NHL & WHA Career Playoff 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. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 0.710 |
2. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 0.659 |
3. | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 0.647 |
4. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 0.621 |
5. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 0.613 |
6. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 0.587 |
7. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-23 | 0.586 |
8. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-23 | 0.586 |
9. | Connor McDavid | 2015-23 | 0.568 |
10. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.547 |
11. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 0.537 |
12. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 0.530 |
13. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 0.521 |
14. | Gordie Drillon* | 1936-43 | 0.520 |
15. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 0.518 |
16. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 0.510 |
17. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 0.505 |
18. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 0.500 |
  | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 0.500 |
  | Brayden Point | 2016-23 | 0.500 |
21. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.494 |
22. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 0.493 |
23. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-23 | 0.490 |
24. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.488 |
25. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.488 |
26. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 0.474 |
27. | Darryl Sutter | 1979-87 | 0.471 |
28. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 0.469 |
29. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 0.462 |
30. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 0.457 |
31. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-23 | 0.456 |
32. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.453 |
33. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.453 |
34. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 0.447 |
35. | Theoren Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.442 |
36. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 0.440 |
37. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.439 |
38. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 0.435 |
39. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.433 |
40. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 0.431 |
41. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.430 |
42. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 0.429 |
  | David Pastrnak | 2014-23 | 0.429 |
44. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 0.427 |
45. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.424 |
46. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.424 |
47. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.421 |
48. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.420 |
49. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 0.418 |
50. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.418 |
51. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 0.416 |
52. | Logan Couture | 2009-23 | 0.414 |
53. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.413 |
54. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.411 |
55. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.411 |
56. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.400 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.400 |
58. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 0.396 |
59. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 0.396 |
60. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.395 |
61. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-23 | 0.394 |
62. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.393 |
  | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 0.393 |
64. | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-22 | 0.391 |
65. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 0.391 |
66. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.391 |
67. | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 0.390 |
68. | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 0.390 |
69. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 0.389 |
70. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 0.389 |
71. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 0.387 |
  | Tomáš Hertl | 2013-23 | 0.387 |
73. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-23 | 0.387 |
74. | Carl Liscombe | 1937-46 | 0.386 |
  | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 0.386 |
76. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.385 |
77. | Patrick Kane | 2007-23 | 0.382 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-23 | 0.382 |
79. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.382 |
80. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.381 |
  | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 0.381 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-23 | 0.381 |
83. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.381 |
84. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 0.381 |
85. | Anders Hedberg | 1978-85 | 0.379 |
86. | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 0.379 |
87. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-23 | 0.379 |
88. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.377 |
89. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 0.376 |
90. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 0.375 |
  | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 0.375 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.375 |
93. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.374 |
94. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.372 |
95. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.372 |
96. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 0.370 |
97. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 0.369 |
98. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-23 | 0.368 |
99. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.367 |
100. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 0.366 |
101. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-23 | 0.365 |
102. | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 0.365 |
103. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.365 |
104. | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 0.362 |
105. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 0.359 |
106. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 0.359 |
107. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.357 |
108. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 0.357 |
109. | Håkan Loob | 1983-89 | 0.356 |
110. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.356 |
  | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 0.356 |
112. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.355 |
113. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 0.354 |
114. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 0.353 |
  | Jeff Carter | 2005-23 | 0.353 |
116. | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 0.353 |
117. | Brad Marchand | 2009-23 | 0.353 |
118. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 0.352 |
119. | Zach Parise | 2005-23 | 0.352 |
120. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.351 |
121. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.351 |
122. | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 0.348 |
123. | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 0.348 |
124. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 0.348 |
  | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.348 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-23 | 0.348 |
127. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 0.347 |
128. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 0.344 |
129. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-23 | 0.344 |
130. | Brock Nelson | 2013-23 | 0.343 |
131. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.343 |
132. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 0.342 |
133. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.341 |
134. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.341 |
135. | Chris Kreider | 2012-23 | 0.340 |
136. | Simon Gagne | 1999-15 | 0.339 |
137. | Dan Quinn | 1983-97 | 0.338 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.338 |
139. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-23 | 0.338 |
140. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 0.337 |
141. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 0.333 |
  | T.J. Oshie | 2008-23 | 0.333 |
  | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-23 | 0.333 |
144. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 0.331 |
145. | John Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.331 |
146. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 0.330 |
147. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.330 |
148. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 0.329 |
149. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 0.328 |
150. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.326 |
151. | Brian Sutter | 1976-88 | 0.323 |
  | Tom Fergus | 1981-93 | 0.323 |
  | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 0.323 |
154. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.323 |
155. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.321 |
156. | Pierre Turgeon | 1987-07 | 0.321 |
157. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 0.321 |
158. | Mud Bruneteau | 1935-46 | 0.319 |
159. | Dustin Byfuglien | 2005-19 | 0.318 |
160. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 0.317 |
161. | Mark Stone | 2012-23 | 0.315 |
162. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 0.315 |
163. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 0.315 |
164. | J.P. Parise | 1965-79 | 0.314 |
165. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 0.314 |
166. | Alexander Radulov | 2006-22 | 0.313 |
167. | Wayne Presley | 1984-96 | 0.313 |
168. | Al MacAdam | 1973-85 | 0.313 |
  | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.313 |
170. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 0.312 |
171. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 0.310 |
172. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.309 |
173. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 0.309 |
  | Ilkka Sinisalo | 1981-92 | 0.309 |
  | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 0.309 |
176. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 0.304 |
177. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 0.304 |
178. | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 0.304 |
179. | Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 0.304 |
180. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 0.304 |
181. | Anton Šťastný | 1980-89 | 0.303 |
  | Jamie Benn | 2009-23 | 0.303 |
183. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 0.303 |
184. | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 2012-23 | 0.303 |
185. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 0.302 |
186. | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 0.301 |
187. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 0.301 |
188. | Yvon Lambert | 1972-82 | 0.300 |
  | James Neal | 2008-22 | 0.300 |
190. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 0.298 |
191. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 0.296 |
192. | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-23 | 0.295 |
193. | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 0.295 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 0.295 |
  | Claude Giroux | 2007-23 | 0.295 |
196. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.293 |
197. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 0.293 |
198. | Joe Carveth | 1940-51 | 0.292 |
199. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 0.289 |
200. | Willi Plett | 1975-88 | 0.289 |
201. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 0.289 |
202. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 0.288 |
203. | Donald Audette | 1990-04 | 0.288 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-23 | 0.288 |
205. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 0.287 |
206. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.284 |
207. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.284 |
208. | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 0.283 |
209. | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 0.283 |
210. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.283 |
211. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.283 |
212. | Brent Ashton | 1979-93 | 0.282 |
213. | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-23 | 0.282 |
214. | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 0.281 |
215. | Martin Havlát | 2000-16 | 0.280 |
  | Michael Ryder | 2003-15 | 0.280 |
217. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 0.279 |
218. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 0.279 |
219. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.278 |
220. | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 0.277 |
  | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 0.277 |
222. | Tyler Johnson | 2012-23 | 0.276 |
223. | Fleming MacKell | 1947-60 | 0.275 |
224. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 0.274 |
225. | Teuvo Teravainen | 2013-23 | 0.274 |
226. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-23 | 0.273 |
227. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 0.273 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-23 | 0.273 |
229. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 0.272 |
230. | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 0.271 |
231. | Red Berenson | 1961-78 | 0.271 |
232. | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 0.270 |
233. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 0.269 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 0.269 |
235. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 0.269 |
236. | Corey Perry | 2005-23 | 0.268 |
237. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 0.268 |
238. | Bryan Bickell | 2006-17 | 0.267 |
239. | Bryan Rust | 2014-23 | 0.266 |
240. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 0.265 |
241. | Joel Ward | 2006-18 | 0.265 |
242. | Patric Hornqvist | 2008-23 | 0.264 |
243. | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 0.263 |
  | Orest Kindrachuk | 1972-82 | 0.263 |
245. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 0.262 |
246. | Brandon Saad | 2011-23 | 0.262 |
247. | Reilly Smith | 2011-23 | 0.262 |
248. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 0.260 |
249. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 0.260 |
250. | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 0.260 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | G/G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Mike Walton | 1973-76 | 0.870 |
2. | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 0.833 |
3. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 0.717 |
4. | Real Cloutier | 1974-79 | 0.688 |
5. | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 0.651 |
6. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 0.614 |
7. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 0.571 |
8. | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 0.547 |
9. | Blair MacDonald | 1973-79 | 0.513 |
10. | Willy Lindström | 1975-79 | 0.510 |
11. | Frank Hughes | 1972-78 | 0.444 |
12. | Larry Pleau | 1972-79 | 0.439 |
13. | Peter Sullivan | 1975-79 | 0.404 |
14. | Murray Hall | 1972-76 | 0.389 |
15. | Bobby Guindon | 1972-79 | 0.375 |
16. | Mike Antonovich | 1972-79 | 0.368 |
17. | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 0.359 |
18. | Larry Lund | 1972-78 | 0.339 |
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