best goal differential prior to 1971-72

Before 1971-72, the Montreal Canadiens had the highest goal differential by a team, with a differential of 1,542 goals.

TEAM DIFF GP W L T PTS PTS% G GA PP% PK% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Canadiens
Canadiens
1,542
2,917
1,457
995
466
3,380
.579
8,859
7,317
33.81
9.9
28.79
.915
2 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
696
2,917
1,335
1,137
446
3,116
.534
8,489
7,793
31.82
9.1
31.75
.914
3 Red Wings
Red Wings
558
2,692
1,207
1,029
456
2,870
.533
7,593
7,035
32.97
8.7
30.10
.903
4 Bruins
Bruins
106
2,758
1,188
1,130
440
2,816
.511
8,002
7,896
31.78
9.5
32.58
.901
5 Blues
Blues
93
304
135
108
61
331
.544
828
735
30.28
9.0
29.53
.918
6
Maroons
69
622
271
260
91
633
.509
1,474
1,405
7
Eagles
67
590
269
252
69
607
.514
1,544
1,477
8
Wanderers
-18
4
1
5
0
2
.250
17
35
9 Canucks
Canucks
-67
78
24
46
8
56
.359
229
296
28.60
10.3
34.72
.891
10 Sabres
Sabres
-74
78
24
39
15
63
.404
217
291
26.65
10.4
36.13
.897
11 Flyers
Flyers
-103
304
96
135
73
265
.436
751
854
29.31
8.4
34.16
.918
12
Tigers
-147
150
51
98
1
103
.343
505
652
13 Penguins
Penguins
-159
304
94
154
56
244
.401
787
946
31.12
8.3
30.92
.899
14 North Stars
North Stars
-181
304
92
144
68
252
.414
795
976
30.27
8.6
33.43
.904
15
Quakers
-251
256
71
158
27
169
.330
452
703
16 Kings
Kings
-285
304
94
167
43
231
.380
792
1,077
31.21
8.3
32.30
.890
17
Golden Seals
-293
304
86
171
47
219
.360
740
1,033
27.92
8.7
32.95
.897
18 Black Hawks
Black Hawks
-497
2,692
1,034
1,239
419
2,487
.462
7,273
7,770
30.34
9.9
31.13
.913
19 Rangers
Rangers
-517
2,692
1,054
1,169
469
2,577
.479
7,373
7,890
30.94
9.3
32.73
.908
20
Americans
-539
784
255
402
127
637
.406
1,643
2,182

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.96

17th

GA/GP

3.18

22nd

PP%

20.1

21st

PK%

80.9

9th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Senators Senators
45
30
7
97
9
Canadiens Canadiens
40
31
11
91
-20
Red Wings Red Wings
39
35
8
86
-21
Sabres Sabres
36
39
7
79
-20
Bruins Bruins
33
39
10
76
-50
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
MTL MTL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
10/11
MTL MTL
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
NSH NSH
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

4 - 1 - 0

4

Final

1

MTL Canadiens

1 - 4 - 0

Wed 30 Apr 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
NSH NSH
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Wed
4/2
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
4-5
Wed
4/2
LAK LAK
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Wed
4/2
ANA ANA
@
CGY CGY
1-4
Wed
4/2
WPG WPG
@
VGK VGK
4-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/7
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/7
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM