nhl highest win percentage from 1981-82 to 1997-98

Between the 1981-82 and 1997-98 seasons, the Montreal Canadiens had the best winning percentage by a team, winning 57.5 percent of the time.

	TEAM	W%	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	.575	1,342	679	478	185	1,543	.575	4,836	4,141	695	19.7	81.2	30.25	11.9	28.55	.892
2	Bruins	.572	1,342	686	492	164	1,536	.572	4,856	4,313	543	20.4	81.9	31.64	11.4	26.96	.881
3	Flyers	.568	1,342	683	500	159	1,525	.568	4,948	4,367	581	20.1	81.1	31.26	11.8	29.00	.888
4	Oilers	.557	1,342	669	515	158	1,496	.557	5,402	4,862	540	20.3	80.2	30.15	13.4	31.40	.885
5	Capitals	.550	1,342	660	525	157	1,477	.550	4,718	4,259	459	19.9	82.5	30.36	11.6	27.53	.885
6	Flames	.550	1,342	644	510	188	1,476	.550	5,199	4,650	549	22.2	80.3	31.74	12.2	29.46	.882
7	Sabres	.531	1,342	622	538	182	1,426	.531	4,689	4,371	318	19.5	81.7	29.23	12.0	30.17	.892
8	Rangers	.525	1,342	619	553	170	1,408	.525	4,794	4,581	213	21.3	80.5	31.08	11.5	30.70	.889
9	Blackhawks	.520	1,342	610	557	175	1,395	.520	4,712	4,518	194	20.3	80.7	31.03	11.3	30.19	.888
10	Red Wings	.515	1,342	601	561	180	1,382	.515	4,919	4,772	147	19.8	79.8	30.50	12.0	28.65	.876
11	Blues	.514	1,342	600	563	179	1,379	.514	4,653	4,614	39	20.2	80.7	29.95	11.6	30.32	.887
12	Penguins	.499	1,342	597	600	145	1,339	.499	5,098	5,201	-103	21.8	78.7	30.17	12.6	32.62	.881
13	Islanders	.499	1,342	589	593	160	1,338	.499	4,787	4,600	187	21.3	79.5	29.25	12.2	31.07	.890
14	Stars	.496	1,342	568	580	194	1,330	.496	4,604	4,662	-58	20.2	80.6	31.08	11.0	30.42	.886
15	Panthers	.493	378	153	158	67	373	.493	1,026	1,051	-25	15.1	82.6	27.81	9.8	29.58	.906
16	Avalanche	.492	1,342	577	598	167	1,321	.492	4,897	4,902	-5	20.5	79.9	29.37	12.4	30.61	.881
17	Coyotes	.472	1,342	550	626	166	1,266	.472	4,766	5,103	-337	20.5	80.2	30.46	11.7	31.16	.878
18	Devils	.467	1,342	542	630	170	1,254	.467	4,412	4,760	-348	18.2	79.0	29.95	11.0	29.40	.879
19	Kings	.458	1,342	521	634	187	1,229	.458	5,002	5,378	-376	20.1	78.5	30.97	12.0	32.45	.877
20	Canucks	.455	1,342	519	640	183	1,221	.455	4,580	4,941	-361	19.2	79.0	30.14	11.3	29.81	.876
21	Mighty Ducks	.444	378	146	188	44	336	.444	1,038	1,156	-118	13.8	81.0	28.09	9.8	31.80	.904
22	Hurricanes	.442	1,342	519	675	148	1,186	.442	4,309	4,880	-571	19.0	80.1	29.08	11.0	30.39	.880
23	Maple Leafs	.425	1,342	493	693	156	1,142	.425	4,462	5,209	-747	18.6	78.6	29.75	11.2	32.63	.881
24	Lightning	.397	462	157	252	53	367	.397	1,195	1,491	-296	15.3	82.0	29.31	8.8	28.89	.888
25	Sharks	.345	542	161	329	52	374	.345	1,491	2,050	-559	15.3	79.9	27.03	10.2	31.40	.880