highest scoring nhl game in the past 30 years by a team

Between November 25, 1995 and November 25, 2025, the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche are tied for the most goals in a game, with 12 scored.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring NHL regular-season game in the past 30 years by a team

		TEAM	G	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1		Capitals	12	1/11/2003	WSH	vs	FLA	W 12-2	2	3	4	0	4	40	26
2		Avalanche	12	12/5/1995	COL	vs	SJS	W 12-2	2	1	3	1	4	44	29
3		Penguins	11	3/27/2022	PIT	vs	DET	W 11-2	2	3	6	1	5	35	35
4		Senators	11	11/13/2001	OTT	@	WSH	W 11-5	5	1	2	0	4	34	32
5		Red Wings	11	12/2/1995	DET	@	MTL	W 11-1	1	4	6	1	4	41	23
6		Wild	10	2/19/2024	MIN	vs	VAN	W 10-7	7	4	6	1	3	27	24
7		Penguins	10	11/4/2023	PIT	@	SJS	W 10-2	2	2	4	2	6	35	26
8		Canucks	10	11/2/2023	VAN	@	SJS	W 10-1	1	4	5	1	3	33	31
9		Stars	10	3/9/2023	DAL	@	BUF	W 10-4	4	1	3	0	2	49	29
10		Canadiens	10	4/29/2022	MTL	vs	FLA	W 10-2	2	1	2	1	1	37	39
11		Maple Leafs	10	2/26/2022	TOR	@	DET	W 10-7	7	0	0	0	3	39	33
12		Canadiens	10	12/2/2017	MTL	vs	DET	W 10-1	1	1	2	0	1	34	23
13		Blackhawks	10	10/5/2017	CHI	vs	PIT	W 10-1	1	0	6	1	2	44	29
14		Canadiens	10	12/10/2016	MTL	vs	COL	W 10-1	1	1	2	0	3	36	16
15		Blue Jackets	10	11/4/2016	CBJ	vs	MTL	W 10-0	0	4	5	0	1	40	30
16		Blues	10	3/30/2011	STL	@	DET	W 10-3	3	2	4	1	3	47	44
17		Stars	10	2/6/2009	DAL	vs	NYR	W 10-2	2	4	9	1	4	39	22
18		Sabres	10	1/27/2009	BUF	@	EDM	W 10-2	2	3	6	1	8	37	38
19		Capitals	10	3/3/2008	WSH	vs	BOS	W 10-2	2	4	7	1	7	34	27
20		Sabres	10	1/18/2008	BUF	vs	ATL	W 10-1	1	3	9	0	6	49	24
21		Maple Leafs	10	1/4/2007	TOR	@	BOS	W 10-2	2	1	5	1	7	39	31
22		Sabres	10	1/14/2006	BUF	vs	LAK	W 10-1	1	3	9	0	7	34	33
23		Senators	10	11/2/2005	OTT	@	BUF	W 10-4	4	2	4	2	7	36	37
24		Sharks	10	3/30/2002	SJS	vs	CBJ	W 10-2	2	3	3	0	3	31	34
25		Capitals	10	2/3/1999	WSH	vs	TBL	W 10-1	1	2	6	0	3	46	22

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More Capitals Stats

G

12

Wilson

Tom Wilson

A

16

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+14

Protas

Aliaksei Protas

G/GP

3.30

6th

GA/GP

2.65

6th

PP%

15.5

27th

PK%

72.6

29th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	6	2	30	13
Devils	14	7	1	29	2
Islanders	13	8	2	28	5
Capitals	12	9	2	26	13
Flyers	11	7	3	25	1
Penguins	10	6	5	25	6
Blue Jackets	11	9	3	25	-7
Rangers	11	11	2	24	-2

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/26	WPG	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Fri 11/28	TOR	@	WSH	5:00 PM
Sun 11/30	WSH	@	NYI	1:00 PM
Tue 12/2	WSH	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Wed 12/3	WSH	@	SJS	10:00 PM

CBJ

11 - 9 - 3

1

Final

5

WSH

12 - 9 - 2

Mon 24 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

17

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

17

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

14

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

Assists Leaders

23

McDavid

Connor McDavid

20

Makar

Cale Makar

20

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

37

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

34

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

33

McDavid

Connor McDavid

107

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

98

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

88

Dach

Colton Dach

67

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

59

Nurse

Darnell Nurse

56

Parayko

Colton Parayko

13

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

11

Dostal

Lukas Dostal

10

Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky

Goals Against Leaders

1.94

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.09

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.16

Thompson

Logan Thompson

Save Percentage Leaders

.935

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.924

Knight

Spencer Knight

.918

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

4.00

3.59

3.50

Goals Against Rankings

2.18

2.55

2.61

Power Play Rankings

32.0

29.3

28.8

Penalty Kill Rankings

87.7

87.5

87.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-5

17-5

17-6

15-6

17-7

14-9

Worst Record ATS

7-15

7-15

7-15

8-16

8-14

8-14

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	16	1	5	37	38
Stars	13	5	4	30	10
Wild	12	7	4	28	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	14	7	1	29	11
Kraken	11	5	6	28	-2
Kings	11	6	6	28	-2

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	13	7	2	28	9
Red Wings	13	9	1	27	-5
Senators	11	7	4	26	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	6	2	30	13
Devils	14	7	1	29	2
Islanders	13	8	2	28	5

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 10/27	OTT	@	CHI	3-7
Mon 10/27	NJD	@	COL	4-8
Mon 10/27	UTA	@	EDM	3-6
Mon 10/27	NYR	@	VAN	2-0
Mon 10/27	MTL	@	SEA	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/25	DAL	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Wed 11/26	WPG	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 11/26	CGY	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/26	TOR	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Wed 11/26	NSH	@	DET	7:00 PM