what was the best nhl team in 2003

The Ottawa Senators had the best record by a team in 2002-03, with a record of 52-21-8-1.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Senators	52-21-8-1	2002-03	113	82	52	21	8	1	.689	263	182	81	21.2	84.9	29.78	10.8	24.79	.910
2		Stars	46-17-15-4	2002-03	111	82	46	17	15	4	.677	245	169	76	19.0	85.5	30.07	9.9	25.28	.918
3		Red Wings	48-20-10-4	2002-03	110	82	48	20	10	4	.671	269	203	66	23.8	85.4	29.77	11.0	28.79	.914
4		Devils	46-20-10-6	2002-03	108	82	46	20	10	6	.659	216	166	50	11.9	87.9	31.72	8.3	23.57	.914
5		Flyers	45-20-13-4	2002-03	107	82	45	20	13	4	.652	211	166	45	14.3	85.2	30.94	8.3	24.62	.918
6		Avalanche	42-19-13-8	2002-03	105	82	42	19	13	8	.640	251	194	57	18.7	82.5	29.10	10.5	28.33	.916
7		Canucks	45-23-13-1	2002-03	104	82	45	23	13	1	.634	264	208	56	20.7	84.1	29.12	11.1	26.65	.905
8		Blues	41-24-11-6	2002-03	99	82	41	24	11	6	.604	253	222	31	20.5	81.7	28.06	11.0	24.96	.892
9		Maple Leafs	44-28-7-3	2002-03	98	82	44	28	7	3	.598	236	208	28	17.5	86.9	26.26	11.0	29.55	.914
10		Mighty Ducks	40-27-9-6	2002-03	95	82	40	27	9	6	.579	203	193	10	16.1	87.4	27.39	9.0	28.99	.919
11		Wild	42-29-10-1	2002-03	95	82	42	29	10	1	.579	198	178	20	14.2	86.0	25.44	9.5	28.48	.924
12		Lightning	36-25-16-5	2002-03	93	82	36	25	16	5	.567	219	210	9	17.9	82.6	29.21	9.1	28.02	.909
13		Capitals	39-29-8-6	2002-03	92	82	39	29	8	6	.561	224	220	4	17.2	81.3	27.11	10.1	29.93	.910
14		Oilers	36-26-11-9	2002-03	92	82	36	26	11	9	.561	231	230	1	14.5	82.6	27.96	10.1	27.41	.898
15		Bruins	36-31-11-4	2002-03	87	82	36	31	11	4	.530	245	237	8	18.2	82.7	32.15	9.3	28.32	.898
16		Islanders	35-34-11-2	2002-03	83	82	35	34	11	2	.506	224	231	-7	15.1	83.5	29.60	9.2	28.27	.900
17		Blackhawks	30-33-13-6	2002-03	79	82	30	33	13	6	.482	207	226	-19	12.7	84.8	27.79	9.1	28.60	.904
18		Rangers	32-36-10-4	2002-03	78	82	32	36	10	4	.476	210	231	-21	16.2	81.2	30.06	8.5	29.59	.905
19		Kings	33-37-6-6	2002-03	78	82	33	37	6	6	.476	203	221	-18	14.6	83.3	27.71	8.9	26.11	.897
20		Coyotes	31-35-11-5	2002-03	78	82	31	35	11	5	.476	204	230	-26	14.3	81.3	28.01	8.9	29.98	.906
21		Canadiens	30-35-8-9	2002-03	77	82	30	35	8	9	.470	206	234	-28	14.0	81.7	25.84	9.7	32.66	.913
22		Flames	29-36-13-4	2002-03	75	82	29	36	13	4	.457	186	228	-42	12.1	83.3	28.55	7.9	27.10	.897
23		Predators	27-35-13-7	2002-03	74	82	27	35	13	7	.451	183	206	-23	13.9	82.7	28.24	7.9	27.46	.909
24		Thrashers	31-39-7-5	2002-03	74	82	31	39	7	5	.451	226	284	-58	17.3	81.7	26.38	10.4	31.62	.890
25		Sharks	28-37-9-8	2002-03	73	82	28	37	9	8	.445	214	239	-25	18.1	81.0	28.09	9.3	29.17	.900

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	37	19	6	80	30
Lightning	38	18	4	80	49
Red Wings	35	20	7	77	-2
Canadiens	33	18	9	75	13
Bruins	34	22	5	73	11
Senators	30	22	9	69	11
Maple Leafs	27	25	11	65	-21
Panthers	30	29	3	63	-21

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	OTT	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Mon 3/9	OTT	@	VAN	9:00 PM
Wed 3/11	MTL	@	OTT	7:30 PM
Sat 3/14	ANA	@	OTT	1:00 PM
Sun 3/15	SJS	@	OTT	5:00 PM

OTT

30 - 22 - 9

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Final

1

CGY

24 - 30 - 7

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41

MacKinnon

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35

McDavid

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35

Kaprizov

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Assists Leaders

70

McDavid

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64

Kucherov

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59

MacKinnon

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105

McDavid

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100

MacKinnon

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96

Kucherov

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306

Trenin

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238

Sherwood

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226

Klapka

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145

McCabe

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144

Dobson

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143

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

29

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

28

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

25

Oettinger

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Goals Against Leaders

2.22

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

2.25

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.25

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

Save Percentage Leaders

.923

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.916

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

.914

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.82

3.55

3.52

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.66

2.67

Power Play Rankings

32.9

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25.9

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.9

84.5

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Best Record ATS

41-20

38-21

38-23

38-23

37-24

37-24

Worst Record ATS

20-42

21-41

22-39

23-39

23-38

24-38

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	41	10	9	91	81
Stars	38	14	9	85	47
Wild	36	16	10	82	29
Mammoth	33	25	4	70	27
Predators	28	26	8	64	-28
Jets	25	26	10	60	-12
Blackhawks	23	28	10	56	-32
Blues	23	29	9	55	-51
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	29	19	14	72	8
Ducks	34	24	3	71	-7
Oilers	30	24	8	68	10
Kraken	29	23	9	67	-6
Sharks	30	25	4	64	-21
Kings	25	22	14	64	-22
Flames	24	30	7	55	-35
Canucks	18	36	7	43	-73

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	38	18	4	80	49
Sabres	37	19	6	80	30
Red Wings	35	20	7	77	-2
Canadiens	33	18	9	75	13
Bruins	34	22	5	73	11
Senators	30	22	9	69	11
Maple Leafs	27	25	11	65	-21
Panthers	30	29	3	63	-21
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	39	16	6	84	39
Penguins	31	17	13	75	25
Islanders	35	23	5	75	4
Blue Jackets	32	21	8	72	3
Capitals	31	25	7	69	10
Flyers	28	22	11	67	-14
Devils	31	29	2	64	-26
Rangers	24	29	8	56	-26

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/19	MIN	@	MTL	3-4
Mon 1/19	BOS	@	DAL	2-6
Mon 1/19	STL	@	WPG	1-3
Mon 1/19	BUF	@	NSH	5-3
Mon 1/19	NJD	@	EDM	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	FLA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	COL	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 3/6	VAN	@	CHI	8:30 PM
Fri 3/6	MTL	@	ANA	9:00 PM
Fri 3/6	CAR	@	EDM	9:00 PM