what was the best nhl team in 2016

The Washington Capitals had the best record by a team in 2015-16, with a record of 56-18-8.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Capitals	56-18-8	2015-16	120	82	56	18	8	.732	4	2	248	191	57	21.9	85.2	30.61	9.9	28.44	.918
2		Stars	50-23-9	2015-16	109	82	50	23	9	.665	2	2	265	228	37	22.1	82.3	32.00	10.1	28.91	.904
3		Blues	49-24-9	2015-16	107	82	49	24	9	.652	5	4	219	197	22	21.5	85.1	30.17	8.9	29.74	.919
4		Penguins	48-26-8	2015-16	104	82	48	26	8	.634	4	4	241	199	42	18.4	84.4	33.20	8.9	29.71	.918
5		Blackhawks	47-26-9	2015-16	103	82	47	26	9	.628	1	2	234	207	27	22.6	80.3	30.46	9.4	30.80	.918
6		Ducks	46-25-11	2015-16	103	82	46	25	11	.628	3	4	215	188	27	23.1	87.2	30.28	8.7	27.54	.917
7		Panthers	47-26-9	2015-16	103	82	47	26	9	.628	7	3	232	200	32	16.9	79.5	28.76	9.8	29.50	.917
8		Kings	48-28-6	2015-16	102	82	48	28	6	.622	2	3	223	192	31	20.0	81.4	32.01	8.5	27.49	.915
9		Rangers	46-27-9	2015-16	101	82	46	27	9	.616	3	2	233	215	18	18.6	78.2	28.49	10.0	30.41	.914
10		Islanders	45-27-10	2015-16	100	82	45	27	10	.610	5	5	227	211	16	18.3	84.5	29.41	9.4	30.43	.915
11		Sharks	46-30-6	2015-16	98	82	46	30	6	.598	4	3	237	207	30	22.5	80.5	30.38	9.5	27.38	.908
12		Lightning	46-31-5	2015-16	97	82	46	31	5	.591	3	3	224	198	26	15.8	84.0	29.29	9.3	28.85	.916
13		Flyers	41-27-14	2015-16	96	82	41	27	14	.585	3	8	211	210	1	18.9	80.5	30.98	8.3	30.72	.917
14		Predators	41-27-14	2015-16	96	82	41	27	14	.585	4	2	224	213	11	19.7	81.2	30.57	8.9	27.34	.905
15		Bruins	42-31-9	2015-16	93	82	42	31	9	.567	4	2	236	228	8	20.5	82.2	31.95	9.0	30.37	.908
16		Red Wings	41-30-11	2015-16	93	82	41	30	11	.567	2	5	209	219	-10	18.8	81.5	29.66	8.6	29.74	.910
17		Wild	38-33-11	2015-16	87	82	38	33	11	.530	3	2	213	204	9	18.5	77.9	28.95	9.0	28.62	.913
18		Hurricanes	35-31-16	2015-16	86	82	35	31	16	.524	2	5	196	221	-25	16.8	84.3	29.89	8.0	27.57	.902
19		Senators	38-35-9	2015-16	85	82	38	35	9	.518	6	6	230	241	-11	15.8	75.8	28.35	9.9	32.78	.910
20		Devils	38-36-8	2015-16	84	82	38	36	8	.512	2	6	182	202	-20	19.9	83.0	24.43	9.1	28.65	.914
21		Canadiens	38-38-6	2015-16	82	82	38	38	6	.500	5	3	216	233	-17	16.2	81.9	30.54	8.6	29.37	.903
22		Avalanche	39-39-4	2015-16	82	82	39	39	4	.500	4	0	212	240	-28	18.0	80.2	28.63	9.0	32.30	.909
23		Sabres	35-36-11	2015-16	81	82	35	36	11	.494	2	7	199	215	-16	18.9	82.6	29.49	8.2	30.62	.914
24		Coyotes	35-39-8	2015-16	78	82	35	39	8	.476	1	1	208	244	-36	17.7	77.3	27.62	9.2	30.96	.904
25		Jets	35-39-8	2015-16	78	82	35	39	8	.476	3	3	212	236	-24	14.8	78.4	29.60	8.7	29.55	.903

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A

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Carlson

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+/-

+19

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G/GP

3.14

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GA/GP

2.92

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PP%

16.4

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PK%

78.5

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	39	16	6	84	39
Penguins	31	16	13	75	29
Islanders	35	22	5	75	6
Blue Jackets	31	21	8	70	1
Capitals	31	25	7	69	10
Flyers	28	21	11	67	-11
Devils	31	29	2	64	-26
Rangers	23	29	8	54	-30

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	WSH	@	BOS	12:30 PM
Mon 3/9	CGY	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	WSH	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	WSH	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Sat 3/14	BOS	@	WSH	3:00 PM

UTA

32 - 25 - 4

3

Final

2

WSH

31 - 25 - 7

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

41

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

35

McDavid

Connor McDavid

35

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

70

McDavid

Connor McDavid

64

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

59

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

105

McDavid

Connor McDavid

100

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

96

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

306

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

238

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

222

Klapka

Adam Klapka

144

Dobson

Noah Dobson

143

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

141

Seider

Moritz Seider

29

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

28

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

25

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.22

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

2.25

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.25

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

Save Percentage Leaders

.922

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.916

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

.915

Sorokin

Ilya Sorokin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.82

3.55

3.52

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.64

2.66

Power Play Rankings

32.9

30.0

26.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.9

84.6

83.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-20

38-21

38-22

38-23

37-23

37-23

Worst Record ATS

20-41

21-41

21-39

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	32	25	4	68	24
Predators	27	26	8	62	-31
Jets	24	26	10	58	-15
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	24	22	14	62	-24
Flames	24	29	7	55	-32
Canucks	18	36	7	43	-73

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	38	17	4	80	52
Sabres	36	19	6	78	26
Red Wings	35	20	7	77	-2
Canadiens	33	18	9	75	13
Bruins	34	21	5	73	14
Senators	29	22	9	67	8
Maple Leafs	27	24	11	65	-17
Panthers	30	28	3	63	-19
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	39	16	6	84	39
Penguins	31	16	13	75	29
Islanders	35	22	5	75	6
Blue Jackets	31	21	8	70	1
Capitals	31	25	7	69	10
Flyers	28	21	11	67	-11
Devils	31	29	2	64	-26
Rangers	23	29	8	54	-30

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 1/18	MIN	@	TOR	6-3
Sun 1/18	PHI	@	VGK	2-1
Sun 1/18	WPG	@	CHI	0-2
Sun 1/18	NJD	@	CGY	2-1
Sun 1/18	NYI	@	VAN	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	BUF	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	FLA	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	TOR	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	UTA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	BOS	@	NSH	8:00 PM