which nhl team had the best record january 2026 to april 2026

Between January 1, 2026 and April 30, 2026, the Buffalo Sabres had the best record by a team, with a record of 29-9-5.

	TEAM	REC	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sabres	29-9-5	63	43	29	9	5	.733	2	1	162	119	43	20.2	79.2	27.67	13.6	28.95	.904
2	Hurricanes	29-10-4	62	43	29	10	4	.721	1	2	165	123	42	31.7	81.5	31.91	12.0	23.30	.877
3	Bruins	24-9-8	56	41	24	9	8	.683	2	2	140	114	26	21.9	72.5	26.93	12.7	29.41	.905
4	Canadiens	27-12-4	58	43	27	12	4	.674	2	1	151	124	27	21.5	78.7	26.77	13.1	28.37	.898
5	Lightning	27-13-3	57	43	27	13	3	.663	3	1	157	126	31	24.2	80.2	28.67	12.7	26.56	.890
6	Senators	26-12-6	58	44	26	12	6	.659	0	1	153	121	32	22.9	79.4	29.75	11.7	23.48	.883
7	Stars	25-12-5	55	42	25	12	5	.655	3	1	136	116	20	27.2	77.4	25.26	12.8	24.31	.886
8	Mammoth	25-14-3	53	42	25	14	3	.631	0	0	149	124	25	24.8	74.6	26.81	13.2	27.12	.891
9	Avalanche	25-14-4	54	43	25	14	4	.628	3	2	140	113	27	18.3	83.6	32.88	9.9	25.58	.897
10	Penguins	24-13-7	55	44	24	13	7	.625	2	5	169	140	29	19.4	81.3	28.68	13.4	26.61	.880
11	Blue Jackets	23-14-6	52	43	23	14	6	.605	3	1	132	121	11	19.2	77.0	28.67	10.7	27.21	.897
12	Wild	22-14-5	49	41	22	14	5	.598	1	3	142	129	13	28.0	82.5	30.24	11.5	29.24	.892
13	Flyers	23-15-5	51	43	23	15	5	.593	5	1	126	128	-2	15.6	73.4	25.05	11.7	25.14	.882
14	Blues	22-15-4	48	41	22	15	4	.585	1	2	129	113	16	17.3	76.3	25.80	12.2	27.12	.898
15	Oilers	21-15-5	47	41	21	15	5	.573	0	2	145	129	16	27.8	76.5	30.83	11.5	25.98	.879
16	Capitals	22-16-4	48	42	22	16	4	.571	2	2	131	128	3	19.8	84.3	26.90	11.6	28.60	.893
17	Golden Knights	22-16-6	50	44	22	16	6	.568	0	3	146	128	18	23.9	82.0	28.64	11.6	23.59	.877
18	Ducks	22-17-3	47	42	22	17	3	.560	4	0	132	147	-15	20.0	77.2	30.67	10.2	28.29	.876
19	Kings	19-14-11	49	44	19	14	11	.557	4	4	122	141	-19	19.8	70.3	27.89	9.9	27.36	.883
20	Jets	20-16-8	48	44	20	16	8	.545	1	3	122	141	-19	17.8	75.2	25.93	10.7	27.75	.885
21	Predators	20-17-6	46	43	20	17	6	.535	3	2	131	138	-7	26.5	82.0	27.79	11.0	30.79	.896
22	Devils	21-20-1	43	42	21	20	1	.512	1	1	120	133	-13	22.4	82.4	29.52	9.7	25.98	.878
23	Sharks	19-18-5	43	42	19	18	5	.512	0	1	127	152	-25	24.2	74.2	26.40	11.5	28.02	.871
24	Islanders	21-20-1	43	42	21	20	1	.512	0	1	119	130	-11	17.2	79.4	28.17	10.1	27.10	.886
25	Red Wings	17-17-7	41	41	17	17	7	.500	0	2	114	126	-12	20.0	73.5	27.29	10.2	27.95	.890

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Team Leaders

8

Thompson

9

Power

+/-

+10

Benson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.08

17th

GA/GP

3.54

27th

PP%

13.6

28th

PK%

67.4

29th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	4	1	19	18
Canadiens	8	3	2	18	5
Senators	8	5	1	17	0
Lightning	8	3	1	17	6
Maple Leafs	7	6	2	16	5
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Red Wings	6	4	3	15	-1
Sabres	6	4	3	15	-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	BUF	@	LAK	4:00 PM
Wed 11/4	OTT	@	BUF	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	CBJ	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	VGK	@	BUF	3:30 PM
Wed 11/11	TBL	@	BUF	7:00 PM

Last Game

Sabres

6 - 4 - 3

Final

Ducks

5 - 7 - 1

Thu 29 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

10

Matthews

Assists Leaders

28

McDavid

16

Hughes

16

Fox

Points Leaders

36

McDavid

24

Kaprizov

24

Draisaitl

Hits Leaders

77

Sherwood

68

Trenin

59

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

39

Weegar

38

Kleven

37

Seider

Wins Leaders

9

Kochetkov

8

Wallstedt

7

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.54

Fowler

1.66

Kochetkov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.942

Fowler

.927

Shesterkin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.23

4.15

3.73

Goals Against Rankings

2.23

2.29

2.33

Power Play Rankings

35.7

34.0

31.8

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.5

92.3

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-3

9-4

8-5

Worst Record ATS

4-9

5-9

4-7

5-8

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	4	1	19	18
Canadiens	8	3	2	18	5
Lightning	8	3	1	17	6
Senators	8	5	1	17	0
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	6	2	16	5
Sabres	6	4	3	15	-7
Red Wings	6	4	3	15	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	11	2	2	24	20
Capitals	8	4	0	16	6
Devils	8	5	0	16	5
Islanders	7	4	2	16	5
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Penguins	5	6	2	12	-1
Blue Jackets	5	6	0	10	-8
Flyers	3	8	4	10	-22

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	9	3	3	21	12
Mammoth	9	5	0	18	5
Avalanche	7	5	1	15	12
Stars	7	5	1	15	5
Blues	6	6	1	13	1
Predators	4	4	5	13	-6
Jets	4	6	3	11	-10
Blackhawks	4	9	0	8	-21
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	9	2	2	20	13
Golden Knights	9	4	1	19	12
Kraken	8	4	1	17	4
Sharks	7	6	1	15	-7
Ducks	5	7	1	11	-7
Flames	5	7	0	10	-17
Kings	4	6	2	10	-8
Canucks	3	11	1	7	-23