How rare is a nine goal game?

Mar 17, 2021; New York, New York, USA; The scoreboard at the end of the second period shows the New York Rangers leading the Philadelphia Flyers by the score of 9-0 at Madison Square. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Bennett/POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports

When the New York Rangers pummeled the Philadelphia Flyers 9-0 on Wednesday night, it was the first time since November 10, 1998 that the team had scored as many goals. That night the Rangers scored 10 goals, beating the Tampa By Lightning 10-2 in Tampa. That’s a long time between goal explosion, but how long has it been? And how unusual was it? Here are some facts to put it into perspective

On November 10, 1998, Filip Chytil, K’Andre Miller, Kaapo…