nhl teams with most first goals of the game

The Montreal Canadiens have the most goals by a team in a game, with 16 scored against the Quebec Bulldogs on March 3, 1920.

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	TEAM	G	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1	Canadiens	16	3/3/1920	MTL	@	QBD	W 16-3	3
2	North Stars	15	11/11/1981	MNS	vs	WIN	W 15-2	2	5	7	1	6	51	42
3	Red Wings	15	1/23/1944	DET	vs	NYR	W 15-0	0	2		0
4	Sabres	14	3/19/1981	BUF	vs	TOR	W 14-4	4	2	4	2	4	49	32
5	Sabres	14	12/21/1975	BUF	vs	WSH	W 14-2	2	1		1		50	16
6	Maple Leafs	14	3/16/1957	TOR	vs	NYR	W 14-1	1	2		1		47	33
7	Bruins	14	1/21/1945	BOS	vs	NYR	W 14-3	3	0		0
8	Canadiens	14	1/10/1920	MTL	vs	TSP	W 14-7	7
9	Flames	13	2/10/1993	CGY	vs	SJS	W 13-1	1	0	3	1	5	36	27
10	Oilers	13	11/8/1985	EDM	vs	VAN	W 13-0	0	0	1	0	6	44	29
11	Flyers	13	10/18/1984	PHI	vs	VAN	W 13-2	2	4	9	1	3	58	19
12	Flyers	13	3/22/1984	PHI	vs	PIT	W 13-4	4	2	2	2	4	46	31
13	Oilers	13	11/19/1983	EDM	vs	NJD	W 13-4	4	2	3	2	4	37	22
14	Sabres	13	2/25/1978	BUF	@	CLE	W 13-3	3	4	5	0	1	50	26
15	Maple Leafs	13	1/2/1971	TOR	vs	DET	W 13-0	0	4		0		49	31
16	Bruins	13	1/2/1944	BOS	@	NYR	W 13-3	3	0		0
17	Canadiens	13	11/21/1943	MTL	vs	BOS	W 13-4	4	0		0
18	Canadiens	13	2/26/1921	MTL	vs	HAM	W 13-6	6
19	Canadiens	13	1/11/1919	MTL	vs	TAN	W 13-4	4
20	Capitals	12	1/11/2003	WSH	vs	FLA	W 12-2	2	3	4	0	4	40	26
21	Avalanche	12	12/5/1995	COL	vs	SJS	W 12-2	2	1	3	1	4	44	29
22	Sabres	12	10/30/1992	BUF	vs	OTT	W 12-3	3	4	7	2	7	46	20
23	Penguins	12	12/26/1991	PIT	vs	TOR	W 12-1	1	3	4	0	4	32	31
24	Flames	12	2/22/1990	CGY	vs	TOR	W 12-2	2	3	5	0	4	40	25
25	Capitals	12	2/6/1990	WSH	vs	QUE	W 12-2	2	3	6	0	5	31	24

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

1

Carrier

1

Matheson

+/-

+2

Anderson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

5th

GA/GP

2.00

5th

PP%

0.0

6th

PK%

100.0

1st

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	DIFF
Canadiens	1	0	2	1
Bruins	1	0	2	3
Panthers	1	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	0	1	0	-1
Red Wings	0	0	0	0
Sabres	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	MTL	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Tue 10/6	CAR	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	NSH	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	DET	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 10/13	BUF	@	MTL	6:30 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

1 - 0 - 0

Final

Maple Leafs

0 - 1 - 0

Tue 29 Sep 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Eichel

3

Cowan

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Dobes

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

1.000

Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

7.00

6.00

5.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

50.0

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

0-2

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Maple Leafs	0	1	0	0	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	0	0	0	0	0
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0