who was the first player to score 5 goals in a game

Joe Malone got 5 goals against the Senators on December 19, 1917.

Interpreted as:
Who was the first player to score 5 or more goals in a game?
NAME DATE G TM OPP A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
1 Joe Malone
J. Malone
12/19/1917
5
MTL MTL
@
SEN
0
5
0
1
0
2 Harry Hyland
H. Hyland
12/19/1917
5
MWN
vs
TAN TAN
0
5
0
0
0
3 Joe Malone
J. Malone
1/12/1918
5
MTL MTL
vs
SEN
2
7
0
1
0
4 Joe Malone
J. Malone
2/2/1918
5
MTL MTL
vs
TAN TAN
0
5
0
0
0
5 Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1/11/1919
5
MTL MTL
vs
TAN TAN
2
7
5
1
0
6 Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
3/1/1919
5
MTL MTL
vs
SEN
0
5
0
0
0
7 Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
1/10/1920
6
MTL MTL
vs
TSP TSP
1
7
0
0
0
8 Joe Malone
J. Malone
1/31/1920
7
QBD
vs
TSP TSP
0
7
2
0
0
9 Mickey Roach
M. Roach
3/6/1920
5
TSP TSP
vs
QBD
1
6
0
1
0
10 Joe Malone
J. Malone
3/10/1920
6
QBD
vs
SEN
0
6
2
1
0
11 Corb Denneny
C. Denneny
1/26/1921
6
TSP TSP
vs
HAM
1
7
0
0
0
12 Newsy Lalonde
N. Lalonde
2/16/1921
5
MTL MTL
vs
HAM
0
5
4
1
0
13 Cy Denneny
C. Denneny
3/7/1921
6
SEN
vs
HAM
1
7
0
0
0
14 Babe Dye
B. Dye
12/16/1922
5
TSP TSP
vs
MTL MTL
0
5
0
1
0
15 Red Green
R. Green
12/5/1924
5
HAM
@
TSP TSP
2
7
0
0
0
16 Babe Dye
B. Dye
12/22/1924
5
TSP TSP
@
BOS BOS
0
5
0
0
0
17 Punch Broadbent
P. Broadbent
1/7/1925
5
MMR
@
HAM
0
5
2
1
0
18 Pit Lepine
P. Lepine
12/14/1929
5
MTL MTL
vs
SEN
1
6
2
1
0
19 Howie Morenz
H. Morenz
3/18/1930
5
MTL MTL
vs
NYA
0
5
0
1
0
20 Charlie Conacher
C. Conacher
1/19/1932
5
TOR TOR
vs
NYA
1
6
2
0
0
21 Ray Getliffe
R. Getliffe
2/6/1943
5
MTL MTL
vs
BOS BOS
1
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
22 Syd Howe
S. Howe
2/3/1944
6
DET DET
vs
NYR NYR
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
23 Maurice Richard
M. Richard
3/23/1944
5
MTL MTL
vs
TOR TOR
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
24 Maurice Richard
M. Richard
12/28/1944
5
MTL MTL
vs
DET DET
3
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Howie Meeker
H. Meeker
1/8/1947
5
TOR TOR
vs
CHI CHI
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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