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* | 1.984 | 1919 |
| 2. | Odie Cleghorn | 1.240 | 1919 |
| 3. | Cooney Weiland* | 1.086 | 1931 |
| 4. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.970 | 1985 |
| 5. | Maurice Richard* | 0.908 | 1944 |
| 6. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.893 | 1992 |
| 7. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.868 | 1983 |
| 8. | Jean Béliveau* | 0.856 | 1956 |
| 9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.850 | 1981 |
| 10. | Lanny McDonald* | 0.826 | 1977 |
| 11. | Theo Fleury | 0.816 | 1995 |
| 12. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 0.802 | 1957 |
| 13. | Mike Bossy* | 0.800 | 1981 |
| 14. | Darryl Sittler* | 0.794 | 1977 |
| 15. | Toe Blake* | 0.782 | 1944 |
| 16. | Phil Esposito* | 0.781 | 1970 |
| 17. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.780 | 1988 |
| 18. | Brett Hull* | 0.779 | 1990 |
| 19. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.779 | 1975 |
| 20. | Elmer Lach* | 0.777 | 1946 |
| 21. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.765 | 1989 |
| 22. | Jari Kurri* | 0.758 | 1985 |
| 23. | Frank Boucher* | 0.756 | 1928 |
| 24. | Pat LaFontaine* | 0.750 | 1992 |
| 25. | Gordie Howe* | 0.748 | 1955 |
| 26. | Reggie Leach | 0.748 | 1976 |
| 27. | Barry Pederson | 0.744 | 1983 |
| 28. | Paul Coffey* | 0.743 | 1985 |
| 29. | Connor McDavid | 0.724 | 2022 |
| 30. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.723 | 1986 |
| 31. | Cecil Dillon | 0.718 | 1933 |
| 32. | Phil Esposito* | 0.714 | 1969 |
| 33. | Rick Middleton | 0.711 | 1983 |
| 34. | Ted Kennedy* | 0.709 | 1948 |
| 35. | Toe Blake* | 0.707 | 1946 |
| 36. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.703 | 2023 |
| 37. | Maurice Richard* | 0.700 | 1958 |
| 38. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.697 | 1991 |
| 39. | Jake Guentzel | 0.695 | 2018 |
| 40. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.694 | 1977 |
| 41. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.692 | 1984 |
| 42. | Denis Savard* | 0.687 | 1985 |
| 43. | Joe Mullen* | 0.684 | 1982 |
| 44. | Sidney Crosby | 0.673 | 2018 |
| 45. | Ted Lindsay* | 0.671 | 1955 |
|   | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.671 | 1989 |
| 47. | Claude Giroux | 0.670 | 2012 |
| 48. | Steve Payne | 0.669 | 1981 |
| 49. | Mark Messier* | 0.667 | 1983 |
| 50. | Tony McKegney | 0.663 | 1985 |
| 51. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 0.661 | 1973 |
| 52. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.657 | 2022 |
| 53. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 0.654 | 1990 |
| 54. | Stéphane Richer | 0.650 | 1988 |
| 55. | Bernie Federko* | 0.649 | 1981 |
| 56. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.646 | 1993 |
| 57. | Patrik Eliáš | 0.646 | 2006 |
| 58. | Joe Sakic* | 0.645 | 1996 |
| 59. | Petr Klíma | 0.645 | 1988 |
| 60. | Jari Kurri* | 0.638 | 1988 |
|   | Mark Messier* | 0.638 | 1988 |
| 62. | Maurice Richard* | 0.636 | 1946 |
| 63. | Connor McDavid | 0.635 | 2023 |
|   | Valeri Nichushkin | 0.635 | 2024 |
| 65. | Barry Pederson | 0.635 | 1982 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 0.635 | 1993 |
| 67. | Luc Robitaille* | 0.631 | 1991 |
| 68. | Doug Bentley* | 0.628 | 1944 |
| 69. | Mike Bossy* | 0.627 | 1982 |
| 70. | Alex Ovechkin | 0.622 | 2009 |
| 71. | Brett Hull* | 0.617 | 1991 |
| 72. | Bill Barber* | 0.617 | 1981 |
| 73. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.616 | 1981 |
| 74. | Mike Bossy* | 0.615 | 1983 |
| 75. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.614 | 2020 |
| 76. | Marcel Bonin | 0.614 | 1959 |
| 77. | Gilbert Perreault* | 0.614 | 1980 |
| 78. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.611 | 1993 |
| 79. | Peter McNab | 0.607 | 1980 |
| 80. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.606 | 2021 |
| 81. | Stan Mikita* | 0.606 | 1962 |
| 82. | Jari Kurri* | 0.606 | 1984 |
| 83. | Brian Sutter | 0.602 | 1982 |
| 84. | Carl Liscombe | 0.596 | 1943 |
| 85. | Phil Esposito* | 0.595 | 1972 |
| 86. | Buzz Boll | 0.592 | 1936 |
| 87. | Jacques Lemaire* | 0.588 | 1979 |
| 88. | Johnny Bucyk* | 0.586 | 1970 |
| 89. | Marcel Dionne* | 0.586 | 1977 |
|   | Butch Goring | 0.586 | 1977 |
| 91. | Gordie Howe* | 0.584 | 1963 |
| 92. | David Pastrňák | 0.583 | 2018 |
| 93. | Steve Yzerman* | 0.583 | 1999 |
| 94. | Don McKenney | 0.583 | 1958 |
| 95. | Doug Gilmour* | 0.582 | 1993 |
| 96. | Maurice Richard* | 0.581 | 1951 |
| 97. | Craig Simpson | 0.580 | 1990 |
| 98. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.579 | 1978 |
| 99. | Jaromír Jágr | 0.578 | 2000 |
| 100. | Claude Lemieux | 0.576 | 1997 |
| 101. | Frank Mahovlich* | 0.576 | 1971 |
| 102. | Bernie Federko* | 0.574 | 1982 |
| 103. | Paul Reinhart | 0.574 | 1984 |
| 104. | Bernie Nicholls | 0.572 | 1989 |
| 105. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.571 | 1979 |
| 106. | John Druce | 0.569 | 1990 |
| 107. | Alex Delvecchio* | 0.567 | 1955 |
| 108. | Bobby Orr* | 0.566 | 1970 |
| 109. | Gordie Drillon* | 0.564 | 1939 |
| 110. | Mike Bossy* | 0.563 | 1980 |
| 111. | Rick MacLeish | 0.562 | 1974 |
| 112. | Patrick Marleau | 0.562 | 2006 |
| 113. | Peter Šťastný* | 0.562 | 1982 |
| 114. | Steve Larmer | 0.561 | 1985 |
|   | Darryl Sutter | 0.561 | 1985 |
| 116. | Dennis Hull | 0.561 | 1973 |
| 117. | Mark Messier* | 0.561 | 1985 |
| 118. | Brian Propp | 0.560 | 1989 |
| 119. | Tim Kerr | 0.559 | 1989 |
| 120. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.559 | 1996 |
| 121. | Evgeni Malkin | 0.558 | 2009 |
| 122. | Jean Ratelle* | 0.557 | 1976 |
| 123. | Kevin Stevens | 0.556 | 1991 |
| 124. | Steve Thomas | 0.556 | 1986 |
| 125. | Ron Francis* | 0.556 | 1995 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 0.556 | 1995 |
| 127. | Adam Oates* | 0.555 | 1991 |
| 128. | Yvon Lambert | 0.555 | 1980 |
| 129. | Brian Leetch* | 0.554 | 1995 |
| 130. | Pete Mahovlich | 0.553 | 1975 |
| 131. | Brayden Point | 0.552 | 2020 |
| 132. | Gordie Howe* | 0.549 | 1964 |
| 133. | Ken Linseman | 0.548 | 1981 |
| 134. | Tim Kerr | 0.548 | 1985 |
| 135. | Eric Lindros* | 0.546 | 1997 |
| 136. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.546 | 1985 |
| 137. | Joe Murphy | 0.544 | 1992 |
| 138. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.544 | 1997 |
| 139. | Martin Havlát | 0.542 | 2006 |
| 140. | Dickie Moore* | 0.540 | 1959 |
|   | Doug Gilmour* | 0.540 | 1988 |
| 142. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.540 | 2025 |
| 143. | Mark Scheifele | 0.539 | 2018 |
| 144. | Pavel Bure* | 0.539 | 1994 |
| 145. | Evander Kane | 0.539 | 2022 |
| 146. | Patrice Bergeron | 0.538 | 2018 |
| 147. | Jari Kurri* | 0.538 | 1983 |
| 148. | Fleming Mackell | 0.538 | 1958 |
| 149. | Sid Abel* | 0.537 | 1943 |
| 150. | David Pastrňák | 0.536 | 2021 |
| 151. | Johan Franzén | 0.536 | 2010 |
| 152. | Mitch Marner | 0.535 | 2026 |
| 153. | Brian Leetch* | 0.535 | 1994 |
| 154. | Connor McDavid | 0.535 | 2024 |
| 155. | Bobby Hull* | 0.535 | 1965 |
|   | Bobby Hull* | 0.535 | 1971 |
| 157. | Dave Keon* | 0.534 | 1963 |
| 158. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.533 | 1980 |
|   | Glenn Anderson* | 0.533 | 1987 |
| 160. | Rick Middleton | 0.533 | 1982 |
| 161. | Rick MacLeish | 0.533 | 1978 |
| 162. | Denis Savard* | 0.530 | 1982 |
| 163. | Frank Mahovlich* | 0.528 | 1973 |
| 164. | Denis Savard* | 0.528 | 1983 |
| 165. | Joe Sakic* | 0.528 | 1997 |
| 166. | Gordie Howe* | 0.527 | 1949 |
| 167. | Maurice Richard* | 0.526 | 1957 |
|   | Brad Park* | 0.526 | 1978 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 0.526 | 2008 |
| 170. | Cam Neely* | 0.526 | 1991 |
| 171. | Joe Mullen* | 0.525 | 1989 |
| 172. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 0.525 | 1956 |
|   | Maurice Richard* | 0.525 | 1956 |
| 174. | Esa Tikkanen | 0.525 | 1988 |
| 175. | Kevin Stevens | 0.523 | 1992 |
| 176. | Mark Messier* | 0.523 | 1992 |
| 177. | Johnny Bucyk* | 0.523 | 1972 |
|   | Bobby Orr* | 0.523 | 1972 |
| 179. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.521 | 1983 |
| 180. | Maurice Richard* | 0.521 | 1947 |
| 181. | Jari Kurri* | 0.520 | 1987 |
|   | Mark Messier* | 0.520 | 1987 |
| 183. | Cam Neely* | 0.520 | 1990 |
| 184. | Bernie Nicholls | 0.519 | 1990 |
| 185. | Kevin Dineen | 0.518 | 1986 |
| 186. | Doug Gilmour* | 0.518 | 1994 |
| 187. | Brett Hull* | 0.517 | 1993 |
| 188. | Gregg Sheppard | 0.516 | 1974 |
| 189. | Johan Franzén | 0.516 | 2008 |
| 190. | Jacques Lemaire* | 0.515 | 1977 |
|   | Steve Shutt* | 0.515 | 1977 |
|   | Jason Spezza | 0.515 | 2006 |
| 193. | Sidney Crosby | 0.515 | 2010 |
| 194. | Phil Roberto | 0.515 | 1972 |
| 195. | Ron Francis* | 0.514 | 1993 |
| 196. | Jeremy Roenick* | 0.513 | 1992 |
| 197. | Sidney Crosby | 0.513 | 2009 |
| 198. | Mikael Samuelsson | 0.513 | 2010 |
| 199. | Daniel Brière | 0.512 | 2012 |
| 200. | Glenn Anderson* | 0.509 | 1986 |
| 201. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 0.509 | 1981 |
| 202. | Jean Béliveau* | 0.508 | 1965 |
| 203. | Denis Potvin* | 0.508 | 1981 |
| 204. | Norm Ullman* | 0.507 | 1963 |
|   | Peter McNab | 0.507 | 1982 |
| 206. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.507 | 1987 |
| 207. | Rick MacLeish | 0.506 | 1975 |
| 208. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.506 | 1976 |
|   | Shayne Corson | 0.506 | 1991 |
| 210. | Mikko Rantanen | 0.506 | 2020 |
| 211. | Mike Gartner* | 0.505 | 1992 |
| 212. | Jim Pappin | 0.505 | 1967 |
|   | Michael Nylander | 0.505 | 2007 |
| 214. | Johnny Gagnon | 0.503 | 1931 |
|   | Marián Hossa* | 0.503 | 2008 |
| 216. | Michel Goulet* | 0.503 | 1985 |
| 217. | Denis Potvin* | 0.502 | 1976 |
| 218. | Bob Probert | 0.501 | 1988 |
| 219. | Ray Bourque* | 0.501 | 1983 |
| 220. | Jean Ratelle* | 0.501 | 1979 |
| 221. | Tony Currie | 0.500 | 1981 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 0.500 | 1996 |
| 223. | Mark Messier* | 0.500 | 1994 |
| 224. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.499 | 1982 |
| 225. | Don Grosso | 0.498 | 1942 |
| 226. | Ray Ferraro | 0.497 | 1993 |
| 227. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.497 | 2022 |
|   | Cale Makar | 0.497 | 2022 |
| 229. | Joe Sakic* | 0.496 | 2001 |
| 230. | Pavel Bure* | 0.495 | 1995 |
| 231. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0.494 | 2018 |
| 232. | Mark Messier* | 0.494 | 1990 |
| 233. | Daniel Brière | 0.494 | 2010 |
| 234. | Bobby Hull* | 0.493 | 1962 |
| 235. | Ron Duguay | 0.493 | 1981 |
| 236. | Roope Hintz | 0.493 | 2023 |
| 237. | Henrik Zetterberg | 0.492 | 2010 |
| 238. | Paul Kariya* | 0.491 | 1997 |
| 239. | Connor McDavid | 0.490 | 2025 |
| 240. | Peter McNab | 0.490 | 1978 |
|   | Mark Messier* | 0.490 | 1984 |
| 242. | Mark Recchi* | 0.490 | 1991 |
| 243. | Sergei Fedorov* | 0.489 | 1995 |
| 244. | Stan Mikita* | 0.489 | 1973 |
| 245. | Ed Sandford | 0.489 | 1953 |
|   | Matt Boldy | 0.489 | 2026 |
| 247. | Bob Bourne | 0.489 | 1983 |
| 248. | Rod Brind'Amour | 0.489 | 1997 |
| 249. | Nikita Kucherov | 0.489 | 2016 |
| 250. | Nazem Kadri | 0.488 | 2020 |


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