List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks
These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Final and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the 2017–18 NHL season and subsequent 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. These lists do not include the canceled 2004–05 NHL season.
Longest active streaks
Post-season appearance streaks
This section has been updated to include teams who appeared in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Active franchise streak is highlighted
- 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 Eskimos 34 consecutive, the NBA's Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers 22 consecutive, the MLB's Atlanta Braves 14 consecutive, the MLS' LA Galaxy 10 consecutive, and the NFL's 9 consecutive shared by two teams.[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 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).
- 4 Includes 5 seasons as the Atlanta Flames (1975–76 through 1979–80), and 11 seasons as the Calgary Flames (1980–81 through 1990–91)
- 5 The Edmonton Oilers streak is the longest run from the NHL debut of a franchise, starting from the first year they were in the NHL (1979–80); although they aren't included in the NHL streak, they also made the WHA playoffs the preceding 4 seasons (1975–76 through 1978–79), for a streak of 17 consecutive playoff appearances in major professional hockey.
- 6 Includes 1 season as the Quebec Nordiques (1994–95), and 10 seasons as the Colorado Avalanche (1995–96 through 2005–06)
- 7 No post season occurred in 2005 due to the season long NHL lockout.
Post-season series win streaks
Consecutive seasons with at least one series victory.
Longest all-time streaks
Stanley Cup Final appearance streaks
Stanley Cup win streaks
Team | Stanley Cup win streak |
Consecutive Stanley Cup wins |
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Montreal Canadiens | 5 seasons | 1955–56 through to 1959–60 |
Montreal Canadiens | 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 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 seasons | 1961–62 through to 1963–64 |
Ottawa Senators1 | 2 seasons | 1919–20, 1920–21 |
Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1929–30, 1930–31 |
Detroit Red Wings | 2 seasons | 1935–36, 1936–37 |
Detroit Red Wings | 2 seasons | 1953–54, 1954–55 |
Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1964–65, 1965–66 |
Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1967–68, 1968–69 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 2 seasons | 1973–74, 1974–75 |
Edmonton Oilers | 2 seasons | 1983–84, 1984–85 |
Edmonton Oilers | 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 |
- 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.
References
- ↑ CFL.ca Staff (November 11, 2010). "By the Numbers: Playoffs???!!!". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "L.A. Galaxy secure tenth consecutive MLS Cup Playoff appearance". MLSSoccer.com. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.