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. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 0.574 |
| 8. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.547 |
| 9. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 0.539 |
| 10. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 0.537 |
| 11. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-26 | 0.531 |
| 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 |
| 20. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.494 |
| 21. | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 0.493 |
| 22. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 0.491 |
| 23. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.488 |
| 24. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.488 |
| 25. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 0.478 |
| 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. | Brayden Point | 2016-26 | 0.455 |
| 32. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.453 |
| 33. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.453 |
| 34. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 0.447 |
| 35. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.442 |
| 36. | Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 0.441 |
| 37. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 0.440 |
| 38. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.439 |
| 39. | David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 0.438 |
| 40. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 0.435 |
| 41. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.433 |
| 42. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 0.431 |
| 43. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.430 |
| 44. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 0.429 |
| 45. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 0.427 |
| 46. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.424 |
| 47. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.424 |
| 48. | Sam Reinhart | 2014-26 | 0.421 |
| 49. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.421 |
| 50. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.420 |
| 51. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 0.419 |
| 52. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 0.418 |
| 53. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.418 |
| 54. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 0.416 |
| 55. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 0.414 |
| 56. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.413 |
| 57. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.411 |
| 58. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.411 |
| 59. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.400 |
|   | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.400 |
| 61. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 0.396 |
|   | Zach Hyman | 2015-26 | 0.396 |
| 63. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 0.396 |
| 64. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.395 |
| 65. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.393 |
|   | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 0.393 |
| 67. | Gabriel Landeskog | 2011-26 | 0.391 |
| 68. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 0.391 |
|   | Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 0.391 |
| 70. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.391 |
| 71. | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 0.390 |
| 72. | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 0.390 |
| 73. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 0.389 |
| 74. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 0.389 |
| 75. | William Nylander | 2015-26 | 0.388 |
| 76. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 0.387 |
|   | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 0.387 |
| 78. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-26 | 0.386 |
| 79. | Carl Liscombe | 1937-46 | 0.386 |
|   | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 0.386 |
| 81. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.385 |
| 82. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 0.383 |
| 83. | Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 0.382 |
| 84. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.382 |
| 85. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.381 |
|   | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 0.381 |
| 87. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.381 |
| 88. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 0.381 |
| 89. | Anders Hedberg | 1978-85 | 0.379 |
| 90. | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 0.379 |
| 91. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 0.377 |
| 92. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.377 |
| 93. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 0.376 |
| 94. | Mark Stone | 2012-26 | 0.376 |
| 95. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 0.375 |
|   | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 0.375 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.375 |
| 98. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.374 |
|   | Sam Bennett | 2014-26 | 0.374 |
| 100. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 0.373 |
| 101. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.372 |
| 102. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.372 |
| 103. | Jason Robertson | 2019-26 | 0.371 |
| 104. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 0.371 |
| 105. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 0.370 |
|   | Chris Kreider | 2012-26 | 0.370 |
| 107. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 0.369 |
| 108. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 0.368 |
| 109. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.367 |
|   | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 0.367 |
| 111. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 0.366 |
| 112. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-26 | 0.365 |
| 113. | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 0.365 |
| 114. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.365 |
| 115. | Syl Apps* | 1936-48 | 0.362 |
| 116. | Brett Howden | 2018-26 | 0.361 |
| 117. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 0.359 |
|   | Carter Verhaeghe | 2019-26 | 0.359 |
| 119. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 0.359 |
| 120. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.357 |
| 121. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 0.357 |
| 122. | Håkan Loob | 1983-89 | 0.356 |
| 123. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.356 |
|   | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 0.356 |
| 125. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.355 |
|   | Wyatt Johnston | 2022-26 | 0.355 |
| 127. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 0.353 |
|   | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 0.353 |
| 129. | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 0.353 |
|   | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-26 | 0.353 |
| 131. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 0.352 |
| 132. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.351 |
| 133. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.351 |
| 134. | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 0.348 |
| 135. | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 0.348 |
| 136. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 0.348 |
|   | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.348 |
| 138. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 0.347 |
| 139. | Kyle Connor | 2016-26 | 0.345 |
| 140. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 0.344 |
| 141. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.343 |
| 142. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 0.342 |
| 143. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.341 |
| 144. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.341 |
| 145. | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-26 | 0.340 |
| 146. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 0.340 |
| 147. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 0.340 |
| 148. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 0.340 |
| 149. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 0.339 |
| 150. | Dan Quinn | 1983-97 | 0.338 |
|   | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.338 |
|   | Nazem Kadri | 2009-26 | 0.338 |
| 153. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 0.337 |
| 154. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 0.333 |
| 155. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 0.331 |
| 156. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.331 |
| 157. | Evander Kane | 2009-26 | 0.330 |
| 158. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 0.330 |
| 159. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.330 |
| 160. | Ondřej Palát | 2012-26 | 0.329 |
| 161. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 0.329 |
| 162. | Seth Jarvis | 2021-26 | 0.329 |
| 163. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 0.328 |
| 164. | Tomáš Hertl | 2013-26 | 0.327 |
| 165. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.326 |
| 166. | Artturi Lehkonen | 2016-26 | 0.326 |
| 167. | Brian Sutter | 1976-88 | 0.323 |
|   | Tom Fergus | 1981-93 | 0.323 |
|   | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 0.323 |
| 170. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.323 |
| 171. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.321 |
| 172. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 0.321 |
| 173. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-26 | 0.321 |
|   | Andrei Svechnikov | 2018-26 | 0.321 |
| 175. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 0.321 |
|   | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 0.321 |
| 177. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 0.320 |
| 178. | Mud Bruneteau | 1935-46 | 0.319 |
| 179. | Dustin Byfuglien | 2005-19 | 0.318 |
| 180. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 0.317 |
| 181. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 0.315 |
|   | Max Pacioretty | 2008-25 | 0.315 |
| 183. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 0.315 |
| 184. | J.P. Parisé | 1965-79 | 0.314 |
|   | Jake DeBrusk | 2017-26 | 0.314 |
| 186. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 0.314 |
| 187. | Alexander Radulov | 2006-22 | 0.313 |
| 188. | Wayne Presley | 1984-96 | 0.313 |
| 189. | Al MacAdam | 1973-85 | 0.313 |
|   | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.313 |
| 191. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 0.312 |
| 192. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 0.310 |
| 193. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.309 |
| 194. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 0.309 |
|   | Ilkka Sinisalo | 1981-92 | 0.309 |
|   | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 0.309 |
| 197. | Valeri Nichushkin | 2013-26 | 0.308 |
| 198. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 0.304 |
|   | Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 0.304 |
| 200. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 0.304 |
| 201. | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 0.304 |
| 202. | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-26 | 0.304 |
| 203. | Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 0.304 |
| 204. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 0.304 |
| 205. | Anton Šťastný | 1980-89 | 0.303 |
| 206. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 0.303 |
| 207. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 0.302 |
| 208. | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 0.301 |
| 209. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 0.301 |
| 210. | Yvon Lambert | 1972-82 | 0.300 |
|   | James Neal | 2008-22 | 0.300 |
| 212. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 0.299 |
| 213. | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 0.298 |
| 214. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 0.296 |
| 215. | Brock Nelson | 2013-26 | 0.296 |
| 216. | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 0.295 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 0.295 |
| 218. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.294 |
| 219. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 0.293 |
| 220. | Joe Carveth | 1940-51 | 0.292 |
| 221. | Alex Tuch | 2016-26 | 0.291 |
| 222. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 0.289 |
| 223. | Willi Plett | 1975-88 | 0.289 |
| 224. | Cale Makar | 2019-26 | 0.289 |
| 225. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 0.289 |
| 226. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 0.288 |
| 227. | Donald Audette | 1990-04 | 0.288 |
| 228. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 0.287 |
| 229. | William Karlsson | 2014-26 | 0.285 |
| 230. | Roope Hintz | 2018-26 | 0.284 |
| 231. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.284 |
| 232. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.284 |
| 233. | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 0.283 |
| 234. | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 0.283 |
| 235. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.283 |
| 236. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.283 |
| 237. | Brent Ashton | 1979-93 | 0.282 |
| 238. | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 0.281 |
| 239. | Martin Havlát | 2000-16 | 0.280 |
|   | Michael Ryder | 2003-15 | 0.280 |
| 241. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 0.279 |
|   | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 2012-26 | 0.279 |
| 243. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 0.279 |
| 244. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.278 |
| 245. | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 0.277 |
| 246. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 0.276 |
| 247. | Tyler Johnson | 2012-25 | 0.276 |
| 248. | Fleming Mackell | 1947-60 | 0.275 |
| 249. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 0.274 |
| 250. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 0.273 |
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. | Réal 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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