The Montreal Canadiens had the best record by a team in 1972-73, with a record of 52-10-16.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	52-10-16	1972-73	120	78	52	10	16	.769	329	184	145	32.01	13.2	29.92	.921
2	Bruins	51-22-5	1972-73	107	78	51	22	5	.686	330	235	95	34.32	12.3	28.96	.896
3	Rangers	47-23-8	1972-73	102	78	47	23	8	.654	297	208	89	34.60	11.0	27.14	.902
4	Black Hawks	42-27-9	1972-73	93	78	42	27	9	.596	284	225	59	29.83	12.2	30.60	.906
5	Sabres	37-27-14	1972-73	88	78	37	27	14	.564	257	219	38	31.87	10.3	29.09	.903
6	Red Wings	37-29-12	1972-73	86	78	37	29	12	.551	265	243	22	32.87	10.3	27.59	.887
7	North Stars	37-30-11	1972-73	85	78	37	30	11	.545	254	230	24	31.62	10.3	31.90	.908
8	Flyers	37-30-11	1972-73	85	78	37	30	11	.545	296	256	40	33.63	11.3	34.40	.905
9	Blues	32-34-12	1972-73	76	78	32	34	12	.487	233	251	-18	34.09	8.8	29.94	.893
10	Kings	31-36-11	1972-73	73	78	31	36	11	.468	232	245	-13	29.09	10.2	28.78	.891
11	Penguins	32-37-9	1972-73	73	78	32	37	9	.468	257	265	-8	32.06	10.3	32.37	.895
12	Flames	25-38-15	1972-73	65	78	25	38	15	.417	191	239	-48	27.12	9.0	31.82	.904
13	Maple Leafs	27-41-10	1972-73	64	78	27	41	10	.410	247	279	-32	33.10	9.6	33.03	.892
14	Canucks	22-47-9	1972-73	53	78	22	47	9	.340	233	339	-106	29.69	10.1	32.54	.866
15	Golden Seals	16-46-16	1972-73	48	78	16	46	16	.308	213	323	-110	26.69	10.2	35.00	.882
16	Islanders	12-60-6	1972-73	30	78	12	60	6	.192	170	347	-177	25.03	8.7	34.55	.871

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

6

Newhook

10

Hutson

+/-

+8

Texier

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

7th

GA/GP

3.06

16th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

78.2

18th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/16	BUF	@	MTL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/18	MTL	@	BUF	7:30 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

3 - 2

Final

Sabres

2 - 3

Thu 14 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

35

Theodore

35

Matheson

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.33

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-39

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

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