nhl best team 1977-78 to 1998-99

Between the 1977-78 and 1998-99 seasons, the Montreal Canadiens had the best record by a team, with a record of 914-586-244.

TEAM REC PTS GP W L T PTS% G GA DIFF PP% PK% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Canadiens
Canadiens
914-586-244
2,072
1,744
914
586
244
.594
6,376
5,209
1,167
20.7
81.6
30.56
12.0
28.07
.894
2 Bruins
Bruins
902-614-228
2,032
1,744
902
614
228
.583
6,345
5,488
857
20.7
81.7
30.93
11.8
26.43
.881
3 Flyers
Flyers
894-607-243
2,031
1,744
894
607
243
.582
6,396
5,514
882
20.3
81.0
31.50
11.6
28.33
.888
4 Sabres
Sabres
825-650-269
1,919
1,744
825
650
269
.550
6,109
5,475
634
19.7
82.1
29.29
12.0
29.66
.894
5 Flames
Flames
823-667-254
1,900
1,744
823
667
254
.545
6,622
5,983
639
22.1
80.3
30.94
12.3
29.55
.884
6 Oilers
Oilers
759-626-199
1,717
1,584
759
626
199
.542
6,261
5,737
524
20.1
79.9
29.99
13.2
31.05
.883
7 Islanders
Islanders
799-719-226
1,824
1,744
799
719
226
.523
6,309
5,775
534
22.2
79.8
29.15
12.4
30.62
.892
8 Rangers
Rangers
790-725-229
1,809
1,744
790
725
229
.519
6,226
5,981
245
21.7
80.5
30.60
11.7
30.35
.887
9 Capitals
Capitals
785-736-223
1,793
1,744
785
736
223
.514
5,933
5,746
187
19.4
81.0
29.82
11.4
28.10
.883
10 Blackhawks
Blackhawks
765-723-256
1,786
1,744
765
723
256
.512
5,933
5,828
105
20.2
80.4
30.59
11.1
30.57
.891
11 Blues
Blues
754-744-246
1,754
1,744
754
744
246
.503
5,952
6,034
-82
20.1
80.9
29.60
11.5
30.08
.885
12 Red Wings
Red Wings
744-754-246
1,734
1,744
744
754
246
.497
6,188
6,180
8
19.8
79.6
30.36
11.7
28.60
.876
13 Stars
Stars
736-748-260
1,732
1,744
736
748
260
.497
5,917
5,960
-43
20.2
80.5
30.86
11.0
29.97
.886
14 Penguins
Penguins
756-772-216
1,728
1,744
756
772
216
.495
6,428
6,674
-246
21.6
78.2
30.12
12.2
32.12
.881
15 Avalanche
Avalanche
676-702-206
1,558
1,584
676
702
206
.492
5,698
5,738
-40
20.6
79.7
29.16
12.3
30.55
.881
16 Panthers
Panthers
183-192-85
451
460
183
192
85
.490
1,236
1,279
-43
14.8
82.5
27.87
9.6
29.43
.906
17 Kings
Kings
691-807-246
1,628
1,744
691
807
246
.467
6,353
6,734
-381
20.5
78.4
30.60
11.9
31.78
.878
18 Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks
181-222-57
419
460
181
222
57
.455
1,253
1,362
-109
15.3
81.7
28.15
9.7
31.78
.907
19 Coyotes
Coyotes
618-763-203
1,439
1,584
618
763
203
.454
5,431
6,014
-583
19.8
80.2
30.18
11.4
31.18
.878
20 Devils
Devils
664-840-240
1,568
1,744
664
840
240
.450
5,619
6,244
-625
18.7
78.8
29.85
10.8
29.32
.878
21 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
676-862-206
1,558
1,744
676
862
206
.447
5,894
6,623
-729
19.2
78.8
30.04
11.2
32.36
.883
22 Hurricanes
Hurricanes
601-780-203
1,405
1,584
601
780
203
.443
5,114
5,766
-652
18.6
79.9
28.82
11.2
30.54
.881
23 Canucks
Canucks
642-841-261
1,545
1,744
642
841
261
.443
5,773
6,392
-619
19.1
78.8
29.49
11.2
29.86
.877
24 Predators
Predators
28-47-7
63
82
28
47
7
.384
190
261
-71
12.3
79.0
27.06
8.6
33.04
.904
25 Lightning
Lightning
176-306-62
414
544
176
306
62
.381
1,374
1,783
-409
15.1
82.1
28.81
8.8
29.38
.888

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.33

9th

GA/GP

2.67

10th

PP%

20.0

12th

PK%

80.0

16th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Red Wings Red Wings
2
1
0
4
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
2
0
2
-1
Senators Senators
1
2
0
2
-6
Lightning Lightning
1
2
0
2
-2
Sabres Sabres
0
3
0
0
-8
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
NSH NSH
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
10/18
NYR NYR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
10/20
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:30 PM
Wed
10/22
MTL MTL
@
CGY CGY
8:30 PM
Last Game
CHI Blackhawks

0 - 2 - 0

2

Final

3

MTL Canadiens

2 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
NSH NSH
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
EDM EDM
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
TBL TBL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
VGK VGK
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM