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	38	19	6	82	31
Lightning	39	18	4	82	52
Canadiens	34	18	10	78	13
Red Wings	35	21	7	77	-4
Bruins	35	22	5	75	13
Senators	31	22	9	71	14
Maple Leafs	27	26	11	65	-24
Panthers	31	29	3	65	-19

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Wed 3/18	OTT	@	WSH	7:30 PM

OTT

31 - 22 - 9

7

Final

4

29 - 24 - 9

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42

MacKinnon

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37

Caufield

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35

McDavid

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Assists Leaders

71

McDavid

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68

Kucherov

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61

MacKinnon

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106

McDavid

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103

MacKinnon

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100

Kucherov

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313

Trenin

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249

Sherwood

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231

Klapka

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146

Weegar

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146

McCabe

Jake McCabe

145

Dobson

Noah Dobson

30

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

29

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

25

Dostal

Lukas Dostal

Goals Against Leaders

2.20

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.25

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.27

Cooley

Devin Cooley

Save Percentage Leaders

.923

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.915

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.914

Sorokin

Ilya Sorokin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.82

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.43

2.66

2.68

Power Play Rankings

33.1

29.9

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Penalty Kill Rankings

85.7

84.7

83.4

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-21

39-22

39-23

38-24

38-24

37-25

Worst Record ATS

21-42

22-41

22-40

23-40

24-39

24-39

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	42	10	9	93	82
Stars	38	14	10	86	46
Wild	37	16	10	84	31
Mammoth	34	25	4	72	28
Predators	28	27	8	64	-29
Jets	26	26	10	62	-11
Blues	24	29	9	57	-50
Blackhawks	23	29	10	56	-35
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	35	24	3	73	-6
Golden Knights	29	20	14	72	6
Oilers	30	25	8	68	7
Kraken	29	24	9	67	-9
Sharks	30	25	6	66	-23
Kings	25	23	14	64	-23
Flames	25	30	7	57	-34
Canucks	19	36	8	46	-71

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	39	18	4	82	52
Sabres	38	19	6	82	31
Canadiens	34	18	10	78	13
Red Wings	35	21	7	77	-4
Bruins	35	22	5	75	13
Senators	31	22	9	71	14
Panthers	31	29	3	65	-19
Maple Leafs	27	26	11	65	-24
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	40	17	6	86	41
Islanders	36	23	5	77	5
Penguins	31	17	14	76	24
Blue Jackets	32	21	9	73	2
Flyers	29	22	11	69	-13
Capitals	31	26	7	69	8
Devils	32	29	2	66	-23
Rangers	24	30	8	56	-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	PIT	@	EDM	6-2
Wed 1/21	DET	@	MIN	3-4
Thu 1/22	VGK	@	TOR	6-3
Thu 1/22	TBL	@	CHI	2-1
Thu 1/22	STL	@	DAL	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	MIN	@	COL	2:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	PIT	4:30 PM
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	DAL	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	TBL	@	BUF	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	NJD	7:00 PM