what was the best record in a season for the senators

The Ottawa Senators had their best record in a season in 2005-06 and in 2002-03, with a record of 52-21-9.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Senators	52-21-9	2005-06	113	82	52	21		9	.689	2	6	312	205	107	20.8	84.7	34.28	11.1	28.59	.913
2	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
3	Senators	48-21-9-4	2000-01	109	82	48	21	9	4	.665			274	205	69	18.6	86.4	30.20	11.1	27.26	.908
4	Senators	48-25-9	2006-07	105	82	48	25		9	.640	2	6	286	216	70	17.9	84.5	32.33	10.8	30.23	.913
5	Senators	44-23-15	1998-99	103	82	44	23	15		.628			239	179	60	14.9	86.1	30.52	9.5	25.22	.913
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	Senators	43-26-13	2014-15	99	82	43	26		13	.604	6	7	232	208	24	16.8	82.9	30.96	9.1	32.13	.921
8	Senators	44-28-10	2016-17	98	82	44	28		10	.598	6	4	206	210	-4	17.0	79.7	30.04	8.4	30.09	.915
9	Senators	45-30-7	2024-25	97	82	45	30		7	.591	1	2	242	232	10	23.8	77.7	29.30	10.1	28.61	.901
10	Senators	25-17-6	2012-13	56	48	25	17		6	.583	4	4	112	100	12	15.9	88.0	33.15	7.0	31.29	.933
11	Senators	41-28-11-2	1999-00	95	82	41	28	11	2	.579			244	210	34	16.8	87.5	31.51	9.4	25.17	.898
12	Senators	44-32-6	2009-10	94	82	44	32		6	.573	5	5	220	233	-13	16.9	84.3	29.71	9.0	28.54	.900
13	Senators	43-31-8	2007-08	94	82	43	31		8	.573	3	5	258	242	16	18.3	81.1	30.13	10.4	29.95	.901
14	Senators	39-27-9-7	2001-02	94	82	39	27	9	7	.573			243	208	35	16.6	84.4	30.11	9.8	25.93	.902
15	Senators	41-31-10	2011-12	92	82	41	31		10	.561	6	4	243	236	7	18.1	81.6	31.39	9.4	32.04	.910
16	Senators	6-5-2	2025-26	14	13	6	5		2	.538	2	0	46	51	-5	27.1	62.5	28.92	12.2	25.54	.846
17	Senators	37-31-14	2013-14	88	82	37	31		14	.537	7	7	229	258	-29	18.5	80.9	32.83	8.5	34.74	.909
18	Senators	39-35-8	2022-23	86	82	39	35		8	.524	2	1	259	270	-11	23.5	80.1	33.49	9.4	31.37	.895
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	Senators	36-35-11	2008-09	83	82	36	35		11	.506	4	6	213	231	-18	19.5	81.5	29.33	8.9	28.50	.901
21	Senators	34-33-15	1997-98	83	82	34	33	15		.506			193	200	-7	12.8	84.5	29.28	8.0	24.87	.902
22	Senators	37-41-4	2023-24	78	82	37	41		4	.476	5	0	250	281	-31	18.0	75.1	31.73	9.6	29.66	.884
23	Senators	31-36-15	1996-97	77	82	31	36	15		.470			226	234	-8	16.7	81.9	29.23	9.4	25.82	.889
24	Senators	23-28-5	2020-21	51	56	23	28		5	.455	2	1	155	189	-34	15.5	78.9	29.70	9.3	32.13	.895
25	Senators	32-40-10	2010-11	74	82	32	40		10	.451	2	5	190	245	-55	17.5	83.7	29.04	8.0	31.21	.904