Has an NHL game ever ended 16-3?

Exactly once. On March 3, 1920, Montréal Canadiens beat Quebec Bulldogs 16-3, and no NHL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 16-3 in league history.

Where 16-3 sits among nearby NHL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 16-3 the 82nd most common final score out of 95 that have ever occurred in NHL. One point away, 17-3 has happened never and 16-4 has happened never.

Every 16-3 in NHL history

Date	Result	Season
1920-03-03	Montréal Canadiens over Quebec Bulldogs	1919

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