NHL Record for Most Goals in a Game
Joe Malone holds the NHL record with 7 goals (1919-20).
Top of the list
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Opp | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joe MaloneQBD | 7 | 1919-20 | Jan 31, 1920 | TSP | 0 | 7 | TSP 6 @ QBD 10 |
| 2 |  Newsy LalondeMTL | 6 | 1919-20 | Jan 10, 1920 | TSP | 1 | 7 | TSP 7 @ MTL 14 |
| 2 | Joe MaloneQBD | 6 | 1919-20 | Mar 10, 1920 | SEN | 0 | 6 | SEN 4 @ QBD 10 |
| 2 |  Corb DennenyTSP | 6 | 1920-21 | Jan 26, 1921 | HAM | 1 | 7 | HAM 3 @ TSP 10 |
| 2 |  Cy DennenySEN | 6 | 1920-21 | Mar 7, 1921 | HAM | 1 | 7 | HAM 5 @ SEN 12 |
| 2 |  Syd HoweDET | 6 | 1943-44 | Feb 3, 1944 | NYR | 0 | 6 | NYR 2 @ DET 12 |
The full top 60
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Opp | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe MaloneQBD | 7 | 1919-20 | Jan 31, 1920 | TSP | 0 | 7 | TSP 6 @ QBD 10 |
| 2 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 6 | 1919-20 | Jan 10, 1920 | TSP | 1 | 7 | TSP 7 @ MTL 14 |
| 2 | Joe MaloneQBD | 6 | 1919-20 | Mar 10, 1920 | SEN | 0 | 6 | SEN 4 @ QBD 10 |
| 2 | Corb DennenyTSP | 6 | 1920-21 | Jan 26, 1921 | HAM | 1 | 7 | HAM 3 @ TSP 10 |
| 2 | Cy DennenySEN | 6 | 1920-21 | Mar 7, 1921 | HAM | 1 | 7 | HAM 5 @ SEN 12 |
| 2 | Syd HoweDET | 6 | 1943-44 | Feb 3, 1944 | NYR | 0 | 6 | NYR 2 @ DET 12 |
| 2 |  Red BerensonSTL | 6 | 1968-69 | Nov 7, 1968 | PHI | 1 | 7 | STL 8 @ PHI 0 |
| 2 |  Darryl SittlerTOR | 6 | 1975-76 | Feb 7, 1976 | BOS | 4 | 10 | BOS 4 @ TOR 11 |
| 9 |  Harry HylandMWN | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | TAN | 0 | 5 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 9 | Joe MaloneMTL | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | SEN | 0 | 5 | MTL 7 @ SEN 4 |
| 9 | Joe MaloneMTL | 5 | 1917-18 | Jan 12, 1918 | SEN | 2 | 7 | SEN 4 @ MTL 9 |
| 9 | Joe MaloneMTL | 5 | 1917-18 | Feb 2, 1918 | TAN | 0 | 5 | TAN 2 @ MTL 11 |
| 9 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 5 | 1918-19 | Jan 11, 1919 | TAN | 2 | 7 | TAN 4 @ MTL 13 |
| 9 |  Mickey RoachTSP | 5 | 1919-20 | Mar 6, 1920 | QBD | 1 | 6 | QBD 2 @ TSP 11 |
| 9 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 5 | 1920-21 | Feb 16, 1921 | HAM | 0 | 5 | HAM 5 @ MTL 10 |
| 9 |  Babe DyeTSP | 5 | 1922-23 | Dec 16, 1922 | MTL | 0 | 5 | MTL 2 @ TSP 7 |
| 9 |  Red GreenHAM | 5 | 1924-25 | Dec 5, 1924 | TSP | 2 | 7 | HAM 10 @ TSP 3 |
| 9 | Babe DyeTSP | 5 | 1924-25 | Dec 22, 1924 | BOS | 0 | 5 | TSP 10 @ BOS 1 |
| 9 |  Punch BroadbentMMR | 5 | 1924-25 | Jan 7, 1925 | HAM | 0 | 5 | MMR 6 @ HAM 2 |
| 9 |  Pit LepineMTL | 5 | 1929-30 | Dec 14, 1929 | SEN | 1 | 6 | SEN 4 @ MTL 6 |
| 9 |  Howie MorenzMTL | 5 | 1929-30 | Mar 18, 1930 | NYA | 0 | 5 | NYA 3 @ MTL 8 |
| 9 |  Charlie ConacherTOR | 5 | 1931-32 | Jan 19, 1932 | NYA | 1 | 6 | NYA 3 @ TOR 11 |
| 9 |  Ray GetliffeMTL | 5 | 1942-43 | Feb 6, 1943 | BOS | 1 | 6 | BOS 3 @ MTL 8 |
| 9 |  Maurice RichardMTL | 5 | 1944-45 | Dec 28, 1944 | DET | 3 | 8 | DET 1 @ MTL 9 |
| 9 |  Howie MeekerTOR | 5 | 1946-47 | Jan 8, 1947 | CHI | 0 | 5 | CHI 4 @ TOR 10 |
| 9 |  Bernie GeoffrionMTL | 5 | 1954-55 | Feb 19, 1955 | NYR | 1 | 6 | NYR 2 @ MTL 10 |
| 9 |  Bobby RousseauMTL | 5 | 1963-64 | Feb 1, 1964 | DET | 0 | 5 | DET 3 @ MTL 9 |
| 9 |  Yvan CournoyerMTL | 5 | 1974-75 | Feb 15, 1975 | CHI | 2 | 7 | CHI 3 @ MTL 12 |
| 9 |  Don MurdochNYR | 5 | 1976-77 | Oct 12, 1976 | MNS | 0 | 5 | NYR 10 @ MNS 4 |
| 9 |  Ian TurnbullTOR | 5 | 1976-77 | Feb 2, 1977 | DET | 0 | 5 | DET 1 @ TOR 9 |
| 9 |  Bryan TrottierNYI | 5 | 1978-79 | Dec 23, 1978 | NYR | 3 | 8 | NYR 4 @ NYI 9 |
| 9 |  Tim YoungMNS | 5 | 1978-79 | Jan 15, 1979 | NYR | 1 | 6 | MNS 8 @ NYR 1 |
| 9 |  John TonelliNYI | 5 | 1980-81 | Jan 6, 1981 | TOR | 0 | 5 | TOR 3 @ NYI 6 |
| 9 |  Wayne GretzkyEDM | 5 | 1980-81 | Feb 18, 1981 | STL | 2 | 7 | STL 2 @ EDM 9 |
| 9 | Wayne GretzkyEDM | 5 | 1981-82 | Dec 30, 1981 | PHI | 1 | 6 | PHI 5 @ EDM 7 |
| 9 |  Grant MulveyCHI | 5 | 1981-82 | Feb 3, 1982 | STL | 2 | 7 | STL 5 @ CHI 9 |
| 9 | Bryan TrottierNYI | 5 | 1981-82 | Feb 13, 1982 | PHI | 0 | 5 | PHI 2 @ NYI 8 |
| 9 |  Willy LindstromWIN | 5 | 1981-82 | Mar 2, 1982 | PHI | 1 | 6 | WIN 7 @ PHI 6 |
| 9 |  Mark PavelichNYR | 5 | 1982-83 | Feb 23, 1983 | HFD | 0 | 5 | HFD 3 @ NYR 11 |
| 9 |  Jari KurriEDM | 5 | 1983-84 | Nov 19, 1983 | NJD | 1 | 6 | NJD 4 @ EDM 13 |
| 9 |  Bengt-Ake GustafssonWSH | 5 | 1983-84 | Jan 8, 1984 | PHI | 0 | 5 | WSH 7 @ PHI 1 |
| 9 |  Pat HughesEDM | 5 | 1983-84 | Feb 3, 1984 | CGY | 0 | 5 | CGY 5 @ EDM 10 |
| 9 | Wayne GretzkyEDM | 5 | 1984-85 | Dec 15, 1984 | STL | 1 | 6 | EDM 8 @ STL 2 |
| 9 |  Dave AndreychukBUF | 5 | 1985-86 | Feb 6, 1986 | BOS | 1 | 6 | BUF 8 @ BOS 6 |
| 9 | Wayne GretzkyEDM | 5 | 1987-88 | Dec 6, 1987 | MNS | 1 | 6 | MNS 4 @ EDM 10 |
| 9 |  Mario LemieuxPIT | 5 | 1988-89 | Dec 31, 1988 | NJD | 3 | 8 | NJD 6 @ PIT 8 |
| 9 |  Joe NieuwendykCGY | 5 | 1988-89 | Jan 11, 1989 | WIN | 0 | 5 | WIN 3 @ CGY 8 |
| 9 |  Mats SundinQUE | 5 | 1991-92 | Mar 5, 1992 | HFD | 2 | 7 | QUE 10 @ HFD 4 |
| 9 | Mario LemieuxPIT | 5 | 1992-93 | Apr 9, 1993 | NYR | 0 | 5 | PIT 10 @ NYR 4 |
| 9 |  Peter BondraWSH | 5 | 1993-94 | Feb 5, 1994 | TBL | 0 | 5 | TBL 3 @ WSH 6 |
| 9 |  Mike RicciQUE | 5 | 1993-94 | Feb 17, 1994 | SJS | 0 | 5 | QUE 8 @ SJS 2 |
| 9 |  Alexei ZhamnovWIN | 5 | 1994-95 | Apr 1, 1995 | LAK | 0 | 5 | WIN 7 @ LAK 7 OT |
| 9 | Mario LemieuxPIT | 5 | 1995-96 | Mar 26, 1996 | STL | 2 | 7 | STL 4 @ PIT 8 |
| 9 |  Sergei FedorovDET | 5 | 1996-97 | Dec 26, 1996 | WSH | 0 | 5 | WSH 4 @ DET 5 OT |
| 9 |  Marian GaborikMIN | 5 | 2007-08 | Dec 20, 2007 | NYR | 1 | 6 | NYR 3 @ MIN 6 |
| 9 |  Johan FranzenDET | 5 | 2010-11 | Feb 2, 2011 | OTT | 0 | 5 | DET 7 @ OTT 5 |
| 9 |  Patrik LaineWPG | 5 | 2018-19 | Nov 24, 2018 | STL | 0 | 5 | WPG 8 @ STL 4 |
| 9 |  Mika ZibanejadNYR · active | 5 | 2019-20 | Mar 5, 2020 | WSH | 0 | 5 | WSH 5 @ NYR 6 OT |
| 9 |  Timo MeierSJS · active | 5 | 2021-22 | Jan 17, 2022 | LAK | 0 | 5 | LAK 2 @ SJS 6 |
| 9 |  Tage ThompsonBUF · active | 5 | 2022-23 | Dec 7, 2022 | CBJ | 1 | 6 | BUF 9 @ CBJ 4 |
Top 60 of 5,385 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NHL record for most goals in a game?
Joe Malone holds the NHL record for most goals in a game with 7 (1919-20).
Who is the active leader for most goals in a game?
Mika Zibanejad is the highest active player on the list at 5, rank 9 all time.