what is the worst defensive team in the nhl this year

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Buffalo Sabres are tied for the worst record this season, with a record of 12-20-2.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Blackhawks	12-20-2	2024-25	26	34	12	20	2	.382	1	0	87	108	-21	22.5	85.1	25.50	10.0	29.65	.893
2	Sabres	11-19-4	2024-25	26	34	11	19	4	.382	1	1	96	118	-22	14.1	76.8	27.50	10.3	29.06	.881
3	Sharks	11-19-6	2024-25	28	36	11	19	6	.389	0	4	98	125	-27	17.7	79.0	27.61	9.9	32.78	.894
4	Predators	10-17-7	2024-25	27	34	10	17	7	.397	0	0	79	105	-26	17.3	87.3	29.26	7.9	29.53	.895
5	Kraken	15-19-2	2024-25	32	36	15	19	2	.444	1	1	100	112	-12	18.5	80.0	26.75	10.4	28.64	.891
6	Red Wings	13-16-4	2024-25	30	33	13	16	4	.455	1	0	87	107	-20	22.7	68.1	25.27	10.4	30.36	.893
7	Ducks	13-15-4	2024-25	30	32	13	15	4	.469	2	1	79	99	-20	14.4	73.1	28.00	8.8	32.31	.904
8	Canadiens	14-16-3	2024-25	31	33	14	16	3	.470	1	1	96	117	-21	22.4	82.4	24.61	11.8	29.30	.879
9	Blue Jackets	13-15-6	2024-25	32	34	13	15	6	.471	1	0	111	123	-12	18.7	73.5	30.35	10.8	29.03	.875
10	Islanders	13-14-7	2024-25	33	34	13	14	7	.485	2	1	90	105	-15	12.1	64.3	28.38	9.3	28.59	.892
11	Blues	15-16-4	2024-25	34	35	15	16	4	.486	1	0	86	107	-21	15.6	76.7	26.23	9.4	28.91	.894
12	Rangers	16-16-1	2024-25	33	33	16	16	1	.500	0	0	96	97	-1	19.5	87.6	30.00	9.7	31.94	.908
13	Flyers	15-15-4	2024-25	34	34	15	15	4	.500	3	2	102	121	-19	15.6	80.2	27.50	10.9	27.44	.870
14	Penguins	15-15-5	2024-25	35	35	15	15	5	.500	1	2	104	128	-24	22.2	82.4	28.86	10.3	31.66	.884
15	Senators	18-14-2	2024-25	38	34	18	14	2	.559	0	1	105	97	8	23.7	77.3	30.06	10.3	27.50	.896
16	Bruins	18-13-4	2024-25	40	35	18	13	4	.571	0	0	91	108	-17	13.2	77.6	27.86	9.3	27.20	.887
17	Flames	16-11-7	2024-25	39	34	16	11	7	.574	3	1	92	105	-13	21.5	72.5	29.35	9.2	29.53	.895
18	Hockey Club	16-11-6	2024-25	38	33	16	11	6	.576	0	2	100	94	6	21.9	79.3	26.97	11.2	28.24	.899
19	Avalanche	21-15-0	2024-25	42	36	21	15	0	.583	1	0	120	120	0	24.1	77.9	29.17	11.4	26.81	.876
20	Canucks	16-10-7	2024-25	39	33	16	10	7	.591	0	1	103	103	0	22.6	81.2	25.94	12.0	28.12	.889
21	Stars	19-13-0	2024-25	38	32	19	13	0	.594	1	0	101	83	18	16.3	84.6	30.97	10.2	26.75	.903
22	Lightning	18-11-2	2024-25	38	31	18	11	2	.613	0	1	122	89	33	26.9	79.3	28.19	14.0	27.81	.897
23	Kings	19-10-5	2024-25	43	34	19	10	5	.632	0	1	104	87	17	15.9	81.7	27.65	11.1	24.65	.896
24	Maple Leafs	21-11-2	2024-25	44	34	21	11	2	.647	0	0	106	93	13	20.0	83.0	28.76	10.8	29.21	.906
25	Oilers	21-11-2	2024-25	44	34	21	11	2	.647	0	0	111	95	16	21.6	74.7	32.18	10.1	26.18	.893