best nhl points per game in a season since 1990 with a minimum of 40 games played

Since 1989-90, Mario Lemieux has the most points per game with 40+ games played in a season, with 2.67 per game in 1992-93.

Interpreted as:
best NHL points per game by a player in a season since 1990 with a minimum of 40 games played
NAMEP/GPGPSEASONTMGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.67
60
1992-93
PIT PIT
69
91
160
+55
38
16
39
6
3
10
0
286
24.1
2Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.30
70
1995-96
PIT PIT
69
92
161
+10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
3Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.09
78
1990-91
LAK LAK
41
122
163
+30
16
8
51
0
1
5
0
212
19.3
4Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.08
59
1989-90
PIT PIT
45
78
123
-18
78
14
35
3
0
4
0
226
19.9
5Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.05
64
1991-92
PIT PIT
44
87
131
+27
94
12
35
4
6
5
0
249
17.7
6Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.95
73
1989-90
LAK LAK
40
102
142
+8
42
10
30
4
2
4
1
236
16.9
7Adam Oates
A. Oates
1.89
61
1990-91
STL STL
25
90
115
+15
29
3
38
1
0
3
0
139
18.0
8Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
1.88
56
2020-21
EDM EDM
33
72
105
+21
20
9
28
0
0
11
2
200
16.5
316
638
49.5
61
24
36
47
22:09
9Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
1.87
82
2022-23
EDM EDM
64
89
153
+22
36
21
50
4
3
11
2
352
18.2
525
1,011
51.9
89
40
82
77
22:23
10Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
1.82
82
1995-96
PIT PIT
62
87
149
+31
96
20
31
1
2
12
1
403
15.4
11Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
1.78
81
2023-24
TBL TBL
44
100
144
+8
22
13
40
0
0
6
1
306
14.4
2
4
50.0
47
35
62
96
21:40
12Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.77
43
2000-01
PIT PIT
35
41
76
+15
18
16
16
1
0
5
1
171
20.5
444
852
52.1
29
23
30
47
24:20
13Pat LaFontaine
P. LaFontaine
1.76
84
1992-93
BUF BUF
53
95
148
+11
63
20
43
2
0
7
0
306
17.3
14Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
1.74
76
2023-24
EDM EDM
32
100
132
+35
30
7
37
1
0
5
1
263
12.2
442
865
51.1
118
39
68
84
21:22
15Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
1.71
82
2023-24
COL COL
51
89
140
+35
42
10
38
0
0
9
2
405
12.6
607
1,314
46.2
55
69
42
82
22:49
16Adam Oates
A. Oates
1.69
84
1992-93
BOS BOS
45
97
142
+15
32
24
38
1
1
11
0
254
17.7
17Brett Hull
B. Hull
1.68
78
1990-91
STL STL
86
45
131
+23
22
29
16
0
0
11
1
389
22.1
18Alexander Mogilny
A. Mogilny
1.65
77
1992-93
BUF BUF
76
51
127
+7
40
27
21
0
1
11
0
360
21.1
19Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.64
74
1991-92
LAK LAK
31
90
121
-12
34
12
42
2
2
2
0
215
14.4
20Mark Messier
M. Messier
1.63
79
1989-90
EDM EDM
45
84
129
+19
79
13
34
6
5
3
1
211
21.3
21Pat LaFontaine
P. LaFontaine
1.63
57
1991-92
BUF BUF
46
47
93
+10
98
23
25
0
0
5
0
203
22.7
22Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
1.63
84
1992-93
DET DET
58
79
137
+33
44
13
28
7
2
6
0
307
18.9
23Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1.61
41
2010-11
PIT PIT
32
34
66
+20
31
10
9
1
0
3
0
161
19.9
546
981
55.7
31
23
15
29
21:55
24Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
1.61
79
1989-90
DET DET
62
65
127
-6
79
16
21
7
4
8
1
332
18.7
25Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.61
76
1996-97
PIT PIT
50
72
122
+27
65
15
22
3
3
7
0
327
15.3

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2.73

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PP%

34.4

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PK%

84.8

5th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
3
37
26
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Flyers Flyers
15
8
3
33
5
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9
Islanders Islanders
15
10
3
33
3
Devils Devils
16
11
1
33
-2
Rangers Rangers
15
12
2
32
4
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
13
9
5
31
-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
DAL DAL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
ANA ANA
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Thu
12/11
MTL MTL
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Sat
12/13
SJS SJS
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
UTA UTA
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Penguins

14 - 7 - 5

4

Final

3

TBL Lightning

16 - 9 - 2

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
19
2
6
44
47
Stars Stars
19
5
5
43
27
Wild Wild
15
8
5
35
3
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
17
10
1
35
6
Golden Knights Golden Knights
13
6
8
34
4
Kings Kings
12
8
7
31
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
16
9
2
34
17
Bruins Bruins
16
13
0
32
-1
Canadiens Canadiens
14
9
3
31
-7
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
3
37
26
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
UTA UTA
@
MTL MTL
2-6
Fri
11/7
ANA ANA
@
VGK VGK
4-3
Fri
11/7
COL COL
@
EDM EDM
9-1
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
5-1
Sat
11/8
LAK LAK
@
PIT PIT
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
COL COL
@
NYR NYR
12:30 PM
Sat
12/6
CBJ CBJ
@
FLA FLA
3:30 PM
Sat
12/6
NSH NSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
STL STL
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM