what is the largest margin of victory in a playoff nhl series in the last fourty years

Between December 17, 1985 and December 17, 2025, the Detroit Red Wings have the highest goal differential by a team in the playoffs, with a differential of 193 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	193	341	190	151	0	0	380	.557	0	0	1,026	833	18.7	84.2	32.35	9.3	26.79	.909
2	Avalanche	112	292	163	128	0	1	327	.560	0	0	908	796	19.2	82.4	30.37	10.2	30.12	.910
3	Oilers	108	278	155	122	1	0	311	.559	0	0	938	830	20.5	82.7	29.37	11.5	30.18	.901
4	Penguins	100	347	191	156	0	0	382	.550	0	0	1,084	984	19.6	82.3	30.36	10.3	30.83	.908
5	Golden Knights	56	106	62	44	0	0	124	.585	0	0	324	268	19.7	77.8	31.80	9.6	28.98	.913
6	Devils	44	274	143	131	0	0	286	.522	0	0	738	694	17.7	82.7	29.90	9.0	27.32	.907
7	Lightning	33	224	125	99	0	0	250	.558	1	0	628	595	20.9	81.6	29.37	9.5	30.41	.913
8	Bruins	28	348	172	175	1	0	345	.496	0	0	997	969	19.6	83.2	31.19	9.2	29.50	.906
9	Sabres	16	163	80	83	0	0	160	.491	0	0	470	454	17.8	82.8	28.06	10.3	31.18	.911
10	Panthers	13	132	70	62	0	0	140	.530	0	0	384	371	19.0	79.9	31.36	9.3	31.28	.910
11	Ducks	12	162	89	73	0	0	178	.549	0	0	433	421	18.5	83.2	30.30	8.8	31.57	.918
12	Blackhawks	6	256	134	122	0	0	268	.523	0	0	751	745	17.1	81.0	30.86	9.5	30.83	.906
13	Kraken	-1	14	7	7	0	0	14	.500	0	0	44	45	14.3	82.9	29.14	10.8	30.57	.895
14	Flames	-2	190	88	102	0	0	176	.463	0	0	587	589	18.6	82.5	30.78	10.0	29.57	.895
15	Capitals	-4	298	138	159	0	1	277	.465	0	1	836	840	18.4	83.1	30.40	9.2	30.07	.906
16	Canadiens	-11	300	153	147	0	0	306	.510	0	0	827	838	16.3	83.6	29.55	9.3	30.44	.908
17	Rangers	-11	289	141	148	0	0	282	.488	0	0	793	804	18.3	83.5	30.38	9.0	31.18	.911
18	Stars	-15	310	160	150	0	0	320	.516	1	0	833	848	17.9	83.9	29.55	9.1	29.55	.907
19	Flyers	-17	283	145	138	0	0	290	.512	0	0	809	826	17.2	80.2	29.79	9.6	29.35	.901
20	Senators	-18	157	74	83	0	0	148	.471	0	0	373	391	16.5	84.8	30.05	7.9	28.66	.913
21	Hurricanes	-18	213	106	107	0	0	212	.498	0	0	572	590	16.5	80.4	30.35	8.8	29.00	.904
22	Blue Jackets	-23	41	15	26	0	0	30	.366	0	0	110	133	19.1	76.6	32.85	8.2	36.12	.910
23	Jets	-42	66	24	42	0	0	48	.364	0	0	174	216	19.9	74.9	29.82	8.8	31.09	.895
24	Predators	-46	131	56	75	0	0	112	.427	0	0	328	374	13.7	81.9	30.15	8.3	31.49	.909
25	Blues	-48	304	142	161	0	1	285	.469	0	1	847	895	17.3	81.6	29.55	9.4	29.66	.901

Unlock 2x data

More Red Wings Stats

Team Leaders

20

DeBrincat

27

Raymond

+/-

+11

Seider

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.09

13th

GA/GP

3.21

21st

PP%

23.8

8th

PK%

80.0

17th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	19	12	3	41	-4
Bruins	20	14	0	40	7
Lightning	18	12	3	39	18
Canadiens	17	12	4	38	-11
Panthers	17	13	2	36	2
Maple Leafs	15	12	5	35	1
Senators	15	13	4	34	-3
Sabres	14	14	4	32	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	UTA	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sat 12/20	DET	@	WSH	12:30 PM
Sun 12/21	WSH	@	DET	1:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DAL	@	DET	6:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DET	@	CAR	7:00 PM

Last Game

Islanders

19 - 12 - 3

Final

Red Wings

19 - 12 - 3

Tue 16 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

28

MacKinnon

24

Geekie

21

Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

36

McDavid

33

Celebrini

31

Necas

Points Leaders

58

MacKinnon

56

McDavid

51

Celebrini

Hits Leaders

164

Trenin

146

Sherwood

121

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

82

Parayko

82

McCabe

82

McNabb

Wins Leaders

14

Bobrovsky

14

Oettinger

14

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.95

Wallstedt

2.05

Bussi

2.09

Thompson

Save Percentage Leaders

.937

Wallstedt

.923

DeSmith

.922

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.03

3.44

3.41

Goals Against Rankings

2.21

2.53

Power Play Rankings

32.6

31.4

31.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.3

85.0

84.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-9

24-9

24-10

22-10

21-11

20-11

Worst Record ATS

8-23

10-22

12-21

12-20

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	24	2	7	55	56
Stars	22	7	5	49	25
Wild	20	9	5	45	17
Mammoth	16	16	3	35	2
Jets	15	15	2	32	-1
Blackhawks	13	14	6	32	-8
Blues	12	15	7	31	-37
Predators	13	15	4	30	-19
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	20	12	2	42	9
Golden Knights	16	6	9	41	6
Oilers	16	12	6	38	-2
Kings	14	9	9	37	-2
Sharks	17	14	3	37	-11
Kraken	12	13	6	30	-21
Flames	13	17	4	30	-16
Canucks	13	17	3	29	-20

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	19	12	3	41	-4
Bruins	20	14	0	40	7
Lightning	18	12	3	39	18
Canadiens	17	12	4	38	-11
Panthers	17	13	2	36	2
Maple Leafs	15	12	5	35	1
Senators	15	13	4	34	-3
Sabres	14	14	4	32	-11
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	21	9	2	44	18
Islanders	19	12	3	41	6
Flyers	17	9	6	40	7
Capitals	18	11	4	40	18
Penguins	14	9	9	37	1
Devils	18	14	1	37	-6
Rangers	16	15	4	36	-6
Blue Jackets	14	13	6	34	-15

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 11/19	VGK	@	UTA	4-1
Wed 11/19	OTT	@	ANA	3-2
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PIT	5-0
Thu 11/20	CHI	@	BUF	3-9
Thu 11/20	CAR	@	WPG	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	LAK	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Wed 12/17	UTA	@	DET	7:30 PM
Wed 12/17	WPG	@	STL	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	CAR	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	NJD	@	VGK	10:00 PM

Between December 17, 1985 and December 17, 2025, the Detroit Red Wings have the highest goal differential by a team in the playoffs, with a differential of 193 goals.

Related Searches

More Red Wings Stats

20

27

+11

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

28

24

21

36

33

31

58

56

51

164

146

121

82

82

82

14

14

14

1.95

2.05

2.09

.937

.923

.922

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule