List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game

This is a list of players who have scored eight or more points in a National Hockey League game. Scoring eight or more points in a single game is considered a great feat and has happened only 16 times, by 13 players. Only one player, Darryl Sittler, scored more than eight points in a game, setting the NHL record with 10 while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1976. Paul Coffey and Tom Bladon are the only defensemen to have scored eight points. The feat of scoring eight points in a game was mostly achieved in the 1980s, with 10 out of the 16 instances happening in that decade. Mario Lemieux has the most games with at least eight points, scoring eight points in three separate games (in one season). Wayne Gretzky is the only other player to attain the feat more than once (twice, in one season). The most recent player to do so was Sam Gagner of the Edmonton Oilers, who scored eight points against the Chicago Blackhawks on 2 February 2012; Gagner's 8-point night was also the first 8-point game for a player since the 1980s.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard recorded the first eight-point game in league history.
Mario Lemieux recorded three eight-point games.
Wayne Gretzky had two eight-point games.
Sam Gagner is the most recent NHL player to score an eight-point game.

Scorers

Legend
  Player is still active in the NHL
  Player scored eight points in a playoff game
NameTeamDateGoalsAssistsPoints
Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens28 December 1944538
Bert Olmstead Montreal Canadiens9 January 1954448
Darryl Sittler Toronto Maple Leafs7 February 19766410
Tom Bladon Philadelphia Flyers11 December 1977448
Bryan Trottier New York Islanders23 December 1978538
Peter Stastny Quebec Nordiques22 February 1981448
Anton Stastny Quebec Nordiques22 February 1981358
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers19 November 1983358
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers4 January 1984448
Paul Coffey Edmonton Oilers14 March 1986268
Patrik Sundstrom New Jersey Devils22 April 1988358
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins15 October 1988268
Bernie Nicholls Los Angeles Kings1 December 1988268
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins31 December 1988538
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins25 April 1989538
Sam Gagner Edmonton Oilers2 February 2012448

References

General
  • "Players with Most Points in an NHL Game". QuantHockey. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • "Records + Rankings NHL Points". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  • "Records + Rankings NHL Playoff Points". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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