what for? they mean the same thing, but people are used to seeing the number of points and know what X amount of points mean
changing stuff for the sake of changing stuff is pointless, it may look fancier to stats fans but it's literally the same thing
every other league on the continent uses win% instead of win total for the standings, since teams have played different number of games at a time. it's not complicated.
if you're saying NHL fans are dumber than fans of other sports, well you may be right there