best goals per game single nhl season since 2000

Since 1999-00, Nathan MacKinnon has scored the most goals per game in a season, with 0.85 per game this season.

Interpreted as:
best goals per game with a minimum of 0.25 goals per team game by a player single NHL season since 2000
NAMEG/GPSEASONTMGGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
0.85
2025-26
35
41
39
74
+50
14
7
11
0
0
5
1
187
18.7
384
773
49.7
35
23
11
82
21:55
2Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.85
2023-24
69
81
38
107
+31
20
18
11
0
1
8
3
369
18.7
705
1,319
53.4
89
93
85
54
20:58
3Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.82
2021-22
60
73
46
106
+20
18
16
13
0
0
10
2
348
17.2
691
1,229
56.2
67
62
92
48
20:37
4Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
0.81
2000-01
35
43
41
76
+15
18
16
16
1
0
5
1
171
20.5
444
852
52.1
29
23
30
47
24:20
5Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
0.79
2007-08
65
82
47
112
+28
40
22
15
0
0
11
2
446
14.6
7
18
38.9
220
44
68
93
23:06
6Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.79
2020-21
41
52
25
66
+21
10
10
3
0
0
12
2
222
18.5
450
867
51.9
57
47
47
53
21:33
7Pavel Bure
P. Bure
0.78
1999-00
58
74
36
94
+25
16
11
9
2
0
14
1
360
16.1
0
1
0.0
25
12
54
95
24:45
8Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
0.78
2022-23
64
82
89
153
+22
36
21
50
4
3
11
2
352
18.2
525
1,011
51.9
89
40
82
77
22:23
9Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
0.78
2010-11
32
41
34
66
+20
31
10
9
1
0
3
0
161
19.9
546
981
55.7
31
23
15
29
21:55
10David Pastrnak
D. Pastrnak
0.74
2022-23
61
82
52
113
+34
38
18
19
0
0
13
4
407
15.0
8
19
42.1
91
33
52
109
19:34
11Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
0.73
2024-25
52
71
54
106
+32
34
16
17
0
0
11
6
240
21.7
650
1,196
54.3
23
27
35
88
21:31
12Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
0.73
2011-12
60
82
37
97
+7
66
12
13
0
0
12
5
303
19.8
558
1,227
45.5
109
37
42
45
22:01
13Pavel Bure
P. Bure
0.72
2000-01
59
82
33
92
-2
58
19
9
5
0
8
2
384
15.4
1
5
20.0
33
22
45
70
26:52
14Mika Zibanejad
M. Zibanejad
0.72
2019-20
41
57
34
75
+9
14
15
12
3
2
6
2
208
19.7
592
1,204
49.2
51
49
42
43
21:38
15Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
0.71
2008-09
56
79
54
110
+8
72
19
27
1
0
10
2
528
10.6
8
32
25.0
243
32
60
107
23:00
16Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
0.71
2019-20
48
68
19
67
-12
30
13
5
0
0
3
1
311
15.4
1
1
100.0
184
30
28
48
20:40
17Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
0.70
2023-24
57
82
37
94
+29
31
27
7
5
0
11
3
233
24.5
234
530
44.2
77
66
40
35
20:18
18Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
0.69
2009-10
50
72
59
109
+45
89
13
23
0
0
7
0
368
13.6
10
22
45.5
185
20
66
76
21:48
19Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
0.69
2021-22
55
80
55
110
+17
40
24
17
1
0
11
1
278
19.8
887
1,661
53.4
53
25
74
88
22:21
20David Pastrnak
D. Pastrnak
0.69
2019-20
48
70
47
95
+21
40
20
18
0
0
10
1
279
17.2
7
18
38.9
47
22
49
88
18:58
21Jonathan Cheechoo
J. Cheechoo
0.68
2005-06
56
82
37
93
+23
58
24
17
2
0
11
0
317
17.7
4
20
20.0
120
34
44
50
19:57
22Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
0.68
2024-25
44
65
29
73
+15
14
14
8
0
0
7
1
237
18.6
0
2
0.0
110
13
12
47
17:43
23Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
0.68
2013-14
25
37
15
40
+9
18
9
4
1
0
5
1
124
20.2
260
529
49.1
50
16
24
13
20:15
24Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
0.68
2023-24
54
80
23
77
+36
48
15
5
0
0
7
1
290
18.6
7
16
43.8
87
37
35
19
19:30
25Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.67
2019-20
47
70
33
80
+19
8
12
13
0
0
5
0
290
16.2
506
920
55.0
40
60
78
48
20:58

More Avalanche Stats

Team Leaders

G

35

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

A

39

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

+/-

+50

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Team Rankings

G/GP

4.00

1st

GA/GP

2.17

1st

PP%

16.3

26th

PK%

85.6

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
31
3
7
69
72
25
9
8
58
29
25
10
8
58
23
20
20
3
43
6
17
18
8
42
-39
19
18
4
42
-18
17
18
7
41
-16
15
21
4
34
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
4:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Fri
1/16
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
COL Avalanche

31 - 3 - 7

1

Final

2

FLA Panthers

22 - 16 - 3

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
31
3
7
69
72
25
9
8
58
29
25
10
8
58
23
20
20
3
43
6
19
18
4
42
-18
17
18
8
42
-39
17
18
7
41
-16
15
21
4
34
-11
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
17
11
12
46
-2
20
16
6
46
-4
21
18
3
45
-10
18
14
7
43
-12
17
14
9
43
-4
20
18
3
43
-19
18
19
4
40
-10
16
20
5
37
-26
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
25
15
4
54
-5
25
13
3
53
32
23
13
6
52
0
22
16
3
47
-1
21
15
4
46
-1
22
18
2
46
-3
19
15
7
45
-1
20
16
5
45
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
25
14
3
53
13
23
15
4
50
0
22
15
6
50
17
21
12
7
49
8
20
12
9
49
4
22
18
2
46
-10
20
18
6
46
-4
18
16
7
43
-10

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/8
@
4-0
Mon
12/8
@
1-4
Mon
12/8
@
6-1
Mon
12/8
@
4-3
Mon
12/8
@
4-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:30 PM