NHL Record for Most Goals, Playoff Game
Newsy Lalonde holds the NHL record with 5 goals (1918-19).
Top of the list
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Opp | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newsy LalondeMTL | 5 | 1918-19 | Mar 1, 1919 | SEN | 0 | 5 | SEN 3 @ MTL 6 |
| 1 |  Maurice RichardMTL | 5 | 1943-44 | Mar 23, 1944 | TOR | 0 | 5 | TOR 1 @ MTL 5 |
| 1 |  Darryl SittlerTOR | 5 | 1975-76 | Apr 22, 1976 | PHI | 1 | 6 | PHI 5 @ TOR 8 |
| 1 |  Reggie LeachPHI | 5 | 1975-76 | May 6, 1976 | BOS | 0 | 5 | BOS 3 @ PHI 6 |
| 1 |  Mario LemieuxPIT | 5 | 1988-89 | Apr 25, 1989 | PHI | 3 | 8 | PHI 7 @ PIT 10 |
| 6 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 4 | 1918-19 | Mar 22, 1919 | SMT | 0 | 4 | MTL 4 @ SMT 2 |
The full top 60
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Opp | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 5 | 1918-19 | Mar 1, 1919 | SEN | 0 | 5 | SEN 3 @ MTL 6 |
| 1 | Maurice RichardMTL | 5 | 1943-44 | Mar 23, 1944 | TOR | 0 | 5 | TOR 1 @ MTL 5 |
| 1 | Darryl SittlerTOR | 5 | 1975-76 | Apr 22, 1976 | PHI | 1 | 6 | PHI 5 @ TOR 8 |
| 1 | Reggie LeachPHI | 5 | 1975-76 | May 6, 1976 | BOS | 0 | 5 | BOS 3 @ PHI 6 |
| 1 | Mario LemieuxPIT | 5 | 1988-89 | Apr 25, 1989 | PHI | 3 | 8 | PHI 7 @ PIT 10 |
| 6 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 4 | 1918-19 | Mar 22, 1919 | SMT | 0 | 4 | MTL 4 @ SMT 2 |
| 6 |  Frank FoystonSMT | 4 | 1918-19 | Mar 24, 1919 | MTL | 1 | 5 | MTL 2 @ SMT 7 |
| 6 |  Babe DyeTSP | 4 | 1921-22 | Mar 28, 1922 | VMI | 0 | 4 | VMI 1 @ TSP 5 |
| 6 | Maurice RichardMTL | 4 | 1944-45 | Mar 29, 1945 | TOR | 1 | 5 | TOR 3 @ MTL 10 |
| 6 |  Carl LiscombeDET | 4 | 1944-45 | Apr 3, 1945 | BOS | 0 | 4 | BOS 3 @ DET 5 |
| 6 |  Billy ReayMTL | 4 | 1946-47 | Apr 1, 1947 | BOS | 0 | 4 | MTL 5 @ BOS 1 |
| 6 |  Ted KennedyTOR | 4 | 1947-48 | Mar 27, 1948 | BOS | 0 | 4 | BOS 3 @ TOR 5 |
| 6 |  Ted LindsayDET | 4 | 1954-55 | Apr 5, 1955 | MTL | 0 | 4 | MTL 1 @ DET 7 |
| 6 | Maurice RichardMTL | 4 | 1956-57 | Apr 6, 1957 | BOS | 0 | 4 | BOS 1 @ MTL 5 |
| 6 |  Phil EspositoBOS | 4 | 1968-69 | Apr 2, 1969 | TOR | 2 | 6 | TOR 0 @ BOS 10 |
| 6 |  Lanny McDonaldTOR | 4 | 1976-77 | Apr 17, 1977 | PHI | 1 | 5 | PHI 6 @ TOR 5 OT |
| 6 |  Bill BarberPHI | 4 | 1979-80 | May 4, 1980 | MNS | 0 | 4 | PHI 5 @ MNS 3 |
| 6 |  Wayne GretzkyEDM | 4 | 1982-83 | Apr 6, 1983 | WIN | 1 | 5 | WIN 3 @ EDM 6 |
| 6 |  Mark MessierEDM | 4 | 1982-83 | Apr 14, 1983 | CGY | 0 | 4 | CGY 3 @ EDM 6 |
| 6 | Wayne GretzkyEDM | 4 | 1982-83 | Apr 17, 1983 | CGY | 3 | 7 | EDM 10 @ CGY 2 |
| 6 |  Glenn AndersonEDM | 4 | 1982-83 | Apr 26, 1983 | CHI | 0 | 4 | CHI 2 @ EDM 8 |
| 6 |  Mike BossyNYI | 4 | 1982-83 | May 7, 1983 | BOS | 0 | 4 | BOS 4 @ NYI 8 |
| 6 |  Tim KerrPHI | 4 | 1984-85 | Apr 13, 1985 | NYR | 0 | 4 | PHI 6 @ NYR 5 |
| 6 |  Jari KurriEDM | 4 | 1984-85 | May 16, 1985 | CHI | 0 | 4 | EDM 8 @ CHI 2 |
| 6 |  Denis SavardCHI | 4 | 1985-86 | Apr 10, 1986 | TOR | 0 | 4 | TOR 6 @ CHI 4 |
| 6 | Jari KurriEDM | 4 | 1986-87 | Apr 9, 1987 | LAK | 1 | 5 | LAK 3 @ EDM 13 |
| 6 |  John TuckerBUF | 4 | 1987-88 | Apr 9, 1988 | BOS | 0 | 4 | BOS 2 @ BUF 6 |
| 6 |  Tony HrkacSTL | 4 | 1987-88 | Apr 10, 1988 | CHI | 0 | 4 | STL 6 @ CHI 5 |
| 6 |  Mark JohnsonNJD | 4 | 1987-88 | Apr 22, 1988 | WSH | 0 | 4 | WSH 4 @ NJD 10 |
| 6 |  Dino CiccarelliWSH | 4 | 1991-92 | Apr 25, 1992 | PIT | 0 | 4 | WSH 7 @ PIT 2 |
| 6 |  Kevin StevensPIT | 4 | 1991-92 | May 21, 1992 | BOS | 0 | 4 | PIT 5 @ BOS 1 |
| 6 |  Ray FerraroNYI | 4 | 1992-93 | Apr 26, 1993 | WSH | 0 | 4 | NYI 4 @ WSH 6 |
| 6 |  Tony AmonteCHI | 4 | 1993-94 | Apr 23, 1994 | TOR | 0 | 4 | TOR 4 @ CHI 5 |
| 6 |  Theo FleuryCGY | 4 | 1994-95 | May 13, 1995 | SJS | 1 | 5 | CGY 6 @ SJS 4 |
| 6 |  Joffrey LupulANA | 4 | 2005-06 | May 9, 2006 | COL | 0 | 4 | ANA 4 @ COL 3 OT |
| 6 |  Johan FranzenDET | 4 | 2009-10 | May 6, 2010 | SJS | 2 | 6 | SJS 1 @ DET 7 |
| 6 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauOTT · active | 4 | 2016-17 | Apr 29, 2017 | NYR | 0 | 4 | NYR 5 @ OTT 6 OT |
| 6 |  Jake GuentzelPIT · active | 4 | 2017-18 | Apr 22, 2018 | PHI | 1 | 5 | PIT 8 @ PHI 5 |
| 6 |  Denis GurianovDAL | 4 | 2019-20 | Aug 20, 2020 | CGY | 1 | 5 | DAL 7 @ CGY 3 |
| 6 |  Joe PavelskiDAL | 4 | 2022-23 | May 2, 2023 | SEA | 0 | 4 | SEA 5 @ DAL 4 OT |
| 6 |  Leon DraisaitlEDM · active | 4 | 2022-23 | May 3, 2023 | VGK | 0 | 4 | EDM 4 @ VGK 6 |
| 6 |  Sam ReinhartFLA · active | 4 | 2024-25 | Jun 17, 2025 | EDM | 0 | 4 | EDM 1 @ FLA 5 |
| 43 |  Harry MeekingTAN | 3 | 1917-18 | Mar 11, 1918 | MTL | 0 | 3 | MTL 3 @ TAN 7 |
| 43 |  Mickey MacKayVMI | 3 | 1917-18 | Mar 23, 1918 | TAN | 1 | 4 | VMI 6 @ TAN 4 |
| 43 |  Alf SkinnerTAN | 3 | 1917-18 | Mar 23, 1918 | VMI | 0 | 3 | VMI 6 @ TAN 4 |
| 43 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Feb 22, 1919 | SEN | 0 | 3 | SEN 4 @ MTL 8 |
| 43 |  Odie CleghornMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Feb 27, 1919 | SEN | 0 | 3 | MTL 5 @ SEN 3 |
| 43 | Frank FoystonSMT | 3 | 1918-19 | Mar 19, 1919 | MTL | 0 | 3 | MTL 0 @ SMT 7 |
| 43 |  Jack DarraghSEN | 3 | 1919-20 | Apr 1, 1920 | SMT | 0 | 3 | SMT 1 @ SEN 6 |
| 43 |  George BoucherSEN | 3 | 1920-21 | Mar 10, 1921 | TSP | 0 | 3 | TSP 0 @ SEN 5 |
| 43 |  Jack AdamsVMI | 3 | 1921-22 | Mar 17, 1922 | TSP | 0 | 3 | VMI 4 @ TSP 3 |
| 43 |  Howie MorenzMTL | 3 | 1923-24 | Mar 22, 1924 | CAT | 0 | 3 | CAT 1 @ MTL 6 |
| 43 | Howie MorenzMTL | 3 | 1924-25 | Mar 27, 1925 | VIC | 0 | 3 | MTL 4 @ VIC 2 |
| 43 |  Percy GalbraithBOS | 3 | 1926-27 | Mar 31, 1927 | CHI | 1 | 4 | CHI 4 @ BOS 4 |
| 43 |  Busher JacksonTOR | 3 | 1931-32 | Apr 5, 1932 | NYR | 1 | 4 | TOR 6 @ NYR 4 |
| 43 |  Frank BoucherNYR | 3 | 1931-32 | Apr 9, 1932 | TOR | 1 | 4 | NYR 4 @ TOR 6 |
| 43 |  Charlie ConacherTOR | 3 | 1935-36 | Mar 26, 1936 | BOS | 1 | 4 | BOS 3 @ TOR 8 |
| 43 |  Toe BlakeMTL | 3 | 1937-38 | Mar 22, 1938 | CHI | 0 | 3 | CHI 4 @ MTL 6 |
| 43 |  Syd HoweDET | 3 | 1938-39 | Mar 23, 1939 | MTL | 0 | 3 | MTL 3 @ DET 7 |
| 43 |  Bryan Hextall Sr.NYR | 3 | 1939-40 | Apr 3, 1940 | TOR | 1 | 4 | TOR 2 @ NYR 6 |
Does NOT include statistics from May 24 suspended game in 1988 Stanley Cup Final (EDM at BOS), but does include statistics from 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers Top 60 of 354 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, playoff game?
Newsy Lalonde holds the NHL record for most goals, playoff game with 5 (1918-19).
Who is the active leader for most goals, playoff game?
Jean-Gabriel Pageau is the highest active player on the list at 4, rank 6 all time.