nhl team stats most shots allowed per game 1998-1998

The Buffalo Sabres had the most shots against per game played by a team in 1997-98, with 31.22.

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	TEAM	SA/GP	SA	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SV%
1	Sabres	31.22	2,560	82	1997-98	36	29	17	89	.543	211	187	24	12.9	84.3	26.49	9.7	.927
2	Mighty Ducks	30.39	2,492	82	1997-98	26	43	13	65	.396	205	261	-56	11.7	81.8	26.63	9.4	.895
3	Kings	30.26	2,481	82	1997-98	38	33	11	87	.530	227	225	2	14.2	84.2	26.83	10.3	.909
4	Canucks	30.23	2,479	82	1997-98	25	43	14	64	.390	224	273	-49	12.8	82.2	25.51	10.7	.890
5	Avalanche	29.51	2,420	82	1997-98	39	26	17	95	.579	231	205	26	17.4	87.0	27.93	10.1	.915
6	Lightning	28.99	2,377	82	1997-98	17	55	10	44	.268	151	269	-118	9.3	82.4	25.61	7.2	.887
7	Panthers	28.8	2,362	82	1997-98	24	43	15	63	.384	203	256	-53	13.4	79.7	27.78	8.9	.892
8	Islanders	28.76	2,358	82	1997-98	30	41	11	71	.433	212	225	-13	16.7	85.9	25.84	10.0	.905
9	Maple Leafs	28.68	2,352	82	1997-98	30	43	9	69	.421	194	237	-43	11.4	86.6	27.71	8.5	.899
10	Oilers	28.21	2,313	82	1997-98	35	37	10	80	.488	215	224	-9	15.9	83.7	28.67	9.1	.903
11	Rangers	28.04	2,299	82	1997-98	25	39	18	68	.415	197	231	-34	17.7	85.4	25.30	9.5	.900
12	Capitals	27.95	2,292	82	1997-98	40	30	12	92	.561	219	202	17	15.7	89.2	27.13	9.8	.912
13	Flames	27.76	2,276	82	1997-98	26	41	15	67	.409	217	252	-35	12.1	84.0	27.68	9.6	.889
14	Hurricanes	27.63	2,266	82	1997-98	33	41	8	74	.451	200	219	-19	13.2	85.2	26.55	9.2	.903
15	Coyotes	27.1	2,222	82	1997-98	35	35	12	82	.500	224	227	-3	14.8	83.8	27.66	9.9	.898
16	Penguins	26.85	2,202	82	1997-98	40	24	18	98	.598	228	188	40	16.5	86.4	26.54	10.5	.915
17	Blackhawks	26.72	2,191	82	1997-98	30	39	13	73	.445	192	199	-7	12.9	84.8	27.78	8.4	.909
18	Bruins	26.35	2,161	82	1997-98	39	30	13	91	.555	221	194	27	17.3	84.6	27.20	9.9	.910
19	Canadiens	26.04	2,135	82	1997-98	37	32	13	87	.530	235	208	27	18.3	84.5	27.77	10.3	.903
20	Red Wings	25.83	2,118	82	1997-98	44	23	15	103	.628	250	196	54	17.6	86.4	30.87	9.9	.907
21	Flyers	25.41	2,084	82	1997-98	42	29	11	95	.579	242	193	49	17.8	86.6	28.68	10.3	.907
22	Senators	24.87	2,039	82	1997-98	34	33	15	83	.506	193	200	-7	12.8	84.5	29.28	8.0	.902
23	Sharks	24.63	2,020	82	1997-98	34	38	10	78	.476	210	216	-6	13.5	85.2	26.45	9.7	.893
24	Blues	24.13	1,979	82	1997-98	45	29	8	98	.598	256	204	52	16.8	86.6	26.87	11.6	.897
25	Devils	23.7	1,943	82	1997-98	48	23	11	107	.652	225	166	59	18.9	86.7	29.28	9.4	.915

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Team Leaders

40

Thompson

55

Dahlin

+/-

+41

Samuelsson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

5th

GA/GP

2.93

10th

PP%

19.5

20th

PK%

81.9

4th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	BUF	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	CHI	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 10/6	MIN	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	DAL	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	UTA	@	BUF	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

4 - 3

Final

Sabres

3 - 4

Mon 18 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

The Buffalo Sabres had the most shots against per game played by a team in 1997-98, with 31.22.

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