most unanswered points scored by a team to start a game

15 teams are tied for the most points in a start, with 2 points. The first three are the New York Islanders on March 20, the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 17 and on January 5, 1999 and the Carolina Hurricanes on December 22, 2024.

Interpreted as:

most unanswered points scored by a team to start a regular-season game

		TEAM	PTS	GS	DATE	TM		OPP	G	GA	PPG	S	SA
1		Islanders	2	1	3/20/2025	NYI	vs	MTL	0	3	0	0	41
2		Penguins	2	1	1/17/2025	PIT	@	BUF	1	2	0	1	42
3		Hurricanes	2	1	12/22/2024	CAR	@	NYR	0	1	0	0	23
4		Blues	2	1	3/28/2024	STL	vs	CGY	0	3	0	0	28
5		Sharks	2	1	11/9/2021	SJS	@	CGY	0	1	0	0	38
6		Red Wings	2	1	11/8/2019	DET	vs	BOS	0	2	0	0	28
7		Bruins	2	1	10/17/2016	BOS	@	WPG	0	1			35
8		Stars	2	1	10/8/2015	DAL	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	37
9		Lightning	2	1	3/30/2015	TBL	@	MTL	0	3			28
10		Sabres	2	1	2/25/2014	BUF	vs	CAR	0	2			38
11		Canucks	2	1	12/11/2010	VAN	vs	TBL	0	5			23
12		Blackhawks	2	1	11/28/2007	CHI	vs	TBL	0	1			22
13		Sharks	2	1	2/3/2007	SJS	vs	CHI	0	2			22
14		Mighty Ducks	2	1	2/1/2006	ANA	vs	SJS	0	5			34
15		Stars	2	1	12/26/2005	DAL	@	STL	0	1			26
16		Avalanche	2	1	12/29/2000	COL	vs	NSH	0	1			18
17		Flyers	2	1	3/30/1999	PHI	vs	CAR	0	3			21
18		Penguins	2	1	1/5/1999	PIT	vs	CGY	0	1			29
19		Capitals	1	1	12/3/2025	WSH	@	SJS	0	1	0	0	24
20		Canucks	1	1	11/23/2025	VAN	vs	CGY	0	5	0	0	21
21		Avalanche	1	1	11/20/2025	COL	vs	NYR	0	3	0	0	19
22		Blue Jackets	1	1	11/18/2025	CBJ	@	WPG	0	5	0	0	30
23		Panthers	1	1	11/17/2025	FLA	vs	VAN	0	5	0	0	15
24		Sabres	1	1	11/15/2025	BUF	@	DET	0	4	0	0	28
25		Devils	1	1	11/12/2025	NJD	@	CHI	0	3	0	0	20

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