what was the best nhl team in 2018

The Nashville Predators had the best record by a team in 2017-18, with a record of 53-18-11.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Predators	53-18-11	2017-18	117	82	53	18	11	.713	6	7	261	204	57	21.3	81.9	32.21	9.9	32.43	.923
2		Jets	52-20-10	2017-18	114	82	52	20	10	.695	4	2	273	216	57	23.4	81.8	32.23	10.3	31.87	.917
3		Lightning	54-23-5	2017-18	113	82	54	23	5	.689	6	2	290	234	56	23.9	76.2	32.68	10.8	32.72	.913
4		Bruins	50-20-12	2017-18	112	82	50	20	12	.683	3	3	267	211	56	23.6	83.7	32.96	9.9	29.26	.912
5		Golden Knights	51-24-7	2017-18	109	82	51	24	7	.665	4	3	268	225	43	21.3	81.4	32.76	10.0	30.74	.911
6		Maple Leafs	49-26-7	2017-18	105	82	49	26	7	.640	7	2	270	230	40	25.1	81.3	32.20	10.2	33.85	.917
7		Capitals	49-26-7	2017-18	105	82	49	26	7	.640	3	1	256	238	18	22.5	80.4	29.01	10.8	31.87	.909
8		Ducks	44-25-13	2017-18	101	82	44	25	13	.616	4	7	231	209	22	17.8	83.3	30.18	9.3	33.12	.923
9		Wild	45-26-11	2017-18	101	82	45	26	11	.616	3	3	250	229	21	20.4	81.2	30.20	10.1	31.33	.911
10		Penguins	47-29-6	2017-18	100	82	47	29	6	.610	2	2	270	248	22	26.2	80.0	34.43	9.6	31.13	.903
11		Sharks	45-27-10	2017-18	100	82	45	27	10	.610	5	3	247	226	21	20.6	84.9	32.95	9.1	30.34	.909
12		Kings	45-29-8	2017-18	98	82	45	29	8	.598	2	1	237	202	35	20.4	85.0	31.02	9.3	30.94	.920
13		Flyers	42-26-14	2017-18	98	82	42	26	14	.598	2	7	249	236	13	20.7	75.7	32.09	9.5	29.85	.904
14		Devils	44-29-9	2017-18	97	82	44	29	9	.591	5	4	243	240	3	21.4	81.7	31.70	9.3	31.90	.908
15		Blue Jackets	45-30-7	2017-18	97	82	45	30	7	.591	6	4	236	226	10	17.2	76.2	33.67	8.5	31.30	.912
16		Panthers	44-30-8	2017-18	96	82	44	30	8	.585	3	3	245	243	2	18.9	80.0	34.41	8.7	34.61	.914
17		Avalanche	43-30-9	2017-18	95	82	43	30	9	.579	2	1	255	236	19	21.9	83.3	29.66	10.5	33.30	.914
18		Blues	44-32-6	2017-18	94	82	44	32	6	.573	3	0	223	222	1	15.4	79.7	32.65	8.3	29.73	.909
19		Stars	42-32-8	2017-18	92	82	42	32	8	.561	4	3	231	222	9	19.3	80.4	31.22	9.0	29.84	.909
20		Flames	37-35-10	2017-18	84	82	37	35	10	.512	2	5	216	243	-27	16.0	81.8	33.65	7.8	31.15	.905
21		Hurricanes	36-35-11	2017-18	83	82	36	35	11	.506	3	3	225	253	-28	18.3	77.5	33.90	8.1	28.87	.893
22		Islanders	35-37-10	2017-18	80	82	35	37	10	.488	3	3	261	293	-32	23.2	73.2	31.37	10.1	35.59	.900
23		Oilers	36-40-6	2017-18	78	82	36	40	6	.476	5	1	229	262	-33	14.8	76.7	33.41	8.4	32.12	.901
24		Rangers	34-39-9	2017-18	77	82	34	39	9	.470	3	5	228	263	-35	21.2	81.5	30.95	9.0	35.34	.909
25		Blackhawks	33-39-10	2017-18	76	82	33	39	10	.463	1	2	228	254	-26	16.0	79.1	34.06	8.2	32.89	.906

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Stamkos

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A

39

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+/-

+8

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G/GP

2.91

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GA/GP

3.39

28th

PP%

22.2

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80.6

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	44	13	9	97	79
Stars	42	15	10	94	51
Wild	38	18	12	88	30
Mammoth	35	27	6	76	23
Predators	29	28	9	67	-30
Jets	28	28	10	66	-14
Blues	27	30	10	64	-45
Blackhawks	25	30	11	61	-38

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/17	NSH	@	WPG	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	SEA	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	VGK	@	NSH	2:00 PM
Sun 3/22	NSH	@	CHI	3:00 PM
Tue 3/24	SJS	@	NSH	8:00 PM

NSH

29 - 28 - 9

1

Final

3

EDM

33 - 26 - 9

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

45

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

39

Caufield

Cole Caufield

38

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

77

McDavid

Connor McDavid

72

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

65

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

114

McDavid

Connor McDavid

110

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

106

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

343

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

268

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

247

Klapka

Adam Klapka

163

McCabe

Jake McCabe

156

Dobson

Noah Dobson

151

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

30

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

30

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

28

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.23

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.30

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.37

Bussi

Brandon Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

.915

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.914

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.913

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.73

3.50

3.50

Goals Against Rankings

2.50

2.69

2.77

Power Play Rankings

31.9

29.6

25.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

84.5

83.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

43-23

41-24

42-25

41-25

41-25

40-27

Worst Record ATS

22-44

23-44

25-41

26-42

26-41

27-40

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	44	13	9	97	79
Stars	42	15	10	94	51
Wild	38	18	12	88	30
Mammoth	35	27	6	76	23
Predators	29	28	9	67	-30
Jets	28	28	10	66	-14
Blues	27	30	10	64	-45
Blackhawks	25	30	11	61	-38
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	37	27	3	77	-10
Golden Knights	31	22	14	76	11
Oilers	33	26	9	75	6
Kraken	31	26	9	71	-8
Kings	28	24	15	71	-21
Sharks	32	27	6	70	-25
Flames	26	34	7	59	-45
Canucks	20	38	8	48	-75

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	41	20	6	88	35
Lightning	40	21	4	84	49
Canadiens	36	20	10	82	13
Red Wings	37	23	8	82	-3
Bruins	37	23	7	81	11
Senators	34	23	9	77	20
Maple Leafs	29	27	12	70	-23
Panthers	33	30	3	69	-21
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	42	18	6	90	42
Penguins	34	18	15	83	26
Islanders	38	24	5	81	6
Blue Jackets	34	21	11	79	4
Flyers	31	23	12	74	-14
Capitals	33	27	8	74	9
Devils	34	31	2	70	-24
Rangers	28	31	8	64	-19

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/30	MTL	@	BUF	4-2
Fri 1/30	DAL	@	UTA	3-2
Fri 1/30	SEA	@	VGK	3-2
Fri 1/30	MIN	@	EDM	7-3
Sat 1/31	LAK	@	CAR	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/17	BOS	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/17	NYI	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 3/17	CAR	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Tue 3/17	MIN	@	CHI	7:30 PM
Tue 3/17	NSH	@	WPG	8:00 PM