The Ottawa Senators had the best record by a team in 2002-03, with a record of 52-21-8-1.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Senators	52-21-8-1	2002-03	113	82	52	21	8	1	.689	263	182	81	21.2	84.9	29.78	10.8	24.79	.910
2	Stars	46-17-15-4	2002-03	111	82	46	17	15	4	.677	245	169	76	19.0	85.5	30.07	9.9	25.28	.918
3	Red Wings	48-20-10-4	2002-03	110	82	48	20	10	4	.671	269	203	66	23.8	85.4	29.77	11.0	28.79	.914
4	Devils	46-20-10-6	2002-03	108	82	46	20	10	6	.659	216	166	50	11.9	87.9	31.72	8.3	23.57	.914
5	Flyers	45-20-13-4	2002-03	107	82	45	20	13	4	.652	211	166	45	14.3	85.2	30.94	8.3	24.62	.918
6	Avalanche	42-19-13-8	2002-03	105	82	42	19	13	8	.640	251	194	57	18.7	82.5	29.10	10.5	28.33	.916
7	Canucks	45-23-13-1	2002-03	104	82	45	23	13	1	.634	264	208	56	20.7	84.1	29.12	11.1	26.65	.905
8	Blues	41-24-11-6	2002-03	99	82	41	24	11	6	.604	253	222	31	20.5	81.7	28.06	11.0	24.96	.892
9	Maple Leafs	44-28-7-3	2002-03	98	82	44	28	7	3	.598	236	208	28	17.5	86.9	26.26	11.0	29.55	.914
10	Mighty Ducks	40-27-9-6	2002-03	95	82	40	27	9	6	.579	203	193	10	16.1	87.4	27.39	9.0	28.99	.919
11	Wild	42-29-10-1	2002-03	95	82	42	29	10	1	.579	198	178	20	14.2	86.0	25.44	9.5	28.48	.924
12	Lightning	36-25-16-5	2002-03	93	82	36	25	16	5	.567	219	210	9	17.9	82.6	29.21	9.1	28.02	.909
13	Capitals	39-29-8-6	2002-03	92	82	39	29	8	6	.561	224	220	4	17.2	81.3	27.11	10.1	29.93	.910
14	Oilers	36-26-11-9	2002-03	92	82	36	26	11	9	.561	231	230	1	14.5	82.6	27.96	10.1	27.41	.898
15	Bruins	36-31-11-4	2002-03	87	82	36	31	11	4	.530	245	237	8	18.2	82.7	32.15	9.3	28.32	.898
16	Islanders	35-34-11-2	2002-03	83	82	35	34	11	2	.506	224	231	-7	15.1	83.5	29.60	9.2	28.27	.900
17	Blackhawks	30-33-13-6	2002-03	79	82	30	33	13	6	.482	207	226	-19	12.7	84.8	27.79	9.1	28.60	.904
18	Rangers	32-36-10-4	2002-03	78	82	32	36	10	4	.476	210	231	-21	16.2	81.2	30.06	8.5	29.59	.905
19	Kings	33-37-6-6	2002-03	78	82	33	37	6	6	.476	203	221	-18	14.6	83.3	27.71	8.9	26.11	.897
20	Coyotes	31-35-11-5	2002-03	78	82	31	35	11	5	.476	204	230	-26	14.3	81.3	28.01	8.9	29.98	.906
21	Canadiens	30-35-8-9	2002-03	77	82	30	35	8	9	.470	206	234	-28	14.0	81.7	25.84	9.7	32.66	.913
22	Flames	29-36-13-4	2002-03	75	82	29	36	13	4	.457	186	228	-42	12.1	83.3	28.55	7.9	27.10	.897
23	Predators	27-35-13-7	2002-03	74	82	27	35	13	7	.451	183	206	-23	13.9	82.7	28.24	7.9	27.46	.909
24	Thrashers	31-39-7-5	2002-03	74	82	31	39	7	5	.451	226	284	-58	17.3	81.7	26.38	10.4	31.62	.890
25	Sharks	28-37-9-8	2002-03	73	82	28	37	9	8	.445	214	239	-25	18.1	81.0	28.09	9.3	29.17	.900