The Chicago Blackhawks had the highest goal differential by a team in 2012-13, with a differential of 52 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Blackhawks	52	2012-13	48	36	7	5	77	.802	6	5	149	97	16.7	87.2	31.13	10.0	26.21	.923
2	Penguins	43	2012-13	48	36	12	0	72	.750	3	0	162	119	24.7	79.6	29.96	11.3	29.23	.915
3	Canadiens	22	2012-13	48	29	14	5	63	.656	3	2	146	124	20.7	79.8	30.58	9.9	26.94	.904
4	Bruins	21	2012-13	48	28	14	6	62	.646	4	3	127	106	14.8	87.1	32.44	8.2	28.60	.923
5	Ducks	19	2012-13	48	30	12	6	66	.688	6	3	134	115	21.5	81.5	28.06	9.9	27.92	.914
6	Rangers	18	2012-13	48	26	18	4	56	.583	4	4	126	108	15.7	81.1	30.90	8.5	28.19	.920
7	Maple Leafs	17	2012-13	48	26	17	5	57	.594	0	5	145	128	18.7	87.9	26.33	11.5	32.27	.917
8	Kings	17	2012-13	48	27	16	5	59	.615	2	4	131	114	19.9	83.2	29.81	9.2	24.96	.905
9	Capitals	16	2012-13	48	27	18	3	57	.594	3	0	146	130	26.8	77.9	28.13	10.8	32.31	.916
10	Red Wings	12	2012-13	48	24	16	8	56	.583	2	5	122	110	18.4	81.7	30.15	8.4	27.54	.917
11	Senators	12	2012-13	48	25	17	6	56	.583	4	4	112	100	15.9	88.0	33.15	7.0	31.29	.933
12	Blues	10	2012-13	48	29	17	2	60	.625	5	1	124	114	19.5	84.7	27.83	9.3	24.19	.902
13	Canucks	7	2012-13	48	26	15	7	59	.615	5	6	122	115	15.8	84.0	28.13	9.0	28.94	.917
14	Sharks	4	2012-13	48	25	16	7	57	.594	8	4	116	112	20.1	85.0	31.79	7.6	28.96	.919
15	Lightning	0	2012-13	48	18	26	4	40	.417	1	3	147	147	19.0	80.6	27.56	11.1	30.23	.899
16	Blue Jackets	0	2012-13	48	24	17	7	55	.573	5	4	115	115	14.2	82.6	26.73	9.0	29.92	.920
17	Islanders	-1	2012-13	48	24	17	7	55	.573	4	3	135	136	19.9	80.3	30.94	9.1	28.17	.899
18	Coyotes	-4	2012-13	48	21	18	9	51	.531	4	6	121	125	14.8	79.9	30.88	8.2	30.56	.915
19	Flyers	-7	2012-13	48	23	22	3	49	.510	1	2	132	139	21.6	85.9	29.04	9.5	28.56	.899
20	Wild	-7	2012-13	48	26	19	3	55	.573	4	2	118	125	17.9	80.7	28.79	8.5	27.06	.904
21	Oilers	-8	2012-13	48	19	22	7	45	.469	2	3	123	131	20.1	83.4	26.77	9.6	32.75	.917
22	Devils	-12	2012-13	48	19	19	10	48	.500	2	7	110	122	15.9	81.1	28.38	8.1	23.13	.890
23	Stars	-13	2012-13	48	22	22	4	48	.500	2	1	128	141	17.0	81.0	26.27	10.2	31.02	.905
24	Jets	-15	2012-13	48	24	21	3	51	.531	2	3	126	141	13.8	79.7	28.94	9.1	29.67	.901
25	Sabres	-21	2012-13	48	21	21	6	48	.500	7	4	118	139	14.1	79.2	27.90	8.8	33.46	.913