Has an NHL game ever ended 9-8?
Yes. NHL has seen a final score of 9-8 5 times. It first happened on October 10, 1981, when Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks, and most recently on November 29, 2022, when Seattle Kraken beat Los Angeles Kings.
That makes 9-8 the 73rd most common final score out of 95 that have ever occurred in NHL. One point away, 10-8 has happened 7 times and 9-9 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1981 and 2011.
Every 9-8 in NHL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-29 | Seattle Kraken over Los Angeles Kings | 2022 | |
| 2011-10-27 | Winnipeg Jets over Philadelphia Flyers | 2011 | |
| 1982-02-27 | Philadelphia Flyers over Calgary Flames | 1981 | |
| 1981-12-02 | Quebec Nordiques over Edmonton Oilers | 1981 | |
| 1981-10-10 | Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago Black Hawks | 1981 |
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