The San Jose Sharks had the best record by a team in 2008-09, with a record of 53-18-11.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sharks	53-18-11	2008-09	117	82	53	18	11	.713	6	5	251	199	52	24.2	83.3	33.17	9.2	27.17	.911
2	Bruins	53-19-10	2008-09	116	82	53	19	10	.707	4	6	270	190	80	23.6	82.4	30.27	10.9	30.79	.925
3	Red Wings	51-21-10	2008-09	112	82	51	21	10	.683	6	4	289	240	49	25.5	78.3	36.16	9.7	27.73	.894
4	Capitals	50-24-8	2008-09	108	82	50	24	8	.659	4	5	268	240	28	25.2	80.6	33.51	9.8	29.49	.901
5	Devils	51-27-4	2008-09	106	82	51	27	4	.646	6	2	238	207	31	18.9	79.9	32.90	8.8	29.45	.914
6	Blackhawks	46-24-12	2008-09	104	82	46	24	12	.634	4	7	260	209	51	19.3	80.6	32.72	9.7	28.59	.911
7	Canucks	45-27-10	2008-09	100	82	45	27	10	.610	3	7	243	213	30	18.8	81.4	28.48	10.4	29.17	.911
8	Flyers	44-27-11	2008-09	99	82	44	27	11	.604	4	6	260	232	28	22.5	83.0	29.77	10.7	32.54	.913
9	Penguins	45-28-9	2008-09	99	82	45	28	9	.604	6	6	258	233	25	17.2	82.7	29.04	10.8	30.29	.906
10	Flames	46-30-6	2008-09	98	82	46	30	6	.598	3	2	251	246	5	17.0	83.4	32.23	9.5	29.77	.899
11	Hurricanes	45-30-7	2008-09	97	82	45	30	7	.591	3	5	236	221	15	18.7	80.4	32.62	8.8	29.50	.909
12	Rangers	43-30-9	2008-09	95	82	43	30	9	.579	10	6	200	212	-12	13.9	87.8	32.41	7.5	29.67	.913
13	Canadiens	41-30-11	2008-09	93	82	41	30	11	.567	7	7	242	240	2	19.3	82.4	30.01	9.8	31.71	.908
14	Panthers	41-30-11	2008-09	93	82	41	30	11	.567	3	8	231	223	8	16.6	82.6	29.41	9.6	34.67	.922
15	Blues	41-31-10	2008-09	92	82	41	31	10	.561	6	6	227	227	0	20.5	83.8	27.70	10.0	28.55	.903
16	Blue Jackets	41-31-10	2008-09	92	82	41	31	10	.561	6	7	220	223	-3	12.7	82.1	28.90	9.3	27.82	.902
17	Sabres	41-32-9	2008-09	91	82	41	32	9	.555	8	5	242	229	13	20.9	81.8	30.55	9.7	31.40	.911
18	Ducks	42-33-7	2008-09	91	82	42	33	7	.555	7	3	238	235	3	23.6	79.7	30.26	9.6	30.48	.906
19	Wild	40-33-9	2008-09	89	82	40	33	9	.543	5	3	214	197	17	20.1	87.6	27.52	9.5	30.71	.922
20	Predators	40-34-8	2008-09	88	82	40	34	8	.537	6	5	207	228	-21	15.7	82.5	28.96	8.7	29.40	.905
21	Oilers	38-35-9	2008-09	85	82	38	35	9	.518	6	4	228	244	-16	16.9	77.5	28.09	9.9	32.54	.909
22	Stars	36-35-11	2008-09	83	82	36	35	11	.506	6	6	224	251	-27	15.4	78.6	28.90	9.5	28.10	.891
23	Senators	36-35-11	2008-09	83	82	36	35	11	.506	4	6	213	231	-18	19.5	81.5	29.33	8.9	28.50	.901
24	Maple Leafs	34-35-13	2008-09	81	82	34	35	13	.494	6	7	244	286	-42	18.8	74.7	31.74	9.4	30.26	.885
25	Kings	34-37-11	2008-09	79	82	34	37	11	.482	5	8	202	226	-24	19.2	82.9	29.06	8.5	28.06	.902