Most goals per game in an NHL season
per game , , , .
Joe Malone leads with 2.20 goals per game over 20 games in 1917-18, first of 26,001 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Malone (1917-18 MTL)1917-18 | 2.20 | |
| Cy Denneny (1917-18 SEN)1917-18 | 1.71 | |
| Joe Malone (1919-20 QBD)1919-20 | 1.63 | |
| Newsy Lalonde (1919-20 MTL)1919-20 | 1.61 | |
| Babe Dye (1920-21 HAM/TSP)1920-21 | 1.46 | |
 Reg Noble (1917-18 TAN)1917-18 | 1.45 | |
| Cy Denneny (1920-21 SEN)1920-21 | 1.42 | |
| Joe Malone (1920-21 HAM)1920-21 | 1.40 | |
| Newsy Lalonde (1920-21 MTL)1920-21 | 1.38 | |
| Newsy Lalonde (1918-19 MTL)1918-19 | 1.35 | |
| Babe Dye (1924-25 TSP)1924-25 | 1.31 | |
| Babe Dye (1921-22 TSP)1921-22 | 1.29 | |
| Punch Broadbent (1921-22 SEN)1921-22 | 1.29 | |
| Cy Denneny (1921-22 SEN)1921-22 | 1.27 | |
| Babe Dye (1922-23 TSP)1922-23 | 1.23 | |
| Aurel Joliat (1924-25 MTL)1924-25 | 1.20 | |
 Wayne Gretzky (1983-84 EDM)1983-84 | 1.18 | |
| Odie Cleghorn (1918-19 MTL)1918-19 | 1.17 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1981-82 EDM)1981-82 | 1.15 | |
 Mario Lemieux (1992-93 PIT)1992-93 | 1.15 | |
| Frank Nighbor (1919-20 SEN)1919-20 | 1.13 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1988-89 PIT)1988-89 | 1.12 | |
 Brett Hull (1990-91 STL)1990-91 | 1.10 | |
| Frank Nighbor (1918-19 SEN)1918-19 | 1.06 | |
| Cy Denneny (1918-19 SEN)1918-19 | 1.00 |
Method
- 21,886 player-seasons haven't played 70% of the team's games, so they aren't here.