4 players were tied for the most goals in a game in 1981-82, with 5 scored. The first three are Willy Lindstrom on March 2, 1982, Bryan Trottier on February 13, 1982 and Grant Mulvey on February 3, 1982.

Interpreted as:

NHL player most goals in a regular-season game 1981-82

	NAME	G	DATE	TM		OPP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Willy Lindstrom W. Lindstrom	5	3/2/1982	WIN	@	PHI	1	6	+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	83.3
2	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	5	2/13/1982	NYI	vs	PHI	0	5	+1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	100.0
3	Grant Mulvey G. Mulvey	5	2/3/1982	CHI	vs	STL	2	7	+5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	55.6
4	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	5	12/30/1981	EDM	vs	PHI	1	6	+2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	11	45.5
5	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	4	3/23/1982	NYI	vs	WSH	0	4	+1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	66.7
6	Rick Vaive R. Vaive	4	3/22/1982	TOR	vs	CHI	1	5	+2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	57.1
7	Chris Valentine C. Valentine	4	2/27/1982	WSH	vs	HFD	0	4	-1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	57.1
8	Kent Nilsson K. Nilsson	4	2/27/1982	CGY	vs	PHI	1	5	+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	44.4
9	Bobby Carpenter B. Carpenter	4	2/25/1982	WSH	vs	STL	0	4	+5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	57.1
10	Bob MacMillan B. MacMillan	4	1/8/1982	CLR	vs	STL	0	4	+2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	100.0
11	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	4	12/27/1981	EDM	vs	LAK	1	5	+2	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	6	66.7
12	Ian Turnbull I. Turnbull	4	12/12/1981	LAK	vs	VAN	0	4	+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	66.7
13	Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	4	12/4/1981	WSH	vs	WIN	2	6	+4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	80.0
14	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	4	11/25/1981	EDM	vs	LAK	1	5	+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	66.7
15	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	4	11/18/1981	LAK	vs	DET	1	5	+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	50.0
16	Jim Peplinski J. Peplinski	4	11/17/1981	CGY	vs	WIN	0	4	+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	57.1
17	Bobby Smith B. Smith	4	11/11/1981	MNS	vs	WIN	3	7	+3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	57.1
18	Al Secord A. Secord	4	11/1/1981	CHI	vs	TOR	0	4	+4	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	66.7
19	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	4	10/31/1981	EDM	vs	QUE	1	5	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	80.0
20	Barry Pederson B. Pederson	3	4/4/1982	BOS	vs	HFD	4	7	+5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	75.0
21	Tim Kerr T. Kerr	3	4/4/1982	PHI	vs	TOR	0	3	+2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	37.5
22	Peter McNab P. McNab	3	4/3/1982	BOS	@	QUE	1	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	60.0
23	Alain Cote A. Cote	3	4/1/1982	QUE	@	BOS	0	3	+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	60.0
24	Peter Stastny P. Stastny	3	4/1/1982	QUE	@	BOS	4	7	+4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	75.0
25	Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	3	4/1/1982	CGY	vs	CLR	1	4	+2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	7	42.9