NHL Scores Yesterday & Today’s Final Results

Understanding NHL Results

What do Final, OT and SO mean?

Final means the game is recorded as completed. OT identifies an overtime finish, while SO identifies a shootout finish when that detail is available. The winning team is marked Winner next to its name, with both teams' scores displayed on the card.

Is an in-progress score a final result?

No. Read the status before treating a score as the result. In progress at last update and Awaiting result update mean a confirmed final has not appeared here yet. A postponed or cancelled game is not a completed result, and a dash means a score is unavailable rather than zero.

Why are today's scores on a yesterday page?

Recent results combines yesterday's games with today's confirmed finals so you can catch up in one place. Today's games that are still scheduled, underway, postponed or cancelled do not enter that combined view. Final results are shown first, ordered by the most recent scheduled game date and start time.

Find Results by Date

How do I see only yesterday's NHL scores?

Choose Yesterday above the filters. Choose Today for today's full scoreboard, including games without a final result, or use the date field to look up another day. Select Recent results to return to yesterday's games plus today's finals.

Which time zone decides a game's date?

The scoreboard uses Eastern Time schedule dates. A game that finishes after midnight can still belong to the date on which it was scheduled. Your local start-time display may show a different date; the schedule date printed on the card stays the reference.

Are these live NHL scores?

No. Results reflect the Last updated time near the top of the page. Automatic updates run twice daily when enabled, so a recently completed game may still be awaiting a result. For live coverage, use the official NHL scoreboard.

Does this include preseason results?

Yes. Use Season stage to choose preseason, regular season or both. Open the preseason schedule for the full available preseason, or move to tonight's games and tomorrow's schedule to see what comes next.