largest goal differential in an nhl season

The Montreal Canadiens have the highest goal differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 216 goals in 1976-77.

		TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Canadiens	216	1976-77	80	60	8	12		132	.825			387	171			35.19	13.7	25.63	.917
2		Bruins	192	1970-71	78	57	14	7		121	.776			399	207			40.59	12.6	31.26	.915
3		Canadiens	176	1977-78	80	59	10	11		129	.806			359	183	31.9	81.0	32.76	13.7	25.94	.912
4		Canadiens	163	1975-76	80	58	11	11		127	.794			337	174			34.16	12.3	27.38	.921
5		Canadiens	149	1974-75	80	47	14	19		113	.706			374	225			31.91	14.6	28.44	.901
6		Canadiens	145	1972-73	78	52	10	16		120	.769			329	184			32.01	13.2	29.92	.921
7		Red Wings	144	1995-96	82	62	13	7		131	.799			325	181	21.3	88.3	32.29	12.3	24.17	.909
8		Islanders	144	1978-79	80	51	15	14		116	.725			358	214	31.2	80.2	28.76	15.6	28.86	.907
9		Flyers	139	1975-76	80	51	13	16		118	.738			348	209			37.46	11.6	27.78	.906
10		Canadiens	137	1981-82	80	46	17	17		109	.681			360	223	24.2	80.1	33.78	13.3	27.48	.899
11		Islanders	135	1981-82	80	54	16	10		118	.738			385	250	27.8	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
12		Canadiens	133	1978-79	80	52	17	11		115	.719			337	204	28.3	83.6	32.16	13.1	25.41	.900
13		Oilers	132	1983-84	80	57	18	5		119	.744			446	314	25.5	79.7	32.64	17.1	33.01	.881
14		Flames	128	1988-89	80	54	17	9		117	.731			354	226	25.2	82.8	34.64	12.8	25.74	.890
15		Bruins	128	1973-74	78	52	17	9		113	.724			349	221			33.96	13.2	29.31	.903
16		Bruins	127	2022-23	82	65	12		5	135	.823	4	3	301	174	22.2	87.3	32.98	11.1	29.84	.929
17		Bruins	126	1971-72	78	54	13	11		119	.763			330	204			33.76	12.5	29.12	.910
18		Rangers	125	1971-72	78	48	17	13		109	.699			317	192			36.04	11.3	25.86	.905
19		Canadiens	125	1943-44	50	38	5	7		83	.830			234	109
20		Islanders	124	1977-78	80	48	17	15		111	.694			334	210	31.4	83.5	31.13	13.4	28.20	.907
21		Oilers	122	1981-82	80	48	17	15		111	.694			417	295	25.6	81.7	33.63	15.5	31.73	.884
22		Sabres	117	1979-80	80	47	17	16		110	.688			318	201	24.4	82.9	29.33	13.6	23.99	.895
23		Oilers	116	1985-86	80	56	17	7		119	.744			426	310	26.3	81.1	33.06	16.1	34.73	.888
24		Bruins	115	1977-78	80	51	18	11		113	.706			333	218	20.2	82.1	30.31	13.7	22.49	.879
25		Sabres	114	1974-75	80	49	16	15		113	.706			354	240			36.96	12.0	26.08	.885

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/19	MTL	@	TBL	5:45 PM
Tue 4/21	MTL	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Fri 4/24	TBL	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/26	TBL	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Wed 4/29	MTL	@	TBL	1:00 PM

MTL

48 - 24 - 10

2

Final

4

PHI

43 - 27 - 12

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Playoffs Goals Leaders

2

Eriksson Ek

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2

Boldy

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1

Sanheim

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Playoffs Assists Leaders

3

Zuccarello

Mats Zuccarello

2

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

2

Blake

Jackson Blake

Playoffs Points Leaders

3

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

3

Boldy

Matt Boldy

3

Zuccarello

Mats Zuccarello

Playoffs Hits Leaders

13

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

8

Svechnikov

Andrei Svechnikov

7

Couturier

Sean Couturier

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

3

Sanderson

Jake Sanderson

3

Chabot

Thomas Chabot

3

Hartman

Ryan Hartman

Playoffs Wins Leaders

1

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

1

Vladar

Dan Vladar

1

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.00

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.00

Vladar

Dan Vladar

2.11

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

.964

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.931

Ullmark

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

6.00

3.00

2.00

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

2.00

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

25.0

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

100.0

100.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-28

53-30

49-33

48-34

48-34

47-35

Worst Record ATS

30-52

30-52

31-52

32-50

34-49

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/21	BUF	@	ANA	5-6
Sat 3/21	TBL	@	CGY	3-4
Sat 3/21	LAK	@	UTA	3-4
Sun 3/22	OTT	@	NYR	2-1
Mon 3/23	OTT	@	DET	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/19	LAK	@	COL	3:00 PM
Sun 4/19	MTL	@	TBL	5:45 PM
Sun 4/19	BOS	@	BUF	7:30 PM
Sun 4/19	UTA	@	VGK	10:00 PM
Mon 4/20	PHI	@	PIT	7:00 PM