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Most goals scored by a defender in a calendar year: 27 – Daniel Passarella, 1976 [37] Most domestic league goals scored in a football season: 67 – Archie Stark, 1924–25 [38] [39] [note 14] Most international club goals scored in a football season: 19 [41] Trésor Mputu, 2007 [note 15] Rico, 2008
Newsy Lalonde, the first player to score six goals in an NHL game, also had two other five-goal games. Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, had four five-goal games. Mario Lemieux recorded four five-goal games. Sergei Fedorov scored all of the Red Wings' goals in a 5–4 overtime win against the Washington Capitals.
Most games: Patrick Marleau, 1,779 Most games, including playoffs: Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games: Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992–93) and Bob Kudelski (1993–94), 86 (both being traded mid-season, allowing them to play more than the then-team maximum of 84 games in a season)
The most recent goaltender to have scored a goal by deliberately shooting the puck into his opponents' net was Alex Nedeljkovic on January 17, 2025. Of the nineteen goals scored by NHL goaltenders, twelve were shot into the opposing team's net by the goaltender. Two goaltenders have scored a goal and earned a shutout in the same game.
Most playoff goals scored in a series by both teams: 69, (44 by the Edmonton Oilers and 25 by the Chicago Black Hawks) Fewest playoff goals scored in a series by one team: 1, by the Minnesota Wild against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Fewest playoff goals scored in a series by winning team: 7, by the Vegas Golden Knights against the Los Angeles ...
Similarly, Joe Mullen scored his 500th goal with only ten games left in his final season. Glenn Anderson was the closest player to never reach the mark, retiring in 1996 with 498 career NHL goals. Four players have scored their 500th goal on an empty net: Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Keith Tkachuk. Maurice Richard and Peter Bondra ...
Rick MacLeish scored the first two 4-goal games in team history, a mark that has been matched but not exceeded in regular season competition 15 times since. Antero Niittymaki holds the team regular season record for most saves in a game. Simon Gagne scored the fastest overtime goal in franchise history on January 5, 2006.
According to the IFFHS and other media outlets, 25 players are credited with scoring 500 or more goals in top-level professional football competitions: As of 7 February 2025. [1] Bold indicates players currently active. * indicates player has scored at least 500 goals for a single club. [58] [59]