Dan Bylsma's record is a small sample size, but it's growing every week. And he's basically in uncharted territory. Sure, you could say that with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Sergei Gonchar and on and on you could say he should be doing good. Michel Therrien would beg to differ.
Here's the top 10 coaches winning percentages OF ALL TIME with a minimum of 50 games coached. Active coaches are in bold
| Coach |
Record |
Notable |
| Dan Bylsma | 42-13-5 (.742) | Pens coach 2009-current, 1 Stanley Cup (16-8 playoff record) |
| Tom Johnson | 142-43-23 (.738) | Boston Bruins coach from 1970-1973, won a Stanley Cup in 1972 and soon after wasn't the coach anymore, even though he stayed in management for many years |
| Todd McLellan | 73-26-18 (.701) |
San Jose coach 2008-current, hasn't won a playoff series |
| Cooney Weiland | 58-20-18 (.698) | Boston Bruins coach from 1940-41, won the Cup in '41, then stepped down to eventually become the long-time Harvard University coach |
| Lou Lamoriello | 34-14-5 (.689) | New Jersey Devils, two stints from 2005-07, stepping in from his GM job to lead NJD to second round exits in both his HC stints |
| Bruce Boudreau | 108-49-21 (.666) | Washington Capitals coach 2007-current, 1 playoff series victory (10-11 playoff record) |
| Scotty Bowman | 1244-573-314-10 (.657) | Coach from 1968-2002, won 9 Stanley Cups with Montreal, Pittsburgh and Detriot, all-time high 223 playoff wins as a coach |
| Claude Ruel | 172-82-51 (.648) | Montreal coach 1968-70 and 1979-81; won the Stanley Cup in 1969 in his first season as a coach and was a long term member of the front office in Montreal |
| Mike Babcock | 300-150-19-57 (.643) |
Anaheim coach 2002-04, took them to SC Finals his first year as a coach, Detroit coach 2005-current, won Stanley Cup in 2008 |
| Pete Green | 94-52-4 (.640) | Coach of the Ottawa Senators from 1919-25, won two Stanley Cups (1921 and 1923) |