which nhl team has the best record in their first 17 games of a season 2001

The Colorado Avalanche had the best record by a team in their first 17 games in 2000-01, with a record of 12-2-3-0.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	12-2-3-0	2000-01	27	17	12	2	3	0	.794	52	30	22	18.7	87.0	30.76	9.9	22.76	.922
2	Blues	11-3-3-0	2000-01	25	17	11	3	3	0	.735	51	30	21	12.6	92.4	29.53	10.2	22.06	.920
3	Sharks	11-4-2-0	2000-01	24	17	11	4	2	0	.706	47	36	11	9.1	89.9	26.12	10.6	27.00	.922
4	Sabres	10-4-2-1	2000-01	23	17	10	4	2	1	.676	49	38	11	22.1	80.3	28.06	10.3	25.53	.912
5	Red Wings	10-5-1-1	2000-01	22	17	10	5	1	1	.647	49	43	6	20.0	90.0	31.59	9.1	28.59	.912
6	Senators	9-4-4-0	2000-01	22	17	9	4	4	0	.647	58	43	15	14.0	85.0	29.82	11.4	27.47	.908
7	Penguins	9-5-2-1	2000-01	21	17	9	5	2	1	.618	54	48	6	22.0	87.4	29.53	10.8	30.47	.907
8	Maple Leafs	9-6-2-0	2000-01	20	17	9	6	2	0	.588	47	34	13	14.3	90.2	24.94	11.1	26.41	.924
9	Oilers	9-6-2-0	2000-01	20	17	9	6	2	0	.588	50	44	6	13.3	84.9	26.53	11.1	26.00	.900
10	Canucks	8-5-3-1	2000-01	20	17	8	5	3	1	.588	57	49	8	16.9	81.2	29.41	11.4	25.41	.887
11	Stars	8-5-3-1	2000-01	20	17	8	5	3	1	.588	45	38	7	14.0	87.3	25.94	10.2	22.18	.899
12	Kings	8-6-3-0	2000-01	19	17	8	6	3	0	.559	60	49	11	22.0	79.8	28.59	12.3	26.94	.893
13	Rangers	9-8-0-0	2000-01	18	17	9	8	0	0	.529	58	52	6	23.9	84.7	30.76	11.1	29.53	.896
14	Predators	6-5-5-1	2000-01	18	17	6	5	5	1	.529	38	38	0	9.6	89.3	29.53	7.6	30.82	.927
15	Mighty Ducks	6-6-3-2	2000-01	17	17	6	6	3	2	.500	48	60	-12	17.5	81.0	25.59	11.0	31.76	.889
16	Flyers	6-7-4-0	2000-01	16	17	6	7	4	0	.471	43	51	-8	17.3	75.4	29.59	8.5	26.82	.888
17	Thrashers	4-6-6-1	2000-01	15	17	4	6	6	1	.441	46	48	-2	12.2	80.9	27.00	10.0	29.94	.906
18	Islanders	6-8-2-1	2000-01	15	17	6	8	2	1	.441	38	49	-11	10.0	82.8	26.71	8.4	31.12	.907
19	Devils	6-8-3-0	2000-01	15	17	6	8	3	0	.441	57	51	6	25.4	77.3	32.65	10.3	23.94	.875
20	Lightning	6-8-2-1	2000-01	15	17	6	8	2	1	.441	50	63	-13	16.3	82.7	24.47	12.0	34.12	.891
21	Bruins	6-8-2-1	2000-01	15	17	6	8	2	1	.441	42	62	-20	20.8	82.8	26.71	9.3	28.00	.870
22	Hurricanes	5-9-3-0	2000-01	13	17	5	9	3	0	.382	41	54	-13	14.9	83.6	26.29	9.2	27.06	.883
23	Panthers	3-7-4-3	2000-01	13	17	3	7	4	3	.382	36	47	-11	10.7	84.0	26.00	8.1	28.82	.904
24	Blackhawks	5-9-1-2	2000-01	13	17	5	9	1	2	.382	41	53	-12	11.8	90.3	25.41	9.5	26.53	.882
25	Blue Jackets	5-10-1-1	2000-01	12	17	5	10	1	1	.353	33	53	-20	9.6	79.6	25.88	7.5	31.82	.902