which team has the highest margin of victory per game in a season

The Montreal Canadiens have the highest goal differential per game played by a team in a season, with 2.7 in 1976-77.

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	TEAM	DIFF/GP	DIFF	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	2.7	216	80	1976-77	60	8	12		132	.825			387	171			35.19	13.7	25.63	.917
2	Canadiens	2.5	125	50	1943-44	38	5	7		83	.830			234	109
3	Bruins	2.46	192	78	1970-71	57	14	7		121	.776			399	207			40.59	12.6	31.26	.915
4	Senators	2.38	57	24	1919-20	19	5	0		38	.792			121	64
5	Canadiens	2.2	176	80	1977-78	59	10	11		129	.806			359	183	31.9	81.0	32.76	13.7	25.94	.912
6	Canadiens	2.14	107	50	1944-45	38	8	4		80	.800			228	121
7	Canadiens	2.04	163	80	1975-76	58	11	11		127	.794			337	174			34.16	12.3	27.38	.921
8	Canadiens	1.86	149	80	1974-75	47	14	19		113	.706			374	225			31.91	14.6	28.44	.901
9	Canadiens	1.86	145	78	1972-73	52	10	16		120	.769			329	184			32.01	13.2	29.92	.921
10	Bruins	1.84	81	44	1929-30	38	5	1		77	.875			179	98
11	Oilers	1.83	11	6	2026-27	5	0		1	11	.917	0	0	29	18	23.8	73.7	25.00	19.3	26.00	.885
12	Islanders	1.8	144	80	1978-79	51	15	14		116	.725			358	214	31.2	80.2	28.76	15.6	28.86	.907
13	Red Wings	1.76	144	82	1995-96	62	13	7		131	.799			325	181	21.3	88.3	32.29	12.3	24.17	.909
14	Flyers	1.74	139	80	1975-76	51	13	16		118	.738			348	209			37.46	11.6	27.78	.906
15	Canadiens	1.71	137	80	1981-82	46	17	17		109	.681			360	223	24.2	80.1	33.78	13.3	27.48	.899
16	Islanders	1.69	135	80	1981-82	54	16	10		118	.738			385	250	27.8	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
17	Avalanche	1.67	10	6	2026-27	4	2		0	8	.667	0	0	29	19	23.8	80.0	31.17	15.5	25.67	.877
18	Bruins	1.67	80	48	1938-39	36	10	2		74	.771			156	76
19	Canadiens	1.66	133	80	1978-79	52	17	11		115	.719			337	204	28.3	83.6	32.16	13.1	25.41	.900
20	Oilers	1.65	132	80	1983-84	57	18	5		119	.744			446	314	25.5	79.7	32.64	17.1	33.01	.881
21	Bruins	1.64	128	78	1973-74	52	17	9		113	.724			349	221			33.96	13.2	29.31	.903
22	Rangers	1.63	13	8	2026-27	6	2		0	12	.750	0	0	27	14	21.7	91.7	23.25	14.5	24.00	.927
23	Bruins	1.62	126	78	1971-72	54	13	11		119	.763			330	204			33.76	12.5	29.12	.910
24	Rangers	1.6	125	78	1971-72	48	17	13		109	.699			317	192			36.04	11.3	25.86	.905
25	Flames	1.6	128	80	1988-89	54	17	9		117	.731			354	226	25.2	82.8	34.64	12.8	25.74	.890

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

3

Suzuki

5

Hutson

+/-

+3

Suzuki

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.83

20th

GA/GP

3.67

24th

PP%

10.0

30th

PK%

80.8

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	5	2	0	10	10
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Canadiens	3	2	1	7	-3
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/14	MTL	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	BUF	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	SJS	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MTL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MTL	@	WPG	7:00 PM

Last Game

Sabres

3 - 3 - 1

Final

Canadiens

3 - 2 - 1

Tue 13 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

8

Kaprizov

7

Lafreniere

7

Connor

Assists Leaders

13

McDavid

9

Eichel

8

Hughes

Points Leaders

17

McDavid

14

Bouchard

13

Eichel

Hits Leaders

41

Sherwood

37

Cuylle

34

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

24

Weegar

23

Hronek

23

Chabot

Wins Leaders

5

Swayman

5

Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

1.15

Garand

1.20

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.951

Garand

.948

Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.83

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

1.67

1.75

2.29

Power Play Rankings

36.8

34.5

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

93.3

92.3

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

6-2

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

1-4

2-5

2-4

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	5	2	0	10	10
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Canadiens	3	2	1	7	-3
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	2	0	12	13
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	0	6	4
Capitals	3	3	0	6	1
Devils	3	3	0	6	-6
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	5	3	3	-21

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	5	2	0	10	8
Jets	4	1	1	9	1
Wild	4	2	1	9	5
Avalanche	4	2	0	8	10
Blues	3	2	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	2	6	-3
Stars	2	3	1	5	2
Blackhawks	2	5	0	4	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	6	2	0	12	10
Oilers	5	0	1	11	11
Kraken	5	2	0	10	10
Ducks	4	2	0	8	3
Sharks	3	3	0	6	-7
Canucks	2	6	0	4	-12
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	5	0	2	-17