highest winning percentage by a nhl team in opening night

23 teams are tied for the highest winning percentage in a game, winning 100.0 percent of the time. The first three are the Buffalo Sabres yesterday, the Ottawa Senators yesterday, on Saturday and on Thursday and the Minnesota Wild yesterday and on Saturday.

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TEAMW%DATETMOPPRESULTGGAPPGPPOOPP PPGOPP PPOSSA
1Sabres
Sabres
1.000
10/12/2026
vs
W
5-3
5
3
2
5
2
4
32
23
2Senators
Senators
1.000
10/12/2026
@
W
4-1
4
1
1
5
0
2
20
30
3Wild
Wild
1.000
10/12/2026
vs
W
4-2
4
2
1
1
0
5
28
23
4Kraken
Kraken
1.000
10/11/2026
@
W
5-3
5
3
0
2
0
2
27
36
5Rangers
Rangers
1.000
10/11/2026
vs
W
6-2
6
2
1
2
0
1
25
21
6Hurricanes
Hurricanes
1.000
10/11/2026
@
W
4-1
4
1
0
4
0
3
30
19
7Bruins
Bruins
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
5-1
5
1
0
2
1
3
32
15
8Devils
Devils
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
4-1
4
1
3
4
1
3
37
21
9Oilers
Oilers
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
3-1
3
1
0
2
0
1
20
20
10Wild
Wild
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
4-1
4
1
1
3
0
5
29
30
11Blues
Blues
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
5-3
5
3
0
1
0
1
27
23
12Hurricanes
Hurricanes
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
5-2
5
2
0
2
0
2
39
26
13Senators
Senators
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
3-2
2
2
1
6
1
6
20
18
14Mammoth
Mammoth
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
4-1
4
1
2
5
1
4
30
24
15Canadiens
Canadiens
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
1-0
0
0
0
4
0
4
30
30
16Penguins
Penguins
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
2-1
1
1
0
5
0
3
21
25
17Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
6-3
6
3
2
4
0
5
23
33
18Lightning
Lightning
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
5-3
5
3
1
4
1
2
26
23
19Ducks
Ducks
1.000
10/10/2026
@
W
4-2
4
2
1
2
0
3
28
29
20Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1.000
10/10/2026
vs
W
2-1
2
1
2
3
1
3
32
27
21Capitals
Capitals
1.000
10/9/2026
vs
W
3-1
3
1
0
3
1
3
27
22
22Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
1.000
10/9/2026
vs
W
3-2
2
2
0
4
0
2
47
22
23Kraken
Kraken
1.000
10/9/2026
@
W
6-3
6
3
1
3
1
3
24
40
24Ducks
Ducks
1.000
10/9/2026
@
W
5-1
5
1
0
1
0
4
17
17
25Predators
Predators
1.000
10/8/2026
@
W
5-2
5
2
2
5
0
3
20
33

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Team Leaders

G

4

Thompson

Tage Thompson

A

6

Power

Owen Power

+/-

+4

Power

Owen Power
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.67

22nd

GA/GP

3.67

26th

PP%

13.6

25th

PK%

60.0

30th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
5
1
0
10
7
4
2
0
8
7
4
1
0
8
4
3
2
1
7
2
Sabres Sabres
3
3
0
6
-6
2
2
2
6
-5
2
2
1
5
-4
1
3
1
3
-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
@
6:30 PM
Thu
10/15
@
7:00 PM
Sat
10/17
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:30 PM
Sat
10/24
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
FLA Panthers

2 - 2 - 2

3

Final

5

BUF Sabres

3 - 3 - 0

Mon 12 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

NHL 2026-27 Betting

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
5
1
0
10
7
4
1
0
8
4
4
2
0
8
7
3
2
1
7
2
3
3
0
6
-6
2
2
2
6
-5
2
2
1
5
-4
1
3
1
3
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
5
1
1
11
10
5
2
0
10
10
3
2
1
7
5
3
2
0
6
3
2
2
0
4
-1
2
3
0
4
3
2
3
0
4
-7
0
5
2
2
-20
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
4
1
1
9
8
4
2
0
8
7
3
1
1
7
-2
3
2
0
6
9
2
1
2
6
0
2
2
1
5
3
2
2
1
5
-2
1
5
0
2
-14
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
5
2
0
10
7
4
0
1
9
8
4
1
0
8
5
4
2
0
8
9
3
2
0
6
-4
2
5
0
4
-11
0
2
2
2
-7
0
5
0
0
-19

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
@
1-0
Tue
9/29
@
3-2
Tue
9/29
@
0-3
Tue
9/29
@
6-5
Tue
9/29
@
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
@
6:00 PM
Tue
10/13
@
6:15 PM
Tue
10/13
@
6:30 PM
Tue
10/13
@
6:45 PM
Tue
10/13
@
7:00 PM