Top 5 All-time goals per game average

[Perfect_Drug]

Ovechkin is the best and greatest goal scorer ever. There really is no case for anyone else at this point.

When he officially beats Gretzky's record, all doubt of this statement will be erased.

 

[the valiant effort]

One of my favourite sequences. Bure's explosiveness, and desperation all around

 

[Ianturnedbull]

So you're saying:

1.Bossy
2.Mario
3.Bure
4. Oví
5.Gretzky
6. Orr
7. Howe
8. Matthews
9. Dionne
10. McDavid

????!!!????

 

[GMR]

To play Devil's advocate, Bure would score more goals in the high flying1980's and/or today's era without a two-line pass.

He also never played with a top centerman.

I don't think he's a top-5 all time goal scorer, but he shouldn't be diminished.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

To play Devil's advocate, Bure would score more goals in the high flying1980's and/or today's era without a two-line pass.

He also never played with a top centerman.

I don't think he's a top-5 all time goal scorer, but he shouldn't be diminished.

I think Bure would’ve benefited more from a high end offensive dman to get the puck to him in full flight

 

[nowhereman]

OV is clearly the most impressive here, given era-adjusted scoring and longevity. Bossy, Bure, and Lemieux didn't play long enough to see their GPG drop.

 

[amnesiac]

The fact Bure is even on the list with so few games compared to the other 4 is astonishing. If Bure played more games, he would only have more goals. What makes you think he wouldn't be able to keep up his goal scoring pace if his career wasn't ruined by injuries?

new to math and probabilities?

 

[Ianturnedbull]

OV is clearly the most impressive here, given era-adjusted scoring and longevity. Bossy, Bure, and Lemieux didn't play long enough to see their GPG drop.

Era-adjusted is not a real thing though.

 

[PaulD]

Don't remind me!! Serenity now, serenity now.....insanity later.

"and one day with HFs help ......we'll get that chicken"

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Era-adjusted is not a real thing though.

The objective of hockey games is not to score many goals. The objective of hockey games is to win hockey games.

If Player A is playing in an era where one has to trade more goals for each win than Player B, then that most certainly is a "real thing".

 

[filinski77]

Era-adjusted is not a real thing though.

Who’s more “rich”: someone with $800,000 in the bank in 1980 or someone with $1,000,000 in 2023? The answer to this is completely objective - it’s the person in 1980, because everything is relative.

What that means is that persons money in relation to the economic environment, and its buying power.

Same thing applies to hockey. If all of a sudden next season, they cut goalie pad size in half, and we have 10 players score 100 goals, did all 10 of those players peak higher than Gretzky in goal scoring?

It’s simple and honestly so foolish and ignorant to act like adjusted stats aren’t a thing. Yes - they’re not perfect at all, but they’re definitely significantly better than raw stats are.

 

[Farmboy Patty]

Super impressive that Bure is on there despite him playing the fewest games of the bunch. Bure only played 702 games. If Bure stayed healthy, I think he's easily #1.

Prime Bure vs Prime Ovy today for goal scoring? Bure gives Ovy a run for his money.

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It’s kind of sad that Bure (or any player that had their career cut short because of health reasons) that they couldn’t extend or enjoy longer, but I will never forget how he pretty much with his individual skill demolished team Finland that was really good. The guy was a beast.

 

[Jay26]

You're giving me the "it's not you it's me" routine? I invented "it's not you it's me"!!

Always appreciate a Seinfeld reference.