fewest games to reach 70 team points in an nhl season

The Boston Bruins have the fewest games by a team with more than 0 games played and 70+ points in a season, with 44 games in 1929-30.

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fewest games to reach 70 or more team 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	Bruins	44	77	1929-30	38	5	1	0	.875	0	0	179	98	81
2	Blackhawks	48	77	2012-13	36	7	0	5	.802	6	5	149	97	52	16.7	87.2	31.13	10.0	26.21	.923
3	Penguins	48	72	2012-13	36	12	0	0	.750	3	0	162	119	43	24.7	79.6	29.96	11.3	29.23	.915
4	Red Wings	48	70	1994-95	33	11	4	0	.729	0	0	180	117	63	24.2	86.4	32.73	11.5	25.13	.903
5	Bruins	48	74	1938-39	36	10	2	0	.771	0	0	156	76	80
6	Canadiens	50	80	1944-45	38	8	4	0	.800	0	0	228	121	107
7	Canadiens	50	83	1943-44	38	5	7	0	.830	0	0	234	109	125
8	Panthers	56	79	2020-21	37	14	0	5	.705	1	2	188	151	37	20.5	79.8	34.91	9.6	30.04	.910
9	Bruins	56	73	2020-21	33	16	0	7	.652	4	2	164	134	30	21.9	86.0	33.32	8.8	27.07	.912
10	Islanders	56	71	2020-21	32	17	0	7	.634	4	3	152	125	27	18.8	83.7	28.98	9.4	28.39	.921
11	Capitals	56	77	2020-21	36	15	0	5	.688	3	2	188	161	27	24.8	84.0	29.41	11.4	28.79	.900
12	Hurricanes	56	80	2020-21	36	12	0	8	.714	4	2	175	134	41	25.6	85.2	32.04	9.8	28.25	.915
13	Wild	56	75	2020-21	35	16	0	5	.670	1	1	180	159	21	17.6	80.7	28.30	11.4	30.45	.907
14	Golden Knights	56	82	2020-21	40	14	0	2	.732	1	2	190	122	68	17.8	86.8	32.66	10.4	27.27	.920
15	Maple Leafs	56	77	2020-21	35	14	0	7	.688	1	0	186	148	38	20.0	78.5	31.27	10.6	27.82	.905
16	Penguins	56	77	2020-21	37	16	0	3	.688	3	1	193	155	38	23.7	77.4	30.07	11.5	29.98	.908
17	Oilers	56	72	2020-21	35	19	0	2	.643	0	0	183	154	29	27.6	82.5	29.89	10.9	30.66	.910
18	Avalanche	56	82	2020-21	39	13	0	4	.732	0	1	197	132	65	22.7	83.1	34.59	10.2	25.41	.907
19	Lightning	56	75	2020-21	36	17	0	3	.670	1	2	180	145	35	22.2	84.2	30.21	10.6	28.27	.908
20	Red Wings	60	75	1948-49	34	19	7	0	.625	0	0	195	145	50
21	Maple Leafs	60	77	1947-48	32	15	13	0	.642	0	0	182	143	39
22	Red Wings	60	72	1947-48	30	18	12	0	.600	0	0	187	148	39
23	Canadiens	60	78	1946-47	34	16	10	0	.650	0	0	189	138	51
24	Maple Leafs	60	72	1946-47	31	19	10	0	.600	0	0	209	172	37
25	Islanders	68	80	2019-20	35	23	0	10	.588	3	3	189	190	-1	17.3	80.7	29.65	9.4	31.22	.911