most points in a game before 1946

Before 1945-46, Maurice Richard recorded the most points in a game, with 8 points against the Red Wings on December 28, 1944.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game before 1946
NAMEPDATETMOPPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Maurice Richard
M. Richard
8
12/28/1944
vs
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Don Grosso
D. Grosso
7
2/3/1944
vs
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Max Bentley
M. Bentley
7
1/28/1943
vs
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Carl Liscombe
C. Liscombe
7
11/5/1942
vs
3
4
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
5Frank Fredrickson
F. Fredrickson
7
11/19/1929
vs
2
5
2
0
0
6Red Green
R. Green
7
12/5/1924
@
5
2
0
0
0
7Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
7
3/7/1921
vs
6
1
0
0
0
8Corb Denneny
C. Denneny
7
1/26/1921
vs
6
1
0
0
0
9Joe Malone
J. Malone
7
1/31/1920
vs
7
0
2
0
0
10Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
7
1/10/1920
vs
6
1
0
0
0
11Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
7
1/11/1919
vs
5
2
5
1
0
12Joe Malone
J. Malone
7
1/12/1918
vs
5
2
0
1
0
13Ted Kennedy
T. Kennedy
6
12/27/1944
@
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
14Toe Blake
T. Blake
6
11/9/1944
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Elmer Lach
E. Lach
6
11/9/1944
vs
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Bill Cowley
B. Cowley
6
3/4/1944
vs
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Syd Howe
S. Howe
6
2/3/1944
vs
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
18Babe Pratt
B. Pratt
6
1/8/1944
vs
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Elmer Lach
E. Lach
6
12/30/1943
vs
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Doug Bentley
D. Bentley
6
2/7/1943
vs
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
21Ray Getliffe
R. Getliffe
6
2/6/1943
vs
5
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
22Elmer Lach
E. Lach
6
2/6/1943
vs
0
6
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
23Doug Bentley
D. Bentley
6
1/28/1943
vs
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Bill Cowley
B. Cowley
6
1/16/1943
vs
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
25Bill Cowley
B. Cowley
6
12/8/1942
vs
2
4
0
0
3
0
0
1
0

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