Since 1979-80, 23 players are tied for the most goals in a game, with 5 scored. The first three are Tage Thompson on December 7, 2022, Timo Meier on January 17, 2022 and Mika Zibanejad on March 5, 2020.
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most goals by a player in one NHL regular-season game since 1980| NAME | G | DATE | TM | OPP | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Thompson | 5 | 12/7/2022 | @ | 1 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | ||
| 2 |  | T. Meier | 5 | 1/17/2022 | vs | 0 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:14 | |||
| 3 |  | M. Zibanejad | 5 | 3/5/2020 | vs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 62.5 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:56 | ||
| 4 |  | P. Laine | 5 | 11/24/2018 | @ | 0 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:43 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Franzen | 5 | 2/2/2011 | @ | 0 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | |||
| 6 |  | M. Gaborik | 5 | 12/20/2007 | vs | 1 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 | |||
| 7 | | S. Fedorov | 5 | 12/26/1996 | vs | 0 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 71.4 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  | M. Lemieux | 5 | 3/26/1996 | vs | 2 | 7 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 71.4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | A. Zhamnov | 5 | 4/1/1995 | @ | 0 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | M. Ricci | 5 | 2/17/1994 | @ | 0 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||
| 11 | | P. Bondra | 5 | 2/5/1994 | vs | 0 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 71.4 | ||||||||||
| 12 | | M. Lemieux | 5 | 4/9/1993 | @ | 0 | 5 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
| 13 | | M. Sundin | 5 | 3/5/1992 | @ | 2 | 7 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | J. Nieuwendyk | 5 | 1/11/1989 | vs | 0 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 41.7 | ||||||||||
| 15 | | M. Lemieux | 5 | 12/31/1988 | vs | 3 | 8 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
| 16 |  | W. Gretzky | 5 | 12/6/1987 | vs | 1 | 6 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 38.5 | ||||||||||
| 17 | | D. Andreychuk | 5 | 2/6/1986 | @ | 1 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 71.4 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Gretzky | 5 | 12/15/1984 | @ | 1 | 6 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | P. Hughes | 5 | 2/3/1984 | vs | 0 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | ||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Gustafsson | 5 | 1/8/1984 | @ | 0 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | | J. Kurri | 5 | 11/19/1983 | vs | 1 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | ||||||||||
| 22 | | M. Pavelich | 5 | 2/23/1983 | vs | 0 | 5 | +4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Lindstrom | 5 | 3/2/1982 | @ | 1 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Trottier | 5 | 2/13/1982 | vs | 0 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
| 25 | | G. Mulvey | 5 | 2/3/1982 | vs | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||
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