best nhl win percentage all-time before 2017

Before 2016-17, the Montreal Canadiens had the best winning percentage by a team, winning 58.0 percent of the time.

		TEAM	W%	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Canadiens	.580	6,413	3,298	2,154	837	125	7,558	.589	56	54	20,679	17,117	3,562	19.7	82.4	31.03	10.9	28.98	.906
2		Flyers	.559	3,800	1,895	1,312	457	136	4,383	.577	33	70	12,548	11,028	1,520	19.7	81.8	31.16	10.6	29.05	.900
3		Bruins	.546	6,254	3,021	2,298	791	144	6,977	.558	57	64	19,897	18,122	1,775	19.4	82.2	31.40	10.5	28.96	.896
4		Red Wings	.528	6,188	2,858	2,383	815	132	6,663	.538	49	65	19,128	18,195	933	20.2	81.3	31.42	10.2	28.83	.891
5		Sabres	.524	3,574	1,669	1,378	409	118	3,865	.541	67	58	11,445	10,704	741	18.5	82.7	29.45	10.9	29.86	.900
6		Flames	.515	3,418	1,571	1,349	379	119	3,640	.532	39	52	11,176	10,710	466	19.9	80.9	29.81	11.0	29.25	.893
7		Eagles	.514	590	269	252	69		607	.514			1,544	1,477	67
8		Blues	.511	3,800	1,725	1,517	432	126	4,008	.527	62	58	11,663	11,604	59	19.1	82.2	29.61	10.4	28.90	.894
9		Maroons	.509	622	271	260	91		633	.509			1,474	1,405	69
10		Avalanche	.507	2,862	1,320	1,178	261	103	3,004	.525	67	35	9,298	9,221	77	19.7	80.7	29.12	11.2	30.11	.893
11		Rangers	.502	6,188	2,705	2,562	808	113	6,331	.512	65	50	18,851	18,831	20	19.8	81.4	30.95	10.3	30.52	.898
12		Ducks	.502	1,738	819	686	107	126	1,871	.538	54	62	4,669	4,704	-35	17.5	82.6	28.82	9.3	29.87	.909
13		Stars	.498	3,800	1,663	1,564	459	114	3,899	.513	63	46	11,643	11,916	-273	19.2	81.6	29.81	10.3	29.85	.895
14		Capitals	.497	3,262	1,471	1,361	303	127	3,372	.517	52	59	10,233	10,446	-213	19.5	81.3	29.20	10.7	29.50	.891
15		Maple Leafs	.497	6,413	2,794	2,709	783	128	6,499	.507	49	60	19,588	19,762	-174	18.6	79.6	30.54	10.2	31.48	.897
16		Predators	.496	1,360	645	531	60	124	1,474	.542	54	54	3,558	3,634	-76	16.1	82.9	28.31	9.2	29.58	.910
17		Sharks	.496	1,902	883	773	121	125	2,012	.529	62	56	5,333	5,446	-113	17.7	82.1	29.33	9.6	28.94	.901
18		Penguins	.494	3,800	1,685	1,619	383	113	3,866	.509	69	43	12,558	12,929	-371	20.4	80.0	30.16	11.0	31.22	.891
19		Oilers	.493	2,862	1,279	1,189	262	132	2,952	.516	61	58	9,594	9,455	139	18.6	80.8	28.95	11.6	30.42	.891
20		Blackhawks	.492	6,188	2,637	2,610	814	127	6,215	.502	61	60	18,360	18,462	-102	18.7	81.3	30.23	10.4	30.08	.901
21		Wild	.490	1,196	558	469	55	114	1,285	.537	61	57	2,974	3,021	-47	16.5	84.1	26.91	9.2	29.20	.914
22		Islanders	.489	3,418	1,497	1,454	347	120	3,461	.506	69	52	10,895	10,800	95	19.8	80.4	29.18	10.9	30.48	.896
23		Senators	.483	1,822	822	760	115	125	1,884	.517	47	61	5,180	5,279	-99	17.0	82.1	29.88	9.5	29.12	.900
24		Devils	.475	3,262	1,384	1,433	328	117	3,213	.492	63	62	9,542	10,289	-747	18.3	80.8	29.43	9.9	28.71	.890
25		Kings	.474	3,800	1,589	1,660	424	127	3,729	.491	60	58	12,030	12,650	-620	19.3	79.8	30.06	10.5	30.19	.890

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	26	13	3	55	34
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Sabres	22	15	4	48	1
Maple Leafs	20	15	7	47	2
Panthers	22	17	3	47	-4
Bruins	22	19	2	46	-6
Senators	20	16	5	45	2

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CGY	@	MTL	7:30 PM
Thu 1/8	FLA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DET	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/12	VAN	@	MTL	7:30 PM
Tue 1/13	MTL	@	WSH	7:00 PM

MTL

23 - 13 - 6

4

Final

3

DAL

25 - 9 - 8

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

35

MacKinnon

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28

McDavid

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26

Boldy

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Assists Leaders

47

McDavid

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42

Rantanen

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41

Celebrini

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75

McDavid

Connor McDavid

74

MacKinnon

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64

Celebrini

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215

Trenin

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202

Sherwood

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152

Cuylle

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104

Parayko

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104

McCabe

Jake McCabe

103

Faber

Brock Faber

18

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

18

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

17

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

2.20

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.21

Grubauer

Philipp Grubauer

Save Percentage Leaders

.926

Grubauer

Philipp Grubauer

.926

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

3.95

3.45

3.40

Goals Against Rankings

2.21

2.63

2.64

Power Play Rankings

33.9

30.0

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Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

84.8

84.1

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-12

29-13

28-13

28-14

27-16

25-16

Worst Record ATS

12-29

14-28

16-27

16-27

16-27

16-25

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	4	7	69	70
Stars	25	10	8	58	26
Wild	25	11	8	58	21
Mammoth	20	20	3	43	6
Predators	19	19	4	42	-22
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	5	35	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	18	11	12	48	-1
Oilers	21	16	6	48	0
Kraken	20	14	7	47	-5
Kings	18	14	9	45	-2
Sharks	21	18	3	45	-16
Ducks	21	19	3	45	-13
Flames	18	20	4	40	-14
Canucks	16	21	5	37	-28

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	26	13	3	55	34
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Sabres	22	15	4	48	1
Panthers	22	17	3	47	-4
Maple Leafs	20	15	7	47	2
Bruins	22	19	2	46	-6
Senators	20	16	5	45	2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	26	14	3	55	16
Islanders	24	15	4	52	9
Flyers	22	12	7	51	11
Capitals	22	15	6	50	17
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Devils	22	19	2	46	-19
Rangers	20	18	6	46	-4
Blue Jackets	18	17	7	43	-13

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/9	DET	@	CGY	4-3
Tue 12/9	FLA	@	UTA	4-3
Tue 12/9	LAK	@	SEA	2-3
Wed 12/10	CAR	@	WSH	3-2
Wed 12/10	SJS	@	TOR	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	CGY	@	MTL	7:30 PM
Wed 1/7	STL	@	CHI	9:30 PM
Wed 1/7	OTT	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Wed 1/7	SJS	@	LAK	10:30 PM