which nhl team has the best record in their first 17 games of a season 2002

The Detroit Red Wings had the best record by a team in their first 17 games in 2001-02, with a record of 14-3-0-0.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	14-3-0-0	2001-02	28	17	14	3	0	0	.824	56	39	17	19.7	87.1	31.41	10.5	26.41	.913
2	Flames	12-2-1-2	2001-02	27	17	12	2	1	2	.794	51	33	18	20.2	85.4	26.53	11.3	26.65	.927
3	Islanders	11-3-2-1	2001-02	25	17	11	3	2	1	.735	52	38	14	19.4	92.7	32.18	9.5	29.35	.924
4	Blackhawks	10-4-3-0	2001-02	23	17	10	4	3	0	.676	55	45	10	17.3	77.9	27.29	11.9	26.06	.898
5	Blues	9-4-3-1	2001-02	22	17	9	4	3	1	.647	49	39	10	18.8	84.2	30.18	9.6	24.00	.904
6	Maple Leafs	9-4-2-2	2001-02	22	17	9	4	2	2	.647	50	39	11	10.7	85.3	25.41	11.6	25.53	.910
7	Oilers	10-5-1-1	2001-02	22	17	10	5	1	1	.647	47	35	12	11.8	86.4	27.41	10.1	26.41	.922
8	Sharks	8-4-4-1	2001-02	21	17	8	4	4	1	.618	48	40	8	17.8	90.2	28.88	9.8	29.24	.920
9	Senators	10-6-1-0	2001-02	21	17	10	6	1	0	.618	61	43	18	15.5	84.5	31.06	11.6	27.18	.907
10	Devils	8-6-1-2	2001-02	19	17	8	6	1	2	.559	46	49	-3	18.3	75.4	27.88	9.7	26.06	.889
11	Rangers	9-7-1-0	2001-02	19	17	9	7	1	0	.559	47	51	-4	11.5	75.6	30.29	9.1	33.76	.911
12	Hurricanes	8-6-1-2	2001-02	19	17	8	6	1	2	.559	42	45	-3	9.0	83.3	27.41	9.0	27.94	.905
13	Bruins	7-5-3-2	2001-02	19	17	7	5	3	2	.559	36	37	-1	19.1	91.4	35.53	6.0	23.53	.908
14	Flyers	8-6-3-0	2001-02	19	17	8	6	3	0	.559	49	39	10	11.3	87.1	32.82	8.8	26.88	.915
15	Wild	7-6-3-1	2001-02	18	17	7	6	3	1	.529	47	53	-6	23.7	85.1	22.65	12.2	31.12	.900
16	Canadiens	7-7-2-1	2001-02	17	17	7	7	2	1	.500	38	45	-7	11.5	86.8	24.47	9.1	31.12	.915
17	Stars	5-6-3-3	2001-02	16	17	5	6	3	3	.471	38	46	-8	17.4	85.7	30.47	7.3	28.18	.904
18	Sabres	7-8-1-1	2001-02	16	17	7	8	1	1	.471	46	42	4	11.6	84.1	29.71	9.1	23.82	.896
19	Penguins	6-7-2-2	2001-02	16	17	6	7	2	2	.471	34	43	-9	7.9	90.1	27.88	7.2	28.24	.910
20	Mighty Ducks	6-8-3-0	2001-02	15	17	6	8	3	0	.441	40	43	-3	11.6	84.4	27.24	8.6	30.06	.916
21	Avalanche	7-9-1-0	2001-02	15	17	7	9	1	0	.441	37	39	-2	13.6	87.3	25.82	8.4	26.24	.913
22	Capitals	6-9-2-0	2001-02	14	17	6	9	2	0	.412	39	44	-5	19.5	80.9	29.00	7.9	28.94	.911
23	Kings	5-9-1-2	2001-02	13	17	5	9	1	2	.382	43	45	-2	15.9	88.9	29.35	8.6	23.29	.886
24	Canucks	6-10-1-0	2001-02	13	17	6	10	1	0	.382	46	51	-5	15.0	85.6	27.88	9.7	25.82	.884
25	Lightning	5-10-1-1	2001-02	12	17	5	10	1	1	.353	32	42	-10	13.1	85.7	25.94	7.3	30.47	.919