which team has the best 5 on 5 defense in nhl this season

Which team has the best 5 on 5 defense in NHL this season?

		TEAM	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Canadiens	2025-26	156				67	.215	13			1.11	7.5
2		Maple Leafs	2025-26	162				65	.201	13			1.14	7.1
3		Bruins	2025-26	174				58	.167	6			1.06	3.3
4		Rangers	2025-26	174				61	.175	16			1.14	8.1
5		Blackhawks	2025-26	186				48	.129	7			1.11	3.4
6		Red Wings	2025-26	169				48	.142	13			1.31	5.9
7		Kings	2025-26	163				49	.150	9			1.13	4.9
8		Stars	2025-26	171				68	.199	13			1.10	6.9
9		Flyers	2025-26	156				46	.147	6			0.97	3.9
10		Penguins	2025-26	156				56	.179	10			1.19	5.4
11		Blues	2025-26	169				49	.145	12			1.27	5.6
12		Sabres	2025-26	162				58	.179	15			1.35	6.8
13		Canucks	2025-26	162				59	.182	6			1.13	3.3
14		Flames	2025-26	174				44	.126	12			1.26	5.5
15		Islanders	2025-26	169				53	.157	10			1.46	4.1
16		Devils	2025-26	162				52	.160	14			1.37	6.3
17		Capitals	2025-26	168				78	.232	22			1.62	8.1
18		Oilers	2025-26	172				65	.189	15			1.60	5.5
19		Hurricanes	2025-26	157				62	.197	14			1.76	5.1
20		Avalanche	2025-26	162				77	.238	17			1.73	6.0
21		Sharks	2025-26	170				45	.132	6			0.95	3.7
22		Senators	2025-26	162				69	.213	13			1.18	6.8
23		Lightning	2025-26	167				66	.198	12			1.12	6.4
24		Ducks	2025-26	165				60	.182	19			1.46	7.9
25		Panthers	2025-26	156				47	.151	5			1.20	2.7

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

22

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

21

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

18

Bedard

Connor Bedard

Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

Connor McDavid

26

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

24

Makar

Cale Makar

46

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

40

McDavid

Connor McDavid

40

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

131

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

110

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

103

Dach

Colton Dach

73

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

69

Nurse

Darnell Nurse

68

McCabe

Jake McCabe

13

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

12

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

12

Thompson

Logan Thompson

Goals Against Leaders

1.74

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.02

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.07

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

Save Percentage Leaders

.944

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.921

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

.920

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

4.04

3.50

3.48

Goals Against Rankings

2.19

2.46

2.57

Power Play Rankings

34.4

32.4

31.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

87.4

87.0

86.4

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-5

19-7

21-8

18-7

20-8

16-10

Worst Record ATS

7-19

7-19

10-18

10-17

10-17

10-17

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	19	2	6	44	47
Stars	18	5	5	41	24
Wild	15	8	5	35	3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	16	10	1	33	5
Golden Knights	12	6	8	32	1
Kings	12	8	7	31	-5

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	16	9	2	34	17
Bruins	16	13	0	32	-1
Canadiens	14	9	3	31	-7
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	17	9	2	36	27
Hurricanes	16	8	2	34	12
Penguins	14	7	5	33	9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/7	SEA	@	STL	4-3
Fri 11/7	BUF	@	CAR	3-6
Fri 11/7	BOS	@	TOR	5-3
Fri 11/7	UTA	@	MTL	2-6
Fri 11/7	FLA	@	SJS	1-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/5	VGK	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Fri 12/5	BUF	@	WPG	7:00 PM
Fri 12/5	SJS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 12/5	UTA	@	VAN	9:00 PM
Fri 12/5	WSH	@	ANA	10:00 PM