NHL & WHA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Created

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

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Rank Player GC Year
1.Wayne Gretzky* 17.46 1985
2.Mario Lemieux* 16.02 1991
3.Wayne Gretzky* 14.82 1988
4.Wayne Gretzky* 14.66 1993
5.Mike Bossy* 14.40 1981
6.Joe Sakic* 14.20 1996
7.Wayne Gretzky* 13.89 1983
8.Jari Kurri* 13.64 1985
9.Mario Lemieux* 13.39 1992
10.Evgeni Malkin 13.38 2009
 Connor McDavid 13.38 2024
12.Paul Coffey* 13.37 1985
13.Kevin Stevens 13.35 1991
14.Wayne Gretzky* 13.15 1984
15.Pavel Bure* 12.94 1994
16.Craig Simpson 12.77 1990
17.Steve Payne 12.71 1981
18.Brayden Point 12.69 2020
19.Barry Pederson 12.64 1983
20.Brian Leetch* 12.31 1994
 Sidney Crosby 12.31 2009
22.Doug Gilmour* 12.23 1993
23.Jari Kurri* 12.13 1988
 Mark Messier* 12.13 1988
25.Rick Middleton 12.09 1983
26.Reggie Leach 11.96 1976
27.Mike Bossy* 11.91 1982
28.Leon Draisaitl 11.87 2025
29.Evgeny Kuznetsov 11.86 2018
30.Mark Recchi* 11.75 1991
31.Mike Bossy* 11.68 1983
32.Connor McDavid 11.58 2022
33.Frank Mahovlich* 11.51 1971
 Jari Kurri* 11.51 1984
35.Mark Messier* 11.49 1994
36.Daniel Brière 11.36 2010
37.Alex Ovechkin 11.32 2018
38.Yvan Cournoyer* 11.23 1973
39.Bryan Trottier* 11.19 1980
 Glenn Anderson* 11.19 1987
41.Bryan Trottier* 11.08 1981
42.Nikita Kucherov 11.07 2020
43.Joe Mullen* 11.03 1989
44.Kevin Stevens 10.98 1992
45.Leon Draisaitl 10.97 2024
46.Brian Propp 10.95 1987
47.Phil Esposito* 10.93 1970
 Nikita Kucherov 10.93 2021
49.Jari Kurri* 10.92 1987
 Mark Messier* 10.92 1987
51.Cam Neely* 10.91 1990
52.Mark Messier* 10.87 1990
53.Connor McDavid 10.79 2025
54.Logan Couture 10.75 2016
55.Wayne Gretzky* 10.64 1987
 Henrik Zetterberg 10.64 2008
57.Brian Bellows 10.63 1991
 Dave Gagner 10.63 1991
59.Tim Kerr 10.62 1989
60.Leon Draisaitl 10.51 2022
61.Al MacInnis* 10.48 1989
62.Joe Sakic* 10.42 2001
63.Eric Lindros* 10.38 1997
 Jonathan Marchessault 10.38 2023
65.Denis Savard* 10.31 1985
66.Brad Richards 10.29 2004
67.Evgeni Malkin 10.25 2017
68.Trevor Linden 10.19 1994
69.Evan Bouchard 10.17 2024
 Zach Hyman 10.17 2024
 Mitch Marner 10.17 2026
72.Brayden Point 10.11 2021
73.Mark Messier* 10.09 1985
74.Brian Propp 10.08 1989
 Patrick Kane 10.08 2010
76.Esa Tikkanen 10.06 1990
 Mario Lemieux* 10.06 1996
 Marián Hossa* 10.06 2008
79.Eric Staal 10.05 2006
 Sam Bennett 10.05 2025
81.Mark Messier* 10.00 1983
82.Cam Neely* 9.99 1991
83.Esa Tikkanen 9.97 1988
84.Joe Pavelski 9.94 2016
 Nathan MacKinnon 9.94 2022
 Cale Makar 9.94 2022
87.Newsy Lalonde* 9.92 1919
88.Glenn Anderson* 9.82 1985
89.Ken Linseman 9.81 1988
90.Claude Lemieux 9.79 1997
91.Bob Bourne 9.78 1983
92.Guy Lafleur* 9.71 1977
93.Marián Gáborík 9.70 2014
94.Tyler Johnson 9.68 2015
95.Dino Ciccarelli* 9.67 1981
96.Peter Forsberg* 9.66 2002
97.Bobby Hull* 9.63 1971
98.Rick MacLeish 9.56 1974
 Mark Stone 9.56 2023
100.Jonathan Toews 9.55 2010
101.Daniel Alfredsson* 9.53 2007
102.Jari Kurri* 9.51 1990
 Cory Stillman 9.51 2006
 Matthew Tkachuk 9.51 2023
105.Jarome Iginla* 9.49 2004
106.Bryan Trottier* 9.48 1982
 David Krejčí 9.48 2011
108.Sidney Crosby 9.44 2017
 Nikita Kucherov 9.44 2022
110.Jeff Carter 9.43 2014
111.Jacques Lemaire* 9.41 1979
112.David Krejčí 9.40 2013
113.Ron Francis* 9.37 1992
 Jaromír Jágr 9.37 1992
 Brett Hull* 9.37 2000
116.Roope Hintz 9.36 2023
117.Brett Hull* 9.35 1990
118.Doug Gilmour* 9.32 1994
119.Mark Messier* 9.31 1984
 Pelle Eklund 9.31 1987
121.Rod Brind'Amour 9.29 1997
 Johan Franzén 9.29 2009
 Henrik Zetterberg 9.29 2009
124.Bill Barber* 9.25 1980
125.Jeremy Roenick* 9.24 1992
126.Sam Reinhart 9.23 2025
127.Nathan MacKinnon 9.21 2020
128.Vincent Damphousse 9.17 1993
 Jake Guentzel 9.17 2017
 Mark Scheifele 9.17 2018
131.Glenn Anderson* 9.16 1988
 Justin Williams 9.16 2014
133.Guy Lafleur* 9.14 1979
 Denis Potvin* 9.14 1981
135.Mika Zibanejad 9.13 2022
136.Bobby Smith 9.12 1981
137.Patrick Kane 9.11 2015
138.Doug Gilmour* 9.10 1989
139.Logan Couture 9.08 2019
140.Mike Bossy* 9.00 1980
 Jaromír Jágr 9.00 1996
142.Yvan Cournoyer* 8.98 1971
 Frank Mahovlich* 8.98 1973
144.Dennis Hull 8.97 1973
 Joe Sakic* 8.97 1997
146.Ray Ferraro 8.95 1993
147.Phil Esposito* 8.93 1972
 Martin St. Louis* 8.93 2004
149.Ray Bourque* 8.88 1991
150.Gabriel Landeskog 8.86 2022
151.Mike Modano* 8.84 2000
152.Tomas Sandström 8.80 1993
153.Pavel Datsyuk* 8.78 2008
154.Rick Tocchet 8.76 1987
155.Patrick Sharp 8.75 2010
 Miro Heiskanen 8.75 2020
 Joe Pavelski 8.75 2020
 Jack Eichel 8.75 2023
159.Valeri Kamensky 8.74 1996
160.Sidney Crosby 8.73 2008
161.Joe Murphy 8.71 1992
 Alex Ovechkin 8.71 2009
163.Glenn Anderson* 8.70 1990
 Joe Nieuwendyk* 8.70 1999
 Carter Verhaeghe 8.70 2024
166.Guy Lafleur* 8.69 1978
167.Esa Tikkanen 8.66 1991
 Mike Cammalleri 8.66 2010
 Phil Kessel 8.66 2016
170.Jaden Schwartz 8.64 2019
 Victor Hedman 8.64 2020
172.Ondřej Palát 8.63 2022
173.Craig Simpson 8.62 1988
174.Rick MacLeish 8.61 1975
 Jari Kurri* 8.61 1983
 Nikita Kucherov 8.61 2015
177.Brad Marchand 8.60 2019
178.Gilbert Perreault* 8.59 1980
179.Clark Gillies* 8.58 1984
180.Guy Lafleur* 8.57 1975
181.Jean Béliveau* 8.56 1956
182.Michel Goulet* 8.55 1985
183.Patrik Eliáš 8.54 2001
 Petr Sýkora 8.54 2001
185.John Druce 8.53 1990
186.Ray Bourque* 8.52 1983
 Joe Mullen* 8.52 1986
 Peter Forsberg* 8.52 1999
189.Fernando Pisani 8.51 2006
190.Evgeni Malkin 8.47 2008
191.Peter Forsberg* 8.46 1996
192.Neal Broten 8.45 1991
 Brian Propp 8.45 1991
194.Leon Draisaitl 8.43 2023
195.Brent Sutter 8.42 1983
 Mario Lemieux* 8.42 1989
 Dave Andreychuk* 8.42 1993
 Matthew Tkachuk 8.42 2025
199.Paul Holmgren 8.41 1980
 Steve Larmer 8.41 1985
 Darryl Sutter 8.41 1985
202.Claude Giroux 8.38 2010
203.Ryan O'Reilly 8.37 2019
204.Phil Kessel 8.36 2017
205.Anže Kopitar 8.35 2014
206.Glenn Anderson* 8.34 1983
 Jake Guentzel 8.34 2018
208.Brent Burns 8.33 2016
209.Sergei Fedorov* 8.32 1995
210.Butch Goring 8.31 1981
 Jonathan Toews 8.31 2015
 Nikita Kucherov 8.31 2016
213.Gregg Sheppard 8.26 1974
 Luc Robitaille* 8.26 1993
215.Johan Franzén 8.25 2008
216.Gordie Howe* 8.23 1955
217.Paul Coffey* 8.22 1984
218.Alex Kovalev 8.21 1994
219.Johnny Bucyk* 8.20 1970
 John LeClair 8.20 1997
 Chandler Stephenson 8.20 2023
222.Bob Bourne 8.18 1980
 Mikko Rantanen 8.18 2025
224.Maurice Richard* 8.17 1944
 Bobby Smith 8.17 1989
226.Wayne Gretzky* 8.16 1997
 Valeri Kamensky 8.16 1997
228.Duane Sutter 8.15 1983
 Wendel Clark 8.15 1993
 Rod Brind'Amour 8.15 2006
 Aleksander Barkov 8.15 2024
 Brad Marchand 8.15 2025
 Carter Verhaeghe 8.15 2025
234.Doug Gilmour* 8.13 1986
235.Brad Marchand 8.12 2011
236.Sergei Fedorov* 8.11 1998
 Steve Yzerman* 8.11 1998
 Mike Richards 8.11 2010
239.Steven Stamkos 8.09 2022
 Evan Bouchard 8.09 2025
241.Sidney Crosby 8.08 2018
 Evander Kane 8.08 2022
243.Mikko Rantanen 8.06 2022
244.Brett Howden 8.03 2026
245.Bernie Geoffrion* 8.02 1957
 Bob Probert 8.02 1988
 Brett Hull* 8.02 1991
248.Milan Hejduk 8.01 2001
 Martin St. Louis* 8.01 2011
250.Lanny McDonald* 7.97 1986