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.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.623
6.Auston Matthews 2016-230.620
7.Alex Ovechkin 2005-230.612
8.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-990.601
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 2015-230.532
19.Steven Stamkos 2008-230.515
20.Rick Vaive 1979-920.503
21.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.503
22.Nels Stewart* 1925-400.498
23.David Pastrnak 2014-230.497
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.Ziggy Pálffy 1993-060.481
33.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.480
34.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.480
35.Bill Cook* 1926-370.480
36.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.478
37.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.478
38.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.477
39.Leon Draisaitl 2014-230.475
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.Peter Bondra 1990-070.465
45.Bill Barber* 1972-840.465
46.Sidney Crosby 2005-230.464
47.Roy Conacher* 1938-520.461
48.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.461
49.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.457
50.Steve Shutt* 1972-850.456
51.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.454
52.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.453
53.Mike Bullard 1980-920.453
54.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.451
55.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.451
56.Paul MacLean 1980-910.451
57.Kyle Connor 2016-230.451
58.Lanny McDonald* 1973-890.450
59.Paul Gardner 1976-860.450
60.Joe Nieuwendyk* 1986-070.449
61.Keith Tkachuk 1991-100.448
62.Rick Middleton 1974-880.446
63.Evgeni Malkin 2006-230.445
64.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.445
65.Mikko Rantanen 2015-230.444
66.Yvan Cournoyer* 1963-790.442
67.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.442
68.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.442
69.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.441
70.Jimmy Carson 1986-960.439
71.Steve Larmer 1980-950.438
72.Ray Sheppard 1987-000.437
73.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.436
74.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.433
75.Mickey Redmond 1967-760.433
76.Nikita Kucherov 2013-230.433
77.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.430
78.Brayden Point 2016-230.430
79.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.430
80.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.429
81.Dany Heatley 2001-150.428
82.Danny Gare 1974-870.428
83.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.421
84.John LeClair 1990-070.420
85.Theoren Fleury 1988-030.420
86.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.419
87.Sebastian Aho 2016-230.419
88.Brian Propp 1979-940.418
89.Mike Rogers 1979-860.417
90.Wendel Clark 1985-000.416
91.Sweeney Schriner* 1934-460.415
92.John Tavares 2009-230.414
93.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.413
94.Rick Nash 2002-180.412
95.Tony Tanti 1981-920.412
96.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.411
97.Aurele Joliat* 1922-380.411
98.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.410
99.Rick Kehoe 1971-850.409
100.Brian Bellows 1982-990.408
101.Reggie Leach 1970-830.408
102.Toe Blake* 1934-480.407
103.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.406
104.Vladimir Tarasenko 2012-230.403
105.Jarome Iginla* 1996-170.402
106.Sylvain Turgeon 1983-950.402
107.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.401
108.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.401
109.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.401
110.Stéphane Richer 1984-020.399
111.Petr Klíma 1985-990.398
112.Pierre Turgeon 1987-070.398
113.Brad Marchand 2009-230.397
114.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.396
115.Denis Savard* 1980-970.395
116.Mark Messier* 1979-040.395
117.Marián Gáborík 2000-180.393
118.Jean Pronovost 1968-820.392
119.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-230.391
120.Dave Andreychuk* 1982-060.390
121.Craig Simpson 1985-950.390
122.Brian Sutter 1976-880.389
123.Filip Forsberg 2012-230.388
124.Dave Taylor 1977-940.388
125.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.388
126.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.388
127.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.388
128.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.387
129.Mats Näslund 1982-950.386
130.Rick Tocchet 1984-020.385
131.Camille Henry 1953-700.384
132.Patrick Kane 2007-230.384
133.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.384
134.René Robert 1970-820.382
135.Max Pacioretty 2008-230.381
136.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.381
137.Busher Jackson* 1929-440.380
138.Peter McNab 1973-870.380
139.Max Bentley* 1940-540.379
140.Kevin Stevens 1987-020.376
141.Jeremy Roenick 1988-090.376
142.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.376
143.Éric Dazé 1994-060.376
144.Mark Scheifele 2011-230.376
145.Mike Modano* 1989-110.374
146.Garry Unger 1967-830.374
147.Ken Hodge 1964-780.373
148.Steve Payne 1978-880.372
149.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.369
150.Alexander Semin 2003-160.368
151.Milan Hejduk 1998-130.368
152.Bill Goldsworthy 1964-780.367
153.Pat Verbeek 1982-020.367
154.Eric Vail 1973-820.365
155.Aleksander Barkov 2013-230.365
156.Artemi Panarin 2015-230.363
157.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.363
158.Bill Mosienko* 1941-550.363
159.Thomas Vanek 2005-190.362
160.Jim Pappin 1963-770.362
161.Chris Kreider 2012-230.362
162.Tyler Seguin 2010-230.362
163.John Bucyk* 1955-780.361
164.Herb Cain 1933-460.360
165.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.359
166.Gary Roberts 1986-090.358
167.Danny Grant 1965-790.357
168.Anders Lee 2012-230.357
169.Al Secord 1978-900.356
170.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.356
171.Jeff Skinner 2010-230.356
172.Joe Pavelski 2006-230.355
173.Evander Kane 2009-230.355
174.Ted Lindsay* 1944-650.355
175.Bobby Schmautz 1967-810.355
176.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.355
177.Tony Amonte 1991-070.354
178.Simon Gagne 1999-150.354
179.Donald Audette 1990-040.354
180.Markus Näslund 1993-090.354
181.Steve Vickers 1972-820.352
182.Mika Zibanejad 2011-230.352
183.Lorne Carr 1933-460.352
184.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.352
185.Jamie Benn 2009-230.352
186.Owen Nolan 1990-100.352
187.Zach Parise 2005-230.351
188.Tony McKegney 1978-910.351
189.Ilkka Sinisalo 1981-920.351
190.Geoff Courtnall 1983-000.350
191.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.350
192.Logan Couture 2009-230.349
193.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.349
194.Mike Foligno 1979-940.349
195.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.348
196.Vincent Lecavalier 1998-160.347
197.Errol Thompson 1970-810.347
198.John Anderson 1977-890.346
199.John MacLean 1983-020.346
200.Miroslav Šatan 1995-100.346
201.Jeff Carter 2005-230.345
202.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.345
203.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.343
204.Gerard Gallant 1984-950.343
205.Mike Walton 1965-790.342
206.Steve Thomas 1984-040.341
207.James Neal 2008-220.341
208.Bill Guerin 1991-100.340
209.Barry Pederson 1980-920.340
210.Johnny Gaudreau 2013-230.339
211.Mark Hunter 1981-930.339
212.Butch Goring 1969-850.339
213.Syd Howe* 1929-460.339
214.Derek Sanderson 1965-780.338
215.Mike Ridley 1985-970.337
216.Cam Atkinson 2011-220.337
217.Dave Christian 1979-940.337
218.Keith Crowder 1980-900.337
219.Greg Adams 1984-010.336
220.Dave Gagner 1984-990.336
221.Gabriel Landeskog 2011-220.336
222.Eric Staal 2003-230.336
223.Jason Arnott 1993-120.335
224.Corey Perry 2005-230.335
225.Glen Murray 1991-080.334
226.Paul Henderson 1962-800.334
227.Clark Gillies* 1974-880.333
228.Ed Olczyk 1984-000.332
229.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.332
230.Bobby Smith 1978-930.331
231.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.330
232.Dan Quinn 1983-970.330
233.Pavel Datsyuk 2001-160.329
234.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.329
235.Kenny Wharram 1951-690.329
236.Alex Kovalev 1992-130.327
237.Brent Sutter 1980-980.327
238.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.326
239.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.326
240.Mike Cammalleri 2002-180.325
241.Ray Ferraro 1984-020.324
242.Elmer Lach* 1940-540.324
243.Nathan Horton 2003-140.324
244.Tom Fergus 1981-930.324
245.Mike Hoffman 2011-230.323
246.Phil Kessel 2006-230.323
247.Patrik Sundström 1982-920.323
248.Darcy Rota 1973-840.322
249.Taylor Hall 2010-230.322
250.Matt Duchene 2009-230.322

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG/G
1.Anders Hedberg 1974-780.825
2.Real 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