what is the best record by an nhl eastern conference team since 1998 but before 2003

From 1997-98 through 2001-02, the New Jersey Devils had the best record by a team in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 229-118-51-12.

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TEAMRECPTSGPWLTOTLPTS%GGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Devils
Devils
229-118-51-12
521
410
229
118
51
12
.635
1,224
947
277
19.8
85.7
31.02
9.6
24.38
.905
2Flyers
Flyers
209-129-63-9
490
410
209
129
63
9
.598
1,184
967
217
16.8
85.3
29.74
9.7
24.84
.905
3Senators
Senators
206-132-59-13
484
410
206
132
59
13
.590
1,193
1,002
191
15.9
85.8
30.32
9.6
25.69
.905
4Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
170-111-35-12
387
328
170
111
35
12
.590
995
867
128
15.9
83.1
27.73
10.9
27.54
.904
5Sabres
Sabres
189-154-61-6
445
410
189
154
61
6
.543
1,062
950
112
13.3
85.9
26.95
9.6
28.16
.918
6Bruins
Bruins
181-147-59-23
444
410
181
147
59
23
.541
1,108
1,073
35
16.0
84.7
29.18
9.3
26.61
.902
7Capitals
Capitals
192-159-51-8
443
410
192
159
51
8
.540
1,107
1,065
42
17.8
85.3
28.08
9.6
27.65
.906
8Penguins
Penguins
185-154-57-14
441
410
185
154
57
14
.538
1,190
1,154
36
16.9
82.9
26.86
10.8
28.00
.899
9Hurricanes
Hurricanes
177-164-61-8
423
410
177
164
61
8
.516
1,056
1,079
-23
15.2
85.2
26.94
9.6
27.38
.904
10Canadiens
Canadiens
168-176-53-13
402
410
168
176
53
13
.490
1,028
1,052
-24
16.2
85.3
26.64
9.4
28.05
.909
11Rangers
Rangers
156-196-50-8
370
410
156
196
50
8
.451
1,109
1,252
-143
17.6
82.4
27.59
9.8
30.28
.899
12Panthers
Panthers
141-186-62-21
365
410
141
186
62
21
.445
1,037
1,189
-152
14.3
82.2
27.21
9.3
30.18
.904
13Islanders
Islanders
141-216-45-8
335
410
141
216
45
8
.409
1,024
1,232
-208
15.2
83.4
26.83
9.3
29.50
.898
14Lightning
Lightning
106-243-45-16
273
410
106
243
45
16
.333
913
1,370
-457
12.8
82.6
25.63
8.7
30.69
.891
15Thrashers
Thrashers
56-149-30-11
153
246
56
149
30
11
.311
568
890
-322
12.9
79.9
25.98
8.9
32.96
.890

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2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
1
1
-1
Rangers Rangers
0
1
0
0
-3
Flyers Flyers
0
1
0
0
-7
Islanders Islanders
0
1
0
0
-1
Devils Devils
0
0
0
0
0
Capitals Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
0
0
0
0
0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/1
PHI PHI
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Sat
10/3
NJD NJD
@
NYI NYI
7:30 PM
Tue
10/6
UTA UTA
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Sat
10/10
VAN VAN
@
NJD NJD
3:30 PM
Mon
10/12
OTT OTT
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

2

Nylander

William Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen
Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

Morgan Rielly

2

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

2

Hronek

Filip Hronek
Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

3

Nelson

Brock Nelson

3

Eichel

Jack Eichel
Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

Andrei Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

Nikita Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Marc Gatcomb
Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

Chris Tanev

5

McCabe

Jake McCabe

5

Pettersson

Elias Pettersson
Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood
Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Arturs Silovs
Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1.000

Silovs

Arturs Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

8.00

Penguins

7.00

Canucks

6.00
Goals Against Rankings
Panthers

0.00

Penguins

0.00

Bruins

0.00
Power Play Rankings
Avalanche

80.0

Canucks

50.0

Penguins

50.0
Penalty Kill Rankings
Golden Knights

100.0

Panthers

100.0

Avalanche

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Golden Knights

1-0

Panthers

1-0

Avalanche

1-0

Islanders

1-0

Canucks

1-0

Penguins

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Hurricanes

0-1

Oilers

0-1

Flyers

0-1

Kings

0-1

Blackhawks

0-1

Rangers

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
1
0
0
2
3
Canadiens Canadiens
1
0
0
2
1
Panthers Panthers
1
0
0
2
1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
1
0
2
0
Sabres Sabres
0
0
0
0
0
Red Wings Red Wings
0
0
0
0
0
Senators Senators
0
0
0
0
0
Lightning Lightning
0
0
0
0
0
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
1
1
-1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
0
0
0
0
0
Devils Devils
0
0
0
0
0
Capitals Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
Islanders Islanders
0
1
0
0
-1
Rangers Rangers
0
1
0
0
-3
Flyers Flyers
0
1
0
0
-7
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
1
0
0
2
4
Stars Stars
0
0
0
0
0
Wild Wild
0
0
0
0
0
Predators Predators
0
0
0
0
0
Blues Blues
0
0
0
0
0
Mammoth Mammoth
0
0
0
0
0
Jets Jets
0
0
0
0
0
Blackhawks Blackhawks
0
1
0
0
-3
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
0
2
3
Canucks Canucks
1
0
0
2
1
Oilers Oilers
0
0
1
1
-1
Ducks Ducks
0
0
0
0
0
Flames Flames
0
0
0
0
0
Sharks Sharks
0
0
0
0
0
Kraken Kraken
0
0
0
0
0
Kings Kings
0
1
0
0
-4

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/1
PHI PHI
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Thu
10/1
BUF BUF
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Thu
10/1
TBL TBL
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/1
MIN MIN
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Thu
10/1
SEA SEA
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM