what is the highest scoring nhl game by a losing team in a game

6 teams are tied for the most goals in a loss, with 9 scored. The first three are the Edmonton Oilers on January 8, 1986, the Chicago Black Hawks on December 11, 1985 and the Minnesota North Stars on October 7, 1983.

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What is the highest scoring NHL game by a losing team in a regular-season game?

		TEAM	G	L	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1		Oilers	9	1	1/8/1986	EDM	@	TOR	L 9-11	11	1	2	2	3	31	39
2		Black Hawks	9	1	12/11/1985	CHI	vs	EDM	L 9-12	12	3	4	0	1	46	44
3		North Stars	9	1	10/7/1983	MNS	@	VAN	L 9-10	10	4	6	6	12	31	36
4		Bruins	9	1	3/16/1944	BOS	@	DET	L 9-10	10	0		0
5		Rangers	9	1	3/4/1944	NYR	@	BOS	L 9-10	10	0		0
6		Arenas	9	1	12/19/1917	TAN	@	MWN	L 9-10	10
7		Flyers	8	1	10/27/2011	PHI	vs	WPG	L 8-9	9	1	5	2	5	48	25
8		Penguins	8	1	1/13/1996	PIT	vs	SJS	L 8-10	10	1	2	2	4	38	41
9		Nordiques	8	1	2/23/1991	QUE	@	CGY	L 8-10	10	1	3	4	7	22	59
10		Jets	8	1	11/25/1987	WIN	@	DET	L 8-10	10	4	8	1	7	27	44
11		Blues	8	1	1/27/1984	STL	vs	MNS	L 8-10	10	5	10	5	7	40	33
12		North Stars	8	1	1/4/1984	MNS	@	EDM	L 8-12	12	4	7	3	5	36	36
13		Black Hawks	8	1	10/15/1983	CHI	@	TOR	L 8-10	10	2	4	4	7	31	42
14		Flames	8	1	2/27/1982	CGY	vs	PHI	L 8-9	9	1	2	0	1	42	35
15		Oilers	8	1	12/2/1981	EDM	@	QUE	L 8-9	9	2	4	2	5	31	32
16		Black Hawks	8	1	10/10/1981	CHI	@	TOR	L 8-9	9	1	2	0	1	28	42
17		Black Hawks	8	1	2/20/1977	CHI	vs	TOR	L 8-10	10	1		3		46	38
18		Canucks	7	1	2/19/2024	VAN	@	MIN	L 7-10	10	1	3	4	6	24	27
19		Red Wings	7	1	2/26/2022	DET	vs	TOR	L 7-10	10	0	3	0	0	33	39
20		Senators	7	1	2/18/2019	OTT	@	CHI	L 7-8	8	1	3	2	4	38	42
21		Flyers	7	1	11/18/2010	PHI	vs	TBL	L 7-8	8	0	4	3	9	32	33
22		Canadiens	7	1	2/21/1994	MTL	@	PHI	L 7-8	8	0	4	5	7	42	30
23		Red Wings	7	1	2/24/1993	DET	@	BUF	L 7-10	10	1	3	1	2	31	37
24		Whalers	7	1	1/18/1993	HFD	@	WIN	L 7-8	8	3	5	4	7	26	34
25		Sharks	7	1	12/12/1992	SJS	vs	QUE	L 7-8	8	1	3	1	3	38	38

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