A game with five goals is simply referred to as a "five-goal game." Six goals in a single game (which has only happened twice in the NHL since WWII's conclusion) is frequently referred to as a "double hat trick." "A pants trick is the greatest word for when a player gets four goals in a hockey game," according to Urban Dictionary. The term comes from the fact that a player who scores four goals will usually be dressed in pants rather than skates. The first time this happened was on February 8, 1945, in an NHL game between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks. Eddie Shore got three goals and Bill Cook got two. The second time was on March 17, 1955, in a game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers. Dickie Moore got four goals and All-Star goalie Gerry McNeil stopped 43 of 44 shots he faced. There have been other games where a player has scored four goals but they've also ended in losses. These games are not considered great achievements because you didn't win. You can think of these as failure to attain boondocking status. In 1942-43, the Detroit Red Wings played what is still regarded as one of the greatest games in NHL history against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The game lasted 18 minutes longer than scheduled and included three straight overtimes before a crowd of 19,000 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Red Wings lost by a score of 6-5.