best goal differential hockey teams 1981-82 to 1989-90

Between the 1981-82 and 1989-90 seasons, the Edmonton Oilers had the highest goal differential by a team, with a differential of 796 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Oilers	796	720	427	204	89	943	.655	3,489	2,693	23.7	80.3	31.09	15.6	31.49	.881
2	Canadiens	536	720	384	238	98	866	.601	2,813	2,277	20.9	80.5	30.54	12.8	27.25	.884
3	Flyers	439	720	387	257	76	850	.590	2,883	2,444	21.8	80.1	32.77	12.2	29.71	.886
4	Flames	422	720	366	252	102	834	.579	3,100	2,678	25.4	78.9	32.61	13.2	30.34	.877
5	Bruins	415	720	381	255	84	846	.588	2,779	2,364	21.3	81.2	30.92	12.5	26.84	.878
6	Islanders	347	720	358	280	82	798	.554	2,849	2,502	24.1	78.9	30.24	13.1	31.43	.889
7	Capitals	305	720	362	273	85	809	.562	2,725	2,420	20.9	80.7	30.73	12.3	28.21	.881
8	Sabres	163	720	348	283	89	785	.545	2,666	2,503	20.8	80.1	29.59	12.5	28.72	.879
9	Rangers	9	720	321	311	88	730	.507	2,707	2,698	21.9	78.5	30.79	12.2	31.01	.879
10	Blackhawks	-63	720	311	323	86	708	.492	2,794	2,857	22.6	77.4	31.57	12.3	32.47	.878
11	Blues	-88	720	299	326	95	693	.481	2,623	2,711	21.8	78.2	30.12	12.1	30.32	.876
12	North Stars	-93	720	291	319	110	692	.481	2,687	2,780	22.7	78.6	31.70	11.8	32.40	.881
13	Nordiques	-95	720	295	343	82	672	.467	2,759	2,854	22.0	78.3	29.55	13.0	30.33	.869
14	Jets	-177	720	302	326	92	696	.483	2,792	2,969	21.8	77.9	31.43	12.3	30.86	.866
15	Whalers	-266	720	291	353	76	658	.457	2,523	2,789	21.0	79.5	29.71	11.8	30.12	.871
16	Kings	-293	720	268	360	92	628	.436	2,904	3,197	21.8	75.0	31.27	12.9	31.53	.859
17	Canucks	-335	720	252	366	102	606	.421	2,515	2,850	20.9	77.3	30.07	11.6	30.17	.869
18	Red Wings	-379	720	254	367	99	607	.422	2,593	2,972	19.3	76.6	29.04	12.4	30.21	.863
19	Penguins	-434	720	261	382	77	599	.416	2,691	3,125	22.0	75.9	29.77	12.6	33.13	.869
20	Maple Leafs	-592	720	238	404	78	554	.385	2,613	3,205	19.5	75.6	29.45	12.3	33.91	.869
21	Devils	-617	720	233	407	80	546	.379	2,430	3,047	18.9	76.0	28.74	11.7	31.25	.865