nhl team best goal differential in a season

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

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	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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Team Leaders

6

Caufield

7

Hutson

+/-

+6

Suzuki

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.09

16th

GA/GP

3.27

21st

PP%

12.5

28th

PK%

82.6

11th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	2	1	19	22
Maple Leafs	7	4	2	16	9
Senators	8	4	0	16	4
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Canadiens	6	3	2	14	0
Panthers	6	4	2	14	-2
Red Wings	4	4	3	11	-5
Sabres	4	4	3	11	-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	MTL	@	STL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MTL	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PIT	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 11/3	WPG	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/5	UTA	@	MTL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

6 - 3 - 2

Final

Jets

4 - 4 - 3

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

13

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

25

McDavid

16

Fox

14

Bouchard

Points Leaders

33

McDavid

23

Draisaitl

21

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

68

Sherwood

59

Trenin

56

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

34

Hronek

34

Seider

34

Weegar

Wins Leaders

7

Wallstedt

7

Swayman

7

Ullmark

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.940

Tarasov

.929

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.36

4.08

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

1.73

2.17

2.31

Power Play Rankings

38.1

35.1

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.2

92.3

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-2

8-4

7-4

8-5

Worst Record ATS

3-9

3-8

3-6

4-7

5-8

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	2	1	19	22
Senators	8	4	0	16	4
Maple Leafs	7	4	2	16	9
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Canadiens	6	3	2	14	0
Panthers	6	4	2	14	-2
Red Wings	4	4	3	11	-5
Sabres	4	4	3	11	-10
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	9	2	2	20	18
Rangers	7	5	1	15	5
Devils	7	4	0	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Islanders	5	4	2	12	3
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Flyers	3	7	3	9	-18
Blue Jackets	4	5	0	8	-8

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	8	3	2	18	11
Mammoth	8	4	0	16	6
Stars	7	3	1	15	12
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	4	12	-4
Blues	5	5	1	11	0
Jets	4	4	3	11	-4
Blackhawks	3	8	0	6	-19
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	8	2	1	17	10
Golden Knights	8	4	1	17	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	5	1	13	-6
Ducks	5	6	0	10	-5
Flames	4	6	0	8	-16
Kings	2	5	2	6	-11
Canucks	2	10	1	5	-23