Teemu Selänne 0.532   Wayne Gretzky 0.705   Mario Lemieux 0.763   Joe Malone 1.982
1998-99Jaromír Jágr 0.567   Wayne Gretzky 0.685   Mario Lemieux 0.763   Joe Malone 1.982
1999-00Jaromír Jágr 0.581   Eric Lindros 0.529   Mario Lemieux 0.763   Joe Malone 1.982
2000-01Mario Lemieux 0.682   Mario Lemieux 0.759   Mario Lemieux 0.759   Joe Malone 1.982
2001-02Jarome Iginla 0.495   Mario Lemieux 0.749   Mario Lemieux 0.749   Joe Malone 1.982
2002-03Markus Näslund 0.496   Mario Lemieux 0.727   Mario Lemieux 0.727   Joe Malone 1.982
2003-04Martin St. Louis 0.436   Mario Lemieux 0.722   Mario Lemieux 0.722   Joe Malone 1.982
2004-05            Mario Lemieux 0.722   Joe Malone 1.982
2005-06Jaromír Jágr 0.578   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2006-07Sidney Crosby 0.526   Jaromír Jágr 0.481   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2007-08Alex Ovechkin 0.586   Jaromír Jágr 0.470   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2008-09Alex Ovechkin 0.572   Joe Sakic 0.444   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2009-10Alex Ovechkin 0.602   Alex Ovechkin 0.552   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2010-11Sidney Crosby 0.644   Alex Ovechkin 0.527   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2011-12Evgeni Malkin 0.568   Sidney Crosby 0.511   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2012-13Sidney Crosby 0.526   Sidney Crosby 0.512   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2013-14Sidney Crosby 0.466   Sidney Crosby 0.506   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2014-15Alex Ovechkin 0.441   Sidney Crosby 0.491   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2015-16Patrick Kane 0.500   Alex Ovechkin 0.482   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2016-17Sidney Crosby 0.478   Sidney Crosby 0.481   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2017-18Nathan MacKinnon 0.502   Sidney Crosby 0.473   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2018-19Nikita Kucherov 0.555   Sidney Crosby 0.472   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2019-20Leon Draisaitl 0.581   Sidney Crosby 0.469   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2020-21Connor McDavid 0.662   Connor McDavid 0.512   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2021-22Auston Matthews 0.611   Connor McDavid 0.520   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2022-23Connor McDavid 0.720   Connor McDavid 0.549   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982
2023-24Nikita Kucherov 0.624   Connor McDavid 0.552   Mario Lemieux 0.710   Joe Malone 1.982