what was the best record in a season for the whalers

The Hartford Whalers had their best record in a season in 1986-87, with a record of 43-30-7.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Whalers	43-30-7	1986-87	93	80	43	30	7	.581	287	270	17	20.9	78.7	30.06	11.9	28.00	.879
2	Whalers	38-33-9	1989-90	85	80	38	33	9	.531	275	268	7	20.1	81.5	28.30	12.1	26.64	.874
3	Whalers	40-36-4	1985-86	84	80	40	36	4	.525	332	302	30	22.1	80.4	29.59	14.0	28.70	.868
4	Whalers	37-38-5	1988-89	79	80	37	38	5	.494	299	290	9	20.8	81.4	30.74	12.2	29.13	.876
5	Whalers	35-38-7	1987-88	77	80	35	38	7	.481	249	267	-18	17.6	84.3	31.49	9.9	27.33	.878
6	Whalers	34-39-9	1995-96	77	82	34	39	9	.470	237	259	-22	18.0	80.7	30.41	9.5	33.67	.906
7	Whalers	32-39-11	1996-97	75	82	32	39	11	.457	226	256	-30	18.1	84.6	29.70	9.3	31.50	.901
8	Whalers	31-38-11	1990-91	73	80	31	38	11	.456	238	276	-38	18.1	80.5	28.91	10.3	27.01	.872
9	Whalers	27-34-19	1979-80	73	80	27	34	19	.456	303	312	-9	19.5	74.5	27.43	13.8	29.59	.868
10	Whalers	19-24-5	1994-95	43	48	19	24	5	.448	127	141	-14	17.2	80.0	29.75	8.9	30.71	.904
11	Whalers	30-41-9	1984-85	69	80	30	41	9	.431	268	318	-50	22.9	80.4	27.46	12.2	30.21	.868
12	Whalers	28-42-10	1983-84	66	80	28	42	10	.413	288	320	-32	24.3	77.5	30.08	12.0	31.14	.872
13	Whalers	26-41-13	1991-92	65	80	26	41	13	.406	247	283	-36	17.6	78.3	28.38	10.9	29.91	.882
14	Whalers	27-48-9	1993-94	63	84	27	48	9	.375	227	288	-61	15.0	78.8	27.61	9.8	30.81	.889
15	Whalers	21-41-18	1981-82	60	80	21	41	18	.375	264	351	-87	23.1	72.1	31.10	10.6	34.06	.871
16	Whalers	21-41-18	1980-81	60	80	21	41	18	.375	292	372	-80	18.7	75.6	28.75	12.7	35.39	.869
17	Whalers	26-52-6	1992-93	58	84	26	52	6	.345	284	369	-85	17.6	78.3	26.10	13.0	34.11	.871
18	Whalers	19-54-7	1982-83	45	80	19	54	7	.281	261	403	-142	19.0	75.4	28.58	11.4	35.89	.860