The Boston Bruins had the highest goal differential by a team in 2008-09, with a differential of 80 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Bruins	80	2008-09	82	53	19	10	116	.707	4	6	270	190	23.6	82.4	30.27	10.9	30.79	.925
2	Sharks	52	2008-09	82	53	18	11	117	.713	6	5	251	199	24.2	83.3	33.17	9.2	27.17	.911
3	Blackhawks	51	2008-09	82	46	24	12	104	.634	4	7	260	209	19.3	80.6	32.72	9.7	28.59	.911
4	Red Wings	49	2008-09	82	51	21	10	112	.683	6	4	289	240	25.5	78.3	36.16	9.7	27.73	.894
5	Devils	31	2008-09	82	51	27	4	106	.646	6	2	238	207	18.9	79.9	32.90	8.8	29.45	.914
6	Canucks	30	2008-09	82	45	27	10	100	.610	3	7	243	213	18.8	81.4	28.48	10.4	29.17	.911
7	Flyers	28	2008-09	82	44	27	11	99	.604	4	6	260	232	22.5	83.0	29.77	10.7	32.54	.913
8	Capitals	28	2008-09	82	50	24	8	108	.659	4	5	268	240	25.2	80.6	33.51	9.8	29.49	.901
9	Penguins	25	2008-09	82	45	28	9	99	.604	6	6	258	233	17.2	82.7	29.04	10.8	30.29	.906
10	Wild	17	2008-09	82	40	33	9	89	.543	5	3	214	197	20.1	87.6	27.52	9.5	30.71	.922
11	Hurricanes	15	2008-09	82	45	30	7	97	.591	3	5	236	221	18.7	80.4	32.62	8.8	29.50	.909
12	Sabres	13	2008-09	82	41	32	9	91	.555	8	5	242	229	20.9	81.8	30.55	9.7	31.40	.911
13	Panthers	8	2008-09	82	41	30	11	93	.567	3	8	231	223	16.6	82.6	29.41	9.6	34.67	.922
14	Flames	5	2008-09	82	46	30	6	98	.598	3	2	251	246	17.0	83.4	32.23	9.5	29.77	.899
15	Ducks	3	2008-09	82	42	33	7	91	.555	7	3	238	235	23.6	79.7	30.26	9.6	30.48	.906
16	Canadiens	2	2008-09	82	41	30	11	93	.567	7	7	242	240	19.3	82.4	30.01	9.8	31.71	.908
17	Blues	0	2008-09	82	41	31	10	92	.561	6	6	227	227	20.5	83.8	27.70	10.0	28.55	.903
18	Blue Jackets	-3	2008-09	82	41	31	10	92	.561	6	7	220	223	12.7	82.1	28.90	9.3	27.82	.902
19	Rangers	-12	2008-09	82	43	30	9	95	.579	10	6	200	212	13.9	87.8	32.41	7.5	29.67	.913
20	Oilers	-16	2008-09	82	38	35	9	85	.518	6	4	228	244	16.9	77.5	28.09	9.9	32.54	.909
21	Senators	-18	2008-09	82	36	35	11	83	.506	4	6	213	231	19.5	81.5	29.33	8.9	28.50	.901
22	Predators	-21	2008-09	82	40	34	8	88	.537	6	5	207	228	15.7	82.5	28.96	8.7	29.40	.905
23	Kings	-24	2008-09	82	34	37	11	79	.482	5	8	202	226	19.2	82.9	29.06	8.5	28.06	.902
24	Stars	-27	2008-09	82	36	35	11	83	.506	6	6	224	251	15.4	78.6	28.90	9.5	28.10	.891
25	Thrashers	-29	2008-09	82	35	41	6	76	.463	7	1	250	279	19.3	76.0	28.12	10.8	32.72	.896