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	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	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	558	2,692	1,207	1,029	456	2,870	.533	7,593	7,035			32.97	8.7	30.10	.903
4		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	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	-67	78	24	46	8	56	.359	229	296			28.60	10.3	34.72	.891
10		Sabres	-74	78	24	39	15	63	.404	217	291			26.65	10.4	36.13	.897
11		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	-159	304	94	154	56	244	.401	787	946			31.12	8.3	30.92	.899
14		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	-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	-497	2,692	1,034	1,239	419	2,487	.462	7,273	7,770			30.34	9.9	31.13	.913
19		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

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2025-26 Division Standings

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

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/11	MTL	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Tue 10/14	SEA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 10/16	NSH	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/18	NYR	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Mon 10/20	BUF	@	MTL	7:30 PM

DET

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5

MTL

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Stone

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Eichel

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Power Play Rankings

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50.0

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Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

100.0

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Best Record ATS

1-0

1-0

1-0

1-0

1-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	2	0	0	4	2
Bruins	2	0	0	4	3
Maple Leafs	1	0	0	2	3
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	2	0	0	4	4
Hurricanes	1	0	0	2	3
Rangers	1	1	0	2	1

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	2	0	0	4	4
Wild	1	0	0	2	5
Stars	1	0	0	2	1
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	1	3	0
Canucks	1	0	0	2	4
Kraken	1	0	0	2	2

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 10/6	CHI	@	FLA	2-3
Mon 10/6	PIT	@	NYR	3-0
Mon 10/6	COL	@	LAK	4-1
Tue 10/7	MTL	@	TOR	2-5
Tue 10/7	BOS	@	WSH	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/11	LAK	@	WPG	1:30 PM
Sat 10/11	STL	@	CGY	4:00 PM
Sat 10/11	MTL	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/11	WSH	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/11	OTT	@	FLA	7:00 PM