what nhl teams has the best goal differential

The Colorado Avalanche have the highest goal differential by a team this season, with a differential of 66 goals.

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What NHL teams has the best goal differential this regular season?

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	66	2025-26	37	28	2	7	63	.851	1	4	147	81	16.0	85.8	34.65	11.5	27.22	.920
2	Stars	34	2025-26	39	25	7	7	57	.731	3	3	136	102	30.6	82.9	25.26	13.8	28.03	.907
3	Lightning	25	2025-26	37	21	13	3	45	.608	0	1	121	96	17.2	84.8	27.62	11.8	26.59	.902
4	Capitals	19	2025-26	38	20	13	5	45	.592	0	4	121	102	15.1	76.3	29.39	10.8	27.68	.903
5	Wild	17	2025-26	39	23	10	6	52	.667	3	1	118	101	23.1	77.1	28.36	10.7	29.95	.914
6	Hurricanes	16	2025-26	37	23	11	3	49	.662	4	2	122	106	16.7	80.8	32.51	10.1	24.65	.884
7	Golden Knights	9	2025-26	36	17	8	11	45	.625	1	5	114	105	25.2	81.6	29.75	10.6	25.42	.885
8	Flyers	7	2025-26	36	19	10	7	45	.625	5	3	106	99	16.8	82.5	25.53	11.5	25.69	.893
9	Islanders	6	2025-26	38	21	13	4	46	.605	3	4	106	100	15.7	82.1	28.42	9.8	28.45	.907
10	Kings	4	2025-26	37	16	12	9	41	.554	1	5	96	92	13.9	77.6	28.24	9.2	26.95	.908
11	Mammoth	4	2025-26	39	18	18	3	39	.500	0	0	116	112	15.0	82.9	28.56	10.4	25.10	.886
12	Oilers	3	2025-26	39	19	14	6	44	.564	0	2	132	129	34.3	78.8	28.67	11.8	27.03	.878
13	Senators	1	2025-26	37	18	14	5	41	.554	3	0	121	120	25.8	70.6	27.95	11.7	25.57	.873
14	Canadiens	0	2025-26	37	20	12	5	45	.608	2	3	121	121	26.0	77.7	25.41	12.9	27.35	.880
15	Panthers	0	2025-26	37	20	15	2	42	.568	2	1	117	117	18.4	83.1	29.22	10.8	26.62	.881
16	Maple Leafs	-3	2025-26	37	17	15	5	39	.527	0	1	122	125	14.7	83.5	27.14	12.2	31.08	.891
17	Rangers	-5	2025-26	40	19	17	4	42	.525	2	0	102	107	18.4	81.6	26.10	9.8	28.23	.905
18	Red Wings	-5	2025-26	39	22	14	3	47	.603	2	2	120	125	25.2	80.6	29.28	10.5	27.64	.884
19	Penguins	-5	2025-26	36	15	12	9	39	.542	1	5	109	114	29.3	81.1	28.58	10.6	28.36	.888
20	Sabres	-5	2025-26	37	19	14	4	42	.568	3	0	113	118	19.6	84.6	28.41	10.8	29.46	.892
21	Jets	-5	2025-26	36	15	17	4	34	.472	1	1	105	110	20.4	80.7	26.56	11.0	28.22	.892
22	Ducks	-6	2025-26	38	21	15	2	44	.579	4	0	126	132	17.1	75.4	30.71	10.8	28.84	.880
23	Bruins	-8	2025-26	39	20	18	1	41	.526	2	1	121	129	25.2	79.6	27.08	11.5	30.10	.890
24	Devils	-11	2025-26	38	20	16	2	42	.553	3	0	103	114	21.3	76.0	29.47	9.2	28.63	.895
25	Blackhawks	-13	2025-26	37	14	17	6	34	.459	1	2	102	115	20.0	84.5	25.30	10.9	30.49	.898

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More Avalanche Stats

Team Leaders

31

MacKinnon

33

MacKinnon

+/-

+47

MacKinnon

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.97

1st

GA/GP

2.19

1st

PP%

16.0

26th

PK%

85.8

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	28	2	7	63	63
Stars	25	7	7	57	34
Wild	23	10	6	52	19
Mammoth	18	18	3	39	4
Blues	15	16	8	38	-35
Predators	16	17	4	36	-19
Blackhawks	14	17	6	34	-14
Jets	15	17	4	34	-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	LAK	@	COL	9:00 PM
Wed 12/31	STL	@	COL	9:00 PM
Sat 1/3	COL	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sun 1/4	COL	@	FLA	5:00 PM
Tue 1/6	COL	@	TBL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

28 - 2 - 7

Final

Golden Knights

17 - 8 - 11

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

31

MacKinnon

25

Geekie

24

McDavid

Assists Leaders

44

McDavid

39

Rantanen

37

Celebrini

Points Leaders

68

McDavid

64

MacKinnon

57

Celebrini

Hits Leaders

189

Trenin

169

Sherwood

136

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

94

McCabe

92

McNabb

91

Parayko

Wins Leaders

17

Wedgewood

16

Shesterkin

16

Bobrovsky

Goals Against Leaders

2.10

Bussi

2.13

Wedgewood

2.16

Blackwood

Save Percentage Leaders

.931

Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

.919

Rittich

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.97

3.49

3.38

Goals Against Rankings

2.19

2.49

2.59

Power Play Rankings

34.3

30.6

29.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.8

84.8

84.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

25-12

25-13

23-12

25-14

24-14

Worst Record ATS

11-25

12-25

14-24

14-23

15-22

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	28	2	7	63	63
Stars	25	7	7	57	34
Wild	23	10	6	52	19
Mammoth	18	18	3	39	4
Blues	15	16	8	38	-35
Predators	16	17	4	36	-19
Jets	15	17	4	34	-5
Blackhawks	14	17	6	34	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	17	8	11	45	5
Ducks	21	15	2	44	-2
Oilers	19	14	6	44	1
Kings	16	12	9	41	0
Sharks	18	17	3	39	-17
Kraken	15	14	6	36	-18
Flames	16	18	4	36	-14
Canucks	15	19	3	33	-22

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	22	14	3	47	-5
Lightning	21	13	3	45	24
Canadiens	20	12	5	45	-1
Panthers	20	15	2	42	1
Sabres	19	14	4	42	-2
Senators	18	14	5	41	4
Bruins	20	18	1	41	-7
Maple Leafs	17	15	5	39	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	23	11	3	49	18
Islanders	21	13	4	46	5
Flyers	19	10	7	45	9
Capitals	20	13	5	45	15
Devils	20	16	2	42	-8
Rangers	19	17	4	42	-3
Penguins	15	12	9	39	-9
Blue Jackets	15	15	6	36	-17