nhl team goal worst differential last 5 seasons by season

The Washington Capitals lit the lamp 181 times with more than 0 seasons in 1974-75.

	TEAM	G	DIFF	SEAS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	181	-265	1	1974-75	80	8	67	5		21	.131			446			23.06	9.8	38.30	.854
2	Senators	201	-196	1	1993-94	84	14	61	9		37	.220			397	14.5	73.3	25.58	9.4	33.05	.857
3	Sharks	218	-196	1	1992-93	84	11	71	2		24	.143			414	16.1	76.6	28.38	9.1	36.67	.866
4	Senators	202	-193	1	1992-93	84	10	70	4		24	.143			395	14.7	75.0	27.15	8.9	31.83	.852
5	Islanders	170	-177	1	1972-73	78	12	60	6		30	.192			347			25.03	8.7	34.55	.871
6	Capitals	224	-170	1	1975-76	80	11	59	10		32	.200			394			24.41	11.5	36.94	.867
7	Nordiques	240	-167	1	1989-90	80	12	61	7		31	.194			407	18.9	74.3	28.76	10.4	34.42	.852
8	Scouts	190	-161	1	1975-76	80	12	56	12		36	.225			351			27.40	8.7	36.17	.879
9	Jets	246	-154	1	1980-81	80	9	57	14		32	.200			400	17.3	74.2	28.28	10.9	34.90	.857
10	Red Wings	266	-149	1	1985-86	80	17	57	6		40	.250			415	20.9	71.0	28.50	11.7	32.85	.842
11	Rangers	162	-148	1	1943-44	50	6	39	5		17	.170			310
12	Golden Seals	195	-147	1	1973-74	78	13	55	10		36	.231			342			25.55	9.8	34.62	.873
13	Sharks	180	-146	1	2023-24	82	19	54		9	47	.287	1	5	326	20.2	75.4	25.23	8.7	35.13	.887
14	Scouts	184	-144	1	1974-75	80	15	54	11		41	.256			328			27.79	8.3	35.06	.883
15	Thrashers	170	-143	1	1999-00	82	14	57	7	4	39	.238			313	12.6	80.3	25.79	8.0	31.01	.877
16	Whalers	261	-142	1	1982-83	80	19	54	7		45	.281			403	19.0	75.4	28.58	11.4	35.89	.860
17	Sharks	219	-140	1	1991-92	80	17	58	5		39	.244			359	17.1	78.1	29.25	9.4	36.25	.876
18	Penguins	257	-137	1	1982-83	80	18	53	9		45	.281			394	22.5	72.5	30.23	10.6	32.69	.849
19	Penguins	254	-136	1	1983-84	80	16	58	6		38	.238			390	20.9	76.0	28.34	11.2	36.35	.866
20	Ducks	206	-129	1	2022-23	82	23	47		12	58	.354	3	3	335	15.7	72.1	28.37	8.9	39.11	.896
21	Bruins	177	-129	1	1961-62	70	15	47	8		38	.271			306			30.94	8.2	35.19	.876
22	Capitals	195	-126	1	1977-78	80	17	49	14		48	.300			321	12.5	71.4	24.95	9.8	31.25	.872
23	Red Wings	183	-126	1	1976-77	80	16	55	9		41	.256			309			27.48	8.3	29.06	.867
24	Red Wings	142	-123	1	2019-20	71	17	49		5	39	.275	3	2	265	14.9	74.3	27.10	7.4	32.80	.886
25	Kings	168	-122	1	1969-70	76	14	52	10		38	.250			290			30.33	7.3	34.80	.890

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Team Leaders

7

Tuch

6

Chychrun

+/-

+9

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

11th

GA/GP

3.20

17th

PP%

17.9

23rd

PK%

81.3

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	10	2	2	22	19
Devils	8	4	0	16	8
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Thu 10/29	WSH	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	WSH	3:30 PM
Tue 11/3	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	FLA	@	WSH	12:30 PM

Last Game

Sabres

4 - 4 - 3

Final

Capitals

6 - 4 - 0

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

16

Fox

16

Tkachuk

Points Leaders

34

McDavid

24

Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

64

Trenin

59

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

38

Weegar

36

Seider

36

Kleven

Wins Leaders

8

Wallstedt

8

Kochetkov

7

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.942

Fowler

.940

Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.25

4.08

3.79

Goals Against Rankings

2.00

2.15

2.21

Power Play Rankings

35.0

34.8

31.7

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.6

92.9

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-2

8-4

9-5

7-5

Worst Record ATS

3-7

4-9

4-8

5-8

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8
Red Wings	5	4	3	13	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	10	2	2	22	19
Devils	8	4	0	16	8
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	9	3	2	20	13
Mammoth	8	5	0	16	4
Stars	7	4	1	15	8
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	5	13	-5
Blues	5	6	1	11	-2
Jets	4	5	3	11	-8
Blackhawks	4	8	0	8	-18
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	9	4	1	19	12
Oilers	8	2	2	18	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	6	1	13	-8
Ducks	5	6	1	11	-6
Flames	5	6	0	10	-13
Kings	3	6	2	8	-9
Canucks	3	10	1	7	-22