what is the worst defensive team in the nhl this year

The San Jose Sharks had the worst record by a team in 2023-24, with a record of 19-54-9.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sharks	19-54-9	2023-24	47	82	19	54	9	.287	1	5	180	326	-146	20.2	75.4	25.23	8.7	35.13	.887
2	Blackhawks	23-53-6	2023-24	52	82	23	53	6	.317	1	1	178	289	-111	16.6	75.8	26.26	8.3	32.70	.892
3	Ducks	27-50-5	2023-24	59	82	27	50	5	.360	1	2	203	293	-90	18.3	72.4	26.76	9.3	32.51	.890
4	Blue Jackets	27-43-12	2023-24	66	82	27	43	12	.402	3	2	234	298	-64	15.1	76.3	29.98	9.5	34.41	.894
5	Canadiens	30-36-16	2023-24	76	82	30	36	16	.463	4	8	232	281	-49	17.5	76.5	27.67	10.2	33.40	.897
6	Coyotes	36-41-5	2023-24	77	82	36	41	5	.470	2	0	254	274	-20	22.0	76.3	27.72	11.2	31.68	.895
7	Senators	37-41-4	2023-24	78	82	37	41	4	.476	5	0	250	281	-31	18.0	75.1	31.73	9.6	29.66	.884
8	Flames	38-39-5	2023-24	81	82	38	39	5	.494	0	4	253	267	-14	17.9	80.8	31.37	9.8	29.73	.890
9	Devils	38-39-5	2023-24	81	82	38	39	5	.494	0	2	264	281	-17	22.4	80.7	30.68	10.5	30.00	.886
10	Kraken	34-35-13	2023-24	81	82	34	35	13	.494	3	4	214	232	-18	20.7	78.8	28.62	9.1	29.16	.903
11	Sabres	39-37-6	2023-24	84	82	39	37	6	.512	2	1	244	243	1	16.6	79.8	30.90	9.6	29.28	.899
12	Flyers	38-33-11	2023-24	87	82	38	33	11	.530	4	3	231	258	-27	12.2	83.4	33.02	8.5	27.13	.884
13	Penguins	38-32-12	2023-24	88	82	38	32	12	.537	2	3	253	248	5	15.3	80.7	32.76	9.4	30.23	.900
14	Wild	39-33-10	2023-24	88	82	39	33	10	.537	3	3	248	260	-12	22.7	74.5	30.13	10.0	29.72	.893
15	Red Wings	41-32-9	2023-24	91	82	41	32	9	.555	3	1	275	273	2	23.1	79.6	28.96	11.6	32.40	.897
16	Capitals	40-31-11	2023-24	91	82	40	31	11	.555	4	5	216	252	-36	20.6	79.0	26.49	9.9	30.52	.899
17	Blues	43-33-6	2023-24	92	82	43	33	6	.561	5	2	234	248	-14	18.0	78.6	28.90	9.9	32.13	.906
18	Islanders	39-27-16	2023-24	94	82	39	27	16	.573	1	5	245	258	-13	20.3	71.5	30.12	9.9	32.76	.904
19	Lightning	45-29-8	2023-24	98	82	45	29	8	.598	3	1	288	267	21	28.6	83.3	29.29	12.0	29.63	.890
20	Golden Knights	45-29-8	2023-24	98	82	45	29	8	.598	4	2	263	243	20	20.2	79.3	31.07	10.3	30.33	.902
21	Kings	44-27-11	2023-24	99	82	44	27	11	.604	2	5	254	210	44	22.6	84.6	31.90	9.7	28.00	.909
22	Predators	47-30-5	2023-24	99	82	47	30	5	.604	3	0	266	248	18	21.6	76.9	32.22	10.1	30.57	.901
23	Maple Leafs	46-26-10	2023-24	102	82	46	26	10	.622	5	2	298	261	37	23.9	76.9	32.60	11.1	29.84	.893
24	Oilers	49-27-6	2023-24	104	82	49	27	6	.634	2	1	292	236	56	26.3	79.5	33.74	10.6	28.13	.898
25	Avalanche	50-25-7	2023-24	107	82	50	25	7	.652	2	2	302	252	50	24.5	79.9	32.99	11.2	29.80	.897