what is the largest margin of victory in a nhl game in the last fourty years

Between May 30, 1985 and May 30, 2025, the Edmonton Oilers have the highest goal differential by a team in a game, with a differential of 13 goals versus the Canucks on November 8, 1985.

Interpreted as:
What is the largest margin of victory in a NHL regular-season game in the last fourty years?
TEAM DIFF DATE TM OPP RESULT G GA PPG PPO OPP PPG OPP PPO S SA
1 Oilers
Oilers
13
11/8/1985
EDM EDM
vs
VAN VAN
W
13-0
13
0
0
1
0
6
44
29
2 Flames
Flames
12
2/10/1993
CGY CGY
vs
SJS SJS
W
13-1
13
1
0
3
1
5
36
27
3 Red Wings
Red Wings
12
12/4/1987
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
W
12-0
12
0
2
7
0
6
45
19
4 Canucks
Canucks
11
3/1/1992
VAN VAN
vs
CGY CGY
W
11-0
11
0
6
10
0
3
28
30
5 Penguins
Penguins
11
12/26/1991
PIT PIT
vs
TOR TOR
W
12-1
12
1
3
4
0
4
32
31
6 Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
10
11/4/2016
CBJ CBJ
vs
MTL MTL
W
10-0
10
0
4
5
0
1
40
30
7 Capitals
Capitals
10
1/11/2003
WSH WSH
vs
FLA FLA
W
12-2
12
2
3
4
0
4
40
26
8 Flames
Flames
10
1/2/1996
CGY CGY
vs
TBL TBL
W
10-0
10
0
3
5
0
6
28
32
9 Avalanche
Avalanche
10
12/5/1995
COL COL
vs
SJS SJS
W
12-2
12
2
1
3
1
4
44
29
10 Red Wings
Red Wings
10
12/2/1995
DET DET
@
MTL MTL
W
11-1
11
1
4
6
1
4
41
23
11 Penguins
Penguins
10
11/1/1995
PIT PIT
vs
TBL TBL
W
10-0
10
0
5
7
0
6
27
27
12 Blues
Blues
10
2/26/1994
STL STL
@
OTT OTT
W
11-1
11
1
2
3
0
4
33
32
13 Flames
Flames
10
1/15/1994
CGY CGY
vs
OTT OTT
W
10-0
10
0
4
6
0
4
41
21
14 Red Wings
Red Wings
10
2/15/1992
DET DET
vs
SJS SJS
W
11-1
11
1
3
4
0
5
42
24
15 Canadiens
Canadiens
10
2/24/1990
MTL MTL
vs
PIT PIT
W
11-1
11
1
1
3
0
5
61
26
16 Flames
Flames
10
2/22/1990
CGY CGY
vs
TOR TOR
W
12-2
12
2
3
5
0
4
40
25
17 Capitals
Capitals
10
2/6/1990
WSH WSH
vs
QUE QUE
W
12-2
12
2
3
6
0
5
31
24
18 Canucks
Canucks
9
11/2/2023
VAN VAN
@
SJS SJS
W
10-1
10
1
4
5
1
3
33
31
19 Penguins
Penguins
9
3/27/2022
PIT PIT
vs
DET DET
W
11-2
11
2
3
6
1
5
35
35
20 Rangers
Rangers
9
3/17/2021
NYR NYR
vs
PHI PHI
W
9-0
9
0
1
4
0
2
29
26
21 Canadiens
Canadiens
9
12/2/2017
MTL MTL
vs
DET DET
W
10-1
10
1
1
2
0
1
34
23
22 Blackhawks
Blackhawks
9
10/5/2017
CHI CHI
vs
PIT PIT
W
10-1
10
1
0
6
1
2
44
29
23 Canadiens
Canadiens
9
12/10/2016
MTL MTL
vs
COL COL
W
10-1
10
1
1
2
0
3
36
16
24 Bruins
Bruins
9
1/5/2012
BOS BOS
vs
CGY CGY
W
9-0
9
0
1
2
0
2
42
25
25 Hurricanes
Hurricanes
9
4/7/2009
CAR CAR
vs
NYI NYI
W
9-0
9
0
4
11
0
1
57
12

More Oilers Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.16

11th

GA/GP

2.87

14th

PP%

23.7

12th

PK%

78.2

16th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Flames Flames
41
27
14
96
-13
Canucks Canucks
38
30
14
90
-17
Ducks Ducks
35
37
10
80
-42
Kraken Kraken
35
41
6
76
-18
Sharks Sharks
20
50
12
52
-105
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM
Fri
6/6
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM
Mon
6/9
EDM EDM
@
FLA FLA
8:00 PM
Thu
6/12
EDM EDM
@
FLA FLA
8:00 PM
Sat
6/14
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Stars

1 - 4 - 0

3

Final

6

EDM Oilers

4 - 1 - 0

Thu 29 May 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/1
FLA FLA
@
TOR TOR
2-3
Tue
4/1
COL COL
@
CHI CHI
3-2
Tue
4/1
SEA SEA
@
VAN VAN
5-0
Wed
4/2
BOS BOS
@
MTL MTL
1-4
Wed
4/2
TBL TBL
@
OTT OTT
1-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM
Fri
6/6
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM
Mon
6/9
EDM EDM
@
FLA FLA
8:00 PM
Thu
6/12
EDM EDM
@
FLA FLA
8:00 PM
Sat
6/14
FLA FLA
@
EDM EDM
8:00 PM