List of NHL longest winning streaks

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. The 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for longest win streak at 17. The Penguins also hold the record for 14 straight playoff game wins, beginning in the 1992 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 own 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 Italic scoreDenotes streak ended with a tie^Denotes streaks that spanned at least two seasonsDenotes streaks that are currently in progress*Denotes season in which team won Stanley Cup

Winning streaks

Regular season This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.

Rank Games Team Season(s) Seasonrecord(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat or tie)117Pittsburgh Penguins1992–9351–21–7March 9, 19933–2Boston BruinsApril 14, 19936–6 New Jersey Devils216Columbus Blue Jackets2016–1750–24–8November 29, 20165–1Tampa Bay LightningJanuary 5, 20170–5Washington Capitals16Edmonton Oilers2023–2449–27–6December 21, 20236–3New Jersey DevilsFebruary 6, 20241–3Vegas Golden Knights16 (8 + 8)Winnipeg Jets2023–24^ 2024–25^ 52-24-6 56-22-4April 1, 20244–3Los Angeles KingsOctober 28, 20244–6Toronto Maple Leafs5 15New York Islanders1981–82*54–16–10January 20, 19826–1Pittsburgh PenguinsFebruary 21, 19823–4Pittsburgh Penguins15(5 + 10)Buffalo Sabres2005–06^ 2006–07^52–24–6 53–22–7April 8, 20066–2Ottawa SenatorsOctober 28, 20064–5 Atlanta Thrashers15Pittsburgh Penguins2012–1336–12–0March 2, 20137–6 Montreal CanadiensApril 2, 20131–4Buffalo Sabres 8 14Boston Bruins1929–3038–5–1December 3, 19293–1Montreal CanadiensJanuary 12, 19302–3New York Americans14Washington Capitals2009–1054–15–13January 13, 20105–4 Florida PanthersFebruary 10, 20105–6 Montreal Canadiens14 (6 + 8)Florida Panthers2020–21^ 2021–22^ 37–14–5 58–18–6April 27, 20217–4Nashville PredatorsOctober 30, 20212–3 Boston Bruins14 (8 + 6)Boston Bruins2022–23^ 2023–24^ 65–12–5 47–20–15March 30, 20232–1 Columbus Blue JacketsOctober 26, 20233–4 Anaheim Ducks 12 13Boston Bruins1970–7157–14–7February 23, 19716–3Buffalo SabresMarch 21, 19715–7Buffalo Sabres13Philadelphia Flyers 1985–8653–23–4October 19, 19857–3Minnesota North StarsNovember 19, 19856–8New York Islanders13New Jersey Devils2000–0148–19–12–3February 26, 20015–3Florida PanthersMarch 25, 20012–4Pittsburgh Penguins13Florida Panthers2021–2258–18–6March 29, 20227–4Montreal CanadiensApril 24, 20224–8Tampa Bay Lightning13New Jersey Devils2022–2352–22–8October 25, 20226–2Detroit Red WingsNovember 23, 20221–2Toronto Maple Leafs

Postseason This is a list of streaks recorded only in the playoffs. Rank Games Team Season(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)114(11 + 3)Pittsburgh Penguins1991–92*^1992–93^May 9, 19925–4 New York RangersApril 25, 19931–4New Jersey Devils212(3 + 9)Edmonton Oilers1983–84*^1984–85*^May 15, 19847–2New York IslandersMay 9, 19852–5Chicago Black Hawks3 11(2 + 8 + 1)Montreal Canadiens1958–59*^ 1959–60*^ 1960–61^April 16, 19593–2Toronto Maple LeafsMarch 23, 19613–4Chicago Black Hawks11(5 + 6)Montreal Canadiens1967–68*^ 1968–69*^April 28, 19684–3 Chicago Black HawksApril 17, 19690–5Boston Bruins11(10 + 1)Boston Bruins1969–70*^1970–71^April 14, 19703–2New York RangersApril 8, 19715–7Montreal Canadiens11(5 + 6)Montreal Canadiens1975–76*^ 1976–77*^May 6, 19765–2New York IslandersApril 28, 19773–5New York Islanders11Chicago Blackhawks1991–92April 24, 19925–3St. Louis BluesMay 26, 19924–5 Pittsburgh Penguins11Montreal Canadiens1992–93*April 22, 19932–1 Quebec NordiquesMay 22, 19931–4New York Islanders11(5 + 6)Detroit Red Wings1997–98*^1998–99^June 5, 19982–0Dallas StarsMay 11, 19993–5Colorado Avalanche1010(9 + 1)New York Islanders 1981–82*^1982–83*^April 23, 19825–3New York RangersApril 7, 19832–4Washington Capitals

Regular season and postseason This is a list of streaks that included regular season games and at least one postseason game. Rank Games Team Season Season recordPlayoff finish Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)1 15Detroit Red Wings1954–55*42–17–11Won Stanley CupFebruary 27, 19553–2Chicago Black HawksApril 7, 19552–4Montreal Canadiens15New Jersey Devils2005–0646–27–9Lost Eastern Conference SemifinalsMarch 28, 20063–2 Ottawa SenatorsMay 6, 20060–6Carolina Hurricanes313Montreal Canadiens1986–8741–29–10Lost Wales Conference FinalsMarch 16, 19873–0New York IslandersApril 20, 19875–7Quebec Nordiques4 11Boston Bruins1938–39*36–10–2Won Stanley CupFebruary 26, 19395–1Chicago Black HawksMarch 28, 19391–2New York Rangers11Montreal Canadiens1966–6732–25–13Lost Stanley Cup FinalsMarch 22, 19675–3Toronto Maple LeafsApril 22, 19670–3Toronto Maple Leafs11Philadelphia Flyers1984–8553–20–7Lost Stanley Cup FinalsMarch 28, 19853–1Detroit Red WingsApril 25, 19852–6New York Islanders11Colorado Avalanche1999–200042–28–11–1Lost Western Conference FinalsMarch 23, 20004–2Phoenix CoyotesApril 19, 20002–3 Phoenix Coyotes8 10St. Louis Blues1968–6937–25–14Lost Stanley Cup FinalsMarch 26, 19695–3Oakland SealsApril 27, 19691–3Montreal Canadiens10Montreal Canadiens1975–76*58–11–11Won Stanley CupMarch 31, 19767–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMay 4, 19762–5New York Islanders

Undefeated streaks This list includes teams who had the longest undefeated streaks in NHL history. The streaks include ties.

Regular season Rank Games Team Season(s) Seasonrecord(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Notes Beginning (first victory or tie) End (first defeat)135Philadelphia Flyers1979–8048–12–20October 14, 19794–3Toronto Maple LeafsJanuary 7, 19801–7Minnesota North StarsStreak included 25 wins and ten ties.2 28Montreal Canadiens1977–78*59–10–11December 18, 19772–0Philadelphia FlyersFebruary 25, 19783–6New York RangersStreak included 23 wins and five ties.3 23Boston Bruins1940–41*27–8–13December 22, 19405–3Detroit Red WingsFebruary 25, 19410–2New York RangersStreak included 15 wins and eight ties.23Philadelphia Flyers1975–7651–13–16January 29, 19761–1Buffalo SabresMarch 20, 19762–4Detroit Red WingsStreak included 17 wins and six ties.5 21Montreal Canadiens1974–7547–14–19November 27, 19743–2Pittsburgh PenguinsJanuary 18, 19753–5Toronto Maple LeafsStreak included 15 wins and six ties.21Montreal Canadiens1976–77*60–8–12January 18, 19773–0Washington CapitalsMarch 6, 19771–4Buffalo SabresStreak included 17 wins and four ties.21Montreal Canadiens1979–8047–20–13February 21, 19803–0Winnipeg JetsOctober 11, 19804–5Chicago Black HawksStreak included 15 wins and six ties.Undefeated streak was broken in the first game of the 1980–81 season.820Philadelphia Flyers1976–7748–16–16November 16, 19762–0Detroit Red WingsJanuary 3, 19774–6Montreal CanadiensStreak included 15 wins and five ties.919New York Rangers1939–40*27–11–10November 23, 19391–1Montreal CanadiensJanuary 14, 19401–2Chicago Black HawksStreak included 14 wins and five ties.10 18Montreal Canadiens1927–2826–11–7November 30, 19275–2Chicago Black HawksJanuary 21, 19280–1Montreal MaroonsStreak included 15 wins and three ties.18Montreal Canadiens1944–4538–8–4January 6, 194510–1Chicago Black HawksMarch 3, 19452–3Toronto Maple LeafsStreak included 16 wins and two ties.18Montreal Canadiens1959–60*40–18–12October 18, 19596–5New York RangersDecember 2, 19590–1Toronto Maple LeafsStreak included 15 wins and three ties.18Boston Bruins1968–6942–18–16December 28, 19686–2St. Louis BluesFebruary 6, 19691–3St. Louis BluesStreak included 13 wins and five ties.18Pittsburgh Penguins1992–9356–21–7March 9, 19933–2Boston BruinsOctober 5, 19933–4Philadelphia FlyersStreak included 17 wins and one tie.Undefeated streak was broken in the first game of the 1993–94 season.

Regular season and postseason Rank Games Team Season Season recordPlayoff finish Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Notes Beginning (first victory or tie) End (first defeat) 124Montreal Canadiens1979–8047–20–13Lost Stanley Cup QuarterfinalsFebruary 21, 19803–0Winnipeg JetsApril 16, 19800–3Minnesota North StarsStreak included 18 wins and six ties.2 21Philadelphia Flyers1974–75*51–18–11Won Stanley CupMarch 9, 19758–5Detroit Red WingsMay 7, 19753–4 (OT)New York IslandersStreak included 19 wins and two ties.21Pittsburgh Penguins1992–9356–21–7Lost Patrick Division FinalsMarch 9, 19933–2Boston BruinsApril 25, 19931–4New Jersey DevilsStreak included 20 wins and one tie.4 18Detroit Red Wings1954–55*42–17–11Won Stanley CupFebruary 20, 19555–0New York RangersApril 7, 19552–4Montreal CanadiensStreak included 16 wins and two ties.18Montreal Canadiens1976–77*60–8–12Won Stanley CupMarch 9, 19772–2Toronto Maple LeafsApril 28, 19773–5New York IslandersStreak included 16 wins and two ties.6 16Montreal Canadiens1966–6732–25–13Lost Stanley Cup FinalsMarch 11, 19673–3Chicago Black HawksApril 22, 19670–3Toronto Maple LeafsStreak included 13 wins and three ties.16Chicago Black Hawks1971–7246–17–15Lost Stanley Cup SemifinalsMarch 8, 19723–3New York RangersApril 16, 19722–3New York RangersStreak included 10 wins and six ties.16Buffalo Sabres1979–8047–17–16Lost Stanley Cup SemifinalsMarch 6, 19804–3Hartford WhalersApril 11, 19804–5Vancouver CanucksStreak included 10 wins and six ties.9 15Winnipeg Jets1984–8543–27–10Lost Smythe Division FinalsMarch 8, 19856–3Quebec NordiquesApril 13, 19850–4Calgary FlamesStreak included 12 wins and three ties.15New Jersey Devils2005–0646–27–9Lost Eastern Conference SemifinalsMarch 28, 20063–2 Ottawa SenatorsMay 6, 20060–6Carolina HurricanesAlso tied for the longest combined regular season and postseason winning streak.

Points streaks This list includes teams who have recorded the most consecutive games with a win, a draw, an overtime loss as of the 1999–2000 season, or a shootout loss as of the 2005–06 season. NHL teams can earn two points with a win, and one point with a full regulation-time tie.