What is the highest score ever in an NHL game?
Ava Richardson
Updated on May 02, 2026
What is the highest score ever in an NHL game?
The Montreal Canadiens have gotten the most goals by a team in a game, with 16 scored versus the Quebec Bulldogs on March 3, 1920. Not what you’re looking for?
Has an NHL team ever went 16 0 in the playoffs?
The momentum did not stop for the regular-season champion Montreal Canadiens as they played eight games, the minimum number to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal, in the process, became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go undefeated in the playoffs to date.
What is the biggest blowout in NHL history?
The most one-sided game in NHL history took place in Detroit on January 23, 1944, when the Red Wings blanked the New York Rangers, 15-0.
Has a team ever swept the NHL Stanley Cup?
It was the 105th year of the Stanley Cup being contested. The Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none, to capture their ninth Stanley Cup in team history. This was the fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that concluded with a sweep, as well as the last time it has ever happened.
Has any team swept the Stanley Cup?
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from being the first team in 23 years to sweep the Stanley Cup Final, but good luck trying to catch them looking that far ahead. The only team to come back from 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final was the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs over the Detroit Red Wings.
What’s the worst loss in NHL history?
The worst loss in NHL history belongs to the New York Rangers when they lost 15-0 to the Detroit Red Wings on January 23, 1944. This loss was so outstanding that the record has stood for 76 years, despite tens of thousands of NHL games having been played since.
How many Stanley Cups have been won by a sweep?
There has not been a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final since 1998. The Canadiens – who have a record 24 Stanley Cup wins – were last swept in the playoffs in 2009.
Has any NHL team gone undefeated?
Only regular season winning streaks lasting twelve or more games are included. The longest undefeated streak (ties included) in NHL history belonged to the 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers, who went unbeaten for 35 consecutive games. They also owned the record for the most consecutive games with at least one point.