nhl team with the highest winning percentage from 1996-97 to 2011-12

Between the 1996-97 and 2011-12 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings had the best winning percentage by a team, winning 62.3 percent of the time.

	TEAM	W%	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	.623	1,230	721	335	90	84	1,616	.657	36	36	3,867	3,046	821	20.1	84.8	32.60	9.6	26.84	.908
2	Devils	.596	1,230	689	387	87	67	1,532	.623	54	29	3,362	2,875	487	17.5	84.9	30.25	9.0	26.06	.910
3	Stars	.579	1,230	667	393	90	80	1,504	.611	51	35	3,423	3,014	409	17.5	84.0	27.97	10.0	26.39	.907
4	Flyers	.552	1,230	627	408	104	91	1,449	.589	23	41	3,627	3,208	419	17.8	83.8	30.35	9.7	27.54	.905
5	Avalanche	.549	1,230	630	437	91	72	1,423	.578	46	25	3,567	3,269	298	18.8	83.1	29.17	9.9	28.79	.908
6	Senators	.548	1,230	628	427	92	83	1,431	.582	24	37	3,666	3,215	451	18.0	84.0	30.42	9.8	27.53	.905
7	Sharks	.540	1,230	621	428	87	94	1,423	.578	36	36	3,447	3,152	295	17.9	83.6	29.43	9.5	27.71	.908
8	Canucks	.530	1,230	608	451	89	82	1,387	.564	34	40	3,578	3,348	230	17.8	83.2	28.57	10.2	28.67	.905
9	Sabres	.528	1,230	605	452	90	83	1,383	.562	43	37	3,458	3,184	274	16.1	84.6	28.76	9.8	29.68	.913
10	Blues	.515	1,230	591	453	85	101	1,368	.556	34	46	3,387	3,212	175	17.1	84.4	28.71	9.6	26.21	.900
11	Bruins	.507	1,230	576	454	94	106	1,352	.550	42	43	3,410	3,325	85	16.8	83.3	30.22	9.2	29.20	.907
12	Penguins	.504	1,230	581	484	79	86	1,327	.539	51	30	3,612	3,636	-24	18.2	82.3	28.37	10.4	29.88	.901
13	Capitals	.504	1,230	581	480	78	91	1,331	.541	30	42	3,451	3,455	-4	18.3	82.5	28.97	9.7	29.44	.905
14	Predators	.500	1,066	503	424	60	79	1,145	.537	40	31	2,785	2,853	-68	15.8	83.5	27.91	9.4	29.98	.911
15	Maple Leafs	.493	1,230	572	493	69	96	1,309	.532	29	40	3,527	3,623	-96	16.9	81.1	29.00	9.9	29.29	.899
16	Coyotes	.491	1,230	557	498	94	81	1,289	.524	42	36	3,249	3,426	-177	15.4	82.6	28.38	9.3	29.93	.907
17	Ducks	.487	1,230	554	493	89	94	1,291	.525	34	44	3,241	3,315	-74	18.0	82.8	28.56	9.2	29.88	.910
18	Canadiens	.486	1,230	556	495	83	96	1,291	.525	35	41	3,300	3,343	-43	18.0	83.6	28.30	9.5	30.31	.910
19	Rangers	.484	1,230	557	509	77	87	1,278	.520	50	36	3,336	3,379	-43	17.3	83.0	29.44	9.2	29.44	.907
20	Hurricanes	.484	1,230	547	500	97	86	1,277	.519	23	31	3,307	3,479	-172	15.9	82.8	29.40	9.1	29.16	.903
21	Flames	.480	1,230	544	499	93	94	1,275	.518	26	40	3,226	3,375	-149	16.1	82.2	28.69	9.1	28.43	.903
22	Wild	.479	902	405	362	55	80	945	.524	42	42	2,217	2,296	-79	16.3	84.8	26.31	9.3	29.65	.914
23	Kings	.476	1,230	543	509	85	93	1,264	.514	46	37	3,271	3,411	-140	16.6	82.6	28.67	9.3	28.61	.903
24	Blackhawks	.469	1,230	530	515	93	92	1,245	.506	39	42	3,333	3,464	-131	15.4	82.7	29.11	9.3	28.30	.900
25	Oilers	.462	1,230	521	521	94	94	1,230	.500	46	42	3,316	3,499	-183	16.0	82.5	27.96	9.6	29.02	.902