<P> Joe Malone , playing in the early days of the NHL , holds the overall record with five different five - or - more goal games , including the NHL record seven goals in a game , as well as a six - goal game and three five - goal games . Overall , seven different players have scored six goals in a game -- including brothers Corb and Cy Denneny , within a few weeks of each other in 1921 . A total of 40 individual players have scored exactly five goals in a game , on one or more occasions . While five - goal games continue to occur from time to time , no player has scored six or more goals since Darryl Sittler scored six in February 1976 . </P>
<P> Joe Malone , playing in the early days of the NHL , holds the overall record with five different five - or - more goal games , including the NHL record seven goals in a game , as well as a six - goal game and three five - goal games . Overall , seven different players have scored six goals in a game -- including brothers Corb and Cy Denneny , within a few weeks of each other in 1921 . A total of 40 individual players have scored exactly five goals in a game , on one or more occasions . While five - goal games continue to occur from time to time , no player has scored six or more goals since Darryl Sittler scored six in February 1976 . </P>
who scored the most goals in a hockey game
who scored the most goals in a hockey game
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Sittler