The New Jersey Devils allowed the fewest goals by a team in 1997-98, with 166 allowed.

	TEAM	GA	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Devils	166	1997-98	82	48	23	11	107	.652	225	59	18.9	86.7	29.28	9.4	23.70	.915
2	Stars	167	1997-98	82	49	22	11	109	.665	242	75	20.0	88.0	26.83	11.0	22.80	.911
3	Sabres	187	1997-98	82	36	29	17	89	.543	211	24	12.9	84.3	26.49	9.7	31.22	.927
4	Penguins	188	1997-98	82	40	24	18	98	.598	228	40	16.5	86.4	26.54	10.5	26.85	.915
5	Flyers	193	1997-98	82	42	29	11	95	.579	242	49	17.8	86.6	28.68	10.3	25.41	.907
6	Bruins	194	1997-98	82	39	30	13	91	.555	221	27	17.3	84.6	27.20	9.9	26.35	.910
7	Red Wings	196	1997-98	82	44	23	15	103	.628	250	54	17.6	86.4	30.87	9.9	25.83	.907
8	Blackhawks	199	1997-98	82	30	39	13	73	.445	192	-7	12.9	84.8	27.78	8.4	26.72	.909
9	Senators	200	1997-98	82	34	33	15	83	.506	193	-7	12.8	84.5	29.28	8.0	24.87	.902
10	Capitals	202	1997-98	82	40	30	12	92	.561	219	17	15.7	89.2	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
11	Blues	204	1997-98	82	45	29	8	98	.598	256	52	16.8	86.6	26.87	11.6	24.13	.897
12	Avalanche	205	1997-98	82	39	26	17	95	.579	231	26	17.4	87.0	27.93	10.1	29.51	.915
13	Canadiens	208	1997-98	82	37	32	13	87	.530	235	27	18.3	84.5	27.77	10.3	26.04	.903
14	Sharks	216	1997-98	82	34	38	10	78	.476	210	-6	13.5	85.2	26.45	9.7	24.63	.893
15	Hurricanes	219	1997-98	82	33	41	8	74	.451	200	-19	13.2	85.2	26.55	9.2	27.63	.903
16	Oilers	224	1997-98	82	35	37	10	80	.488	215	-9	15.9	83.7	28.67	9.1	28.21	.903
17	Kings	225	1997-98	82	38	33	11	87	.530	227	2	14.2	84.2	26.83	10.3	30.26	.909
18	Islanders	225	1997-98	82	30	41	11	71	.433	212	-13	16.7	85.9	25.84	10.0	28.76	.905
19	Coyotes	227	1997-98	82	35	35	12	82	.500	224	-3	14.8	83.8	27.66	9.9	27.10	.898
20	Rangers	231	1997-98	82	25	39	18	68	.415	197	-34	17.7	85.4	25.30	9.5	28.04	.900
21	Maple Leafs	237	1997-98	82	30	43	9	69	.421	194	-43	11.4	86.6	27.71	8.5	28.68	.899
22	Flames	252	1997-98	82	26	41	15	67	.409	217	-35	12.1	84.0	27.68	9.6	27.76	.889
23	Panthers	256	1997-98	82	24	43	15	63	.384	203	-53	13.4	79.7	27.78	8.9	28.80	.892
24	Mighty Ducks	261	1997-98	82	26	43	13	65	.396	205	-56	11.7	81.8	26.63	9.4	30.39	.895
25	Lightning	269	1997-98	82	17	55	10	44	.268	151	-118	9.3	82.4	25.61	7.2	28.99	.887