NHL & WHA Single Season 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 (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Rank Player G/G Year
1.Newsy Lalonde* 2.200 1919
2.Bobby Hull* 1.600 1963
3.Odie Cleghorn 1.400 1919
4.Maurice Richard* 1.333 1944
5.Bobby Gould 1.250 1983
 Cam Neely* 1.250 1987
 Connor McDavid 1.250 2020
8.Cooney Weiland* 1.200 1931
 Jean Béliveau* 1.200 1956
 Rick Vaive 1.200 1988
11.Reggie Leach 1.188 1976
12.John Tucker 1.167 1988
 Dale Hunter 1.167 1993
 Kirill Kaprizov 1.167 2022
15.Pat LaFontaine* 1.143 1992
 Jake Guentzel 1.143 2022
17.Valeri Nichushkin 1.125 2024
18.Lanny McDonald* 1.111 1977
19.Bernie Geoffrion* 1.100 1957
 Maurice Richard* 1.100 1958
21.Guy Lafleur* 1.091 1975
 Mario Lemieux* 1.091 1989
23.Brett Hull* 1.083 1990
 Leon Draisaitl 1.083 2023
25.Mario Lemieux* 1.067 1992
26.Jari Kurri* 1.056 1985
27.Joe Malone* 1.000 1919
 Cecil Dillon 1.000 1933
 Gordie Drillon* 1.000 1938
 Maurice Richard* 1.000 1945
 Wayne Gretzky* 1.000 1982
 Mark Messier* 1.000 1983
 Brian Bellows 1.000 1986
 Jimmy Carson 1.000 1988
 Dino Ciccarelli* 1.000 1990
 Luc Robitaille* 1.000 1991
 Cliff Ronning 1.000 1991
 Al Iafrate 1.000 1993
 Alexander Mogilny* 1.000 1993
 Theo Fleury 1.000 1995
 Rick Tocchet 1.000 1998
 Scott Young 1.000 2000
 Henrik Zetterberg 1.000 2006
 Teemu Selänne* 1.000 2011
 Jordan Staal 1.000 2012
 Vladimir Tarasenko 1.000 2015
 Sean Couturier 1.000 2018
 T.J. Oshie 1.000 2022
 Mikko Rantanen 1.000 2023
 Steven Stamkos 1.000 2024
 Nathan MacKinnon 1.000 2025
52.Mike Bossy* 0.944 1981
 Wayne Gretzky* 0.944 1985
54.John Druce 0.933 1990
55.Phil Esposito* 0.929 1970
56.Bill Barber* 0.917 1981
57.Marcel Bonin 0.909 1959
58.Steve Yzerman* 0.900 1999
59.Steve Payne 0.895 1981
 Mike Bossy* 0.895 1982
 Mike Bossy* 0.895 1983
62.Doug Bentley* 0.889 1944
 Ted Kennedy* 0.889 1948
 Derek Sanderson 0.889 1969
 Tony McKegney 0.889 1985
 Håkan Loob 0.889 1988
67.Yvan Cournoyer* 0.882 1973
68.Stéphane Richer 0.875 1988
69.Evander Kane 0.867 2022
70.Charlie Conacher* 0.857 1932
 Bun Cook* 0.857 1932
 Norm Ullman* 0.857 1965
 Peter Bondra 0.857 1992
 Theo Fleury 0.857 1994
 Kirk Muller 0.857 1994
 Brett Hull* 0.857 1995
 Keith Tkachuk 0.857 1997
 Peter Forsberg* 0.857 1998
 Joe Sakic* 0.857 2003
 Mark Stone 0.857 2019
 Chris Kreider 0.857 2023
 Brandon Hagel 0.857 2026
83.Brett Hull* 0.846 1991
84.Cam Neely* 0.842 1991
85.Cy Denneny* 0.833 1927
 Sid Smith 0.833 1949
 Andy Bathgate* 0.833 1958
 Rod Gilbert* 0.833 1968
 Paul Henderson 0.833 1971
 René Robert 0.833 1973
 Yvan Cournoyer* 0.833 1974
 Steve Shutt* 0.833 1974
 René Robert 0.833 1977
 Darryl Sittler* 0.833 1979
 Tim Kerr 0.833 1985
 Petr Klíma 0.833 1988
 Eddie Olczyk 0.833 1988
 Steve Yzerman* 0.833 1989
 Mark Hunter 0.833 1991
 Steve Larmer 0.833 1991
 Theo Fleury 0.833 1993
 Jaromír Jágr 0.833 1995
 Doug Gilmour* 0.833 1998
 Jeremy Roenick* 0.833 1998
 Ray Sheppard 0.833 1999
 Alexander Mogilny* 0.833 2003
 Vincent Lecavalier 0.833 2007
 Colin Wilson 0.833 2015
 Jake Guentzel 0.833 2018
 Adrian Kempe 0.833 2023
 Matt Boldy 0.833 2025
 Kirill Kaprizov 0.833 2025
 Jason Robertson 0.833 2026
114.Barry Pederson 0.824 1983
 Mark Scheifele 0.824 2018
116.Maurice Richard* 0.818 1951
 Gordie Howe* 0.818 1955
 Chris Kontos 0.818 1989
 Joe Sakic* 0.818 1996
 Patrick Marleau 0.818 2006
121.Johan Franzén 0.813 2008
122.Maurice Richard* 0.800 1957
 Phil Esposito* 0.800 1969
 Yvon Lambert 0.800 1980
 Peter McNab 0.800 1980
 Brian Sutter 0.800 1982
 Darryl Sutter 0.800 1985
 Glenn Anderson* 0.800 1986
 Wayne Gretzky* 0.800 1986
 Owen Nolan 0.800 2000
 Claude Giroux 0.800 2012
 Nathan MacKinnon 0.800 2021
133.Johnny Bucyk* 0.786 1970
 Bobby Schmautz 0.786 1977
 Alex Ovechkin 0.786 2009
136.Frank Boucher* 0.778 1928
 Buzz Boll 0.778 1936
 Toe Blake* 0.778 1944
 Toe Blake* 0.778 1946
 Maurice Richard* 0.778 1946
 Butch Goring 0.778 1977
 Wayne Gretzky* 0.778 1981
 Brian Propp 0.778 1989
 Stéphane Richer 0.778 1990
 Mike Modano* 0.778 1994
146.Rick MacLeish 0.765 1974
 Claude Lemieux 0.765 1997
148.Joe Mullen* 0.762 1989
149.Don McKenney 0.750 1958
 Jerry Toppazzini 0.750 1958
 Dickie Moore* 0.750 1960
 Wayne Gretzky* 0.750 1983
 Sidney Crosby 0.750 2018
 David Perron 0.750 2022
155.Dino Ciccarelli* 0.737 1981
 Jari Kurri* 0.737 1984
 Jari Kurri* 0.737 1988
 Tim Kerr 0.737 1989
159.Denis Savard* 0.733 1982
160.Gordie Howe* 0.727 1949
 Ed Sandford 0.727 1953
 Bernie Federko* 0.727 1981
 Craig Simpson 0.727 1990
 Brett Hull* 0.727 1993
 Mario Lemieux* 0.727 1993
 Jaromír Jágr 0.727 2000
 Brian Gionta 0.727 2007
 Daniel Brière 0.727 2012
 Brad Marchand 0.727 2021
170.Ray Ferraro 0.722 1993
 Brett Howden 0.722 2026
172.Busher Jackson* 0.714 1932
 Herb Cain 0.714 1945
 Gerry Plamondon 0.714 1949
 Bobby Hull* 0.714 1965
 Bobby Orr* 0.714 1971
 Gilbert Perreault* 0.714 1980
 Jari Kurri* 0.714 1987
 John MacLean 0.714 1991
 Dino Ciccarelli* 0.714 1992
 Dino Ciccarelli* 0.714 1994
 Peter Bondra 0.714 1995
 Mats Sundin* 0.714 1995
 German Titov 0.714 1995
 Daniel Alfredsson* 0.714 1997
 Doug Weight 0.714 2003
 Jarome Iginla* 0.714 2006
 Nicklas Bäckström 0.714 2010
 Alex Ovechkin 0.714 2010
 Thomas Vanek 0.714 2011
 Paul Stastny 0.714 2014
 Nicklas Bäckström 0.714 2019
 Auston Matthews 0.714 2019
 Max Pacioretty 0.714 2019
 William Nylander 0.714 2021
 Tyler Bertuzzi 0.714 2023
 Taylor Hall 0.714 2023
 David Pastrňák 0.714 2023
199.Kevin Stevens 0.708 1991
200.Gordie Drillon* 0.700 1939
 Alex Delvecchio* 0.700 1956
 Dave Keon* 0.700 1963
 Jean Béliveau* 0.700 1968
 Frank Mahovlich* 0.700 1971
 Walt Tkaczuk 0.700 1973
 Marcel Dionne* 0.700 1982
 Robbie Ftorek 0.700 1982
 Joe Mullen* 0.700 1982
 Brett Hull* 0.700 1988
 Cam Neely* 0.700 1989
 Bernie Nicholls 0.700 1990
 Adam Graves 0.700 1996
 Jim Campbell 0.700 1998
 Scott Mellanby 0.700 2002
 Martin Havlát 0.700 2006
 Daniel Alfredsson* 0.700 2007
 Logan Couture 0.700 2019
 Brandon Saad 0.700 2021
219.Mario Lemieux* 0.696 1991
220.Michel Goulet* 0.692 1987
 John Ogrodnick 0.692 1987
 Shayne Corson 0.692 1991
 Stéphane Richer 0.692 1991
224.Gregg Sheppard 0.688 1974
 Jacques Lemaire* 0.688 1979
 Zach Hyman 0.688 2022
227.Wayne Gretzky* 0.684 1984
 Craig Simpson 0.684 1988
 Rod Brind'Amour 0.684 1997
 Mike Cammalleri 0.684 2010
231.Herbie Lewis* 0.667 1934
 Don Grosso 0.667 1942
 Art Jackson 0.667 1943
 Floyd Curry 0.667 1955
 Bernie Geoffrion* 0.667 1955
 Bobby Hull* 0.667 1962
 Pit Martin 0.667 1973
 Marcel Dionne* 0.667 1976
 Jean Ratelle* 0.667 1976
 Guy Lafleur* 0.667 1978
 Paul Reinhart 0.667 1983
 Bobby Smith 0.667 1983
 Paul Coffey* 0.667 1985
 Mark Messier* 0.667 1985
 Rick Vaive 0.667 1986
 Glenn Anderson* 0.667 1987
 Tim Kerr 0.667 1987
 Esa Tikkanen 0.667 1991
 Jeremy Roenick* 0.667 1992
 Pavel Bure* 0.667 1994
 Wayne Gretzky* 0.667 1997
 Joe Nieuwendyk* 0.667 2004
 Patrik Eliáš 0.667 2006
 Mikael Samuelsson 0.667 2010
 Connor McDavid 0.667 2023
 Logan Stankoven 0.667 2026

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
Rank Player G/G Year
1.Tom Webster 1.667 1974
2.Marc Tardif 1.500 1979
3.Anders Hedberg 1.000 1976
 Willy Lindström 1.000 1979
 Lou Nistico 1.000 1975
 Anders Hedberg 1.000 1978
7.Norm Beaudin 0.929 1973
8.Bobby Hull* 0.923 1976
9.Mike Walton 0.909 1974
10.Réal Cloutier 0.900 1978
11.Gary Jarrett 0.889 1973
 Bobby Guindon 0.889 1978
 Bobby Hull* 0.889 1978
14.Gavin Kirk 0.833 1975
 Mike Walton 0.833 1975
16.Réal Cloutier 0.824 1977
 Serge Bernier 0.824 1977
18.Rich Preston 0.800 1979
 Morris Lukowich 0.800 1979
 Tom Webster 0.800 1973
 Larry Pleau 0.800 1973
22.Reg Thomas 0.778 1977
 Blair MacDonald 0.778 1977
 Ron Buchanan 0.778 1973
25.Wayne Gretzky* 0.769 1979
 Mark Howe* 0.769 1975
27.Paulin Bordeleau 0.750 1977
28.Mike Antonovich 0.714 1978
29.Gene Peacosh 0.700 1975
30.Ron Chipperfield 0.692 1979
31.Marc Tardif 0.667 1975
 Réjean Houle 0.667 1975
 Wayne Connelly 0.667 1975
34.Anders Hedberg 0.650 1977
 Bobby Hull* 0.650 1977
36.Larry Lund 0.643 1974
 Frank Hughes 0.643 1974
 Mark Howe* 0.643 1974
 Murray Hall 0.643 1974
 Bobby Hull* 0.643 1973
41.Blair MacDonald 0.615 1979
 Gordie Howe* 0.615 1975
43.Norm Ferguson 0.600 1975
 Tim Sheehy 0.600 1973
45.Tom Webster 0.588 1976
46.Dick Sentes 0.583 1974
 Tom Martin 0.583 1974
48.Mark Howe* 0.571 1978
 André Hinse 0.571 1974
50.Lyle Moffat 0.556 1978