2006 NHL Wins by Team

The Buffalo Sabres led the NHL in wins in 2006, with 53, 2 ahead of the Nashville Predators. The average across 30 NHL teams is 41.0.

Led the NHL in 2006 Buffalo Sabres 82 games

53 Wins 2 clear of Nashville Predators

#	Team	G	W
1	Buffalo Sabres	82	53
2	Nashville Predators	82	51
2	San Jose Sharks	82	51
4	Dallas Stars	82	50
4	Detroit Red Wings	82	50
6	New Jersey Devils	82	49
6	Vancouver Canucks	82	49
8	Anaheim Ducks	82	48
8	Minnesota Wild	82	48
8	Ottawa Senators	82	48
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47
12	Colorado Avalanche	82	44
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	44
14	Atlanta Thrashers	82	43
14	Calgary Flames	82	43
16	Montréal Canadiens	82	42
16	New York Rangers	82	42
	NHL average		41.0
18	Carolina Hurricanes	82	40
18	New York Islanders	82	40
18	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40
21	Boston Bruins	82	35
21	Florida Panthers	82	35
23	St. Louis Blues	82	34
24	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	33
25	Edmonton Oilers	82	32
26	Chicago Blackhawks	82	31
26	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31
28	Washington Capitals	82	28
29	Los Angeles Kings	82	27
30	Philadelphia Flyers	82	22

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.