what is the best goal differential in the first 23 games of a season nhl

The Montreal Canadiens have the highest goal differential by a team in a season in their first 23 games, with a differential of 28 goals in 1917-18.

		TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Canadiens	28	1917-18	23	13	10	0	26	.565	119	91
2		Rangers	7	1926-27	23	13	7	3	29	.630	48	41
3		Black Hawks	5	1926-27	23	10	11	2	22	.478	67	62
4		Arenas	4	1917-18	23	14	9	0	28	.609	116	112
5		Cougars	-10	1926-27	23	8	13	2	18	.391	39	49
6		Bruins	-63	1924-25	23	3	20	0	6	.130	39	102

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More Canadiens Stats

G

16

Caufield

Cole Caufield

A

25

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki

+/-

+10

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki

G/GP

3.14

10th

GA/GP

3.55

30th

PP%

25.6

4th

PK%

77.2

26th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	18	13	0	36	5
Lightning	17	11	2	36	18
Red Wings	16	11	3	35	-7
Canadiens	15	11	3	33	-12
Maple Leafs	14	11	4	32	4
Senators	13	12	4	30	-6
Panthers	14	12	2	30	-2
Sabres	12	14	4	28	-14

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/11	MTL	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Sat 12/13	MTL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Sun 12/14	EDM	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 12/16	PHI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	CHI	@	MTL	7:00 PM

TBL

17 - 11 - 2

6

Final

1

MTL

15 - 11 - 3

Tue 9 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

24

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

22

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

19

Horvat

Bo Horvat

Assists Leaders

29

Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen

28

McDavid

Connor McDavid

28

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

51

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

44

McDavid

Connor McDavid

43

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

144

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

134

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

109

Heineman

Emil Heineman

78

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

75

Parayko

Colton Parayko

74

McCabe

Jake McCabe

14

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

13

Thompson

Logan Thompson

13

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.95

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

1.96

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.09

Bussi

Brandon Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

.936

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.925

Thompson

Logan Thompson

.920

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.93

3.57

3.43

Goals Against Rankings

2.20

2.40

2.48

Power Play Rankings

32.4

32.3

31.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

86.5

86.2

86.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-7

23-8

20-8

19-8

21-10

18-10

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-20

10-19

11-19

11-19

12-19

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	21	2	7	49	48
Stars	21	5	5	47	29
Wild	16	9	5	37	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	19	10	1	39	13
Golden Knights	14	6	9	37	4
Kings	14	8	7	35	3

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	17	11	2	36	18
Bruins	18	13	0	36	5
Red Wings	16	11	3	35	-7
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	18	9	3	39	28
Hurricanes	18	9	2	38	15
Islanders	17	11	3	37	3

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 11/12	SJS	@	CGY	0-2
Wed 11/12	NYI	@	VGK	4-3
Wed 11/12	WPG	@	SEA	3-5
Thu 11/13	PIT	@	NSH	1-2
Thu 11/13	VAN	@	CAR	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/10	NYR	@	CHI	7:30 PM
Wed 12/10	DET	@	CGY	8:30 PM
Wed 12/10	FLA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Wed 12/10	LAK	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 12/11	CAR	@	WSH	7:00 PM