The answer is 7 by Grant Mulvey on February 3rd, 1982. He scored 5 goals and had 2 assists that night.
Wayne Gretzky has scored the most NHL goals. He has 894 goals.
243 goals scored in NHL hockey
six goals
The most goals scored in a single hockey game by a player was 7 goals. This record is held by Joe Malone. He scored 7 goals on January 31st 1920 while playing for the Hamilton tigers.
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Alexander Ovechcin(2006 6 goals)
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Bobby Hull
MANY MANY players have scored 3 goals in a game. It's called a "hat trick."