league goal in a season by goal per game since 1996-97

	LEAGUE	G	G/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	NHL	6,216	2.92	1996-97	2,132	922	922	288		2,132	.500			6,216	0	16.3	83.7	29.80	9.8	29.80	.902
2	NHL	5,624	2.64	1997-98	2,132	901	901	330		2,132	.500			5,624	0	15.1	84.9	27.34	9.6	27.34	.904
3	NHL	5,830	2.63	1998-99	2,214	945	945	324		2,214	.500			5,830	0	15.8	84.2	27.87	9.4	27.87	.906
4	NHL	6,306	2.75	1999-00	2,296	1,002	888	292	114	2,410	.525			6,306	0	16.2	83.8	27.98	9.8	27.98	.902
5	NHL	6,782	2.76	2000-01	2,460	1,078	956	304	122	2,582	.525			6,782	0	16.6	83.4	27.71	9.9	27.71	.901
6	NHL	6,442	2.62	2001-02	2,460	1,081	960	298	121	2,581	.525			6,442	0	15.8	84.2	27.58	9.5	27.58	.905
7	NHL	6,530	2.65	2002-03	2,460	1,073	918	314	155	2,615	.532			6,530	0	16.4	83.6	28.37	9.4	28.37	.906
8	NHL	6,318	2.57	2003-04	2,460	1,060	915	340	145	2,605	.529			6,318	0	16.5	83.5	28.05	9.2	28.05	.908
9	NHL	7,443	3.03	2005-06	2,460	1,230	949		281	2,741	.557	145	145	7,443	0	17.7	82.3	29.98	10.1	29.98	.899
10	NHL	7,082	2.88	2006-07	2,460	1,230	949		281	2,741	.557	164	164	7,082	0	17.6	82.4	29.58	9.7	29.58	.903
11	NHL	6,691	2.72	2007-08	2,460	1,230	958		272	2,732	.555	156	156	6,691	0	17.7	82.3	29.07	9.4	29.07	.906
12	NHL	7,006	2.85	2008-09	2,460	1,230	948		282	2,742	.557	159	159	7,006	0	18.9	81.1	30.20	9.4	30.20	.906
13	NHL	6,803	2.77	2009-10	2,460	1,230	929		301	2,761	.561	184	184	6,803	0	18.2	81.8	30.31	9.1	30.31	.909
14	NHL	6,721	2.73	2010-11	2,460	1,230	933		297	2,757	.560	149	149	6,721	0	18.0	82.0	30.39	9.0	30.39	.910
15	NHL	6,545	2.66	2011-12	2,460	1,230	930		300	2,760	.561	181	181	6,545	0	17.3	82.7	29.75	8.9	29.75	.911
16	NHL	3,822	2.65	2012-13	1,440	720	558		162	1,602	.556	97	97	3,822	0	18.2	81.8	29.14	9.1	29.14	.909
17	NHL	6,573	2.67	2013-14	2,460	1,230	923		307	2,767	.562	178	178	6,573	0	17.9	82.1	30.04	8.9	30.04	.911
18	NHL	6,549	2.66	2014-15	2,460	1,230	924		306	2,766	.562	170	170	6,549	0	18.7	81.3	29.92	8.9	29.92	.911
19	NHL	6,565	2.67	2015-16	2,460	1,230	955		275	2,735	.556	107	107	6,565	0	18.7	81.3	29.73	9.0	29.73	.910
20	NHL	6,704	2.73	2016-17	2,460	1,230	941		289	2,749	.559	99	99	6,704	0	19.1	80.9	30.22	9.0	30.22	.910
21	NHL	7,449	2.93	2017-18	2,542	1,271	975		296	2,838	.558	103	103	7,449	0	20.2	79.8	31.95	9.2	31.95	.908
22	NHL	7,577	2.98	2018-19	2,542	1,271	1,000		271	2,813	.553	87	87	7,577	0	19.8	80.2	31.45	9.5	31.45	.905
23	NHL	6,448	2.98	2019-20	2,164	1,082	832		250	2,414	.558	86	86	6,448	0	20.0	80.0	31.41	9.5	31.41	.905
24	NHL	5,031	2.90	2020-21	1,736	868	673		195	1,931	.556	65	65	5,031	0	19.8	80.2	29.97	9.7	29.97	.903
25	NHL	8,150	3.11	2021-22	2,624	1,312	1,024		288	2,912	.555	102	102	8,150	0	20.6	79.4	31.63	9.8	31.63	.902