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NHL Record for Most Goals, Both Teams in a Game

Toronto St. Patricks at Montréal Canadiens holds the NHL record with 21 goals (1919-20).

Top of the list

Most Goals, Both Teams, Game: the leaders
RankTeamGoalsSeasonDateAssistsScore
1Toronto St. Patricks at Montréal Canadiens211919-20Jan 10, 19208TSP 7 @ MTL 14
1Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks211985-86Dec 11, 198541EDM 12 @ CHI 9
3Minnesota North Stars at Edmonton Oilers201983-84Jan 4, 198433MNS 8 @ EDM 12
3Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs201985-86Jan 8, 198633EDM 9 @ TOR 11
5Toronto Arenas at Montreal Wanderers191917-18Dec 19, 19175TAN 9 @ MWN 10
5Montréal Canadiens at Quebec Bulldogs191919-20Mar 3, 19202MTL 16 @ QBD 3

The full top 53

Most Goals, Both Teams, Game: NHL team records
RankTeamGoalsSeasonDateAssistsScore
1Toronto St. Patricks at Montréal Canadiens211919-20Jan 10, 19208TSP 7 @ MTL 14
1Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks211985-86Dec 11, 198541EDM 12 @ CHI 9
3Minnesota North Stars at Edmonton Oilers201983-84Jan 4, 198433MNS 8 @ EDM 12
3Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs201985-86Jan 8, 198633EDM 9 @ TOR 11
5Toronto Arenas at Montreal Wanderers191917-18Dec 19, 19175TAN 9 @ MWN 10
5Montréal Canadiens at Quebec Bulldogs191919-20Mar 3, 19202MTL 16 @ QBD 3
5Hamilton Tigers at Montréal Canadiens191920-21Feb 26, 19210HAM 6 @ MTL 13
5New York Rangers at Boston Bruins191943-44Mar 4, 194427NYR 9 @ BOS 10
5Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings191943-44Mar 16, 194422BOS 9 @ DET 10
5Minnesota North Stars at Vancouver Canucks191983-84Oct 7, 198333MNS 9 @ VAN 10
11Montréal Canadiens at Montreal Maroons181937-38Jan 11, 193827MTL 7 @ MMR 11
11Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings181945-46Mar 17, 194622TOR 11 @ DET 7
11Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks181976-77Feb 20, 197727TOR 10 @ CHI 8
11Quebec Nordiques at Washington Capitals181980-81Feb 22, 198135QUE 11 @ WSH 7
11Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres181980-81Mar 19, 198129TOR 4 @ BUF 14
11Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs181983-84Oct 15, 198330CHI 8 @ TOR 10
11Minnesota North Stars at St. Louis Blues181983-84Jan 27, 198435MNS 10 @ STL 8
11Winnipeg Jets (1979) at Detroit Red Wings181987-88Nov 25, 198731WIN 8 @ DET 10
11Quebec Nordiques at Calgary Flames181990-91Feb 23, 199125QUE 8 @ CGY 10
11San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins181995-96Jan 13, 199632SJS 10 @ PIT 8
21Toronto Arenas at Montréal Canadiens171918-19Jan 11, 19195TAN 4 @ MTL 13
21Montréal Canadiens at Quebec Bulldogs171919-20Dec 25, 19197MTL 12 @ QBD 5
21Quebec Bulldogs at Ottawa Senators (1917)171919-20Mar 8, 19209QBD 6 @ SEN 11
21Hamilton Tigers at Ottawa Senators (1917)171920-21Mar 7, 19215HAM 5 @ SEN 12
21New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings171942-43Nov 5, 194228NYR 5 @ DET 12
21Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens171943-44Nov 21, 194328BOS 4 @ MTL 13
21New York Rangers at Boston Bruins171944-45Jan 21, 194516NYR 3 @ BOS 14
21Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs171947-48Dec 6, 194725CHI 5 @ TOR 12
21New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs171978-79Oct 14, 197832NYI 7 @ TOR 10
21Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs171981-82Oct 10, 198126CHI 8 @ TOR 9
21Winnipeg Jets (1979) at Minnesota North Stars171981-82Nov 11, 198128WIN 2 @ MNS 15
21Edmonton Oilers at Quebec Nordiques171981-82Dec 2, 198127EDM 8 @ QUE 9
21Quebec Nordiques at New York Islanders171981-82Dec 15, 198128QUE 7 @ NYI 10
21Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames171981-82Feb 27, 198227PHI 9 @ CGY 8
21Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins171982-83Feb 19, 198328EDM 10 @ PIT 7
21Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks171983-84Oct 19, 198329EDM 10 @ VAN 7
21New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers171983-84Nov 19, 198327NJD 4 @ EDM 13
21New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs171983-84Mar 3, 198426NYI 11 @ TOR 6
21Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers171983-84Mar 22, 198428PIT 4 @ PHI 13
21Winnipeg Jets (1979) at New York Rangers171984-85Feb 25, 198525WIN 12 @ NYR 5
21Montréal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers171985-86Oct 19, 198524MTL 6 @ HFD 11
21New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs171985-86Dec 4, 198527NJD 7 @ TOR 10
21Quebec Nordiques at Hartford Whalers171985-86Jan 17, 198626QUE 6 @ HFD 11
21Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames171987-88Nov 13, 198728LAK 7 @ CGY 10
21Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings171987-88Feb 23, 198828PHI 11 @ DET 6
21Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames171989-90Oct 5, 198930DET 7 @ CGY 10
21St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings171992-93Nov 25, 199234STL 6 @ DET 11
21New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres171992-93Dec 31, 199229NYR 6 @ BUF 11
21Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres171992-93Feb 24, 199327DET 7 @ BUF 10
21Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers172011-12Oct 27, 201131WPG 9 @ PHI 8
21Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings172021-22Feb 26, 202231TOR 10 @ DET 7
21Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings172022-23Nov 29, 202227SEA 9 @ LAK 8 OT
21Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild172023-24Feb 19, 202428VAN 7 @ MIN 10

Top 53 of 1,860 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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What is the NHL record for most goals, both teams in a game?

Toronto St. Patricks at Montréal Canadiens holds the NHL record for most goals, both teams in a game with 21 (1919-20).