which nhl team had the most points in the first 40 games

The Vegas Golden Knights had the most points by a team in their first 40 games, with 58 points.

	TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Golden Knights	58	40	28	10	0	2	.725	2	2	139	110	29	18.3	81.0	32.55	10.7	30.70	.910
2	Rangers	50	40	22	12	6	0	.625	0	0	82	66	16
3	Canadiens	46	40	23	17	0	0	.575	0	0	203	163	40
4	Flyers	44	40	19	15	6	0	.550	0	0	104	90	14			24.43	10.6	32.10	.930
5	Hockey Club	41	40	17	16	0	7	.513	0	2	114	120	-6	22.3	80.1	27.38	10.4	28.93	.896
6	Nordiques	40	40	17	17	6	0	.500	0	0	127	133	-6	23.1	75.7	26.50	12.0	30.73	.892
7	Arenas	40	40	20	20	0	0	.500	0	0	180	188	-8
8	Panthers	39	40	16	17	7	0	.488	0	0	111	115	-4	15.5	81.4	27.58	10.1	34.15	.916
9	Flames	38	40	16	18	6	0	.475	0	0	103	115	-12			26.73	9.6	31.50	.909
10	Black Hawks	38	40	18	20	2	0	.475	0	0	107	101	6
11	North Stars	37	40	14	17	9	0	.463	0	0	96	120	-24			27.88	8.6	30.68	.902
12	Wild	36	40	13	17	8	2	.450	0	0	87	94	-7	8.7	85.1	25.40	8.6	26.85	.912
13	Penguins	36	40	15	19	6	0	.450	0	0	100	112	-12			31.35	8.0	30.58	.908
14	Kings	35	40	16	21	3	0	.438	0	0	97	129	-32			28.75	8.4	28.25	.886
15	Blues	33	40	14	21	5	0	.413	0	0	78	100	-22			29.45	6.6	29.45	.915
16	Predators	32	40	14	22	4	0	.400	0	0	94	129	-35	11.6	77.2	27.63	8.5	32.83	.902
17	Canucks	31	40	14	23	3	0	.388	0	0	112	146	-34			27.40	10.2	34.95	.896
18	Blue Jackets	30	40	12	22	4	2	.375	0	0	87	126	-39	13.4	78.3	25.78	8.4	30.60	.897
19	Mighty Ducks	30	40	14	24	2	0	.375	0	0	101	123	-22	15.4	84.2	27.85	9.1	31.55	.903
20	Lightning	30	40	14	24	2	0	.375	0	0	130	148	-18	18.8	75.8	29.05	11.2	29.80	.876
21	Whalers	30	40	10	20	10	0	.375	0	0	128	152	-24	14.4	73.1	25.15	12.7	29.30	.870
22	Kraken	28	40	12	24	0	4	.350	1	1	104	144	-40	17.4	78.2	27.75	9.4	28.73	.875
23	Thrashers	27	40	10	23	4	3	.338	0	0	90	146	-56	11.6	78.8	25.40	8.9	30.53	.880
24	Oilers	27	40	9	22	9	0	.338	0	0	133	174	-41	24.3	75.3	28.65	11.6	30.83	.859
25	Cougars	27	40	12	25	3	0	.338	0	0	68	91	-23

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More Golden Knights Stats

Team Leaders

10

Dorofeyev

16

Eichel

+/-

+12

Marner

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.22

14th

GA/GP

2.95

12th

PP%

24.5

6th

PK%

81.4

7th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/2	VGK	@	CAR	8:00 PM
Thu 6/4	VGK	@	CAR	8:00 PM
Sat 6/6	CAR	@	VGK	8:00 PM
Tue 6/9	CAR	@	VGK	8:00 PM
Thu 6/11	VGK	@	CAR	8:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

0 - 4

Final

Golden Knights

4 - 0

Tue 26 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

10

Dorofeyev

10

Howden

9

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

16

Eichel

14

Marner

13

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

21

Marner

18

Eichel

16

Hutson

Playoffs Hits Leaders

83

Barbashev

70

Kolesar

66

Smith

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

52

Carrier

46

Theodore

45

Matheson

Playoffs Wins Leaders

12

Andersen

12

Hart

9

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.41

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.939

Silovs

.932

Ullmark

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

3.73

3.63

3.50

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.62

2.29

2.38

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

92.5

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

40-55

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
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	34	39	9	77	-12