The Tampa Bay Lightning had the worst record by a team in 1998-99, with a record of 19-54-9.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Lightning	19-54-9	1998-99	47	82	19	54	9	.287	179	292	-113	13.9	82.4	25.98	8.4	32.11	.889
2	Canucks	23-47-12	1998-99	58	82	23	47	12	.354	192	258	-66	15.9	82.9	23.72	9.9	29.41	.893
3	Islanders	24-48-10	1998-99	58	82	24	48	10	.354	194	244	-50	15.8	83.5	26.30	9.0	28.43	.895
4	Predators	28-47-7	1998-99	63	82	28	47	7	.384	190	261	-71	12.3	79.0	27.06	8.6	33.04	.904
5	Capitals	31-45-6	1998-99	68	82	31	45	6	.415	200	218	-18	17.3	84.4	28.99	8.4	26.13	.898
6	Kings	32-45-5	1998-99	69	82	32	45	5	.421	189	222	-33	13.1	85.8	28.26	8.2	29.95	.910
7	Blackhawks	29-41-12	1998-99	70	82	29	41	12	.427	202	248	-46	14.9	80.2	26.16	9.4	29.32	.897
8	Flames	30-40-12	1998-99	72	82	30	40	12	.439	211	234	-23	14.3	79.8	28.59	9.0	29.45	.903
9	Canadiens	32-39-11	1998-99	75	82	32	39	11	.457	184	209	-25	14.5	87.2	27.67	8.1	26.91	.905
10	Rangers	33-38-11	1998-99	77	82	33	38	11	.470	217	227	-10	20.4	85.7	25.43	10.4	30.20	.908
11	Oilers	33-37-12	1998-99	78	82	33	37	12	.476	230	226	4	14.4	82.1	29.22	9.6	27.11	.898
12	Panthers	30-34-18	1998-99	78	82	30	34	18	.476	210	228	-18	13.4	81.9	28.13	9.1	28.72	.903
13	Sharks	31-33-18	1998-99	80	82	31	33	18	.488	196	191	5	13.3	85.0	26.13	9.1	27.04	.914
14	Mighty Ducks	35-34-13	1998-99	83	82	35	34	13	.506	215	206	9	22.0	84.5	28.43	9.2	31.66	.921
15	Hurricanes	34-30-18	1998-99	86	82	34	30	18	.524	210	202	8	11.0	85.3	26.12	9.8	29.26	.916
16	Blues	37-32-13	1998-99	87	82	37	32	13	.530	237	209	28	20.3	87.9	30.11	9.6	22.78	.888
17	Penguins	38-30-14	1998-99	90	82	38	30	14	.549	242	225	17	17.9	81.5	25.48	11.6	25.96	.894
18	Coyotes	39-31-12	1998-99	90	82	39	31	12	.549	205	197	8	12.0	87.1	29.24	8.5	27.43	.912
19	Bruins	39-30-13	1998-99	91	82	39	30	13	.555	214	181	33	17.7	89.2	27.59	9.5	27.15	.919
20	Sabres	37-28-17	1998-99	91	82	37	28	17	.555	207	175	32	13.5	86.2	26.22	9.6	30.01	.929
21	Red Wings	43-32-7	1998-99	93	82	43	32	7	.567	245	202	43	16.1	87.3	31.98	9.3	27.01	.909
22	Flyers	37-26-19	1998-99	93	82	37	26	19	.567	231	196	35	16.8	84.1	29.89	9.4	22.89	.896
23	Maple Leafs	45-30-7	1998-99	97	82	45	30	7	.591	268	231	37	14.4	80.3	28.27	11.6	28.77	.902
24	Avalanche	44-28-10	1998-99	98	82	44	28	10	.598	239	205	34	18.9	83.7	28.04	10.4	27.80	.910
25	Senators	44-23-15	1998-99	103	82	44	23	15	.628	239	179	60	14.9	86.1	30.52	9.5	25.22	.913