08/02/2026
On February 7th, 1976 (exactly 50 years ago), Darryl Sittler scored 10 points against the Boston Bruins, setting the record for most points scored in a game by one player. A record he still holds to this day that not even Gretzky was able to beat. Unfortunately the Bruins kept goalie David Reece (number 30) for the whole game instead of switching him with Gerry Cheevers (number 30). Fun fact, Darryl was behind on schedule on game day and in a hurry. So he drove to Swiss Chalet to pick up a chicken meal since he didn't have time to have his usual pregame meal. So a half chicken meal from Swiss Chalet might be the secret to setting hockey game records. Despite many great players having multiple high scoring games, no one has been able to score more than 8 points in a game. Also, the last time anyone came close to tying or beating Sittler’s record is Sam Gagner who scored 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) on February 2nd, 2012 for the Edmonton Oilers against the Chicago Blackhawks. Gagner tied Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky’s record for most points scored in a game as an Edmonton Oiler.
1st Point: 1st Assist on a Lanny McDonald (number 7) Goal at 6:19 in the 1st period.
2nd Point: 2nd Assist on a Ian Turnbull (number 2) Goal at 7:01 in the 1st period (also assisted by Errol Thompson (number 12)).
3rd Point: 1st Goal scored at 2:56 in the 2nd period (assisted by (number 21) Börje Salming and (number 7) Lanny McDonald).
4th Point: 3rd Assist on a Börje Salming (number 21) Goal at 3:33 in the 2nd period.
5th Point: 2nd Goal scored at 8:12 in the 2nd period (unassisted).
6th Point: 3rd Goal scored at 10:27 in the 2nd period (assisted by Jack Valiquette (number 8) and George Ferguson (number 10))
7th Point: 4th Assist on a Börje Salming (number 21) Goal at 13:57 in the 2nd period (also assisted by Lanny McDonald (number 7)).
8th Point: 4th Goal scored at 0:44 in the 3rd Period (assisted by Börje Salming (number 21) and Errol Thompson (number 12)).
9th Point: 5th Goal scored at 9:27 in the 3rd period (assisted by Errol Thompson (number 12)). Also beats the record held by Maurice Rocket Richard of the Montreal Canadiens.
10th Point: 6th Goal scored at 16:35 in the 3rd period (assisted by Errol Thompson (number 12))
Full stats can be found at:
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1976/02/07/1975020479/boxscore
