which nhl hockey team has won the most games

The Montreal Canadiens have the most wins by a team, with 3,596 wins.

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Which NHL hockey team has won in the regular season the most games?

	TEAM	W	GP	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	3,596	7,114	2,463	837	219	8,248	.580	83	82	22,641	19,358	3,283	19.4	81.6	30.92	10.7	29.31	.905
2	Bruins	3,437	6,954	2,500	791	226	7,891	.567	78	91	22,083	19,939	2,144	19.8	82.4	31.49	10.4	28.96	.898
3	Maple Leafs	3,202	7,113	2,923	783	206	7,393	.520	69	84	21,972	21,807	165	19.3	79.6	30.75	10.2	31.43	.898
4	Red Wings	3,136	6,889	2,718	815	220	7,307	.530	83	83	21,003	20,515	488	20.0	80.7	31.04	10.1	29.21	.892
5	Rangers	3,076	6,888	2,821	808	183	7,143	.519	92	77	21,018	20,853	165	20.1	81.3	30.84	10.3	30.64	.900
6	Blackhawks	2,914	6,888	2,951	814	209	6,851	.497	86	79	20,279	20,786	-507	18.6	80.8	30.12	10.2	30.47	.901
7	Flyers	2,206	4,499	1,608	457	228	5,097	.566	66	103	14,530	13,274	1,256	19.3	81.3	31.10	10.4	29.17	.899
8	Blues	2,102	4,501	1,768	432	199	4,835	.537	88	79	13,806	13,635	171	19.4	81.9	29.62	10.4	29.06	.896
9	Penguins	2,061	4,499	1,858	383	197	4,702	.523	90	71	14,816	15,015	-199	20.7	80.0	30.56	10.8	31.23	.893
10	Stars	2,037	4,499	1,806	459	197	4,730	.526	88	71	13,722	13,833	-111	19.5	81.4	29.94	10.2	29.85	.897
11	Sabres	1,954	4,273	1,712	409	198	4,515	.528	93	83	13,421	13,006	415	18.7	81.9	29.62	10.6	30.22	.899
12	Kings	1,937	4,500	1,933	424	206	4,504	.500	82	86	13,996	14,589	-593	19.3	79.9	30.23	10.3	29.96	.892
13	Flames	1,932	4,118	1,610	379	197	4,440	.539	61	78	13,284	12,725	559	19.8	80.9	30.22	10.7	29.25	.894
14	Capitals	1,870	3,961	1,583	303	205	4,248	.536	81	86	12,473	12,466	7	19.8	81.3	29.29	10.8	29.55	.894
15	Islanders	1,841	4,116	1,715	347	213	4,242	.515	92	89	12,897	12,800	97	19.5	80.2	29.29	10.7	30.66	.899
16	Canucks	1,815	4,273	1,866	391	201	4,222	.494	84	87	13,094	13,922	-828	19.0	80.4	29.34	10.4	29.93	.891
17	Avalanche	1,710	3,562	1,424	261	167	3,848	.540	89	52	11,566	11,237	329	20.1	80.6	29.67	10.9	30.18	.895
18	Devils	1,693	3,961	1,742	328	198	3,912	.494	85	97	11,552	12,479	-927	18.6	80.9	29.61	9.8	29.01	.891
19	Oilers	1,665	3,563	1,443	262	193	3,785	.531	82	76	11,862	11,542	320	19.5	80.6	29.53	11.3	30.44	.894
20	Hurricanes	1,566	3,560	1,528	263	203	3,598	.505	57	74	10,650	11,275	-625	18.1	81.4	30.13	9.9	29.43	.892
21	Coyotes	1,424	3,480	1,599	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	10,346	11,597	-1,251	18.2	80.3	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
22	Lightning	1,174	2,522	1,056	112	180	2,640	.523	78	70	7,293	7,550	-257	18.4	81.7	29.27	9.9	29.62	.899
23	Sharks	1,163	2,602	1,105	121	213	2,660	.511	83	86	7,246	7,763	-517	18.0	81.9	29.41	9.5	29.51	.899
24	Senators	1,125	2,523	1,088	115	195	2,560	.507	69	84	7,167	7,548	-381	17.5	81.2	30.09	9.4	29.90	.900
25	Ducks	1,106	2,439	1,005	107	221	2,540	.521	83	90	6,476	6,915	-439	17.3	81.5	28.72	9.2	30.76	.908