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, which has happened only 16 times, by 13 different 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 defencemen to have scored eight points. The feat of scoring eight points in a game has been 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 February 2, 2012; Gagner's 8-point night was also the first 8-point game for a player since the 1980s.
Scorers[edit]
- Legend
| Name | Nationality | Team | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | December 28, 1944 | 8 | |
| Bert Olmstead | Montreal Canadiens | January 9, 1954 | 8 | |
| Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | February 7, 1976 | 10 | |
| Tom Bladon | Philadelphia Flyers | December 11, 1977 | 8 | |
| Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | December 23, 1978 | 8 | |
| Peter Stastny | Quebec Nordiques | February 22, 1981 | 8 | |
| Anton Stastny | Quebec Nordiques | February 22, 1981 | 8 | |
| Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | November 19, 1983 | 8 | |
| Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | January 4, 1984 | 8 | |
| Paul Coffey | Edmonton Oilers | March 14, 1986 | 8 | |
| Patrik Sundstrom | New Jersey Devils | April 22, 1988 | 8 | |
| Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | October 15, 1988 | 8 | |
| Bernie Nicholls | Los Angeles Kings | December 1, 1988 | 8 | |
| Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | December 31, 1988 | 8 | |
| Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 25, 1989 | 8 | |
| Sam Gagner | Edmonton Oilers | February 2, 2012 | 8 |
References[edit]
- General
- "Records + Rankings NHL Points". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- "Records + Rankings NHL Playoff Points". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-02-04.