who has scored the most goals in a game in the last 40 years

Between December 15, 1985 and December 15, 2025, 15 players are tied for the most goals in a game, with 5 scored. The first three are Tage Thompson on December 7, 2022, Timo Meier on January 17, 2022 and Mika Zibanejad on March 5, 2020.

Interpreted as:
Who has scored the most goals in a regular-season game in the last 40 years?
NAMEGDATETMOPPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
5
12/7/2022
BUF BUF
@
CBJ CBJ
1
6
+3
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
9
55.6
2
5
40.0
0
0
0
0
13:56
2Timo Meier
T. Meier
5
1/17/2022
SJS SJS
vs
LAK LAK
0
5
+3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
6
83.3
0
0
0
1
2
1
18:14
3Mika Zibanejad
M. Zibanejad
5
3/5/2020
NYR NYR
vs
WSH WSH
0
5
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
8
62.5
8
20
40.0
1
1
0
2
24:56
4Patrik Laine
P. Laine
5
11/24/2018
WPG WPG
@
STL STL
0
5
+2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
100.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
1
0
18:43
5Johan Franzen
J. Franzen
5
2/2/2011
DET DET
@
OTT OTT
0
5
+3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
10
50.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18:28
6Marian Gaborik
M. Gaborik
5
12/20/2007
MIN MIN
vs
NYR NYR
1
6
+2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
10
50.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
20:36
7Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
5
12/26/1996
DET DET
vs
WSH WSH
0
5
+4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
7
71.4
8Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
3/26/1996
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
2
7
+3
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
7
71.4
9Alexei Zhamnov
A. Zhamnov
5
4/1/1995
WIN WIN
@
LAK LAK
0
5
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
83.3
10Mike Ricci
M. Ricci
5
2/17/1994
QUE QUE
@
SJS SJS
0
5
+4
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
9
55.6
11Peter Bondra
P. Bondra
5
2/5/1994
WSH WSH
vs
TBL TBL
0
5
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
71.4
12Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
4/9/1993
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
0
5
+5
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
8
62.5
13Mats Sundin
M. Sundin
5
3/5/1992
QUE QUE
@
HFD HFD
2
7
+4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
62.5
14Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
5
1/11/1989
CGY CGY
vs
WIN WIN
0
5
+4
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
12
41.7
15Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
5
12/31/1988
PIT PIT
vs
NJD NJD
3
8
+2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
8
62.5
16Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
5
12/6/1987
EDM EDM
vs
MNS MNS
1
6
+4
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
13
38.5
17Dave Andreychuk
D. Andreychuk
5
2/6/1986
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1
6
+1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
7
71.4
18Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
4
12/11/2025
NSH NSH
vs
STL STL
0
4
+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
44.4
5
8
62.5
0
0
0
1
16:42
19Logan Cooley
L. Cooley
4
11/24/2025
UTA UTA
vs
VGK VGK
1
5
+4
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
80.0
2
8
25.0
1
0
2
0
15:20
20Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Eriksson Ek
4
4/9/2025
MIN MIN
vs
SJS SJS
0
4
+2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
50.0
13
23
56.5
4
0
0
1
20:04
21Scott Laughton
S. Laughton
4
12/12/2024
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
0
4
+4
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
9
44.4
0
0
0
1
0
1
13:30
22Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
4
3/29/2024
BUF BUF
vs
NJD NJD
0
4
+3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
66.7
4
14
28.6
5
1
1
0
16:07
23Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
4
1/24/2024
COL COL
vs
WSH WSH
1
5
+3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
8
50.0
5
13
38.5
0
1
0
0
20:29
24Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
4
12/21/2023
COL COL
vs
OTT OTT
1
5
+1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
9
44.4
9
18
50.0
0
0
1
3
22:51
25Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
4
12/14/2023
TBL TBL
@
EDM EDM
0
4
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
57.1
2
6
33.3
0
0
0
0
14:59

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

18th

GA/GP

3.41

27th

PP%

20.2

15th

PK%

84.9

3rd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Bruins Bruins
19
14
0
38
4
Panthers Panthers
16
13
2
34
-1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
12
5
33
0
Sabres Sabres
14
14
4
32
-11
Senators Senators
14
13
4
32
-4
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Sat
12/20
NYI NYI
@
BUF BUF
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
BUF BUF
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

14 - 14 - 4

3

Final

1

SEA Kraken

12 - 12 - 6

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
23
2
7
53
54
Stars Stars
21
7
5
47
22
Wild Wild
19
9
5
43
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Ducks Ducks
19
12
1
39
7
Kings Kings
14
8
9
37
1
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
21
9
2
44
18
Islanders Islanders
19
11
3
41
7
Capitals Capitals
18
10
4
40
23

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
UTA UTA
@
SJS SJS
2-3
Tue
11/18
EDM EDM
@
WSH WSH
4-7
Tue
11/18
CGY CGY
@
BUF BUF
6-2
Tue
11/18
CAR CAR
@
MIN MIN
3-4
Tue
11/18
BOS BOS
@
ANA ANA
3-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
ANA ANA
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
OTT OTT
@
WPG WPG
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
NSH NSH
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
LAK LAK
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM