what is the highest scoring nhl game in 1981

Wayne Gretzky and John Tonelli were tied for the most goals in a game in 1980-81, with 5 scored.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest scoring by a player NHL regular-season game in 1981?
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 Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
5
2/18/1981
EDM EDM
vs
STL STL
2
7
+6
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
8
62.5
2 John Tonelli
J. Tonelli
5
1/6/1981
NYI NYI
vs
TOR TOR
0
5
+4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
83.3
3 Dino Ciccarelli
D. Ciccarelli
4
3/22/1981
MNS MNS
vs
DET DET
0
4
+2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
50.0
4 Dave Taylor
D. Taylor
4
3/14/1981
LAK LAK
vs
MNS MNS
1
5
+7
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
57.1
5 Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
4
3/7/1981
EDM EDM
@
PHI PHI
0
4
+1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
8
50.0
6 Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
4
3/3/1981
NYI NYI
vs
EDM EDM
1
5
+2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
100.0
7 Peter Stastny
P. Stastny
4
2/22/1981
QUE QUE
@
WSH WSH
4
8
+3
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
7
57.1
8 Perry Turnbull
P. Turnbull
4
2/5/1981
STL STL
vs
TOR TOR
0
4
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
9
44.4
9 Darryl Sittler
D. Sittler
4
1/24/1981
TOR TOR
vs
HFD HFD
0
4
+3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
50.0
10 Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
4
1/13/1981
NYI NYI
vs
PIT PIT
0
4
+1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
10
40.0
11 Paul Gardner
P. Gardner
4
12/13/1980
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
0
4
-1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
80.0
12 Mark Napier
M. Napier
4
12/3/1980
MTL MTL
@
BUF BUF
0
4
+2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
57.1
13 Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
4
11/11/1980
NYI NYI
vs
MNS MNS
0
4
+1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
80.0
14 Charlie Simmer
C. Simmer
4
11/1/1980
LAK LAK
@
NYI NYI
1
5
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
6
66.7
15 Anders Hedberg
A. Hedberg
4
10/26/1980
NYR NYR
vs
DET DET
2
6
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
57.1
16 Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
4
10/18/1980
WSH WSH
vs
NYR NYR
0
4
+2
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
50.0
17 Dennis Maruk
D. Maruk
3
4/5/1981
WSH WSH
vs
DET DET
0
3
+2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
60.0
18 Merlin Malinowski
M. Malinowski
3
4/4/1981
CLR CLR
@
LAK LAK
0
3
+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
60.0
19 Risto Siltanen
R. Siltanen
3
4/4/1981
EDM EDM
vs
WIN WIN
0
3
+2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
7
42.9
20 Wilf Paiement
W. Paiement
3
3/28/1981
TOR TOR
vs
CGY CGY
1
4
+2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
9
33.3
21 Pierre Larouche
P. Larouche
3
3/26/1981
MTL MTL
vs
CGY CGY
1
4
+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
60.0
22 Glenn Anderson
G. Anderson
3
3/25/1981
EDM EDM
@
HFD HFD
0
3
+2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
100.0
23 Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
3
3/24/1981
NYI NYI
@
STL STL
0
3
+4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
50.0
24 Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
3
3/24/1981
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
0
3
+1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
6
50.0
25 Dwight Foster
D. Foster
3
3/23/1981
BOS BOS
vs
EDM EDM
0
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
100.0

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50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
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48
29
5
101
23
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41
27
14
96
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38
30
14
90
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35
37
10
80
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35
41
6
76
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20
50
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
CGY CGY
@
EDM EDM
10:00 PM
Sat
10/11
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
10:00 PM
Tue
10/14
EDM EDM
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
EDM EDM
@
NYI NYI
7:30 PM
Sat
10/18
EDM EDM
@
NJD NJD
3:30 PM
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Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
NSH NSH
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Wed
4/2
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
4-5
Wed
4/2
LAK LAK
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Wed
4/2
ANA ANA
@
CGY CGY
1-4
Wed
4/2
WPG WPG
@
VGK VGK
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/7
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/7
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM