Bobby Orr has collected the most points per game by a defenseman in a season, with 1.78 per game in 1970-71.
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What are the most points per game with a minimum of 0.625 points per team game allowed by a defense single season alltime?| NAME | P/GP | SEASON | TM | P | GP | G | A | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Orr | 1.78 | 1970-71 | 139 | 78 | 37 | 102 | +124 | 91 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 392 | 9.4 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | P. Coffey | 1.75 | 1985-86 | 138 | 79 | 48 | 90 | +61 | 120 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 308 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 3 | | B. Orr | 1.69 | 1974-75 | 135 | 80 | 46 | 89 | +80 | 101 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 384 | 12.0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Orr | 1.65 | 1973-74 | 122 | 74 | 32 | 90 | +84 | 82 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 384 | 8.3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Orr | 1.60 | 1972-73 | 101 | 63 | 29 | 72 | +55 | 99 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 282 | 10.3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Orr | 1.58 | 1969-70 | 120 | 76 | 33 | 87 | +54 | 125 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 8.0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | | P. Coffey | 1.58 | 1983-84 | 126 | 80 | 40 | 86 | +52 | 104 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 259 | 15.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | | B. Orr | 1.54 | 1971-72 | 117 | 76 | 37 | 80 | +83 | 106 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 353 | 10.5 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | P. Coffey | 1.51 | 1984-85 | 121 | 80 | 37 | 84 | +57 | 97 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 285 | 13.0 | |||||||||
| 10 |  | P. Coffey | 1.51 | 1988-89 | 113 | 75 | 30 | 83 | -10 | 195 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 342 | 8.8 | |||||||||
| 11 |  | H. Cameron | 1.46 | 1921-22 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | P. Coffey | 1.46 | 1987-88 | 67 | 46 | 15 | 52 | -1 | 93 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Potvin | 1.38 | 1978-79 | 101 | 73 | 31 | 70 | +71 | 58 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 13.1 | ||||||||||
| 14 |  | A. MacInnis | 1.32 | 1990-91 | 103 | 78 | 28 | 75 | +42 | 90 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| 15 |  | P. Coffey | 1.29 | 1994-95 | 58 | 45 | 14 | 44 | +18 | 72 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| 16 | | P. Coffey | 1.29 | 1989-90 | 103 | 80 | 29 | 74 | -25 | 95 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| 17 | | H. Cameron | 1.29 | 1917-18 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 |  | B. Leetch | 1.27 | 1991-92 | 102 | 80 | 22 | 80 | +25 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 245 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| 19 |  | R. Bourque | 1.26 | 1993-94 | 91 | 72 | 20 | 71 | +26 | 58 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| 20 | | D. Potvin | 1.26 | 1975-76 | 98 | 78 | 31 | 67 | +12 | 100 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 256 | 12.1 | ||||||||||
| 21 | | R. Bourque | 1.24 | 1990-91 | 94 | 76 | 21 | 73 | +33 | 75 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| 22 |  | E. Karlsson | 1.23 | 2022-23 | 101 | 82 | 25 | 76 | -26 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 209 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 90 | 81 | 101 | 25:37 | |
| 23 | | R. Bourque | 1.23 | 1983-84 | 96 | 78 | 31 | 65 | +51 | 57 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 343 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| 24 | | P. Coffey | 1.22 | 1990-91 | 93 | 76 | 24 | 69 | -18 | 128 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| 25 | | R. Bourque | 1.22 | 1986-87 | 95 | 78 | 23 | 72 | +44 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 334 | 6.9 | |||||||||
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