nhl season with most goals per game by league since 1980

Since 1979-80, Wayne Gretzky has scored the most goals per game in a season, with 1.18 per game in 1983-84.

Interpreted as:
NHL season with most goals per game with a minimum of 0.25 goals per team game by a player by league since 1980
NAMEG/GPSEASONTMGGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.18
1983-84
EDM EDM
87
74
118
205
+78
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
2Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.15
1992-93
PIT PIT
69
60
91
160
+55
38
16
39
6
3
10
0
286
24.1
3Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.15
1981-82
EDM EDM
92
80
120
212
+80
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
4Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
1.12
1988-89
PIT PIT
85
76
114
199
+41
100
31
48
13
5
8
1
313
27.2
5Brett Hull
B. Hull
1.10
1990-91
STL STL
86
78
45
131
+23
22
29
16
0
0
11
1
389
22.1
6Cam Neely
C. Neely
1.02
1993-94
BOS BOS
50
49
24
74
+12
54
20
7
0
0
13
0
185
27.0
7Alexander Mogilny
A. Mogilny
0.99
1992-93
BUF BUF
76
77
51
127
+7
40
27
21
0
1
11
0
360
21.1
8Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
0.99
1995-96
PIT PIT
69
70
92
161
+10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
9Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
0.97
1984-85
EDM EDM
71
73
64
135
+78
30
14
14
3
3
13
0
267
26.6
10Brett Hull
B. Hull
0.96
1991-92
STL STL
70
73
39
109
-2
48
20
20
5
0
9
1
408
17.2
11Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
0.91
1984-85
EDM EDM
73
80
135
208
+100
52
8
36
11
7
7
0
354
20.6
12Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
0.91
1987-88
PIT PIT
70
77
98
168
+23
92
22
58
10
4
7
2
382
18.3
13Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
0.90
1992-93
WIN WIN
76
84
56
132
+8
45
24
25
0
0
7
0
387
19.6
14Brett Hull
B. Hull
0.90
1989-90
STL STL
72
80
41
113
-1
24
27
17
0
0
12
0
385
18.7
15Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
0.89
1982-83
EDM EDM
71
80
125
196
+61
59
18
36
6
4
9
348
20.4
16Bernie Nicholls
B. Nicholls
0.89
1988-89
LAK LAK
70
79
80
150
+30
96
21
28
8
6
6
0
385
18.2
17Charlie Simmer
C. Simmer
0.88
1979-80
LAK LAK
56
64
45
101
+47
65
21
16
0
0
8
213
26.3
18Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
0.87
1985-86
EDM EDM
68
78
63
131
+45
22
16
18
6
4
9
2
236
28.8
19Charlie Simmer
C. Simmer
0.86
1980-81
LAK LAK
56
65
49
105
+32
62
23
18
0
0
10
171
32.7
20Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
0.86
1980-81
NYI NYI
68
79
51
119
+38
32
28
16
2
0
10
315
21.6
21Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
0.86
1986-87
PIT PIT
54
63
53
107
+12
57
19
19
0
0
4
2
267
20.2
22Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.85
2023-24
TOR TOR
69
81
38
107
+31
20
18
11
0
1
8
3
369
18.7
705
1,319
53.4
89
93
85
54
20:58
23Lanny McDonald
L. McDonald
0.83
1982-83
CGY CGY
66
80
32
98
-1
90
17
16
0
0
8
275
24.0
24Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
0.82
2021-22
TOR TOR
60
73
46
106
+20
18
16
13
0
0
10
2
348
17.2
691
1,229
56.2
67
62
92
48
20:37
25Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
0.81
2000-01
PIT PIT
35
43
41
76
+15
18
16
16
1
0
5
1
171
20.5
444
852
52.1
29
23
30
47
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