most empty net goals giving up in a single game

The Montreal Canadiens have given up the most empty-net goals by a team in a game, with 5 allowed versus the Chicago Black Hawks on April 5, 1970.

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most empty net goals giving up in a single regular-season game

	TEAM	OPP ENG	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	G	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1	Canadiens	5	4/5/1970	MTL	@	CHI	L 2-10	2	10	1		2		37	38
2	Lightning	3	10/12/2021	TBL	vs	PIT	L 2-6	2	6	0	1	0	1	28	35
3	Sabres	3	10/26/1984	BUF	@	DET	L 3-7	3	7	1	5	0	3	20	24
4	Whalers	3	3/25/1981	HFD	vs	EDM	L 2-7	2	7	0	4	2	3	33	31
5	Avalanche	2	1/28/2026	COL	@	OTT	L 2-5	2	5	0	0	0	3	18	23
6	Ducks	2	1/26/2026	ANA	@	EDM	L 4-7	4	7	3	4	1	3	41	32
7	Lightning	2	1/24/2026	TBL	@	CBJ	L 5-8	5	8	1	2	1	2	30	31
8	Capitals	2	1/17/2026	WSH	vs	FLA	L 2-5	2	5	0	1	1	2	24	31
9	Avalanche	2	1/16/2026	COL	vs	NSH	L 3-7	3	7	0	2	1	1	43	30
10	Blue Jackets	2	1/6/2026	CBJ	@	SJS	L 2-5	2	5	0	3	1	5	36	36
11	Ducks	2	1/5/2026	ANA	@	WSH	L 4-7	4	7	0	3	0	2	45	29
12	Red Wings	2	1/3/2026	DET	vs	PIT	L 1-4	1	4	0	2	0	2	12	31
13	Canucks	2	12/30/2025	VAN	vs	PHI	L 3-6	3	6	0	4	0	1	35	33
14	Flyers	2	12/28/2025	PHI	@	SEA	L 1-4	1	4	0	3	0	0	33	20
15	Penguins	2	12/23/2025	PIT	@	TOR	L 3-6	3	6	0	1	0	2	32	31
16	Maple Leafs	2	12/20/2025	TOR	@	NSH	L 3-5	3	5	0	1	1	2	22	34
17	Blue Jackets	2	12/18/2025	CBJ	vs	MIN	L 2-5	2	5	0	2	1	1	29	28
18	Kraken	2	12/12/2025	SEA	@	UTA	L 3-5	3	5	0	4	1	2	37	33
19	Stars	2	12/11/2025	DAL	@	MIN	L 2-5	2	5	1	1	0	3	18	32
20	Sabres	2	12/9/2025	BUF	@	CGY	L 4-7	4	7	2	6	2	5	29	28
21	Kraken	2	12/9/2025	SEA	vs	MIN	L 1-4	1	4	1	3	0	3	24	29
22	Islanders	2	11/30/2025	NYI	vs	WSH	L 1-4	1	4	1	3	1	2	31	19
23	Golden Knights	2	11/24/2025	VGK	@	UTA	L 1-5	1	5	0	3	0	2	34	23
24	Panthers	2	11/22/2025	FLA	vs	EDM	L 3-6	3	6	1	4	0	2	38	31
25	Predators	2	11/22/2025	NSH	vs	COL	L 0-3	0	3	0	3	0	2	35	26

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32

Caufield

48

Hutson

+/-

+25

Suzuki

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.46

3rd

GA/GP

3.21

23rd

PP%

23.9

7th

PK%

76.9

25th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	37	14	4	78	59
Canadiens	32	17	8	72	12
Red Wings	33	19	6	72	-1
Sabres	32	19	6	70	19
Bruins	32	20	5	69	13
Maple Leafs	27	21	9	63	-6
Senators	28	22	7	63	7
Panthers	29	25	3	61	-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	NYI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	WSH	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	MTL	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	MTL	@	ANA	9:00 PM
Sat 3/7	MTL	@	LAK	7:00 PM

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32 - 17 - 8

Final

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22 - 26 - 8

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Goals Leaders

40

MacKinnon

34

McDavid

32

Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

62

McDavid

62

Kucherov

53

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

96

McDavid

93

MacKinnon

91

Kucherov

Hits Leaders

286

Trenin

214

Sherwood

202

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

140

Parayko

139

Dobson

133

McCabe

Wins Leaders

27

Vejmelka

27

Vasilevskiy

23

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.11

Vasilevskiy

2.16

Bussi

2.25

Blackwood

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Cooley

.919

Vasilevskiy

.916

Grubauer

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.84

3.55

3.46

Goals Against Rankings

2.42

2.51

2.71

Power Play Rankings

31.4

29.9

26.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.8

84.7

84.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-17

37-20

35-20

36-21

34-22

Worst Record ATS

19-38

20-37

20-36

21-36

22-36

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	37	9	9	83	74
Wild	34	14	10	78	27
Stars	34	14	9	77	33
Mammoth	30	23	4	64	26
Predators	26	24	7	59	-29
Blackhawks	22	26	9	53	-31
Jets	22	26	8	52	-15
Blues	20	28	9	49	-56
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	27	16	14	68	12
Oilers	28	22	8	64	4
Kraken	27	20	9	63	-3
Ducks	30	23	3	63	-10
Kings	23	19	14	60	-15
Sharks	27	24	4	58	-22
Flames	23	27	6	52	-27
Canucks	18	33	6	42	-61

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	37	14	4	78	59
Canadiens	32	17	8	72	12
Red Wings	33	19	6	72	-1
Sabres	32	19	6	70	19
Bruins	32	20	5	69	13
Senators	28	22	7	63	7
Maple Leafs	27	21	9	63	-6
Panthers	29	25	3	61	-17
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	36	15	6	78	34
Penguins	29	15	12	70	23
Islanders	32	21	5	69	7
Blue Jackets	29	20	7	65	2
Capitals	29	23	7	65	12
Flyers	25	20	11	61	-13
Devils	28	27	2	58	-29
Rangers	22	29	6	50	-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/9	STL	@	VGK	2-4
Fri 1/9	LAK	@	EDM	4-3
Sat 1/10	NJD	@	WPG	3-4
Sat 1/10	PIT	@	BOS	0-1
Sat 1/10	WSH	@	NSH	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	BUF	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Wed 2/25	PHI	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 2/25	TOR	@	TBL	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SEA	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/25	COL	@	UTA	9:00 PM

The Montreal Canadiens have given up the most empty-net goals by a team in a game, with 5 allowed versus the Chicago Black Hawks on April 5, 1970.

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