most goals in a game by a player maximum 5 goal games before 1983

Before 1982-83, 24 players were tied for the most goals in a game with 5 or fewer goals and more than 0 games played, with 5 scored. The first three are Willy Lindstrom on March 2, 1982, Bryan Trottier on February 13, 1982 and on December 23, 1978 and Grant Mulvey on February 3, 1982.

Interpreted as:
most goals in a regular-season game by a player maximum 5 goal games before 1983
NAMEGGPDATETMOPPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Willy Lindstrom
W. Lindstrom
5
1
3/2/1982
@
1
6
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
6
83.3
2Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
5
1
2/13/1982
vs
0
5
+1
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
5
100.0
3Grant Mulvey
G. Mulvey
5
1
2/3/1982
vs
2
7
+5
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
9
55.6
4Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
5
1
12/30/1981
vs
1
6
+2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
11
45.5
5Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
5
1
2/18/1981
vs
2
7
+6
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
8
62.5
6John Tonelli
J. Tonelli
5
1
1/6/1981
vs
0
5
+4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
83.3
7Tim Young
T. Young
5
1
1/15/1979
@
1
6
+4
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
5
100.0
8Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
5
1
12/23/1978
vs
3
8
+6
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
8
62.5
9Ian Turnbull
I. Turnbull
5
1
2/2/1977
vs
0
5
+4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
100.0
10Don Murdoch
D. Murdoch
5
1
10/12/1976
@
0
5
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
10
50.0
11Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
5
1
2/15/1975
vs
2
7
+2
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
7
71.4
12Bobby Rousseau
B. Rousseau
5
1
2/1/1964
vs
0
5
+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
55.6
13Bernie Geoffrion
B. Geoffrion
5
1
2/19/1955
vs
1
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
14Howie Meeker
H. Meeker
5
1
1/8/1947
vs
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Maurice Richard
M. Richard
5
1
12/28/1944
vs
3
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Ray Getliffe
R. Getliffe
5
1
2/6/1943
vs
1
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
17Charlie Conacher
C. Conacher
5
1
1/19/1932
vs
1
6
2
0
0
18Howie Morenz
H. Morenz
5
1
3/18/1930
vs
0
5
0
1
0
19Pit Lepine
P. Lepine
5
1
12/14/1929
vs
1
6
2
1
0
20Punch Broadbent
P. Broadbent
5
1
1/7/1925
@
0
5
2
1
0
21Babe Dye
B. Dye
5
1
12/22/1924
@
0
5
0
0
0
22Red Green
R. Green
5
1
12/5/1924
@
2
7
0
0
0
23Babe Dye
B. Dye
5
1
12/16/1922
vs
0
5
0
1
0
24Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
5
1
2/16/1921
vs
0
5
4
1
0
25Mickey Roach
M. Roach
5
1
3/6/1920
vs
1
6
0
1
0

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