most goals scored in player's first nhl game

Joe Malone got the most goals in the first team game, with 5 scored against the Senators on December 19, 1917.

	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	Joe Malone J. Malone	5	12/19/1917	MTL	@	SEN	0	5		0					1	0
2	Chris Kontos C. Kontos	4	10/7/1992	TBL	vs	CHI	0	4	+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	80.0
3	Reg Noble R. Noble	4	12/19/1917	TAN	@	MWN	0	4		6					0	0
4	Real Cloutier R. Cloutier	3	10/10/1979	QUE	vs	AFM	0	3	+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	42.9
5	Dylan Guenther D. Guenther	2	10/8/2024	UTA	vs	CHI	0	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	40.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	16:30
6	James Neal J. Neal	2	10/6/2017	VGK	@	DAL	0	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	50.0	0	0		4	1	0	0	17:22
7	Doug Smail D. Smail	2	10/8/1992	OTT	vs	MTL	0	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	66.7
8	Pat MacLeod P. MacLeod	2	10/4/1991	SJS	@	VAN	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	66.7
9	Brian Kilrea B. Kilrea	2	10/14/1967	LAK	vs	PHI	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	66.7
10	Harry Cameron H. Cameron	2	12/19/1917	TAN	@	MWN	1	3		0					0	0
11	Corb Denneny C. Denneny	2	12/19/1917	TAN	@	MWN	1	3		0					0	0
12	Lawson Crouse L. Crouse	1	10/8/2024	UTA	vs	CHI	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	13:56
13	Clayton Keller C. Keller	1	10/8/2024	UTA	vs	CHI	0	1	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	1	1	100.0	0	1	0	3	17:29
14	Barrett Hayton B. Hayton	1	10/8/2024	UTA	vs	CHI	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	25.0	12	19	63.2	0	1	0	1	16:16
15	Jared McCann J. McCann	1	10/12/2021	SEA	@	VGK	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	7	17	41.2	2	1	0	0	19:25
16	Ryan Donato R. Donato	1	10/12/2021	SEA	@	VGK	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	13:17
17	Morgan Geekie M. Geekie	1	10/12/2021	SEA	@	VGK	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	3	7	42.9	0	0	0	1	14:46
18	Bruce Gardiner B. Gardiner	1	10/7/2000	CBJ	vs	CHI	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	3	0	1	1	14:35
19	Steve Heinze S. Heinze	1	10/7/2000	CBJ	vs	CHI	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		1	0	1	1	21:27
20	David Vyborny D. Vyborny	1	10/7/2000	CBJ	vs	CHI	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		0	0	1	2	18:52
21	Marian Gaborik M. Gaborik	1	10/6/2000	MIN	@	ANA	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	0	0		2	0	1	0	15:24
22	Kelly Buchberger K. Buchberger	1	10/2/1999	ATL	vs	NJD	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		4	0	2	2	15:54
23	Sean Hill S. Hill	1	10/8/1993	ANA	vs	DET	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
24	Troy Loney T. Loney	1	10/8/1993	ANA	vs	DET	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
25	Andrei Lomakin A. Lomakin	1	10/6/1993	FLA	@	CHI	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0

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