highest win percentage in an nhl season from 1981-82 to 1997-98

Between the 1981-82 and 1997-98 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings had the best winning percentage by a team in a season, winning 79.9 percent of the time in 1995-96.

	TEAM	W%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	.799	1995-96	82	62	13	7	131	.799	325	181	144	21.3	88.3	32.29	12.3	24.17	.909
2	Oilers	.744	1985-86	80	56	17	7	119	.744	426	310	116	26.3	81.1	33.06	16.1	34.73	.888
3	Oilers	.744	1983-84	80	57	18	5	119	.744	446	314	132	25.5	79.7	32.64	17.1	33.01	.881
4	Islanders	.738	1981-82	80	54	16	10	118	.738	385	250	135	27.8	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
5	Flames	.731	1988-89	80	54	17	9	117	.731	354	226	128	25.2	82.8	34.64	12.8	25.74	.890
6	Red Wings	.729	1994-95	48	33	11	4	70	.729	180	117	63	24.2	86.4	32.73	11.5	25.13	.903
7	Canadiens	.719	1988-89	80	53	18	9	115	.719	315	218	97	21.0	82.2	30.85	12.8	26.54	.897
8	Penguins	.708	1992-93	84	56	21	7	119	.708	367	268	99	23.9	83.2	32.44	13.5	30.73	.896
9	Flyers	.706	1984-85	80	53	20	7	113	.706	348	241	107	22.3	79.8	33.70	12.9	29.83	.899
10	Oilers	.694	1981-82	80	48	17	15	111	.694	417	295	122	25.6	81.7	33.63	15.5	31.73	.884
11	Flyers	.688	1985-86	80	53	23	4	110	.688	335	241	94	23.6	82.8	34.13	12.3	28.89	.896
12	Bruins	.688	1982-83	80	50	20	10	110	.688	327	228	99	22.8	80.4	30.85	13.2	24.83	.885
13	Oilers	.681	1984-85	80	49	20	11	109	.681	401	298	103	25.7	78.3	32.44	15.5	32.85	.887
14	Canadiens	.681	1981-82	80	46	17	17	109	.681	360	223	137	24.2	80.1	33.78	13.3	27.48	.899
15	Nordiques	.677	1994-95	48	30	13	5	65	.677	185	134	51	24.2	81.3	30.17	12.8	30.31	.908
16	Capitals	.669	1985-86	80	50	23	7	107	.669	315	272	43	22.8	81.0	30.30	13.0	27.70	.877
17	Rangers	.667	1993-94	84	52	24	8	112	.667	299	231	68	23.0	84.6	34.18	10.4	27.71	.901
18	Stars	.665	1997-98	82	49	22	11	109	.665	242	167	75	20.0	88.0	26.83	11.0	22.80	.911
19	Blackhawks	.663	1990-91	80	49	23	8	106	.663	284	211	73	22.1	83.8	32.05	11.1	27.68	.905
20	Oilers	.663	1986-87	80	50	24	6	106	.663	372	284	88	22.4	80.0	29.46	15.8	29.63	.880
21	Flyers	.663	1982-83	80	49	23	8	106	.663	326	240	86	21.7	81.8	34.46	11.8	26.44	.887
22	Oilers	.663	1982-83	80	47	21	12	106	.663	424	315	109	29.3	77.5	33.33	15.9	32.42	.879
23	Rangers	.656	1991-92	80	50	25	5	105	.656	321	246	75	20.9	84.8	32.91	12.2	31.79	.903
24	Blues	.656	1990-91	80	47	22	11	105	.656	310	250	60	20.1	83.8	31.88	12.2	29.31	.893
25	Flames	.656	1987-88	80	48	23	9	105	.656	397	305	92	28.5	80.4	33.33	14.9	29.65	.871