List of NHL records (team)

This is a list of regular season records by National Hockey League teams.

Season records

• Most points: 132, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
• Fewest points: 21, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals

• Most wins: 62, by 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings
• Fewest wins: 8, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals

• Most ties: 24, by 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers
• Fewest ties: 2, by 1992–93 San Jose Sharks

• Most losses: 71, by 1992–93 San Jose Sharks
• Fewest losses: 8, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens (The 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks had 7 regulation losses in a lockout shortened season, as well as 5 overtime losses)

• Most goals: 446, by 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers
• Fewest goals: 133, by 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks

• Most goals against: 446, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals
• Fewest goals against: 131, by 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens

• Greatest goal differential: +216, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
• Lowest goal differential: -265, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals

• Best Power Play Percentage in a season: 31.88%, by 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens
• Worst Power Play Percentage in a season: 9.35%, by 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning

• Best Penalty Kill Percentage in a season: 89.58%, by 2011–12 New Jersey Devils
• Worst Penalty Kill Percentage in a season: 68.24%, by 1982–83 Los Angeles Kings

• Best Home Record: 36–2–2 by the 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers
• Worst Away Record: 1–41–0, by the 1992–93 Ottawa Senators

• Most Shutout Wins in a season: 22 of 44 games played (50.0%), by 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens
• Most Shutout Losses in a season: 16 of 82 games played (19.5%), by 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets

Notes: The length of the above seasons varies from 70 to 84 games. Ties were only recorded until 2003–04. In 1983, the NHL added a five-minute overtime, and ties would only occur after 65 minutes. Starting in 1999, teams played with only four skaters (unless they were on a two-man advantage, when they would be awarded an extra skater until the next stoppage), and the NHL credited the point for tie games to the loser in overtime, leading to a system in which teams could potentially earn 3 points between them in a single game, rather than a fixed number of two previously. In 2005, the league eliminated ties meaning that any game which went to overtime would be a three point game. These changes in points awarded therefore make strict comparisons in wins, losses, and ties (after overtime, 1983-99, and in regulation, 1999-present) before and after these dates slightly problematic.

Streaks

Longest winning streak

• Overall: 17 games, by 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins
• Home : 23 games, by 2011–12 Detroit Red Wings
• Away: 12 games, by 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings

Longest winning streak to start the season

• Overall: 10 games, by 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs and 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres
• Home: 11 games, by 1963–64 Chicago Black Hawks
• Away: 10 games, by 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres

Longest winning streak to end the season

• Overall: 11 games, by 2005–06 New Jersey Devils

Longest undefeated streak

• Overall: 35 games, by 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers (25 wins, 10 ties)
• Home: 34 games, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
• Away: 23 games, by 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens

Longest point streak to start the season

• Overall: 24 games, by 2013 Chicago Blackhawks (21 wins, 3 shootout losses)

Longest undefeated streak to end the season

• Overall: 18 games, by 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins (17 wins, one tie)

Longest losing streak

• Overall: 17 games, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals and 1992–1993 San Jose Sharks
• Home: 14 games, by 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins
• Away: 38 games, by 1992–93 Ottawa Senators

Longest winless streak

• Overall: 30 games, by 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets (23 losses, 7 ties)
• Home: 17 games, by 1995–96 Ottawa Senators and 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers
• Away: 38 games, by 1992–93 Ottawa Senators

Miscellaneous

• Most penalty minutes in a season: 2713, by the 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres
• Most penalty minutes in a game (both teams): March 5, 2004 Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, 67 penalties (419 minutes)
• Most goals in a game: 21, Toronto St. Patricks vs. Montreal Canadiens on January 10, 1920 (Montreal won 14–7); 21, Edmonton Oilers vs. Chicago Black Hawks on December 11, 1985 (Edmonton won 12–9).
• Largest goal differential: Detroit Red Wings 15, New York Rangers 0 on January 23, 1944.
• Most shorthanded goals in a season: 36, by the 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers
• Most shorthanded goals in one penalty: 3, by the 2009–10 Boston Bruins
• Most Stanley Cups: 23, by the Montreal Canadiens (the Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, but their first win came in 1916, before the NHL existed)
• Most consecutive Stanley Cup wins: 5, by the Montreal Canadiens (1956–1960)
• Most consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearances: 10, by the Montreal Canadiens (1951–1960)
• Longest Playoff Appearance Streak: 29 years, by the Boston Bruins (1967–68 – 1995–96)
• Most points without reaching playoffs: 95, by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche and 2010–11 Dallas Stars
• Most consecutive playoff series victories: 19, by the 1980–1984 New York Islanders, spanning four consecutive Stanley Cup titles and five playoff seasons. This is a record for all North American professional sports franchises
• Most comebacks from a 3-1 series deficit: 3, by the Vancouver Canucks
• Most comebacks from a 3-1 series deficit in a playoff season: 2, by the 2002–03 Minnesota Wild
• Teams to come back from a 3-0 series deficit: Toronto Maple Leafs (1942 over the Detroit Red Wings), New York Islanders (1975 over the Pittsburgh Penguins), Philadelphia Flyers (2010 over the Boston Bruins).
• Most consecutive playoff games played without a power play goal: 9 games, by the 2010–11 Boston Bruins
• Most consecutive playoff power play chances without a goal: 30, by 2010–11 Boston Bruins
• Most consecutive penalties killed: 53, by the 1999–2000 Washington Capitals

See also

• List of National Hockey League records (individual)
• List of National Hockey League statistical leaders
• List of NHL statistical leaders by country