highest scoring nhl regular-season game by team 1997

The Pittsburgh Penguins had the most goals by a team in 1996-97, with 285 scored.

	TEAM	G	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Penguins	285	1996-97	82	38	36	8	84	.512	280	5	21.8	81.1	29.44	11.8	34.29	.900
2	Avalanche	277	1996-97	82	49	24	9	107	.652	205	72	20.6	87.6	31.95	10.6	30.21	.917
3	Flyers	274	1996-97	82	45	24	13	103	.628	217	57	14.6	85.7	32.24	10.4	25.70	.897
4	Rangers	258	1996-97	82	38	34	10	86	.524	231	27	22.0	79.9	30.83	10.2	31.56	.911
5	Canucks	257	1996-97	82	35	40	7	77	.470	273	-16	16.8	80.8	28.06	11.2	30.21	.890
6	Red Wings	253	1996-97	82	38	26	18	94	.573	197	56	17.9	86.7	33.24	9.3	25.30	.905
7	Stars	252	1996-97	82	48	26	8	104	.634	198	54	14.6	83.4	29.74	10.3	25.34	.905
8	Oilers	252	1996-97	82	36	37	9	81	.494	247	5	18.0	82.5	30.74	10.0	31.17	.903
9	Canadiens	249	1996-97	82	31	36	15	77	.470	276	-27	15.7	79.5	30.17	10.1	33.90	.901
10	Mighty Ducks	245	1996-97	82	36	33	13	85	.518	233	12	16.8	81.5	28.43	10.5	32.78	.913
11	Islanders	240	1996-97	82	29	41	12	70	.427	250	-10	13.9	83.4	26.68	11.0	30.26	.899
12	Coyotes	240	1996-97	82	38	37	7	83	.506	243	-3	18.1	85.9	30.09	9.7	30.73	.904
13	Sabres	237	1996-97	82	40	30	12	92	.561	208	29	13.2	83.8	25.49	11.3	33.27	.924
14	Blues	236	1996-97	82	36	35	11	83	.506	239	-3	15.3	83.4	29.45	9.8	27.38	.894
15	Bruins	234	1996-97	82	26	47	9	61	.372	300	-66	14.8	81.8	29.60	9.6	29.65	.877
16	Devils	231	1996-97	82	45	23	14	104	.634	182	49	13.9	88.1	31.62	8.9	26.34	.916
17	Maple Leafs	230	1996-97	82	30	44	8	68	.415	273	-43	15.5	82.0	29.28	9.6	34.43	.903
18	Whalers	226	1996-97	82	32	39	11	75	.457	256	-30	18.1	84.6	29.70	9.3	31.50	.901
19	Senators	226	1996-97	82	31	36	15	77	.470	234	-8	16.7	81.9	29.23	9.4	25.82	.889
20	Blackhawks	223	1996-97	82	34	35	13	81	.494	210	13	14.8	84.2	30.38	9.0	29.45	.913
21	Panthers	221	1996-97	82	35	28	19	89	.543	201	20	14.2	85.5	29.11	9.3	28.78	.915
22	Lightning	217	1996-97	82	32	40	10	74	.451	247	-30	13.8	84.8	31.39	8.4	28.84	.896
23	Kings	214	1996-97	82	28	43	11	67	.409	268	-54	13.6	87.2	29.01	9.0	33.89	.904
24	Flames	214	1996-97	82	32	41	9	73	.445	239	-25	16.9	83.2	31.35	8.3	28.50	.898
25	Capitals	214	1996-97	82	33	40	9	75	.457	231	-17	15.8	84.7	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893

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