The Washington Capitals had the highest goal differential by a team in 2016-17, with a differential of 84 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	84	2016-17	82	55	19	8	118	.720	2	5	261	177	23.1	83.8	30.43	10.5	27.83	.922
2	Wild	57	2016-17	82	49	25	8	106	.646	3	2	263	206	21.0	82.9	30.82	10.4	30.06	.916
3	Blue Jackets	54	2016-17	82	50	24	8	108	.659	2	2	247	193	19.9	82.5	30.98	9.7	30.35	.922
4	Penguins	49	2016-17	82	50	21	11	111	.677	4	5	278	229	23.1	79.8	33.48	10.1	32.57	.914
5	Rangers	37	2016-17	82	48	28	6	102	.622	3	4	253	216	20.2	79.8	29.73	10.4	30.06	.912
6	Oilers	36	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	4	5	243	207	22.9	80.7	31.06	9.5	29.46	.914
7	Blackhawks	28	2016-17	82	50	23	9	109	.665	4	1	240	212	18.0	77.7	30.59	9.6	31.39	.918
8	Canadiens	25	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	3	2	223	198	19.7	81.1	29.99	9.1	29.62	.918
9	Bruins	23	2016-17	82	44	31	7	95	.579	2	3	232	209	21.7	85.7	33.18	8.5	26.76	.905
10	Ducks	23	2016-17	82	46	23	13	105	.640	3	3	220	197	18.7	84.7	29.57	9.1	29.62	.919
11	Sharks	19	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	1	219	200	16.7	80.7	29.91	8.9	27.67	.912
12	Predators	18	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	238	220	18.9	80.9	31.18	9.3	30.15	.911
13	Blues	17	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	2	233	216	21.3	84.8	28.41	10.0	28.38	.907
14	Maple Leafs	16	2016-17	82	40	27	15	95	.579	1	8	250	234	23.8	82.5	31.91	9.6	32.60	.912
15	Lightning	6	2016-17	82	42	30	10	94	.573	4	3	230	224	22.8	81.4	29.90	9.4	30.39	.910
16	Flames	3	2016-17	82	45	33	4	94	.573	4	2	222	219	20.2	81.6	29.12	9.3	28.71	.907
17	Islanders	1	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	239	238	15.0	81.9	30.24	9.6	31.90	.909
18	Kings	-2	2016-17	82	39	35	8	86	.524	2	4	199	201	19.1	84.6	31.13	7.8	25.85	.905
19	Senators	-4	2016-17	82	44	28	10	98	.598	6	4	206	210	17.0	79.7	30.04	8.4	30.09	.915
20	Jets	-9	2016-17	82	40	35	7	87	.530	3	1	246	255	18.2	77.5	29.85	10.0	31.05	.900
21	Hurricanes	-18	2016-17	82	36	31	15	87	.530	3	6	212	230	17.7	84.2	30.40	8.5	28.29	.901
22	Flyers	-19	2016-17	82	39	33	10	88	.537	7	5	212	231	19.5	79.8	31.52	8.2	28.46	.901
23	Panthers	-26	2016-17	82	35	36	11	81	.494	5	6	205	231	17.0	85.3	32.24	7.8	31.65	.911
24	Sabres	-32	2016-17	82	33	37	12	78	.476	2	6	199	231	24.5	77.6	30.38	8.0	34.30	.918
25	Stars	-38	2016-17	82	34	37	11	79	.482	1	2	222	260	17.9	73.9	30.55	8.9	29.74	.893