As of the end of the season 2010-2011.
A comparison of the conferences by total numbers:
| GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Pctg. | Avg. | ||
| West | 1230 | 622 | 461 | 147 | 1391 | 0.565 | 92.7 | |
| East | 1230 | 608 | 472 | 150 | 1366 | 0.555 | 91.1 |
A comparison of the average team in each conference:
| GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Pctg. | ||
| West Avg. | 82.0 | 41.5 | 30.7 | 9.8 | 92.7 | 0.565 | |
| East Avg. | 82.0 | 40.5 | 31.5 | 10.0 | 91.1 | 0.555 |
A comparison of the 8th-best records in each conference (i.e. the pace required to make the playoffs):
| CITY | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Pctg. | |
| Chicago | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 97 | 0.591 | |
| NY Rangers | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 93 | 0.567 |
Finally, the league-wide totals, and the league-wide average team:
| GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Pctg. | Pace Avg. | |
| Total | 2460 | 1230 | 933 | 297 | 2757 | 0.560 | 91.9 |
| Avg. Team | 82.0 | 41.0 | 31.1 | 9.9 | 91.9 | 0.560 | 91.9 |
Explanation of the league-totals:
In other major sports leagues, .500 is always the average record. The above demonstrates how the “three point game” has artificially elevated the NHL average record. The average NHL team is much better than .500, and many more NHL teams can tell their fans they finished “above .500” even if they were well below the league average. You can compare your team to the average team above to see whether your team is truly above average (which is what .500 used to mean).
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