The Washington Capitals have the highest goal differential by a team this season, with a differential of 38 goals.

Interpreted as:

NHL best team goal differential this regular season

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	38	2024-25	29	21	6	2	44	.759	0	0	115	77	22.5	83.9	29.34	13.5	27.59	.904
2	Jets	36	2024-25	32	22	9	1	45	.703	0	0	117	81	30.3	78.6	28.81	12.7	29.31	.914
3	Lightning	31	2024-25	28	16	10	2	34	.607	0	1	112	81	28.2	79.5	28.64	14.0	27.57	.895
4	Devils	24	2024-25	33	20	10	3	43	.652	0	0	110	86	30.0	81.9	30.21	11.0	26.00	.900
5	Stars	20	2024-25	29	18	11	0	36	.621	1	0	94	74	17.6	83.1	30.55	10.6	26.93	.905
6	Wild	20	2024-25	30	20	6	4	44	.733	1	2	95	75	19.2	71.6	28.90	11.0	28.90	.913
7	Hurricanes	19	2024-25	29	18	10	1	37	.638	0	1	104	85	27.7	84.4	32.24	11.1	25.03	.883
8	Kings	17	2024-25	30	18	9	3	39	.650	0	1	92	75	15.9	81.3	27.73	11.1	24.47	.898
9	Golden Knights	15	2024-25	30	19	8	3	41	.683	1	1	104	89	26.7	78.7	30.37	11.4	28.63	.896
10	Oilers	13	2024-25	30	18	10	2	38	.633	0	0	97	84	22.4	73.2	32.50	9.9	26.37	.894
11	Maple Leafs	9	2024-25	30	18	10	2	38	.633	0	0	87	78	19.6	82.7	28.67	10.1	28.87	.910
12	Panthers	7	2024-25	31	18	11	2	38	.613	2	0	106	99	26.0	81.3	30.77	11.1	26.77	.881
13	Senators	5	2024-25	30	15	13	2	32	.533	0	1	93	88	26.5	76.2	30.73	10.1	27.57	.894
14	Hockey Club	4	2024-25	30	14	11	5	33	.550	0	1	91	87	21.2	78.5	27.20	11.2	28.23	.897
15	Rangers	2	2024-25	29	15	13	1	31	.534	0	0	90	88	21.8	86.7	30.48	10.2	31.90	.905
16	Canucks	2	2024-25	29	15	9	5	35	.603	0	1	93	91	23.8	79.5	26.21	12.2	28.38	.889
17	Kraken	0	2024-25	32	15	15	2	32	.500	1	1	95	95	18.8	78.7	27.00	11.0	28.66	.896
18	Avalanche	-5	2024-25	32	18	14	0	36	.563	1	0	106	111	24.0	74.7	29.28	11.3	26.72	.870
19	Blue Jackets	-8	2024-25	30	12	13	5	29	.483	1	0	99	107	19.2	72.0	30.90	10.7	28.47	.875
20	Sabres	-10	2024-25	30	11	15	4	26	.433	1	1	88	98	13.8	79.2	28.00	10.5	29.07	.888
21	Islanders	-12	2024-25	31	12	12	7	31	.500	2	1	81	93	12.8	65.2	27.94	9.4	28.74	.896
22	Flames	-13	2024-25	31	15	11	5	35	.565	3	1	81	94	20.9	71.6	29.45	8.9	29.42	.897
23	Flyers	-14	2024-25	31	14	13	4	32	.516	3	2	90	104	16.7	80.2	27.74	10.5	27.68	.879
24	Blues	-16	2024-25	31	14	14	3	31	.500	1	0	80	96	16.9	76.8	26.29	9.8	29.39	.895
25	Red Wings	-17	2024-25	30	12	14	4	28	.467	1	0	77	94	24.4	67.5	25.37	10.1	30.87	.898