The Washington Capitals have the highest goal differential by a team this season, with a differential of 36 goals.

Interpreted as:

NHL teams best goal differential this regular season

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	36	2024-25	28	20	6	2	42	.750	0	0	111	75	20.9	83.5	29.29	13.5	27.82	.904
2	Jets	34	2024-25	31	21	9	1	43	.694	0	0	113	79	30.1	77.5	28.87	12.6	29.35	.913
3	Lightning	27	2024-25	27	15	10	2	32	.593	0	1	107	80	28.0	80.3	28.56	13.9	27.78	.893
4	Devils	24	2024-25	33	20	10	3	43	.652	0	0	110	86	30.0	81.9	30.21	11.0	26.00	.900
5	Wild	20	2024-25	30	20	6	4	44	.733	1	2	95	75	19.2	71.6	28.90	11.0	28.90	.913
6	Stars	19	2024-25	28	17	11	0	34	.607	1	0	92	73	17.2	82.7	30.32	10.8	27.32	.905
7	Hurricanes	19	2024-25	29	18	10	1	37	.638	0	1	104	85	27.7	84.4	32.24	11.1	25.03	.883
8	Kings	17	2024-25	30	18	9	3	39	.650	0	1	92	75	15.9	81.3	27.73	11.1	24.47	.898
9	Golden Knights	15	2024-25	30	19	8	3	41	.683	1	1	104	89	26.7	78.7	30.40	11.4	28.63	.896
10	Oilers	13	2024-25	30	18	10	2	38	.633	0	0	97	84	22.4	73.2	32.50	9.9	26.40	.894
11	Maple Leafs	11	2024-25	29	18	9	2	38	.655	0	0	85	74	18.9	82.2	28.79	10.2	28.97	.912
12	Panthers	10	2024-25	30	18	10	2	38	.633	2	0	106	96	26.8	80.9	30.73	11.5	26.77	.880
13	Canucks	6	2024-25	28	15	8	5	35	.625	0	1	92	86	24.4	79.8	26.43	12.4	28.39	.892
14	Senators	4	2024-25	29	14	13	2	30	.517	0	1	90	86	27.0	76.2	30.72	10.1	27.59	.893
15	Kraken	4	2024-25	31	15	14	2	32	.516	1	1	94	90	18.1	79.2	27.16	11.2	28.58	.898
16	Hockey Club	3	2024-25	29	13	11	5	31	.534	0	1	87	84	20.3	78.8	26.76	11.2	28.45	.898
17	Rangers	2	2024-25	29	15	13	1	31	.534	0	0	90	88	21.8	86.7	30.48	10.2	31.90	.905
18	Blue Jackets	-7	2024-25	29	12	13	4	28	.483	1	0	96	103	18.4	71.7	30.52	10.8	28.52	.875
19	Sabres	-8	2024-25	29	11	14	4	26	.448	1	1	86	94	14.1	80.6	28.24	10.5	29.00	.888
20	Avalanche	-8	2024-25	31	17	14	0	34	.548	1	0	101	109	24.5	74.4	29.13	11.2	26.32	.866
21	Islanders	-12	2024-25	31	12	12	7	31	.500	2	1	81	93	12.8	65.2	27.94	9.4	28.74	.896
22	Flyers	-14	2024-25	31	14	13	4	32	.516	3	2	90	104	16.7	80.2	27.74	10.5	27.68	.879
23	Blues	-15	2024-25	30	14	14	2	30	.500	1	0	79	94	17.4	76.9	26.63	9.9	29.13	.892
24	Flames	-16	2024-25	30	14	11	5	33	.550	3	1	78	94	21.4	70.7	29.53	8.8	29.33	.893
25	Red Wings	-19	2024-25	29	11	14	4	26	.448	1	0	73	92	25.3	67.9	25.34	9.9	31.07	.898