These are lists of active and all-time
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
(NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win,
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...
Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the
2024–25 NHL season and subsequent
2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. These lists do not include the canceled
2004–05 NHL season.
Longest active streaks
Post-season appearance streaks
A post-season appearance streak is continued by making the NHL playoffs in consecutive years after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series, there will always be sixteen teams on this list (of the thirty-two teams in the NHL).
Post-season opening round series win streaks
This is a list of teams that have active post-season series win streaks. A post-season series win streak is continued by making the post-season and winning at least the first-round series of the playoffs. Since the first round of the playoffs consists of sixteen teams in eight series, there will always be eight teams in this list, the winners of those series.
Longest all-time streaks
Post-season appearance streaks
This section has been updated to include teams who appeared in the
2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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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 Elks
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division (CFL), West Division and plays their home games at Commonw ...
(then named the Eskimos) 37 consecutive, the
NBA's Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers and
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
22 consecutive, the
MLB's Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...
14 consecutive, the
MLS' Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
12 consecutive, and the
NFL's New England Patriots 11 consecutive.
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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.
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3 No post season occurred in 2005 due to the season long NHL lockout.
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4 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).
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5 Includes 5 seasons as the
Atlanta Flames (
1975–76 through
1979–80), and 11 seasons as the
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...
(
1980–81 through
1990–91)
Post-season series win streaks
Consecutive seasons with at least one series victory.
Stanley Cup Finals appearance streaks
Stanley Cup win streaks
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1 Not the current Ottawa franchise. This franchise, an original member of the NHL, folded following the
1934–35 NHL season
The 1934–35 NHL season was the 18th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Ottawa Senators moved to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Eagles. The Montreal Maroons were the Stanley Cup winners as ...
after playing one year as the
St. Louis Eagles.
See also
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List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
Active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup droughts up to and including the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, are listed below. Those teams which have ne ...
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List of Stanley Cup appearances
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List of Stanley Cup champions
The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the Season structure of the NHL, playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley of Pr ...
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List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks
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List of NBA franchise post-season streaks
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance streaks. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive NBA Playoffs, playoffs appearance. Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this lis ...
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List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
References
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The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
Post-season streaks
Post-season streaks