The Colorado Avalanche have the best record by a team this season, with a record of 19-1-6.

Interpreted as:

best NHL defensive team this regular season

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	19-1-6	2025-26	44	26	19	1	6	.846	0	3	106	53	53	16.1	87.0	33.77	12.1	26.23	.922
2	Stars	18-5-5	2025-26	41	28	18	5	5	.732	2	2	96	72	24	31.5	80.9	26.07	13.2	27.96	.908
3	Hurricanes	16-7-2	2025-26	34	25	16	7	2	.680	1	1	85	69	16	13.7	79.7	33.24	10.2	24.48	.887
4	Lightning	16-8-2	2025-26	34	26	16	8	2	.654	0	0	85	67	18	16.3	89.2	26.69	12.2	27.38	.906
5	Wild	15-7-5	2025-26	35	27	15	7	5	.648	3	1	75	71	4	23.7	80.0	27.96	9.9	30.59	.914
6	Capitals	17-9-2	2025-26	36	28	17	9	2	.643	0	2	98	69	29	17.3	72.9	29.68	11.8	25.71	.904
7	Flyers	15-8-3	2025-26	33	26	15	8	3	.635	5	0	74	74	0	18.7	82.1	25.23	11.3	26.19	.891
8	Penguins	13-7-5	2025-26	31	25	13	7	5	.620	0	3	79	68	11	33.3	84.9	27.04	11.7	28.32	.904
9	Golden Knights	12-6-8	2025-26	32	26	12	6	8	.615	1	2	79	77	2	23.5	81.2	29.85	10.2	25.00	.882
10	Devils	16-10-1	2025-26	33	27	16	10	1	.611	2	0	81	82	-1	24.3	82.9	29.52	10.2	28.48	.893
11	Ducks	16-10-1	2025-26	33	27	16	10	1	.611	2	0	94	91	3	18.7	75.0	30.07	11.6	29.33	.885
12	Canadiens	14-9-3	2025-26	31	26	14	9	3	.596	1	2	86	92	-6	26.4	77.4	24.92	13.3	27.81	.873
13	Kings	12-7-7	2025-26	31	26	12	7	7	.596	1	5	68	68	0	13.8	80.5	28.58	9.2	26.00	.899
14	Kraken	11-7-6	2025-26	28	24	11	7	6	.583	0	3	59	63	-4	16.7	69.2	24.38	10.1	27.46	.904
15	Senators	13-9-4	2025-26	30	26	13	9	4	.577	3	0	81	86	-5	21.3	68.4	26.15	11.9	25.46	.870
16	Islanders	14-10-3	2025-26	31	27	14	10	3	.574	1	3	77	75	2	13.3	82.3	29.26	9.7	27.19	.898
17	Blue Jackets	12-9-5	2025-26	29	26	12	9	5	.558	3	1	75	84	-9	16.4	74.2	30.35	9.5	30.88	.895
18	Red Wings	14-11-2	2025-26	30	27	14	11	2	.556	2	1	80	92	-12	21.6	79.5	30.37	9.8	26.78	.873
19	Blackhawks	11-9-6	2025-26	28	26	11	9	6	.538	0	2	83	75	8	22.8	84.4	25.35	12.6	30.23	.905
20	Bruins	15-13-0	2025-26	30	28	15	13	0	.536	2	0	85	91	-6	24.7	82.6	27.11	11.2	30.68	.894
21	Rangers	14-12-2	2025-26	30	28	14	12	2	.536	1	0	74	73	1	19.7	81.3	26.50	10.0	28.50	.909
22	Maple Leafs	12-11-3	2025-26	27	26	12	11	3	.519	0	0	89	90	-1	15.2	81.1	27.35	12.5	31.23	.889
23	Jets	13-12-1	2025-26	27	26	13	12	1	.519	1	1	78	77	1	21.8	83.0	26.62	11.3	29.31	.899
24	Sharks	13-12-3	2025-26	29	28	13	12	3	.518	1	1	80	93	-13	19.2	81.1	24.36	11.7	31.75	.895
25	Mammoth	13-12-3	2025-26	29	28	13	12	3	.518	0	0	87	83	4	14.1	81.3	29.04	10.7	24.36	.878