highest average goals in an nhl season

Ryan Poehling has the most goals per game played in a season, with 3 in his rookie season in 2018-19.

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highest average goals per game by a player in an NHL season
NAMEG/GPGGPSEASONTMAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Ryan Poehling
R. Poehling
3
3
1
2018-19
MTL MTL
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
100.0
4
7
57.1
1
0
0
0
11:22
2Joe Malone
J. Malone
2.2
44
20
1917-18
MTL MTL
4
48
30
4
1
3Avery Hayes
A. Hayes
2
2
1
2025-26
PIT PIT
0
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
33.3
0
0
2
0
1
2
10:09
4Leth Graham
L. Graham
2
2
1
1921-22
SEN
0
2
0
0
0
5Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.71
36
21
1917-18
SEN
10
46
80
2
0
6Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
1.67
5
3
1952-53
MTL MTL
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
7Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.64
23
14
1917-18
MTL MTL
7
30
51
0
0
8Joe Malone
J. Malone
1.63
39
24
1919-20
QBD
10
49
12
2
1
9Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.61
37
23
1919-20
MTL MTL
10
47
34
5
1
10Morgan Geekie
M. Geekie
1.5
3
2
2019-20
CAR CAR
1
4
+3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
75.0
12
22
54.5
1
4
1
0
11:47
11Brandon Pirri
B. Pirri
1.5
3
2
2017-18
VGK VGK
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
27.3
1
2
50.0
2
0
2
1
17:37
12Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.46
35
24
1920-21
TOT
5
40
32
6
0
13Reg Noble
R. Noble
1.45
29
20
1917-18
TAN TAN
10
39
35
4
0
14Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.42
34
24
1920-21
SEN
7
41
10
4
0
15Joe Malone
J. Malone
1.4
28
20
1920-21
HAM
9
37
6
1
1
16Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.38
33
24
1920-21
MTL MTL
10
43
36
6
0
17Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.35
23
17
1918-19
MTL MTL
9
32
42
2
0
18Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.31
38
29
1924-25
TSP TSP
8
46
38
8
0
19Punch Broadbent
P. Broadbent
1.29
31
24
1921-22
SEN
14
45
28
5
2
20Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.29
31
24
1921-22
TSP TSP
7
38
39
5
0
21Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.27
28
22
1921-22
SEN
12
40
20
2
0
22Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.23
27
22
1922-23
TSP TSP
12
39
21
5
2
23Aurel Joliat
A. Joliat
1.2
30
25
1924-25
MTL MTL
12
42
81
6
1
24Pavel Bure
P. Bure
1.18
13
11
1998-99
FLA FLA
3
16
+3
4
5
0
1
1
0
0
44
29.5
25Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.18
87
74
1983-84
EDM EDM
118
205
+78
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
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