nhl teams with best goal differential in the firstperiod this year

The Colorado Avalanche have the highest goal differential by a team this season, 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	Avalanche	52	2025-26	30	21	2	7	49	.817	0	4	118	66	16.3	86.0	34.27	11.5	26.90	.918
2	Capitals	31	2025-26	31	18	9	4	40	.645	0	4	105	74	15.7	75.8	29.48	11.5	26.97	.911
3	Stars	28	2025-26	31	21	5	5	47	.758	3	2	106	78	32.3	82.8	25.68	13.3	27.81	.910
4	Lightning	22	2025-26	31	18	11	2	38	.613	0	0	102	80	17.9	85.9	27.65	11.9	27.45	.906
5	Hurricanes	15	2025-26	30	19	9	2	40	.667	2	1	99	84	15.4	78.8	33.50	9.9	24.33	.885
6	Penguins	10	2025-26	29	14	8	7	35	.603	0	5	90	80	31.2	84.7	28.31	11.0	28.55	.903
7	Islanders	7	2025-26	32	18	11	3	39	.609	2	3	95	88	16.3	84.4	29.25	10.1	28.25	.903
8	Golden Knights	7	2025-26	30	15	6	9	39	.650	1	3	92	85	24.5	81.6	29.60	10.4	24.80	.886
9	Kings	6	2025-26	30	14	8	8	36	.600	1	5	81	75	14.0	78.8	28.50	9.5	26.30	.905
10	Ducks	6	2025-26	31	19	11	1	39	.629	4	0	109	103	18.4	74.5	31.10	11.3	29.58	.888
11	Maple Leafs	4	2025-26	30	14	11	5	33	.550	0	1	99	95	14.5	82.1	27.10	12.2	31.33	.899
12	Bruins	3	2025-26	31	18	13	0	36	.581	2	0	99	96	24.4	82.5	27.06	11.8	30.77	.899
13	Wild	2	2025-26	30	16	9	5	37	.617	3	1	82	80	22.1	80.6	28.03	9.8	30.07	.911
14	Mammoth	2	2025-26	32	14	15	3	31	.484	0	0	96	94	14.6	82.8	28.41	10.6	25.03	.883
15	Flyers	1	2025-26	29	16	9	4	36	.621	5	0	82	81	17.3	81.1	25.17	11.2	25.79	.892
16	Blackhawks	0	2025-26	30	13	11	6	32	.533	0	2	89	89	22.2	83.8	25.43	11.7	30.63	.903
17	Panthers	-1	2025-26	29	15	12	2	32	.552	1	1	91	92	18.6	81.1	29.72	10.6	26.41	.880
18	Jets	-1	2025-26	29	14	14	1	29	.500	1	1	87	88	20.2	80.0	26.52	11.3	29.07	.896
19	Rangers	-2	2025-26	32	15	13	4	34	.531	1	0	82	84	18.1	80.9	26.31	9.7	28.75	.909
20	Oilers	-5	2025-26	30	13	11	6	32	.533	0	2	99	104	31.6	79.8	28.50	11.6	26.53	.869
21	Red Wings	-6	2025-26	31	17	11	3	37	.597	2	2	97	103	23.5	79.8	29.94	10.5	27.68	.880
22	Senators	-6	2025-26	30	14	12	4	32	.533	3	0	93	99	25.3	69.9	27.20	11.4	25.60	.871
23	Canadiens	-10	2025-26	30	16	11	3	35	.583	2	2	95	105	25.6	77.6	25.47	12.4	27.63	.873
24	Devils	-10	2025-26	31	17	13	1	35	.565	2	0	90	100	22.8	76.5	29.68	9.8	28.68	.888
25	Kraken	-12	2025-26	28	12	10	6	30	.536	0	3	70	82	19.5	67.1	25.04	10.0	27.54	.894