Has an NHL game ever ended 8-6?

It has. 8-6 has been a NHL final 109 times in 70,505 games. The first was Montréal Canadiens beat Quebec Bulldogs on February 28, 1920; the latest was Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche on April 1, 2026.

Where 8-6 sits among nearby NHL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 8-6 the 43rd most common final score out of 95 that have ever occurred in NHL. One point away, 9-6 has happened 43 times and 8-7 has happened 40 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 8-6 in NHL history

Date	Result	Season
2026-04-01	Vancouver Canucks over Colorado Avalanche	2025
2022-05-31	Colorado Avalanche over Edmonton Oilers	2021	Playoff
2019-12-23	Toronto Maple Leafs over Carolina Hurricanes	2019
2019-11-27	Pittsburgh Penguins over Vancouver Canucks	2019
2016-12-13	Carolina Hurricanes over Vancouver Canucks	2016
2011-02-09	Boston Bruins over Montréal Canadiens	2010
2009-03-14	Toronto Maple Leafs over Calgary Flames	2008
2009-03-01	Tampa Bay Lightning over Calgary Flames	2008
2007-12-29	Washington Capitals over Ottawa Senators	2007
2007-10-12	Boston Bruins over Los Angeles Kings	2007
2006-10-05	Chicago Blackhawks over Nashville Predators	2006
2006-01-19	Los Angeles Kings over Atlanta Thrashers	2005
2005-10-28	Carolina Hurricanes over Philadelphia Flyers	2005
2004-03-21	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Detroit Red Wings	2003
2000-10-14	Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers	2000
1994-03-19	New Jersey Devils over Boston Bruins	1993
1993-11-30	Winnipeg Jets over Los Angeles Kings	1993
1993-11-25	Quebec Nordiques over Los Angeles Kings	1993
1993-04-15	Vancouver Canucks over Los Angeles Kings	1992
1993-03-04	Los Angeles Kings over Ottawa Senators	1992
1992-12-11	Washington Capitals over Winnipeg Jets	1992
1992-10-17	Los Angeles Kings over Boston Bruins	1992
1991-12-26	New York Rangers over Washington Capitals	1991
1990-10-26	Detroit Red Wings over Minnesota North Stars	1990
1990-03-21	Edmonton Oilers over St. Louis Blues	1989
1990-03-04	Pittsburgh Penguins over Minnesota North Stars	1989
1990-02-08	Chicago Blackhawks over Detroit Red Wings	1989
1990-01-27	Detroit Red Wings over Quebec Nordiques	1989
1990-01-25	Philadelphia Flyers over Winnipeg Jets	1989
1990-01-16	Quebec Nordiques over Winnipeg Jets	1989
1990-01-08	Toronto Maple Leafs over Washington Capitals	1989
1989-12-23	New York Islanders over Pittsburgh Penguins	1989
1989-11-14	Los Angeles Kings over Calgary Flames	1989
1989-10-25	Toronto Maple Leafs over Pittsburgh Penguins	1989
1989-03-19	Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs	1988
1989-03-15	Detroit Red Wings over Edmonton Oilers	1988
1989-02-26	Hartford Whalers over Pittsburgh Penguins	1988
1989-01-27	Hartford Whalers over New Jersey Devils	1988
1989-01-26	New York Islanders over Winnipeg Jets	1988
1989-01-21	New York Islanders over Minnesota North Stars	1988
1989-01-05	Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings	1988
1988-12-31	Pittsburgh Penguins over New Jersey Devils	1988
1988-12-21	Los Angeles Kings over Minnesota North Stars	1988
1988-12-11	Vancouver Canucks over Winnipeg Jets	1988
1988-10-22	Hartford Whalers over Philadelphia Flyers	1988
1988-10-19	Edmonton Oilers over Los Angeles Kings	1988
1988-03-15	Calgary Flames over Hartford Whalers	1987
1988-02-28	New Jersey Devils over Minnesota North Stars	1987
1988-02-27	Philadelphia Flyers over Los Angeles Kings	1987
1987-03-29	Boston Bruins over Chicago Blackhawks	1986
1987-03-21	Boston Bruins over Los Angeles Kings	1986
1987-02-28	Toronto Maple Leafs over Vancouver Canucks	1986
1987-02-01	Hartford Whalers over Pittsburgh Penguins	1986
1986-12-26	Chicago Blackhawks over St. Louis Blues	1986
1986-11-16	Edmonton Oilers over New York Rangers	1986
1986-10-29	New Jersey Devils over Pittsburgh Penguins	1986
1986-03-17	Quebec Nordiques over Montréal Canadiens	1985
1986-02-06	Buffalo Sabres over Boston Bruins	1985
1985-12-17	St. Louis Blues over Winnipeg Jets	1985
1985-12-05	Boston Bruins over Montréal Canadiens	1985
1985-11-19	New York Islanders over Philadelphia Flyers	1985
1985-05-12	Chicago Black Hawks over Edmonton Oilers	1984	Playoff
1985-03-20	Detroit Red Wings over Los Angeles Kings	1984
1984-12-02	Winnipeg Jets over Calgary Flames	1984
1984-10-21	Buffalo Sabres over Minnesota North Stars	1984
1984-03-08	Quebec Nordiques over Pittsburgh Penguins	1983
1983-12-28	Minnesota North Stars over Toronto Maple Leafs	1983
1983-12-08	Toronto Maple Leafs over Hartford Whalers	1983
1983-11-26	St. Louis Blues over Edmonton Oilers	1983
1983-10-07	Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets	1983
1983-01-25	Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings	1982
1983-01-23	Edmonton Oilers over Los Angeles Kings	1982
1982-12-29	Chicago Black Hawks over Edmonton Oilers	1982
1982-11-30	Quebec Nordiques over Winnipeg Jets	1982
1982-11-26	Buffalo Sabres over St. Louis Blues	1982
1982-03-05	Washington Capitals over Calgary Flames	1981
1982-01-27	Minnesota North Stars over Detroit Red Wings	1981
1982-01-20	Edmonton Oilers over St. Louis Blues	1981
1982-01-16	St. Louis Blues over Chicago Black Hawks	1981
1982-01-07	Boston Bruins over Winnipeg Jets	1981
1981-02-12	New York Rangers over Winnipeg Jets	1980
1980-12-06	Washington Capitals over Colorado Rockies	1980
1980-10-09	St. Louis Blues over Hartford Whalers	1980
1980-02-19	Colorado Rockies over Philadelphia Flyers	1979
1980-02-07	Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs	1979
1979-10-16	Washington Capitals over Los Angeles Kings	1979
1978-10-17	St. Louis Blues over Vancouver Canucks	1978
1978-01-11	Montréal Canadiens over Pittsburgh Penguins	1977
1977-11-09	St. Louis Blues over Vancouver Canucks	1977
1977-02-09	Colorado Rockies over Minnesota North Stars	1976
1976-03-30	Los Angeles Kings over Kansas City Scouts	1975
1976-01-04	Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Rangers	1975
1975-03-02	Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers	1974
1974-11-13	Buffalo Sabres over Montréal Canadiens	1974
1974-04-21	Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks	1973	Playoff
1974-03-16	Pittsburgh Penguins over Vancouver Canucks	1973
1974-01-09	California Golden Seals over St. Louis Blues	1973
1972-12-02	Minnesota North Stars over Buffalo Sabres	1972
1972-02-23	Boston Bruins over California Golden Seals	1971
1968-02-01	Los Angeles Kings over Detroit Red Wings	1967
1967-12-17	Detroit Red Wings over Montréal Canadiens	1967
1963-12-07	Boston Bruins over New York Rangers	1963
1946-11-20	Detroit Red Wings over Chicago Black Hawks	1946
1944-01-16	New York Rangers over Boston Bruins	1943
1942-11-28	Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Rangers	1942
1941-11-18	Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Rangers	1941
1940-03-16	Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Americans	1939
1932-03-22	New York Americans over Boston Bruins	1931
1920-02-28	Montréal Canadiens over Quebec Bulldogs	1919

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