List of all-time NHL standings for active teams

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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 of all games on October 13, 2021 and playoff stats accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 NHL season and 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1] 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 loss.[2] The overtime loss statistic (abbreviated as 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.[3] This feature, introduced in the 2005–06 season, eliminated ties from the game.[4]

Regular season[]

Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL leader in terms of games, wins, ties and points as of the end of the 2020–21 season.
Shane Doan of the Arizona Coyotes, the team with the second lowest point percentage in NHL history, as of the end of the 2020–21 season.

As of the end of all games on October 13, 2021, the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs are tied for having played the most games (6,787).[1] The Canadiens additionally lead all NHL franchises in wins (3,473), ties (837), and points (7,958).[1] The Maple Leafs lead all NHL franchises in losses (2,829).[1]

Being the most recently established team in the NHL, the Seattle Kraken have the fewest games played among existing NHL franchises (1), as well as the fewest wins (0), losses (1), and points (0). The second most recent team, the Vegas Golden Knights, have recorded the highest point percentage among active NHL teams (.637), whereas the Seattle Kraken have the lowest (.000).[1] Both franchises are tied for fewest ties (0). The Florida Panthers have recorded the most overtime losses (208), while the Seattle Kraken have recorded the fewest (0).[1]

In the table below, teams sharing a rank are tied in point percentage to the thousandth place.

Rank Team First NHL season GP W L T OTL Points PTS% Ref.
1 Vegas Golden Knights 2017–18 292 174 94 – 24 372 .637 [5]
2 Montreal Canadiens 1917–18 6,787 3,473 2,303 837 175 7,958 .586 [6]
3 Philadelphia Flyers 1967–68 4,171 2,079 1,452 457 183 4,798 .575 [7]
4 Boston Bruins 1924–25 6,626 3,241 2,403 791 191 7,464 .563 [8]
5 Nashville Predators 1998–99 1,731 852 656 60 163 1,927 .557 [9]
6 Minnesota Wild 2000–01 1,567 759 599 55 154 1,727 .551 [10]
7 Anaheim Ducks[a] 1993–94 2,112 991 834 107 180 2,269 .537 [12]
8 Calgary Flames[b] 1972–73 3,790 1,765 1,496 379 150 4,059 .535 [14]
9 St. Louis Blues 1967–68 4,173 1,929 1,645 432 167 4,457 .534 [15]
10 San Jose Sharks 1991–92 2,274 1,070 920 121 163 2,424 .533 [16]
11 Detroit Red Wings[c] 1926–27 6,561 2,989 2,574 815 183 6,976 .532 [20]
11 Washington Capitals 1974–75 3,634 1,701 1,467 303 163 3,868 .532 [21]
13 Buffalo Sabres 1970–71 3,945 1,805 1,564 409 167 4,186 .531 [22]
14 Colorado Avalanche[d] 1979–80 3,235 1,505 1,327 261 142 3,413 .528 [25]
15 Edmonton Oilers[e] 1979–80 3,236 1,470 1,337 262 167 3,369 .521 [27]
16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1967–68 4,172 1,904 1,734 383 151 4,342 .520 [28]
17 Dallas Stars[f] 1967–68 4,171 1,842 1,708 459 162 4,305 .516 [29]
18 New York Rangers 1926–27 6,561 2,883 2,717 808 153 6,727 .513 [30]
18 New York Islanders 1972–73 3,788 1,688 1,587 347 166 3,889 .513 [31]
18 Toronto Maple Leafs[g] 1917–18 6,787 3,001 2,829 783 174 6,959 .513 [34]
21 Ottawa Senators 1992–93 2,195 971 940 115 169 2,226 .507 [35]
22 Tampa Bay Lightning 1992–93 2,195 985 948 112 150 2,232 .508 [36]
23 Florida Panthers 1993–94 2,109 889 870 142 208 2,128 .505 [37]
24 Chicago Blackhawks[h] 1926–27 6,561 2,812 2,762 814 173 6,611 .504 [39]
25 Winnipeg Jets[i][j] 1999–00 1,652 724 730 45 153 1,646 .498 [42]
26 Columbus Blue Jackets 2000–01 1,568 678 698 33 159 1,548 .494 [43]
27 New Jersey Devils[k] 1974–75 3,633 1,534 1,602 328 169 3,565 .491 [45]
27 Los Angeles Kings 1967–68 4,172 1,754 1,828 424 166 4,098 .491 [46]
29 Carolina Hurricanes[l] 1979–80 3,232 1,361 1,434 263 174 3,159 .489 [48]
30 Vancouver Canucks 1970–71 3,946 1,649 1,746 391 160 3,849 .488 [49]
31 Arizona Coyotes[j] 1979–80 3,108 1,278 1,413 266 151 2,973 .478 [52]
32 Seattle Kraken 2021–22 29 10 16 3 3 23 .397 [53]

Playoffs[]

Statue of Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers, who have the highest playoff winning percentage in NHL history as of the end of the 2020–21 season.
Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the franchise with the fewest playoff games played as of the end of the 2020–21 season.

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 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, which ended the 2020–21 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens lead all active NHL teams in playoff appearances, having appeared in 85 of their 103 seasons played in the NHL,[1] and playoff games played, with 781.[6] The Canadiens additionally lead all NHL teams in wins (447).[6] The Edmonton Oilers lead all NHL teams, in terms of playoff winning percentage, as their 160–112 (.588) record is the highest.[27] The Columbus Blue Jackets, being one of the more recently established NHL teams, have the fewest playoff games played (41).[42] The Arizona Coyotes have the lowest playoff winning percentage, (.352).[42] Additionally, the Boston Bruins lead all NHL franchises in playoff losses (337).[8]

The Overtime Losses (OTL), not usually found in NHL playoff formats, were during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, which had a seeding round-robin qualifying round as part of the Return to Play Plan which was implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rank Team Last playoffs
appearance		 GP W L T OTL Win% Ref.
1 Edmonton Oilers[e] 2020–21 272 160 112 — — .588 [27]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2020–21 185 107 78 — — .578 [36]
3 Vegas Golden Knights 2020–21 66 38 28 — — .576 [5]
4 Montreal Canadiens 2020–21 781 447 326 8 — .572 [6]
5 New York Islanders 2020–21 313 172 141 — — .550 [31]
6 Anaheim Ducks[a] 2017–18 162 89 73 — — .549 [12]
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2020–21 391 209 182 — — .535 [28]
8 Colorado Avalanche[d] 2020–21 299 159 139 — 1 .532 [25]
9 New Jersey Devils[k] 2017–18 259 137 122 — — .529 [45]
10 Detroit Red Wings[c] 2015–16 622 325 296 1 — .523 [20]
11 Philadelphia Flyers 2019–20 449 231 218 — — .514 [7]
12 Dallas Stars[f] 2019–20 366 185 181 — — .505 [29]
13 San Jose Sharks 2018–19 241 119 122 — — .494 [16]
14 Boston Bruins 2020–21 675 332 337 6 — .492 [8]
15 Chicago Blackhawks[h] 2019–20 548 268 275 5 — .489 [39]
16 Buffalo Sabres 2010–11 256 124 132 — — .484 [22]
17 Ottawa Senators 2016–17 151 72 79 — — .477 [35]
18 Toronto Maple Leafs[g] 2020–21 563 267 292 4 — .474 [34]
19 Carolina Hurricanes[l] 2020–21 161 76 85 — — .472 [48]
20 New York Rangers 2019–20 518 244 266 8 — .471 [30]
21 Washington Capitals 2020–21 295 138 156 — 1 .468 [21]
22 Vancouver Canucks 2019–20 246 111 135 — — .451 [49]
23 St. Louis Blues 2020–21 404 182 221 — 1 .450 [15]
24 Nashville Predators 2020–21 121 54 67 — — .446 [9]
25 Calgary Flames[b] 2019–20 238 105 133 — — .441 [14]
26 Los Angeles Kings 2017–18 255 111 144 — — .435 [46]
27 Florida Panthers 2020–21 54 21 33 — — .389 [37]
28 Winnipeg Jets[i][j] 2020–21 43 16 27 — — .372 [42]
29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2019–20 41 15 26 — — .366 [43]
30 Minnesota Wild 2020–21 84 30 54 — — .357 [10]
31 Arizona Coyotes[j] 2019–20 128 45 83 — — .352 [52]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The Anaheim Ducks first played as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1993–94 to 2005–06, before adopting the Anaheim Ducks name in 2006–07.[11]
  2. ^ a b The Calgary Flames first played as the Atlanta Flames from 1972–73 to 1979–80, before adopting the Calgary Flames name in 1980–81, upon their relocation to Calgary.[13]
  3. ^ a b The Detroit Red Wings first played as the Detroit Cougars from 1926–27 to 1929–30,[17] and as the Detroit Falcons from 1930–31 to 1931–32, before adopting the Red Wings name in 1932–33.[18][19]
  4. ^ a b The Colorado Avalanche first played in 1972–73 as the Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[23] Their WHA records accumulated prior to the 1979 NHL–WHA merger are not officially accounted for by the NHL.[24] After the merger, the team would continue playing as the Quebec Nordiques from 1979–80 to 1994–95. The team has played as the Colorado Avalanche since their relocation to Colorado prior to the 1995–96 season.[23]
  5. ^ a b The Edmonton Oilers first played in 1972–73 as the Alberta Oilers in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[26] The team adopted the Edmonton Oilers name in 1973–74.[26] Their WHA records accumulated prior to the 1979 NHL–WHA merger are not officially accounted for by the NHL.[24] After the merger, the team has kept playing with this name.[26]
  6. ^ a b The Dallas Stars first played as the Minnesota North Stars from 1967–68 to 1992–93.[26] They have played as the Dallas Stars since their relocation to Dallas prior to the 1993–94 season.[26]
  7. ^ a b The Toronto Maple Leafs first played without an official nickname and were referred to as the Toronto Hockey Club during the 1917–18 season, before being formally dubbed the Toronto Arenas, a name the team would play under during the 1918–19 season.[32] The team then played as the Toronto St. Patricks from 1919–20 to 1926–27.[33] Since the 1927–28 season, the team has played with the Maple Leafs name.[26]
  8. ^ a b The Chicago Blackhawks' team name was spelled as "Black Hawks" from 1926–27 to 1985–86, and prior to the 1986–87 season, the name was officially changed to the compound "Blackhawks" spelling.[38]
  9. ^ a b The Winnipeg Jets first played as the Atlanta Thrashers from 1999–00 to 2010–11.[40] The team has played as the Winnipeg Jets since their relocation to Winnipeg prior to the 2011–12 season.[40] This Winnipeg franchise retains the franchise history of the Thrashers as their own, while the Arizona Coyotes retain the history of the original Winnipeg Jets.[41]
  10. ^ a b c d The Arizona Coyotes first played as the Winnipeg Jets in 1972–73, as part of the World Hockey Association (WHA).[50] Although WHA records are not officially accounted for by the NHL,[24] the Coyotes retain the records from their 1979–80 season, after the NHL–WHA merger, until the original Jets' final season (1995–96) in Winnipeg.[41] After their relocation to Arizona, the team played as the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996–97 to 2013–14, before adopting the Arizona Coyotes name in 2014–15.[51]
  11. ^ a b The New Jersey Devils first played as the Kansas City Scouts from 1974–75 to 1975–76.[44] The team then relocated to Denver and played as the Colorado Rockies from 1976–77 to 1981–82.[44] After relocating from Denver to New Jersey, the team has played as the New Jersey Devils since the 1982–83 season.[33]
  12. ^ a b The Carolina Hurricanes first played in 1972–73 as the New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[47] They relocated to Hartford in 1974, but kept the New England Whalers name.[47] Their WHA records are not officially accounted for by the NHL.[24] When the NHL and WHA merged in 1979, the team was renamed as the Hartford Whalers, which they would play as from 1979–80 to 1996–97.[47] The team has played as the Carolina Hurricanes since their relocation to North Carolina prior to the 1997–98 season.[47]

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