NHL Record for Highest Goals Per Game in a Season
Edmonton Oilers holds the NHL record with 5.575 goals per game (1983-84).
Top of the list
| Rank | Team | Goals per game | Season | Team | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.575 | 1983-84 | EDM | 80 | 446 |
| 2 | Montréal Canadiens | 5.375 | 1919-20 | MTL | 24 | 129 |
| 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.325 | 1985-86 | EDM | 80 | 426 |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.3 | 1982-83 | EDM | 80 | 424 |
| 5 | Montréal Canadiens | 5.227 | 1917-18 | MTL | 22 | 115 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.213 | 1981-82 | EDM | 80 | 417 |
The full top 51
| Rank | Team | Goals per game | Season | Team | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.575 | 1983-84 | EDM | 80 | 446 |
| 2 | Montréal Canadiens | 5.375 | 1919-20 | MTL | 24 | 129 |
| 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.325 | 1985-86 | EDM | 80 | 426 |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.3 | 1982-83 | EDM | 80 | 424 |
| 5 | Montréal Canadiens | 5.227 | 1917-18 | MTL | 22 | 115 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.213 | 1981-82 | EDM | 80 | 417 |
| 7 | Boston Bruins | 5.115 | 1970-71 | BOS | 78 | 399 |
| 8 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 5.042 | 1919-20 | SEN | 24 | 121 |
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 5.013 | 1984-85 | EDM | 80 | 401 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | 4.963 | 1987-88 | CGY | 80 | 397 |
| 11 | Toronto St. Patricks | 4.958 | 1919-20 | TSP | 24 | 119 |
| 12 | Toronto Arenas | 4.909 | 1917-18 | TAN | 22 | 108 |
| 13 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.889 | 1918-19 | MTL | 18 | 88 |
| 14 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.838 | 1976-77 | MTL | 80 | 387 |
| 15 | New York Islanders | 4.813 | 1981-82 | NYI | 80 | 385 |
| 16 | Los Angeles Kings | 4.7 | 1988-89 | LAK | 80 | 376 |
| 17 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.68 | 1943-44 | MTL | 50 | 234 |
| 18 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.675 | 1974-75 | MTL | 80 | 374 |
| 19 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.667 | 1920-21 | MTL | 24 | 112 |
| 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 4.65 | 1986-87 | EDM | 80 | 372 |
| 21 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 4.636 | 1917-18 | SEN | 22 | 102 |
| 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 4.625 | 2026-27 | EDM | 8 | 37 |
| 23 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.56 | 1944-45 | MTL | 50 | 228 |
| 24 | Calgary Flames | 4.538 | 1984-85 | CGY | 80 | 363 |
| 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 4.538 | 1987-88 | EDM | 80 | 363 |
| 26 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.5 | 1981-82 | MTL | 80 | 360 |
| 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 4.5 | 1983-84 | QUE | 80 | 360 |
| 28 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.488 | 1977-78 | MTL | 80 | 359 |
| 29 | New York Islanders | 4.475 | 1978-79 | NYI | 80 | 358 |
| 29 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 4.475 | 1984-85 | WIN | 80 | 358 |
| 31 | Boston Bruins | 4.474 | 1973-74 | BOS | 78 | 349 |
| 32 | New York Islanders | 4.463 | 1983-84 | NYI | 80 | 357 |
| 33 | Boston Bruins | 4.46 | 1943-44 | BOS | 50 | 223 |
| 34 | Quebec Nordiques | 4.45 | 1981-82 | QUE | 80 | 356 |
| 35 | New York Islanders | 4.438 | 1980-81 | NYI | 80 | 355 |
| 36 | Buffalo Sabres | 4.425 | 1974-75 | BUF | 80 | 354 |
| 36 | Calgary Flames | 4.425 | 1985-86 | CGY | 80 | 354 |
| 36 | Calgary Flames | 4.425 | 1988-89 | CGY | 80 | 354 |
| 39 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 4.417 | 1921-22 | SEN | 24 | 106 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4.415 | 1995-96 | PIT | 82 | 362 |
| 41 | St. Louis Blues | 4.4 | 1980-81 | STL | 80 | 352 |
| 42 | Detroit Red Wings | 4.393 | 1992-93 | DET | 84 | 369 |
| 43 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4.388 | 1985-86 | CHI | 80 | 351 |
| 44 | Toronto St. Patricks | 4.375 | 1920-21 | TSP | 24 | 105 |
| 44 | Montréal Canadiens | 4.375 | 1982-83 | MTL | 80 | 350 |
| 44 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4.375 | 1983-84 | PHI | 80 | 350 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4.369 | 1992-93 | PIT | 84 | 367 |
| 48 | Detroit Red Wings | 4.36 | 1944-45 | DET | 50 | 218 |
| 49 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4.35 | 1975-76 | PHI | 80 | 348 |
| 49 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4.35 | 1984-85 | PHI | 80 | 348 |
| 49 | Calgary Flames | 4.35 | 1989-90 | CGY | 80 | 348 |
Top 51 of 829 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.
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What is the NHL record for highest goals per game in a season?
Edmonton Oilers holds the NHL record for highest goals per game in a season with 5.575 (1983-84).