The Tampa Bay Lightning had the worst record by a team in 1997-98, with a record of 17-55-10.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Lightning	17-55-10	1997-98	44	82	17	55	10	.268	151	269	-118	9.3	82.4	25.61	7.2	28.99	.887
2	Panthers	24-43-15	1997-98	63	82	24	43	15	.384	203	256	-53	13.4	79.7	27.78	8.9	28.80	.892
3	Canucks	25-43-14	1997-98	64	82	25	43	14	.390	224	273	-49	12.8	82.2	25.51	10.7	30.23	.890
4	Mighty Ducks	26-43-13	1997-98	65	82	26	43	13	.396	205	261	-56	11.7	81.8	26.63	9.4	30.39	.895
5	Flames	26-41-15	1997-98	67	82	26	41	15	.409	217	252	-35	12.1	84.0	27.68	9.6	27.76	.889
6	Rangers	25-39-18	1997-98	68	82	25	39	18	.415	197	231	-34	17.7	85.4	25.30	9.5	28.04	.900
7	Maple Leafs	30-43-9	1997-98	69	82	30	43	9	.421	194	237	-43	11.4	86.6	27.71	8.5	28.68	.899
8	Islanders	30-41-11	1997-98	71	82	30	41	11	.433	212	225	-13	16.7	85.9	25.84	10.0	28.76	.905
9	Blackhawks	30-39-13	1997-98	73	82	30	39	13	.445	192	199	-7	12.9	84.8	27.78	8.4	26.72	.909
10	Hurricanes	33-41-8	1997-98	74	82	33	41	8	.451	200	219	-19	13.2	85.2	26.55	9.2	27.63	.903
11	Sharks	34-38-10	1997-98	78	82	34	38	10	.476	210	216	-6	13.5	85.2	26.45	9.7	24.63	.893
12	Oilers	35-37-10	1997-98	80	82	35	37	10	.488	215	224	-9	15.9	83.7	28.67	9.1	28.21	.903
13	Coyotes	35-35-12	1997-98	82	82	35	35	12	.500	224	227	-3	14.8	83.8	27.66	9.9	27.10	.898
14	Senators	34-33-15	1997-98	83	82	34	33	15	.506	193	200	-7	12.8	84.5	29.28	8.0	24.87	.902
15	Canadiens	37-32-13	1997-98	87	82	37	32	13	.530	235	208	27	18.3	84.5	27.77	10.3	26.04	.903
16	Kings	38-33-11	1997-98	87	82	38	33	11	.530	227	225	2	14.2	84.2	26.83	10.3	30.26	.909
17	Sabres	36-29-17	1997-98	89	82	36	29	17	.543	211	187	24	12.9	84.3	26.49	9.7	31.22	.927
18	Bruins	39-30-13	1997-98	91	82	39	30	13	.555	221	194	27	17.3	84.6	27.20	9.9	26.35	.910
19	Capitals	40-30-12	1997-98	92	82	40	30	12	.561	219	202	17	15.7	89.2	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
20	Flyers	42-29-11	1997-98	95	82	42	29	11	.579	242	193	49	17.8	86.6	28.68	10.3	25.41	.907
21	Avalanche	39-26-17	1997-98	95	82	39	26	17	.579	231	205	26	17.4	87.0	27.93	10.1	29.51	.915
22	Penguins	40-24-18	1997-98	98	82	40	24	18	.598	228	188	40	16.5	86.4	26.54	10.5	26.85	.915
23	Blues	45-29-8	1997-98	98	82	45	29	8	.598	256	204	52	16.8	86.6	26.87	11.6	24.13	.897
24	Red Wings	44-23-15	1997-98	103	82	44	23	15	.628	250	196	54	17.6	86.4	30.87	9.9	25.83	.907
25	Devils	48-23-11	1997-98	107	82	48	23	11	.652	225	166	59	18.9	86.7	29.28	9.4	23.70	.915