team most goal diff, all-time, 1984-85 to 2009-10

Between the 1984-85 and 2009-10 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings had the highest goal differential by a team, with a differential of 986 goals.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Red Wings	986	2,004	1,072	661	203	68	2,415	.603	23	29	6,956	5,970	20.3	82.6	31.44	11.0	27.77	.893
2	Flyers	661	2,004	998	726	210	70	2,276	.568	16	27	6,542	5,881	19.0	82.6	30.25	10.8	28.44	.897
3	Flames	477	2,004	957	769	212	66	2,192	.547	14	24	6,588	6,111	19.3	81.2	30.48	10.8	28.48	.893
4	Canadiens	460	2,004	969	759	204	72	2,214	.552	27	26	6,236	5,776	18.8	82.5	28.99	10.7	29.51	.902
5	Sabres	414	2,004	944	790	208	62	2,158	.538	31	29	6,308	5,894	18.0	83.2	29.00	10.9	29.96	.902
6	Devils	404	2,004	1,000	750	198	56	2,254	.562	39	23	6,229	5,825	18.2	81.5	30.71	10.1	27.56	.895
7	Capitals	349	2,004	965	787	180	72	2,182	.544	21	32	6,366	6,017	19.3	82.1	29.65	10.7	28.41	.894
8	Bruins	339	2,004	960	743	210	91	2,221	.554	31	34	6,321	5,982	18.6	82.6	31.11	10.1	28.06	.894
9	Blues	194	2,004	934	776	215	79	2,162	.539	26	30	6,213	6,019	18.7	82.8	29.20	10.6	28.33	.894
10	Avalanche	180	2,004	939	813	194	58	2,130	.531	31	22	6,477	6,297	19.5	81.4	29.19	11.1	29.61	.894
11	Stars	150	2,004	938	783	219	64	2,159	.539	39	24	6,095	5,945	18.5	82.1	29.51	10.3	28.21	.895
12	Oilers	92	2,004	910	821	201	72	2,093	.522	39	26	6,566	6,474	17.6	81.4	28.76	11.4	29.98	.892
13	Rangers	69	2,004	902	841	186	75	2,065	.515	37	28	6,293	6,224	19.3	81.9	30.64	10.2	30.22	.897
14	Penguins	41	2,004	935	827	170	72	2,112	.527	32	24	6,875	6,834	20.1	80.3	29.04	11.8	31.39	.891
15	Blackhawks	10	2,004	880	840	212	72	2,044	.510	26	30	6,190	6,180	17.7	82.1	29.89	10.3	29.11	.894
16	Wild	-3	738	331	291	55	61	778	.527	28	28	1,848	1,851	16.2	85.3	26.30	9.5	29.19	.914
17	Senators	-47	1,364	606	580	115	63	1,390	.510	16	28	3,944	3,991	17.0	82.2	29.58	9.8	28.00	.896
18	Predators	-118	902	411	371	60	60	942	.522	29	22	2,340	2,458	15.4	83.4	27.86	9.3	29.85	.909
19	Ducks	-127	1,280	557	539	107	77	1,298	.507	27	35	3,393	3,520	17.0	82.5	28.60	9.3	30.14	.909
20	Canucks	-170	2,004	870	860	210	64	2,014	.502	22	28	6,279	6,449	18.1	80.9	29.25	10.7	28.98	.889
21	Sharks	-240	1,444	630	618	121	75	1,456	.504	22	26	4,055	4,295	17.0	82.4	28.20	10.0	29.07	.898
22	Panthers	-271	1,280	505	539	142	94	1,246	.487	20	37	3,349	3,620	15.4	82.6	28.62	9.1	31.56	.910
23	Kings	-316	2,004	838	884	210	72	1,958	.489	30	26	6,504	6,820	18.6	80.5	29.77	10.9	30.70	.889
24	Hurricanes	-405	2,004	860	894	191	59	1,970	.492	17	20	5,934	6,339	17.3	81.7	29.13	10.2	29.11	.891
25	Blue Jackets	-412	738	279	360	33	66	657	.445	24	33	1,779	2,191	15.0	82.7	27.32	8.8	30.30	.902