best nhl teams 1970s by record and run differential

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, the Montreal Canadiens had the best record by a team, with a record of 499-155-134.

		TEAM	REC	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Canadiens	499-155-134	1,132	788	499	155	134	.718	3,258	2,003	1,255	30.1	82.3	32.89	12.6	28.75	.912
2		Bruins	485-188-115	1,085	788	485	188	115	.688	3,304	2,293	1,011	22.0	78.4	33.64	12.5	27.78	.895
3		Flyers	393-244-151	937	788	393	244	151	.595	2,714	2,157	557	24.6	79.8	32.82	10.5	29.41	.907
4		Rangers	387-278-123	897	788	387	278	123	.569	2,867	2,508	359	26.2	77.1	33.59	10.8	28.90	.890
5		Black Hawks	379-273-136	894	788	379	273	136	.567	2,575	2,206	369	18.6	80.4	29.55	11.1	30.74	.909
6		Sabres	332-251-129	793	712	332	251	129	.557	2,481	2,227	254	21.4	81.9	31.18	11.2	29.49	.894
7		Islanders	252-200-104	608	556	252	200	104	.547	1,893	1,622	271	31.3	81.8	28.65	11.9	29.78	.902
8		Maple Leafs	334-324-130	798	788	334	324	130	.506	2,613	2,529	84	23.3	80.0	32.69	10.1	32.16	.900
9		Flames	233-228-95	561	556	233	228	95	.504	1,775	1,744	31	23.0	80.4	29.33	10.9	29.60	.894
10		Penguins	300-353-135	735	788	300	353	135	.466	2,562	2,718	-156	21.3	76.0	31.79	10.2	31.45	.890
11		Kings	302-359-127	731	788	302	359	127	.464	2,416	2,596	-180	22.1	78.8	29.86	10.3	30.51	.892
12		Blues	291-369-128	710	788	291	369	128	.451	2,295	2,618	-323	17.0	74.0	30.30	9.6	29.92	.889
13		Red Wings	281-388-119	681	788	281	388	119	.432	2,408	2,836	-428	22.4	77.8	30.07	10.2	30.22	.881
14		North Stars	256-401-131	643	788	256	401	131	.408	2,247	2,744	-497	18.2	75.6	29.49	9.7	32.63	.893
15		Canucks	231-377-104	566	712	231	377	104	.397	2,122	2,659	-537	20.6	76.3	28.50	10.5	31.35	.881
16		Barons	185-410-113	483	708	185	410	113	.341	1,924	2,727	-803	15.1	74.2	27.62	9.8	33.13	.884
17		Rockies	81-249-70	232	400	81	249	70	.290	1,067	1,622	-555	22.5	74.3	28.22	9.5	33.81	.880
18		Capitals	84-258-58	226	400	84	258	58	.283	1,094	1,806	-712	15.9	70.5	25.39	10.8	34.09	.868

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17

Caufield

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A

30

Suzuki

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+/-

+10

Suzuki

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G/GP

3.19

8th

GA/GP

3.31

24th

PP%

25.8

6th

PK%

77.6

22nd

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	21	13	3	45	-3
Canadiens	19	12	5	43	-5
Lightning	20	13	3	43	22
Bruins	20	16	1	41	0
Senators	18	13	4	40	7
Panthers	19	14	2	40	0
Sabres	17	14	4	38	-6
Maple Leafs	15	15	5	35	-9

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	MTL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	MTL	@	TBL	5:00 PM
Tue 12/30	MTL	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/1	MTL	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 1/3	MTL	@	STL	4:00 PM

MTL

19 - 12 - 5

3

Final

4

PIT

15 - 11 - 9

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

30

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

25

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

23

McDavid

Connor McDavid

Assists Leaders

39

McDavid

Connor McDavid

36

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

35

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

62

McDavid

Connor McDavid

61

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

54

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

182

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

164

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

127

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

91

McCabe

Jake McCabe

89

Parayko

Colton Parayko

85

Dobson

Noah Dobson

16

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

16

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

15

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

Goals Against Leaders

2.09

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.10

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.10

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

Save Percentage Leaders

.933

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

.924

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

4.03

3.51

3.38

Goals Against Rankings

2.17

2.51

2.56

Power Play Rankings

33.3

31.3

29.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

85.0

84.3

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

24-11

24-11

25-12

24-12

22-12

23-13

Worst Record ATS

9-25

11-24

12-23

13-22

14-22

15-23

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	26	2	7	59	61
Stars	25	7	5	55	36
Wild	22	10	5	49	19
Mammoth	18	17	3	39	5
Blues	14	16	8	36	-36
Predators	15	16	4	34	-19
Jets	15	17	3	33	-4
Blackhawks	13	16	6	32	-13
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	21	14	2	44	3
Golden Knights	16	8	10	42	1
Oilers	18	13	6	42	-2
Kings	15	11	9	39	-4
Sharks	17	16	3	37	-15
Kraken	14	14	6	34	-19
Flames	15	17	4	34	-11
Canucks	15	18	3	33	-19

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	21	13	3	45	-3
Lightning	20	13	3	43	22
Canadiens	19	12	5	43	-5
Bruins	20	16	1	41	0
Panthers	19	14	2	40	0
Senators	18	13	4	40	7
Sabres	17	14	4	38	-6
Maple Leafs	15	15	5	35	-9
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	22	10	3	47	18
Flyers	18	10	7	43	7
Capitals	19	12	5	43	18
Islanders	19	13	4	42	2
Devils	20	15	1	41	-6
Rangers	18	16	4	40	-5
Penguins	15	11	9	39	-6
Blue Jackets	15	15	6	36	-17

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/25	MTL	@	UTA	4-3
Thu 11/27	TBL	@	DET	6-3
Thu 11/27	NYR	@	BOS	6-2
Thu 11/27	COL	@	MIN	2-3
Thu 11/27	LAK	@	ANA	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	PIT	@	TOR	4:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DAL	@	DET	6:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	MTL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	FLA	@	CAR	7:00 PM