which nhl team has best record in their first 17 games in a season

The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Arenas were tied for the best record in a season in their first 17 games, with a record of 11-6-0 in 1917-18.

TEAMRECSEASONPTSGPWLTPTS%GGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Canadiens
Canadiens
11-6-0
1917-18
22
17
11
6
0
.647
98
64
34
2Arenas
Arenas
11-6-0
1917-18
22
17
11
6
0
.647
88
80
8
3Rangers
Rangers
10-6-1
1926-27
21
17
10
6
1
.618
32
25
7
4Black Hawks
Black Hawks
8-8-1
1926-27
17
17
8
8
1
.500
48
42
6
5Cougars
Cougars
6-10-1
1926-27
13
17
6
10
1
.382
30
36
-6
6Bruins
Bruins
2-15-0
1924-25
4
17
2
15
0
.118
32
77
-45

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.43

4th

GA/GP

3.52

27th

PP%

21.0

14th

PK%

76.4

24th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
14
7
2
30
13
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Red Wings Red Wings
13
10
1
27
-8
Senators Senators
11
7
4
26
0
Canadiens Canadiens
11
7
3
25
-4
Panthers Panthers
12
10
1
25
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
10
10
3
23
-7
Sabres Sabres
9
10
4
22
-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
MTL MTL
@
VGK VGK
4:00 PM
Sat
11/29
MTL MTL
@
COL COL
3:00 PM
Tue
12/2
OTT OTT
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
WPG WPG
@
MTL MTL
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Maple Leafs

9 - 10 - 3

2

Final

5

MTL Canadiens

11 - 7 - 3

Sat 22 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
16
1
5
37
38
Stars Stars
14
5
4
32
15
Wild Wild
13
7
4
30
5
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
7
1
29
11
Kraken Kraken
11
5
6
28
-2
Kings Kings
11
6
6
28
-2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
14
7
2
30
13
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Red Wings Red Wings
13
10
1
27
-8
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
15
7
1
31
3
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
7
2
30
11
Capitals Capitals
13
9
2
28
14

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/29
CHI CHI
@
WPG WPG
3-6
Wed
10/29
PIT PIT
@
MIN MIN
4-1
Wed
10/29
VAN VAN
@
STL STL
4-3
Wed
10/29
NYR NYR
@
EDM EDM
4-3
Wed
10/29
NJD NJD
@
SJS SJS
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
12:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Fri
11/28
COL COL
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Fri
11/28
LAK LAK
@
ANA ANA
4:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
4:00 PM