The Colorado Avalanche had the most wins by a team in 1996-97, with 49 wins.

	TEAM	W	SEASON	GP	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	49	1996-97	82	24	9	107	.652	277	205	72	20.6	87.6	31.95	10.6	30.21	.917
2	Stars	48	1996-97	82	26	8	104	.634	252	198	54	14.6	83.4	29.74	10.3	25.34	.905
3	Flyers	45	1996-97	82	24	13	103	.628	274	217	57	14.6	85.7	32.24	10.4	25.70	.897
4	Devils	45	1996-97	82	23	14	104	.634	231	182	49	13.9	88.1	31.62	8.9	26.34	.916
5	Sabres	40	1996-97	82	30	12	92	.561	237	208	29	13.2	83.8	25.49	11.3	33.27	.924
6	Rangers	38	1996-97	82	34	10	86	.524	258	231	27	22.0	79.9	30.83	10.2	31.56	.911
7	Red Wings	38	1996-97	82	26	18	94	.573	253	197	56	17.9	86.7	33.24	9.3	25.30	.905
8	Penguins	38	1996-97	82	36	8	84	.512	285	280	5	21.8	81.1	29.44	11.8	34.29	.900
9	Coyotes	38	1996-97	82	37	7	83	.506	240	243	-3	18.1	85.9	30.09	9.7	30.73	.904
10	Blues	36	1996-97	82	35	11	83	.506	236	239	-3	15.3	83.4	29.45	9.8	27.38	.894
11	Oilers	36	1996-97	82	37	9	81	.494	252	247	5	18.0	82.5	30.74	10.0	31.17	.903
12	Mighty Ducks	36	1996-97	82	33	13	85	.518	245	233	12	16.8	81.5	28.43	10.5	32.78	.913
13	Canucks	35	1996-97	82	40	7	77	.470	257	273	-16	16.8	80.8	28.06	11.2	30.21	.890
14	Panthers	35	1996-97	82	28	19	89	.543	221	201	20	14.2	85.5	29.11	9.3	28.78	.915
15	Blackhawks	34	1996-97	82	35	13	81	.494	223	210	13	14.8	84.2	30.38	9.0	29.45	.913
16	Capitals	33	1996-97	82	40	9	75	.457	214	231	-17	15.8	84.7	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893
17	Flames	32	1996-97	82	41	9	73	.445	214	239	-25	16.9	83.2	31.35	8.3	28.50	.898
18	Whalers	32	1996-97	82	39	11	75	.457	226	256	-30	18.1	84.6	29.70	9.3	31.50	.901
19	Lightning	32	1996-97	82	40	10	74	.451	217	247	-30	13.8	84.8	31.39	8.4	28.84	.896
20	Canadiens	31	1996-97	82	36	15	77	.470	249	276	-27	15.7	79.5	30.17	10.1	33.90	.901
21	Senators	31	1996-97	82	36	15	77	.470	226	234	-8	16.7	81.9	29.23	9.4	25.82	.889
22	Maple Leafs	30	1996-97	82	44	8	68	.415	230	273	-43	15.5	82.0	29.28	9.6	34.43	.903
23	Islanders	29	1996-97	82	41	12	70	.427	240	250	-10	13.9	83.4	26.68	11.0	30.26	.899
24	Kings	28	1996-97	82	43	11	67	.409	214	268	-54	13.6	87.2	29.01	9.0	33.89	.904
25	Sharks	27	1996-97	82	47	8	62	.378	211	278	-67	14.3	83.9	28.78	8.9	29.24	.884