1977-78
| Date | Player & Team | Opposing Goaltender & Team | Goals | Times of goals (Periods in parentheses) | Oct 12 | Bobby Hull, Winnipeg | Ken Broderick, Edmonton | 3 | 16:35 (1), 8:30 (2), 13:26 (3) |
| Oct 12 | Richie Leduc, Cincinnati | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 4 | 4:34, 13:59 (1), 4:23 (2), 9:39 (3) |
| Oct 15 | Morris Lukowich, Houston | G. Inness & J. Park, Indianapolis | 3 | 10:42, 15:59 (1), 11:23 (2) |
| Oct 19 | Tom Webster, New England | Frank Turnbull, Edmonton | 3 | 5:10 (1), 0:21, 7:51 (2) [Natural] |
| Oct 23 | Bobby Hull, Winnipeg | J. Garrett & W. Wood, Birmingham | 3 | 8:15, 12:02 (1), 2:54 (2) |
| Oct 26 | Claude St. Sauveur, Indianapolis | Markus Mattsson, Winnipeg | 3 | 18:04 (1), 4:27, 4:50 (3) |
| Oct 28 | Bryan Campbell, Edmonton | John Garrett, Birmingham | 3 | 19:47 (1), 10:50 (2), 7:19 (3) |
| Oct 29 | Bobby Sheehan, Indianapolis | John Garrett, Birmingham | 3 | 12:00, 16:39 (1), 11:55 (2) |
| Oct 30 | John Gray, Houston | Richard Brodeur, Quebec | 3 | 1:42 (1), 13:419 (2), 7:27 (3) |
| Nov 6 | Norm Ferguson, Edmonton | Lynn Zimmerman, Houston | 3 | 2:41 (1), 2:44 (2), 14:21 (3) |
| Nov 12 | Robbie Ftorek, Cincinnati | Don McLeod, Quebec | 3 | 13:06 (1), 14:19 (2), 9:30 (3) |
| Nov 15 | Mike Antonovich, New England | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 2:01, 16:01 (2), 19:48 (3) |
| Nov 18 | Marc Tardif, Quebec | Lynn Zimmerman, Houston | 3 | 2:15, 18:50 (1), 10:19 (3) |
| Nov 20 | Paulin Bordeleau, Quebec | Peter McDuffe, Indianapolis | 3 | 11:13 (1), 2:55, 13:44 (3) |
| Nov 24 | Rusty Patenaude, Indianapolis | Dave Dryden, Edmonton | 3 | 18:29 (1), 9:29 (2), 9:6 (OT) |
| Dec 1 | Marc Tardif, Quebec | P. McDuffe & G. Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 2:13, 18:29 (1), 8:15 (3) |
| Dec 9 | Pavel Richter, Czechoslovakia | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 1:19, 4:28 (1), 9:07 (3) |
| Dec 10 | Matti Hagman, Quebec | Peter McDuffe, Indianapolis | 4 | 10:50 (2), 9:48, 11:06, 17:36 (3) [Natural] |
| Dec 11 | Ken Baird, Winnipeg | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 11:48 (2), 4:18, 13:28 (3) |
| Dec 14 | Bill Flett, Edmonton | Miroslav Kapoun, Czechoslovakia | 4 | 16:51 (2), 1:55, 15:50, 19:57 (3) [First 3 goals natural] |
| Dec 17 | Jack Carlson, New England | Gary Bromley, Winnipeg | 3 | 2:04 (1), 14:18, 14:33 (3) |
| Dec 21 | Juha Widing, Edmonton | Sergei Babariko, Soviet All-Stars | 3 | 15:14 (2), 14:50, 19:41 (3) |
| Dec 26 | Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg | J. Corsi & K. Broderick, Quebec | 4 | 0:16, 0:48 (1), 1:07 (2), 13:30 (3) |
| Dec 29 | Mark Napier, Birmingham | Michel Dion, Cincinnati | 3 | 9:50, 18:07 (1), 12:29 (3) |
| Dec 30 | Dennis Sobchuk, Edmonton | P. McDuffe & G. Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 11:07, 11:13 (1), 16:31 (3) |
| Jan 1 | Real Cloutier, Quebec | Wayne Wood, Birmingham | 4 | 12:51, 16:43 91), 13:47 (2), 8:36 (3) |
| Jan 4 | Vladimir Petrov, USSR Nationals | Dave Dryden, Edmonton | 3 | 11:30 (1), 5"36 (2), 18:15 (3) [Exhibition game] |
| Jan 5 | Bobby Hull, Winnipeg | A. Sidelnikov, V. Tretiak, USSR Nationals | 3 | 2:49, 9:49 (1), 19:52 (3) [Exhibition game] |
| Jan 10 | Ken Linseman, Birmingham | Ken Broderick, Quebec | 3 | 2:20 (1), 2:13, 3:40 (2) |
| Jan 27 | Mike Zuke, Edmonton | Markus Mattsson, Quebec | 3 | 18:57 (1), 0:46, 1:15 (2) [Natural] |
| Jan 28 | Paul Henderson, Birmingham | Joe Daley, Winnipeg | 3 | 17:15 (2), 4:28, 19:31 (3) |
| Jan 31 | Ulf Nilsson, Winnipeg | K. Broderick & J. Corsi, Quebec | 3 | 7:24, 14:01 (2), 4:15 (3) |
| Feb 1 | Dennis Abgrall, Cincinnati | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 10:07 (1), 17:11 (2), 10:13 (3) |
| Feb 3 | Blair MacDonald, Edmonton | Louis Levasseur, New England | 4 | 9:06, 14:41 (1), 18:23 (2), 15:55 (3) |
| Feb 7 | Matti Hagman, Quebec | Wayne Wood, Birmingham | 3 | 15:49 (1), 5:30, 14:26 (2) |
| Feb 8 | Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg | John Garrett, Birmingham | 3 | 3:30 (1), 5:05, 17:09 (2) |
| Feb 8 | Peter Marsh, Cincinnati | Don McLeod, Edmonton | 3 | 17:16 (1), 1:30, 12:16 (2) |
| Feb 11 | Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 7:50 (2), 8:42, 17:48 (3) |
| Feb 15 | Paulin Bordeleau, Quebec | Ed Mio, Indianapolis | 3 | 17:32 (2), 7:41, 10:49 (3) |
| Feb 17 | Paul Henderson, Birmingham | Ed Mio, Indianapolis | 3 | 13:10 (1), 10:16 (3), 3:23 (OT) |
| Feb 18 | Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg | Paul Hoganson, Cincinnati | 4 | 17:06 (1), 2:38 (2), 5:15, 13:04 (3) [All natural] |
| Feb 23 | Paul Henderson, Birmingham | Jim Corsi, Quebec | 3 | 19:46 (1), 7:53 (2), 14:52 (3) |
| Feb 24 | Blair MacDonald, Edmonton | Ernie Wakely, Houston | 3 | 16:43 (1), 12:20 (2), 1:50 (OT) |
| Feb 26 | John Gray, Houston | J. Daley & G. Bromley, Winnipeg | 3 | 11:44 (1), 4:42, 16:54 (3) |
| Feb 28 | Real Cloutier, Quebec | Ernie Wakely, Houston | 3 | 0:34 (1), 3:30, 14:49 (3) |
| Mar 3 | Robbie Ftorek, Cincinnati | Gary Bromley, Winnipeg | 3 | 17:45 (1), 2:49 (2), 15:04 (3) |
| Mar 11 | Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg | Richard Brodeur, Quebec | 3 | 1:48, 15:38 (1), 19:34 (2) |
| Mar 14 | Real Cloutier, Quebec | D. McLeod & D. Dryden, Edmonton | 3 | 13:34, 17:57 (1), 19:33 (3) |
| Mar 15 | Mike Antonovich, New England | Gary Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 7:21 (1), 2:20 (2), 16:36 (3) |
| Mar 17 | Norm Ferguson, Edmonton | G. Bromley & M. Mattsson, Winnipeg | 3 | 16:30 (1), 3:31 (2), 2:43 (3) [Natural] |
| Mar 19 | Steve West, Houston | Andersson, Sweden | 3 | 10:49, 15:32 (1), 19:39 (3) [Exhibition game] |
| Mar 19 | Henry Saleva, Finland | M. Dion, M. Liut, P. Hoganson, Cincinnati | 4 | 11:44 (1), 6:47 (2), 3:46, 16:49 (3) [Exhibition game] |
| Mar 22 | Rick Dudley, Cincinnati | Ernie Wakely, Houston | 3 | 6:15 (2), 1:00. 8:37 (3) |
| Mar 25 | Marc Tardif, Quebec | Lynn Zimmerman, Houston | 3 | 18:48 (1), 10:41, 19:33 (3) [Natural] |
| Mar 26 | Mark Howe, New England | Don McLeod, Edmonton | 3 | 14:02 (1), 14:46 (2), 15:24 (3) |
| Mar 26 | Greg Carroll, New England | Andersson, Sweden | 3 | 7:11 (1), 14:28 (2), 4:32 (3) [Exhibition game] |
| Mar 28 | Steve Alley, Birmingham | Andersson, Sweden | 3 | 0:56, 5:32 (1), 18:53 (2) [Exhibition game] |
| Mar 29 | Mike Rogers, New England | M. Dion & P. Hoganson, Cincinnati | 3 | 15:50 (2), 1:19, 17:05 (3) |
| Apr 2 | Marc Tardif, Quebec | Ernie Wakely, Houston | 3 | 10:38 (1), 5:34, 13:26 (3) |
| Apr 3 | John McKenzie, New England | Lynn Zimmerman, Houston | 3 | 3:57, 7:11 (1), 12:06 (3) |
| Apr 5 | Ab DeMarco, Edmonton | Louis Levasseur, New England | 3 | 12:20, 13:45, 19:55 (3) [Natural] |
| Apr 9 | Steve Alley, Birmingham | J. Park & G. Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 18:31 (1), 9:13, 9:39 (2) |
| Apr 9 | Dave Gorman, Birmingham | J. Park & G. Inness, Indianapolis | 3 | 17:35 (1), 5:51, 12:43 (2) |
| Apr 21 | Mike Antonovich, New England • | D. McLeod & D. Dryden, Edmonton | 3 | 13:23 (1), 8:23, 15:04 (2) |
| Apr 26 | Real Cloutier, Quebec • | W. Rutledge & L. Zimmerman, Houston | 4 | 18:23 (1), 10:40 (2), 8:21, 19:22 (3) |
| May 19 | Willy Lindstrom, Winnipeg • | Al Smith, New England | 3 | 4:56, 7:31 (1), 12:12 (3) |
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