NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Points Per Game
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | PTS/G | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.770 | 1983-84 |
2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.688 | 1985-86 |
3. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.667 | 1992-93 |
4. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.650 | 1981-82 |
5. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.618 | 1988-89 |
6. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.600 | 1984-85 |
7. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.450 | 1982-83 |
8. | Joe Malone* | 2.400 | 1917-18 |
9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.328 | 1987-88 |
10. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.316 | 1986-87 |
11. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.300 | 1995-96 |
12. | Cy Denneny* | 2.190 | 1917-18 |
13. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.182 | 1987-88 |
14. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.154 | 1988-89 |
15. | Newsy Lalonde* | 2.143 | 1917-18 |
16. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.090 | 1990-91 |
17. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.085 | 1989-90 |
18. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.050 | 1980-81 |
19. | Mario Lemieux* | 2.047 | 1991-92 |
20. | Newsy Lalonde* | 2.043 | 1919-20 |
21. | Joe Malone* | 2.042 | 1919-20 |
22. | Bill Cowley* | 1.972 | 1943-44 |
23. | Reg Noble* | 1.950 | 1917-18 |
24. | Phil Esposito* | 1.949 | 1970-71 |
25. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.945 | 1989-90 |
26. | Steve Yzerman* | 1.938 | 1988-89 |
27. | Frank Nighbor* | 1.900 | 1917-18 |
28. | Bernie Nicholls | 1.899 | 1988-89 |
29. | Adam Oates* | 1.885 | 1990-91 |
30. | Newsy Lalonde* | 1.882 | 1918-19 |
31. | Punch Broadbent* | 1.875 | 1921-22 |
  | Connor McDavid | 1.875 | 2020-21 |
33. | Connor McDavid | 1.866 | 2022-23 |
34. | Phil Esposito* | 1.859 | 1973-74 |
35. | Joe Malone* | 1.850 | 1920-21 |
36. | Jari Kurri* | 1.849 | 1984-85 |
37. | Mike Bossy* | 1.838 | 1981-82 |
38. | Frank Nighbor* | 1.826 | 1919-20 |
39. | Cy Denneny* | 1.818 | 1921-22 |
  | Babe Dye* | 1.818 | 1922-23 |
41. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.817 | 1995-96 |
42. | Newsy Lalonde* | 1.792 | 1920-21 |
43. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.785 | 1985-86 |
44. | Bobby Orr* | 1.782 | 1970-71 |
45. | Nikita Kucherov | 1.778 | 2023-24 |
46. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.767 | 2000-01 |
47. | Jari Kurri* | 1.766 | 1983-84 |
48. | Bryan Trottier* | 1.763 | 1978-79 |
49. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1.762 | 1992-93 |
50. | Mike Bossy* | 1.761 | 1983-84 |
51. | Phil Esposito* | 1.750 | 1971-72 |
52. | Paul Coffey* | 1.747 | 1985-86 |
53. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.738 | 1981-82 |
54. | Connor McDavid | 1.737 | 2023-24 |
55. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.734 | 1979-80 |
56. | Jean Ratelle* | 1.730 | 1971-72 |
57. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.713 | 1979-80 |
58. | Cy Denneny* | 1.708 | 1920-21 |
59. | Nathan MacKinnon | 1.707 | 2023-24 |
60. | Phil Esposito* | 1.703 | 1968-69 |
61. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.700 | 1974-75 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1.700 | 1976-77 |
  | Dennis Maruk | 1.700 | 1981-82 |
64. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.698 | 1986-87 |
65. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.692 | 1977-78 |
66. | Rob Brown | 1.691 | 1988-89 |
67. | Adam Oates* | 1.690 | 1992-93 |
68. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.689 | 1979-80 |
69. | Bobby Orr* | 1.688 | 1974-75 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 1.688 | 1980-81 |
71. | Aurele Joliat* | 1.680 | 1924-25 |
72. | Jari Kurri* | 1.679 | 1985-86 |
  | Brett Hull* | 1.679 | 1990-91 |
74. | Herb Cain | 1.673 | 1943-44 |
75. | Babe Dye* | 1.667 | 1920-21 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 1.667 | 1972-73 |
77. | Cooney Weiland* | 1.659 | 1929-30 |
78. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.653 | 1982-83 |
79. | Alexander Mogilny | 1.649 | 1992-93 |
80. | Bobby Orr* | 1.649 | 1973-74 |
81. | Kent Nilsson | 1.638 | 1980-81 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1.638 | 1987-88 |
83. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.635 | 1991-92 |
84. | Mark Messier* | 1.633 | 1989-90 |
85. | Bryan Trottier* | 1.632 | 1983-84 |
86. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1.632 | 1991-92 |
87. | Steve Yzerman* | 1.631 | 1992-93 |
88. | Michel Goulet* | 1.627 | 1983-84 |
89. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.625 | 1978-79 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1.625 | 1984-85 |
91. | Charlie Simmer | 1.615 | 1980-81 |
92. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.613 | 1978-79 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1.613 | 1981-82 |
94. | Sidney Crosby | 1.610 | 2010-11 |
95. | Jack Darragh* | 1.609 | 1919-20 |
96. | Phil Esposito* | 1.608 | 1974-75 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 1.608 | 1989-90 |
98. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.605 | 1985-86 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 1.605 | 1996-97 |
100. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.605 | 1993-94 |
101. | Bobby Orr* | 1.603 | 1972-73 |
102. | Elmer Lach* | 1.600 | 1944-45 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 1.600 | 2022-23 |
104. | Bryan Trottier* | 1.597 | 1977-78 |
105. | Guy Chouinard | 1.596 | 1980-81 |
106. | Steve Yzerman* | 1.594 | 1987-88 |
107. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1.590 | 1992-93 |
108. | Babe Dye* | 1.586 | 1924-25 |
109. | Babe Dye* | 1.583 | 1921-22 |
110. | Bobby Orr* | 1.579 | 1969-70 |
111. | Charlie Simmer | 1.578 | 1979-80 |
112. | Eric Lindros* | 1.575 | 1995-96 |
113. | Mike Bossy* | 1.575 | 1978-79 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1.575 | 1983-84 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 1.575 | 1984-85 |
116. | Teemu Selänne* | 1.571 | 1992-93 |
117. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.568 | 1998-99 |
118. | Bobby Clarke* | 1.566 | 1975-76 |
119. | Nathan MacKinnon | 1.563 | 2022-23 |
120. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.563 | 1975-76 |
121. | Nikita Kucherov | 1.561 | 2018-19 |
122. | Frank Nighbor* | 1.556 | 1918-19 |
  | Dave Taylor | 1.556 | 1980-81 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 1.556 | 2012-13 |
125. | Denis Savard* | 1.551 | 1982-83 |
126. | Leon Draisaitl | 1.549 | 2019-20 |
127. | Ron Francis* | 1.545 | 1995-96 |
128. | Joe Thornton | 1.543 | 2005-06 |
129. | Kevin Stevens | 1.542 | 1992-93 |
130. | Doug Bentley* | 1.540 | 1943-44 |
131. | Bobby Orr* | 1.539 | 1971-72 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 1.539 | 1984-85 |
133. | Mike Bossy* | 1.538 | 1985-86 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 1.538 | 1991-92 |
  | Connor McDavid | 1.538 | 2021-22 |
136. | Doug Gilmour* | 1.530 | 1992-93 |
137. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.525 | 1976-77 |
138. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.524 | 1999-00 |
139. | Eric Lindros* | 1.522 | 1994-95 |
140. | Eric Lindros* | 1.519 | 1996-97 |
141. | Sidney Crosby | 1.519 | 2006-07 |
142. | Connor McDavid | 1.516 | 2019-20 |
143. | Alex Ovechkin | 1.514 | 2009-10 |
144. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.513 | 1974-75 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1.513 | 1984-85 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1.513 | 1987-88 |
147. | Cam Neely* | 1.510 | 1993-94 |
148. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.508 | 1996-97 |
149. | Paul Coffey* | 1.507 | 1988-89 |
150. | Mike Bossy* | 1.506 | 1980-81 |
151. | Odie Cleghorn | 1.500 | 1918-19 |
  | Corb Denneny | 1.500 | 1919-20 |
  | Thomas McCarthy | 1.500 | 1919-20 |
  | Bill Cowley* | 1.500 | 1942-43 |
  | Elmer Lach* | 1.500 | 1943-44 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 1.500 | 1981-82 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 1.500 | 2005-06 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 1.500 | 2020-21 |
159. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.494 | 2000-01 |
160. | Mike Bossy* | 1.494 | 1982-83 |
161. | Brett Hull* | 1.493 | 1991-92 |
162. | Bobby Hull* | 1.492 | 1965-66 |
  | Eric Lindros* | 1.492 | 1993-94 |
164. | Max Bentley* | 1.489 | 1942-43 |
165. | Luc Robitaille* | 1.488 | 1992-93 |
166. | Denis Savard* | 1.488 | 1981-82 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 1.488 | 1983-84 |
168. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1.487 | 1970-71 |
  | Connor McDavid | 1.487 | 2018-19 |
170. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1.484 | 1960-61 |
171. | Lorne Carr | 1.480 | 1943-44 |
172. | Frank Boucher* | 1.476 | 1929-30 |
173. | Dave Taylor | 1.475 | 1979-80 |
174. | Nikita Kucherov | 1.468 | 2021-22 |
175. | Mark Recchi* | 1.464 | 1992-93 |
176. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1.463 | 1993-94 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1.463 | 1995-96 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 1.463 | 2023-24 |
179. | Pete Mahovlich | 1.463 | 1974-75 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 1.463 | 1977-78 |
181. | Pierre Larouche | 1.461 | 1975-76 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 1.461 | 1987-88 |
183. | Doug Bentley* | 1.460 | 1942-43 |
  | Carl Liscombe | 1.460 | 1943-44 |
  | Maurice Richard* | 1.460 | 1944-45 |
186. | Harry Cameron* | 1.458 | 1921-22 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 1.458 | 1994-95 |
188. | Paul Coffey* | 1.457 | 1987-88 |
189. | Stan Mikita* | 1.456 | 1972-73 |
190. | Adam Oates* | 1.455 | 1993-94 |
191. | Evgeni Malkin | 1.453 | 2011-12 |
192. | Ron Francis* | 1.453 | 1985-86 |
193. | Auston Matthews | 1.452 | 2021-22 |
194. | Bobby Clarke* | 1.450 | 1974-75 |
  | Barry Pederson | 1.450 | 1983-84 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1.450 | 1985-86 |
197. | Mark Recchi* | 1.449 | 1990-91 |
198. | Réal Cloutier | 1.448 | 1981-82 |
199. | Bobby Hull* | 1.446 | 1968-69 |
200. | Glenn Anderson* | 1.444 | 1982-83 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.444 | 1992-93 |
202. | Mark Messier* | 1.442 | 1987-88 |
203. | Clint Smith* | 1.440 | 1943-44 |
204. | Toe Blake* | 1.439 | 1943-44 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1.439 | 2000-01 |
206. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 1.438 | 2021-22 |
207. | Paul Kariya* | 1.435 | 1996-97 |
208. | Corb Denneny | 1.429 | 1917-18 |
209. | Teemu Selänne* | 1.427 | 1998-99 |
210. | Bobby Smith | 1.425 | 1981-82 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 1.425 | 1992-93 |
212. | Sweeney Schriner* | 1.423 | 1944-45 |
213. | Jean Béliveau* | 1.422 | 1958-59 |
214. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1.419 | 1989-90 |
215. | Bernie Nicholls | 1.418 | 1989-90 |
216. | Brent Sutter | 1.417 | 1984-85 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 1.417 | 1985-86 |
218. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.416 | 1980-81 |
219. | Peter Forsberg* | 1.415 | 1995-96 |
220. | Cy Denneny* | 1.414 | 1924-25 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1.414 | 1988-89 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 1.414 | 1993-94 |
223. | Peter Forsberg* | 1.413 | 2002-03 |
224. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1.413 | 1975-76 |
  | Brett Hull* | 1.413 | 1989-90 |
226. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1.412 | 1974-75 |
227. | Bryan Trottier* | 1.411 | 1980-81 |
228. | John Cullen | 1.410 | 1990-91 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1.410 | 2003-04 |
230. | Art Jackson | 1.408 | 1943-44 |
231. | Pavel Bure* | 1.408 | 1993-94 |
232. | Johnny Gaudreau | 1.402 | 2021-22 |
233. | Bill Mosienko* | 1.400 | 1943-44 |
  | Bill Barber* | 1.400 | 1975-76 |
235. | Teemu Selänne* | 1.397 | 1996-97 |
236. | Rick Martin | 1.397 | 1974-75 |
237. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1.395 | 1981-82 |
238. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.394 | 1983-84 |
239. | Joe Mullen* | 1.392 | 1988-89 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 1.392 | 2008-09 |
241. | Bill Cowley* | 1.391 | 1940-41 |
242. | Joe Thornton | 1.390 | 2006-07 |
243. | Barry Pederson | 1.390 | 1982-83 |
  | Mark Messier* | 1.390 | 1986-87 |
245. | Luc Robitaille* | 1.388 | 1987-88 |
246. | Michel Goulet* | 1.387 | 1985-86 |
247. | Dit Clapper* | 1.386 | 1929-30 |
248. | Stan Mikita* | 1.386 | 1966-67 |
249. | Denis Potvin* | 1.384 | 1978-79 |
  | Mark Messier* | 1.384 | 1983-84 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | PTS/G | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Marc Tardif | 1.974 | 1977-78 |
2. | Anders Hedberg | 1.926 | 1976-77 |
3. | André Lacroix | 1.885 | 1974-75 |
4. | Réal Cloutier | 1.855 | 1976-77 |
5. | Marc Tardif | 1.827 | 1975-76 |
6. | Bobby Hull* | 1.821 | 1974-75 |
7. | Réal Cloutier | 1.767 | 1977-78 |
8. | Marc Tardif | 1.758 | 1976-77 |
9. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.746 | 1976-77 |
10. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.726 | 1977-78 |
11. | Réal Cloutier | 1.675 | 1978-79 |
12. | Bobby Hull* | 1.635 | 1972-73 |
13. | Serge Bernier | 1.605 | 1974-75 |
14. | André Lacroix | 1.590 | 1972-73 |
15. | Anders Hedberg | 1.584 | 1977-78 |
16. | Bobby Hull* | 1.559 | 1976-77 |
17. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.538 | 1974-75 |
  | Anders Hedberg | 1.538 | 1974-75 |
19. | Bobby Hull* | 1.538 | 1975-76 |
20. | Ron Ward | 1.532 | 1972-73 |
21. | Bobby Hull* | 1.519 | 1977-78 |
22. | Tom Webster | 1.509 | 1975-76 |
23. | Mike Walton | 1.500 | 1973-74 |
24. | Christian Bordeleau | 1.486 | 1976-77 |
25. | Christian Bordeleau | 1.473 | 1975-76 |
26. | Jim Harrison | 1.468 | 1973-74 |
27. | Robbie Ftorek | 1.463 | 1976-77 |
28. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.462 | 1975-76 |
29. | Serge Bernier | 1.457 | 1975-76 |
30. | Robbie Ftorek | 1.450 | 1978-79 |
31. | André Lacroix | 1.449 | 1977-78 |
32. | Réjean Houle | 1.438 | 1974-75 |
33. | Gordie Howe* | 1.429 | 1973-74 |
34. | Réal Cloutier | 1.425 | 1975-76 |
35. | André Lacroix | 1.423 | 1973-74 |
36. | Robbie Ftorek | 1.413 | 1975-76 |
37. | André Lacroix | 1.407 | 1976-77 |
38. | Mark Howe* | 1.390 | 1978-79 |
39. | Larry Lund | 1.385 | 1974-75 |
40. | Anders Hedberg | 1.382 | 1975-76 |
41. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.375 | 1978-79 |
42. | Wayne Rivers | 1.372 | 1974-75 |
  | Kent Nilsson | 1.372 | 1978-79 |
44. | Robbie Ftorek | 1.363 | 1977-78 |
45. | Danny Lawson | 1.359 | 1972-73 |
46. | Terry Caffery | 1.351 | 1972-73 |
47. | Serge Bernier | 1.345 | 1977-78 |
48. | Tom Webster | 1.338 | 1972-73 |
49. | Kent Nilsson | 1.338 | 1977-78 |
50. | Rich LeDuc | 1.321 | 1976-77 |
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