best regular season nhl record by a stanley cup winner

The New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils are tied for the best record in the Stanley Cup Finals, with a record of 17-7-0.

	TEAM	REC	SERIES	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Islanders	17-7-0	Stanley Cup Finals	34	24	17	7	0	0	.708	0	0	99	78	21	37.0	80.0	30.04	13.7	30.46	.893
2	Avalanche	12-5-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	24	17	12	5	0	0	.706	0	0	54	30	24	23.5	88.9	29.12	10.9	28.94	.939
3	Senators	10-4-2	Stanley Cup Finals	22	16	10	4	2	0	.688	0	0	37	27	10
4	Maroons	8-4-0	Stanley Cup Finals	16	12	8	4	0	0	.667	0	0	26	12	14
5	Canadiens	104-61-1-0	Stanley Cup Finals	209	166	104	61	1	0	.630	0	0	484	395	89	15.0	83.5	31.42	10.0	27.72	.918
6	Penguins	22-13-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	44	35	22	13	0	0	.629	0	0	101	85	16	19.2	87.1	27.83	10.4	30.03	.919
7	Ducks	7-5-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	14	12	7	5	0	0	.583	0	0	28	30	-2	13.2	84.8	23.83	9.8	25.25	.901
8	Devils	17-13-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	34	30	17	13	0	0	.567	0	0	69	63	6	12.2	81.7	27.67	8.3	22.70	.907
9	Kings	9-7-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	18	16	9	7	0	0	.563	0	0	43	33	10	18.8	88.9	31.31	8.6	28.50	.928
10	Oilers	28-22-1-0	Stanley Cup Finals	57	51	28	22	1	0	.559	0	0	167	146	21	19.1	81.6	29.94	10.9	26.37	.891
11	Lightning	16-14-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	32	30	16	14	0	0	.533	0	0	73	70	3	19.0	81.2	28.07	8.7	28.27	.917
12	Maple Leafs	56-49-0	Stanley Cup Finals	112	105	56	49	0	0	.533	0	0	278	269	9			33.03	8.3	34.88	.921
13	Hurricanes	9-9-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	18	18	9	9	0	0	.500	0	0	50	48	2	19.5	88.6	24.83	11.2	28.56	.907
14	Cougars	4-4-0	Stanley Cup Finals	8	8	4	4	0	0	.500	0	0	19	18	1
15	Red Wings	61-66-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	122	127	61	66	0	0	.480	0	0	316	314	2	16.8	82.8	31.24	7.9	28.56	.909
16	Blackhawks	34-37-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	68	71	34	37	0	0	.479	0	0	187	205	-18	11.6	78.6	30.02	9.4	30.76	.902
17	Metropolitans	4-5-1	Stanley Cup Finals	9	10	4	5	1	0	.450	0	0	30	25	5
18	Capitals	4-5-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	8	9	4	5	0	0	.444	0	0	27	27	0	21.2	80.0	26.11	11.5	35.44	.915
19	Flames	8-10-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	16	18	8	10	0	0	.444	0	0	46	44	2	22.7	84.4	26.83	9.5	26.28	.907
20	Golden Knights	7-9-0	Stanley Cup Finals	14	16	7	9	0	0	.438	0	0	58	56	2	21.6	77.6	28.75	12.6	28.38	.877
21	Rangers	23-32-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	46	55	23	32	0	0	.418	0	0	124	146	-22	15.2	87.1	29.35	8.6	32.35	.905
22	Panthers	9-13-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	18	22	9	13	0	0	.409	0	0	62	81	-19	13.3	79.3	30.55	9.2	31.36	.883
23	Millionaires	6-9-0	Stanley Cup Finals	12	15	6	9	0	0	.400	0	0	42	46	-4
24	Bruins	37-58-3-0	Stanley Cup Finals	77	98	37	58	3	0	.393	0	0	231	265	-34	17.2	85.2	29.16	8.7	29.79	.906
25	Stars	11-18-0-0	Stanley Cup Finals	22	29	11	18	0	0	.379	0	0	69	96	-27	11.8	79.1	29.28	8.1	31.21	.894

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Team Leaders

4

Horvat

4

Schaefer

+/-

+3

Stanley

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.20

14th

GA/GP

2.60

11th

PP%

25.0

9th

PK%

84.2

13th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	VAN	@	NYI	7:45 PM
Thu 10/15	NYI	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	NYI	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	ANA	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	LAK	@	NYI	7:30 PM

Last Game

Lightning

4 - 1 - 0

Final

Islanders

2 - 3 - 0

Sat 10 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

26

Pettersson

26

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

20

Larsson

20

Seeler

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.945

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.86

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19