List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game
Scorers

Name
Team
Date
Goals
Assists
Points
Canada Maurice Richard
Montreal Canadiens
December 28, 1944
5
3
8
Canada Bert Olmstead
Montreal Canadiens
January 9, 1954
4
4
8
Canada Darryl Sittler
Toronto Maple Leafs
February 7, 1976
6
4
10
Canada Tom Bladon
Philadelphia Flyers
December 11, 1977
4
4
8
Canada Bryan Trottier
New York Islanders
December 23, 1978
5
3
8
Slovakia Peter Stastny
Quebec Nordiques
February 22, 1981
4
4
8
Slovakia Anton Stastny
Quebec Nordiques
February 22, 1981
3
5
8
Canada Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers
November 19, 1983
3
5
8
Canada Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers
January 4, 1984
4
4
8
Canada Paul Coffey
Edmonton Oilers
March 14, 1986
2
6
8
Sweden Patrik Sundstrom
New Jersey Devils
April 22, 1988
3
5
8
Canada Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins
October 15, 1988
2
6
8
Canada Bernie Nicholls
Los Angeles Kings
December 1, 1988
2
6
8
Canada Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins
December 31, 1988
5
3
8
Canada Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins
April 25, 1989
5
3
8
Canada Sam Gagner
Edmonton Oilers
February 2, 2012
4
4
8

Question: Who has the greatest number of points in an NHL game?
Answer: Darryl Sittler from Canada, playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, has the most points in an NHL game with 10 points (comprised of 6 goals and 4 assists).