One of the great stats of the game of hockey is points per game. Measured as a fixed number, Points-Per-Game (PPG) measures the average number of points the player scores per game. For example if you played one NHL game and had two points, your Points per Game would be 2.0. The Points-Per-Game calculation is a simple one, you take the player’s total points divided by the number of games played.

NHL Points Per Game FAQs

• Did you know that over the course of 1,487 games, Wayne Gretzky averaged nearly two points per game over his career? He has the highest regular season points-per-game at 1.92.
• Of the top 50 players to have the highest points-per-game, there are only two defensemen
  • Bobby Orr with 1.39 PPG, good for fifth all-time
  • Paul Coffey with 1.09 PPG good for thirty-first all-time
• Of the top 50 players to have the highest points-per-game, there are nine players who are currently active in the NHL
• The highest European-born NHLer in terms of points-per-game is Peter Stastny with 1.27
• With 1.41 points-per-game, Connor McDavid is fourth all-time on the list

All-Time NHL Leaders in Points-per-Game

The following list consists of the top fifty NHL players with the highest regular season point-per-game averages. Playoff games are not included. List is as of February 2022.

NHL Regular Season Points Per Game Leaders

Rk	Name	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-	P.P.G.
1	Wayne Gretzky	F	1,487	894	1,963	2,857	577	520	1.921
2	Mario Lemieux	F	915	690	1,033	1,723	834	114	1.883
3	Mike Bossy	F	752	573	553	1,126	210	380	1.497
4	Connor McDavid	F	452	219	419	638	167	72	1.412
5	Bobby Orr	D	657	270	645	915	953	582	1.393
6	Marcel Dionne	F	1,348	731	1,040	1,771	600	27	1.314
7	Sidney Crosby	F	1,076	499	870	1,369	717	195	1.272
8	Peter Stastny	F	977	450	789	1,239	824	-15	1.268
9	Peter Forsberg	F	708	249	636	885	690	238	1.25
10	Kent Nilsson	F	553	264	422	686	116	-25	1.241
11	Phil Esposito	F	1,282	717	873	1,590	910	252	1.24
12	Guy Lafleur	F	1,126	560	793	1,353	399	446	1.202
13	Joe Sakic	F	1,378	625	1,016	1,641	614	30	1.191
14	Dale Hawerchuk	F	1,188	518	891	1,409	740	-98	1.186
15	Evgeni Malkin	F	953	429	688	1,117	986	64	1.172
16	Pat Lafontaine	F	865	468	545	1,013	552	-6	1.171
17	Steve Yzerman	F	1,514	692	1,063	1,755	924	184	1.159
18	Eric Lindros	F	760	372	493	865	1,398	215	1.138
19	Bernie Federko	F	1,000	369	761	1,130	487	-131	1.13
20	Denis Savard	F	1,196	473	865	1,338	1,336	103	1.119
21	Jari Kurri	F	1,251	601	797	1,398	545	304	1.118
22	Bryan Trottier	F	1,279	524	901	1,425	912	449	1.114
23	Gilbert Perreault	F	1,191	512	814	1,326	500	41	1.113
24	Pavel Bure	F	702	437	342	779	484	42	1.11
25	Jaromír Jágr	F	1,733	766	1,155	1,921	1,167	322	1.108
26	Alexander Ovechkin	F	1,245	759	621	1,380	737	88	1.108
27	Artemi Panarin	F	475	178	347	525	142	114	1.105
28	Bobby Hull	F	1,063	610	560	1,170	634	249	1.101
29	Brett Hull	F	1,269	741	650	1,391	458	23	1.096
30	Leon Draisaitl	F	524	232	339	571	190	9	1.09
31	Paul Coffey	D	1,409	396	1,135	1,531	1,802	298	1.087
32	Jean Beliveau	F	1,125	507	712	1,219	1,033	117	1.084
33	Mark Messier	F	1,756	694	1,193	1,887	1,912	211	1.075
34	Bernie Nicholls	F	1,127	475	734	1,209	1,292	-39	1.073
35	Mike Rogers	F	484	202	317	519	184	-51	1.072
36	Nikita Kucherov	F	528	227	338	565	267	126	1.07
37	Adam Oates	F	1,337	341	1,079	1,420	415	33	1.062
38	Michel Goulet	F	1,089	548	605	1,153	825	99	1.059
39	Bobby Clarke	F	1,144	358	852	1,210	1,453	507	1.058
40	Patrick Kane	F	1,074	416	718	1,134	402	47	1.056
41	Stan Mikita	F	1,396	541	926	1,467	1,264	329	1.051
42	Gordie Howe	F	1,767	801	1,049	1,850	1,685	160	1.047
43	Alexander Mogilny	F	990	473	559	1,032	432	81	1.042
44	Zigmund Palffy	F	684	329	384	713	322	83	1.042
45	Ron Francis	F	1,731	549	1,249	1,798	977	-18	1.039
46	Steven Stamkos	F	888	461	459	920	529	61	1.036
47	Tim Kerr	F	655	370	304	674	596	77	1.029
48	Pierre Turgeon	F	1,294	515	812	1,327	452	139	1.026
49	Darryl Sittler	F	1,096	484	637	1,121	948	57	1.023
50	Rick Martin	F	685	384	317	701	477	14	1.023

*Players in bold are currently active players in the NHL.