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Has an NHL game ever ended 9-7?

It has. 9-7 has been a NHL final 21 times in 70,505 games. The first was Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers on February 26, 1947; the latest was Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks on October 1, 2026.

Where 9-7 sits among nearby NHL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 9-7 the 57th most common final score out of 95 that have ever occurred in NHL. One point away, 10-7 has happened 11 times and 9-8 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1992 and 2026.

Every 9-7 in NHL history

DateResultSeason
2026-10-01Edmonton Oilers over Vancouver Canucks2026
1992-12-05Detroit Red Wings over Tampa Bay Lightning1992
1992-02-21Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings1991
1989-03-12Winnipeg Jets over Toronto Maple Leafs1988
1988-03-30Los Angeles Kings over Calgary Flames1987
1986-04-06New Jersey Devils over New York Islanders1985
1986-01-17Los Angeles Kings over Vancouver Canucks1985
1986-01-10Buffalo Sabres over Toronto Maple Leafs1985
1985-04-03Minnesota North Stars over Toronto Maple Leafs1984
1984-12-08Montréal Canadiens over Los Angeles Kings1984
1984-03-24Los Angeles Kings over Detroit Red Wings1983
1984-02-25Hartford Whalers over Philadelphia Flyers1983
1983-03-19Edmonton Oilers over Detroit Red Wings1982
1983-01-11Los Angeles Kings over Washington Capitals1982
1982-11-21Quebec Nordiques over Edmonton Oilers1982
1980-12-26Hartford Whalers over Pittsburgh Penguins1980
1980-03-29Detroit Red Wings over Quebec Nordiques1979
1979-11-18Buffalo Sabres over Edmonton Oilers1979
1973-01-18New York Islanders over Boston Bruins1972
1960-11-10Montréal Canadiens over New York Rangers1960
1947-02-26Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers1946
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