NHL league goals per game by season since 1989

	LEAGUE	G/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	NHL	3.74	1988-89	1,680	743	743	194		1,680	.500			6,286	6,286	0	21.0	79.0	30.38	12.3	30.38	.877
2	NHL	3.68	1989-90	1,680	740	740	200		1,680	.500			6,189	6,189	0	20.8	79.2	30.27	12.2	30.27	.878
3	NHL	3.46	1990-91	1,680	728	728	224		1,680	.500			5,805	5,805	0	19.4	80.6	29.81	11.6	29.81	.884
4	NHL	3.48	1991-92	1,760	763	763	234		1,760	.500			6,123	6,123	0	19.2	80.8	30.51	11.4	30.51	.886
5	NHL	3.63	1992-93	2,016	908	908	200		2,016	.500			7,311	7,311	0	19.6	80.4	30.98	11.7	30.98	.883
6	NHL	3.24	1993-94	2,184	952	952	280		2,184	.500			7,081	7,081	0	18.6	81.4	30.30	10.7	30.30	.893
7	NHL	2.99	1994-95	1,248	549	549	150		1,248	.500			3,727	3,727	0	17.7	82.3	29.34	10.2	29.34	.898
8	NHL	3.14	1995-96	2,132	929	929	274		2,132	.500			6,701	6,701	0	17.9	82.1	30.26	10.4	30.26	.896
9	NHL	2.92	1996-97	2,132	922	922	288		2,132	.500			6,216	6,216	0	16.3	83.7	29.80	9.8	29.80	.902
10	NHL	2.64	1997-98	2,132	901	901	330		2,132	.500			5,624	5,624	0	15.1	84.9	27.34	9.6	27.34	.904
11	NHL	2.63	1998-99	2,214	945	945	324		2,214	.500			5,830	5,830	0	15.8	84.2	27.87	9.4	27.87	.906
12	NHL	2.75	1999-00	2,296	1,002	888	292	114	2,410	.525			6,306	6,306	0	16.2	83.8	27.98	9.8	27.98	.902
13	NHL	2.76	2000-01	2,460	1,078	956	304	122	2,582	.525			6,782	6,782	0	16.6	83.4	27.71	9.9	27.71	.901
14	NHL	2.62	2001-02	2,460	1,081	960	298	121	2,581	.525			6,442	6,442	0	15.8	84.2	27.58	9.5	27.58	.905
15	NHL	2.65	2002-03	2,460	1,073	918	314	155	2,615	.532			6,530	6,530	0	16.4	83.6	28.37	9.4	28.37	.906
16	NHL	2.57	2003-04	2,460	1,060	915	340	145	2,605	.529			6,318	6,318	0	16.5	83.5	28.05	9.2	28.05	.908
17	NHL	3.03	2005-06	2,460	1,230	949		281	2,741	.557	145	145	7,443	7,443	0	17.7	82.3	29.98	10.1	29.98	.899
18	NHL	2.88	2006-07	2,460	1,230	949		281	2,741	.557	164	164	7,082	7,082	0	17.6	82.4	29.58	9.7	29.58	.903
19	NHL	2.72	2007-08	2,460	1,230	958		272	2,732	.555	156	156	6,691	6,691	0	17.7	82.3	29.07	9.4	29.07	.906
20	NHL	2.85	2008-09	2,460	1,230	948		282	2,742	.557	159	159	7,006	7,006	0	18.9	81.1	30.20	9.4	30.20	.906
21	NHL	2.77	2009-10	2,460	1,230	929		301	2,761	.561	184	184	6,803	6,803	0	18.2	81.8	30.31	9.1	30.31	.909
22	NHL	2.73	2010-11	2,460	1,230	933		297	2,757	.560	149	149	6,721	6,721	0	18.0	82.0	30.39	9.0	30.39	.910
23	NHL	2.66	2011-12	2,460	1,230	930		300	2,760	.561	181	181	6,545	6,545	0	17.3	82.7	29.75	8.9	29.75	.911
24	NHL	2.65	2012-13	1,440	720	558		162	1,602	.556	97	97	3,822	3,822	0	18.2	81.8	29.14	9.1	29.14	.909
25	NHL	2.67	2013-14	2,460	1,230	923		307	2,767	.562	178	178	6,573	6,573	0	17.9	82.1	30.04	8.9	30.04	.911