best nhl record through first 55 games of a season

The Vegas Golden Knights had the best record by a team in a season in their first 55 games, with a record of 36-15-4 in 2017-18.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Golden Knights	36-15-4	2017-18	76	55	36	15	0	4	.691	2	2	185	150	35	20.8	82.0	32.89	10.2	30.31	.910
2		Rangers	5-2-2	1927-28	12	9	5	2	2	0	.667	0	0	21	17	4
3		Rangers	25-14-7	1926-27	57	46	25	14	7	0	.620	0	0	96	75	21
4		Canadiens	16-11-1	1918-19	33	28	16	11	1	0	.589	0	0	124	115	9
5		Arenas	17-12-0	1917-18	34	29	17	12	0	0	.586	0	0	137	137	0
6		Canadiens	14-10-0	1917-18	28	24	14	10	0	0	.583	0	0	123	94	29
7		Panthers	25-20-10	1993-94	60	55	25	20	10	0	.545	0	0	159	148	11	17.0	83.7	26.71	10.8	34.38	.922
8		Flyers	25-22-8	1967-68	58	55	25	22	8	0	.527	0	0	135	132	3			24.49	10.0	32.69	.927
9		Hockey Club	23-23-9	2024-25	55	55	23	23	0	9	.500	0	2	153	164	-11	21.9	82.1	28.09	9.9	28.22	.894
10		Cougars	5-5-1	1927-28	11	11	5	5	1	0	.500	0	0	23	21	2
11		St. Patricks	4-4-0	1919-20	8	8	4	4	0	0	.500	0	0	39	39	0
12		Wild	21-23-8-3	2000-01	53	55	21	23	8	3	.482	0	0	123	130	-7	9.0	86.9	25.02	8.9	27.62	.914
13		Flames	22-24-9	1972-73	53	55	22	24	9	0	.482	0	0	143	154	-11			26.69	9.7	31.84	.912
14		North Stars	22-24-9	1967-68	53	55	22	24	9	0	.482	0	0	140	170	-30			28.04	9.1	30.65	.899
15		Kings	23-27-5	1967-68	51	55	23	27	5	0	.464	0	0	137	174	-37			29.20	8.5	28.56	.889
16		Blues	20-24-11	1967-68	51	55	20	24	11	0	.464	0	0	128	136	-8			29.95	7.8	28.65	.914
17		Black Hawks	19-23-4	1926-27	42	46	19	23	4	0	.457	0	0	120	126	-6
18		Penguins	20-26-9	1967-68	49	55	20	26	9	0	.445	0	0	141	161	-20			30.69	8.4	30.49	.904
19		Bruins	9-12-4	1925-26	22	25	9	12	4	0	.440	0	0	65	69	-4
20		Whalers	18-25-12	1979-80	48	55	18	25	12	0	.436	0	0	199	206	-7	21.6	73.4	26.73	13.5	29.67	.874
21		Nordiques	20-27-8	1979-80	48	55	20	27	8	0	.436	0	0	163	196	-33	22.0	74.9	26.76	11.1	31.56	.887
22		Blue Jackets	18-27-6-4	2000-01	46	55	18	27	6	4	.418	0	0	122	161	-39	13.6	80.2	25.36	8.7	29.85	.902
23		Mighty Ducks	21-30-4	1993-94	46	55	21	30	4	0	.418	0	0	152	169	-17	16.0	82.6	28.44	9.7	31.53	.903
24		Oilers	17-27-11	1979-80	45	55	17	27	11	0	.409	0	0	200	226	-26	23.0	76.2	28.89	12.6	30.31	.864
25		Predators	19-31-5	1998-99	43	55	19	31	5	0	.391	0	0	127	178	-51	11.2	79.4	27.38	8.4	33.00	.902

Related Searches

More Golden Knights Stats

G

4

Dorofeyev

Pavel Dorofeyev

A

8

Eichel

Jack Eichel

+/-

+5

Marner

Mitch Marner

G/GP

3.22

14th

GA/GP

2.95

12th

PP%

24.5

6th

PK%

81.4

7th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

VGK

4 - 2

5

Final

1

UTA

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

6

Hagel

Brandon Hagel

6

Boldy

Matt Boldy

5

Robertson

Jason Robertson

Playoffs Assists Leaders

8

LaCombe

Jackson LaCombe

8

Eichel

Jack Eichel

7

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

10

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

9

LaCombe

Jackson LaCombe

9

Boldy

Matt Boldy

Playoffs Hits Leaders

38

Crouse

Lawson Crouse

37

Barbashev

Ivan Barbashev

35

Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

20

Matheson

Mike Matheson

18

Carrier

Alexandre Carrier

17

Theodore

Shea Theodore

Playoffs Wins Leaders

4

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

4

Vladar

Dan Vladar

4

Dostal

Lukas Dostal

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.10

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

1.14

Lyon

Alex Lyon

1.21

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

Joonas Korpisalo

.955

Lyon

Alex Lyon

.955

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.33

3.83

3.83

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

1.25

1.83

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

40.0

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.2

93.8

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

56-32

49-33

48-34

48-34

51-37

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

36-52

34-48

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

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	MIN	@	BOS	3-6
Sat 3/28	SJS	@	CBJ	3-2
Sat 3/28	SEA	@	BUF	2-3
Sat 3/28	WPG	@	COL	4-2
Sat 3/28	MTL	@	NSH	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/2	PHI	@	CAR	8:00 PM
Sun 5/3	MTL	@	TBL	6:00 PM
Sun 5/3	MIN	@	COL	9:00 PM