largest goal differential in nhl playoff single season

The New York Islanders have the highest goal differential by a team in a single NHL playoff run, with a differential of 49 goals in 1980-81.

		TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Islanders	49	1980-81	18	15	3							97	48	37.8	80.2	30.28	17.8	27.06	.901
2		Oilers	41	1984-85	18	15	3							98	57			33.39	16.3	29.17	.891
3		Islanders	41	1982-83	20	15	5							94	53	24.7	87.0	32.60	14.4	30.30	.913
4		Panthers	38	2024-25	23	16	7							94	56	25.3	86.4	28.22	14.5	27.00	.910
5		Oilers	38	1983-84	19	15	4							94	56	22.4	77.5	37.74	13.1	31.84	.907
6		Devils	33	1994-95	20	16	4							67	34	25.0	86.5	30.45	11.0	23.25	.927
7		Oilers	33	1989-90	22	16	6							93	60	21.2	85.7	27.73	15.2	30.59	.911
8		Islanders	33	1981-82	19	15	4							85	52			33.05	13.5	27.74	.901
9		Bruins	32	1969-70	14	12	2							65	33			34.14	13.6	30.36	.922
10		Golden Knights	31	2022-23	22	16	6							88	57	21.9	71.7	30.09	13.3	32.05	.919
11		Red Wings	31	2007-08	22	16	6							72	41	18.9	85.7	36.50	9.0	23.64	.921
12		Rangers	31	1993-94	23	16	7							81	50	21.2	91.3	33.43	10.5	27.83	.922
13		Oilers	31	1987-88	18	16	2	1						84	53	26.5	82.9	27.44	17.0	25.11	.883
14		Canadiens	31	1976-77	14	12	2							54	23			30.71	12.6	23.21	.929
15		Avalanche	30	2021-22	20	16	4							85	55	32.8	80.4	39.05	10.9	27.90	.901
16		Lightning	30	2020-21	23	16	7							75	45	32.4	84.1	29.57	11.0	30.43	.936
17		Oilers	30	1986-87	21	16	5							87	57	20.7	81.8	32.05	12.9	26.10	.896
18		Oilers	30	1982-83	16	11	5							80	50	19.4	75.7	32.44	15.4	29.19	.893
19		Bruins	30	1971-72	15	12	3							64	34			32.87	13.0	30.07	.925
20		Avalanche	29	1995-96	22	16	6							80	51	21.8	85.0	30.23	12.0	29.50	.921
21		Canadiens	29	1977-78	15	12	3							58	29	25.9	89.3	30.93	12.5	24.07	.920
22		Bruins	28	2018-19	24	15	9							79	51	32.4	88.4	32.63	10.1	31.00	.931
23		Bruins	28	2010-11	25	16	9							81	53	11.4	84.4	31.92	10.2	34.04	.938
24		Red Wings	28	2008-09	23	15	8							76	48	23.7	73.2	36.30	9.1	28.13	.926
25		Avalanche	28	2000-01	23	16	7							69	41	19.8	85.9	26.26	11.4	27.04	.934

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Horvat

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Barzal

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+/-

+13

Schaefer

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G/GP

2.79

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GA/GP

2.88

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PP%

16.5

30th

PK%

80.8

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

53

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

51

Caufield

Cole Caufield

48

McDavid

Connor McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

Connor McDavid

86

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

138

McDavid

Connor McDavid

130

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

413

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

339

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

190

McCabe

Jake McCabe

188

Dobson

Noah Dobson

185

Clarke

Brandt Clarke

39

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Dan Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-28

52-30

49-33

48-34

48-34

47-35

Worst Record ATS

30-52

30-52

31-51

32-50

33-49

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	NSH	@	CHI	3-2
Sat 3/21	CBJ	@	NYI	0-1
Sat 3/21	VGK	@	DAL	3-2
Sat 3/21	BUF	@	ANA	5-6
Sat 3/21	TBL	@	CGY	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	OTT	@	CAR	3:00 PM
Sat 4/18	MIN	@	DAL	5:30 PM
Sat 4/18	PHI	@	PIT	8:00 PM
Sun 4/19	LAK	@	COL	3:00 PM
Sun 4/19	MTL	@	TBL	5:45 PM