how many games nhl teams lose by 2 or more in 2024

The Montreal Canadiens fell short 36 times in 2023-24.

	TEAM	L	SEASON	GP	W	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	36	2023-24	82	30	16	76	.463	4	8	232	281	-49	17.5	76.5	27.67	10.2	33.40	.897
2	Maple Leafs	26	2023-24	82	46	10	102	.622	5	2	298	261	37	23.9	76.9	32.60	11.1	29.84	.893
3	Bruins	20	2023-24	82	47	15	109	.665	4	3	263	221	42	22.2	82.5	29.22	11.0	30.54	.912
4	Rangers	23	2023-24	82	55	4	114	.695	4	3	278	226	52	26.4	84.5	31.49	10.8	29.49	.907
5	Blackhawks	53	2023-24	82	23	6	52	.317	1	1	178	289	-111	16.6	75.8	26.26	8.3	32.70	.892
6	Red Wings	32	2023-24	82	41	9	91	.555	3	1	275	273	2	23.1	79.6	28.96	11.6	32.40	.897
7	Kings	27	2023-24	82	44	11	99	.604	2	5	254	210	44	22.6	84.6	31.90	9.7	28.00	.909
8	Stars	21	2023-24	82	52	9	113	.689	4	2	294	232	62	24.2	82.0	31.55	11.4	28.66	.901
9	Flyers	33	2023-24	82	38	11	87	.530	4	3	231	258	-27	12.2	83.4	33.02	8.5	27.13	.884
10	Penguins	32	2023-24	82	38	12	88	.537	2	3	253	248	5	15.3	80.7	32.76	9.4	30.23	.900
11	Blues	33	2023-24	82	43	6	92	.561	5	2	234	248	-14	18.0	78.6	28.90	9.9	32.13	.906
12	Sabres	37	2023-24	82	39	6	84	.512	2	1	244	243	1	16.6	79.8	30.90	9.6	29.28	.899
13	Canucks	23	2023-24	82	50	9	109	.665	0	2	279	221	58	22.6	79.1	28.39	12.0	28.54	.906
14	Flames	39	2023-24	82	38	5	81	.494	0	4	253	267	-14	17.9	80.8	31.37	9.8	29.73	.890
15	Islanders	27	2023-24	82	39	16	94	.573	1	5	245	258	-13	20.3	71.5	30.12	9.9	32.76	.904
16	Devils	39	2023-24	82	38	5	81	.494	0	2	264	281	-17	22.4	80.7	30.68	10.5	30.00	.886
17	Capitals	31	2023-24	82	40	11	91	.555	4	5	216	252	-36	20.6	79.0	26.49	9.9	30.52	.899
18	Oilers	27	2023-24	82	49	6	104	.634	2	1	292	236	56	26.3	79.5	33.74	10.6	28.13	.898
19	Hurricanes	23	2023-24	82	52	7	111	.677	2	5	277	211	66	26.9	86.4	33.33	10.1	25.62	.900
20	Avalanche	25	2023-24	82	50	7	107	.652	2	2	302	252	50	24.5	79.9	32.99	11.2	29.80	.897
21	Coyotes	41	2023-24	82	36	5	77	.470	2	0	254	274	-20	22.0	76.3	27.72	11.2	31.68	.895
22	Sharks	54	2023-24	82	19	9	47	.287	1	5	180	326	-146	20.2	75.4	25.23	8.7	35.13	.887
23	Senators	41	2023-24	82	37	4	78	.476	5	0	250	281	-31	18.0	75.1	31.73	9.6	29.66	.884
24	Lightning	29	2023-24	82	45	8	98	.598	3	1	288	267	21	28.6	83.3	29.29	12.0	29.63	.890
25	Ducks	50	2023-24	82	27	5	59	.360	1	2	203	293	-90	18.3	72.4	26.76	9.3	32.51	.890