The Detroit Red Wings had the highest goal differential by a team in 1995-96, with a differential of 144 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	144	1995-96	82	62	13	7	131	.799	325	181	21.3	88.3	32.29	12.3	24.17	.909
2	Avalanche	86	1995-96	82	47	25	10	104	.634	326	240	21.3	83.8	32.24	12.3	28.90	.899
3	Penguins	78	1995-96	82	49	29	4	102	.622	362	284	26.0	83.3	32.26	13.7	34.63	.900
4	Flyers	74	1995-96	82	45	24	13	103	.628	282	208	19.7	85.8	30.85	11.1	25.89	.902
5	Blackhawks	53	1995-96	82	40	28	14	94	.573	273	220	17.7	85.5	27.32	12.2	28.46	.906
6	Rangers	35	1995-96	82	41	27	14	96	.585	272	237	19.8	82.0	32.57	10.2	30.16	.904
7	Capitals	30	1995-96	82	39	32	11	89	.543	234	204	15.6	82.6	30.12	9.5	24.90	.900
8	Panthers	20	1995-96	82	41	31	10	92	.561	254	234	17.3	83.0	28.83	10.7	27.89	.898
9	Canadiens	17	1995-96	82	40	32	10	90	.549	265	248	19.0	82.2	28.82	11.2	32.39	.907
10	Bruins	13	1995-96	82	40	31	11	91	.555	282	269	18.7	80.4	34.61	9.9	26.88	.878
11	Devils	13	1995-96	82	37	33	12	86	.524	215	202	14.9	84.6	32.16	8.2	26.50	.907
12	Flames	1	1995-96	82	34	37	11	79	.482	241	240	18.4	80.1	30.07	9.8	27.09	.892
13	Canucks	0	1995-96	82	32	35	15	79	.482	278	278	16.8	81.3	30.15	11.2	30.16	.888
14	Maple Leafs	-5	1995-96	82	34	36	12	80	.488	247	252	18.9	82.6	32.62	9.2	31.84	.903
15	Lightning	-10	1995-96	82	38	32	12	88	.537	238	248	20.8	84.5	31.05	9.3	29.63	.898
16	Mighty Ducks	-13	1995-96	82	35	39	8	78	.476	234	247	14.1	80.9	28.71	9.9	32.18	.906
17	Sabres	-15	1995-96	82	33	42	7	73	.445	247	262	15.9	83.9	28.45	10.6	35.51	.910
18	Jets	-16	1995-96	82	36	40	6	78	.476	275	291	19.7	79.5	29.39	11.4	33.70	.895
19	Whalers	-22	1995-96	82	34	39	9	77	.470	237	259	18.0	80.7	30.41	9.5	33.67	.906
20	Blues	-29	1995-96	82	32	34	16	80	.488	219	248	16.5	83.0	31.07	8.6	29.80	.899
21	Kings	-46	1995-96	82	24	40	18	66	.402	256	302	18.0	81.1	31.38	9.9	35.43	.896
22	Stars	-53	1995-96	82	26	42	14	66	.402	227	280	15.1	80.4	30.15	9.2	30.80	.889
23	Oilers	-64	1995-96	82	30	44	8	68	.415	240	304	15.9	80.8	29.99	9.8	30.40	.878
24	Islanders	-86	1995-96	82	22	50	10	54	.329	229	315	18.8	78.3	28.17	9.9	32.04	.880
25	Senators	-100	1995-96	82	18	59	5	41	.250	191	291	12.3	77.9	26.88	8.7	30.54	.884