most points per game, career, nhl, since 1970, before 1999, minimum 500 g

Between the 1969-70 and 1997-98 seasons, Mario Lemieux collected the most points per game when playing 500+ games, with 2.01 per game.

Interpreted as:
most points per game by a player, career, NHL, since 1970, before 1999, minimum 500 g
NAME P/GP GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
2.01
745
613
881
1,494
+142
737
201
390
48
22
65
9
3,054
20.1
2 Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1.97
1,417
885
1,910
2,795
+543
563
201
659
73
76
88
2
4,956
17.9
3 Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
1.50
752
573
553
1,126
+380
210
180
198
8
1
80
4
2,709
21.2
4 Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
1.34
899
559
647
1,206
+117
675
214
240
18
10
88
3,961
14.1
5 Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
1.31
1,348
731
1,040
1,771
+27
600
234
409
19
11
73
2
5,363
13.6
6 Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
1.28
1,098
563
846
1,409
+109
740
152
316
45
27
65
5
3,638
15.5
7 Peter Stastny
P. Stastny
1.27
977
450
789
1,239
-15
824
145
321
7
7
54
2
2,374
19.0
8 Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
1.27
581
301
434
735
+146
435
76
133
7
3
56
5
1,961
15.3
9 Kent Nilsson
K. Nilsson
1.24
553
264
422
686
-25
116
97
179
16
8
28
1
1,374
19.2
10 Brett Hull
B. Hull
1.23
801
554
433
987
-7
298
199
184
18
7
74
5
3,525
15.7
11 Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
1.23
719
334
549
883
-97
311
108
239
21
12
44
1
2,398
13.9
12 Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
1.20
1,126
560
793
1,353
+446
399
154
266
3
2
98
0
3,516
15.9
13 Mark Messier
M. Messier
1.19
1,354
597
1,015
1,612
+263
1,656
146
336
55
70
74
6
3,572
16.7
14 Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
1.19
1,188
518
891
1,409
-98
740
182
386
12
11
49
4
3,754
13.8
15 Adam Oates
A. Oates
1.18
908
276
796
1,072
+35
299
82
288
12
18
42
2
1,947
14.2
16 Pat LaFontaine
P. LaFontaine
1.17
865
468
545
1,013
-6
552
156
233
11
0
59
4
2,664
17.6
17 Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
1.16
1,268
383
1,090
1,473
+317
1,704
128
506
20
31
40
1
4,119
9.3
18 Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
1.16
527
248
361
609
+212
371
73
112
21
19
45
6
1,856
13.4
19 Pierre Turgeon
P. Turgeon
1.15
810
366
566
932
+74
275
137
207
10
9
64
6
2,225
16.4
20 Ron Francis
R. Francis
1.15
1,247
428
1,006
1,434
+16
831
137
425
11
18
61
2
2,931
14.6
21 Alexander Mogilny
A. Mogilny
1.14
587
315
354
669
+61
273
100
128
13
9
40
1
1,917
16.4
22 Bernie Federko
B. Federko
1.13
1,000
369
761
1,130
-131
487
120
305
2
0
40
0
2,074
17.8
23 Luc Robitaille
L. Robitaille
1.13
889
478
524
1,002
+51
793
176
176
2
3
60
4
2,529
18.9
24 Denis Savard
D. Savard
1.12
1,196
473
865
1,338
+103
1,336
127
361
20
13
56
1
3,142
15.1
25 Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
1.12
1,251
601
797
1,398
+304
545
155
240
39
43
72
7
3,149
19.1

More Penguins Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.67

19th

GA/GP

3.00

12th

PP%

20.0

10th

PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
2
2
0
4
5
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Devils Devils
1
1
0
2
-1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
1
0
2
2
Flyers Flyers
0
1
1
1
-2
Islanders Islanders
0
3
0
0
-6
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
PIT PIT
@
ANA ANA
10:30 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
LAK LAK
10:00 PM
Sat
10/18
PIT PIT
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Tue
10/21
VAN VAN
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
PIT PIT
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Penguins

2 - 1 - 0

1

Final

6

NYR Rangers

2 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
0
0
6
6
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
FLA FLA
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
10/13
NJD NJD
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Mon
10/13
STL STL
@
VAN VAN
7:30 PM
Mon
10/13
LAK LAK
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
10/13
UTA UTA
@
CHI CHI
8:30 PM