Five Goal Games in NHL History

The hockey world is talking about Marian Gaborik's 5 goal game on Thursday night. It was only the 42nd time in NHL history that one player scored at least 5 goals in one game, and the first time in almost exactly 11 years when Sergei Fedorov last turned the trick.

A good percentage of 5 goal games occurred in the NHL's infancy years. Joe Malone scored 5 goals on 3 occasions, as well as a six goal and NHL record seven goal game. Six other times players have scored 6 goals, with Red Berenson and Darryl Sittler being the only modern players.

Wayne Gretzky scored 5 goals on 4 different nights, while Mario Lemieux did it three times. Lemieux may have the most famous 5 goal night. On Dec. 31, 1988 he scored 5 goals in 5 different ways - PP, PK, even strength, penalty shot and empty net.

Bryan Trottier is the only other modern player with more than one 5 goal night.

Ian Turnbull is the only defenseman to ever score 5 goals in one game.

Interestingly the 5 goal in a game club includes Rocket Richard, Jari Kurri and Peter Bondra, but not Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Mike Bossy, Pavel Bure or Brett Hull. The club also includes unlikely names like Willy Lindstrom, Pat Hughes, Tim Young, Grant Mulvey and Mike Ricci

Here's a list of all 5 or more goals games in NHL history.

Player	Team	Date
Seven Goals
Joe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	31-Jan-20
Six Goals
Newsy Lalonde	Montreal	10-Jan-20
Joe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	10-Mar-20
Corb Denneny	Toronto St. Pats	26-Jan-21
Cy Denneny	Ottawa	07-Mar-21
Syd Howe	Detroit	03-Feb-44
Red Berenson	St. Louis	07-Nov-68
Darryl Sittler	Toronto St. Pats	07-Feb-76
Five Goals
Joe Malone	Montreal	19-Dec-17
Harry Hyland	Montreal Wanderers	19-Dec-17
Joe Malone	Montreal	12-Jan-18
Joe Malone	Montreal	02-Feb-18
Mickey Roach	Toronto St. Pats	06-Mar-20
Newsy Lalonde	Montreal	16-Feb-21
Babe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	16-Dec-22
Red Green	Hamilton Tigers	05-Dec-24
Babe Dye	Toronto St. Pats	22-Dec-24
Punch Broadbent	Montreal Maroons	07-Jan-25
Pit Lepine	Montreal	14-Dec-29
Howie Morenz	Montreal	18-Mar-30
Charlie Conacher	Toronto	19-Jan-32
Ray Getliffe	Montreal	06-Feb-43
Rocket Richard	Montreal	28-Dec-44
Howie Meeker	Toronto	08-Jan-47
Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal	19-Feb-55
Bobby Rousseau	Montreal	01-Feb-64
Yvan Cournoyer	Montreal	15-Feb-75
Don Murdoch	NY Rangers	12-Oct-76
Ian Turnbull	Toronto	02-Feb-77
Bryan Trottier	NY Islanders	23-Dec-78
Tim Young	Minnesota North Stars	15-Jan-79
John Tonelli	NY Islanders	06-Jan-81
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton	18-Feb-81
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton	30-Dec-81
Grant Mulvey	Chicago	03-Feb-82
Bryan Trottier	NY Islanders	12-Feb-82
Willy Lindstrom	Winnipeg	02-Mar-82
Mark Pavelich	NY Rangers	23-Feb-83
Jari Kurri	Edmonton	19-Nov-83
Bengt Gustafsson	Washington	08-Jan-84
Pat Hughes	Edmonton	03-Feb-84
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton	15-Dec-84
Dave Andreychuk	Buffalo	06-Feb-86
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton	06-Dec-87
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh	31-Dec-88
Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary	11-Jan-89
Mats Sundin	Quebec Nordiques	05-Mar-92
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh	09-Apr-93
Peter Bondra	Washington	05-Feb-94
Mike Ricci	Quebec Nordiques	17-Feb-94
Alexei Zhamnov	Winnipeg	01-Apr-95
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh	26-Mar-96
Sergei Fedorov	Detroit	26-Dec-96
Marian Gaborik	Minnesota	20-Dec-07
Johan Franzen	Detroit	02-Feb-11