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 (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG/G
1.Mike Bossy* 1977-870.762
2.Mario Lemieux* 1984-060.754
3.Cy Denneny* 1917-290.751
4.Babe Dye* 1919-310.746
5.Auston Matthews 2016-240.655
6.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.623
7.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-990.601
8.Alex Ovechkin 2005-240.598
9.Brett Hull* 1986-060.584
10.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.574
11.Tim Kerr 1980-930.565
12.Rick Martin 1971-820.561
13.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.559
14.Maurice Richard* 1942-600.556
15.Cam Neely* 1983-960.544
16.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.542
17.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.541
18.Connor McDavid 2015-240.519
19.David Pastrňák 2014-250.517
20.Steven Stamkos 2008-240.513
21.Rick Vaive 1979-920.503
22.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.503
23.Nels Stewart* 1925-400.498
24.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.497
25.Mike Gartner* 1979-980.494
26.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.494
27.Howie Morenz* 1923-370.493
28.Blaine Stoughton 1973-840.490
29.Eric Lindros* 1992-070.489
30.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.486
31.Charlie Conacher* 1929-410.486
32.Leon Draisaitl 2014-240.483
33.Žigmund Pálffy 1993-060.481
34.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.480
35.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.480
36.Bill Cook* 1926-370.480
37.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.478
38.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.478
39.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.477
40.Syl Apps* 1936-480.475
41.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.473
42.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.471
43.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.467
44.Sidney Crosby 2005-240.465
45.Peter Bondra 1990-070.465
46.Bill Barber* 1972-840.465
47.Roy Conacher* 1938-520.461
48.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.461
49.Mikko Rantanen 2015-240.460
50.Kyle Connor 2016-240.458
51.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.457
52.Steve Shutt* 1972-850.456
53.Brayden Point 2016-240.455
54.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.454
55.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.453
56.Mike Bullard 1980-920.453
57.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.451
58.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.451
59.Paul MacLean 1980-910.451
60.Lanny McDonald* 1973-890.450
61.Paul Gardner 1976-860.450
62.Joe Nieuwendyk* 1986-070.449
63.Keith Tkachuk 1991-100.448
64.Rick Middleton 1974-880.446
65.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.445
66.Yvan Cournoyer* 1963-790.442
67.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.442
68.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.442
69.Nikita Kucherov 2013-240.441
70.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.441
71.Jimmy Carson 1986-960.439
72.Steve Larmer 1980-950.438
73.Ray Sheppard 1987-000.437
74.Jake Guentzel 2016-240.437
75.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.436
76.Evgeni Malkin 2006-240.435
77.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.433
78.Mickey Redmond 1967-760.433
79.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.430
80.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.430
81.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.429
82.Dany Heatley 2001-150.428
83.Danny Gare 1974-870.428
84.Patrik Laine 2016-240.425
85.Sebastian Aho 2016-240.425
86.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-240.424
87.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.421
88.John LeClair 1990-070.420
89.Theo Fleury 1988-030.420
90.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.419
91.Brian Propp 1979-940.418
92.Mike Rogers 1979-860.417
93.Wendel Clark 1985-000.416
94.Sweeney Schriner* 1934-460.415
95.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.413
96.Rick Nash 2002-180.412
97.Tony Tanti 1981-920.412
98.John Tavares 2009-240.411
99.Filip Forsberg 2012-240.411
100.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.411
101.Aurele Joliat* 1922-380.411
102.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.410
103.Rick Kehoe 1971-850.409
104.Brian Bellows 1982-990.408
105.Reggie Leach 1970-830.408
106.Toe Blake* 1934-480.407
107.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.406
108.Alex DeBrincat 2017-240.402
109.Jarome Iginla* 1996-170.402
110.Sylvain Turgeon 1983-950.402
111.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.401
112.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.401
113.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.401
114.Stéphane Richer 1984-020.399
115.Petr Klíma 1985-990.398
116.Pierre Turgeon* 1987-070.398
117.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.396
118.Denis Savard* 1980-970.395
119.Mark Messier* 1979-040.395
120.Artemi Panarin 2015-240.394
121.Marián Gáborík 2000-180.393
122.Jean Pronovost 1968-820.392
123.Jack Eichel 2015-240.391
124.Dave Andreychuk* 1982-060.390
125.Vladimir Tarasenko 2012-240.390
126.Craig Simpson 1985-950.390
127.Brad Marchand 2009-250.389
128.Brian Sutter 1976-880.389
129.Dave Taylor 1977-940.388
130.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.388
131.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.388
132.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.388
133.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.387
134.Mats Näslund 1982-950.386
135.Rick Tocchet 1984-020.385
136.Camille Henry 1953-700.384
137.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.384
138.Patrick Kane 2007-240.383
139.René Robert 1970-820.382
140.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.381
141.Busher Jackson* 1929-440.380
142.Peter McNab 1973-870.380
143.Max Bentley* 1940-540.379
144.Kevin Stevens 1987-020.376
145.Jeremy Roenick* 1988-090.376
146.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.376
147.Éric Dazé 1994-060.376
148.Mike Modano* 1989-110.374
149.Garry Unger 1967-830.374
150.Chris Kreider 2012-240.373
151.Ken Hodge 1964-780.373
152.Mark Scheifele 2011-240.373
153.Steve Payne 1978-880.372
154.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.369
155.Matthew Tkachuk 2016-250.369
156.Alexander Semin 2003-160.368
157.Milan Hejduk 1998-130.368
158.Sam Reinhart 2014-250.367
159.Bill Goldsworthy 1964-780.367
160.Pat Verbeek 1982-020.367
161.Max Pacioretty 2008-240.366
162.Eric Vail 1973-820.365
163.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.363
164.Bill Mosienko* 1941-550.363
165.Thomas Vanek 2005-190.362
166.Jim Pappin 1963-770.362
167.Tyler Seguin 2010-240.362
168.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.361
169.Jonathan Marchessault 2012-240.361
170.Aleksander Barkov 2013-250.360
171.Herb Cain 1933-460.360
172.William Nylander 2015-240.360
173.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.359
174.Gary Roberts 1986-090.358
175.Joe Pavelski 2006-240.357
176.Danny Grant 1965-790.357
177.Al Secord 1978-900.356
178.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.356
179.Jeff Skinner 2010-240.355
180.Ted Lindsay* 1944-650.355
181.Bobby Schmautz 1967-810.355
182.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.355
183.Tony Amonte 1991-070.354
184.Simon Gagné 1999-150.354
185.Donald Audette 1990-040.354
186.Markus Näslund 1993-090.354
187.Steve Vickers 1972-820.352
188.Lorne Carr 1933-460.352
189.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.352
190.Owen Nolan 1990-100.352
191.Tony McKegney 1978-910.351
192.Evander Kane 2009-240.351
193.Ilkka Sinisalo 1981-920.351
194.Geoff Courtnall 1983-000.350
195.Zach Hyman 2015-240.350
196.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.349
197.Mike Foligno 1979-940.349
198.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.349
199.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.348
200.Vincent Lecavalier 1998-160.347
201.Errol Thompson 1970-810.347
202.Mika Zibanejad 2011-240.347
203.John Anderson 1977-890.346
204.Logan Couture 2009-240.346
205.Zach Parise 2005-240.346
206.John MacLean 1983-020.346
207.Miroslav Šatan 1995-100.346
208.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.345
209.Jamie Benn 2009-240.344
210.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.343
211.Gerard Gallant 1984-950.343
212.Anders Lee 2012-240.343
213.Mike Walton 1965-790.342
214.Steve Thomas 1984-040.341
215.James Neal 2008-220.341
216.Bill Guerin 1991-100.340
217.Barry Pederson 1980-920.340
218.Mark Hunter 1981-930.339
219.Butch Goring 1969-850.339
220.Syd Howe* 1929-460.339
221.Derek Sanderson 1965-780.338
222.Mike Ridley 1985-970.337
223.Dave Christian 1979-940.337
224.Keith Crowder 1980-900.337
225.Greg Adams 1984-010.336
226.Dave Gagner 1984-990.336
227.Gabriel Landeskog 2011-220.336
228.Jason Arnott 1993-120.335
229.Jeff Carter 2005-240.335
230.Glen Murray 1991-080.334
231.Paul Henderson 1962-800.334
232.Eric Staal 2003-230.333
233.Clark Gillies* 1974-880.333
234.Nikolaj Ehlers 2015-240.332
235.Eddie Olczyk 1984-000.332
236.Bobby Smith 1978-930.331
237.Mark Stone 2012-240.331
238.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.330
239.Dan Quinn 1983-970.330
240.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.330
241.Pavel Datsyuk* 2001-160.329
242.Bo Horvat 2014-240.329
243.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.329
244.Kenny Wharram 1951-690.329
245.Brock Nelson 2013-240.327
246.Corey Perry 2005-240.327
247.Alex Kovalev 1992-130.327
248.Brent Sutter 1980-980.327
249.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.326
250.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.326

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG/G
1.Anders Hedberg 1974-780.825
2.Réal Cloutier 1974-790.767
3.Bobby Hull* 1972-790.737
4.Marc Tardif 1973-790.709
5.Tom Webster 1972-780.625
6.Robbie Ftorek 1974-790.579
7.Danny Lawson 1972-770.556
8.Serge Bernier 1973-790.552
9.Mark Howe* 1973-790.488
10.André Lacroix 1972-790.456