History Hop Tags - Goals

1905-01-16

Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals

1918-01-12

Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4

1919-02-18

Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals

1920-01-10

Mont Canadiens (14) & Tor St Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals

1920-01-31

Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game

1920-03-03

Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs

1920-03-10

NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators

1921-01-26

Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers

1923-02-17

Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)

1924-11-01

Forest Peters of Montana State U hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals

1924-12-05

Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5

1924-12-22

Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2

1931-01-03

Nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)

1931-01-31

NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals

1932-01-19

Charlie Conacher becomes 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, 1st coming at 7 seconds of game

1934-11-20

Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period

1938-03-19

Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes

1939-03-16

NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-NY Rangers (7), NY Americans (3) & a record 26 points in the 3rd period

1943-01-23

Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1943-01-28

Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals

1944-01-23

Det Red Wings score 15 goals against NY Rangers & NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals & most lopsided game 15-0

1945-03-18

Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals

1947-01-08

Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game

1947-04-19

After scoring 45 goals during the regular season, Maurice Richard is named MVP.

1954-04-06

Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det

1957-10-19

Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became 1st NHLer to score 500 goals

1960-09-15

Maurice Richard announces his retirement. He finishes his career with 544 goals, an NHL record at the time.

1962-03-14

Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals

1964-10-04

Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos

1966-10-08

Wyoming's Jerry DePoyster kicks 3 field goals over 50 yds (54, 54, 52)

1967-09-24

Cards Jim Bakken kicks 7 field goals vs Steelers

1968-11-03

NY Jet Jim Turner kicks 6 field goals to beat Buffalo 25-21

1969-03-16

Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1970-05-10

Bobby Orr scores one of the most famous goals in hockey history, an overtime goal that gives the Boston Bruins its first Stanley Cup since 1941

1971-02-20

Bruin Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season

1971-11-21

NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1972-03-25

Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals

1972-11-04

Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders

1972-11-22

Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)

1973-03-21

Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals

1973-03-31

Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs Islanders, on 60 shots

1973-09-24

St Louis Cards Jim Bakken sets NFL record kicking 7 field goals

1973-12-09

St Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs Atlanta Falcons

1974-12-22

Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals

1975-04-10

Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs

1975-10-19

Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft kicks club record 5 field goals

1975-10-30

John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals

1975-12-21

Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57

1977-02-02

Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL REcord for a defenseman

1977-10-01

Brazilian soccer great Pele retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games

1977-11-01

Islander Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Flames 9-0-Trottier 4 goals

1978-12-23

Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against NY Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period

1979-04-07

Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers

1979-10-27

Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds

1980-01-10

Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 mins & a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL

1980-02-15

Wayne Gretzy assists on NHL-record-tieing 7 goals

1980-02-24

Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders

1980-02-29

Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals

1980-04-02

Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st teenager to score 50 goals in a season

1980-04-08

Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings & set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period

1980-04-09

Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles

1980-05-15

Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs

1980-11-11

Islanders' Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars

1981-01-06

50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goals

1981-01-13

Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals

1981-01-23

Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games

1981-01-24

Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques

1981-02-25

Calgary Flames scored 11 goals against the Islanders

1981-02-25

NY Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames

1981-03-03

Isle's Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season-4 goals

1981-03-18

Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto)

1981-04-08

Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs

1981-04-17

Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers

1981-05-12

Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Minn

1981-05-17

Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff

1981-10-18

NY Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game

1981-12-30

Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season

1982-01-09

Steve D'Innocenzo scores 3 hockey goals in 12 sec in Mass HS game

1982-01-26

Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins

1982-02-13

Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against Flyers

1982-03-23

Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals

1982-10-06

Auburn's Al Del Greco kicks 6 field goals

1982-12-14

Marcel Dionne, LA, becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals

1983-02-08

Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period

1983-04-01

NY Isle Mike Bossy becomes 1st to score 60 goals in 3 cons seasons

1983-04-14

Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger

1983-04-17

Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 points in one Stanley Cup playoff game

1983-10-15

Black Hawks & Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds)

1983-11-19

Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game

1983-12-13

Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers

1983-12-20

Guy Lafleur, Montreal, became 10th NHLer to score 500 goals

1983-12-20

NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Pitts Penguins

1983-12-22

Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Caps

1984-01-08

Wash Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Phila 7-1

1984-03-03

NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6)

1984-05-19

Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game

1984-10-20

Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals

1984-11-01

Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4

1984-11-26

After 518 goals & 14 years with Mont Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires

1985-01-21

Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals

1985-02-07

NY Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals

1985-03-05

NY Islander Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons

1985-04-25

For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)

1985-12-11

NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals

1986-02-06

NJ Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals

1986-03-11

Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons

1986-10-09

Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals

1986-11-22

Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals

1987-03-13

Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 mins & 3 secs

1987-11-15

NY Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game

1987-12-19

Bruins' Linseman & Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart

1988-02-28

Pat Verbeek becomes 1st NJ Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game

1988-07-23

Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks record 8 field goals vs Edmonton

1989-04-25

Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period

1990-01-11

Pat LaFontaine sets NY Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight

1990-05-18

Jari Kurri sets a record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game, registering three goals and two assists vs the Boston Bruins

1991-01-25

Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49)

1991-03-19

St Louis Blues Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season

1991-10-17

Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals & 744 assists)

1992-09-23

1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period

1994-03-21

Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals

1994-03-23

Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored

1995-12-02

After being left in the game to allow nine goals, Patrick Roy declares "It's my last game in Montreal", and is traded four days later

1996-10-06

NY Jet Nick Lowrey ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals

1997-02-04

Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals

1997-03-15

Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals

1997-03-16

NJ Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals

1997-12-14

Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals

1997-12-23

Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals

1998-02-03

Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals

1999-06-06

In Australian Rules Football, Tony Lockett breaks the record for career goals, previously 1299 by Gordon Coventry and which had stood since 1937.

2006-07-03

Steve Yzerman officially retires from the NHL, finishing with 692 goals and 1755 points

2009-07-09

Joe Sakic retires after 21 NHL seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, finishing with 625 goals and 1,641 points

2012-05-02

Barcelona football player Lionel Messi breaks the European goal-scoring record with 68 goals

2014-07-08

Miroslav Klose breaks the World Cup goal scoring record with 16 goals

2017-06-06

Bloomberg delivers US pledge to continue Paris climate goals to UN

1918-03-21

Joe Carveth, NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons)

1940-10-23

Pelé [Edson Arantes do Nascimento], Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazilian footballer (Player of the Century - 1281 goals in 1363 games)

1944-12-17

Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals (Olympic-gold-1964)

1947-01-31

Nolan Ryan, Setting Goals

1950-11-13

Gilbert Perreault, Victoriaville Quebec, NHL center (over 500 goals)

1951-03-04

Kenny Dalglish, Scottish football player (100+ goals) and manager

1957-01-22

Mike Bossy, Montreal Quebec, NHL forward (NY Islanders), 1st 50 goals in 50 game

1963-03-24

Raimond van der Gouw, 300 Premiership Goals

1963-12-08

Brian McClair, 300 Premiership Goals

1964-02-06

Maile Berger, Switching Goals

1964-10-22

Blake McCormick, Switching Goals

1965-10-31

Denis Irwin, 300 Premiership Goals

1971-10-15

Andy Cole, 300 Premiership Goals