Who has scored the most goals in a single NHL game?

Records are made to be broken. But some records will seemingly stand forever. One such record is the mark for the most goals in a single NHL game.

Joe Malone scored seven goals for the Quebec Bulldogs in a 10-6 win over the Toronto St. Patricks on Jan. 31, 1920. Malone's record-setting performance, which included a hat trick in the final period, took place in the NHL's third season and has stood for more than a century.

Six players, including Malone, have since scored six goals in a single NHL game. But even that hasn't happened since 1976.

Malone also had three career games with five goals. The only other players to score at least five goals in a game more than twice are Newsy Lalonde (three times), Mario Lemieux (three times) and Wayne Gretzky (four times).

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