Has an NHL game ever ended 8-8?
It has. 8-8 has been a NHL final 8 times in 70,352 games. The first was New York Americans and Montreal Maroons drew on February 18, 1936; the latest was New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres drew on January 15, 1992.
That makes 8-8 the 68th most common final score out of 95 that have ever occurred in NHL. One point away, 9-8 has happened 5 times and 8-9 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1935 and 1980.
Every 8-8 in NHL history
| Date | Teams | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-15 | New Jersey Devils / Buffalo Sabres | 1991 | |
| 1989-10-17 | Quebec Nordiques / Calgary Flames | 1989 | |
| 1988-10-14 | Detroit Red Wings / St. Louis Blues | 1988 | |
| 1988-02-06 | Minnesota North Stars / Winnipeg Jets | 1987 | |
| 1986-12-20 | Edmonton Oilers / Los Angeles Kings | 1986 | |
| 1982-11-23 | New York Islanders / Minnesota North Stars | 1982 | |
| 1981-03-03 | New York Islanders / Edmonton Oilers | 1980 | |
| 1936-02-18 | New York Americans / Montreal Maroons | 1935 |