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These are lists of active and all-time
National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win,
Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the
2022–23 NHL season and subsequent
2023 Stanley Cup playoffs . These lists do not include the canceled
2004–05 NHL season .
Longest active streaks
Post-season appearance streaks
A post-season appearance streak is continued by making the NHL playoffs in consecutive years after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series, there will always be sixteen teams on this list (of the thirty-two teams in the NHL).
Post-season opening round series win streaks
This is a list of teams that have active post-season series win streaks. A post-season series win streak is continued by making the post-season and winning at least the first-round series of the playoffs. Since the first round of the playoffs consists of sixteen teams in eight series, there will always be eight teams in this list, the winners of those series.
Teams competing for the 2024 Stanley Cup are highlighted
Longest all-time streaks
Post-season appearance streaks
This section has been updated to include teams who appeared in the
2024 Stanley Cup playoffs .
Active franchise streak is highlighted
Team
Post-season streak
Consecutive post-season appearances
Stanley Cup Championships during streak
Boston Bruins
29 seasons1
1967–68 through to
1995–96
2 :
1969–70 ,
1971–72
Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks 2
28 seasons
1969–70 through to
1996–97
none
St. Louis Blues
25 seasons
1979–80 through to
2003–04
none
Detroit Red Wings
25 seasons3
1990–91 through to
2015–16
4 :
1996–97 ,
1997–98 ,
2001–02 ,
2007–08
Montreal Canadiens
24 seasons4
1970–71 through to
1993–94
8 :
1970–71 ,
1972–73 ,
1975–76 ,
1976–77 ,
1977–78 ,
1978–79 ,
1985–86 ,
1992–93
Montreal Canadiens
21 seasons4
1948–49 through to
1968–69
10 :
1952–53 ,
1955–56 ,
1956–57 ,
1957–58 ,
1958–59 ,
1959–60 ,
1964–65 ,
1965–66 ,
1967–68 ,
1968–69
Detroit Red Wings
20 seasons
1938–39 through to
1957–58
5 :
1942–43 ,
1949–50 ,
1951–52 ,
1953–54 ,
1954–55
Philadelphia Flyers
17 seasons
1972–73 through to
1988–89
2 :
1973–74 ,
1974–75
Atlanta Flames /
Calgary Flames
16 seasons5
1975–76 through to
1990–91
1 :
1988–89
Pittsburgh Penguins
16 seasons
2006–07 through to
2021–22
3 :
2008–09 ,
2015–16 ,
2016–17
Toronto Maple Leafs
15 seasons
1930–31 through to
1944–45
3 :
1931–32 ,
1941–42 ,
1944–45
1 The Bruins' 29 consecutive is the second longest post-season streak in
North American major professional sports history, and the longest of the "Big 4". This compares to the
CFL's
Edmonton Elks (then named the Eskimos) 37 consecutive, the
NBA's
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers and
San Antonio Spurs 22 consecutive, the
MLB's
Atlanta Braves 14 consecutive, the
MLS'
Seattle Sounders FC 12 consecutive, and the
NFL's
New England Patriots 11 consecutive.
[1]
[2]
2 The nickname of the Chicago team was the "Black Hawks" for the majority of the streak – 17 of the 28 seasons. They were renamed the "Blackhawks" in 1986.
3 No post season occurred in 2005 due to the season long NHL lockout.
4 The Montreal Canadiens only missed the playoffs once – by a tie-breaker – in the 46 seasons from
1948–49 to
1993–94 . In the
1969–70 season, they tied for fourth and last playoff spot with the New York Rangers, but were eliminated on total goals scored tiebreak (they scored 244 goals to New York's 246).
5 Includes 5 seasons as the
Atlanta Flames (
1975–76 through
1979–80 ), and 11 seasons as the
Calgary Flames (
1980–81 through
1990–91 )
Post-season series win streaks
Consecutive seasons with at least one series victory.
Team
Post-season win streak
Consecutive post-season wins
Stanley Cup Championships during streak
Montreal Canadiens
10 seasons
1950–51 through to
1959–60
6 :
1952–53 ,
1955–56 ,
1956–57 ,
1957–58 ,
1958–59 ,
1959–60
10 seasons
1983–84 through to
1992–93
2 :
1985–86 ,
1992–93
Philadelphia Flyers
0 9 seasons
1972–73 through to
1980–81
2 :
1973–74 ,
1974–75
New York Islanders
0 7 seasons
1978–79 through to
1984–85
4 :
1979–80 ,
1980–81 ,
1981–82 ,
1982–83
Chicago Black Hawks
0 6 seasons
1969–70 through to
1974–75
none
Montreal Canadiens
0 6 seasons
1974–75 through to
1979–80
4 :
1975–76 ,
1976–77 ,
1977–78 ,
1978–79
Edmonton Oilers
0 6 seasons
1982–83 through to
1987–88
4 :
1983–84 ,
1984–85 ,
1986–87 ,
1987–88
Detroit Red Wings
0 6 seasons
1994–95 through to
1999–2000
2 :
1996–97 ,
1997–98
Montreal Canadiens
0 5 seasons
1964–65 through to
1968–69
4 :
1964–65 ,
1965–66 ,
1967–68 ,
1968–69
Toronto Maple Leafs
0 5 seasons
1974–75 through to
1978–79
none
Boston Bruins
0 5 seasons
1975–76 through to
1979–80
none
New York Rangers
0 5 seasons
1978–79 through to
1982–83
none
Boston Bruins
0 5 seasons
1987–88 through to
1991–92
none
Detroit Red Wings
0 5 seasons
2006–07 through to
2010–11
1 :
2007–08
Carolina Hurricanes
0 5 seasons
2018–19 through to present
none
Stanley Cup Finals appearance streaks
Team
Stanley Cup Finals appearance streak
Consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearances
Stanley Cup Championships during streak
Montreal Canadiens
10 seasons
1950–51 through to
1959–60
6 :
1952–53 ,
1955–56 ,
1956–57 ,
1957–58 ,
1958–59 ,
1959–60
0 5 seasons
1964–65 through to
1968–69
4 :
1964–65 ,
1965–66 ,
1967–68 ,
1968–69
New York Islanders
0 5 seasons
1979–80 through to
1983–84
4 :
1979–80 ,
1980–81 ,
1981–82 ,
1982–83
Montreal Canadiens
0 4 seasons
1975–76 through to
1978–79
4 :
1975–76 ,
1976–77 ,
1977–78 ,
1978–79
Toronto Maple Leafs
0 3 seasons
1937–38 through to
1939–40
none
Detroit Red Wings
0 3 seasons
1940–41 through to
1942–43
1 :
1942–43
Toronto Maple Leafs
0 3 seasons
1946–47 through to
1948–49
3 :
1946–47 ,
1947–48 ,
1948–49
Detroit Red Wings
0 3 seasons
1947–48 through to
1949–50
1 :
1949–50
0 3 seasons
1953–54 through to
1955–56
2 :
1953–54 ,
1954–55
Toronto Maple Leafs
0 3 seasons
1961–62 through to
1963–64
3 :
1961–62 ,
1962–63 ,
1963–64
St. Louis Blues
0 3 seasons
1967–68 through to
1969–70
none
Philadelphia Flyers
0 3 seasons
1973–74 through to
1975–76
2 :
1973–74 ,
1974–75
Edmonton Oilers
0 3 seasons
1982–83 through to
1984–85
2 :
1983–84 ,
1984–85
Tampa Bay Lightning
0 3 seasons
2019–20 through to
2021–22
2 :
2019–20 ,
2020–21
Stanley Cup win streaks
Team
Stanley Cup win streak
Consecutive Stanley Cup wins
Montreal Canadiens
5 seasons
1955–56 through to
1959–60
4 seasons
1975–76 through to
1978–79
New York Islanders
4 seasons
1979–80 through to
1982–83
Toronto Maple Leafs
3 seasons
1946–47 through to
1948–49
3 seasons
1961–62 through to
1963–64
Ottawa Senators 1
2 seasons
1919–20 ,
1920–21
Montreal Canadiens
2 seasons
1929–30 ,
1930–31
Detroit Red Wings
2 seasons
1935–36 ,
1936–37
2 seasons
1953–54 ,
1954–55
Montreal Canadiens
2 seasons
1964–65 ,
1965–66
2 seasons
1967–68 ,
1968–69
Philadelphia Flyers
2 seasons
1973–74 ,
1974–75
Edmonton Oilers
2 seasons
1983–84 ,
1984–85
2 seasons
1986–87 ,
1987–88
Pittsburgh Penguins
2 seasons
1990–91 ,
1991–92
Detroit Red Wings
2 seasons
1996–97 ,
1997–98
Pittsburgh Penguins
2 seasons
2015–16 ,
2016–17
Tampa Bay Lightning
2 seasons
2019–20 ,
2020–21
1 Not the current Ottawa franchise. This franchise, an original member of the NHL, folded following the
1934–35 NHL season after playing one year as the
St. Louis Eagles .
See also
References
Notes
Suspended teams Events
History Others
History Personnel Records
League records (
individual ,
team )
Statistical leaders (
by country of birth )
Points, career (min. 1,000)
Assists, career (min. 600)
Goals, career (min. 500)
Points, season (min. 100)
Goals, season (min. 50)
50 goals in 50 games
Games, career (min. 1,000)
Consecutive games, career (min. 500)
PIMs, career (min. 2,000)
5+ goals, game
8+ points, game
Goaltender wins, career (min. 300)
Goaltenders who have scored
Wayne Gretzky's records
Gordie Howe's records
Longest winning streaks
Longest losing streaks
Related Other