nhl player most goals in a game december 31

Mario Lemieux has the most goals in a game on December 31, with 5 scored versus the Devils on December 31, 1988.

NAMEGDATETMOPPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
12/31/1988
vs
3
8
+2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
8
62.5
2Brian Bellows
B. Bellows
4
12/31/1991
vs
0
4
+1
6
3
0
0
0
1
0
5
80.0
3Derek King
D. King
4
12/31/1990
vs
0
4
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
100.0
4Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
4
12/31/1985
@
2
6
+3
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
4
100.0
5Valeri Nichushkin
V. Nichushkin
3
12/31/2025
vs
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
0
0
1
1
0
2
17:05
6Mason Marchment
M. Marchment
3
12/31/2023
vs
1
4
+3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
15:36
7Filip Forsberg
F. Forsberg
3
12/31/2022
@
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
0
0
2
1
0
0
19:56
8Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
3
12/31/2022
vs
0
3
+2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19:31
9Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
3
12/31/2019
vs
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
22:00
10Kyle Connor
K. Connor
3
12/31/2019
@
0
3
+2
6
1
0
0
0
1
0
8
37.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
17:44
11James Neal
J. Neal
3
12/31/2019
vs
1
4
+1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
4
75.0
0
0
2
1
1
0
21:36
12William Karlsson
W. Karlsson
3
12/31/2017
vs
1
4
+2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
100.0
4
8
50.0
0
0
2
1
17:23
13Chris Kreider
C. Kreider
3
12/31/2016
@
0
3
+1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
0
0
1
0
1
0
16:27
14Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
3
12/31/2011
vs
0
3
+2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
60.0
9
19
47.4
1
2
0
1
21:13
15Loui Eriksson
L. Eriksson
3
12/31/2009
vs
0
3
+1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
42.9
0
0
2
0
1
0
15:45
16Rick Nash
R. Nash
3
12/31/2007
vs
0
3
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
50.0
0
0
2
0
1
1
19:58
17Scott Gomez
S. Gomez
3
12/31/2005
vs
0
3
+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
42.9
10
17
58.8
0
0
0
4
17:21
18Maxim Afinogenov
M. Afinogenov
3
12/31/2003
vs
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
42.9
0
0
0
0
0
3
14:02
19Miroslav Satan
M. Satan
3
12/31/2003
vs
0
3
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
37.5
0
0
1
0
1
1
17:10
20Eric Daze
E. Daze
3
12/31/2001
@
1
4
+2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
8
37.5
0
0
3
1
0
0
18:33
21Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
3
12/31/2000
vs
0
3
+1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
100.0
5
16
31.3
0
0
0
1
15:23
22Bill Guerin
B. Guerin
3
12/31/1996
@
1
4
+2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
60.0
23Yuri Khmylev
Y. Khmylev
3
12/31/1992
vs
0
3
+3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
60.0
24Alexander Mogilny
A. Mogilny
3
12/31/1992
vs
2
5
+4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
25Pat LaFontaine
P. LaFontaine
3
12/31/1989
@
0
3
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0

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