highest points per game by a nhl player in his 3rd season

Wayne Gretzky recorded the most points per game by a player in his 3rd season, with 2.65 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest points per game with a minimum of 0.625 points per team game by a NHL player in his 3rd season

	NAME	P/GP	SEASON	TM	P	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.65	1981-82	EDM	212	80	92	120	+80	26	18	39	6	2	12		370	24.9
2	Newsy Lalonde N. Lalonde	2.04	1919-20	MTL	47	23	37	10		34					5	1
3	Joe Malone J. Malone	2.04	1919-20	QBD	49	24	39	10		12					2	1
4	Frank Nighbor F. Nighbor	1.83	1919-20	SEN	42	23	26	16		20					6	1
5	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	1.70	1986-87	PIT	107	63	54	53	+12	57	19	19	0	0	4	2	267	20.2
6	Aurel Joliat A. Joliat	1.68	1924-25	MTL	42	25	30	12		81					6	1
7	Peter Stastny P. Stastny	1.65	1982-83	QUE	124	75	47	77	+29	78	5	28	0	1	4		201	23.4
8	Jack Darragh J. Darragh	1.61	1919-20	SEN	37	23	23	14		22					3	0
9	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1.60	1977-78	NYI	123	77	46	77	+52	46	13	20	2	0	6		193	23.8
10	Babe Dye B. Dye	1.58	1921-22	TSP	38	24	31	7		39					5	0
11	Denis Savard D. Savard	1.55	1982-83	CHI	121	78	35	86	+26	99	13	33	0	0	4		212	16.5
12	Eric Lindros E. Lindros	1.52	1994-95	PHI	70	46	29	41	+27	60	7	17	0	0	4	1	144	20.1
13	Corb Denneny C. Denneny	1.50	1919-20	TSP	36	24	24	12		20					3	0
14	Max Bentley M. Bentley	1.49	1942-43	CHI	70	47	26	44		2	4	10	0	0	3	0
15	Dave Taylor D. Taylor	1.48	1979-80	LAK	90	61	37	53	+38	72	12	13	0	0	7		170	21.8
16	Maurice Richard M. Richard	1.46	1944-45	MTL	73	50	50	23		46	11	1	0	0	7
17	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	1.45	1990-91	PIT	113	78	40	73	0	48	12	28	0	1	9	1	184	21.7
18	Real Cloutier R. Cloutier	1.45	1981-82	QUE	97	67	37	60	+27	34	8	26	0	0	5		214	17.3
19	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	1.44	1982-83	EDM	104	72	48	56	+40	70	11	18	0	1	10		243	19.8
20	Paul Kariya P. Kariya	1.43	1996-97	ANA	99	69	44	55	+36	6	15	19	3	1	10	0	340	12.9
21	Mats Sundin M. Sundin	1.43	1992-93	QUE	114	80	47	67	+21	96	13	34	4	5	9	1	215	21.9
22	John Cullen J. Cullen	1.41	1990-91	TOT	110	78	39	71	-6	101	14	29	0	0	3	0	205	19.0
23	Pavel Bure P. Bure	1.41	1993-94	VAN	107	76	60	47	+1	86	25	18	4	2	9	1	374	16.0
24	Bill Mosienko B. Mosienko	1.40	1943-44	CHI	70	50	32	38		10	4	5	0	1	4
25	Barry Pederson B. Pederson	1.39	1982-83	BOS	107	77	46	61	+37	47	15	24	1	1	10		213	21.6