NHL Record for Most Goals, Period
Joe Malone holds the NHL record with 4 goals (1917-18).
Top of the list
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joe MaloneMTL | 4 | 1917-18 | Feb 16, 1918 | 0 | 4 | SEN 4 @ MTL 10 |
| 1 |  Mickey RoachTSP | 4 | 1919-20 | Mar 6, 1920 | 1 | 5 | QBD 2 @ TSP 11 |
| 1 | Joe MaloneQBD | 4 | 1919-20 | Mar 10, 1920 | 0 | 4 | SEN 4 @ QBD 10 |
| 1 | Joe MaloneHAM | 4 | 1920-21 | Feb 23, 1921 | 1 | 5 | TSP 4 @ HAM 7 |
| 1 |  Pit LepineMTL | 4 | 1929-30 | Dec 14, 1929 | 1 | 5 | SEN 4 @ MTL 6 |
| 1 |  Busher JacksonTOR | 4 | 1934-35 | Nov 20, 1934 | 0 | 4 | TOR 5 @ SLE 2 |
The full top 60
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | Date | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe MaloneMTL | 4 | 1917-18 | Feb 16, 1918 | 0 | 4 | SEN 4 @ MTL 10 |
| 1 | Mickey RoachTSP | 4 | 1919-20 | Mar 6, 1920 | 1 | 5 | QBD 2 @ TSP 11 |
| 1 | Joe MaloneQBD | 4 | 1919-20 | Mar 10, 1920 | 0 | 4 | SEN 4 @ QBD 10 |
| 1 | Joe MaloneHAM | 4 | 1920-21 | Feb 23, 1921 | 1 | 5 | TSP 4 @ HAM 7 |
| 1 | Pit LepineMTL | 4 | 1929-30 | Dec 14, 1929 | 1 | 5 | SEN 4 @ MTL 6 |
| 1 | Busher JacksonTOR | 4 | 1934-35 | Nov 20, 1934 | 0 | 4 | TOR 5 @ SLE 2 |
| 1 |  Max BentleyCHI | 4 | 1942-43 | Jan 28, 1943 | 1 | 5 | NYR 1 @ CHI 10 |
| 1 |  Clint SmithCHI | 4 | 1944-45 | Mar 4, 1945 | 0 | 4 | MTL 4 @ CHI 6 |
| 1 |  Red BerensonSTL | 4 | 1968-69 | Nov 7, 1968 | 0 | 4 | STL 8 @ PHI 0 |
| 1 |  Wayne GretzkyEDM | 4 | 1980-81 | Feb 18, 1981 | 0 | 4 | STL 2 @ EDM 9 |
| 1 |  Grant MulveyCHI | 4 | 1981-82 | Feb 3, 1982 | 1 | 5 | STL 5 @ CHI 9 |
| 1 |  Bryan TrottierNYI | 4 | 1981-82 | Feb 13, 1982 | 0 | 4 | PHI 2 @ NYI 8 |
| 1 |  Al SecordCHI | 4 | 1986-87 | Jan 7, 1987 | 0 | 4 | TOR 4 @ CHI 6 |
| 1 |  Joe NieuwendykCGY | 4 | 1988-89 | Jan 11, 1989 | 0 | 4 | WIN 3 @ CGY 8 |
| 1 |  Peter BondraWSH | 4 | 1993-94 | Feb 5, 1994 | 0 | 4 | TBL 3 @ WSH 6 |
| 1 |  Mario LemieuxPIT | 4 | 1996-97 | Jan 26, 1997 | 0 | 4 | PIT 5 @ MTL 2 |
| 1 |  Patrick MarleauSJS | 4 | 2016-17 | Jan 23, 2017 | 0 | 4 | SJS 5 @ COL 2 |
| 1 |  Tage ThompsonBUF · active | 4 | 2022-23 | Dec 7, 2022 | 1 | 5 | BUF 9 @ CBJ 4 |
| 19 |  Harry HylandMWN | 3 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 0 | 3 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 19 |  Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1917-18 | Dec 29, 1917 | 0 | 3 | TAN 2 @ MTL 9 |
| 19 |  Cy DennenySEN | 3 | 1917-18 | Mar 6, 1918 | 0 | 3 | TAN 3 @ SEN 9 |
| 19 |  Frank NighborSEN | 3 | 1917-18 | Mar 6, 1918 | 0 | 3 | TAN 3 @ SEN 9 |
| 19 | Cy DennenySEN | 3 | 1918-19 | Dec 26, 1918 | 0 | 3 | TAN 2 @ SEN 5 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Jan 11, 1919 | 1 | 4 | TAN 4 @ MTL 13 |
| 19 |  Jack DarraghSEN | 3 | 1918-19 | Jan 16, 1919 | 0 | 3 | MTL 10 @ SEN 6 |
| 19 |  Didier PitreMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Jan 16, 1919 | 0 | 3 | MTL 10 @ SEN 6 |
| 19 |  Odie CleghornMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Feb 1, 1919 | 0 | 3 | TAN 0 @ MTL 10 |
| 19 | Joe MaloneMTL | 3 | 1918-19 | Feb 15, 1919 | 0 | 3 | TAN 2 @ MTL 8 |
| 19 |  Bert CorbeauMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Dec 25, 1919 | 0 | 3 | MTL 12 @ QBD 5 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Dec 25, 1919 | 0 | 3 | MTL 12 @ QBD 5 |
| 19 |  Punch BroadbentSEN | 3 | 1919-20 | Jan 7, 1920 | 1 | 4 | MTL 3 @ SEN 4 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Jan 10, 1920 | 0 | 3 | TSP 7 @ MTL 14 |
| 19 | Didier PitreMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Jan 10, 1920 | 1 | 4 | TSP 7 @ MTL 14 |
| 19 | Joe MaloneQBD | 3 | 1919-20 | Jan 31, 1920 | 0 | 3 | TSP 6 @ QBD 10 |
| 19 | Joe MaloneQBD | 3 | 1919-20 | Jan 31, 1920 | 0 | 3 | TSP 6 @ QBD 10 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Mar 3, 1920 | 0 | 3 | MTL 16 @ QBD 3 |
| 19 | Didier PitreMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Mar 3, 1920 | 0 | 3 | MTL 16 @ QBD 3 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1919-20 | Mar 10, 1920 | 0 | 3 | TSP 2 @ MTL 7 |
| 19 | Cy DennenySEN | 3 | 1920-21 | Jan 3, 1921 | 1 | 4 | MTL 2 @ SEN 8 |
| 19 |  Corb DennenyTSP | 3 | 1920-21 | Jan 26, 1921 | 0 | 3 | HAM 3 @ TSP 10 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1920-21 | Feb 16, 1921 | 0 | 3 | HAM 5 @ MTL 10 |
| 19 | Newsy LalondeMTL | 3 | 1920-21 | Feb 26, 1921 | 0 | 3 | HAM 6 @ MTL 13 |
| 19 |  Cully WilsonMTL | 3 | 1920-21 | Feb 26, 1921 | 0 | 3 | HAM 6 @ MTL 13 |
| 19 | Cy DennenySEN | 3 | 1920-21 | Mar 7, 1921 | 0 | 3 | HAM 5 @ SEN 12 |
| 19 | Odie CleghornMTL | 3 | 1921-22 | Dec 31, 1921 | 0 | 3 | TSP 3 @ MTL 5 |
| 19 |  Babe DyeTSP | 3 | 1922-23 | Dec 16, 1922 | 0 | 3 | MTL 2 @ TSP 7 |
| 19 | Bert CorbeauHAM | 3 | 1922-23 | Dec 27, 1922 | 0 | 3 | TSP 6 @ HAM 9 |
| 19 |  Red GreenHAM | 3 | 1924-25 | Dec 5, 1924 | 1 | 4 | HAM 10 @ TSP 3 |
| 19 | Cy DennenySEN | 3 | 1924-25 | Dec 15, 1924 | 1 | 4 | SEN 10 @ BOS 2 |
| 19 | Babe DyeTSP | 3 | 1924-25 | Dec 27, 1924 | 0 | 3 | SEN 4 @ TSP 3 |
| 19 |  Billy BoucherMTL | 3 | 1924-25 | Feb 11, 1925 | 0 | 3 | SEN 3 @ MTL 10 |
| 19 |  Harry OliverBOS | 3 | 1926-27 | Jan 11, 1927 | 0 | 3 | CHI 3 @ BOS 6 |
| 19 |  George HayCHI | 3 | 1926-27 | Feb 19, 1927 | 0 | 3 | CHI 4 @ DCG 1 |
| 19 |  Ty ArbourPIR | 3 | 1926-27 | Feb 22, 1927 | 0 | 3 | PIR 3 @ MMR 0 |
| 19 | Pit LepineMTL | 3 | 1926-27 | Mar 3, 1927 | 0 | 3 | CHI 1 @ MTL 7 |
| 19 |  Howie MorenzMTL | 3 | 1926-27 | Mar 10, 1927 | 0 | 3 | TSP 2 @ MTL 4 |
| 19 |  Aurel JoliatMTL | 3 | 1927-28 | Dec 22, 1927 | 0 | 3 | CHI 2 @ MTL 5 |
| 19 |  Nels StewartMMR | 3 | 1927-28 | Mar 24, 1928 | 0 | 3 | MMR 8 @ TOR 4 |
| 19 |  Dutch GainorBOS | 3 | 1928-29 | Mar 14, 1929 | 0 | 3 | BOS 5 @ DCG 1 |
| 19 |  John McKinnonPIR | 3 | 1929-30 | Nov 19, 1929 | 0 | 3 | TOR 5 @ PIR 10 |
Top 60 of 653 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, period?
Joe Malone holds the NHL record for most goals, period with 4 (1917-18).
Who is the active leader for most goals, period?
Tage Thompson is the highest active player on the list at 4, rank 1 all time.