In terms of the 2025-26 year, the Colorado Avalanche lead the league in goal differential with 82. Holding second are the Tampa Bay Lightning, bearing a gl differential total of 43. Holding a total of 28, the Dallas Stars are sitting in the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Washington Capitals (23) and the Minnesota Wild (18).
2025-26 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colorado Avalanche | 82 |
| 2nd | Tampa Bay Lightning | 43 |
| 3rd | Dallas Stars | 28 |
| 4th | Washington Capitals | 23 |
| 5th | Minnesota Wild | 18 |
| 6th | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 |
| 7th | Utah Mammoth | 14 |
| 8th | Vegas Golden Knights | 13 |
| 9th | New York Islanders | 9 |
| 10th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 9 |
| 11th | Boston Bruins | 8 |
| 12th | Montreal Canadiens | 7 |
| 13th | Edmonton Oilers | 5 |
| 14th | Buffalo Sabres | 5 |
| 15th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 |
| 16th | Detroit Red Wings | 1 |
| 17th | Seattle Kraken | -3 |
| 18th | Philadelphia Flyers | -4 |
| 19th | Ottawa Senators | -5 |
| 20th | Florida Panthers | -7 |
| 21st | Los Angeles Kings | -7 |
| 22nd | Winnipeg Jets | -7 |
| 23rd | Chicago Blackhawks | -15 |
| 24th | Columbus Blue Jackets | -19 |
| 25th | San Jose Sharks | -20 |
| 26th | Anaheim Ducks | -20 |
| 27th | Calgary Flames | -21 |
| 28th | New Jersey Devils | -22 |
| 29th | New York Rangers | -23 |
| 30th | Nashville Predators | -25 |
| 31st | St. Louis Blues | -42 |
| 32nd | Vancouver Canucks | -44 |
2022 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Florida Panthers | 95 |
| 2nd | Calgary Flames | 85 |
| 3rd | Carolina Hurricanes | 77 |
| 4th | Colorado Avalanche | 76 |
| 5th | St. Louis Blues | 70 |
| 6th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 |
| 7th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 57 |
| 8th | Minnesota Wild | 56 |
| 9th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 |
| 10th | New York Rangers | 46 |
| 11th | Boston Bruins | 35 |
| 12th | Edmonton Oilers | 34 |
| 13th | Washington Capitals | 28 |
| 14th | Vegas Golden Knights | 18 |
| 15th | Vancouver Canucks | 15 |
| 16th | Nashville Predators | 12 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Kings | 3 |
| 18th | New York Islanders | -2 |
| 19th | Winnipeg Jets | -3 |
| 20th | Dallas Stars | -11 |
| 21st | Anaheim Ducks | -38 |
| 22nd | Columbus Blue Jackets | -39 |
| 23rd | Ottawa Senators | -40 |
| 24th | San Jose Sharks | -50 |
| 25th | New Jersey Devils | -57 |
| 26th | Buffalo Sabres | -58 |
| 27th | Seattle Kraken | -71 |
| 28th | Chicago Blackhawks | -76 |
| 29th | Detroit Red Wings | -83 |
| 30th | Philadelphia Flyers | -84 |
| 31st | Montreal Canadiens | -99 |
| 32nd | Arizona Coyotes | -103 |
2021 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vegas Golden Knights | 68 |
| 2nd | Colorado Avalanche | 65 |
| 3rd | Carolina Hurricanes | 41 |
| 4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 38 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 38 |
| 6th | Florida Panthers | 37 |
| 7th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 35 |
| 8th | Boston Bruins | 30 |
| 9th | Edmonton Oilers | 29 |
| 10th | Washington Capitals | 27 |
| 11th | New York Islanders | 27 |
| 12th | Minnesota Wild | 21 |
| 13th | New York Rangers | 21 |
| 14th | Winnipeg Jets | 18 |
| 15th | Dallas Stars | 8 |
| 16th | St. Louis Blues | 0 |
| 17th | Nashville Predators | -3 |
| 18th | Calgary Flames | -5 |
| 19th | Montreal Canadiens | -7 |
| 20th | Arizona Coyotes | -24 |
| 21st | Chicago Blackhawks | -25 |
| 22nd | Los Angeles Kings | -27 |
| 23rd | Ottawa Senators | -34 |
| 24th | Philadelphia Flyers | -37 |
| 25th | Vancouver Canucks | -39 |
| 26th | Detroit Red Wings | -43 |
| 27th | New Jersey Devils | -44 |
| 28th | San Jose Sharks | -50 |
| 29th | Columbus Blue Jackets | -50 |
| 30th | Anaheim Ducks | -53 |
| 31st | Buffalo Sabres | -62 |
2020 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boston Bruins | 60 |
| 2nd | Tampa Bay Lightning | 49 |
| 3rd | Colorado Avalanche | 46 |
| 4th | Philadelphia Flyers | 36 |
| 5th | St. Louis Blues | 33 |
| 6th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25 |
| 7th | Washington Capitals | 24 |
| 8th | Carolina Hurricanes | 24 |
| 9th | Vegas Golden Knights | 15 |
| 10th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15 |
| 11th | New York Rangers | 13 |
| 12th | Winnipeg Jets | 12 |
| 13th | Vancouver Canucks | 10 |
| 14th | Edmonton Oilers | 8 |
| 15th | Arizona Coyotes | 7 |
| 16th | Dallas Stars | 4 |
| 17th | Florida Panthers | 4 |
| 18th | Minnesota Wild | 1 |
| 19th | New York Islanders | -1 |
| 20th | Nashville Predators | -2 |
| 21st | Columbus Blue Jackets | -3 |
| 22nd | Chicago Blackhawks | -6 |
| 23rd | Calgary Flames | -10 |
| 24th | Montreal Canadiens | -12 |
| 25th | Buffalo Sabres | -22 |
| 26th | Los Angeles Kings | -32 |
| 27th | New Jersey Devils | -39 |
| 28th | Anaheim Ducks | -43 |
| 29th | San Jose Sharks | -45 |
| 30th | Ottawa Senators | -48 |
| 31st | Detroit Red Wings | -123 |
2019 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tampa Bay Lightning | 98 |
| 2nd | Calgary Flames | 66 |
| 3rd | Boston Bruins | 45 |
| 4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 37 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 33 |
| 6th | New York Islanders | 32 |
| 7th | San Jose Sharks | 31 |
| 8th | Winnipeg Jets | 27 |
| 9th | Washington Capitals | 26 |
| 10th | Columbus Blue Jackets | 25 |
| 11th | Nashville Predators | 24 |
| 12th | St. Louis Blues | 24 |
| 13th | Carolina Hurricanes | 22 |
| 14th | Vegas Golden Knights | 18 |
| 15th | Colorado Avalanche | 14 |
| 16th | Montreal Canadiens | 10 |
| 17th | Dallas Stars | 9 |
| 18th | Florida Panthers | -9 |
| 19th | Arizona Coyotes | -11 |
| 20th | Minnesota Wild | -23 |
| 21st | Chicago Blackhawks | -24 |
| 22nd | Vancouver Canucks | -29 |
| 23rd | Philadelphia Flyers | -39 |
| 24th | Edmonton Oilers | -42 |
| 25th | New York Rangers | -46 |
| 26th | Buffalo Sabres | -47 |
| 27th | Detroit Red Wings | -48 |
| 28th | Anaheim Ducks | -52 |
| 29th | New Jersey Devils | -52 |
| 30th | Ottawa Senators | -59 |
| 31st | Los Angeles Kings | -60 |
2018 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nashville Predators | 57 |
| 2nd | Winnipeg Jets | 57 |
| 3rd | Tampa Bay Lightning | 56 |
| 4th | Boston Bruins | 56 |
| 5th | Vegas Golden Knights | 43 |
| 6th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Kings | 35 |
| 8th | Anaheim Ducks | 22 |
| 9th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 |
| 10th | Minnesota Wild | 21 |
| 11th | San Jose Sharks | 21 |
| 12th | Colorado Avalanche | 19 |
| 13th | Washington Capitals | 18 |
| 14th | Philadelphia Flyers | 13 |
| 15th | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 |
| 16th | Dallas Stars | 9 |
| 17th | New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 18th | Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 19th | St. Louis Blues | 1 |
| 20th | Chicago Blackhawks | -26 |
| 21st | Calgary Flames | -27 |
| 22nd | Carolina Hurricanes | -28 |
| 23rd | New York Islanders | -32 |
| 24th | Edmonton Oilers | -33 |
| 25th | New York Rangers | -35 |
| 26th | Vancouver Canucks | -41 |
| 27th | Detroit Red Wings | -42 |
| 28th | Arizona Coyotes | -45 |
| 29th | Montreal Canadiens | -51 |
| 30th | Ottawa Senators | -65 |
| 31st | Buffalo Sabres | -80 |
2017 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Washington Capitals | 84 |
| 2nd | Minnesota Wild | 57 |
| 3rd | Columbus Blue Jackets | 54 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 49 |
| 5th | New York Rangers | 37 |
| 6th | Edmonton Oilers | 36 |
| 7th | Chicago Blackhawks | 28 |
| 8th | Montreal Canadiens | 25 |
| 9th | Anaheim Ducks | 23 |
| 10th | Boston Bruins | 23 |
| 11th | San Jose Sharks | 19 |
| 12th | Nashville Predators | 18 |
| 13th | St. Louis Blues | 17 |
| 14th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16 |
| 15th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 |
| 16th | Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 17th | New York Islanders | 1 |
| 18th | Los Angeles Kings | -2 |
| 19th | Ottawa Senators | -4 |
| 20th | Winnipeg Jets | -9 |
| 21st | Carolina Hurricanes | -18 |
| 22nd | Philadelphia Flyers | -19 |
| 23rd | Florida Panthers | -26 |
| 24th | Buffalo Sabres | -32 |
| 25th | Dallas Stars | -38 |
| 26th | Detroit Red Wings | -46 |
| 27th | New Jersey Devils | -61 |
| 28th | Vancouver Canucks | -63 |
| 29th | Arizona Coyotes | -67 |
| 30th | Colorado Avalanche | -111 |
2016 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Washington Capitals | 57 |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh Penguins | 42 |
| 3rd | Dallas Stars | 37 |
| 4th | Florida Panthers | 32 |
| 5th | Los Angeles Kings | 31 |
| 6th | San Jose Sharks | 30 |
| 7th | Chicago Blackhawks | 27 |
| 8th | Anaheim Ducks | 27 |
| 9th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 26 |
| 10th | St. Louis Blues | 22 |
| 11th | New York Rangers | 18 |
| 12th | New York Islanders | 16 |
| 13th | Nashville Predators | 11 |
| 14th | Minnesota Wild | 9 |
| 15th | Boston Bruins | 8 |
| 16th | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 |
| 17th | Detroit Red Wings | -10 |
| 18th | Ottawa Senators | -11 |
| 19th | Buffalo Sabres | -16 |
| 20th | Montreal Canadiens | -17 |
| 21st | New Jersey Devils | -20 |
| 22nd | Winnipeg Jets | -24 |
| 23rd | Carolina Hurricanes | -25 |
| 24th | Colorado Avalanche | -28 |
| 25th | Calgary Flames | -28 |
| 26th | Columbus Blue Jackets | -35 |
| 27th | Arizona Coyotes | -36 |
| 28th | Edmonton Oilers | -43 |
| 29th | Toronto Maple Leafs | -48 |
| 30th | Vancouver Canucks | -53 |
2015 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Rangers | 61 |
| 2nd | Tampa Bay Lightning | 53 |
| 3rd | St. Louis Blues | 42 |
| 4th | Washington Capitals | 38 |
| 5th | Chicago Blackhawks | 34 |
| 6th | Montreal Canadiens | 30 |
| 7th | Minnesota Wild | 29 |
| 8th | Nashville Predators | 24 |
| 9th | Ottawa Senators | 24 |
| 10th | Calgary Flames | 24 |
| 11th | New York Islanders | 21 |
| 12th | Los Angeles Kings | 21 |
| 13th | Detroit Red Wings | 20 |
| 14th | Winnipeg Jets | 19 |
| 15th | Vancouver Canucks | 16 |
| 16th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 |
| 17th | Boston Bruins | 8 |
| 18th | Anaheim Ducks | 7 |
| 19th | Dallas Stars | 0 |
| 20th | San Jose Sharks | -2 |
| 21st | Philadelphia Flyers | -11 |
| 22nd | Colorado Avalanche | -14 |
| 23rd | Florida Panthers | -15 |
| 24th | Columbus Blue Jackets | -21 |
| 25th | New Jersey Devils | -33 |
| 26th | Carolina Hurricanes | -36 |
| 27th | Toronto Maple Leafs | -51 |
| 28th | Edmonton Oilers | -83 |
| 29th | Arizona Coyotes | -102 |
| 30th | Buffalo Sabres | -116 |
2014 NHL Goal Differential Leaders
| GDif Rank | Team | GDif |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boston Bruins | 87 |
| 2nd | Anaheim Ducks | 60 |
| 3rd | St. Louis Blues | 51 |
| 4th | Chicago Blackhawks | 49 |
| 5th | San Jose Sharks | 46 |
| 6th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 38 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Kings | 30 |
| 8th | Colorado Avalanche | 29 |
| 9th | New York Rangers | 24 |
| 10th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 |
| 11th | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 |
| 12th | Montreal Canadiens | 8 |
| 13th | Dallas Stars | 8 |
| 14th | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 |
| 15th | New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 16th | Minnesota Wild | 1 |
| 17th | Detroit Red Wings | -4 |
| 18th | Washington Capitals | -4 |
| 19th | Winnipeg Jets | -12 |
| 20th | Arizona Coyotes | -14 |
| 21st | Nashville Predators | -19 |
| 22nd | Carolina Hurricanes | -21 |
| 23rd | Vancouver Canucks | -25 |
| 24th | Ottawa Senators | -29 |
| 25th | Toronto Maple Leafs | -30 |
| 26th | Calgary Flames | -36 |
| 27th | New York Islanders | -45 |
| 28th | Edmonton Oilers | -68 |
| 29th | Florida Panthers | -74 |
| 30th | Buffalo Sabres | -93 |
