Auston Matthews has the most goals by an active player in a season, with 69 scored this season.

which active player had the most goals average season

NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	TOI/GP
Auston Matthews	69	2023-24	TOR	81	38	107	+31	20	18	11	0	1	8	3	369	18.7	20:58
Alex Ovechkin	65	2007-08	WSH	82	47	112	+28	40	22	15	0	0	11	2	446	14.6	23:06
Connor McDavid	64	2022-23	EDM	82	89	153	+22	36	21	50	4	3	11	2	352	18.2	22:23
David Pastrnak	61	2022-23	BOS	82	52	113	+34	38	18	19	0	0	13	4	407	15.0	19:34
Auston Matthews	60	2021-22	TOR	73	46	106	+20	18	16	13	0	0	10	2	348	17.2	20:37
Steven Stamkos	60	2011-12	TBL	82	37	97	+7	66	12	13	0	0	12	5	303	19.8	22:01
Sam Reinhart	57	2023-24	FLA	82	37	94	+29	31	27	7	5	0	11	3	233	24.5	20:18
Alex Ovechkin	56	2008-09	WSH	79	54	110	+8	72	19	27	1	0	10	2	528	10.6	23:00
Mikko Rantanen	55	2022-23	COL	82	50	105	+15	82	13	24	0	0	9	3	306	18.0	22:13
Leon Draisaitl	55	2021-22	EDM	80	55	110	+17	40	24	17	1	0	11	1	278	19.8	22:21
Zach Hyman	54	2023-24	EDM	80	23	77	+36	48	15	5	0	0	7	1	290	18.6	19:30
Alex Ovechkin	53	2014-15	WSH	81	28	81	+10	58	25	9	0	0	11	0	395	13.4	20:20
Leon Draisaitl	52	2022-23	EDM	80	76	128	+7	24	32	30	1	1	11	1	247	21.1	21:44
Chris Kreider	52	2021-22	NYR	81	25	77	+19	24	26	9	3	0	11	0	258	20.2	18:44
Alex Ovechkin	52	2005-06	WSH	81	54	106	+2	52	21	31	3	0	5	2	425	12.2	21:37
Nathan MacKinnon	51	2023-24	COL	82	89	140	+35	42	10	38	0	0	9	2	405	12.6	22:49
Brayden Point	51	2022-23	TBL	82	44	95	+2	7	20	10	0	0	9	1	235	21.7	19:40
Alex Ovechkin	51	2018-19	WSH	81	38	89	+7	40	18	10	0	0	5	0	338	15.1	20:55
Alex Ovechkin	51	2013-14	WSH	78	28	79	-35	48	24	15	0	1	10	3	386	13.2	20:33
Sidney Crosby	51	2009-10	PIT	81	58	109	+15	71	13	21	2	1	6	1	298	17.1	21:57
Steven Stamkos	51	2009-10	TBL	82	44	95	-2	38	24	17	1	0	5	1	297	17.2	20:33
Alex Ovechkin	50	2021-22	WSH	77	40	90	+8	18	16	13	1	0	5	0	334	15.0	20:34
Leon Draisaitl	50	2018-19	EDM	82	55	105	+2	52	16	13	3	0	5	3	231	21.6	22:35
Alex Ovechkin	50	2015-16	WSH	79	21	71	+21	53	19	5	0	0	8	2	398	12.6	20:19
Evgeni Malkin	50	2011-12	PIT	75	59	109	+18	70	12	22	0	0	9	1	339	14.7	21:01