The Boston Bruins had the highest goal differential by a team in 2011-12, with a differential of 61 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Bruins	61	2011-12	82	49	29	4	102	.622	9	3	260	199	17.2	83.5	32.35	9.8	29.77	.918
2	Penguins	55	2011-12	82	51	25	6	108	.659	9	3	273	218	19.7	87.8	33.89	9.8	27.40	.903
3	Blues	51	2011-12	82	49	22	11	109	.665	4	10	206	155	16.7	85.8	30.63	8.2	26.71	.929
4	Canucks	50	2011-12	82	51	22	9	111	.677	8	7	241	191	19.8	86.0	31.50	9.3	30.80	.924
5	Rangers	40	2011-12	82	51	24	7	109	.665	4	5	222	182	15.7	86.2	28.51	9.5	27.82	.920
6	Red Wings	39	2011-12	82	48	28	6	102	.622	9	3	239	200	16.1	81.8	32.17	9.1	26.98	.910
7	Flyers	35	2011-12	82	47	26	9	103	.628	4	7	260	225	19.7	81.8	32.21	9.8	28.40	.903
8	Predators	27	2011-12	82	48	26	8	104	.634	5	5	232	205	21.6	83.6	27.57	10.3	30.77	.919
9	Kings	18	2011-12	82	40	27	15	95	.579	6	9	188	170	17.0	87.0	30.60	7.5	27.41	.924
10	Coyotes	16	2011-12	82	42	27	13	97	.591	6	10	210	194	13.5	85.5	29.62	8.6	31.62	.925
11	Sharks	14	2011-12	82	43	29	10	96	.585	9	5	219	205	21.1	76.9	33.82	7.9	28.56	.912
12	Devils	11	2011-12	82	48	28	6	102	.622	12	4	216	205	17.2	89.6	27.48	9.6	26.82	.907
13	Blackhawks	10	2011-12	82	45	26	11	101	.616	7	7	241	231	15.2	78.1	31.50	9.3	28.57	.901
14	Senators	7	2011-12	82	41	31	10	92	.561	6	4	243	236	18.1	81.6	31.39	9.4	32.04	.910
15	Canadiens	-7	2011-12	82	31	35	16	78	.476	5	12	207	214	14.3	88.6	28.54	8.8	29.66	.912
16	Capitals	-8	2011-12	82	42	32	8	92	.561	4	4	218	226	16.7	81.6	27.99	9.5	30.18	.909
17	Sabres	-12	2011-12	82	39	32	11	89	.543	7	7	211	223	17.1	81.7	29.23	8.8	31.35	.913
18	Stars	-14	2011-12	82	42	35	5	89	.543	7	4	204	218	13.5	82.8	28.23	8.8	30.82	.914
19	Flames	-18	2011-12	82	37	29	16	90	.549	3	9	199	217	17.7	84.3	27.54	8.8	30.83	.914
20	Avalanche	-19	2011-12	82	41	35	6	88	.537	9	2	199	218	18.4	83.0	31.50	7.7	29.59	.910
21	Panthers	-19	2011-12	82	38	26	18	94	.573	6	11	197	216	18.5	79.5	29.67	8.1	30.55	.914
22	Jets	-21	2011-12	82	37	35	10	84	.512	4	4	221	242	17.9	80.1	30.13	8.9	30.12	.902
23	Ducks	-23	2011-12	82	34	36	12	80	.488	3	7	201	224	16.6	82.0	27.94	8.8	28.87	.905
24	Oilers	-25	2011-12	82	32	40	10	74	.451	5	7	207	232	20.6	82.4	26.66	9.5	30.71	.908
25	Hurricanes	-25	2011-12	82	33	33	16	82	.500	1	6	212	237	16.7	80.6	30.45	8.5	32.35	.911