which nhl team has the best record in their first 17 games of a season 2003

The Boston Bruins had the best record by a team in their first 17 games in 2002-03, with a record of 11-2-3-1.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Bruins	11-2-3-1	2002-03	26	17	11	2	3	1	.765	61	39	22	18.8	83.2	29.06	12.3	29.53	.922
2	Flyers	9-3-5-0	2002-03	23	17	9	3	5	0	.676	49	32	17	14.0	80.7	32.94	8.8	25.00	.925
3	Blues	11-5-1-0	2002-03	23	17	11	5	1	0	.676	60	42	18	20.0	77.5	28.59	12.3	23.35	.894
4	Devils	11-5-1-0	2002-03	23	17	11	5	1	0	.676	47	36	11	13.0	89.6	30.18	9.2	23.65	.910
5	Lightning	10-4-2-1	2002-03	23	17	10	4	2	1	.676	61	44	17	15.1	82.8	29.41	12.2	25.65	.899
6	Wild	10-5-2-0	2002-03	22	17	10	5	2	0	.647	52	38	14	18.0	88.9	24.29	12.6	30.29	.926
7	Red Wings	10-5-2-0	2002-03	22	17	10	5	2	0	.647	52	39	13	21.8	87.0	31.76	9.6	26.94	.915
8	Stars	9-4-3-1	2002-03	22	17	9	4	3	1	.647	52	38	14	18.6	84.1	30.53	10.0	27.35	.918
9	Blackhawks	9-5-3-0	2002-03	21	17	9	5	3	0	.618	43	36	7	13.6	87.4	28.76	8.8	26.59	.920
10	Hurricanes	8-4-3-2	2002-03	21	17	8	4	3	2	.618	38	37	1	15.9	87.4	25.06	8.9	29.59	.926
11	Canucks	8-5-4-0	2002-03	20	17	8	5	4	0	.588	49	45	4	16.5	91.2	26.47	10.9	25.47	.896
12	Senators	9-6-2-0	2002-03	20	17	9	6	2	0	.588	48	44	4	25.3	82.8	31.35	9.0	27.00	.904
13	Penguins	7-5-3-2	2002-03	19	17	7	5	3	2	.559	53	53	0	29.3	83.3	27.12	11.5	30.82	.899
14	Avalanche	6-4-4-3	2002-03	19	17	6	4	4	3	.559	48	45	3	12.0	78.7	32.53	8.7	27.06	.902
15	Canadiens	7-6-4-0	2002-03	18	17	7	6	4	0	.529	45	51	-6	14.9	77.5	23.06	11.5	33.59	.911
16	Capitals	8-7-2-0	2002-03	18	17	8	7	2	0	.529	38	46	-8	16.3	83.5	27.12	8.2	32.41	.917
17	Mighty Ducks	7-6-3-1	2002-03	18	17	7	6	3	1	.529	42	45	-3	16.9	84.7	27.65	8.9	27.65	.904
18	Kings	7-6-2-2	2002-03	18	17	7	6	2	2	.529	48	50	-2	14.1	82.4	27.71	10.2	26.41	.889
19	Panthers	6-6-3-2	2002-03	17	17	6	6	3	2	.500	38	48	-10	17.6	83.3	25.18	8.9	32.71	.914
20	Blue Jackets	7-7-2-1	2002-03	17	17	7	7	2	1	.500	52	49	3	23.4	87.0	27.18	11.3	33.12	.913
21	Flames	5-6-3-3	2002-03	16	17	5	6	3	3	.471	40	46	-6	11.1	83.3	26.35	8.9	29.24	.907
22	Oilers	6-7-3-1	2002-03	16	17	6	7	3	1	.471	46	49	-3	14.0	82.9	27.88	9.7	27.59	.896
23	Maple Leafs	6-9-2-0	2002-03	14	17	6	9	2	0	.412	52	55	-3	20.4	84.3	29.12	10.5	28.76	.888
24	Rangers	6-9-2-0	2002-03	14	17	6	9	2	0	.412	41	55	-14	12.8	83.2	27.88	8.6	28.47	.886
25	Sharks	5-9-1-2	2002-03	13	17	5	9	1	2	.382	46	58	-12	18.4	79.0	28.88	9.4	27.18	.874