The Washington Capitals had the highest goal differential by a team in 2016-17, with a differential of 84 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	84	2016-17	82	55	19	8	118	.720	2	5	261	177	23.1	83.8	30.43	10.5	27.83	.922
2	Wild	57	2016-17	82	49	25	8	106	.646	3	2	263	206	21.0	82.9	30.82	10.4	30.06	.916
3	Blue Jackets	54	2016-17	82	50	24	8	108	.659	2	2	247	193	19.9	82.5	30.98	9.7	30.35	.922
4	Penguins	49	2016-17	82	50	21	11	111	.677	4	5	278	229	23.1	79.8	33.48	10.1	32.57	.914
5	Rangers	37	2016-17	82	48	28	6	102	.622	3	4	253	216	20.2	79.8	29.73	10.4	30.06	.912
6	Oilers	36	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	4	5	243	207	22.9	80.7	31.06	9.5	29.46	.914
7	Blackhawks	28	2016-17	82	50	23	9	109	.665	4	1	240	212	18.0	77.7	30.59	9.6	31.39	.918
8	Canadiens	25	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	3	2	223	198	19.7	81.1	29.99	9.1	29.62	.918
9	Bruins	23	2016-17	82	44	31	7	95	.579	2	3	232	209	21.7	85.7	33.18	8.5	26.76	.905
10	Ducks	23	2016-17	82	46	23	13	105	.640	3	3	220	197	18.7	84.7	29.57	9.1	29.62	.919
11	Sharks	19	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	1	219	200	16.7	80.7	29.91	8.9	27.67	.912
12	Predators	18	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	238	220	18.9	80.9	31.18	9.3	30.15	.911
13	Blues	17	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	2	233	216	21.3	84.8	28.41	10.0	28.38	.907
14	Maple Leafs	16	2016-17	82	40	27	15	95	.579	1	8	250	234	23.8	82.5	31.91	9.6	32.60	.912
15	Lightning	6	2016-17	82	42	30	10	94	.573	4	3	230	224	22.8	81.4	29.90	9.4	30.39	.910
16	Flames	3	2016-17	82	45	33	4	94	.573	4	2	222	219	20.2	81.6	29.12	9.3	28.71	.907
17	Islanders	1	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	239	238	15.0	81.9	30.24	9.6	31.90	.909
18	Kings	-2	2016-17	82	39	35	8	86	.524	2	4	199	201	19.1	84.6	31.13	7.8	25.85	.905
19	Senators	-4	2016-17	82	44	28	10	98	.598	6	4	206	210	17.0	79.7	30.04	8.4	30.09	.915
20	Jets	-9	2016-17	82	40	35	7	87	.530	3	1	246	255	18.2	77.5	29.85	10.0	31.05	.900
21	Hurricanes	-18	2016-17	82	36	31	15	87	.530	3	6	212	230	17.7	84.2	30.40	8.5	28.29	.901
22	Flyers	-19	2016-17	82	39	33	10	88	.537	7	5	212	231	19.5	79.8	31.52	8.2	28.46	.901
23	Panthers	-26	2016-17	82	35	36	11	81	.494	5	6	205	231	17.0	85.3	32.24	7.8	31.65	.911
24	Sabres	-32	2016-17	82	33	37	12	78	.476	2	6	199	231	24.5	77.6	30.38	8.0	34.30	.918
25	Stars	-38	2016-17	82	34	37	11	79	.482	1	2	222	260	17.9	73.9	30.55	8.9	29.74	.893

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G/GP

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15th

GA/GP

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PP%

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PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

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Final

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40 - 30 - 12

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Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

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Thompson

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Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

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Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

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59-42

Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

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