Between the 1919-20 and 1928-29 seasons, Joe Malone got the most goals in a game, with 7 scored against the Toronto St. Patricks on January 31, 1920.

NHL player most goal in a regular-season game 1920s

	NAME	G	DATE	TM		OPP	A	P	PIM	GWG	OTG
1	Joe Malone J. Malone	7	1/31/1920	QBD	vs	TSP	0	7	2	0	0
2	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	6	3/7/1921	SEN	vs	HAM	1	7	0	0	0
3	Corb Denneny C. Denneny	6	1/26/1921	TSP	vs	HAM	1	7	0	0	0
4	Joe Malone J. Malone	6	3/10/1920	QBD	vs	SEN	0	6	2	1	0
5	Newsy Lalonde N. Lalonde	6	1/10/1920	MTL	vs	TSP	1	7	0	0	0
6	Punch Broadbent P. Broadbent	5	1/7/1925	MMR	@	HAM	0	5	2	1	0
7	Babe Dye B. Dye	5	12/22/1924	TSP	@	BOS	0	5	0	0	0
8	Red Green R. Green	5	12/5/1924	HAM	@	TSP	2	7	0	0	0
9	Babe Dye B. Dye	5	12/16/1922	TSP	vs	MTL	0	5	0	1	0
10	Newsy Lalonde N. Lalonde	5	2/16/1921	MTL	vs	HAM	0	5	4	1	0
11	Mickey Roach M. Roach	5	3/6/1920	TSP	vs	QBD	1	6	0	1	0
12	Nels Stewart N. Stewart	4	3/24/1928	MMR	@	TOR	0	4	2	1	0
13	Art Gagne A. Gagne	4	1/24/1928	MTL	vs	CHI	1	5	0	0	0
14	Frank Fredrickson F. Fredrickson	4	1/18/1927	BOS	vs	NYR	0	4	4	0	0
15	Harry Oliver H. Oliver	4	1/11/1927	BOS	vs	CHI	0	4	0	1	0
16	Hib Milks H. Milks	4	3/4/1926	PIR	vs	TSP	0	4	0	0	0
17	Nels Stewart N. Stewart	4	1/12/1926	MMR	vs	TSP	0	4	2	0	0
18	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	4	12/15/1924	SEN	@	BOS	2	6	0	0	0
19	Aurel Joliat A. Joliat	4	12/10/1924	MTL	vs	MMR	0	4	2	1	0
20	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	4	3/5/1924	SEN	@	TSP	0	4	0	1	0
21	Billy Burch B. Burch	4	2/6/1924	HAM	vs	TSP	0	4	2	1	0
22	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	4	2/24/1923	SEN	@	HAM	0	4	0	1	0
23	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	4	2/21/1923	SEN	vs	TSP	0	4	0	1	0
24	Cy Denneny C. Denneny	4	2/25/1922	SEN	@	TSP	0	4	0	0	0
25	Joe Malone J. Malone	4	1/18/1922	HAM	vs	TSP	0	4	0	0	0