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 regular-season games and streaks made up of playoff games only. The 2003âÂÂ04 Pittsburgh Penguins and 2020âÂÂ21 Buffalo Sabres own the record for the longest losing streak in NHL history at 18 games. The 1974âÂÂ75 Washington Capitals and 1992âÂÂ93 San Jose Sharks own the NHL record for the longest pointless streak at 17 games; the 2003âÂÂ04 Penguins' losing streak included one overtime loss, and the 2020âÂÂ21 Sabresâ losing streak included two overtime and one shootout loss. Since the 1999âÂÂ2000 season, the NHL awards a team one point for an overtime loss, and since the 2005âÂÂ06 season, a team also receives one point for a shootout loss.
The 1980âÂÂ81 Winnipeg Jets own the longest winless streak in NHL history at 30 games. Winnipeg's streak included 23 losses and seven ties.
The Chicago Blackhawks lost an NHL playoff record 16 straight games spanning five trips to the Stanley Cup playoffs between and .
This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games, minimum 14 games.
This is a list of streaks recorded only in the playoffs. The list only features losing streaks stretched through multiple seasons, as the longest possible streak in a single playoff season is four gameseliminating the team from the playoffs.
This list includes teams who had the longest winless streaks in NHL history. The streaks include ties, and consists only of regular season games.
This list includes all teams with the longest losing streaks (14 or more games) without recording a point in NHL history. Starting with the 1999âÂÂ2000 season, a team also receives a point for an overtime loss or (since 2005) shootout loss. Thus, the only way for modern NHL teams to achieve this dubious record is if all of their losses come in regulation.