12 players were tied for the most goals in a game in 1951-52, with 3 scored. The first three are Gordie Howe on March 23, 1952 and on December 31, 1951, Bill Mosienko on March 23, 1952 and Sid Smith on March 15, 1952.

NHL player most goal in a regular-season game 1951-52

	NAME	G	DATE	TM		OPP	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG
1	Gordie Howe G. Howe	3	3/23/1952	DET	vs	MTL	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Bill Mosienko B. Mosienko	3	3/23/1952	CHI	@	NYR	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sid Smith S. Smith	3	3/15/1952	TOR	vs	NYR	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	Wally Hergesheimer W. Hergesheimer	3	3/12/1952	NYR	vs	CHI	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dick Gamble D. Gamble	3	3/2/1952	MTL	@	CHI	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
6	Dickie Moore D. Moore	3	2/23/1952	MTL	vs	CHI	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
7	Dickie Moore D. Moore	3	2/16/1952	MTL	vs	NYR	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ed Slowinski E. Slowinski	3	2/10/1952	NYR	vs	TOR	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
9	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	3	1/27/1952	MTL	@	NYR	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
10	Paul Meger P. Meger	3	1/12/1952	MTL	vs	CHI	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
11	Maurice Richard M. Richard	3	1/12/1952	MTL	vs	CHI	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Gordie Howe G. Howe	3	12/31/1951	DET	vs	MTL	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Dunc Fisher D. Fisher	3	11/21/1951	BOS	@	NYR	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Floyd Curry F. Curry	3	10/29/1951	MTL	vs	NYR	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Ted Lindsay T. Lindsay	2	3/23/1952	DET	vs	MTL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	George Armstrong G. Armstrong	2	3/23/1952	TOR	@	BOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Red Sullivan R. Sullivan	2	3/23/1952	BOS	vs	TOR	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	Sid Finney S. Finney	2	3/23/1952	CHI	@	NYR	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	Ed Slowinski E. Slowinski	2	3/23/1952	NYR	vs	CHI	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Elmer Lach E. Lach	2	3/22/1952	MTL	vs	DET	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Cal Gardner C. Gardner	2	3/22/1952	TOR	vs	CHI	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Bill Mosienko B. Mosienko	2	3/22/1952	CHI	@	TOR	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Gordie Howe G. Howe	2	3/20/1952	DET	vs	NYR	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Ted Lindsay T. Lindsay	2	3/20/1952	DET	vs	NYR	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	Paul Ronty P. Ronty	2	3/19/1952	NYR	vs	BOS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0