fewest goals allowed in a season by a team in the salary cap era

The Washington Capitals have allowed the fewest goals by a team in a season, with 84 allowed this season.

		TEAM	GA	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Capitals	84	2025-26	33	18	11		4	40	.606	0	4	106	22	15.6	75.5	29.21	11.0	27.36	.907
2		Capitals	120	1994-95	48	22	18	8		52	.542			136	16	19.9	84.5	28.88	9.8	24.83	.899
3		Capitals	130	2012-13	48	27	18		3	57	.594	3	0	146	16	26.8	77.9	28.13	10.8	32.31	.916
4		Capitals	161	2020-21	56	36	15		5	77	.688	3	2	188	27	24.8	84.0	29.41	11.4	28.79	.900
5		Capitals	177	2016-17	82	55	19		8	118	.720	2	5	261	84	23.1	83.8	30.43	10.5	27.83	.922
6		Capitals	191	2015-16	82	56	18		8	120	.732	4	2	248	57	21.9	85.2	30.61	9.9	28.44	.918
7		Capitals	191	2010-11	82	48	23		11	107	.652	5	6	219	28	17.5	85.6	31.29	8.5	28.96	.920
8		Capitals	194	1999-00	82	44	24	12	2	102	.622			227	33	15.0	86.2	27.67	10.0	27.68	.915
9		Capitals	199	2014-15	82	45	26		11	101	.616	5	4	237	38	25.3	81.2	29.50	9.8	28.88	.916
10		Capitals	202	1997-98	82	40	30	12		92	.561			219	17	15.7	89.2	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
11		Capitals	204	1995-96	82	39	32	11		89	.543			234	30	15.6	82.6	30.12	9.5	24.90	.900
12		Capitals	211	2000-01	82	41	27	10	4	96	.585			233	22	21.2	84.1	28.63	9.9	27.72	.907
13		Capitals	212	2019-20	69	41	20		8	90	.652	4	3	236	24	19.4	82.6	31.97	10.7	30.20	.898
14		Capitals	218	1998-99	82	31	45	6		68	.415			200	-18	17.3	84.4	28.99	8.4	26.13	.898
15		Capitals	220	2002-03	82	39	29	8	6	92	.561			224	4	17.2	81.3	27.11	10.1	29.93	.910
16		Capitals	226	2011-12	82	42	32		8	92	.561	4	4	218	-8	16.7	81.6	27.99	9.5	30.18	.909
17		Capitals	226	1983-84	80	48	27	5		101	.631			308	82	20.2	86.4	31.68	12.2	24.43	.884
18		Capitals	227	2009-10	82	54	15		13	121	.738	5	6	313	86	25.2	78.8	32.84	11.6	30.91	.910
19		Capitals	227	2007-08	82	43	31		8	94	.573	4	4	238	11	18.8	80.5	30.95	9.4	27.55	.900
20		Capitals	229	2024-25	82	51	22		9	111	.677	2	3	286	57	23.5	82.0	27.62	12.6	27.18	.897
21		Capitals	229	2013-14	82	38	30		14	90	.549	10	11	225	-4	23.4	82.0	29.41	9.3	33.54	.917
22		Capitals	231	1996-97	82	33	40	9		75	.457			214	-17	15.8	84.7	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893
23		Capitals	238	2017-18	82	49	26		7	105	.640	3	1	256	18	22.5	80.4	29.01	10.8	31.87	.909
24		Capitals	240	2008-09	82	50	24		8	108	.659	4	5	268	28	25.2	80.6	33.51	9.8	29.49	.901
25		Capitals	240	2001-02	82	36	33	11	2	85	.518			228	-12	19.4	82.2	27.96	9.9	28.74	.898

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17

Wilson

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A

18

Carlson

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+/-

+23

Chychrun

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G/GP

3.21

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GA/GP

2.55

3rd

PP%

15.6

27th

PK%

75.5

28th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	22	9	2	46	21
Islanders	19	12	3	41	6
Flyers	17	9	6	40	7
Capitals	18	11	4	40	18
Devils	19	14	1	39	-5
Penguins	14	9	9	37	1
Rangers	16	15	4	36	-6
Blue Jackets	14	13	6	34	-15

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	TOR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	DET	@	WSH	12:30 PM
Sun 12/21	WSH	@	DET	1:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM

WSH

18 - 11 - 4

0

Final

5

MIN

20 - 9 - 5

Tue 16 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

28

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

24

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

21

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

36

McDavid

Connor McDavid

33

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

31

Necas

Martin Necas

58

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

56

McDavid

Connor McDavid

51

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

164

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

146

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

121

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

85

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

84

Parayko

Colton Parayko

82

McCabe

Jake McCabe

15

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

14

Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky

14

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

1.95

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.05

Bussi

Brandon Bussi

2.09

Thompson

Logan Thompson

Save Percentage Leaders

.937

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.923

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

.922

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

4.03

3.44

3.41

Goals Against Rankings

2.21

2.53

2.55

Power Play Rankings

32.6

31.4

31.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.3

85.0

84.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-9

24-9

24-10

22-10

21-11

20-11

Worst Record ATS

8-24

10-23

12-20

13-21

13-21

13-20

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	24	2	7	55	56
Stars	22	7	5	49	25
Wild	20	9	5	45	17
Mammoth	17	16	3	37	5
Blues	13	15	7	33	-36
Jets	15	16	2	32	-2
Blackhawks	13	14	6	32	-8
Predators	13	16	4	30	-22
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	16	6	10	42	5
Ducks	20	12	2	42	9
Oilers	16	12	6	38	-2
Kings	14	10	9	37	-3
Sharks	17	14	3	37	-11
Kraken	12	13	6	30	-21
Flames	13	17	4	30	-16
Canucks	13	17	3	29	-20

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	19	13	3	41	-7
Bruins	20	14	0	40	7
Lightning	18	12	3	39	18
Panthers	18	13	2	38	3
Canadiens	17	12	4	38	-11
Maple Leafs	15	12	5	35	1
Senators	15	13	4	34	-3
Sabres	14	14	4	32	-11
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	22	9	2	46	21
Islanders	19	12	3	41	6
Flyers	17	9	6	40	7
Capitals	18	11	4	40	18
Devils	19	14	1	39	-5
Penguins	14	9	9	37	1
Rangers	16	15	4	36	-6
Blue Jackets	14	13	6	34	-15

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/20	BOS	@	LAK	2-1
Fri 11/21	CBJ	@	DET	3-4
Fri 11/21	STL	@	NYI	2-1
Fri 11/21	EDM	@	FLA	6-3
Fri 11/21	SEA	@	PIT	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	PIT	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	EDM	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	LAK	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIN	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	CHI	@	MTL	7:00 PM