what is the most points per game in a season in the last 50 years

Between May 22, 1975 and May 22, 2025, Ryan Poehling and Richard Kromm are tied for the most points per game in a season, with 3.00 per game.

Interpreted as:

What is the most points per game by a player in a season in the last 50 years?

	NAME	P/GP	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Ryan Poehling R. Poehling	3.00	2018-19	MTL	1	3	0	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	100.0	4	7	57.1	1	0	0	0	11:22
2	Richard Kromm R. Kromm	3.00	1992-93	NYI	1	1	2	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
3	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.77	1983-84	EDM	74	87	118	205	+78	39	20	27	12	11	11	0	326	26.7
4	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.69	1985-86	EDM	80	52	163	215	+71	46	11	43	3	15	6	1	350	14.9
5	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.67	1992-93	PIT	60	69	91	160	+55	38	16	39	6	3	10	0	286	24.1
6	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.65	1981-82	EDM	80	92	120	212	+80	26	18	39	6	2	12	0	370	24.9
7	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.62	1988-89	PIT	76	85	114	199	+41	100	31	48	13	5	8	1	313	27.2
8	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.60	1984-85	EDM	80	73	135	208	+100	52	8	36	11	7	7	0	354	20.6
9	Raimo Summanen R. Summanen	2.50	1983-84	EDM	2	1	4	5	+4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
10	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.45	1982-83	EDM	80	71	125	196	+61	59	18	36	6	4	9	0	348	20.4
11	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.33	1987-88	EDM	64	40	109	149	+39	24	9	40	5	4	3	0	211	19.0
12	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.32	1986-87	EDM	79	62	121	183	+69	28	13	33	7	6	4	0	288	21.5
13	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.30	1995-96	PIT	70	69	92	161	+10	54	31	48	8	1	8	2	338	20.4
14	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.18	1987-88	PIT	77	70	98	168	+23	92	22	58	10	4	7	2	382	18.3
15	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.15	1988-89	LAK	78	54	114	168	+15	26	11	42	5	10	5	0	303	17.8
16	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.09	1990-91	LAK	78	41	122	163	+30	16	8	51	0	1	5	0	212	19.3
17	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.08	1989-90	PIT	59	45	78	123	-18	78	14	35	3	0	4	0	226	19.9
18	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	2.05	1980-81	EDM	80	55	109	164	+41	28	15	38	4	3	3	0	261	21.1
19	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	2.05	1991-92	PIT	64	44	87	131	+27	94	12	35	4	6	5	0	249	17.7
20	Morgan Geekie M. Geekie	2.00	2019-20	CAR	2	3	1	4	+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	75.0	12	22	54.5	1	4	1	0	11:47
21	Louie Belpedio L. Belpedio	2.00	2017-18	MIN	1	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	0	15:47
22	Pavel Zacha P. Zacha	2.00	2015-16	NJD	1	0	2	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	3	9	33.3	1	0	2	0	16:51
23	Paul Mara P. Mara	2.00	1998-99	TBL	1	1	1	2	-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
24	Curtis Brown C. Brown	2.00	1994-95	BUF	1	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
25	Anatoli Fedotov A. Fedotov	2.00	1992-93	WIN	1	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0