most goals scored in an nhl game by a player

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

Interpreted as:
most goals scored in an NHL regular-season game by a player
NAMEGDATETMOPPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Joe Malone
J. Malone
7
1/31/1920
vs
0
7
2
0
0
2Darryl Sittler
D. Sittler
6
2/7/1976
vs
4
10
+7
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
10
60.0
3Red Berenson
R. Berenson
6
11/7/1968
@
1
7
+7
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
10
60.0
4Syd Howe
S. Howe
6
2/3/1944
vs
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
6
3/7/1921
vs
1
7
0
0
0
6Corb Denneny
C. Denneny
6
1/26/1921
vs
1
7
0
0
0
7Joe Malone
J. Malone
6
3/10/1920
vs
0
6
2
1
0
8Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
6
1/10/1920
vs
1
7
0
0
0
9Tage Thompson
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
10Timo Meier
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
11Mika Zibanejad
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
12Patrik Laine
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
13Johan Franzen
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
14Marian Gaborik
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
15Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
5
12/26/1996
vs
0
5
+4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
7
71.4
16Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
3/26/1996
vs
2
7
+3
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
7
71.4
17Alexei Zhamnov
A. Zhamnov
5
4/1/1995
@
0
5
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
83.3
18Mike Ricci
M. Ricci
5
2/17/1994
@
0
5
+4
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
9
55.6
19Peter Bondra
P. Bondra
5
2/5/1994
vs
0
5
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
71.4
20Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
4/9/1993
@
0
5
+5
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
8
62.5
21Mats Sundin
M. Sundin
5
3/5/1992
@
2
7
+4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
62.5
22Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
5
1/11/1989
vs
0
5
+4
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
12
41.7
23Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
12/31/1988
vs
3
8
+2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
8
62.5
24Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
5
12/6/1987
vs
1
6
+4
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
13
38.5
25Dave Andreychuk
D. Andreychuk
5
2/6/1986
@
1
6
+1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
7
71.4

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