best nhl teams since jan 1 until april 1

Between January 1, 2026 and April 1, 2026, the Buffalo Sabres had the best record by a team, with a record of 25-7-4.

	TEAM	REC	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sabres	25-7-4	54	36	25	7	4	.750	2	0	137	100	37	24.3	78.2	27.72	13.7	29.67	.906
2	Bruins	22-6-6	50	34	22	6	6	.735	2	2	124	97	27	23.1	70.2	27.82	13.1	29.62	.904
3	Hurricanes	23-9-3	49	35	23	9	3	.700	1	1	132	102	30	32.1	81.6	32.74	11.5	23.40	.875
4	Lightning	23-9-3	49	35	23	9	3	.700	3	1	135	102	33	28.0	78.4	29.34	13.1	26.89	.892
5	Canadiens	22-9-4	48	35	22	9	4	.686	0	1	132	102	30	24.2	76.0	27.23	13.9	28.46	.898
6	Blue Jackets	21-9-6	48	36	21	9	6	.667	2	1	119	99	20	21.5	78.0	28.86	11.5	27.75	.901
7	Penguins	21-9-7	49	37	21	9	7	.662	2	5	139	110	29	18.2	81.3	29.62	12.7	26.32	.887
8	Mammoth	20-11-3	43	34	20	11	3	.632	0	0	116	96	20	22.4	75.7	26.35	12.9	27.32	.897
9	Senators	20-11-5	45	36	20	11	5	.625	0	1	122	105	17	19.5	77.7	29.97	11.3	23.17	.874
10	Stars	19-11-5	43	35	19	11	5	.614	2	1	113	99	14	27.4	77.5	25.69	12.6	24.40	.884
11	Ducks	20-13-2	42	35	20	13	2	.600	4	0	111	119	-8	19.3	80.2	29.86	10.6	29.37	.884
12	Wild	17-11-5	39	33	17	11	5	.591	1	3	112	105	7	28.0	80.9	31.06	10.9	29.70	.893
13	Avalanche	19-13-3	41	35	19	13	3	.586	2	2	122	103	19	20.4	81.0	32.83	10.6	25.51	.885
14	Jets	17-11-8	42	36	17	11	8	.583	1	3	104	109	-5	15.6	76.8	25.72	11.2	28.00	.892
15	Oilers	18-13-3	39	34	18	13	3	.574	0	1	124	112	12	25.8	75.9	30.82	11.8	26.59	.876
16	Islanders	20-15-1	41	36	20	15	1	.569	0	1	108	110	-2	18.4	79.5	28.19	10.6	27.83	.890
17	Flyers	17-13-5	39	35	17	13	5	.557	4	1	97	110	-13	14.8	74.0	24.94	11.1	25.49	.877
18	Blues	16-13-4	36	33	16	13	4	.545	1	2	94	89	5	16.5	73.3	25.73	11.1	26.52	.898
19	Capitals	17-14-4	38	35	17	14	4	.543	2	2	106	107	-1	20.0	84.5	27.11	11.2	28.97	.894
20	Red Wings	15-13-5	35	33	15	13	5	.530	0	1	89	92	-3	18.9	74.1	27.27	9.9	28.09	.901
21	Predators	16-14-5	37	35	16	14	5	.529	2	1	105	116	-11	25.5	80.6	27.71	10.8	30.89	.893
22	Sharks	15-14-4	34	33	15	14	4	.515	0	0	100	121	-21	25.0	78.9	27.15	11.2	27.82	.868
23	Kings	14-13-9	37	36	14	13	9	.514	3	3	95	118	-23	22.0	70.8	27.42	9.6	27.47	.881
24	Devils	17-17-0	34	34	17	17	0	.500	1	0	95	107	-12	23.7	82.9	30.09	9.3	25.82	.878
25	Golden Knights	16-16-5	37	37	16	16	5	.500	0	2	117	115	2	23.4	82.1	28.00	11.3	23.30	.867

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Team Leaders

40

Thompson

55

Dahlin

+/-

+41

Samuelsson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

5th

GA/GP

2.93

10th

PP%

19.5

20th

PK%

81.9

4th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	BUF	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	CHI	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 10/6	MIN	@	BUF	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	DAL	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	UTA	@	BUF	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

4 - 3

Final

Sabres

3 - 4

Mon 18 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

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

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

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
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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