Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks lead the market for fewest regular-season points as both clubs sit near the bottom of early 2026-27 standings with poor goal differentials and winless or near-winless starts. The Flames, in a clear rebuild phase after trading veterans and adding prospects like Simon Nemec, have posted the league’s worst underlying numbers through their first several games. The Canucks, under new management and head coach Manny Malhotra, continue a roster overhaul with limited immediate improvement expected despite some individual flashes from players like Elias Pettersson. Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken trail as longer-shot candidates amid their own developmental timelines, while the tight clustering among lower-probability teams reflects broad trader consensus that only a handful of rebuilding clubs are realistically positioned to finish last in total points.