The Pittsburgh Penguins, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning were tied for the most goals against empty nets in 2020-21, with 16 goals.

	TEAM	ENG	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Penguins	16	2020-21	56	37	16	3	77	.688	3	1	193	155	38	23.7	77.4	30.07	11.5	29.98	.908
2	Hurricanes	16	2020-21	56	36	12	8	80	.714	4	2	175	134	41	25.6	85.2	32.04	9.8	28.25	.915
3	Lightning	16	2020-21	56	36	17	3	75	.670	1	2	180	145	35	22.2	84.2	30.21	10.6	28.27	.908
4	Rangers	13	2020-21	56	27	23	6	60	.536	1	2	176	155	21	20.7	82.2	28.70	11.0	29.71	.907
5	Red Wings	13	2020-21	56	19	27	10	48	.429	2	3	125	168	-43	11.4	78.7	27.29	8.2	31.89	.906
6	Oilers	11	2020-21	56	35	19	2	72	.643	0	0	183	154	29	27.6	82.5	29.89	10.9	30.66	.910
7	Panthers	11	2020-21	56	37	14	5	79	.705	1	2	188	151	37	20.5	79.8	34.91	9.6	30.04	.910
8	Wild	11	2020-21	56	35	16	5	75	.670	1	1	180	159	21	17.6	80.7	28.30	11.4	30.45	.907
9	Jets	10	2020-21	56	30	23	3	63	.563	0	2	170	152	18	23.0	80.5	29.66	10.2	30.59	.911
10	Kings	9	2020-21	56	21	28	7	49	.438	1	1	142	169	-27	18.9	83.6	28.32	9.0	31.18	.903
11	Capitals	9	2020-21	56	36	15	5	77	.688	3	2	188	161	27	24.8	84.0	29.41	11.4	28.79	.900
12	Avalanche	9	2020-21	56	39	13	4	82	.732	0	1	197	132	65	22.7	83.1	34.59	10.2	25.41	.907
13	Golden Knights	9	2020-21	56	40	14	2	82	.732	1	2	190	122	68	17.8	86.8	32.66	10.4	27.27	.920
14	Bruins	8	2020-21	56	33	16	7	73	.652	4	2	164	134	30	21.9	86.0	33.32	8.8	27.07	.912
15	Sabres	8	2020-21	56	15	34	7	37	.330	4	3	134	196	-62	21.0	77.7	28.43	8.4	33.73	.896
16	Coyotes	8	2020-21	56	24	26	6	54	.482	3	2	150	174	-24	20.8	80.8	27.46	9.8	30.46	.898
17	Senators	8	2020-21	56	23	28	5	51	.455	2	1	155	189	-34	15.5	78.9	29.70	9.3	32.13	.895
18	Maple Leafs	7	2020-21	56	35	14	7	77	.688	1	0	186	148	38	20.0	78.5	31.27	10.6	27.82	.905
19	Blackhawks	7	2020-21	56	24	25	7	55	.491	2	2	159	184	-25	21.7	76.8	29.20	9.7	33.71	.903
20	Blues	7	2020-21	56	27	20	9	63	.563	2	3	167	167	0	23.2	77.8	28.96	10.3	29.82	.900
21	Sharks	7	2020-21	56	21	28	7	49	.438	5	3	146	196	-50	14.1	80.4	30.04	8.7	31.98	.891
22	Canadiens	6	2020-21	56	24	21	11	59	.527	1	3	158	165	-7	19.2	78.5	31.18	9.0	28.20	.896
23	Flyers	6	2020-21	56	25	23	8	58	.518	3	4	160	197	-37	19.2	73.1	30.21	9.5	29.21	.880
24	Canucks	6	2020-21	56	23	29	4	50	.446	3	1	148	187	-39	17.4	79.8	29.09	9.1	33.39	.900
25	Stars	5	2020-21	56	23	19	14	60	.536	2	6	156	148	8	23.6	79.1	30.34	9.2	27.11	.903

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+/-

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G/GP

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GA/GP

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81.2

11th

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	24	13	3	51	13
Islanders	22	15	4	48	-1
Flyers	20	12	7	47	5
Capitals	21	15	5	47	15
Penguins	18	12	9	45	0
Devils	21	17	2	44	-11
Rangers	19	18	5	43	-7
Blue Jackets	17	16	6	40	-13

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	PIT	@	DET	12:00 PM
Sun 1/4	PIT	@	CBJ	3:00 PM
Thu 1/8	NJD	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	CGY	@	PIT	3:30 PM
Sun 1/11	PIT	@	BOS	5:00 PM

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MacKinnon

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Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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Celebrini

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Points Leaders

70

McDavid

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MacKinnon

62

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Hits Leaders

200

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184

Sherwood

145

Dach

Blocks Leaders

103

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98

McNabb

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Wins Leaders

17

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Goals Against Leaders

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Save Percentage Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	30	2	7	67	71
Stars	25	9	7	57	30
Wild	24	10	7	55	21
Mammoth	19	19	3	41	8
Predators	18	18	4	40	-19
Blues	16	18	8	40	-41
Blackhawks	15	18	7	37	-18
Jets	15	20	4	34	-9
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	20	15	6	46	-1
Golden Knights	17	11	11	45	-1
Ducks	21	16	3	45	-4
Sharks	20	17	3	43	-15
Kraken	17	14	7	41	-13
Kings	16	14	9	41	-5
Flames	18	18	4	40	-9
Canucks	16	20	3	35	-24

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	24	14	4	52	-4
Lightning	24	13	3	51	28
Canadiens	22	12	6	50	1
Sabres	21	14	4	46	3
Panthers	21	15	3	45	2
Maple Leafs	19	15	6	44	0
Bruins	21	18	2	44	-4
Senators	19	15	5	43	2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	24	13	3	51	13
Islanders	22	15	4	48	-1
Flyers	20	12	7	47	5
Capitals	21	15	5	47	15
Penguins	18	12	9	45	0
Devils	21	17	2	44	-11
Rangers	19	18	5	43	-7
Blue Jackets	17	16	6	40	-13

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	COL	@	NYR	3-2
Fri 12/5	CBJ	@	FLA	6-7
Fri 12/5	NSH	@	CAR	3-6
Fri 12/5	MTL	@	TOR	2-1
Fri 12/5	STL	@	OTT	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	MIN	@	ANA	10:30 PM
Fri 1/2	SEA	@	VAN	10:30 PM
Sat 1/3	PIT	@	DET	12:00 PM
Sat 1/3	BUF	@	CBJ	3:00 PM
Sat 1/3	UTA	@	NJD	3:00 PM

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