largest scoring margins in an nhl game

The Detroit Red Wings have the highest goal differential by a team in a game, with a differential of 15 goals versus the Rangers on January 23, 1944.

Interpreted as:
largest scoring margins in an NHL regular-season game
TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTGGAPPGPPOOPP PPGOPP PPOSSA
1Red Wings
Red Wings
15
1/23/1944
DET DET
vs
NYR NYR
W
15-0
15
0
2
0
2Oilers
Oilers
13
11/8/1985
EDM EDM
vs
VAN VAN
W
13-0
13
0
0
1
0
6
44
29
3North Stars
North Stars
13
11/11/1981
MNS MNS
vs
WIN WIN
W
15-2
15
2
5
7
1
6
51
42
4Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
13
1/2/1971
TOR TOR
vs
DET DET
W
13-0
13
0
4
0
49
31
5Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
13
3/16/1957
TOR TOR
vs
NYR NYR
W
14-1
14
1
2
1
47
33
6Canadiens
Canadiens
13
3/3/1920
MTL MTL
@
QBD
W
16-3
16
3
7Flames
Flames
12
2/10/1993
CGY CGY
vs
SJS SJS
W
13-1
13
1
0
3
1
5
36
27
8Red Wings
Red Wings
12
12/4/1987
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
W
12-0
12
0
2
7
0
6
45
19
9Canadiens
Canadiens
12
2/22/1979
MTL MTL
vs
PIT PIT
W
12-0
12
0
1
2
0
2
37
25
10Sabres
Sabres
12
12/21/1975
BUF BUF
vs
WSH WSH
W
14-2
14
2
1
1
50
16
11Black Hawks
Black Hawks
12
1/30/1969
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
W
12-0
12
0
1
0
49
37
12Canucks
Canucks
11
3/1/1992
VAN VAN
vs
CGY CGY
W
11-0
11
0
6
10
0
3
28
30
13Penguins
Penguins
11
12/26/1991
PIT PIT
vs
TOR TOR
W
12-1
12
1
3
4
0
4
32
31
14Kings
Kings
11
11/29/1984
LAK LAK
vs
VAN VAN
W
12-1
12
1
6
8
0
6
44
23
15Flyers
Flyers
11
10/18/1984
PHI PHI
vs
VAN VAN
W
13-2
13
2
4
9
1
3
58
19
16Whalers
Whalers
11
2/12/1984
HFD HFD
vs
EDM EDM
W
11-0
11
0
6
6
0
6
30
28
17Flames
Flames
11
4/1/1982
CGY CGY
vs
CLR CLR
W
11-0
11
0
3
4
0
2
35
18
18Flyers
Flyers
11
10/20/1977
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
W
11-0
11
0
1
3
0
2
54
20
19Canadiens
Canadiens
11
4/2/1977
MTL MTL
vs
WSH WSH
W
11-0
11
0
0
0
42
24
20Penguins
Penguins
11
3/15/1975
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
12-1
12
1
0
0
65
24
21Bruins
Bruins
11
12/14/1974
BOS BOS
vs
WSH WSH
W
12-1
12
1
2
1
48
16
22Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
11
11/25/1972
TOR TOR
vs
CGS
W
11-0
11
0
3
0
43
37
23Rangers
Rangers
11
11/21/1971
NYR NYR
vs
CGS
W
12-1
12
1
1
0
52
16
24Bruins
Bruins
11
1/18/1964
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
W
11-0
11
0
0
0
38
26
25Canadiens
Canadiens
11
1/9/1954
MTL MTL
vs
CHI CHI
W
12-1
12
1
5
0

More Red Wings Stats

Team Leaders

G

20

DeBrincat

Alex DeBrincat

A

27

Raymond

Lucas Raymond

+/-

+11

Seider

Moritz Seider
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.09

13th

GA/GP

3.21

21st

PP%

23.8

8th

PK%

80.0

17th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
19
12
3
41
-4
Bruins Bruins
20
14
0
40
7
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Canadiens Canadiens
17
12
4
38
-11
Panthers Panthers
17
13
2
36
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
15
12
5
35
1
Senators Senators
15
13
4
34
-3
Sabres Sabres
14
14
4
32
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/20
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Sun
12/21
WSH WSH
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
6:30 PM
Sat
12/27
DET DET
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

19 - 12 - 3

2

Final

3

DET Red Wings

19 - 12 - 3

Tue 16 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
24
2
7
55
56
Stars Stars
22
7
5
49
25
Wild Wild
20
9
5
45
17
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
20
12
2
42
9
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Oilers Oilers
16
12
6
38
-2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
19
12
3
41
-4
Bruins Bruins
20
14
0
40
7
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
21
9
2
44
18
Islanders Islanders
19
12
3
41
6
Flyers Flyers
17
9
6
40
7

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
VGK VGK
@
UTA UTA
4-1
Wed
11/19
OTT OTT
@
ANA ANA
3-2
Thu
11/20
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
5-0
Thu
11/20
CHI CHI
@
BUF BUF
3-9
Thu
11/20
CAR CAR
@
WPG WPG
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
LAK LAK
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Wed
12/17
WPG WPG
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CAR CAR
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
NJD NJD
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM