which nhl team has won the most games with a one goal differential this year

The Colorado Avalanche had the most wins by a team with a goal differential of 1 or above in 2025-26, with 51 wins.

Interpreted as:

Which NHL team has won the most games with a one or more goal differential this year?

	TEAM	W	DIFF	SEASON	GP	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	51	146	2025-26	51	0	0	102	1.000	0	0	221	75	20.2	86.6	33.96	12.8	25.88	.943
2	Hurricanes	48	113	2025-26	48	0	0	96	1.000	0	0	215	102	28.7	82.6	33.19	13.5	22.42	.905
3	Lightning	46	118	2025-26	46	0	0	92	1.000	0	0	205	87	24.3	87.2	27.26	16.3	26.20	.928
4	Sabres	45	115	2025-26	45	0	0	90	1.000	0	0	206	91	24.6	83.0	27.40	16.7	28.58	.929
5	Canadiens	44	97	2025-26	44	0	0	88	1.000	0	0	187	90	25.2	81.6	26.11	16.3	28.48	.928
6	Stars	44	103	2025-26	44	0	0	88	1.000	0	0	190	87	35.0	86.6	26.48	16.3	24.84	.920
7	Mammoth	43	106	2025-26	43	0	0	86	1.000	0	0	198	92	26.6	80.3	28.33	16.3	26.42	.919
8	Wild	42	101	2025-26	42	0	0	84	1.000	0	0	177	76	24.8	83.8	29.21	14.4	28.90	.937
9	Capitals	41	107	2025-26	41	0	0	82	1.000	0	0	177	70	20.2	85.0	29.17	14.8	27.63	.938
10	Oilers	41	104	2025-26	41	0	0	82	1.000	0	0	191	87	40.5	84.5	29.98	15.5	26.12	.919
11	Senators	41	103	2025-26	41	0	0	82	1.000	0	0	179	76	26.9	86.7	29.27	14.9	22.29	.917
12	Bruins	41	91	2025-26	41	0	0	82	1.000	0	0	166	75	25.9	83.6	26.27	15.4	29.85	.939
13	Islanders	39	77	2025-26	39	0	0	78	1.000	0	0	147	70	21.2	87.6	27.72	13.6	28.95	.938
14	Red Wings	39	81	2025-26	39	0	0	78	1.000	0	0	154	73	28.7	81.4	27.00	14.6	27.95	.933
15	Devils	38	76	2025-26	38	0	0	76	1.000	0	0	157	81	29.0	85.7	29.18	14.2	26.58	.920
16	Golden Knights	38	91	2025-26	38	0	0	76	1.000	0	0	169	78	33.0	85.1	29.34	15.2	23.76	.914
17	Penguins	38	108	2025-26	38	0	0	76	1.000	0	0	188	80	36.0	86.0	28.71	17.2	27.11	.922
18	Sharks	37	69	2025-26	37	0	0	74	1.000	0	0	157	88	28.9	81.9	27.27	15.6	30.46	.922
19	Blues	36	70	2025-26	36	0	0	72	1.000	0	0	130	60	19.0	90.8	25.58	14.1	27.03	.938
20	Ducks	35	73	2025-26	35	0	0	70	1.000	0	0	163	90	26.1	74.5	30.37	15.3	27.31	.906
21	Panthers	35	83	2025-26	35	0	0	70	1.000	0	0	152	69	31.4	88.2	27.57	15.8	25.77	.924
22	Flyers	33	83	2025-26	33	0	0	66	1.000	0	0	138	55	17.2	86.4	26.30	15.9	26.12	.936
23	Jets	33	70	2025-26	33	0	0	66	1.000	0	0	134	64	26.4	84.4	25.97	15.6	26.82	.928
24	Blue Jackets	33	73	2025-26	33	0	0	66	1.000	0	0	144	71	27.8	81.6	29.58	14.8	28.52	.925
25	Predators	33	68	2025-26	33	0	0	66	1.000	0	0	137	69	25.7	84.0	28.30	14.7	29.39	.929

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More Avalanche Stats

Team Leaders

53

MacKinnon

74

MacKinnon

+/-

+57

MacKinnon

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.63

1st

GA/GP

2.40

1st

PP%

17.1

27th

PK%

84.6

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	55	16	11	121	99
Stars	50	20	12	112	53
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	33	6	92	28
Blues	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks	29	39	14	72	-62

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	LAK	@	COL	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	STL	@	COL	9:00 PM
Wed 10/7	COL	@	WPG	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	COL	@	CGY	9:00 PM
Sat 10/10	TOR	@	COL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

0 - 4

Final

Golden Knights

4 - 0

Tue 26 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12