most points per game by year in nhl history

Wayne Gretzky has the most points per game in a season, with 2.77 per game in 1983-84.

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 0.625 points per team game by a player by year in NHL history
NAMEP/GPSEASONTMPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.77
1983-84
205
74
87
118
+78
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.69
1985-86
215
80
52
163
+71
46
11
43
3
15
6
1
350
14.9
3Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.67
1992-93
160
60
69
91
+55
38
16
39
6
3
10
0
286
24.1
4Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.65
1981-82
212
80
92
120
+80
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
5Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.62
1988-89
199
76
85
114
+41
100
31
48
13
5
8
1
313
27.2
6Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.60
1984-85
208
80
73
135
+100
52
8
36
11
7
7
0
354
20.6
7Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.45
1982-83
196
80
71
125
+61
59
18
36
6
4
9
348
20.4
8Joe Malone
J. Malone
2.40
1917-18
48
20
44
4
30
4
1
9Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.33
1987-88
149
64
40
109
+39
24
9
40
5
4
3
0
211
19.0
10Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.32
1986-87
183
79
62
121
+69
28
13
33
7
6
4
0
288
21.5
11Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.30
1995-96
161
70
69
92
+10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
12Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
2.19
1917-18
46
21
36
10
80
2
0
13Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.18
1987-88
168
77
70
98
+23
92
22
58
10
4
7
2
382
18.3
14Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.15
1988-89
168
78
54
114
+15
26
11
42
5
10
5
0
303
17.8
15Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
2.14
1917-18
30
14
23
7
51
0
0
16Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.09
1990-91
163
78
41
122
+30
16
8
51
0
1
5
0
212
19.3
17Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.08
1989-90
123
59
45
78
-18
78
14
35
3
0
4
0
226
19.9
18Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
2.05
1980-81
164
80
55
109
+41
28
15
38
4
3
3
261
21.1
19Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.05
1991-92
131
64
44
87
+27
94
12
35
4
6
5
0
249
17.7
20Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
2.04
1919-20
47
23
37
10
34
5
1
21Joe Malone
J. Malone
2.04
1919-20
49
24
39
10
12
2
1
22Bill Cowley
B. Cowley
1.97
1943-44
71
36
30
41
12
3
3
0
0
4
23Reg Noble
R. Noble
1.95
1917-18
39
20
29
10
35
4
0
24Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
1.95
1970-71
152
78
76
76
+69
71
24
27
1
1
16
550
13.8
25Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.95
1989-90
142
73
40
102
+8
42
10
30
4
2
4
1
236
16.9

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20
13
2
42
4
16
6
10
42
5
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17
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6
40
0
15
10
9
39
-2
17
15
3
37
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14
17
4
32
-14
14
17
3
31
-17
12
14
6
30
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12/21
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12/23
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
10:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
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12/31
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
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25
2
7
57
57
24
7
5
53
32
21
9
5
47
20
17
17
3
37
4
13
15
8
34
-37
15
17
2
32
-3
13
15
6
32
-11
13
16
4
30
-22
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
16
6
10
42
5
20
13
2
42
4
17
12
6
40
0
15
10
9
39
-2
17
15
3
37
-13
14
17
4
32
-14
14
17
3
31
-17
12
14
6
30
-23
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
20
13
3
43
-4
19
13
2
40
4
18
12
4
40
-8
20
15
0
40
5
18
13
3
39
17
16
13
4
36
1
15
13
5
35
-3
15
14
4
34
-9
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
22
9
3
47
20
19
12
4
42
19
17
10
7
41
4
20
14
1
41
-4
19
13
3
41
3
18
15
4
40
-4
14
10
9
37
-3
14
14
6
34
-18

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Scores

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11/22
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11/23
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11/23
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12/20
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12/20
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