what is the most goals by an nhl team in the last 50 years

Between November 5, 1975 and November 5, 2025, the Pittsburgh Penguins have put up the most goals by a team, with 12,998 scored.

	TEAM	G	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Penguins	12,998	3,886	1,848	1,560	279	199	4,174	.537	90	73	12,981	17	20.7	80.0	30.36	11.0	31.24	.893
2	Bruins	12,738	3,886	2,055	1,295	310	226	4,646	.598	79	91	11,151	1,587	19.8	82.4	31.15	10.5	27.91	.897
3	Flyers	12,689	3,882	1,944	1,375	334	229	4,451	.573	69	103	11,591	1,098	19.3	81.3	31.06	10.5	28.69	.896
4	Flames	12,639	3,885	1,842	1,510	334	199	4,217	.543	62	79	12,034	605	19.8	80.9	30.32	10.7	29.13	.894
5	Maple Leafs	12,488	3,884	1,742	1,655	280	207	3,971	.511	69	84	12,999	-511	19.3	79.6	30.20	10.6	31.33	.893
6	Canadiens	12,468	3,884	1,950	1,405	309	220	4,429	.570	83	83	11,202	1,266	19.4	81.6	29.96	10.7	29.41	.902
7	Rangers	12,408	3,883	1,851	1,558	289	185	4,176	.538	92	77	12,019	389	20.1	81.3	30.50	10.5	30.28	.898
8	Red Wings	12,381	3,884	1,814	1,538	312	220	4,160	.536	85	83	12,309	72	20.0	80.7	30.50	10.5	28.83	.890
9	Capitals	12,279	3,880	1,866	1,511	297	206	4,235	.546	81	87	11,983	296	19.8	81.3	29.44	10.7	29.34	.895
10	Islanders	12,273	3,881	1,776	1,593	297	215	4,064	.524	92	91	12,001	272	19.5	80.2	29.45	10.7	30.61	.899
11	Kings	12,259	3,883	1,714	1,631	328	210	3,966	.511	83	89	12,539	-280	19.3	79.9	30.28	10.4	29.72	.891
12	Sabres	12,124	3,882	1,792	1,555	333	202	4,119	.531	94	83	11,728	396	18.7	82.0	29.47	10.6	30.16	.900
13	Blues	12,066	3,885	1,847	1,518	319	201	4,214	.542	88	80	11,908	158	19.4	81.8	29.40	10.6	28.90	.894
14	Stars	12,011	3,884	1,829	1,511	344	200	4,202	.541	90	72	11,824	187	19.6	81.4	29.87	10.4	29.30	.896
15	Canucks	11,933	3,881	1,691	1,647	342	201	3,925	.506	86	87	12,431	-498	19.0	80.4	29.34	10.5	29.73	.892
16	Blackhawks	11,925	3,882	1,712	1,620	338	212	3,974	.512	86	80	12,224	-299	18.6	80.8	30.09	10.2	30.41	.896
17	Oilers	11,908	3,578	1,671	1,448	262	197	3,801	.531	82	78	11,588	320	19.5	80.5	29.53	11.3	30.41	.894
18	Avalanche	11,616	3,576	1,718	1,425	261	172	3,869	.541	89	54	11,272	344	20.1	80.6	29.69	10.9	30.16	.895
19	Devils	11,396	3,883	1,684	1,685	316	198	3,882	.500	85	97	12,149	-753	18.6	80.9	29.66	9.9	28.87	.892
20	Hurricanes	10,693	3,572	1,574	1,532	263	203	3,614	.506	58	74	11,307	-614	18.0	81.4	30.14	9.9	29.42	.892
21	Coyotes	10,346	3,480	1,424	1,599	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	11,597	-1,251	18.2	80.3	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
22	Lightning	7,330	2,535	1,180	1,061	112	182	2,654	.523	78	70	7,586	-256	18.3	81.7	29.26	9.9	29.61	.899
23	Sharks	7,288	2,615	1,167	1,111	121	216	2,671	.511	83	87	7,815	-527	18.0	81.8	29.38	9.5	29.52	.899
24	Senators	7,213	2,536	1,131	1,093	115	197	2,574	.507	71	84	7,599	-386	17.5	81.2	30.08	9.5	29.88	.900
25	Panthers	6,763	2,450	1,094	981	142	233	2,563	.523	86	105	7,000	-237	17.1	81.6	30.40	9.1	31.07	.908