Greatest short-term goal scoring bursts

[TheStatican]

On the heels of the 50 in 50 thread and 60 in 60(or more) thread the next thing to consider is even shorter scoring bursts. Hence this thread, which is a list of the players who score the most goals in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 25, and 30 games as well as who had the most hat tricks and 4-goal games in the shortest times spans, the most goals in a month and longest stretch of consecutive 2-goal games and averaging 2 goals a games. Only includes streaks from the original six era and beyond, including playoffs. Record holder denoted in bold, original previous holder(s) in italics, rookies underlined, * indicates streak began at the start of season.


Most goals in 2 games(min 7);
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season streak)
8 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
8 - Joe Mullen 1991-92
8 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
7 - Syd Howe 1943-44
7 - Maurice Richard 1947-48
7 - Bill Goldsworthy 1970-71
7 - Darryl Sittler 1975-76
7 - Mike Bossy 1980-81 (early-season)
7 - Mike Bossy 1980-81 (mid-season)
7 - Peter Stastny 1980-81
7 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
7 - Willy Lindström 1981-82
7 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
7 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
7 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
7 - Wayne Gretzky 1987-88
7 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
7 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
7 - Alex Zhamnov 1995
7 - Peter Bondra 1998-99
7 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
7 - Alexander Ovechkin 2017-18*

Most goals in 3 games(min 8);
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
9 - Claude Larose 1973-74
9 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
9 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
9 - Joe Mullen 1991-92
9 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
9 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
8 - Syd Howe 1943-44
8 - Mike Bossy 1978-79
8 - Mike Foligno 1979-80
8 - Bill Barber 1979-80 playoffs
8 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
8 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
8 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
8 - Peter Stastny 1982-83
8 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
8 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
8 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
8 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
8 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
8 - Tomas Sandström 1990-91
8 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
8 - Alex Zhamnov 1995
8 - Peter Bondra 1998-99
8 - Alexander Ovechkin 2019-20
8 - Mika Zibanejad 2019-20

Most goals in 4 games(min 9);
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
11 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
11 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
11 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
11 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
11 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
10 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
10 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
10 - Dino Ciccarelli 1983-84
10 - Joe Mullen 1991-92
10 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
9 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
9 - Syd Howe 1943-44
9 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
9 - Claude Larose 1973-74
9 - Mike Foligno 1979-80
9 - Bill Barber 1979-80 playoffs
9 - Darryl Sittler 1980-81
9 - Steve Payne 1980-81 playoffs
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
9 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
9 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
9 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
9 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
9 - Kent Nilsson 1984-85
9 - Tim Kerr 1985-86
9 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
9 - Mike Gartner 1986-87
9 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
9 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
9 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
9 - Alex Zhamnov 1995
9 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
9 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
9 - Johan Franzen 2007-08 playoffs
9 - Alexander Ovechkin 2019-20
9 - Mika Zibanejad 2019-20

Most goals in 5 games(min 10);
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
13 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
13 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
12 - Syd Howe 1943-44
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
12 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
12 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
11 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
11 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
11 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
11 - Dino Ciccarelli 1983-84
11 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
11 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
11 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
11 - Joe Mullen 1991-92
11 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
11 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
11 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
10 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
10 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
10 - Bobby Hull 1965-66
10 - Rod Gilbert 1975-76
10 - Mike Bossy 1978-79
10 - Anton Stastny 1980-81
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
10 - Ken Houston 1981-82
10 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
10 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
10 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
10 - Pierre Larouche 1983-84
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
10 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
10 - Tim Kerr 1985-86
10 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
10 - Mike Gartner 1986-87
10 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
10 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
10 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
10 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
10 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
10 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
10 - Johan Franzen 2007-08 playoffs
10 - Filip Forsberg 2016-17
10 - Mika Zibanejad 2019-20

Most goals in 6 games(min 11);
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
14 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
14 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
14 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
14 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
13 - Syd Howe 1943-44
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
13 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
13 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
13 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
12 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
12 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
12 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
12 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
12 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
12 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
12 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
12 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
12 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
12 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
11 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
11 - Bobby Hull 1965-66
11 - Rod Gilbert 1975-76
11 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
11 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
11 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
11 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
11 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
11 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
11 - Tim Kerr 1985-86
11 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
11 - Tomas Sandström 1986-87
11 - Mike Gartner 1986-87
11 - Joe Nieuwendyk 1987-88
11 - Jimmy Carson 1987-88
11 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
11 - Brett Hull 1990-91
11 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
11 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
11 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
11 - Sidney Crosby 2010-11
11 - Mika Zibanejad 2019-20

Most goals in 7 games(min 12);
17 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
16 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
15 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
15 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
15 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
15 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
14 - Syd Howe 1943-44
14 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
14 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
14 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
14 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
13 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
13 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
13 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
13 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
13 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
13 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
13 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
13 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
13 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
13 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (late-season)
13 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
12 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
12 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
12 - Jean Ratelle 1971-72
12 - Phil Esposito 1971-72
12 - Rod Gilbert 1975-76
12 - Marcel Dionne 1979-80
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
12 - Dino Ciccarelli 1981-82
12 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
12 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
12 - Mark Messier 1982-83 playoffs
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
12 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
12 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
12 - Tomas Sandström 1986-87
12 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
12 - Mike Gartner 1986-87
12 - Joe Nieuwendyk 1987-88
12 - Jimmy Carson 1987-88
12 - Stephane Richer 1987-88
12 - Håkan Loob 1987-88
12 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
12 - Brett Hull 1990-91
12 - Kevin Stevens 1991-92
12 - Joe Mullen 1991-92
12 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
12 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
12 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
12 - Luc Robitaille 1992-93
12 - Mario Lemieux 1996-97
12 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (mid-season)

Most goals in 8 games(min 13);
18 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
17 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
16 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
16 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
15 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
15 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
15 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
15 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
14 - Syd Howe 1943-44
14 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
14 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
14 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
14 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
14 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
14 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
14 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
14 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
14 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
14 - Teemu Selänne 1992-93
14 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
14 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
14 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
13 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
13 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
13 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
13 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
13 - Rick Martin 1975-76
13 - Reggie Leach 1975-76 playoffs
13 - Marcel Dionne 1979-80
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
13 - Dino Ciccarelli 1981-82
13 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
13 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
13 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
13 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
13 - Brett Hull 1990-91
13 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
13 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
13 - Luc Robitaille 1992-93
13 - John LeClair 1995-96
13 - Jaromir Jagr 1996-97
13 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (mid-season)
13 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (late-season)

Most goals in 9 games(min 14);
19 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
18 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
18 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
17 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
16 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
16 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
16 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
16 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
15 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
15 - Phil Esposito 1974-75
15 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
15 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
15 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
15 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
15 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
15 - Brett Hull 1990-91
15 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
15 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
15 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
14 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
14 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
14 - Bobby Hull 1962-63
14 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
14 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
14 - Rick Martin 1975-76
14 - Reggie Leach 1975-76 playoffs
14 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
14 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
14 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
14 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
14 - Mike Bossy 1981-82
14 - Mark Messier 1982-83 playoffs
14 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
14 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
14 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
14 - Petri Skriko 1986-87
14 - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
14 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
14 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
14 - Luc Robitaille 1992-93
14 - John LeClair 1995-96
14 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
14 - Mario Lemieux 1996-97
14 - Jaromir Jagr 1996-97
14 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (mid-season)
14 - Pavel Bure 2000-01 (late-season)
14 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20

Most goals in 10 games(min 15);
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
20 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
19 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
18 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
17 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
17 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
17 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
17 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
17 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
17 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
17 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
17 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
17 - Brett Hull 1990-91
16 - Phil Esposito 1974-75
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
16 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
16 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
16 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
16 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
16 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
16 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
16 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
16 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
15 - Mud Bruneteau 1943-44*
15 - Syd Howe 1943-44
15 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
15 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
15 - Jean Beliveau 1955-56
15 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
15 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
15 - Bobby Hull 1962-63
15 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
15 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 (early-season)
15 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 (late-season)
15 - Jean Ratelle 1971-72
15 - Reggie Leach 1975-76 playoffs
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
15 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
15 - Barry Pederson 1982-83
15 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
15 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
15 - Jari Kurri 1983-84
15 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
15 - Tim Kerr 1985-86
15 - Mario Lemieux 1987-88
15 - Joe Nieuwendyk 1987-88
15 - Jimmy Carson 1988-89
15 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
15 - Kevin Stevens 1991-92
15 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
15 - Luc Robitaille 1992-93
15 - John LeClair 1995-96
15 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96

Most goals in 11 games(min 16);
21 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
21 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
21 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
19 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
19 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
18 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
18 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
18 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
18 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
18 - Brett Hull 1990-91
18 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
18 - Teemu Selänne 1992-93
17 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
17 - Phil Esposito 1974-75
17 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
17 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
17 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
17 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
17 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
17 - Jimmy Carson 1988-89
17 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
17 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
17 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
16 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
16 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
16 - Jean Beliveau 1955-56
16 - Bernie Geoffrion 1960-61
16 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
16 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
16 - Jean Ratelle 1971-72
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
16 - Mike Bossy 1981-82
16 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
16 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
16 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
16 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
16 - Tim Kerr 1985-86
16 - Dino Ciccarelli 1986-87
16 - Craig Simpson 1987-88
16 - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20

Most goals in 12 games(min 17);
22 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
22 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
21 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
21 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
20 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (late-season)
20 - Brett Hull 1990-91
20 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
19 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
19 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
18 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
18 - Phil Esposito 1974-75
18 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
18 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
18 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
18 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
18 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
18 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
18 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
18 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
18 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
18 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
18 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
18 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
18 - Patrik Laine 2018-19
17 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
17 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
17 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
17 - Bernie Geoffrion 1960-61
17 - Norm Ullman 1964-65
17 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
17 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
17 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
17 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
17 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
17 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
17 - Joe Nieuwendyk 1987-88
17 - Steve Yzerman 1988-89
17 - Jimmy Carson 1988-89

Most goals in 13 games(min 18);
26 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
23 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
23 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
22 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
22 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
22 - Brett Hull 1990-91
21 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
21 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
21 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs (20 regular season alone)
21 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
20 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
20 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
19 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
19 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
19 - Jimmy Carson 1988-89
19 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
19 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
19 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
19 - Teemu Selänne 1997-98
18 - Maurice Richard 1943-44
18 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
18 - Bernie Geoffrion 1960-61
18 - Bobby Hull 1962-63
18 - Norm Ullman 1964-65
18 - Bobby Hull 1968-69
18 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
18 - Phil Esposito 1973-74
18 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
18 - Dennis Maruk 1981-82
18 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
18 - Rick Vaive 1982-83
18 - Jari Kurri 1984-85
18 - Jari Kurri 1984-85 Playoffs
18 - Jari Kurri 1985-86
18 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
18 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
18 - Steve Yzerman 1988-89
18 - Pat LaFontaine 1989-90
18 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
18 - Patrik Laine 2018-19

Most goals in 15 games(min 20);
28 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (late-season)
24 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early-season)
24 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (mid-season)
24 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
24 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
23 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 to end the season
23 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid-season)
23 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (late-season)
23 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs (21 regular season alone)
23 - Brett Hull 1990-91
22 - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
22 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
22 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
21 - Phil Esposito 1974-75
21 - Mike Bossy 1980-81
21 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
21 - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
21 - Pat LaFontaine 1991-92
20 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
20 - Jean Beliveau 1958-59
20 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
20 - Mike Bossy 1984-85
20 - Dino Ciccarelli 1986-87*
20 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
20 - Steve Yzerman 1988-89
20 - Jimmy Carson 1988-89
20 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (early-season)
20 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (early-season)
20 - Mario Lemieux 1995-96

best recent 15 game streaks;
Auston Matthews 19 in 15 2021-22
Corey Perry 19 in 15(14) 2010-11

Most goals in 20 games(min 25);
33 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid & late-season streaks merged)
33 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 includes playoffs (30 regular season alone)
31 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early & mid-season streaks merged)
30 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs (25 regular season alone)
30 - Brett Hull 1990-91
29 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
29 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
27 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
27 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
27 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
26 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 (early-season)
26 - Phil Esposito 1970-71 (late-season)
26 - Bryan Trottier 1981-82
26 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
26 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (early-season)
26 - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87
25 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
25 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
25 - Mike Gartner 1986-87
25 - Jaromir Jagr 1996-97

Most goals in 25 games(min 30);
39 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid & late-season streak merged)
36 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early mid & late-season streak merged)
36 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 includes playoffs (35 regular season alone)
35 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
33 - Brett Hull 1990-91
32 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
32 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs (30 regular season alone)
32 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
32 - Pavel Bure 2000-01
31 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89
31 - Brett Hull 1991-92
30 - Bobby Hull 1961-62
30 - Phil Esposito 1970-71
30 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
30 - Cam Neely 1993-94

Most goals in 30 games(min 35);
46 - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (mid & late-season streak merged)
44 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (early & mid-season streak merged)
41 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
40 - Brett Hull 1990-91
40 - Mario Lemieux 1992-93 includes playoffs (37 regular season alone)
37 - Maurice Richard 1944-45
36 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (mid-season)
36 - Brett Hull 1991-92
36 - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
35 - Phil Esposito 1973-74(in 29)
35 - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (late-season)
35 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85
35 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs (30 regular season alone)
35 - Cam Neely 1993-94
35 - Pavel Bure 2000-01(in 29)

Shortest number of games between 3 hat tricks(within 8 games or less);
4 games - Rick Tocchet 1987-88
4 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
5 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
5 games - Bernie Nicholls 1981-82
5 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
5 games - Petri Skriko 1986-87
6 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
6 games - Teemu Selanne 1992-93
6 games - Alex Ovechkin 2019-20
7 games - Phil Esposito 1970-71
7 games - Mark Messier 1982-83 playoffs
7 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
7 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
7 games - Håkan Loob 1987-88
7 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
7 games - Kevin Stevens 1991-92
8 games - Rick Martin 1975-76
8 games - Jari Kurri 1985-86
8 games - Tomas Sandström 1986-87
8 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89

Shortest number of games between 4 hat tricks(within 25 games or less);
7 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 playoffs
10 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
10 games - Kevin Stevens 1991-92
10 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
11 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
15 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
17 games - Mike Bossy 1983-84
17 games - Pavel Bure 2000-01
18 games - Brett Hull 1991-92
19 games - Tomas Sandström 1986-87
19 games - Theoren Fleury 1990-91
20 games - Phil Esposito 1970-71
20 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82 (or two 16 game spans)
20 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
21 games - Drew Stafford 2010-11
23 games - Phil Esposito 1974-75
23 games - Mario Lemieux 1986-87
24 games - Kent Nilsson 1982-83
24 games - Mike Bossy 1982-83 includes playoffs
24 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
25 games - Wayne Gretzky 1986-87

Shortest number of games between 5 hat tricks(within 40 games or less);
16 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
21 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
22 games - Brett Hull 1991-92
23 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
25 games - Mario Lemieux 1986-87
26 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
30 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 includes playoffs
34 games - Rick Martin 1975-76
34 games - Kent Nilsson 1982-83
36 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
36 games - Mario Lemieux 1995-96
38 games - Maurice Richard 1943-44 includes playoffs
40 games - Mike Bossy 1982-83 includes playoffs

Shortest number of games between 6 hat tricks(within 50 games or less);
23 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
26 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
28 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
30 games - Brett Hull 1991-92
31 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
39 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 includes playoffs
39 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
46 games - Mike Bossy 1982-83 includes playoffs
49 games - Mario Lemieux 1986-87

Shortest number of games between 7 hat tricks(within 60 games or less);
26 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 or 28
30 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
36 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
42 games - Brett Hull 1991-92
43 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
53 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93

Shortest number of games between 8 hat tricks(within 75 games or less);
33 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
37 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
40 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
50 games - Brett Hull 1991-92
70 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
72 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 includes playoffs

Shortest number of games between 9 hat tricks(within 84 games or less);
42 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
51 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
55 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
73 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89
81 games - Jari Kurri 1984-85 includes playoffs

Shortest number of games between 10 hat tricks(within 84 games or less);
43 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
62 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
84 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 includes playoffs


Shortest number of games between two 4 goal games(within 10 games or less);
2 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
2 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
2 games - Joe Mullen 1991-92
2 games - Mario Lemieux 1992-93
6 games - Wayne Gretzky 1982-83 playoffs
6 games - Mike Bossy 1984-85
6 games - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93
9 games - Rick MacLeish 1972-73
9 games - Tim Kerr 1984-85
10 games - Wayne Gretzky 1980-81
10 games - Bernie Nicholls 1994-95

Shortest number of games between three 4 goal games(within 50 games or less);
13 games - Mario Lemieux 1992-93
16 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
17 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
44 games - Tim Kerr 1984-85
50 games - Mike Bossy 1980-81
50 games - Mario Lemieux 1988-89

Shortest number of games between four 4 goal games(within 80 games or less);
27 games - Wayne Gretzky 1981-82
43 games - Wayne Gretzky 1983-84
70 games - Tim Kerr 1984-85 includes playoffs

Most goals within a specific month(min 19);
20 - Teemu Selanne Mar 1993
19 - Phil Esposito Dec 1970
19 - Phil Esposito Mar 1971
19 - Wayne Gretzky Dec 1981
19 - Wayne Gretzky Jan 1984
19 - Mario Lemieux Dec 1988
19 - Pat Lafontaine Jan 1992
19 - Pavel Bure Feb 1994

Most goals in any one month period(20 min);
28 - Mario Lemieux Mar 18 to Apr 14 1993 - end of season (28 days, same# in 30 days)
23 - Phil Esposito Mar 6 to Apr 4 1971 (30 days)
23 - Wayne Gretzky Oct 28 to Nov 27 1981 (31 days, 22g in 30 days)
23 - Wayne Gretzky Dec 13 1983 to Jan 11 1984 (30 days)
23 - Alexander Mogilny Dec 9 1992 to Jan 8 1993 (31 days, 21g in 30 days)
22 - Wayne Gretzky Dec 9 1981 to Jan 6 1982 (29 days, same# in 30 days)
21 - Teemu Selanne Feb 28 to Mar 26 1993 (28 days, 23g in 30 days)
21 - Wayne Gretzky Feb 15 to Mar 13 1984 (27 days, same# in 30 days)
20 - Mario Lemieux Mar 7 to Apr 2 1989 - end of season (27 days, same# in 30 days)
20 - Brett Hull Jan 25 to Feb 23 1991 (30 days)


Longest streaks of games averaging two goals-a-game(min 7);
13 - Mario Lemieux Mar 18 to Apr 9 1993 (1 5-goal game + 2 4-goal games, 3 hat tricks total, 7 2-goal games)
10 - Wayne Gretzky Dec 16 1981 to Jan 6 1982
9 - Mario Lemieux March 12 to April 2 1993
8 - Alexander Mogilny Dec 15 1992 to Jan 3 1993
7 - Syd Howe Jan 23 to Feb 6 1944
7 - Mike Bossy Oct 28 to Nov 12 1980
7 - Wayne Gretzky Feb 15 to Feb 25 1984
7 - Jari Kurri Apr 25 to May 16 1985 (playoffs)
7 - Rick Tocchet Feb 18 to Mar 3 1988
7 - Alexander Ovechkin Jan 13 to Feb 4 2020


Longest streak of consecutive 2 goal games;
5 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 11 1ht
5 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 13 3ht
4 - Maurice Richard 1943-44 9g 1ht
4 - Mickey Redmond 1971-72 8g
4 - Phil Esposito 1973-74 8g
4 - Charlie Shimmer 1980-81 8g
4 - Steve Payne 1980-81 playoffs 9g 1ht
4 - Rick Vaive 1981-82 8g
4 - Rick Vaive 1982-83 10g 1ht
4 - Dino Ciccarelli 1983-84 10 g 2ht
4 - Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 9g 1ht
4 - Bernie Nicholls 1988-89 9g 1ht
4 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 11 2ht

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[The Panther]

Wow, amazing!! This is great.

 

[TheStatican]

Wow, amazing!! This is great.

Thanks! And fixed it*

 

[Calderon]

Great job, thank you for the effort!

Amazing how Gretzky tops every list between 2 and 9 games (and not a co-lead at that)! It's so weird how Mogilny's 92-93 is such an outlier in his career (and in many others' as well, to be fair) in terms of goal scoring. I mean I know the reasons why that season was such an anomaly but still, man...

Kurri's four hat tricks in seven games (in the playoffs!) is wild, but then you have Gretzky's 10 in 43 games. Wow. And even having a category of "Shortest number of games between four 4 goal games" is pretty crazy.

I'd point out a small omission of Ovechkin scoring 8 goals in 3 games and 9 in 4 (Jan 2020, you have included this timeframe in the longer streaks).

 

[TheStatican]

Great job, thank you for the effort!

Amazing how Gretzky tops every list between 2 and 9 games (and not a co-lead at that)! It's so weird how Mogilny's 92-93 is such an outlier in his career (and in many others' as well, to be fair) in terms of goal scoring. I mean I know the reasons why that season was such an anomaly but still, man...

Kurri's four hat tricks in seven games (in the playoffs!) is wild, but then you have Gretzky's 10 in 43 games. Wow. And even having a category of "Shortest number of games between four 4 goal games" is pretty crazy.

I'd point out a small omission of Ovechkin scoring 8 goals in 3 games and 9 in 4 (Jan 2020, you have included this timeframe in the longer streaks).

Thanks! And for the heads up, added it to the list as well a few others I missed like Rick Tocchet absurd scoring burst at the end of '88.

Gretzky's name pops up a ridiculous 142 times, followed by Lemieux at 108 times. Next most? Bossy & Kurri way back 42 a peice.

I think most of those marks are pretty safe but I wonder if now that the game is opening up a bit if someone might match him on say the 3 or 4 game mark. Afterall Laine potted 11 in 4 just a couple years back, and a random guy like Claude Larose had 9 in 3. I could see Matthews or McDavid potentially doing something crazy like that sometime in their career.

 

[alko]

Gretzky, Gretzky, Gretzky.... Its boooring.

 

[Sorry]

Very fun to look at, thanks for all the hard work!

Those Gretzky and Lemieux guys might have been pretty decent.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

It's kind of funny that Ovechkin is making a case for best goal scorer ever and yet he's notably absent here lol

 

[ES]

Here is one hot streak which is missing from the list:

Petri Skriko Stats and News | NHL.com

Petri Skriko Stats and News

www.nhl.com

12 games in 5 games including three hat tricks.

 

[kaiser matias]

Edit: didn't read.

 

[MadLuke]

It's kind of funny that Ovechkin is making a case for best goal scorer ever and yet he's notably absent here lol

his name appear 12 time I think here, sometime the only name that is not from the 43-44 to 44-45 seasons or the 1980s to 92/93

 

[Cursed Lemon]

his name appear 12 time I think here, sometime the only name that is not from the 43-44 to 44-45 seasons or the 1980s to 92/93

Literally all of them except one entry are from the same season though

 

[TheStatican]

Here is one hot streak which is missing from the list:

Petri Skriko Stats and News | NHL.com

Petri Skriko Stats and News

www.nhl.com

12 games in 5 games including three hat tricks.

Wow I never even heard of this guy but yet he once put up a 5 game goal scoring binge that has only been bested 3 times in past last 100 years!

Gretzky, Gretzky, Gretzky.... Its boooring.

Yeah but often as his name pops up, which speaks to his incredible constancy, the margin of his domination isn't huge by any means. Up until the 25 game mark he only bests his pears most of the time by a single goal. And I honestly though he would own every single one of these unofficial records but there's a few he doesn't.

 

[ForsbergForever]

Amazing work! I love reading through these kind of lists.

I also learned that Petri Skriko exists. It's crazy that despite him scoring 14 in 9 games in 86-87 he only finished the season with 33.

 

[MadLuke]

Literally all of them except one entry are from the same season though

Same for Richard a single season outside the war year, would be interesting to see a list that exclude the 2 high scoring war year and the 72-73 to 92-93 higher scoring era, people that would pop up (Bure, Ovechkin, Richard, Selanne, Esposito) would mostly quite special with the rarer Laine type popping up.

Scoring just changed so much that it make those raw number list a bit meh (which I imagine why we excluded the Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde era here, they would probably have almost all the records).

 

[barbu]

I would have expected more Brett Hull.

 

[c9777666]

I believe Mullen, Gretzky, and Lemieux are the only guys with back to back 4 goal games

 

[crobro]

Didn’t Gretzky Bossy Simmer all have a huge run each trying reach 50 in 50 one year?

 

[bobholly39]

This is fantastic OP - thanks for doing the work and sharing. Very fun to see.

It's kind of funny that Ovechkin is making a case for best goal scorer ever and yet he's notably absent here lol

I've always said that Ovechkin's peak doesn't hold up to the very best goal-scoring peaks. Imo he's not top 5 for peak. Close after that, just not top 5.

But - Ovechkin's strength is his consistency, and he's #1 by a long shot there. That's important too

I would have expected more Brett Hull.

Brett Hull seemed to score a lot more consistently - whereas Gretzky/Lemieux would score in bursts. It doesn't surprise me to not see him atop some of these lists to be honest.

 

[The Panther]

Didn’t Gretzky Bossy Simmer all have a huge run each trying reach 50 in 50 one year?

Bossy and Simmer were both chasing the 50-in-50 in 1980-81. Gretzky was (first) in 1981-82 (actually calendar year of 1981, since he hit 50 in December!).

Gretzky beat 50-in-50 in 1981-82, 1983-84, and 1984-85.

What's funny is that few people even know he scored 50-in-42 games in 1983-84, such was his scoring dominance then. It was like, "Not 50-in-39 again? Meh, not headline worthy...".

 

[severian]

Gretzky dominating this list isn’t surprising, but I am a little surprised at how ridiculous Mogilny’s 92-93 season was.

 

[TheStatican]

McDavid tied the record for most consecutive 2 goal games;
5 - Mario Lemieux 1988-89 11 1ht
5 - Alexander Mogilny 1992-93 13 3ht
5 - Conner McDavid 2022-23 10g

Unfortunately I can't update the list in the OP since it's reached Hf boards ten thousand character limit.

 

[The Panther]

(Nice to see this thread bumped.) Since @TheStatican mentioned it, that Rick Tocchet streak near the end of 1987-88 is utterly bizarre.

So, Tocchet's then career high (after three full seasons) was only 21 goals in 1986-87, and in 1987-88 he scored his 17th goal of the year in game 54, so he was doing about the same.

But thus began a six-game goal-scoring streak for Tocchet. After the aforementioned 1 goal (vs. the Islanders), he then scored 13 goals in his next five games., including three hat-tricks in four games.

Then, only 2 goals in the next eleven games to close out the season (RS + playoffs).

 

[TheStatican]

(Nice to see this thread bumped.) Since @TheStatican mentioned it, that Rick Tocchet streak near the end of 1987-88 is utterly bizarre.

So, Tocchet's then career high (after three full seasons) was only 21 goals in 1986-87, and in 1987-88 he scored his 17th goal of the year in game 54, so he was doing about the same.

But thus began a six-game goal-scoring streak for Tocchet. After the aforementioned 1 goal (vs. the Islanders), he then scored 13 goals in his next five games., including three hat-tricks in four games.

Then, only 2 goals in the next eleven games to close out the season (RS + playoffs).

It's definitely one of the most unusual and incredible scoring outbursts in NHL history. The only other compatibles in streakiness would seem to be Petri Skriko and Patrik Laine's '87 and '19 seasons. Though both those players at least had more of a goal scoring pedigree prior to their streaky seasons and both of them would slowly fall off thereafter them while Tocchet's career took off.

Skriko had 5 goals in first 18 games and then exploded with 12 in his next 5. Then he goes on to score just 4 goals in his next 40! Before having a second goal scoring outburst late in the season with 9 in 5 and finally finishing with 3 in 8. Outside of those two outbursts(20g in 10gms) he had just 13 in 66.

Laine might be even worse, starts off the season with 3 in 12 before getting on a roll and scoring 6 times that amount in the same number of games; 18 in 12, 11 coming in just 4 games. Then he scores just 9 goals in the rest of the way in 55 games. And 4 of those goals came in a mini 3-game burst at the end of February. Outside of those two outbursts (22 in 15gms) he had just 8 in 67! Though he did at least manage to rebound in the playoffs with 3 in 6.

 

[The Panther]

Let's not forget Dave "Lummer" Lumley. During November/December 1981, he scored goals in 12 consecutive games. Over a 16-game period, Lumley scored 20 goals.

Prior to this streak, he'd scored 5 goals in 46 games, and after it he'd go to score 32 goals in his next 182 games.