best nhl team in 1981

The New York Islanders had the best record by a team in 1980-81, with a record of 48-18-14.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Islanders	48-18-14	1980-81	110	80	48	18	14	.688	355	260	95	29.3	79.3	30.21	14.7	30.23	.892
2		Blues	45-18-17	1980-81	107	80	45	18	17	.669	352	281	71	24.2	82.0	30.39	14.5	31.75	.889
3		Canadiens	45-22-13	1980-81	103	80	45	22	13	.644	332	232	100	24.1	81.7	33.86	12.3	26.44	.890
4		Kings	43-24-13	1980-81	99	80	43	24	13	.619	337	290	47	24.6	77.4	27.85	15.1	30.68	.882
5		Sabres	39-20-21	1980-81	99	80	39	20	21	.619	327	250	77	23.9	83.2	31.00	13.2	27.94	.888
6		Flyers	41-24-15	1980-81	97	80	41	24	15	.606	313	249	64	27.0	80.2	33.09	11.8	28.99	.893
7		Flames	39-27-14	1980-81	92	80	39	27	14	.575	329	298	31	27.1	80.6	27.13	15.2	33.16	.888
8		Bruins	37-30-13	1980-81	87	80	37	30	13	.544	316	272	44	25.4	76.8	29.00	13.6	24.84	.863
9		North Stars	35-28-17	1980-81	87	80	35	28	17	.544	291	263	28	21.6	78.9	32.23	11.3	29.88	.890
10		Black Hawks	31-33-16	1980-81	78	80	31	33	16	.488	304	315	-11	22.3	75.1	32.06	11.9	33.84	.884
11		Nordiques	30-32-18	1980-81	78	80	30	32	18	.488	314	318	-4	23.8	76.3	28.63	13.7	30.31	.869
12		Canucks	28-32-20	1980-81	76	80	28	32	20	.475	289	301	-12	20.6	76.0	31.08	11.6	30.09	.875
13		Rangers	30-36-14	1980-81	74	80	30	36	14	.463	312	317	-5	17.8	78.7	30.74	12.7	27.78	.857
14		Oilers	29-35-16	1980-81	74	80	29	35	16	.463	328	327	1	22.2	75.4	29.84	13.7	29.51	.861
15		Penguins	30-37-13	1980-81	73	80	30	37	13	.456	302	345	-43	23.1	73.4	32.59	11.6	30.65	.859
16		Maple Leafs	28-37-15	1980-81	71	80	28	37	15	.444	322	367	-45	25.3	77.4	34.31	11.7	33.55	.863
17		Capitals	26-36-18	1980-81	70	80	26	36	18	.438	286	317	-31	18.8	73.9	29.31	12.2	31.61	.875
18		Whalers	21-41-18	1980-81	60	80	21	41	18	.375	292	372	-80	18.7	75.6	28.75	12.7	35.39	.869
19		Rockies	22-45-13	1980-81	57	80	22	45	13	.356	258	344	-86	21.1	75.3	29.59	10.9	29.30	.853
20		Red Wings	19-43-18	1980-81	56	80	19	43	18	.350	252	339	-87	19.0	74.1	30.85	10.2	29.95	.859
21		Jets	9-57-14	1980-81	32	80	9	57	14	.200	246	400	-154	17.3	74.2	28.28	10.9	34.90	.857

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	31	15	5	67	27
Penguins	25	14	11	61	16
Islanders	27	18	5	59	5
Flyers	23	17	9	55	-8
Devils	26	22	2	54	-20
Capitals	24	21	6	54	10
Blue Jackets	23	20	7	53	-14
Rangers	21	24	6	48	-21

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/24	BUF	@	NYI	1:00 PM
Mon 1/26	NYI	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	NYR	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Thu 1/29	NYI	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Sat 1/31	NSH	@	NYI	7:00 PM

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27 - 18 - 5

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38

MacKinnon

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30

McDavid

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29

Robertson

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Assists Leaders

55

McDavid

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49

Kucherov

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48

Celebrini

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85

McDavid

Connor McDavid

85

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

73

Kucherov

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257

Trenin

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210

Sherwood

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178

Malenstyn

Beck Malenstyn

128

Dobson

Noah Dobson

122

Parayko

Colton Parayko

121

McCabe

Jake McCabe

24

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

21

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

20

Saros

Juuse Saros

Goals Against Leaders

2.14

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.18

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.18

Cooley

Devin Cooley

Save Percentage Leaders

.922

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.919

Grubauer

Philipp Grubauer

.918

Wedgewood

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.96

3.50

3.37

Goals Against Rankings

2.27

2.48

2.71

Power Play Rankings

32.2

28.8

27.4

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.2

85.0

84.2

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

34-15

34-17

33-17

32-17

31-19

30-19

Worst Record ATS

16-33

17-32

18-31

19-32

19-31

20-31

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	34	5	9	77	77
Wild	29	14	9	67	18
Stars	28	14	9	65	27
Mammoth	26	20	4	56	19
Predators	24	22	4	52	-23
Blackhawks	21	22	7	49	-18
Jets	20	23	7	47	-5
Blues	19	23	8	46	-50
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	24	13	12	60	13
Oilers	25	19	8	58	7
Ducks	26	21	3	55	-11
Kraken	22	18	9	53	-11
Sharks	25	21	3	53	-20
Kings	20	16	13	53	-10
Flames	21	24	5	47	-21
Canucks	17	28	5	39	-50

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	31	16	5	67	4
Lightning	31	13	4	66	49
Canadiens	28	16	7	63	3
Sabres	28	17	5	61	12
Bruins	29	20	2	60	11
Maple Leafs	24	17	9	57	0
Panthers	26	20	3	55	-13
Senators	23	20	7	53	-3
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	31	15	5	67	27
Penguins	25	14	11	61	16
Islanders	27	18	5	59	5
Flyers	23	17	9	55	-8
Devils	26	22	2	54	-20
Capitals	24	21	6	54	10
Blue Jackets	23	20	7	53	-14
Rangers	21	24	6	48	-21

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 12/27	NYI	@	CBJ	2-4
Sat 12/27	TOR	@	DET	2-3
Sat 12/27	PIT	@	CHI	7-3
Sat 12/27	PHI	@	SEA	1-4
Sun 12/28	WSH	@	FLA	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/23	VGK	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	TBL	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	STL	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 1/23	PHI	@	COL	9:00 PM
Fri 1/23	WSH	@	CGY	9:00 PM