Who Scored The Most Goals In An NHL Game?
On January 5, 1921, New York Rangers player Bill Cook scored six goals in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers. Gretzky holds or shares 61 NHL records. He is the only player to score more than 200 points in a season, which he did four times. In 1982–83, Gretzky had 212 points, the second-highest single-season total in NHL history.
On February 7, 1981, Wayne Gretzky scored five goals and added three assists for a total of eight points against the Philadelphia Flyers.
This was the seventh game of a ten-game scoring streak in which Gretzky scored at least one goal. He would go on to score 50 goals in 39 games that season.
Gretzky’s individual performance against the Flyers was just one of many jaw-dropping displays of offensive dominance throughout his career. In total, Gretzky scored 894 regular season goals, setting the NHL record for most goals scored in a career. He also holds the records for most goals in a season (87), most assists in a career (1,963), and most points in a career (2,857).
Gretzky’s eight-point game is the most points scored by one player in an NHL game.
On February 7, 1989, Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored four goals and added four assists for eight points against the Hartford Whalers. Gretzky’s eight-point game is the most points scored by one player in an NHL game.
Mario Lemieux
On December 31, 1988, Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six goals and four assists for a total of 10 points in a game against the New Jersey Devils. This performance still stands as the NHL record for the most points in a single game.
On December 31, 1988, Mario Lemieux scored six goals and added four assists for a total of 10 points against the New Jersey Devils.
It was the fifth time in his career that Lemieux had scored six goals in a game, and the 10 points matched his career high, which he had set earlier that season against the Philadelphia Flyers. The performance helped the Penguins to an 11-4 victory and gave Lemieux 31 goals and 86 points through just 39 games.
Lemieux’s 10-point game is the second-most points scored by one player in an NHL game.
During the 1988–89 NHL season, Mario Lemieux, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, scored ten points (four goals, six assists) against the New Jersey Devils in an 11–7 Penguins victory on December 31, 1988. It is the second-most points scored by one player in an NHL game, behind only Wayne Gretzky’s 10-point game in 1983.
Bernie Nicholls
Bernie Nicholls is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 18 seasons from 1981–82 until 1998–99. He was born in Haliburton, Ontario. Nicholls is best known for his time with the Los Angeles Kings, where he set a franchise record with 16 points in one game, a record that still stands today.
On December 1, 1988, Bernie Nicholls scored four goals and added six assists for a total of 10 points against the Edmonton Oilers.
On December 1, 1988, Bernie Nicholls of the Los Angeles Kings scored four goals and added six assists for a total of 10 points against the Edmonton Oilers. This performance tied the NHL record for most points in a game, a record that had been set by Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1976. Nicholls’ 10-point game remains the Kings’ franchise record.
Nicholls’ 10-point game is the third-most points scored by one player in an NHL game.
On December 10, 1988, Bernie Nicholls of the Los Angeles Kings scored four goals and added six assists for 10 points against the New York Rangers, setting a then-NHL record for most points in one game by a single player.
It was the third time in his NHL career that Nicholls had scored 10 or more points in a game; he also did it on February 21, 1985 (5G, 5A) and March 3, 1986 (4G, 6A). Nicholls’ 10-point game is the third-most points scored by one player in an NHL game.
