The Ottawa Senators have the fewest games by a team with more than 0 games played and 50+ points in a season, with 36 games in 1925-26.

fewest games for team to reach 50 or more points in an NHL season

	TEAM	GP	PTS	SEASON	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Senators	36	52	1925-26	24	8	4	0	.722	0	0	77	42	35
2	Black Hawks	44	51	1930-31	24	17	3	0	.580	0	0	108	78	30
3	Canadiens	44	60	1930-31	26	10	8	0	.682	0	0	129	89	40
4	Maple Leafs	44	53	1930-31	22	13	9	0	.602	0	0	118	99	19
5	Bruins	44	62	1930-31	28	10	6	0	.705	0	0	143	90	53
6	Canadiens	44	51	1929-30	21	14	9	0	.580	0	0	142	114	28
7	Senators	44	50	1929-30	21	15	8	0	.568	0	0	138	118	20
8	Bruins	44	77	1929-30	38	5	1	0	.875	0	0	179	98	81
9	Maroons	44	51	1929-30	23	16	5	0	.580	0	0	141	114	27
10	Canadiens	44	59	1928-29	22	7	15	0	.670	0	0	71	43	28
11	Bruins	44	57	1928-29	26	13	5	0	.648	0	0	89	52	37
12	Americans	44	50	1928-29	19	13	12	0	.568	0	0	53	53	0
13	Rangers	44	52	1928-29	21	13	10	0	.591	0	0	72	65	7
14	Canadiens	44	59	1927-28	26	11	7	0	.670	0	0	116	48	68
15	Senators	44	50	1927-28	20	14	10	0	.568	0	0	78	57	21
16	Bruins	44	51	1927-28	20	13	11	0	.580	0	0	77	70	7
17	Maroons	44	54	1927-28	24	14	6	0	.614	0	0	96	77	19
18	Senators	44	64	1926-27	30	10	4	0	.727	0	0	86	69	17
19	Canadiens	44	58	1926-27	28	14	2	0	.659	0	0	99	67	32
20	Rangers	44	56	1926-27	25	13	6	0	.636	0	0	95	72	23
21	Sharks	48	57	2012-13	25	16	0	7	.594	8	4	116	112	4	20.1	85.0	31.79	7.6	28.96	.919
22	Canadiens	48	63	2012-13	29	14	0	5	.656	3	2	146	124	22	20.7	79.8	30.58	9.9	26.94	.904
23	Maple Leafs	48	57	2012-13	26	17	0	5	.594	0	5	145	128	17	18.7	87.9	26.33	11.5	32.27	.917
24	Bruins	48	62	2012-13	28	14	0	6	.646	4	3	127	106	21	14.8	87.1	32.44	8.2	28.60	.923
25	Rangers	48	56	2012-13	26	18	0	4	.583	4	4	126	108	18	15.7	81.1	30.90	8.5	28.19	.920