As for the NHL, the honor of best single-season team in NHL history goes to the 2001-02 Detroit Red Wings, a team that racked up 116 points (51 wins, 12 ties or overtime losses) in a league that was more balanced than it was during the mini-dynasties of the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers that stretched from 1976 to 1990.
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