
Marian Gaborik, after scoring his fifth goal on 20 December 2007. Gaborik is currently the only active player in the NHL to have accomplished the feat.
This is a list of games in which a player has scored five or more goals in a National Hockey League game. Scoring five or more goals in a single game is considered a great feat, and only 43 players in the history of the league have achieved this accomplishment.[1] The most recent player to do so was Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild, who scored five goals on December 20, 2007, in a game against the New York Rangers. This was the first time a player had achieved the feat in 11 years.[2]
Scoring five goals in a single NHL game is an extremely rare feat which has only been accomplished 59 times. One player—Joe Malone—has scored seven goals in a game, seven players have scored six goals in a game, and 39 have scored five goals in a game. Only two players have scored six goals or more after 1967. Joe Malone—ranked second for most career goals of any player in major hockey's first half-century—scored five goals in a game on five separate occasions, of which one was a six-goal game, and another an NHL-record seven-goal game.[3] Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux each attained the feat four times while five other players have also had multiple five-goal game. There have been exactly five instances of five goals being scored in a playoff game.[4] Mario Lemieux is the only player in history to score five goals in five different ways during a game. On December 31, 1988, he scored an even-strength goal, a power-play goal, a short handed goal, a penalty shot goal and an empty net goal.[5]
Scorers[]

Newsy Lalonde, the first player to score six goals in a NHL game, also had two five-goal games.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard recorded two five-goal games in his career.

Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, had four five-goal games.

Mario Lemieux recorded four five-goal games.

Sergei Fedorov scored all of the Red Wings' goals in a 5-4 overtime win against the Washington Capitals; he eventually joined the latter team in 2008.
- Legend
Player is still active Player scored five goals in a playoff game
Name | Nationality | Team | Date | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 29, 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 | ![]() |
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 12, 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 |
References[]
- General
- Dinger, Ralph [1932]. National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book, 2004, Toronto: Dan Diamond. ISBN 0-920445-84-5.
- Specific
- ↑ David Amber (2007-12-21). Gaborik and his five goals have some company. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ↑ Gaborik erupts for five goals, first to do so in 11 years. Edmonton Journal (2007-12-21). Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ↑ Wild's Gaborik scores 5 against Rangers. CBC (2007-12-21). Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHL Playoff Goals. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Lemieux, Mario—Biography. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Joe Sexton (1989-04-27). Heroics for Lemieux Despite Sore Neck. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Mike Weimerskirch (2007-12-20). Gaborik posts NHL's first five-goal game in decade. National Post. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
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