highest goals per game nhl season

Joe Malone has scored the most goals per game in a season, with 2.20 per game in his rookie season in 1917-18.

Interpreted as:
highest goals per game with a minimum of 0.25 goals per team game by a player NHL season
NAMEG/GPSEASONTMGGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Joe Malone
J. Malone
2.20
1917-18
44
20
4
48
30
4
1
2Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.71
1917-18
36
21
10
46
80
2
0
3Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.64
1917-18
23
14
7
30
51
0
0
4Joe Malone
J. Malone
1.63
1919-20
39
24
10
49
12
2
1
5Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.61
1919-20
37
23
10
47
34
5
1
6Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.46
1920-21
TOT
35
24
5
40
32
6
0
7Reg Noble
R. Noble
1.45
1917-18
29
20
10
39
35
4
0
8Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.42
1920-21
34
24
7
41
10
4
0
9Joe Malone
J. Malone
1.40
1920-21
28
20
9
37
6
1
1
10Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.38
1920-21
33
24
10
43
36
6
0
11Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1.35
1918-19
23
17
9
32
42
2
0
12Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.31
1924-25
38
29
8
46
38
8
0
13Punch Broadbent
P. Broadbent
1.29
1921-22
31
24
14
45
28
5
2
14Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.29
1921-22
31
24
7
38
39
5
0
15Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
1.27
1921-22
28
22
12
40
20
2
0
16Babe Dye
B. Dye
1.23
1922-23
27
22
12
39
21
5
2
17Aurel Joliat
A. Joliat
1.20
1924-25
30
25
12
42
81
6
1
18Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.18
1983-84
87
74
118
205
+78
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
19Odie Cleghorn
O. Cleghorn
1.17
1918-19
21
18
6
27
30
1
0
20Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.15
1992-93
69
60
91
160
+55
38
16
39
6
3
10
0
286
24.1
21Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.15
1981-82
92
80
120
212
+80
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
22Frank Nighbor
F. Nighbor
1.13
1919-20
26
23
16
42
20
6
1
23Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.12
1988-89
85
76
114
199
+41
100
31
48
13
5
8
1
313
27.2
24Brett Hull
B. Hull
1.10
1990-91
86
78
45
131
+23
22
29
16
0
0
11
1
389
22.1
25Frank Nighbor
F. Nighbor
1.10
1917-18
11
10
8
19
6
2
0

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G

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A

67

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+/-

+36

Suzuki

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3.51

3rd

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3.08

21st

PP%

24.4

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PK%

77.3

24th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
46
22
8
100
39
47
22
6
100
64
Canadiens Canadiens
44
21
10
98
29
43
25
8
94
22
40
27
8
88
-5
39
26
10
88
20
32
31
13
77
-32
37
35
3
77
-24
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/4
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
7:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Sat
4/11
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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44 - 21 - 10

3

Final

2

NYR Rangers

31 - 36 - 9

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
49
15
10
108
90
Stars Stars - x
45
19
12
102
49
Wild Wild - x
42
21
12
96
29
39
30
6
84
27
35
31
9
79
-25
32
31
12
76
-34
32
31
12
76
-18
27
35
14
68
-55
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
28
9
87
12
41
30
5
87
-12
34
26
16
84
3
36
31
7
79
-33
30
26
19
79
-27
32
31
11
75
-25
31
36
8
70
-46
22
45
8
52
-91
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
47
22
6
100
64
46
22
8
100
39
44
21
10
98
29
43
25
8
94
22
39
26
10
88
20
40
27
8
88
-5
37
35
3
77
-24
32
31
13
77
-32
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
48
21
6
102
49
38
22
16
92
22
42
30
5
89
-2
38
26
12
88
4
38
26
12
88
-4
38
29
9
85
11
39
34
2
80
-18
31
36
9
71
-19

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
5-4
Sun
3/8
@
3-7
Sun
3/8
@
6-2
Sun
3/8
@
2-3
Sun
3/8
@
2-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/4
@
12:30 PM
Sat
4/4
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
5:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
5:00 PM