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List of NHL records (team)

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

Season records

Detroit Red Wings won 62 games in a single season (1995-96)
  • Most losses: 71, by 1992–93 San Jose Sharks
  • Fewest losses: 8, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
  • Greatest goal differential: +216, by 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
  • Lowest goal differential: -265, by 1974–75 Washington Capitals
  • Fewest playoff losses for a Stanley Cup champion: 2, by 1987-1988 Edmonton Oilers
  • Most playoff losses for a Stanley Cup champion: 9, by 2005-2006 Carolina Hurricanes

Notes: The length of the above seasons varies from 70 to 84 games. Ties were only recorded until 2003-04. In 1999–2000 the NHL started to award points to teams that had lost 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. After the 2004-05 NHL lockout 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 points before and after these dates slightly problematic.

Streaks

Longest winning streak

Longest winning streak to start the season

Longest undefeated streak to start the season

Longest streak without a regulation loss to start the season

Longest streak without failing to gain a point (at least 1 point by including ties in the pre-lockout era or overtime losses in the post-lockout era)

Longest losing streak

Longest winless streak (picking up 1 or 0 points [ties for pre-lockout era or overtime losses for post-lockout era, respectively])

Longest undefeated streak to end the season

Longest winning streak to end the season

Miscellaneous

See also

References