Records for points, goals, assists in an NHL game
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Records for points, goals, assists in an NHL game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Scoring three goals in a hockey game is rare enough that it gets its own nickname. Anything beyond that, and you just have to tip your hat.
From a seven-goal game to a 10-point performance, there are some outlandish NHL records. Wayne Gretzky is known as the NHL’s preeminent scorer, but even he couldn’t catch up to a couple of lesser-known skaters in some categories.
Here’s a look at Gretzky and other NHL leaders for points, goals and assists in a single game.
What is the record for points in an NHL game?
Only one player in NHL history has racked up double-digit points in an NHL game.
Darryl Sittler holds the NHL record with his 10-point onslaught against the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976. The Toronto Maple Leafs center scored six times and dished out four assists in an 11-4 victory.
The historic performance puts Sittler two points up on any other NHL player for a single game. Eleven other skaters have reached eight points in a game, with Gretzky and Mario Lemieux as the only players to do it twice.
Here is a look at the greatest single-game point totals in NHL history:
1. Darryl Sittler, TOR: 2/7/1976 vs. BOS – 10 (6 G, 4 A)
T-2. Maurice Richard, MON: 12/28/1944 vs. DET – 8 (5 G, 3 A)
T-2. Bryan Trottier, NYI: 12/23/1978 vs. NYR – 8 (5 G, 3 A)
T-2. Mario Lemieux, PIT: 12/31/1988 vs. NJD – 8 (5 G, 3 A)
T-2. Bert Olmstead, MON: 1/9/1954 vs. CHI – 8 (4 G, 4 A)
T-2. Tom Bladon, PHI: 12/11/1977 vs. CLE – 8 (4 G, 4 A)
T-2. Peter Stastny, QUE: 2/22/1981 vs. WSH – 8 (4 G, 4 A)
T-2. Wayne Gretzky, EDM: 1/4/1984 vs. MNS – 8 (4 G, 4 A)
T-2. Sam Gagner, EDM: 2/2/2012 vs. CHI – 8 (4 G, 4 A)
T-2. Anton Stastny, QUE: 2/22/1981 vs. WSH – 8 (3 G, 5 A)
T-2. Wayne Gretzky, EDM: 11/19/1983 vs. NJD – 8 (3 G, 5 A)
T-2. Paul Coffey, EDM: 3/14/1986 vs. DET – 8 (2 G, 6 A)
T-2. Mario Lemieux, PIT: 10/15/1988 vs. STL – 8 (2 G, 6 A)
T-2. Beanie Nicholls, LAK: 12/1/1988 vs….
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