The following is a list of the all-time records for each of the 32 active National Hockey League (NHL) teams, beginning with the first NHL season (1917–18), with regular season stats accurate as of the end the 2025–26 season, and playoff stats accurate as of the end of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Teams are sorted by the overall percentage of points accumulated out of points available (two times the number of games played) throughout NHL history.
In the NHL's points system, a team is awarded 2 points for a win (regardless if earned in regulation, overtime or shootout), 1 point for a tie, 1 point for an overtime loss, and 0 points for a regulation loss. The overtime loss statistic (abbreviated as OL, OT, or OTL) was introduced into the NHL's points system in the 1999–2000 season. A commonly used term for the point awarded to a team for an overtime loss is a loser point. As a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which canceled the entire 2004–05 season, the league adopted a shootout to determine the winner of a game which is still tied after an overtime period. This feature, introduced in the 2005–06 season, eliminated ties from the game.
Regular season
As of the end of the 2025–26 NHL regular season, the Montreal Canadiens have the most games played with 7,197. The Toronto Maple Leafs were formerly tied with the Canadiens, as both teams are the two surviving franchises from the NHL's inaugural 1917–18 NHL season. A one-game discrepancy between the Canadiens and Leafs occurred during the 2019–20 season, as a mid-season suspension resulting from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused teams to play a different number of games. The Canadiens additionally lead all NHL franchises in wins (3,644), ties (837), and points (8,354). The Chicago Blackhawks lead all NHL franchises in losses (2,990), while the Philadelphia Flyers have recorded the most overtime losses (240). Being the most recently established NHL team, the Utah Mammoth have the fewest games played (164), wins (81), losses (64), overtime losses (19), and points (181). The Mammoth, as well as the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken were established after the NHL eliminated ties, and as such have the fewest ties recorded. The Golden Knights have the highest point percentage among active NHL teams (.626), while the Kraken have the lowest (.483).
Rank Team First NHL season W L T Points Ref. 1 Vegas Golden Knights 2017–18 701 401 224 – 76 878 2 Montreal Canadiens 1917–18 7,197 3,644 2,487 837 229 8,354 3 Boston Bruins 1924–25 7,036 3,482 2,527 791 236 7,991 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1967–68 4,581 2,249 1,635 457 240 5,195 5 Minnesota Wild 2000–01 1,977 988 734 55 200 2,231 6 Nashville Predators 1998–99 2,141 1,054 826 60 201 2,369 7 Utah Mammoth 2024–25 164 81 64 – 19 181 8 Colorado Avalanche 1979–80 3,644 1,765 1,440 261 178 3,969 9 Calgary Flames 1972–73 4,200 1,966 1,649 379 206 4,517 10 Washington Capitals 1974–75 4,043 1,913 1,613 303 214 4,343 11 St. Louis Blues 1967–68 4,583 2,139 1,801 432 211 4,921 12 Edmonton Oilers 1979–80 3,645 1,706 1,473 262 204 3,878 13 Buffalo Sabres 1970–71 4,355 2,004 1,735 409 207 4,624 14 Detroit Red Wings 1926–27 6,971 3,177 2,749 815 230 7,399 15 Dallas Stars 1967–68 4,581 2,087 1,826 459 209 4,842 16 Tampa Bay Lightning 1992–93 2,604 1,224 1,082 112 186 2,746 17 Florida Panthers 1993–94 2,519 1,128 1,013 142 236 2,634 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1967–68 4,581 2,102 1,883 383 213 4,800 19 Anaheim Ducks 1993–94 2,521 1,149 1,038 107 227 2,632 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 1917–18 7,196 3,234 2,959 783 220 7,471 21 New York Rangers 1926–27 6,970 3,110 2,860 808 192 7,220 22 New York Islanders 1972–73 4,198 1,884 1,749 347 218 4,333 23 San Jose Sharks 1991–92 2,684 1,202 1,140 121 221 2,746 24 Ottawa Senators 1992–93 2,605 1,169 1,115 115 206 2,659 25 Carolina Hurricanes 1979–80 3,642 1,619 1,550 263 210 3,711 26 Los Angeles Kings 1967–68 4,582 1,972 1,960 424 226 4,594 27 Chicago Blackhawks 1926–27 6,970 2,943 2,990 814 223 6,923 28 New Jersey Devils 1974–75 4,043 1,735 1,779 328 201 3,999 29 Vancouver Canucks 1970–71 4,355 1,840 1,915 391 209 4,280 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 2000–01 1,978 847 890 33 208 1,935 31 Winnipeg Jets 1979–80 3,399 1,458 1,535 217 189 3,322 32 Seattle Kraken 2021–22 410 176 190 – 44 396
Defunct franchises Several NHL teams have since gone defunct. Many of them played in the NHL eras between the ceasing of the National Hockey Association in 1918 and the beginning of the NHL's Original Six era. The latter ended with the 1967 NHL expansion, when six teams joined the league. Of these 1967 expansion teams, only the Oakland Seals would later fold.
Among all defunct franchises, the Cleveland Barons recorded the most games played (858), losses (448), and ties (141). The Montreal Maroons recorded the most wins (271), while the New York Americans had the most points (637), and the original Ottawa Senators had the highest point percentage (.514). The Montreal Wanderers, having had their arena burn down during the first NHL season, have the fewest games played (6), wins (1), and points (2), as well as the lowest point percentage (.167). The Wanderers actually played just 4 of their 6 recorded games, as they defaulted two of them following their arena burning down but prior to their disbandment.
With the exception of the Arizona Coyotes, all now defunct NHL franchises folded prior to the advent of the NHL's overtime loss feature.
Rank Team Seasons in the NHL W L T OTL Points Ref. 1 Ottawa Senators 1917–1935 590 269 252 69 – 607 2 Montreal Maroons 1924–1938 622 271 260 91 – 633 3 Arizona Coyotes 1996–2024 2,142 918 939 94 191 2,121 4 New York Americans 1925–1942 784 255 402 127 – 637 5 Cleveland Barons 1967–1978 858 229 448 141 – 599 6 Hamilton Tigers 1919–1925 150 51 98 1 – 103 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1931 256 71 158 27 – 169 8 Montreal Wanderers 1917–1918 6 1 5 0 – 2
Playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs predate the National Hockey League's founding, and thus for the purpose of this listing, playoffs win–loss records prior to the 1918 Stanley Cup playoffs, which ended the 1917–18 NHL season, are not accounted for. As of the end of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, which ended the 2025–26 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens lead all active NHL teams in playoff appearances, having appeared in 87 of their 110 seasons played in the NHL, and playoff games played, with 792. The Canadiens additionally lead all NHL teams in wins (450). The Vegas Golden Knights lead all NHL teams, in terms of playoff winning percentage, as their 76–52 (.594) record is the highest. The Utah Mammoth have the fewest playoff games played (6) and the lowest playoff winning percentage (.333). Additionally, the Boston Bruins lead all NHL franchises in playoff losses (356).
Ties in the NHL playoffs are not able to occur under current rules, though all Original Six teams recorded at least one when ties were a possible playoff game result, with the last tie being between the Maple Leafs and the Bruins in 1951. The Canadiens and New York Rangers share the distinction of having the most playoff ties, with 8 each.
Overtime losses, not previously found in NHL playoff formats, were recorded during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. As part of the NHL's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that year implemented the Return to Play Plan, which involved a seeding round-robin qualifying round that recorded overtime losses. The Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals each recorded one overtime loss in the setting.
Rank Team Last playoffs appearance W L T Win% Ref. 1 Vegas Golden Knights 2025–26 128 76 52 — — 2 Edmonton Oilers 2025–26 353 205 148 — — 3 Montreal Canadiens 2025–26 792 450 335 8 — 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2025–26 231 128 103 — — 5 Colorado Avalanche 2025–26 357 195 161 — 1 6 Anaheim Ducks 2025–26 174 95 79 — — 7 New York Islanders 2023–24 324 175 149 — — 8 Florida Panthers 2024–25 132 70 62 — — 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2025–26 404 214 190 — — 10 Detroit Red Wings 2015–16 622 325 296 1 — 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2025–26 235 122 113 — — 12 New Jersey Devils 2024–25 276 143 133 — — 13 Philadelphia Flyers 2025–26 459 235 224 — — 14 Dallas Stars 2025–26 435 219 216 — — 15 Seattle Kraken 2022–23 14 7 7 — — .500 16 San Jose Sharks 2018–19 241 119 122 — — 17 Chicago Blackhawks 2019–20 548 268 275 5 — 18 Boston Bruins 2025–26 708 346 356 6 — 19 Buffalo Sabres 2025–26 269 131 138 — — 20 New York Rangers 2023–24 561 267 286 8 — 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 2024–25 601 285 312 4 — 22 Ottawa Senators 2025–26 161 74 87 — — 23 Washington Capitals 2024–25 316 145 170 — 1 24 Vancouver Canucks 2023–24 259 118 141 — — 25 St. Louis Blues 2024–25 423 191 231 — 1 26 Calgary Flames 2021–22 250 110 140 — — 27 Nashville Predators 2023–24 131 56 75 — — 28 Los Angeles Kings 2025–26 283 119 164 — — 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2019–20 41 15 26 — — 30 Winnipeg Jets 2024–25 124 43 81 — — 31 Minnesota Wild 2025–26 107 37 70 — — 32 Utah Mammoth 2025–26 6 2 4 – –
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