best winning percentage nhl team last 40 years

Between November 28, 1985 and November 28, 2025, the Vegas Golden Knights have the best winning percentage by a team, winning 57.9 percent of the time.

	TEAM	W%	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Golden Knights	.579	642	372	203	0	67	811	.632	25	26	2,065	1,777	288	20.7	79.4	32.58	9.9	29.17	.905
2	Bruins	.551	3,086	1,603	1,061	196	226	3,628	.588	79	91	9,526	8,612	914	19.1	82.9	31.48	9.8	28.62	.902
3	Red Wings	.540	3,086	1,573	1,105	187	221	3,554	.576	85	83	9,794	9,107	687	20.0	81.9	30.80	10.3	28.68	.897
4	Capitals	.538	3,083	1,574	1,134	168	207	3,523	.571	81	88	9,570	8,959	611	19.7	82.0	29.61	10.5	29.06	.900
5	Penguins	.536	3,081	1,569	1,148	162	202	3,502	.568	90	74	10,206	9,649	557	20.5	81.0	30.28	10.9	30.83	.898
6	Blues	.531	3,087	1,540	1,141	200	206	3,486	.565	88	81	9,312	8,851	461	19.1	82.6	29.32	10.3	28.47	.899
7	Stars	.530	3,083	1,533	1,148	201	201	3,468	.562	90	73	9,213	8,813	400	18.9	82.0	29.72	10.1	28.75	.901
8	Avalanche	.520	3,084	1,512	1,216	184	172	3,380	.548	89	54	9,636	9,345	291	19.7	81.2	29.82	10.5	30.16	.900
9	Rangers	.519	3,085	1,514	1,211	175	185	3,388	.549	93	77	9,414	8,972	442	19.4	81.9	30.45	10.0	30.21	.904
10	Devils	.518	3,084	1,503	1,195	187	199	3,392	.550	87	97	9,024	8,799	225	18.4	81.9	30.07	9.7	28.06	.898
11	Flyers	.514	3,081	1,483	1,164	203	231	3,400	.552	70	103	9,430	9,121	309	18.6	81.9	30.29	10.1	28.92	.898
12	Flames	.513	3,085	1,485	1,203	197	200	3,367	.546	63	80	9,531	9,136	395	19.0	81.3	30.38	10.2	28.68	.897
13	Wild	.512	1,919	955	716	55	193	2,158	.562	91	86	5,182	5,096	86	17.9	82.4	28.15	9.6	29.66	.910
14	Canadiens	.506	3,084	1,467	1,206	189	222	3,345	.542	83	84	9,086	8,909	177	18.2	81.9	29.29	10.1	30.15	.904
15	Predators	.506	2,082	1,023	804	60	195	2,301	.553	90	74	5,676	5,730	-54	17.1	82.0	29.24	9.3	30.06	.908
16	Maple Leafs	.496	3,083	1,448	1,266	160	209	3,265	.530	69	84	9,567	9,771	-204	18.7	80.4	30.03	10.3	30.92	.897
17	Hurricanes	.491	3,083	1,424	1,272	182	205	3,235	.525	58	75	8,976	9,190	-214	17.5	82.1	30.37	9.6	28.89	.897
18	Canucks	.491	3,081	1,413	1,267	198	203	3,227	.524	86	87	9,221	9,345	-124	18.5	81.1	29.33	10.2	29.52	.897
19	Lightning	.489	2,545	1,188	1,063	112	182	2,670	.525	78	70	7,367	7,611	-244	18.3	81.8	29.24	9.9	29.60	.899
20	Kings	.487	3,083	1,405	1,272	194	212	3,216	.522	83	90	9,288	9,415	-127	18.5	81.0	30.15	10.0	29.64	.897
21	Oilers	.485	3,086	1,402	1,299	187	198	3,189	.517	82	78	9,514	9,686	-172	18.6	80.9	29.16	10.6	30.18	.896
22	Blackhawks	.482	3,083	1,386	1,281	202	214	3,188	.517	86	80	9,138	9,328	-190	17.9	81.4	30.06	9.9	29.84	.899
23	Ducks	.477	2,462	1,120	1,013	107	222	2,569	.522	84	90	6,559	6,989	-430	17.3	81.4	28.74	9.3	30.75	.908
24	Panthers	.476	2,460	1,100	985	142	233	2,575	.523	86	105	6,801	7,031	-230	17.1	81.6	30.39	9.1	31.06	.908
25	Sabres	.476	3,082	1,370	1,317	193	202	3,135	.509	94	83	9,054	9,287	-233	18.0	82.0	29.21	10.1	31.03	.903