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
25-14-3
53
42
25
14
3
.631
0
0
149
124
25
24.8
74.6
26.79
13.2
27.14
.891
9Avalanche
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
10Penguins
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
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
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
15Oilers
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
16Capitals
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
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
18Ducks
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
19Kings
Kings
19-14-11
49
44
19
14
11
.557
4
4
122
141
-19
19.8
70.3
27.89
9.9
27.39
.883
20Jets
Jets
20-16-8
48
44
20
16
8
.545
1
3
122
141
-19
17.8
75.2
25.89
10.7
27.75
.885
21Predators
Predators
20-17-6
46
43
20
17
6
.535
3
2
131
138
-7
26.5
82.0
27.79
11.0
30.77
.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
23Sharks
Sharks
19-18-5
43
42
19
18
5
.512
0
1
127
152
-25
24.2
74.2
26.40
11.5
28.00
.871
24Islanders
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
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

10th

PP%

19.5

20th

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
@
7:30 PM
Tue
4/21
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/23
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/26
@
2:00 PM
Tue
4/28
@
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
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
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
Sat
3/21
@
3-2
Sat
3/21
@
0-1
Sat
3/21
@
3-2
Sat
3/21
@
5-6
Sat
3/21
@
3-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
3:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
5:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/19
@
3:00 PM
Sun
4/19
@
5:45 PM