NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Created Per Game
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | GC/G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 0.710 |
| 2. | Cy Denneny* | 1917-29 | 0.692 |
| 3. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 0.685 |
| 4. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 0.616 |
| 5. | Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 0.555 |
| 6. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 0.507 |
| 7. | Howie Morenz* | 1923-37 | 0.494 |
| 8. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.493 |
| 9. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 0.491 |
| 10. | Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 0.476 |
| 11. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.474 |
| 12. | Kent Nilsson | 1979-95 | 0.472 |
| 13. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.472 |
| 14. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 0.470 |
| 15. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.468 |
| 16. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 0.467 |
| 17. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.466 |
| 18. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 0.456 |
| 19. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 0.456 |
| 20. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 0.456 |
| 21. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 0.451 |
| 22. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.446 |
| 23. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 0.444 |
| 24. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.444 |
| 25. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 0.443 |
| 26. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 0.442 |
| 27. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.441 |
| 28. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.440 |
| 29. | David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 0.440 |
| 30. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.440 |
| 31. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.435 |
| 32. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 0.433 |
| 33. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.430 |
| 34. | Bill Cook* | 1926-37 | 0.427 |
| 35. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.427 |
| 36. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.423 |
| 37. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.423 |
| 38. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.421 |
| 39. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 0.418 |
| 40. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 0.416 |
| 41. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.415 |
| 42. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 0.415 |
| 43. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.414 |
| 44. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.414 |
| 45. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 0.413 |
| 46. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 0.412 |
| 47. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.412 |
| 48. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 0.410 |
| 49. | Bill Cowley* | 1934-47 | 0.410 |
| 50. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.408 |
| 51. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.407 |
| 52. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 0.406 |
| 53. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.404 |
| 54. | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 0.403 |
| 55. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 0.401 |
| 56. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.400 |
| 57. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 0.400 |
| 58. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.398 |
| 59. | Aurele Joliat* | 1922-38 | 0.398 |
| 60. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.398 |
| 61. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.394 |
| 62. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.393 |
| 63. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.393 |
| 64. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.392 |
| 65. | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 0.391 |
| 66. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 0.391 |
| 67. | Mitch Marner | 2016-26 | 0.391 |
| 68. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.389 |
| 69. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.389 |
| 70. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 0.388 |
| 71. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 0.388 |
| 72. | Doug Bentley* | 1939-54 | 0.387 |
| 73. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.387 |
| 74. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.386 |
| 75. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 0.386 |
| 76. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.385 |
| 77. | Kyle Connor | 2016-26 | 0.385 |
| 78. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.384 |
| 79. | Jake Guentzel | 2016-26 | 0.381 |
| 80. | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 0.381 |
| 81. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 0.381 |
| 82. | Jack Eichel | 2015-26 | 0.379 |
| 83. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.379 |
| 84. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 0.379 |
| 85. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 0.378 |
| 86. | Brayden Point | 2016-26 | 0.377 |
| 87. | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 0.377 |
| 88. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 0.376 |
| 89. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 0.375 |
| 90. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.374 |
| 91. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 0.374 |
| 92. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 0.372 |
| 93. | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-26 | 0.371 |
| 94. | Guy Chouinard | 1974-84 | 0.371 |
| 95. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 0.370 |
| 96. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 0.370 |
| 97. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 0.370 |
| 98. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 0.369 |
| 99. | Anton Šťastný | 1980-89 | 0.368 |
| 100. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.367 |
| 101. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 0.367 |
| 102. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 0.366 |
| 103. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 0.365 |
| 104. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-26 | 0.365 |
| 105. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.365 |
| 106. | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 0.364 |
| 107. | Jimmy Carson | 1986-96 | 0.362 |
| 108. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 0.362 |
| 109. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 0.362 |
| 110. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.360 |
| 111. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 0.360 |
| 112. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 0.360 |
| 113. | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 0.359 |
| 114. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 0.358 |
| 115. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 0.358 |
| 116. | William Nylander | 2015-26 | 0.357 |
| 117. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.356 |
| 118. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.355 |
| 119. | Max Bentley* | 1940-54 | 0.353 |
| 120. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 0.352 |
| 121. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 0.351 |
| 122. | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 0.350 |
| 123. | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 0.350 |
| 124. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.350 |
| 125. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.349 |
| 126. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 0.348 |
| 127. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.348 |
| 128. | Johnny Gaudreau | 2013-24 | 0.347 |
| 129. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 0.347 |
| 130. | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 0.347 |
| 131. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 0.347 |
| 132. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 0.346 |
| 133. | Alex DeBrincat | 2017-26 | 0.346 |
| 134. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 0.345 |
| 135. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.344 |
| 136. | Busher Jackson* | 1929-44 | 0.343 |
| 137. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 0.343 |
| 138. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 0.343 |
| 139. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 0.343 |
| 140. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 0.343 |
| 141. | Mark Stone | 2012-26 | 0.343 |
| 142. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.341 |
| 143. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 0.340 |
| 144. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 0.340 |
| 145. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.340 |
| 146. | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 0.339 |
| 147. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 0.339 |
| 148. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 0.339 |
| 149. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 0.338 |
| 150. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 0.338 |
| 151. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 0.337 |
| 152. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.337 |
| 153. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.336 |
| 154. | Tony Tanti | 1981-92 | 0.336 |
| 155. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.335 |
| 156. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 0.335 |
| 157. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 0.334 |
| 158. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.332 |
| 159. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.331 |
| 160. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 0.330 |
| 161. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 0.329 |
| 162. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 0.329 |
| 163. | Brian Sutter | 1976-88 | 0.328 |
| 164. | Thomas Gradin | 1978-87 | 0.327 |
| 165. | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 1979-89 | 0.327 |
| 166. | Syd Howe* | 1929-46 | 0.327 |
| 167. | Patrik Sundström | 1982-92 | 0.326 |
| 168. | Sam Reinhart | 2014-26 | 0.326 |
| 169. | Bill Mosienko* | 1941-55 | 0.326 |
| 170. | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 0.325 |
| 171. | Clayton Keller | 2016-26 | 0.325 |
| 172. | Alexei Zhamnov | 1992-06 | 0.325 |
| 173. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 0.324 |
| 174. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 0.324 |
| 175. | Dan Quinn | 1983-97 | 0.322 |
| 176. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 0.322 |
| 177. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 0.322 |
| 178. | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 0.321 |
| 179. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 0.321 |
| 180. | Tim Young | 1975-85 | 0.319 |
| 181. | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 0.319 |
| 182. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 0.319 |
| 183. | Kelly Kisio | 1982-95 | 0.319 |
| 184. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-26 | 0.319 |
| 185. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 0.318 |
| 186. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 0.317 |
| 187. | Alexander Semin | 2003-16 | 0.317 |
| 188. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.314 |
| 189. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-26 | 0.314 |
| 190. | Sylvain Turgeon | 1983-95 | 0.312 |
| 191. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 0.312 |
| 192. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 0.312 |
| 193. | John Anderson | 1977-89 | 0.311 |
| 194. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-26 | 0.311 |
| 195. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 0.311 |
| 196. | Tom Fergus | 1981-93 | 0.310 |
| 197. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 0.310 |
| 198. | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 0.310 |
| 199. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 0.310 |
| 200. | Thomas Steen | 1981-95 | 0.310 |
| 201. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 0.309 |
| 202. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.309 |
| 203. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 0.308 |
| 204. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 0.308 |
| 205. | Joe Thornton* | 1997-22 | 0.308 |
| 206. | Dylan Larkin | 2015-26 | 0.308 |
| 207. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 0.308 |
| 208. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 0.308 |
| 209. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-26 | 0.307 |
| 210. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.307 |
| 211. | Camille Henry | 1953-70 | 0.306 |
| 212. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 0.305 |
| 213. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 0.305 |
| 214. | Marc Savard | 1997-11 | 0.304 |
| 215. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 0.304 |
| 216. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 0.304 |
| 217. | Jamie Benn | 2009-26 | 0.304 |
| 218. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 0.303 |
| 219. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 0.303 |
| 220. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 0.303 |
| 221. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 0.303 |
| 222. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 0.303 |
| 223. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 0.302 |
| 224. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 0.302 |
| 225. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-26 | 0.302 |
| 226. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 0.301 |
| 227. | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 0.301 |
| 228. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 0.301 |
| 229. | Nikolaj Ehlers | 2015-26 | 0.301 |
| 230. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 0.300 |
| 231. | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 0.300 |
| 232. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 0.299 |
| 233. | J.T. Miller | 2012-26 | 0.299 |
| 234. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 0.299 |
| 235. | Syl Apps | 1970-80 | 0.299 |
| 236. | Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 0.298 |
| 237. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 0.298 |
| 238. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 0.297 |
| 239. | Danny Grant | 1965-79 | 0.297 |
| 240. | Matt Duchene | 2009-26 | 0.297 |
| 241. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 0.297 |
| 242. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 0.296 |
| 243. | Hooley Smith* | 1924-41 | 0.296 |
| 244. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 0.296 |
| 245. | Bob MacMillan | 1974-85 | 0.295 |
| 246. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 0.295 |
| 247. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 0.295 |
| 248. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-25 | 0.294 |
| 249. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 0.294 |
| 250. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 0.294 |
WHA Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | GC/G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 0.627 |
| 2. | Réal Cloutier | 1974-79 | 0.625 |
| 3. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 0.598 |
| 4. | Robbie Ftorek | 1974-79 | 0.543 |
| 5. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 0.519 |
| 6. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 0.518 |


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