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.

Scorers

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

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.

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Marian Gaborik, after scoring his fifth goal on December 20, 2007 – first in the 21st century

Legend

Player is still active in the NHL Player scored five goals in a playoff game

Name	Team	Date	Goals
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	December 19, 1917	5
Hyland, HarryHarry Hyland	Montreal Wanderers	December 19, 1917	5
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	January 12, 1918	5
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	February 2, 1918	5
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	March 1, 1919	5
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	January 10, 1920	6
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	January 31, 1920	7
Roach, MickeyMickey Roach	Toronto St. Pats	March 6, 1920	5
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	March 10, 1920	6
Denneny, CorbCorb Denneny	Toronto St. Pats	January 26, 1921	6
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	February 16, 1921	5
Denneny, CyCy Denneny	Ottawa Senators	March 7, 1921	6
Dye, BabeBabe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	December 16, 1922	5
Green, RedRed Green	Hamilton Tigers	December 5, 1924	5
Dye, BabeBabe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	December 22, 1924	5
Broadbent, PunchPunch Broadbent	Montreal Maroons	January 7, 1925	5
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	Montreal Canadiens	December 14, 1929	5
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	Montreal Canadiens	March 18, 1930	5
Conacher, CharlieCharlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	January 19, 1932	5
Getliffe, RayRay Getliffe	Montreal Canadiens	February 6, 1943	5
Howe, SydSyd Howe	Detroit Red Wings	February 3, 1944	6
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	March 23, 1944	5
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	December 28, 1944	5
Meeker, HowieHowie Meeker	Toronto Maple Leafs	January 8, 1947	5
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	February 19, 1955	5
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	Montreal Canadiens	February 1, 1964	5
Berenson, RedRed Berenson	St. Louis Blues	November 7, 1968	6
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	Montreal Canadiens	February 15, 1975	5
Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler	Toronto Maple Leafs	February 7, 1976	6
Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler	Toronto Maple Leafs	April 22, 1976	5
Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	Philadelphia Flyers	May 6, 1976	5
Murdoch, DonDon Murdoch	New York Rangers	October 12, 1976	5
Turnbull, IanIan Turnbull (D)	Toronto Maple Leafs	February 2, 1977	5
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	New York Islanders	December 23, 1978	5
Young, TimTim Young	Minnesota North Stars	January 15, 1979	5
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	New York Islanders	January 6, 1981	5
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	February 18, 1981	5
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	December 30, 1981	5
Mulvey, GrantGrant Mulvey	Chicago Black Hawks	February 3, 1982	5
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	New York Islanders	February 13, 1982	5
Lindstrom, WillyWilly Lindstrom	Winnipeg Jets	March 2, 1982	5
Pavelich, MarkMark Pavelich	New York Rangers	February 23, 1983	5
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	November 19, 1983	5
Gustafsson, Bengt-AkeBengt-Ake Gustafsson	Washington Capitals	January 8, 1984	5
Hughes, PatPat Hughes	Edmonton Oilers	February 3, 1984	5
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	December 15, 1984	5
Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk	Buffalo Sabres	February 6, 1986	5
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	December 6, 1987	5
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	December 31, 1988	5
Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames	January 11, 1989	5
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	April 25, 1989	5
Sundin, MatsMats Sundin	Quebec Nordiques	March 5, 1992	5
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	April 9, 1993	5
Bondra, PeterPeter Bondra	Washington Capitals	February 5, 1994	5
Ricci, MikeMike Ricci	Quebec Nordiques	February 17, 1994	5
Zhamnov, AlexeiAlexei Zhamnov	Winnipeg Jets	April 1, 1995	5
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	March 26, 1996	5
Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov	Detroit Red Wings	December 26, 1996	5
Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik	Minnesota Wild	December 20, 2007	5
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	Detroit Red Wings	February 2, 2011	5
Laine, PatrikPatrik Laine	Winnipeg Jets	November 24, 2018	5
Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad	New York Rangers	March 5, 2020	5

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Mika Zibanejad, the latest player to score five goals in an NHL game, did it on March 5, 2020.
Joe Malone, the first player to score five goals in a NHL game, the only player to score seven goals in a game, and the overall most prolific, scoring at least five goals in five games.