NHL Highest-scoring playoff games: Where Avalanche-Wild 15-goal barnburner ranks in postseason history
The Stanley Cup Playoffs will give you every type of hockey game each spring, from a 0-0 game in overtime to a complete onslaught of goals and everything in between.
MOST RECENT: The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild combined for one of the most entertaining games in recent playoff history when Game 1 of their second-round matchup saw 15 total goals and blown leads by both teams.
Here's a look at the highest-scoring playoff games in NHL history and where the Avalanche's win over the Wild ranks.
What is the highest-scoring NHL playoff game in History?
The Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers played the highest-scoring playoff game in NHL history on April 7, 1982, when the Kings scored the game's final two goals for a 10-8 victory in Game 1 of a five-game, first-round series.
Marcel Dionne and Daryl Evans each scored twice for L.A., while Risto Siltanen had the only multi-goal effort for the Oilers. Wayne Gretzky also got in on the action with a goal against his future team.
NHL playoff Highest-scoring games of all time
Date — Round — Total goals — Result
April 7, 1982 — First round — 18 — Kings 10, Oilers 8
April 25, 1989 — Second round — 17 — Penguins 10, Flyers 7
April 9, 1987 — First round — 16 — Oilers 13, Kings 3
April 10, 1990 — First round — 16 — Kings 12, Flames 4
May 8, 1973 — Stanley Cup Final — 15 — Blackhawks 8, Canadiens 7
April 9, 1981 — First round — 15 — North Stars 9, Bruins 6
May 14, 1985 — Conference final — 15 — Oilers 10, Blackhawks 5
April 29, 1993 — First round — 15 — Kings 9, Flames 6
May 18, 2022 — Second round — 15 — Flames 9, Oilers 6
May 3, 2026 — Second round — 15 — Avalanche 9, Wild 6
Only four playoff games have featured more goals than Colorado's 9-6 win over Minnesota, and they all happened within a span of nine years from 1982-1990. One more goal between the Avalanche and Wild in Game 1 would have made it the highest-scoring playoff game in 36 years.
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