NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals 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 | G/G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 0.762 |
2. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 0.754 |
3. | Cy Denneny* | 1917-29 | 0.751 |
4. | Babe Dye* | 1919-31 | 0.746 |
5. | Auston Matthews | 2016-24 | 0.655 |
6. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.623 |
7. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 0.601 |
8. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 0.598 |
9. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 0.584 |
10. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 0.574 |
11. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.565 |
12. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.561 |
13. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 0.559 |
14. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 0.556 |
15. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 0.544 |
16. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 0.542 |
17. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.541 |
18. | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 0.519 |
19. | David Pastrňák | 2014-25 | 0.517 |
20. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 0.513 |
21. | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 0.503 |
22. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.503 |
23. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 0.498 |
24. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.497 |
25. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 0.494 |
26. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 0.494 |
27. | Howie Morenz* | 1923-37 | 0.493 |
28. | Blaine Stoughton | 1973-84 | 0.490 |
29. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.489 |
30. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.486 |
31. | Charlie Conacher* | 1929-41 | 0.486 |
32. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 0.483 |
33. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 0.481 |
34. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 0.480 |
35. | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 0.480 |
36. | Bill Cook* | 1926-37 | 0.480 |
37. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 0.478 |
38. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 0.478 |
39. | Kent Nilsson | 1979-95 | 0.477 |
40. | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 0.475 |
41. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.473 |
42. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.471 |
43. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.467 |
44. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 0.465 |
45. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 0.465 |
46. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.465 |
47. | Roy Conacher* | 1938-52 | 0.461 |
48. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.461 |
49. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-24 | 0.460 |
50. | Kyle Connor | 2016-24 | 0.458 |
51. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.457 |
52. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 0.456 |
53. | Brayden Point | 2016-24 | 0.455 |
54. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.454 |
55. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.453 |
56. | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 0.453 |
57. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.451 |
58. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.451 |
59. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 0.451 |
60. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 0.450 |
61. | Paul Gardner | 1976-86 | 0.450 |
62. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 0.449 |
63. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 0.448 |
64. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.446 |
65. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.445 |
66. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 0.442 |
67. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.442 |
68. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.442 |
69. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 0.441 |
70. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.441 |
71. | Jimmy Carson | 1986-96 | 0.439 |
72. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.438 |
73. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 0.437 |
74. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-24 | 0.437 |
75. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.436 |
76. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 0.435 |
77. | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 0.433 |
78. | Mickey Redmond | 1967-76 | 0.433 |
79. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.430 |
80. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.430 |
81. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.429 |
82. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 0.428 |
83. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 0.428 |
84. | Patrik Laine | 2016-24 | 0.425 |
85. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-24 | 0.425 |
86. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 0.424 |
87. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.421 |
88. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 0.420 |
89. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.420 |
90. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.419 |
91. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.418 |
92. | Mike Rogers | 1979-86 | 0.417 |
93. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 0.416 |
94. | Sweeney Schriner* | 1934-46 | 0.415 |
95. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 0.413 |
96. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 0.412 |
97. | Tony Tanti | 1981-92 | 0.412 |
98. | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 0.411 |
99. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-24 | 0.411 |
100. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.411 |
101. | Aurele Joliat* | 1922-38 | 0.411 |
102. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.410 |
103. | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 0.409 |
104. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 0.408 |
105. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 0.408 |
106. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 0.407 |
107. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 0.406 |
108. | Alex DeBrincat | 2017-24 | 0.402 |
109. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 0.402 |
110. | Sylvain Turgeon | 1983-95 | 0.402 |
111. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 0.401 |
112. | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 0.401 |
113. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 0.401 |
114. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 0.399 |
115. | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 0.398 |
116. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 0.398 |
117. | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 0.396 |
118. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.395 |
119. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 0.395 |
120. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-24 | 0.394 |
121. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 0.393 |
122. | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 0.392 |
123. | Jack Eichel | 2015-24 | 0.391 |
124. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 0.390 |
125. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 0.390 |
126. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 0.390 |
127. | Brad Marchand | 2009-25 | 0.389 |
128. | Brian Sutter | 1976-88 | 0.389 |
129. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.388 |
130. | Anton Šťastný | 1980-89 | 0.388 |
131. | Doug Bentley* | 1939-54 | 0.388 |
132. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.388 |
133. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.387 |
134. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.386 |
135. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 0.385 |
136. | Camille Henry | 1953-70 | 0.384 |
137. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 0.384 |
138. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 0.383 |
139. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 0.382 |
140. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.381 |
141. | Busher Jackson* | 1929-44 | 0.380 |
142. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.380 |
143. | Max Bentley* | 1940-54 | 0.379 |
144. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 0.376 |
145. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 0.376 |
146. | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 0.376 |
147. | Éric Dazé | 1994-06 | 0.376 |
148. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.374 |
149. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 0.374 |
150. | Chris Kreider | 2012-24 | 0.373 |
151. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.373 |
152. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-24 | 0.373 |
153. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 0.372 |
154. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.369 |
155. | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-25 | 0.369 |
156. | Alexander Semin | 2003-16 | 0.368 |
157. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 0.368 |
158. | Sam Reinhart | 2014-25 | 0.367 |
159. | Bill Goldsworthy | 1964-78 | 0.367 |
160. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 0.367 |
161. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 0.366 |
162. | Eric Vail | 1973-82 | 0.365 |
163. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.363 |
164. | Bill Mosienko* | 1941-55 | 0.363 |
165. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 0.362 |
166. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 0.362 |
167. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 0.362 |
168. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.361 |
169. | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 0.361 |
170. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 0.360 |
171. | Herb Cain | 1933-46 | 0.360 |
172. | William Nylander | 2015-24 | 0.360 |
173. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 0.359 |
174. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 0.358 |
175. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 0.357 |
176. | Danny Grant | 1965-79 | 0.357 |
177. | Al Secord | 1978-90 | 0.356 |
178. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.356 |
179. | Jeff Skinner | 2010-24 | 0.355 |
180. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 0.355 |
181. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 0.355 |
182. | Guy Chouinard | 1974-84 | 0.355 |
183. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 0.354 |
184. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 0.354 |
185. | Donald Audette | 1990-04 | 0.354 |
186. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 0.354 |
187. | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 0.352 |
188. | Lorne Carr | 1933-46 | 0.352 |
189. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.352 |
190. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 0.352 |
191. | Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 0.351 |
192. | Evander Kane | 2009-24 | 0.351 |
193. | Ilkka Sinisalo | 1981-92 | 0.351 |
194. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 0.350 |
195. | Zach Hyman | 2015-24 | 0.350 |
196. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.349 |
197. | Mike Foligno | 1979-94 | 0.349 |
198. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 0.349 |
199. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.348 |
200. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 0.347 |
201. | Errol Thompson | 1970-81 | 0.347 |
202. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-24 | 0.347 |
203. | John Anderson | 1977-89 | 0.346 |
204. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 0.346 |
205. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 0.346 |
206. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 0.346 |
207. | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 0.346 |
208. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.345 |
209. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 0.344 |
210. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 0.343 |
211. | Gerard Gallant | 1984-95 | 0.343 |
212. | Anders Lee | 2012-24 | 0.343 |
213. | Mike Walton | 1965-79 | 0.342 |
214. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 0.341 |
215. | James Neal | 2008-22 | 0.341 |
216. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 0.340 |
217. | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 0.340 |
218. | Mark Hunter | 1981-93 | 0.339 |
219. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.339 |
220. | Syd Howe* | 1929-46 | 0.339 |
221. | Derek Sanderson | 1965-78 | 0.338 |
222. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 0.337 |
223. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 0.337 |
224. | Keith Crowder | 1980-90 | 0.337 |
225. | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 0.336 |
226. | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 0.336 |
227. | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 0.336 |
228. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 0.335 |
229. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 0.335 |
230. | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 0.334 |
231. | Paul Henderson | 1962-80 | 0.334 |
232. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 0.333 |
233. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 0.333 |
234. | Nikolaj Ehlers | 2015-24 | 0.332 |
235. | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 0.332 |
236. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.331 |
237. | Mark Stone | 2012-24 | 0.331 |
238. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.330 |
239. | Dan Quinn | 1983-97 | 0.330 |
240. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.330 |
241. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 0.329 |
242. | Bo Horvat | 2014-24 | 0.329 |
243. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.329 |
244. | Kenny Wharram | 1951-69 | 0.329 |
245. | Brock Nelson | 2013-24 | 0.327 |
246. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 0.327 |
247. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 0.327 |
248. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 0.327 |
249. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 0.326 |
250. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.326 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | G/G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 0.825 |
2. | Réal Cloutier | 1974-79 | 0.767 |
3. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 0.737 |
4. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 0.709 |
5. | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 0.625 |
6. | Robbie Ftorek | 1974-79 | 0.579 |
7. | Danny Lawson | 1972-77 | 0.556 |
8. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 0.552 |
9. | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 0.488 |
10. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 0.456 |
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