what was the best nhl team in 2004

The Detroit Red Wings had the best record by a team in 2003-04, with a record of 48-21-11-2.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Red Wings	48-21-11-2	2003-04	109	82	48	21	11	2	.665	255	189	66	20.1	86.8	30.29	10.3	26.23	.912
2		Lightning	46-22-8-6	2003-04	106	82	46	22	8	6	.646	245	192	53	16.2	84.9	30.00	10.0	25.43	.908
3		Bruins	41-19-15-7	2003-04	104	82	41	19	15	7	.634	209	188	21	16.0	83.6	30.49	8.4	27.80	.918
4		Sharks	43-21-12-6	2003-04	104	82	43	21	12	6	.634	219	183	36	16.6	85.3	28.05	9.5	28.94	.923
5		Maple Leafs	45-24-10-3	2003-04	103	82	45	24	10	3	.628	242	204	38	20.1	83.4	27.48	10.7	26.43	.906
6		Senators	43-23-10-6	2003-04	102	82	43	23	10	6	.622	262	189	73	21.6	83.6	29.52	10.8	24.88	.907
7		Flyers	40-21-15-6	2003-04	101	82	40	21	15	6	.616	229	186	43	20.7	83.3	29.40	9.5	25.51	.911
8		Canucks	43-24-10-5	2003-04	101	82	43	24	10	5	.616	235	194	41	15.0	86.0	29.01	9.9	26.62	.911
9		Devils	43-25-12-2	2003-04	100	82	43	25	12	2	.610	213	164	49	16.3	85.3	29.67	8.8	24.40	.918
10		Avalanche	40-22-13-7	2003-04	100	82	40	22	13	7	.610	236	198	38	20.4	83.8	29.40	9.8	28.35	.915
11		Stars	41-26-13-2	2003-04	97	82	41	26	13	2	.591	194	175	19	15.9	85.9	26.78	8.8	23.20	.908
12		Flames	42-30-7-3	2003-04	94	82	42	30	7	3	.573	200	176	24	15.1	84.7	27.41	8.9	25.49	.916
13		Canadiens	41-30-7-4	2003-04	93	82	41	30	7	4	.567	208	192	16	17.2	82.5	27.68	9.2	28.59	.918
14		Blues	39-30-11-2	2003-04	91	82	39	30	11	2	.555	191	198	-7	17.9	84.6	27.11	8.6	25.65	.906
15		Islanders	38-29-11-4	2003-04	91	82	38	29	11	4	.555	237	210	27	16.7	85.5	28.55	10.1	27.37	.906
16		Predators	38-29-11-4	2003-04	91	82	38	29	11	4	.555	216	217	-1	16.9	81.8	27.16	9.7	28.48	.907
17		Oilers	36-29-12-5	2003-04	89	82	36	29	12	5	.543	221	208	13	13.0	81.1	28.44	9.5	26.52	.904
18		Sabres	37-34-7-4	2003-04	85	82	37	34	7	4	.518	220	221	-1	15.8	84.8	28.06	9.6	28.54	.906
19		Wild	30-29-20-3	2003-04	83	82	30	29	20	3	.506	188	183	5	13.6	84.5	24.17	9.5	29.06	.923
20		Kings	28-29-16-9	2003-04	81	82	28	29	16	9	.494	205	217	-12	14.0	80.7	28.65	8.7	26.99	.902
21		Thrashers	33-37-8-4	2003-04	78	82	33	37	8	4	.476	214	243	-29	14.7	85.2	26.11	10.0	29.40	.899
22		Hurricanes	28-34-14-6	2003-04	76	82	28	34	14	6	.463	172	209	-37	10.7	81.6	29.20	7.2	26.22	.903
23		Mighty Ducks	29-35-10-8	2003-04	76	82	29	35	10	8	.463	184	213	-29	18.1	84.7	29.73	7.5	29.79	.913
24		Panthers	28-35-15-4	2003-04	75	82	28	35	15	4	.457	188	221	-33	16.8	86.4	27.72	8.3	34.49	.922
25		Rangers	27-40-7-8	2003-04	69	82	27	40	7	8	.421	206	250	-44	14.3	79.4	29.46	8.5	29.22	.896

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	40	19	6	86	35
Canadiens	36	18	10	82	16
Lightning	39	20	4	82	48
Red Wings	36	22	7	79	-2
Bruins	36	22	6	78	13
Senators	32	23	9	73	15
Panthers	32	29	3	67	-18
Maple Leafs	27	27	11	65	-26

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	DET	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 3/14	DET	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 3/16	CGY	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 3/19	MTL	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 3/21	BOS	@	DET	8:00 PM

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MacKinnon

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37

Kaprizov

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Caufield

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Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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70

Kucherov

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61

MacKinnon

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110

McDavid

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104

MacKinnon

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Kucherov

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326

Trenin

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254

Sherwood

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241

Klapka

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150

Dobson

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149

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147

Lindell

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30

Vejmelka

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29

Vasilevskiy

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26

Dostal

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2.19

Wedgewood

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2.28

DeSmith

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2.32

Vasilevskiy

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Save Percentage Leaders

.917

Cooley

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.916

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.913

Sorokin

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.78

3.55

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Goals Against Rankings

2.44

2.66

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Power Play Rankings

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Penalty Kill Rankings

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41-22

39-23

40-24

40-24

39-25

39-26

Worst Record ATS

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24-40

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	43	11	9	95	82
Stars	40	14	10	90	48
Wild	38	16	11	87	35
Mammoth	34	26	5	73	22
Predators	29	27	8	66	-27
Jets	26	27	10	62	-14
Blues	25	29	10	60	-47
Blackhawks	24	29	11	59	-35
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	36	25	3	75	-7
Oilers	32	25	8	72	10
Golden Knights	29	22	14	72	3
Kraken	29	25	9	67	-11
Kings	26	23	15	67	-23
Sharks	30	26	6	66	-26
Flames	25	32	7	57	-42
Canucks	19	37	8	46	-73

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	40	19	6	86	35
Lightning	39	20	4	82	48
Canadiens	36	18	10	82	16
Red Wings	36	22	7	79	-2
Bruins	36	22	6	78	13
Senators	32	23	9	73	15
Panthers	32	29	3	67	-18
Maple Leafs	27	27	11	65	-26
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	41	17	6	88	42
Penguins	32	17	15	79	24
Islanders	37	23	5	79	6
Blue Jackets	33	21	10	76	4
Flyers	30	23	11	71	-14
Capitals	32	27	7	71	9
Devils	32	30	2	66	-26
Rangers	26	30	8	60	-21

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 1/25	UTA	@	TBL	0-2
Sun 1/25	ANA	@	EDM	4-7
Mon 1/26	LAK	@	DET	3-1
Mon 1/26	VGK	@	MTL	2-3
Mon 1/26	BUF	@	TOR	7-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	ANA	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CGY	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Thu 3/12	STL	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Thu 3/12	DET	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Thu 3/12	WSH	@	BUF	7:00 PM