most goals scored by a player in an nhl game ever

Joe Malone has scored the most goals in a game, with 7 scored against the Toronto St. Patricks on January 31, 1920.

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most goals scored by a player in an NHL regular-season game ever

	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	Joe Malone J. Malone	7	1/31/1920	QBD	vs	TSP	0	7		2					0	0
2	Darryl Sittler D. Sittler	6	2/7/1976	TOR	vs	BOS	4	10	+7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	10	60.0
3	Red Berenson R. Berenson	6	11/7/1968	STL	@	PHI	1	7	+7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	60.0
4	Syd Howe S. Howe	6	2/3/1944	DET	vs	NYR	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	6	3/7/1921	SEN	vs	HAM	1	7		0					0	0
6	Corb Denneny C. Denneny	6	1/26/1921	TSP	vs	HAM	1	7		0					0	0
7	Joe Malone J. Malone	6	3/10/1920	QBD	vs	SEN	0	6		2					1	0
8	Newsy Lalonde N. Lalonde	6	1/10/1920	MTL	vs	TSP	1	7		0					0	0
9	Tage Thompson T. Thompson	5	12/7/2022	BUF	@	CBJ	1	6	+3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	9	55.6	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	0	13:56
10	Timo Meier T. Meier	5	1/17/2022	SJS	vs	LAK	0	5	+3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	83.3	0	0		0	1	2	1	18:14
11	Mika Zibanejad M. Zibanejad	5	3/5/2020	NYR	vs	WSH	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	8	62.5	8	20	40.0	1	1	0	2	24:56
12	Patrik Laine P. Laine	5	11/24/2018	WPG	@	STL	0	5	+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	100.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	1	0	18:43
13	Johan Franzen J. Franzen	5	2/2/2011	DET	@	OTT	0	5	+3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	50.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	18:28
14	Marian Gaborik M. Gaborik	5	12/20/2007	MIN	vs	NYR	1	6	+2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	50.0	0	0		0	0	1	1	20:36
15	Sergei Fedorov S. Fedorov	5	12/26/1996	DET	vs	WSH	0	5	+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	71.4
16	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	5	3/26/1996	PIT	vs	STL	2	7	+3	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	7	71.4
17	Alexei Zhamnov A. Zhamnov	5	4/1/1995	WIN	@	LAK	0	5	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	83.3
18	Mike Ricci M. Ricci	5	2/17/1994	QUE	@	SJS	0	5	+4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	9	55.6
19	Peter Bondra P. Bondra	5	2/5/1994	WSH	vs	TBL	0	5	+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	71.4
20	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	5	4/9/1993	PIT	@	NYR	0	5	+5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	8	62.5
21	Mats Sundin M. Sundin	5	3/5/1992	QUE	@	HFD	2	7	+4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	62.5
22	Joe Nieuwendyk J. Nieuwendyk	5	1/11/1989	CGY	vs	WIN	0	5	+4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	12	41.7
23	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	5	12/31/1988	PIT	vs	NJD	3	8	+2	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	8	62.5
24	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	5	12/6/1987	EDM	vs	MNS	1	6	+4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13	38.5
25	Dave Andreychuk D. Andreychuk	5	2/6/1986	BUF	@	BOS	1	6	+1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	7	71.4