best nhl goals per game from 1979-80 to 1982-83

Between the 1979-80 and 1982-83 seasons, Wayne Gretzky scored the most goals per game, with 0.84 per game.

Interpreted as:
best NHL goals per game with a minimum of 0.125 goals per team game by a player from 1979-80 to 1982-83
NAMEG/GPGGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
0.84
269
319
440
709
+196
134
64
135
17
10
30
1,263
21.3
2Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
0.78
243
313
233
476
+162
86
79
83
2
0
35
1,136
21.4
3Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
0.68
217
318
279
496
+88
174
74
97
6
1
27
1,382
15.7
4Blaine Stoughton
B. Stoughton
0.65
196
303
144
340
-47
156
49
38
5
3
27
919
21.3
5Charlie Simmer
C. Simmer
0.60
156
259
169
325
+72
220
58
56
1
0
21
654
23.9
6Dino Ciccarelli
D. Ciccarelli
0.59
110
185
101
211
+31
261
42
32
0
0
8
625
17.6
7Rick Middleton
R. Middleton
0.58
184
315
201
385
+91
60
50
72
8
5
27
859
21.4
8Lanny McDonald
L. McDonald
0.58
181
312
155
336
-27
256
52
62
1
0
20
1,150
15.7
9Kent Nilsson
K. Nilsson
0.57
161
281
222
383
-6
54
63
91
4
1
17
754
21.4
10Peter Stastny
P. Stastny
0.57
132
232
240
372
+29
206
32
83
5
2
11
660
20.0
11Dennis Maruk
D. Maruk
0.57
151
267
190
341
-35
294
49
72
5
1
8
753
20.1
12Dave Taylor
D. Taylor
0.56
144
257
222
366
+86
408
44
85
0
1
14
725
19.9
13Glenn Anderson
G. Anderson
0.55
116
210
146
262
+89
165
30
36
3
1
23
656
17.7
14Barry Pederson
B. Pederson
0.55
91
166
113
204
+59
106
29
43
5
2
17
430
21.2
15Rick Vaive
R. Vaive
0.54
160
299
107
267
-32
679
41
24
10
2
20
902
17.7
16Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
0.53
85
159
109
194
-24
78
25
42
0
2
5
636
13.4
17Pierre Larouche
P. Larouche
0.53
127
239
128
255
+3
64
35
43
1
2
10
649
19.6
18Marian Stastny
M. Stastny
0.53
71
134
97
168
+14
59
26
28
0
0
6
343
20.7
19Danny Gare
D. Gare
0.52
148
286
130
278
+41
405
42
37
1
1
22
916
16.2
20Real Cloutier
R. Cloutier
0.52
122
236
162
284
+20
94
28
65
0
0
13
742
16.4
21Jorgen Pettersson
J. Pettersson
0.52
110
213
105
215
0
56
23
33
3
0
11
600
18.3
22Darryl Sittler
D. Sittler
0.52
158
306
188
346
-2
273
51
51
6
1
17
1,054
15.0
23Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
0.51
148
289
126
274
+110
151
37
30
0
0
10
813
18.2
24Bill Barber
B. Barber
0.51
155
305
151
306
+62
199
41
63
10
3
16
1,122
13.8
25Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
0.51
157
310
161
318
-3
341
32
40
3
0
14
1,122
14.0

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G/GP

3.31

7th

GA/GP

3.45

29th

PP%

33.3

2nd

PK%

80.8

18th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
17
10
1
35
6
Golden Knights Golden Knights
13
6
8
34
4
Kings Kings
13
8
7
33
1
Oilers Oilers
13
11
5
31
-6
Sharks Sharks
13
13
3
29
-16
Kraken Kraken
11
9
6
28
-13
Flames Flames
11
15
4
26
-16
Canucks Canucks
11
15
3
25
-19
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
BUF BUF
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DET DET
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Sat
12/13
EDM EDM
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
EDM EDM
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
EDM EDM
@
PIT PIT
7:30 PM
Last Game
WPG Jets

14 - 13 - 1

2

Final

6

EDM Oilers

13 - 11 - 5

Sat 6 Dec 2025

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
21
2
6
48
49
Stars Stars
19
5
5
43
27
Wild Wild
15
9
5
35
1
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
17
10
1
35
6
Golden Knights Golden Knights
13
6
8
34
4
Kings Kings
13
8
7
33
1
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
16
10
2
34
15
Bruins Bruins
17
13
0
34
2
Canadiens Canadiens
15
9
3
33
-6
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
3
37
26
Hurricanes Hurricanes
17
8
2
36
15
Islanders Islanders
16
10
3
35
5

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
CBJ CBJ
@
EDM EDM
4-5
Sun
11/9
FLA FLA
@
VGK VGK
3-2
Mon
11/10
LAK LAK
@
MTL MTL
5-1
Mon
11/10
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
4-1
Mon
11/10
DAL DAL
@
OTT OTT
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
CBJ CBJ
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
VGK VGK
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
STL STL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
CHI CHI
@
ANA ANA
8:00 PM
Mon
12/8
TBL TBL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM