which nhl team had the best record since january 1

Since January 1, 2026, the Buffalo Sabres have the best record by a team, with a record of 29-9-5.

TEAMRECPTSGPWLOTLPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
29-9-5
63
43
29
9
5
.733
2
1
162
119
43
20.2
79.2
27.67
13.6
28.98
.904
2Hurricanes
Hurricanes
29-10-4
62
43
29
10
4
.721
1
2
165
123
42
31.7
81.5
31.95
12.0
23.30
.877
3Bruins
Bruins
24-9-8
56
41
24
9
8
.683
2
2
140
114
26
21.9
72.5
27.00
12.6
29.44
.906
4Canadiens
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
5Lightning
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
6Senators
Senators
26-12-6
58
44
26
12
6
.659
0
1
153
121
32
22.9
79.4
29.77
11.7
23.48
.883
7Stars
Stars
25-12-5
55
42
25
12
5
.655
3
1
136
116
20
27.2
77.4
25.26
12.8
24.33
.886
8Mammoth
Mammoth
25-13-3
53
41
25
13
3
.646
0
0
146
119
27
24.8
74.4
26.88
13.2
27.10
.893
9Penguins
Penguins
24-13-7
55
44
24
13
7
.625
2
5
169
140
29
19.4
81.3
28.70
13.4
26.61
.880
10Avalanche
Avalanche
24-14-4
52
42
24
14
4
.619
3
2
138
113
25
18.9
83.3
32.83
10.0
25.67
.895
11Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
23-14-6
52
43
23
14
6
.605
3
1
132
121
11
19.2
77.0
28.70
10.7
27.26
.897
12Wild
Wild
22-14-5
49
41
22
14
5
.598
1
3
142
129
13
28.0
82.5
30.22
11.5
29.24
.892
13Flyers
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
14Blues
Blues
21-15-4
46
40
21
15
4
.575
1
2
124
110
14
17.4
76.3
25.73
12.1
27.23
.899
15Capitals
Capitals
22-16-4
48
42
22
16
4
.571
2
2
131
128
3
19.8
84.3
26.88
11.6
28.62
.894
16Kings
Kings
19-13-11
49
43
19
13
11
.570
4
4
121
138
-17
20.2
70.4
27.88
10.1
27.53
.883
17Golden Knights
Golden Knights
22-16-6
50
44
22
16
6
.568
0
3
146
128
18
23.9
82.0
28.66
11.6
23.59
.877
18Oilers
Oilers
20-15-5
45
40
20
15
5
.563
0
2
139
128
11
26.7
76.2
30.73
11.3
26.33
.878
19Jets
Jets
20-15-8
48
43
20
15
8
.558
1
3
121
135
-14
18.3
75.7
25.88
10.9
27.63
.886
20Ducks
Ducks
21-17-3
45
41
21
17
3
.549
4
0
127
143
-16
20.2
78.2
30.44
10.2
28.46
.877
21Predators
Predators
20-16-6
46
42
20
16
6
.548
3
2
127
133
-6
25.4
81.9
27.95
10.8
30.55
.896
22Devils
Devils
21-20-1
43
42
21
20
1
.512
1
1
120
133
-13
22.4
82.4
29.52
9.7
26.00
.878
23Islanders
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
24Sharks
Sharks
18-18-5
41
41
18
18
5
.500
0
1
121
151
-30
23.7
73.5
26.24
11.2
28.05
.869
25Red Wings
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

More Sabres Stats

Team Leaders

G

40

Thompson

Tage Thompson

A

55

Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

+/-

+41

Samuelsson

Mattias Samuelsson
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

5th

GA/GP

2.93

11th

PP%

19.5

21st

PK%

81.9

4th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres
50
23
9
109
47
48
24
10
106
27
50
26
6
106
59
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/19
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Stars

50 - 20 - 12

4

Final

3

BUF Sabres

50 - 23 - 9

Wed 15 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
54
16
11
119
97
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
32
6
92
30
38
33
10
86
-21
Blues Blues - e
36
33
12
84
-29
Jets Jets - e
35
34
12
82
-24
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
40
30
11
91
8
Ducks Ducks - x
42
33
6
90
-16
Kings Kings - x
35
26
20
90
-20
38
35
8
84
-46
34
36
11
79
-35
33
39
9
75
-49
25
48
8
58
-95
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/20
@
2-5
Fri
3/20
@
4-2
Fri
3/20
@
5-2
Sat
3/21
@
3-2
Sat
3/21
@
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/16
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/16
@
8:00 PM
Thu
4/16
@
8:00 PM
Thu
4/16
@
9:00 PM
Thu
4/16
@
9:00 PM