List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game facts for kids
The list of players who have scored five or more goals in an NHL game includes only 57 names.
In the National Hockey League (NHL), it is rare for one player to score so many goals in a single event.
The most recent instance was Mika Zibanejad on March 5, 2020.
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Player is still active in the NHL Player scored five goals in a playoff game
Name | Team | Date | Goals |
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Joe Malone | Montreal Canadiens | December 19, 1917 | 5 |
Harry Hyland | Montreal Wanderers | December 19, 1917 | 5 |
Joe Malone | Montreal Canadiens | January 12, 1918 | 5 |
Joe Malone | Montreal Canadiens | February 2, 1918 | 5 |
Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | March 1, 1919 | 5 |
Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | January 10, 1920 | 6 |
Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs | January 31, 1920 | 7 |
Mickey Roach | Toronto St. Pats | March 6, 1920 | 5 |
Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs | March 10, 1920 | 6 |
Corb Denneny | Toronto St. Pats | January 26, 1921 | 6 |
Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | February 16, 1921 | 5 |
Cy Denneny | Ottawa Senators | March 7, 1921 | 6 |
Babe Dye | Toronto St. Pats | December 16, 1922 | 5 |
Red Green | Hamilton Tigers | December 5, 1924 | 5 |
Babe Dye | Toronto St. Pats | December 22, 1924 | 5 |
Punch Broadbent | Montreal Maroons | January 7, 1925 | 5 |
Pit Lepine | Montreal Canadiens | December 14, 1929 | 5 |
Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | March 18, 1930 | 5 |
Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | January 19, 1932 | 5 |
Ray Getliffe | Montreal Canadiens | February 6, 1943 | 5 |
Syd Howe | Detroit Red Wings | February 3, 1944 | 6 |
Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | March 23, 1944 | 5 |
Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | December 28, 1944 | 5 |
Howie Meeker | Toronto Maple Leafs | January 8, 1947 | 5 |
Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | February 19, 1955 | 5 |
Bobby Rousseau | Montreal Canadiens | February 1, 1964 | 5 |
Red Berenson | St. Louis Blues | November 7, 1968 | 6 |
Yvan Cournoyer | Montreal Canadiens | February 15, 1975 | 5 |
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | February 7, 1976 | 6 |
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 22, 1976 | 5 |
Reggie Leach | Philadelphia Flyers | May 6, 1976 | 5 |
Don Murdoch | New York Rangers | October 12, 1976 | 5 |
Ian Turnbull (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | February 2, 1977 | 5 |
Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | December 23, 1978 | 5 |
Tim Young | Minnesota North Stars | January 15, 1979 | 5 |
John Tonelli | New York Islanders | January 6, 1981 | 5 |
Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | February 18, 1981 | 5 |
Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | December 30, 1981 | 5 |
Grant Mulvey | Chicago Black Hawks | February 3, 1982 | 5 |
Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | February 13, 1982 | 5 |
Willy Lindstrom | Winnipeg Jets | March 2, 1982 | 5 |
Mark Pavelich | New York Rangers | February 23, 1983 | 5 |
Jari Kurri | Edmonton Oilers | November 19, 1983 | 5 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | Washington Capitals | January 8, 1984 | 5 |
Pat Hughes | Edmonton Oilers | February 3, 1984 | 5 |
Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | December 15, 1984 | 5 |
Dave Andreychuk | Buffalo Sabres | February 6, 1986 | 5 |
Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | December 6, 1987 | 5 |
Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | December 31, 1988 | 5 |
Joe Nieuwendyk | Calgary Flames | January 11, 1989 | 5 |
Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 25, 1989 | 5 |
Mats Sundin | Quebec Nordiques | March 5, 1992 | 5 |
Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 9, 1993 | 5 |
Peter Bondra | Washington Capitals | February 5, 1994 | 5 |
Mike Ricci | Quebec Nordiques | February 17, 1994 | 5 |
Alexei Zhamnov | Winnipeg Jets | April 1, 1995 | 5 |
Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | March 26, 1996 | 5 |
Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings | December 26, 1996 | 5 |
Marian Gaborik | Minnesota Wild | December 20, 2007 | 5 |
Johan Franzen | Detroit Red Wings | February 2, 2011 | 5 |
Patrik Laine | Winnipeg Jets | November 24, 2018 | 5 |
Mika Zibanejad | New York Rangers | March 5, 2020 | 5 |
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Timo Meier, the latest player to score five goals in an NHL game, did it on January 17, 2022.
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