Best NHL Regular Season Records Through 41 games

Which NHL team has the best record through 41 games?

The 1929-30 Boston Bruins have the best all-time record through 41 games. They went 36-4-1 in the first 41 games, and eventually finished the season at 38-5-1.

Which NHL team had the best start through 41 games but still missed the playoffs?

The 1969-70 Montreal Canadiens started the season 21-10-10, but failed to make the playoffs. Since 2000, the best start to the season which still missed the playoffs was the the 2005-06 Los Angeles Kings, who were 25-14-2 through 41 games but didn't make the playoffs.

How did the best NHL teams through 41 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1927, of the 115 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 41 games, 100% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 30.4% of them won the Stanley Cup. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 41 games and went on to win the Stanley Cup are The 2021-22 Colorado Avalanche, the 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks, the 2007-08 Detroit Red Wings and the 2001-02 Detroit Red Wings.

Best NHL Start Halfway Through Season

	Team	Year	Record	Goal Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Boston Bruins	1930	36-4-1	+72	38-5-1	Lost Final
2	Montreal Canadiens	1945	32-5-4	+94	38-8-4	Lost Conf Finals
3	Montreal Canadiens	1944	30-4-7	+97	38-5-7	Won Final
4	Montreal Canadiens	1977	30-5-6	+109	60-8-12	Won Final
5	Philadelphia Flyers	1980	27-3-11	+47	48-12-20	Lost Final
6	Montreal Canadiens	1976	29-6-6	+93	58-11-11	Won Final
	New York Islanders	1979	28-5-8	+90	51-15-14	Lost Conf Finals
	Edmonton Oilers	1984	30-7-4	+82	57-18-5	Won Final
	Boston Bruins	2023	32-5-4	+65	65-12-5	Lost First Round
	Tampa Bay Lightning	2019	32-7-2	+55	62-16-4	Lost First Round
	Chicago Blackhawks	2013	32-5-4	+49	36-7-5	Won Final
12	New York Rangers	1972	28-6-7	+95	48-17-13	Lost Final
	Boston Bruins	1971	29-7-5	+87	57-14-7	Lost Conf Semi
	Montreal Canadiens	1978	29-7-5	+77	59-10-11	Won Final
	Boston Bruins	1979	28-6-7	+54	43-23-14	Lost Conf Finals
16	Edmonton Oilers	1985	29-8-4	+81	49-20-11	Won Final
	Boston Bruins	1974	28-7-6	+77	52-17-9	Lost Final
	Philadelphia Flyers	1976	27-6-8	+70	51-13-16	Lost Final
	Detroit Red Wings	1995	29-8-4	+64	33-11-4	Lost Final
	Edmonton Oilers	1986	29-8-4	+54	56-17-7	Lost Conf Semi
	New York Rangers	1971	28-7-6	+52	49-18-11	Lost Conf Finals
	San Jose Sharks	2009	31-5-5	+45	53-18-11	Lost First Round
	Washington Capitals	2016	31-7-3	+43	56-18-8	Lost Conf Semi
	Pittsburgh Penguins	2013	31-10	+37	36-12	Lost Conf Finals
25	Boston Bruins	1972	27-7-7	+70	54-13-11	Won Final
	Chicago Black Hawks	1971	28-8-5	+67	49-20-9	Lost Final
	Detroit Red Wings	1996	29-9-3	+65	62-13-7	Lost Conf Finals
	Montreal Canadiens	1979	28-8-5	+64	52-17-11	Won Final
	Chicago Black Hawks	1972	28-8-5	+63	46-17-15	Lost Conf Finals
	Dallas Stars	1999	27-7-7	+42	51-19-12	Won Final
31	Montreal Canadiens	1973	25-6-10	+75	52-10-16	Won Final
	Philadelphia Flyers	1986	30-11	+64	53-23-4	Lost First Round
	Boston Bruins	1939	29-10-2	+62	36-10-2	Won Final
	Calgary Flames	1989	27-8-6	+61	54-17-9	Won Final
	St. Louis Blues	2001	28-8-4-1	+57	43-22-12-5	Lost Conf Finals
	Boston Bruins	2009	30-7-4	+56	53-19-10	Lost Conf Semi
	Detroit Red Wings	2008	30-8-3	+56	54-21-7	Won Final
	Quebec Nordiques	1995	28-9-4	+55	30-13-5	Lost First Round
	Colorado Avalanche	2022	30-8-3	+50	56-19-7	Won Final
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1993	28-9-4	+50	56-21-7	Lost Conf Semi
	Carolina Hurricanes	2022	30-9-2	+48	54-20-8	Lost Conf Semi
	New Jersey Devils	2010	30-10-1	+33	48-27-7	Lost First Round
43	Montreal Canadiens	1958	27-9-5	+67	43-17-10	Won Final
	Philadelphia Flyers	1974	27-9-5	+59	50-16-12	Won Final
	Montreal Canadiens	1960	26-8-7	+54	40-18-12	Won Final
	Boston Bruins	1938	27-9-5	+42	30-11-7	Lost Conf Finals
	Detroit Red Wings	2002	28-8-3-2	+38	51-17-10-4	Won Final
	Colorado Avalanche	2001	26-8-7	+33	52-16-10-4	Won Final
49	Ottawa Senators	2006	29-9-3	+75	52-21-9	Lost Conf Semi
	Philadelphia Flyers	1987	28-11-2	+66	46-26-8	Lost Final
	Boston Bruins	1940	27-10-4	+65	31-12-5	Lost Conf Finals
	New York Islanders	1981	25-8-8	+61	48-18-14	Won Final
	Boston Bruins	1973	27-10-4	+59	51-22-5	Lost Conf Semi
	Boston Bruins	1978	26-9-6	+56	51-18-11	Lost Final
	St. Louis Blues	2014	29-7-5	+55	52-23-7	Lost First Round
	Boston Bruins	1931	26-9-6	+52	28-10-6	Lost Conf Finals
	Los Angeles Kings	1975	23-6-12	+51	42-17-21	Lost First Round
	Tampa Bay Lightning	2018	29-9-3	+49	54-23-5	Lost Conf Finals
	Chicago Black Hawks	1983	26-9-6	+47	47-23-10	Lost Conf Finals
	Columbus Blue Jackets	2017	29-8-4	+47	50-24-8	Lost First Round
	Detroit Red Wings	1952	25-8-8	+44	44-14-12	Won Final
	Montreal Canadiens	1931	26-9-6	+43	26-10-8	Won Final
	St. Louis Blues	1981	26-9-6	+42	45-18-17	Lost Conf Semi
	Buffalo Sabres	2007	29-9-3	+41	53-22-7	Lost Conf Finals
	Detroit Red Wings	2009	29-7-5	+40	51-21-10	Lost Final
	Pittsburgh Penguins	2014	29-11-1	+36	51-24-7	Lost Conf Semi
	Vegas Golden Knights	2018	29-10-2	+30	51-24-7	Lost Final
	Ottawa Senators	1927	27-10-4	+10	30-10-4	Won Final

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