NHL : Best records through 79 games (Worst Records)
GAMES P L A Y O F F S
OVER FIRST CONF. CONF.
RANK .500 YEAR TEAM RECORD ROUND SEMIS FINALS FINALS
1 51 1977 Montreal Canadiens 59-8-12 W STL 4-0 W NYI 4-2 W BOS 4-0
2 50 1978 Montreal Canadiens 59-9-11 W DET 4-1 W TOR 4-0 W BOS 4-2
3 46 1996 Detroit Red Wings 59-13-7 W ARI 4-2 W STL 4-3 L COL 2-4
46 1976 Montreal Canadiens 57-11-11 W CHI 4-0 W NYI 4-1 W PHI 4-0
5 45 2023 Boston Bruins 62-17 L FLA 3-4
6 41 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 60-19 L CLB 0-4
7 39 1982 New York Islanders 54-15-10 W PIT 3-2 W NYR 4-2 W COL 4-0 W VAN 4-0
39 1976 Philadelphia Flyers 51-12-16 W TOR 4-3 W BOS 4-1 L MON 0-4
9 38 1986 Edmonton Oilers 55-17-7 W VAN 3-0 L CAL 3-4
38 1984 Edmonton Oilers 56-18-5 W ARI 3-0 W CAL 4-3 W DAL 4-0 W NYI 4-1
11 37 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 48-11-20 W EDM 3-0 W NYR 4-1 W DAL 4-1 L NYI 2-4
12 36 1989 Calgary Flames 53-17-9 W VAN 4-3 W LA 4-0 W CHI 4-1 W MON 4-2
36 1979 Montreal Canadiens 52-16-11 W TOR 4-0 W BOS 4-3 W NYR 4-1
14 35 2022 Florida Panthers 57-22 W WSH 4-2 L TB 0-4
35 1989 Montreal Canadiens 53-18-8 W CAR 4-0 W BOS 4-1 W PHI 4-2 L CAL 2-4
35 1979 New York Islanders 50-15-14 W CHI 4-0 L NYR 2-4
17 34 1978 Boston Bruins 51-17-11 W CHI 4-0 W PHI 4-1 L MON 2-4
18 33 2006 Detroit Red Wings 56-23 L EDM 2-4
33 1999 Dallas Stars 50-17-12 W EDM 4-0 W STL 4-2 W COL 4-3 W BUF 4-2
33 1976 Boston Bruins 48-15-16 W LA 4-3 L PHI 1-4
21 32 2002 Detroit Red Wings 51-19-9 W VAN 4-2 W STL 4-1 W COL 4-3 W CAR 4-1
32 2001 Colorado Avalanche 51-19-9 W VAN 4-0 W LA 4-3 W STL 4-1 W NJ 4-3
32 2000 St. Louis Blues 50-18-11 L SJ 3-4
32 1985 Philadelphia Flyers 52-20-7 W NYR 3-0 W NYI 4-1 W COL 4-2 L EDM 1-4
32 1977 Philadelphia Flyers 48-16-15 W TOR 4-2 L BOS 0-4
32 1975 Philadelphia Flyers 50-18-11 W TOR 4-0 W NYI 4-3 W BUF 4-2
32 1975 Buffalo Sabres 48-16-15 W CHI 4-1 W MON 4-2 L PHI 2-4
32 1975 Montreal Canadiens 46-14-19 W VAN 4-1 L BUF 2-4
29 31 2022 Colorado Avalanche 55-24 W NSH 4-0 W STL 4-2 W EDM 4-0 W TB 4-2
31 2016 Washington Capitals 55-24 W PHI 4-2 L PIT 2-4
31 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins 52-21-6 W NJ 4-1 L NYI 3-4
32 30 1985 Edmonton Oilers 49-19-11 W LA 3-0 W ARI 4-0 W CHI 4-2 W PHI 4-1
30 1983 Boston Bruins 50-20-9 W COL 3-1 W BUF 4-3 L NYI 2-4
30 1982 Edmonton Oilers 47-17-15 L LA 2-3
30 1982 Montreal Canadiens 46-16-17 L COL 2-3
30 1978 New York Islanders 47-17-15 L TOR 3-4
37 29 2025 Winnipeg Jets 54-25 W STL 4-3 L DAL 2-4
29 1986 Philadelphia Flyers 52-23-4 L NYR 2-3
29 1981 New York Islanders 47-18-14 W TOR 3-0 W EDM 4-2 W NYR 4-0 W DAL 4-1
29 1980 Buffalo Sabres 46-17-16 W VAN 3-1 W CHI 4-0 L NYI 2-4
41 28 1986 Washington Capitals 50-22-7 W NYI 3-0 L NYR 2-4
42 27 2024 New York Rangers 53-26 W WSH 4-0 W CAR 4-2 L FLA 2-4
27 2017 Washington Capitals 53-26 W TOR 4-2 L PIT 3-4
27 2014 Boston Bruins 53-26 W DET 4-1 L MON 3-4
27 2003 Ottawa Senators 49-22-8 W NYI 4-1 W PHI 4-2 L NJ 3-4
27 1981 St. Louis Blues 45-18-16 W PIT 3-2 L NYR 2-4
27 1980 Montreal Canadiens 47-20-12 W CAR 3-0 L DAL 3-4
48 26 1998 Dallas Stars 47-21-11 W SJ 4-2 W EDM 4-1 L DET 2-4
26 1997 Colorado Avalanche 48-22-9 W CHI 4-2 W EDM 4-1 L DET 2-4
26 1994 New York Rangers 49-23-7 W NYI 4-0 W WSH 4-1 W NJ 4-3 W VAN 4-3
26 1983 Edmonton Oilers 47-21-11 W ARI 3-0 W CAL 4-1 W CHI 4-0 L NYI 0-4
26 1978 Philadelphia Flyers 45-19-15 W NJ 2-0 W BUF 4-1 L BOS 1-4
53 25 2026 Colorado Avalanche 52-27 W LA 4-0 W MIN 4-1 L VGK 0-4
25 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 52-27 W NJ 4-1 W BOS 4-1 L WSH 3-4
25 2014 St. Louis Blues 52-27 L CHI 2-4
25 2011 Vancouver Canucks 52-27 W CHI 4-3 W NSH 4-2 W SJ 4-1 L BOS 3-4
25 2010 Washington Capitals 52-27 L MON 3-4
25 2009 San Jose Sharks 52-27 L ANA 2-4
25 2008 Detroit Red Wings 52-27 W NSH 4-2 W COL 4-0 W DAL 4-2 W PIT 4-2
25 2006 Dallas Stars 52-27 L COL 1-4
25 2000 Detroit Red Wings 47-22-10 W LA 4-0 L COL 1-4
25 1998 New Jersey Devils 47-22-10 L OTW 2-4
25 1991 Chicago Blackhawks 48-23-8 L DAL 2-4
25 1987 Edmonton Oilers 49-24-6 W LA 4-1 W ARI 4-0 W DET 4-1 W PHI 4-3
25 1983 Philadelphia Flyers 48-23-8 L NYR 0-3
25 1977 Boston Bruins 48-23-8 W LA 4-2 W PHI 4-0 L MON 0-4
25 1977 New York Islanders 46-21-12 W CHI 2-0 W BUF 4-0 L MON 2-4
25 1975 Los Angeles Kings 42-17-20 L TOR 1-2
69 24 2004 Detroit Red Wings 46-22-11 W NSH 4-2 L CAL 2-4
24 2003 Detroit Red Wings 47-23-9 L ANA 0-4
24 2001 Detroit Red Wings 47-23-9 L LA 2-4
24 1998 Detroit Red Wings 44-20-15 W ARI 4-2 W STL 4-2 W DAL 4-2 W WSH 4-0
24 1992 New York Rangers 49-25-5 W NJ 4-3 L PIT 2-4
24 1991 St. Louis Blues 46-22-11 W DET 4-3 L DAL 2-4
24 1988 Calgary Flames 47-23-9 W LA 4-1 L EDM 0-4
24 1980 Boston Bruins 45-21-13 W PIT 3-2 L NYI 1-4
24 1978 Buffalo Sabres 43-19-17 W NYR 2-1 L PHI 1-4
24 1976 Buffalo Sabres 45-21-13 W STL 2-1 L NYI 2-4
79 23 2026 Carolina Hurricanes 51-28 W OTW 4-0 W PHI 4-0 W MON 4-1 W VGK 4-2
23 2022 Carolina Hurricanes 51-28 W BOS 4-3 L NYR 3-4
23 2022 New York Rangers 51-28 W PIT 4-3 W CAR 4-3 L TB 2-4
23 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 51-28 L TB 3-4
23 2022 Minnesota Wild 51-28 L STL 2-4
23 2018 Nashville Predators 51-28 W COL 4-2 L WIN 3-4
23 2015 New York Rangers 51-28 W PIT 4-1 W WSH 4-3 L TB 3-4
23 2014 Anaheim Ducks 51-28 W DAL 4-2 L LA 3-4
23 2014 Colorado Avalanche 51-28 L MIN 3-4
23 2009 Detroit Red Wings 51-28 W CLB 4-0 W ANA 4-3 W CHI 4-1 L PIT 3-4
23 2009 Boston Bruins 51-28 W MON 4-0 L CAR 3-4
23 2007 Buffalo Sabres 51-28 W NYI 4-1 W NYR 4-2 L OTW 1-4
23 2006 Ottawa Senators 51-28 W TB 4-1 L BUF 1-4
23 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 51-28 W MON 4-2 W NJ 4-1 W BUF 4-3 W EDM 4-3
23 2003 Vancouver Canucks 45-22-12 W STL 4-3 L MIN 3-4
23 2001 New Jersey Devils 45-22-12 W CAR 4-2 W TOR 4-3 W PIT 4-1 L COL 3-4
23 1997 Dallas Stars 47-24-8 L EDM 3-4
23 1997 New Jersey Devils 44-21-14 W MON 4-1 L NYR 1-4
23 1991 Los Angeles Kings 46-23-10 W VAN 4-2 L EDM 2-4
23 1988 Montreal Canadiens 45-22-12 W CAR 4-2 L BOS 1-4
23 1984 New York Islanders 49-26-4 W NYR 3-2 W WSH 4-1 W MON 4-2 L EDM 1-4
23 1984 Boston Bruins 48-25-6 L MON 0-3
23 1983 Chicago Blackhawks 46-23-10 W STL 3-1 W DAL 4-1 L EDM 0-4
23 1977 Buffalo Sabres 47-24-8 W DAL 2-0 L NYI 0-4
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