This is a list of the longest winning streaks in
National Hockey League (NHL) history. The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season. There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of regular-season games and streaks made up of playoff games only. That team won the
Presidents' Trophy for having the league's best record of 57-20-7. The Penguins hold an NHL-record total of 14 straight playoff game wins, beginning in the
1992
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and ending in the
1993 playoffs .
Only regular season winning streaks lasting twelve or more games are included.
The
Montreal Canadiens appear six times across both lists, with four streaks over 11 games in the postseason and two streaks over 12 games or more in the regular season. The
Boston Bruins appear four times across both lists, with three of those streaks over 10 games occurring in the regular season.
The longest undefeated streak (ties included) in NHL history belonged to the
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers, who went unbeaten for 35 consecutive games. They also owned the record for the most consecutive games with at least one point.
Beginning with the
2005–06 season, tie games were abolished in favor of a shootout.
Key
Winning streaks
Regular season
This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.
Postseason
This is a list of streaks recorded only in the playoffs.
Regular season and postseason
This is a list of streaks that included regular season and postseason games.
Undefeated streaks
This list includes teams who had the longest undefeated streaks in NHL history. The streaks include ties.
Regular season
Regular season and postseason
Point streaks
This list includes teams who have recorded the most consecutive games with at least one point in NHL history. NHL teams can earn two points with a win, and one point with either a tie (until 2004), overtime loss (since 1999), or shootout loss (since 2005).
See also
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List of NHL records (team)
This is a list of team records recognized by the National Hockey League through the end of the 2021–22 NHL season.
Season records
During the first eight years the NHL existed, teams played between 18 and 36 games in a season. Beginning in 1 ...
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List of National Hockey League longest losing streaks
This is a list of the longest losing streaks in National Hockey League (NHL) history. The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season. There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of ...
References
External links
NHL RecordsHockey Reference
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National Hockey League statistical records