List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game - wikipedia List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard recorded the first eight - point game in league history. Mario Lemieux recorded three eight - point games. Wayne Gretzky had two eight - point games. Sam Gagner is the most recent NHL player to score an eight - point 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 defensemen 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 2 February 2012 ; Gagner 's 8 - point night was also the first 8 - point game for a player since the 1980s. Scorers Legend Player is still active in the NHL Player scored eight points in a playoff game Name Team Date Goals Assists Points Richard, Maurice Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 000000001944 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1944 5 8 Olmstead, Bert Bert Olmstead Montreal Canadiens 000000001954 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1954 8 Sittler, Darryl Darryl Sittler Toronto Maple Leafs 000000001976 - 02 - 07 - 0000 February 7, 1976 6 10 Bladon, Tom Tom Bladon Philadelphia Flyers 000000001977 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1977 8 Trottier, Bryan Bryan Trottier New York Islanders 000000001978 - 12 - 23 - 0000 December 23, 1978 5 8 Stastny, Peter Peter Stastny Quebec Nordiques 000000001981 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1981 8 Stastny, Anton Anton Stastny Quebec Nordiques 000000001981 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1981 5 8 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 000000001983 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 1983 5 8 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 000000001984 - 01 - 04 - 0000 January 4, 1984 8 Coffey, Paul Paul Coffey Edmonton Oilers 000000001986 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1986 6 8 Sundstrom, Patrik Patrik Sundstrom New Jersey Devils 000000001988 - 04 - 22 - 0000 April 22, 1988 5 8 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 000000001988 - 10 - 15 - 0000 October 15, 1988 6 8 Nicholls, Bernie Bernie Nicholls Los Angeles Kings 000000001988 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1, 1988 6 8 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 000000001988 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1988 5 8 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 000000001989 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25, 1989 5 8 Gagner, Sam Sam Gagner Edmonton Oilers 000000002012 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 2012 8 References 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. 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Question: most points by nhl player in one game
Answer: Darryl Sittler