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Yearly Leaders and Records for Goals Per Game

Leaders and Records: Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

SeasonPlayerG/G
2008-09Alexander Semin0.812
2007-08Alex Ovechkin0.793
2006-07Vincent Lecavalier0.634
2005-06Jonathan Cheechoo0.683
2003-04Rick Nash0.512
2002-03Milan Hejduk0.610
2001-02Jarome Iginla0.634
2000-01Mario Lemieux*0.814
1999-00Pavel Bure0.784
1998-99Teemu Selanne0.627
1997-98Teemu Selanne0.712
1996-97Jaromir Jagr0.746
1995-96Mario Lemieux*0.986
1994-95Peter Bondra0.723
1993-94Cam Neely*1.020
1992-93Mario Lemieux*1.150
1991-92Brett Hull0.959
1990-91Brett Hull1.103
1989-90Brett Hull0.900
1988-89Mario Lemieux*1.118
1987-88Mario Lemieux*0.909
1986-87Mario Lemieux*0.857
1985-86Jari Kurri*0.872
1984-85Jari Kurri*0.973
1983-84Wayne Gretzky*1.176
1982-83Wayne Gretzky*0.887
1981-82Wayne Gretzky*1.150
1980-81Charlie Simmer0.862
1979-80Charlie Simmer0.875
1978-79Mike Bossy*0.863
1977-78Guy Lafleur*0.769
1976-77Steve Shutt*0.750
1975-76Reggie Leach0.762
1974-75Phil Esposito*0.772
1973-74Phil Esposito*0.872
1972-73Phil Esposito*0.705
1971-72Phil Esposito*0.868
1970-71Phil Esposito*0.974
1969-70Bobby Hull*0.623
1968-69Bobby Hull*0.784
1967-68Bobby Hull*0.620
1966-67Bobby Hull*0.788
1965-66Bobby Hull*0.831
1964-65Bobby Hull*0.639
1963-64Bobby Hull*0.614
1962-63Camille Henry0.617
1961-62Bobby Hull*0.714
1960-61Bernie Geoffrion*0.781
1959-60Bronco Horvath0.574
1958-59Jean Beliveau*0.703
1957-58Bernie Geoffrion*0.643
1956-57Gordie Howe*0.629
1955-56Jean Beliveau*0.671
1954-55Maurice Richard*0.567
1953-54Bernie Geoffrion*0.537
1952-53Gordie Howe*0.700
1951-52Gordie Howe*0.671
1950-51Maurice Richard*0.646
1949-50Maurice Richard*0.614
1948-49Ted Lindsay*0.520
1947-48Ted Lindsay*0.550
1946-47Maurice Richard*0.750
1945-46Gaye Stewart0.740
1944-45Maurice Richard*1.000
1943-44Mud Bruneteau0.897
1942-43Syl Apps*0.793
1941-42Lynn Patrick*0.681
1940-41Roy Conacher*0.585
1939-40Roy Conacher*0.581
1938-39Roy Conacher*0.553
1937-38Gordie Drillon*0.542
1936-37Nels Stewart*0.535
1935-36Charlie Conacher*0.523
1934-35Charlie Conacher*0.766
1933-34Charlie Conacher*0.762
1932-33Bill Cook*0.583
1931-32Charlie Conacher*0.773
1930-31Charlie Conacher*0.838
1929-30Cooney Weiland*0.977
1928-29Ace Bailey*0.500
1927-28Howie Morenz*0.767
1926-27Bill Cook*0.750
1925-26Nels Stewart*0.944
1924-25Babe Dye*1.310
1923-24Cy Denneny*1.000
1922-23Babe Dye*1.182
1921-22Punch Broadbent*1.333
1920-21Babe Dye*1.458
1919-20Joe Malone*1.625
1918-19Newsy Lalonde*1.294
 Odie Cleghorn1.294
1917-18Joe Malone*2.200

WHA Leaders

SeasonPlayerG/G
1978-79Real Cloutier0.974
1977-78Marc Tardif0.833
1976-77Anders Hedberg1.029
1975-76Marc Tardif0.876
1974-75Bobby Hull*0.987
1973-74Mike Walton0.731
1972-73Bobby Hull*0.809