which nhl team had the best record since january 1

Since January 1, 2026, the Buffalo Sabres and the Carolina Hurricanes are tied for the best record, with a record of 29-9-4.

		TEAM	REC	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Sabres	29-9-4	62	42	29	9	4	.738	2	0	159	116	43	20.6	79.5	27.76	13.6	29.00	.905
2		Hurricanes	29-10-4	62	43	29	10	4	.721	1	2	165	123	42	31.7	81.5	31.95	12.0	23.28	.877
3		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
4		Lightning	27-12-3	57	42	27	12	3	.679	3	1	155	122	33	24.8	80.5	28.62	12.9	26.69	.891
5		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
6		Senators	25-12-6	56	43	25	12	6	.651	0	1	150	120	30	21.9	79.1	29.58	11.8	23.56	.882
7		Stars	24-12-5	53	41	24	12	5	.646	2	1	133	113	20	27.0	76.9	25.20	12.9	24.34	.887
8		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
9		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
10		Avalanche	24-14-4	52	42	24	14	4	.619	3	2	138	113	25	18.9	83.3	32.86	10.0	25.67	.895
11		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
12		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
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	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
15		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
16		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
17		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
18		Golden Knights	21-16-6	48	43	21	16	6	.558	0	3	142	127	15	24.3	82.0	28.72	11.5	23.60	.875
19		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
20		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
21		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
22		Sharks	18-17-5	41	40	18	17	5	.513	0	1	119	146	-27	23.7	72.8	26.48	11.2	28.15	.870
23		Red Wings	17-16-7	41	40	17	16	7	.513	0	2	113	118	-5	20.5	74.3	27.33	10.3	27.95	.894
24		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
25		Islanders	21-20-1	43	42	21	20	1	.512	0	1	119	130	-11	17.2	79.4	28.14	10.1	27.10	.886

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	8	108	48
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	25	6	106	61
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	43	27	11	97	30
Red Wings	41	30	10	92	-10
Panthers	39	38	4	82	-32
Maple Leafs	32	35	14	78	-44

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/15	DAL	@	BUF	7:00 PM

50 - 23 - 8

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Final

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53

MacKinnon

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51

Caufield

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48

McDavid

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Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

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86

Kucherov

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74

MacKinnon

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134

McDavid

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130

Kucherov

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MacKinnon

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Trenin

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332

Sherwood

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297

Cuylle

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188

Dobson

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188

McCabe

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182

Clarke

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39

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34

Oettinger

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Wedgewood

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2.31

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2.42

Vladar

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Save Percentage Leaders

.920

Wedgewood

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Wallstedt

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.912

Thompson

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3.65

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Goals Against Rankings

2.43

2.70

2.78

Power Play Rankings

30.1

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.5

83.8

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Best Record ATS

54-28

52-30

48-32

48-33

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Worst Record ATS

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31-50

32-50

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	54	16	11	119	97
Stars - x	49	20	12	110	52
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	32	6	92	30
Predators - e	38	33	10	86	-21
Blues - e	36	33	12	84	-29
Jets - e	35	34	12	82	-24
Blackhawks - e	28	39	14	70	-65
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - x	38	26	17	93	12
Oilers - x	40	30	11	91	8
Ducks - x	42	33	6	90	-16
Kings - x	35	26	20	90	-20
Sharks - e	38	34	8	84	-43
Kraken - e	34	35	11	79	-32
Flames - e	33	39	9	75	-49
Canucks - e	25	48	8	58	-95

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	8	108	48
Lightning - x	50	25	6	106	61
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	43	27	11	97	30
Red Wings - e	41	30	10	92	-10
Panthers - e	39	38	4	82	-32
Maple Leafs - e	32	35	14	78	-44
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	33	39	9	75	-14

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 3/20	BUF	@	LAK	4-1
Fri 3/20	DAL	@	MIN	1-2
Fri 3/20	PHI	@	SJS	4-1
Fri 3/20	SEA	@	CBJ	2-5
Fri 3/20	STL	@	VAN	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/15	DET	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Wed 4/15	DAL	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Wed 4/15	NYR	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 4/15	TOR	@	OTT	7:30 PM
Wed 4/15	SJS	@	CHI	8:30 PM