smallest margin of victory in a nhl playoff game

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the lowest goal differential by a team in a playoff game, with a differential of -11 goals in Game 5 of the 1944 playoff series versus the Canadiens.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTGGAPPGPPOOPP PPGOPP PPOSSA
1Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
-11
3/30/1944
TOR TOR
@
MTL MTL
L
0-11
0
11
0
1
2Kings
Kings
-10
4/9/1987
LAK LAK
@
EDM EDM
L
3-13
3
13
2
3
5
7
14
45
3Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
-10
4/2/1969
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
L
0-10
0
10
0
6
40
51
4Black Hawks
Black Hawks
-9
5/4/1985
CHI CHI
@
EDM EDM
L
2-11
2
11
0
0
1
0
28
42
5Sabres
Sabres
-9
4/20/1983
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
L
0-9
0
9
0
4
1
4
27
31
6Islanders
Islanders
-8
6/21/2021
NYI NYI
@
TBL TBL
L
0-8
0
8
0
2
3
6
21
42
7Flyers
Flyers
-8
4/21/2001
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
L
0-8
0
8
0
3
3
6
24
26
8North Stars
North Stars
-8
5/25/1991
MNS MNS
vs
PIT PIT
L
0-8
0
8
0
3
3
6
39
28
9Flames
Flames
-8
4/10/1990
CGY CGY
@
LAK LAK
L
4-12
4
12
0
2
2
7
24
30
10Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
-8
4/10/1988
TOR TOR
vs
DET DET
L
0-8
0
8
0
4
2
4
21
38
11Flames
Flames
-8
4/20/1983
CGY CGY
@
EDM EDM
L
1-9
1
9
0
4
1
4
40
42
12Flames
Flames
-8
4/17/1983
CGY CGY
vs
EDM EDM
L
2-10
2
10
0
3
0
0
21
31
13Red Wings
Red Wings
-8
4/23/1978
DET DET
vs
MTL MTL
L
0-8
0
8
0
4
2
3
20
32
14Blues
Blues
-8
4/20/1972
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
L
2-10
2
10
0
3
33
31
15Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
-8
3/29/1947
TOR TOR
vs
DET DET
L
1-9
1
9
0
2
16Panthers
Panthers
-7
6/15/2024
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
L
1-8
1
8
0
4
1
6
33
35
17Lightning
Lightning
-7
6/18/2022
TBL TBL
@
COL COL
L
0-7
0
7
0
3
2
4
16
30
18Sharks
Sharks
-7
4/26/2018
SJS SJS
@
VGK VGK
L
0-7
0
7
0
5
3
10
33
34
19Ducks
Ducks
-7
4/16/2018
ANA ANA
@
SJS SJS
L
1-8
1
8
1
3
4
8
46
36
20Flyers
Flyers
-7
4/11/2018
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
L
0-7
0
7
0
4
1
4
24
33
21Senators
Senators
-7
5/21/2017
OTT OTT
@
PIT PIT
L
0-7
0
7
0
4
3
3
25
36
22Oilers
Oilers
-7
4/18/2017
EDM EDM
@
SJS SJS
L
0-7
0
7
0
4
4
8
23
32
23Flyers
Flyers
-7
4/18/2012
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
L
3-10
3
10
3
5
4
9
25
36
24Canucks
Canucks
-7
6/6/2011
VAN VAN
@
BOS BOS
L
1-8
1
8
0
8
2
4
41
38
25Thrashers
Thrashers
-7
4/17/2007
ATL ATL
@
NYR NYR
L
0-7
0
7
0
5
3
9
21
35

More Maple Leafs Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.30

6th

GA/GP

3.17

19th

PP%

14.5

31st

PK%

82.1

11th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
19
13
0
38
8
Lightning Lightning
18
11
2
38
22
Red Wings Red Wings
17
12
3
37
-9
Canadiens Canadiens
16
11
3
35
-10
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
11
5
33
3
Senators Senators
14
12
4
32
-3
Panthers Panthers
15
13
2
32
-5
Sabres Sabres
13
14
4
30
-13
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
EDM EDM
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
TOR TOR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
TOR TOR
@
NSH NSH
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
TOR TOR
@
DAL DAL
7:00 PM
Last Game
SJS Sharks

15 - 14 - 3

3

Final

2

TOR Maple Leafs

14 - 11 - 5

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
22
2
7
51
52
Stars Stars
21
6
5
47
26
Wild Wild
17
9
5
39
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
15
6
9
39
5
Ducks Ducks
19
11
1
39
10
Kings Kings
14
8
8
36
2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
11
2
38
22
Bruins Bruins
19
13
0
38
8
Red Wings Red Wings
17
12
3
37
-9
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
19
9
2
40
16
Capitals Capitals
18
9
4
40
27
Islanders Islanders
18
11
3
39
6

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Fri
11/14
SJS SJS
@
SEA SEA
1-4
Fri
11/14
WPG WPG
@
CGY CGY
4-3
Sat
11/15
NSH NSH
@
PIT PIT
0-4
Sat
11/15
VAN VAN
@
TBL TBL
6-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
ANA ANA
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM
Sat
12/13
OTT OTT
@
MIN MIN
2:00 PM
Sat
12/13
SJS SJS
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Sat
12/13
TBL TBL
@
NYI NYI
3:30 PM
Sat
12/13
WSH WSH
@
WPG WPG
7:00 PM