most goals per game by a player in the 1980-81 to 1985-86 nhl

From 1980-81 through 1985-86, Wayne Gretzky scored the most goals per game, with 0.91 per game.

Regular season
Min. 0.125 Goals Per Team Game

	NAME	G/GP	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0.91	430	474	770	1,200	+431	250	90	219	42	42	48	1	2,009	21.4
2	Todd Bergen T. Bergen	0.79	11	14	5	16	+9	4	3	2	0	0	3	0	39	28.2
3	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0.79	362	461	380	742	+266	134	105	121	7	1	54	2	1,723	21.0
4	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	0.68	300	441	344	644	+276	160	65	79	16	16	35	3	1,329	22.6
5	Michel Goulet M. Goulet	0.65	295	455	286	581	+144	339	77	75	14	7	34	1	1,514	19.5
6	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	0.61	285	464	386	671	+50	258	97	143	7	6	29	2	1,915	14.9
7	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	0.60	266	442	278	544	+194	389	71	73	10	4	49	0	1,433	18.6
8	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	0.60	91	152	150	241	-41	97	28	71	0	0	6	2	485	18.8
9	Rick Vaive R. Vaive	0.59	258	439	197	455	-75	802	80	51	10	3	24	1	1,504	17.2
10	Blaine Stoughton B. Stoughton	0.58	168	291	116	284	-81	148	41	36	3	2	21	1	815	20.6
11	Tim Kerr T. Kerr	0.58	220	382	170	390	+71	393	76	54	0	0	30	1	1,114	19.7
12	Dale Hawerchuk D. Hawerchuk	0.55	221	399	310	531	-45	269	70	112	5	6	15	2	1,485	14.9
13	Peter Stastny P. Stastny	0.54	251	463	462	713	+74	434	65	165	6	3	32	1	1,264	19.9
14	Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	0.54	214	397	226	440	+54	314	76	72	2	0	27	1	906	23.6
15	Sylvain Turgeon S. Turgeon	0.54	116	216	97	213	-20	210	42	38	0	0	11	0	673	17.2
16	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	0.53	207	390	196	403	+32	411	82	60	0	0	15	1	1,231	16.8
17	Rick Middleton R. Middleton	0.53	235	444	283	518	+106	66	73	89	17	9	32	1	1,113	21.1
18	Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	0.53	221	419	214	435	-32	347	68	82	1	0	20	0	1,406	15.7
19	Mike Gartner M. Gartner	0.53	246	467	266	512	+15	499	64	87	5	0	33	1	1,792	13.7
20	John Ogrodnick J. Ogrodnick	0.52	239	459	223	462	-72	134	66	74	9	3	20	1	1,547	15.4
21	Mark Messier M. Messier	0.52	216	418	280	496	+111	585	47	70	15	21	21	1	1,207	17.9
22	Wendel Clark W. Clark	0.52	34	66	11	45	-27	227	4	2	0	0	3	0	164	20.7
23	Kevin Dineen K. Dineen	0.51	58	114	51	109	+8	244	14	11	4	1	10	1	308	18.8
24	Joe Mullen J. Mullen	0.51	167	330	206	373	+1	56	55	74	0	0	21	4	952	17.5
25	Kent Nilsson K. Nilsson	0.50	205	406	324	529	-28	90	73	147	16	8	24	1	1,041	19.7

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McDavid

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	EDM	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	SEA	@	EDM	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	EDM	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM

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53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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Kucherov

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Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

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MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

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Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

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Wedgewood

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Goals Against Rankings

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2.71

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28.6

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82.6

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58-34

49-33

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Worst Record ATS

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Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
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Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
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Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
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Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
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