which nhl team has the best goal differential since jan 1

Since January 1, 2025, the Colorado Avalanche have the highest goal differential by a team, with a differential of 96 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	96	77	50	16	11	111	.721	3	7	277	181	20.9	83.4	32.14	11.2	26.00	.910
2	Lightning	57	81	45	27	9	99	.611	2	3	264	207	21.6	83.3	28.51	11.4	27.46	.907
3	Stars	53	80	50	20	10	110	.688	4	4	272	219	29.5	81.1	25.79	13.2	29.74	.908
4	Capitals	40	78	44	23	11	99	.635	2	7	257	217	20.6	78.4	28.08	11.7	27.19	.898
5	Golden Knights	39	76	41	19	16	98	.645	1	7	239	200	28.1	76.5	29.84	10.5	24.75	.894
6	Jets	38	75	44	26	5	93	.620	3	2	230	192	22.5	79.5	27.60	11.1	26.79	.904
7	Kings	29	78	41	24	13	95	.609	2	7	219	190	16.7	80.9	28.45	9.9	26.38	.908
8	Maple Leafs	28	76	44	25	7	95	.625	1	3	254	226	23.1	77.8	27.33	12.2	30.25	.902
9	Hurricanes	27	77	46	26	5	97	.630	4	2	242	215	13.6	81.2	32.10	9.8	24.52	.886
10	Panthers	15	76	41	31	4	86	.566	5	1	219	204	20.4	81.7	31.04	9.3	25.99	.897
11	Oilers	8	79	42	29	8	92	.582	0	3	254	246	27.9	79.2	30.53	10.5	27.13	.885
12	Rangers	5	81	39	32	10	88	.543	2	0	242	237	17.7	78.3	26.96	11.1	28.32	.897
13	Mammoth	-1	80	38	32	10	86	.538	1	2	241	242	21.6	80.2	29.14	10.3	25.99	.884
14	Blues	-4	77	38	28	11	87	.565	3	4	231	235	23.3	76.3	26.12	11.5	27.01	.887
15	Senators	-4	78	41	28	9	91	.583	4	1	230	234	23.8	74.9	28.12	10.5	27.90	.892
16	Red Wings	-5	79	43	29	7	93	.589	4	2	243	248	26.9	75.6	29.37	10.5	27.46	.886
17	Wild	-6	78	42	28	8	92	.590	5	2	214	220	22.9	76.2	27.53	10.0	29.85	.905
18	Blue Jackets	-7	77	38	30	9	85	.552	8	2	238	245	17.8	76.1	29.08	10.6	30.84	.897
19	Islanders	-8	78	40	30	8	88	.564	3	5	221	229	15.1	80.8	29.49	9.6	28.55	.897
20	Canadiens	-15	78	40	26	12	92	.590	3	5	235	250	22.0	78.2	25.63	11.8	28.26	.887
21	Penguins	-15	75	31	28	16	78	.520	0	9	226	241	28.0	77.6	28.15	10.7	28.85	.889
22	Ducks	-18	80	40	32	8	88	.550	6	1	245	263	14.5	75.0	28.74	10.7	31.16	.895
23	Devils	-19	75	36	34	5	77	.513	4	2	203	222	24.1	79.4	27.57	9.8	27.68	.893
24	Flames	-20	79	36	32	11	83	.525	4	3	207	227	17.9	81.8	29.46	8.9	28.41	.899
25	Sabres	-23	76	36	33	7	79	.520	5	1	246	269	20.7	79.1	28.30	11.4	29.20	.879