what is the best points percentage record in an nhl season with only 26 games played in nhl history

The Carolina Hurricanes have the highest points percentage by a team with 26 or fewer games played in a season, with 65.4 percent this season.

TEAMPTS%GPSEASONWLTOTLPTSSOWSOLGGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Hurricanes
Hurricanes
.654
26
2025-26
16
8
2
34
1
1
86
74
12
13.2
80.3
33.27
9.9
24.46
.884
2Flyers
Flyers
.635
26
2025-26
15
8
3
33
5
0
74
74
0
18.7
82.1
25.23
11.3
26.19
.891
3Penguins
Penguins
.635
26
2025-26
14
7
5
33
0
3
83
71
12
34.4
84.8
27.19
11.7
28.77
.905
4Golden Knights
Golden Knights
.615
26
2025-26
12
6
8
32
1
2
79
77
2
23.5
81.2
29.85
10.2
25.00
.882
5Canadiens
Canadiens
.596
26
2025-26
14
9
3
31
1
2
86
92
-6
26.4
77.4
24.92
13.3
27.81
.873
6Jets
Jets
.519
26
2025-26
13
12
1
27
1
1
78
77
1
21.8
83.0
26.62
11.3
29.31
.899
7Panthers
Panthers
.500
26
2025-26
12
12
2
26
1
1
76
82
-6
17.9
80.5
29.08
10.1
26.31
.880
8Kraken
Kraken
.560
25
2025-26
11
8
6
28
0
3
63
72
-9
18.7
65.7
24.68
10.2
27.64
.896
9
Senators
.792
24
1919-20
19
5
0
38
121
64
57
10
Senators
.667
24
1923-24
16
8
0
32
74
54
20
11
Senators
.625
24
1921-22
14
8
2
30
106
84
22
12St. Patricks
St. Patricks
.625
24
1920-21
15
9
0
30
105
100
5
13
Senators
.604
24
1922-23
14
9
1
29
77
54
23
14Canadiens
Canadiens
.583
24
1922-23
13
9
2
28
73
61
12
15
Senators
.583
24
1920-21
14
10
0
28
97
75
22
16St. Patricks
St. Patricks
.563
24
1922-23
13
10
1
27
82
88
-6
17St. Patricks
St. Patricks
.563
24
1921-22
13
10
1
27
98
97
1
18Canadiens
Canadiens
.542
24
1923-24
13
11
0
26
59
48
11
19Canadiens
Canadiens
.542
24
1920-21
13
11
0
26
112
99
13
20Canadiens
Canadiens
.542
24
1919-20
13
11
0
26
129
113
16
21Canadiens
Canadiens
.521
24
1921-22
12
11
1
25
88
94
-6
22St. Patricks
St. Patricks
.500
24
1919-20
12
12
0
24
119
106
13
23St. Patricks
St. Patricks
.417
24
1923-24
10
14
0
20
59
85
-26
24
Tigers
.375
24
1923-24
9
15
0
18
63
68
-5
25
Tigers
.292
24
1921-22
7
17
0
14
88
105
-17

More Hurricanes Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.31

6th

GA/GP

2.85

11th

PP%

13.2

31st

PK%

80.3

20th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
2
36
27
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Flyers Flyers
15
8
3
33
5
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9
Islanders Islanders
15
10
3
33
3
Devils Devils
16
10
1
33
1
Rangers Rangers
15
12
2
32
4
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
13
9
5
31
-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NSH NSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SJS SJS
@
CAR CAR
5:00 PM
Tue
12/9
CBJ CBJ
@
CAR CAR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/11
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
12/13
CAR CAR
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Maple Leafs

13 - 11 - 3

5

Final

1

CAR Hurricanes

16 - 8 - 2

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
19
2
6
44
47
Stars Stars
18
5
5
41
24
Wild Wild
15
8
5
35
3
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
16
10
1
33
5
Golden Knights Golden Knights
12
6
8
32
1
Kings Kings
12
8
7
31
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
16
9
2
34
17
Bruins Bruins
16
13
0
32
-1
Canadiens Canadiens
14
9
3
31
-7
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
2
36
27
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
SEA SEA
@
STL STL
4-3
Fri
11/7
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
3-6
Fri
11/7
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
5-3
Fri
11/7
UTA UTA
@
MTL MTL
2-6
Fri
11/7
FLA FLA
@
SJS SJS
1-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
VGK VGK
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
BUF BUF
@
WPG WPG
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SJS SJS
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
VAN VAN
9:00 PM
Fri
12/5
WSH WSH
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM