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This article is a list of the 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 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the season that they entered the league, either as a new franchise or when they merged into the NHL from the disbanded World Hockey Association (WHA) league.

Note: These lists do not include the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season when calculating "number of seasons".

Among the current thirty-two active NHL teams, twelve have never won the Stanley Cup, with the oldest of them being the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres (50 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs (54 seasons). New York ended their drought in 1994, while Toronto's drought is still active, as they have not made the Finals since winning the last Stanley Cup before the expansion era. Five teams have never reached the Stanley Cup Finals, with the oldest of them being the Winnipeg Jets/Arizona Coyotes franchise (41 seasons). Toronto's active 54-season drought from the Finals is the longest in NHL history. In 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks ended what was the second-longest Stanley Cup championship drought at 47 seasons (now the sixth-longest). The end of that drought was the first of three consecutive years in which one of the eleven longest such droughts was broken (Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, Boston Bruins in 2011, and Los Angeles Kings in 2012).

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the longest active playoff series winning drought at 17 seasons. The Florida Panthers have the longest playoff series winning drought in league history at 24 seasons. The Buffalo Sabres have the longest active drought for missing the playoffs at 11 consecutive seasons. It is also a league record.

Longest active droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

Further information: List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks

A postseason appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series (sixteen teams) and there were thirty-two active teams in the NHL during the 2021–22 season, there are sixteen teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list.

Team	Last appearance in post-season	Post-season drought
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11	11 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2015–16	6 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17	5 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2017–18	4 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2017–18	4 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19	3 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	2019–20	2 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2019–20	2 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	2019–20	2 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2019–20	2 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2019–20	2 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21	1 season
New York Islanders	2020–21	1 season
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)	1 season
Vegas Golden Knights	2020–21	1 season
Winnipeg Jets	2020–21	1 season

Post-season series winning droughts

A post-season series winning drought is continued either by not making the playoffs in a season or by making the playoffs in a season but subsequently lost the first round series. Since the first round of the NHL playoffs consists of eight series (sixteen teams), there will be twenty-four teams in this list – the sixteen teams that do not qualify for the post-season, plus the eight teams that lose their first round series.

The other eight teams – the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, and Tampa Bay Lightning – all won a post-season series in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team	Last post-season series win	Subsequent post-season series losses	Postseason series winning drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	7 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	17 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11	015 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12	1 : 2017–18	010 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2012–13	3 : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16	09 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14	3 : 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22	08 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2014–15	6 : 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	07 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2016–17	1 : 2017–18	05 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17		05 seasons
Nashville Predators	2017–18	4 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	04 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2017–18	4 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	04 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18	4 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	04 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19		03 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	2019–20		02 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2019–20		02 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	2019–20		02 seasons
Dallas Stars	2019–20	1 : 2021–22	2 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2019–20		02 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2019–20		02 seasons
Boston Bruins	2020–21	1 : 2021–22	1 season
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21		1 season
New York Islanders	2020–21		1 season
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		1 season
Vegas Golden Knights	2020–21		1 season
Winnipeg Jets	2020–21		1 season

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. This list does not include the two teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals: the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Team	Last appearance in Stanley Cup Finals	Subsequent Conference Finals losses	Stanley Cup Finals drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67	5: 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02	54 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12	42 seasons¹
New York Islanders	1983–84	3: 1992–93, 2019–20, 2020–21	37 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96		25 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1998–99	2: 2005–06, 2006–07	22 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	1: 2017–18	22 seasons²
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		21 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	1: 2002–03	21 seasons
Calgary Flames	2003–04		17 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06	2: 2008–09, 2018–19	016 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06	1: 2021–22	16 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07	2: 2014–15, 2016–17	015 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2006–07	1: 2016–17	015 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2008–09		013 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2009–10		012 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2010–11		011 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12		010 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		08 seasons
New York Rangers	2013–14	2: 2014–15, 2021–22	08 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		07 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2015–16	1: 2018–19	06 seasons
Nashville Predators	2016–17		05 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		05 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	2017–18	2: 2019–20, 2020–21	4 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		4 seasons
Boston Bruins	2018–19		3 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		3 seasons
Dallas Stars	2019–20		2 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21		1 season
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		1 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 25 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2021–22)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 11 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2021–22)

Stanley Cup droughts

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. This list does not include the most recent Stanley Cup champions: the Colorado Avalanche.

Team	Last Stanley Cup	Subsequent Stanley Cup Finals losses	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67		54 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99	51 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11	51 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10	46 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)		42 seasons¹
New York Islanders	1982–83	1 : 1983–84	38 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	1 : 2003–04	32 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	1989–90	1 : 2005–06	31 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	1 : 2015–16	30 seasons
Ottawa Senators	never (inception of franchise in 1992–93)	1 : 2006–07	29 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	1 : 2020–21	28 seasons
Florida Panthers	never (inception of franchise in 1993–94)	1 : 1995–96	28 seasons
New York Rangers	1993–94	1 : 2013–14	27 seasons
Nashville Predators	never (inception of franchise in 1998–99)	1 : 2016–17	23 seasons
Dallas Stars	1998–99	2 : 1999–2000, 2019–20	22 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)		22 seasons²
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		21 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		21 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2002–03	1 : 2011–12	18 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06		016 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07		015 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2007–08	1 : 2008–09	014 seasons
Boston Bruins	2010–11	2 : 2012–13, 2018–19	011 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		08 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		07 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		05 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	never (inception of franchise in 2017–18)	1 : 2017–18	05 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		04 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		03 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2020–21	1: 2021–22	01 season
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		1 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 25 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2021–22)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 11 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2021–22)

Closest approaches without winning

Team	First NHL season	First Round Appearances¹	Second Round Appearances²	Conference Finals Appearances³	Stanley Cup Finals Appearances	Fewest wins short of Stanley Cup
Vancouver Canucks	1970–71	27	12	3	3	01 win short : 1993–94, 2010–11
Buffalo Sabres	1970–71	27	15	6	2	02 wins short : 1974–75, 1998–99
San Jose Sharks	1991–92	21	15	5	1	02 wins short : 2015–16
Nashville Predators	1998–99	14	5	1	1	2 wins short : 2016–17
Ottawa Senators	1992–93	16	7	3	1	03 wins short : 2006–07
Vegas Golden Knights	2017–18	4	3	3	1	03 wins short : 2017–18
Florida Panthers	1993–94	7	2	1	1	04 wins short : 1995–96
Arizona Coyotes⁴	1979–80	20	3	1		07 wins short : 2011–12
Winnipeg Jets⁵	1999–2000	5	2	1		7 wins short : 2017–18
Minnesota Wild	2000–01	11	3	1		08 wins short : 2002–03
Columbus Blue Jackets	2000–01	6	1			10 wins short : 2018–19
Seattle Kraken	2021–22					16 wins short : N/A

¹ includes Preliminary Rounds from 1974–75 through to 1980–81, Division Semi-Finals from 1981–82 through to 1992–93 and Conference Quarterfinals from 1993–94 through to 2012–13

² includes Quarter-Finals from 1967–68 through to 1980–81, Division Finals from 1981–82 through to 1992–93 and Conference Semifinals from 1993–94 through to 2012–13

³ includes Semi-Finals up to and including 1980–81 and Stanley Cup Semifinals in 2021–22

⁴ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 25 seasons for Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2021–22).

⁵ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 11 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2021–22).

Longest all-time droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous post-season appearance	Next post-season appearance	Post-season drought
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11		011 seasons
Florida Panthers	1999–2000	2011–12	10 seasons¹
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06	2016–17	010 seasons
Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	1977–78	1987–88	09 seasons²
Carolina Hurricanes	2008–09	2018–19	09 seasons
California Golden Seals / Cleveland Barons³	1969–70	never (merger of franchise after 1977–78)	08 seasons⁴
Boston Bruins	1958–59	1967–68	08 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1982–83	08 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1969–70	1977–78	07 seasons
New York Islanders	1993–94	2001–02	07 seasons
Calgary Flames	1995–96	2003–04	07 seasons
New York Rangers	1996–97	2005–06	07 seasons¹
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	2008–09	07 seasons¹
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	2012–13	07 seasons¹
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	2006–07	2014–15	07 seasons⁵
Phoenix / Arizona Coyotes	2011–12	2019–20	07 seasons⁶

¹ no post-season occurred in 2005, due to the 2004–05 NHL Lockout

² includes 4 seasons for Colorado Rockies (1978–79 through to 1981–82) + 5 seasons for New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 1986–87)

³ franchise dissolved in 1978 in a merger with the Minnesota North Stars (current Dallas Stars)

⁴ includes 6 seasons for California Golden Seals (1970–71 through to 1975–76) + 2 seasons for Cleveland Barons (1976–77, 1977–78)

⁵ includes 4 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (2007–08 through to 2010–11) + 3 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2013–14)

⁶ franchise changed its name in 2014 from Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes

Post-season series winning droughts

Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous post-season series win	Intervening post-season series losses	Next post-season series win	Post-season series winning drought
Florida Panthers	1995–96	6 : 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21	2021–22	24 seasons
Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix Coyotes¹	1986–87	12 : 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11	2011–12	23 seasons²
New York Islanders	1992–93	07 : 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2014–15	2015–16	21 seasons
New York Rangers	1949–50	08 : 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	1970–71	20 seasons
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	02 : 2006–07, 2014–15	2017–18	17 seasons³
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	04 : 2008–09, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18	2018–19	17 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	7 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22		17 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks	1943–44	04 : 1945–46, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60	1960–61	16 seasons
Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes	1985–86	08 : 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2000–01	2001–02	15 seasons⁴
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11		15 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	06 : 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96	2003–04	14 seasons

¹ franchise renamed in 2014 as Arizona Coyotes

² includes 9 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (1987–88 through to 1995–96) + 14 seasons of the Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2010–11)

³ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 6 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2016–17)

⁴ includes 11 seasons of the Hartford Whalers (1986–87 through to 1996–97) + 4 season of the Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) through to 2000–01

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous Stanley Cup Finals	Intervening Conference Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup Finals	Stanley Cup Finals drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67	5: 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02		54 seasons
St. Louis Blues	1969–70	4: 1971–72, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2015–16	2018–19	47 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12		42 seasons¹
New York Islanders	1983–84	3: 1992–93, 2019–20, 2020-21		37 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1965–66	2: 1986–87, 1987–88	1994–95	28 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	2: 2009–10, 2013–14	2020–21	26 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1: 1968–69	1992–93	25 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96			25 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1974–75	2: 1979–80, 1997–98	1998–99	23 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1: 1969–70	1990–91	23 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1: 1989–90	1997–98	23 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	3: 2003–04, 2009–10, 2010–11	2015–16	23 seasons

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 25 seasons for Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2021–22)

Stanley Cup droughts

Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous Stanley Cup	Intervening Stanley Cup Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67			54 seasons
New York Rangers	1939–40	3 : 1949–50, 1971–72, 1978–79	1993–94	53 seasons¹
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99		51 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11		51 seasons
St. Louis Blues	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	3 : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	2018–19	50 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks²	1960–61	5 : 1961–62, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1991–92	2009–10	47 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10		46 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1 : 1992–93	2011–12	43 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1 : 1997–98	2017–18	42 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (inception of franchise in 1979–80)			42 seasons³
Detroit Red Wings	1954–55	6 : 1955–56, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1994–95	1996–97	41 seasons

¹ it is common to refer to the duration of the New York Rangers' record Stanley Cup drought as 54 "years" (1940 to 1994), but that only encompasses 53 seasons (1940–41 to 1992–93).

² the name of the team was Black Hawks for a majority of the drought (25 of the 47 seasons) before being renamed to Blackhawks in 1986.

³ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 25 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2021–22)

Cities/regions awaiting first Stanley Cup

This list only includes cities/regions currently hosting an NHL franchise. Teams competing for the 2022 Stanley Cup are highlighted

City/Region	Seasons waiting	Stanley Cup Finals appearances	Current NHL team
Buffalo	510	1974–75, 1998–99	Buffalo Sabres
Minneapolis–Saint Paul	47¹	1980–81², 1990–91²	Minnesota Wild
San Francisco Bay	39³	2015–16	San Jose Sharks
Miami	280	1995–96	Florida Panthers
Phoenix	250	Never	Arizona Coyotes
Nashville	230	2016–17	Nashville Predators
Columbus	21	Never	Columbus Blue Jackets
Las Vegas Valley	5	2017–18	Vegas Golden Knights

¹ includes 26 seasons of the Minnesota North Stars (1967–68 through to 1992–93) and 20 seasons of the Minnesota Wild (2000–01 through to 2020–21).

² both Stanley Cup Finals appearances by the Minnesota North Stars.

³ includes 9 seasons of the California Seals, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals franchise (1967–68 through to 1975–76) and 30 seasons of the San Jose Sharks (1991–92 through to 2021–22).

Although the Vancouver Canucks have not won a Stanley Cup in their 50 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1970–71 through to 2020–21), Vancouver has one Stanley Cup to its credit - the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association won the Stanley Cup in 1915 prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
While the current Ottawa Senators have never won the Stanley Cup in their 27 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1992–93 through to 2019–20), Ottawa celebrated 11 Stanley Cup championships with the original era Ottawa Senators, the last one in 1927.
While neither team called the Winnipeg Jets ever won the Stanley Cup in their combined 26 seasons playing in Winnipeg (as of 2019–20), the city celebrated three Stanley Cup championships by the Winnipeg Victorias, the last in 1902, prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
The Seattle Kraken began play in 2021–22; however, the city of Seattle has one prior Stanley Cup championship as the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917.

Canadian droughts

Despite having fewer Canadian-based teams than U.S.-based ones throughout much of the NHL's existence (dating back to the Original Six era when it was two Canadian clubs to four American ones, and now seven to twenty-five since 2021), there have been only two times in league history where none of the Canadian teams qualified for the postseason: 1969–70 and 2015–16.^[1] The 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens remain the last Canadian club to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup.^[2]

Last time that no Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs: 2015–16
Last all-Canadian first round series: 2020–21 (Toronto vs. Montreal and Edmonton vs. Winnipeg)
Last all-Canadian first round series without North Division: 2014–15 (Montreal vs. Ottawa and Vancouver vs. Calgary)
Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the first round: 2018–19 (Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg)
Last all-Canadian second round series: 2021–22 (Calgary vs. Edmonton)
Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated by the end of the second round: 2019–20 (Vancouver)
Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2021–22 (Edmonton)
Last all-Canadian Conference Finals: 1993–94 (Toronto vs. Vancouver)
Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2020–21 (Montreal)
Last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals: 1988–89 (Calgary vs. Montreal)
Last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team: 1992–93 (Montreal)

References

↑ Stubbs, Dave (March 31, 2016). Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border. NHL Enterprises, L.P..
↑ Tim Warnsby (June 15, 2011). Bruins win Stanley Cup. CBC Sports. “The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.”

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[1] Stubbs, Dave (March 31, 2016). Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border. NHL Enterprises, L.P..

[2] Tim Warnsby (June 15, 2011). Bruins win Stanley Cup. CBC Sports. “The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.”

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Contents

Longest active droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

Post-season series winning droughts

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

Stanley Cup droughts

Closest approaches without winning

Longest all-time droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

Post-season series winning droughts

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

Stanley Cup droughts

Cities/regions awaiting first Stanley Cup

Canadian droughts

See also

References

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-This article is a '''list''' of the 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 [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the season that they entered the league, either as a new franchise or when they [[NHL–WHA merger|merged]] into the NHL from the defunct [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) league.
+This article is a '''list''' of the 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 [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the season that they entered the league, either as a new franchise or when they [[NHL–WHA merger|merged]] into the NHL from the disbanded [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) league.
 ''Note: These lists do not include the cancelled [[2004–05 NHL season]] when calculating "number of seasons".''
-Among the current 31 active NHL teams, 11 have never won the [[Stanley Cup]], with the oldest of them being the [[Vancouver Canucks]] and the [[Buffalo Sabres]] (50 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup droughts in NHL history belong to the [[New York Rangers]] and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (both 53 seasons). New York ended their drought in 1994, while Toronto's drought is still active, as they have not even made the Final since winning the last Stanley Cup before the expansion era. Four teams have never never reached the Stanley Cup Final, with the oldest of them being the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]/[[Arizona Coyotes]] franchise (41 seasons). Toronto's active 53-season drought from the Final is the longest in NHL history. In [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]], the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] ended what was the second-longest ever Stanley Cup championship drought at 47 seasons (now the sixth-longest). The end of that drought was the first of three consecutive years in which one of the eleven longest such droughts was broken (Chicago Blackhawks in [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2010]], [[Boston Bruins]] in [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2011]], and [[Los Angeles Kings]] in [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2012]]).
+Among the current thirty-two active NHL teams, twelve have never won the [[Stanley Cup]], with the oldest of them being the [[Vancouver Canucks]] and the [[Buffalo Sabres]] (50 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history belongs to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (54 seasons). New York ended their drought in 1994, while Toronto's drought is still active, as they have not made the Finals since winning the last Stanley Cup before the expansion era. Five teams have never reached the Stanley Cup Finals, with the oldest of them being the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]/[[Arizona Coyotes]] franchise (41 seasons). Toronto's active 54-season drought from the Finals is the longest in NHL history. In [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]], the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] ended what was the second-longest Stanley Cup championship drought at 47 seasons (now the sixth-longest). The end of that drought was the first of three consecutive years in which one of the eleven longest such droughts was broken (Chicago Blackhawks in [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2010]], [[Boston Bruins]] in [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2011]], and [[Los Angeles Kings]] in [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2012]]).
-The [[Florida Panthers]] have the longest active playoff series win drought (23 seasons). The all-time longest drought between series wins was that of the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]/[[Arizona Coyotes]] franchise, broken in [[2011-12 NHL season|2012]] after 25 seasons. The [[Buffalo Sabres]] have the longest active playoff appearance drought (10 seasons). This is tied with the Panthers and [[Edmonton Oilers]] for the longest droughts of all time; Florida and Edmonton's droughts ended in [[2011–12 NHL season|2012]] and [[2016–17 NHL season|2017]] respectively.
+The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] have the longest active playoff series winning drought at 17 seasons. The [[Florida Panthers]] have the longest playoff series winning drought in league history at 24 seasons. The [[Buffalo Sabres]] have the longest active drought for missing the playoffs at 11 consecutive seasons.  It is also a league record.
 ==Longest active droughts==
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-A postseason appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of 8 series (16 teams) and there were 31 active teams in the NHL during the [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21 season]], there are 15 teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list.
+A postseason appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series (sixteen teams) and there were thirty-two active teams in the NHL during the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22 season]], there are sixteen teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list.
 <!--{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2021 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}-->
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 ! Post-season drought
 |-<!--Do not remove any teams until the regular season concludes-->
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || <!--Any updates to this prior to the end of the 2021–22 NHL season will be treated as vandalism and removed-->10 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || 11 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || 5 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || 6 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || 4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || 5 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || 3 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || 2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Kraken]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]) || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 1 season
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 1 season
 |}
-===Post-season series win droughts===
+===Post-season series winning droughts===
 <!-- NOTE: Please do not update this table either at the end of the current NHL season (where a number of teams are eliminated) or after each playoff round (as each team is eliminated). Although the table will be incorrect/incomplete for a short period of time, it is best left until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be updated (Wikipedia's purpose is not to provide up-to-the-minute statistics). -->
+A post-season series winning drought is continued either by not making the playoffs in a season or by making the playoffs in a season but subsequently lost the first round series. Since the first round of the NHL playoffs consists of eight series (sixteen teams), there will be twenty-four teams in this list – the sixteen teams that do not qualify for the post-season, plus the eight teams that lose their first round series.
-<!--Change to 24 teams after First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs-->
+The other eight teams – the [[Calgary Flames]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]], [[Colorado Avalanche]], [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Florida Panthers]], [[New York Rangers]], [[St. Louis Blues]], and [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] – all won a post-season series in the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs]].
-A post-season series win drought is continued either by not making the playoffs in a season or by making the playoffs in a season but subsequently lost the first round series. Since the first round of the NHL playoffs consist of 8 series (16 teams), there will be 23 teams in this list – the 15 teams that do not qualify for the post-season, plus the 8 teams that lose their first round series.
+<!--{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2023 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}-->
-The other eight teams – the [[Boston Bruins]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]], [[Colorado Avalanche]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[New York Islanders]], [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], [[Vegas Golden Knights]] and [[Winnipeg Jets]] – all won a post-season series in the [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs]].
-<!--{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2022 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}-->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 ! style="text-align:left" | Team
 ! | Last post-season<br />series win
 ! | Subsequent post-season<br />series losses
-! | Postseason<br />series win drought
+! | Postseason<br />series winning drought
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]], [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]], [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 24 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || align="left" | 7 : [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]]  || 17 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || align="left" | 6 : [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]]  || 16 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]]|| <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]]|| <span style="display:none">0</span>14 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>9 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]], [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>9 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]], [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>8 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>8 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] || align="left" | 6 : [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] || align="left" | 5 : [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>6 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 4 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 4 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 4 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" |  || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || align="left" | 3 : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" |  || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Boston Bruins]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Kraken]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]) || || 1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
+| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || || 1 season
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || || 1 season
 |}
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 <!-- NOTE: Please do not update this table either at the end of the current NHL season (where a number of teams are eliminated) or after each playoff round (as each team is eliminated). Although the table will be incorrect/incomplete for a short period of time, it is best left until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be updated (Wikipedia's purpose is not to provide up-to-the-minute statistics). -->
-This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. This list does not include the two teams that made the [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals]]: the [[Dallas Stars]] and the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].
+This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. This list does not include the two teams that made the [[2022 Stanley Cup Finals]]: the [[Colorado Avalanche]] and the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].
-{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2021 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}
+<!--{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2023 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}-->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 ! style="text-align:left" | Team
@@ Line 134: / Line 134: @@
 ! | Stanley Cup<br />Finals drought
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | 5: [[1977–78 NHL season#Playoffs|1977–78]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] || 53 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | 5: [[1977–78 NHL season#Playoffs|1977–78]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] || 54 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || 41 seasons<sup>1</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || 42 seasons<sup>1</sup>
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || align="left" | 2: [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 35 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || align="left" | 2: [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]] || 26 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || || 24 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || align="left" | 3: [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 37 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || align="left" | 2: [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2005–06]], [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || 21 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || || 25 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 21 seasons<sup>2</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || align="left" | 2: [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2005–06]], [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || 22 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || || 20 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || 22 seasons<sup>2</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]] || 20 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || || 21 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Colorado Avalanche]] || [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|2000–01]] || align="left" |1: [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] || 19 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]] || 21 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup Finals|2003–04]] || || 16 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup Finals|2003–04]] || || 17 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || align="left" |2: [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || align="left" |2: [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>16 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || align="left" | 1: [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || 16 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2: [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>14 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2: [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | 1: [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>14 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | 1: [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>12 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>13 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>11 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>12 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>11 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2011–12]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>9 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2011–12]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>8 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || align="left" | 1: [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || align="left" | 2: [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>8 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2014–15]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>6 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2014–15]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2015–16]] || align="left" | 1: [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
+| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2015–16]] || align="left" | 1: [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>6 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" |  || 3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" | 2: [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || 4 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" | 1: [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || 2 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Boston Bruins]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" |  || 2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" |  || 4 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" |  || 2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Boston Bruins]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" |  || 3 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2019–20]] || align="left" |  || 1 season
+| align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" |  || 3 seasons
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2019–20]] || align="left" |  || 2 seasons
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2020–21]] || || 1 season
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Kraken]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]) || || 1 season
 |}
-:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 23 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]])
+:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 25 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
-:<sup>2</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 10 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]])
+:<sup>2</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 11 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
 ===Stanley Cup droughts===
 <!-- NOTE: Please do not update this table either at the end of the current NHL season (where a number of teams are eliminated) or after each playoff round (as each team is eliminated). Although the table will be incorrect/incomplete for a short period of time, it is best left until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be updated (Wikipedia's purpose is not to provide up-to-the-minute statistics). -->
-This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. This list does not include the [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|most recent Stanley Cup Champions]]: the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].
+This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. This list does not include the [[2022 Stanley Cup Finals|most recent Stanley Cup champions]]: the [[Colorado Avalanche]].
-{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2021 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
@@ Line 210: / Line 209: @@
 ! | Stanley Cup<br />drought
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | || 53 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | || 54 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 2 : [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]], [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || 50 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 2 : [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]], [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || 51 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 3 : [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1981–82]], [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]], [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || 50 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 3 : [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1981–82]], [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]], [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || 51 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1976 Stanley Cup Finals|1975–76]], [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1979–80]], [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|1984–85]], [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1986–87]], [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]], [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] || 45 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1976 Stanley Cup Finals|1975–76]], [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1979–80]], [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|1984–85]], [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1986–87]], [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]], [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] || 46 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] ||  never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | || 41 seasons<sup>1</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] ||  never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | || 42 seasons<sup>1</sup>
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1983 Stanley Cup Finals|1982–83]] || align="left" | 1 : [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || 36 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1988–89]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2004 Stanley Cup Finals|2003–04]] || 31 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1983 Stanley Cup Finals|1982–83]] || align="left" | 1 : [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || 38 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1989–90]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || 30 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1988–89]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2004 Stanley Cup Finals|2003–04]] || 32 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2015–16]] || 29 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1989–90]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || 31 seasons
+|-
+| align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2015–16]] || 30 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || 28 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || 29 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || 27 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || align="left" |1 : [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2020–21]] || 28 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || align="left" | || 26 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]] || align="left" |1 : [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || 26 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || 28 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]) || align="left" |1 : [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || 22 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]] || align="left" |1 : [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || 27 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|1999–2000]], [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2019–20]] || 21 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]) || align="left" |1 : [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || 23 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]) || align="left" | || 21 seasons<sup>2</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Dallas Stars]] || [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|1999–2000]], [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2019–20]] || 22 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | || 20 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]) || align="left" | || 22 seasons<sup>2</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | || 20 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | || 21 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Colorado Avalanche]] || [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|2000–01]] || align="left" |  || 19 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | || 21 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2002–03]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2011–12]] || 17 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2002–03]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2011–12]] || 18 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|2005–06]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>16 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>14 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Anaheim Ducks]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2006–07]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>15 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2007–08]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>13 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2007–08]] || align="left" | 1 : [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2008–09]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>14 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Boston Bruins]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|2012–13]],  [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]]|| <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Boston Bruins]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|2012–13]],  [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]]|| <span style="display:none">0</span>11 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2013–14]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>8 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2014–15]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>6 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2014–15]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2016–17]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
+|-
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>5 seasons
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>4 seasons
+|-
+| align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>3 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2020–21]] || align="left" | 1: [[2022 Stanley Cup Finals|2021–22]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>1 season
 |-
-| align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]] || align="left" | || <span style="display:none">0</span>2 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Kraken]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]) || || 1 season
 |}
-:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 23 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]])
+:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 25 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
-:<sup>2</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 10 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011-12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]])
+:<sup>2</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 11 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011-12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
 ===Closest approaches without winning===
 <!-- NOTE: Please do not update this table either at the end of the current NHL season (where a number of teams are eliminated) or after each playoff round (as each team is eliminated). Although the table will be incorrect/incomplete for a short period of time, it is best left until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be updated (Wikipedia's purpose is not to provide up-to-the-minute statistics). -->
-{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2021 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}
+<!--{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2022 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}-->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
@@ Line 285: / Line 286: @@
 ! style="text-align:centre" | Conference Finals<br>Appearances<sup>3</sup>
 ! style="text-align:centre" | Stanley Cup Finals<br>Appearances
-! style="text-align:center" | Fewest Wins Short of Stanley Cup
+! style="text-align:center" | Fewest wins short of Stanley Cup
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] || 27 || 12 || 3 || 3 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>1 win short : [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]]
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] || 27 || 15 || 6 || 2 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>2 wins short : [[1975 Stanley Cup playoffs|1974–75]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]]
 |-
 | align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]] || 21 || 15 || 5 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>2 wins short : [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]]
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] || 13 || 5 || 1 || 1 || align="left" | 2 wins short : [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]]
+| align="left" | [[Nashville Predators]] || [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] || 14 || 5 || 1 || 1 || align="left" | 2 wins short : [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]]
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Ottawa Senators]] || [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] || 16 || 7 || 3 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>3 wins short : [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]]
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>3 wins short : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]]
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] || 6 || 1 || 1 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>4 wins short : [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]]
+| align="left" | [[Vegas Golden Knights]] || [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>3 wins short : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]]
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] || 7 || 2 || 1 || 1 || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>4 wins short : [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]]
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]]<sup>4</sup> || [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] || 20 || 3 || 1 || || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>7 wins short : [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]]
@@ Line 305: / Line 306: @@
 | align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets]]<sup>5</sup> || [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] || 5 || 2 || 1 || || align="left" | 7 wins short : [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]]
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] || 10 || 3 || 1 || || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>8 wins short : [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]]
+| align="left" | [[Minnesota Wild]] || [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] || 11 || 3 || 1 || || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>8 wins short : [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]]
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] || 6 || 1 || || || align="left" | 10 wins short : [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]]
+|-
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Kraken]] || [[2020–21 NHL season|2021–22]] ||  ||  || || || align="left" | 16 wins short : [[N/A]]
 |}
 :<sup>1</sup> includes Preliminary Rounds from [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]] through to [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]], Division Semi-Finals from [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]] through to [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] and Conference Quarterfinals from [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] through to [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
 :<sup>2</sup> includes Quarter-Finals from [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] through to [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]], Division Finals from [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]] through to [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] and Conference Semifinals from [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] through to [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
-:<sup>3</sup> includes Semi-Finals up to and including [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
+:<sup>3</sup> includes Semi-Finals up to and including [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]] and Stanley Cup Semifinals in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
-:<sup>4</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 24 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]).
+:<sup>4</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 25 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]).
-:<sup>5</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 9 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]).
+:<sup>5</sup> includes 11 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 11 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]).
 ==Longest all-time droughts==
@@ Line 327: / Line 330: @@
 ! | Next post-season appearance
 ! | Post-season drought
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>11 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || 10 seasons<sup>1</sup>
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Edmonton Oilers]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2005–06]] || [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || || <span style="display:none">0</span>10 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] / [[New Jersey Devils]] || [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]] || [[1988 Stanley Cup playoffs|1987–88]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>9 seasons<sup>2</sup>
-|- style=
+|-
 | align="left" | [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2008–09]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>9 seasons
 |-
@@ Line 350: / Line 353: @@
 | align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2005–06]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]] || [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2005–06]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>1</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2008–09]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2008–09]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>1</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>5</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>1</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Atlanta Thrashers]] / [[Winnipeg Jets]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]]  || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>6</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Atlanta Thrashers]] / [[Winnipeg Jets]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]]  || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>5</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix / Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>7</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix / Arizona Coyotes]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>7 seasons<sup>6</sup>
 |}
 :<sup>1</sup> no post-season occurred in 2005, due to the [[2004–05 NHL Lockout]]
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 :<sup>3</sup> franchise dissolved in 1978 in a merger with the [[Minnesota North Stars]] (current [[Dallas Stars]])
 :<sup>4</sup> includes 6 seasons for [[California Golden Seals]] ([[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] through to [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]) + 2 seasons for [[Cleveland Barons (NHL)|Cleveland Barons]] ([[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]], [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]])
+:<sup>5</sup> includes 4 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 3 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]])
-:<sup>5</sup> no post-season occurred in 2005, due to the [[2004–05 NHL Lockout]]
+:<sup>6</sup> franchise changed its name in 2014 from Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes
-:<sup>6</sup> includes 4 seasons for [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] through to [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) + 3 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]] through to [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]])
-:<sup>7</sup> franchise changed its name in 2014 from Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes
-===Post-season series win droughts===
+===Post-season series winning droughts===
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 ! | Intervening post-season<br />series losses
 ! | Next post-season<br />series win
-! | Post-season<br />series win drought
+! | Post-season<br />series winning drought
 |-
-| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]] / [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]]<sup>1</sup> || [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] || align="left" | 12 : [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991–92]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]], [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]], [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs|1997–98]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]], [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || 25 seasons<sup>2</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]], [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]], [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] || [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] || 24 seasons
+|-
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]], [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]], [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] ||  || 24 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]] / [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]]<sup>1</sup> || [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] || align="left" | 12 : [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991–92]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]], [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996–97]], [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs|1997–98]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|1999–2000]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]], [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] || 23 seasons<sup>2</sup>
 |-
-| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>7 : [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]], [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]], [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]], [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]], [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]]  || [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]]  || 23 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>7 : [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]], [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002–03]], [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]], [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]], [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || 21 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>8 : [[1955–56 NHL season|1955–56]], [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]], [[1957–58 NHL season|1957–58]], [[1961–62 NHL season|1961–62]], [[1966–67 NHL season|1966–67]], [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]], [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]] || [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] || 20 seasons
@@ Line 391: / Line 393: @@
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] || never (inception of franchise in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]) || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>4 : [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2008–09]], [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || 17 seasons
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || align="left" | 7 : [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]], [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] ||  || 17 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || [[1943–44 NHL season|1943–44]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>4 : [[1945–46 NHL season|1945–46]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]], [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]] || [[1960–61 NHL season|1960–61]] || 16 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || align="left" | 6 : [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012–13]], [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016–17]], [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]], [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]]  ||  || 16 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Hartford Whalers]] / [[Carolina Hurricanes]] || [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>8 : [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], [[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991–92]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2001 Stanley Cup playoffs|2000–01]] || [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] || 15 seasons<sup>4</sup>
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || || 15 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Calgary Flames]] || [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]] || align="left" | <span style="display:none">0</span>6 : [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[1995 Stanley Cup playoffs|1994–95]], [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1995–96]] || [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]] || 14 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006–07]] || align="left" | 2 : [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || || 14 seasons
 |}
 :<sup>1</sup> franchise renamed in 2014 as [[Arizona Coyotes]]
@@ Line 419: / Line 421: @@
 ! | Stanley Cup Finals drought
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | 5: [[1977–78 NHL season#Playoffs|1977–78]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] ||  || 53 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || align="left" | 5: [[1977–78 NHL season#Playoffs|1977–78]], [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]], [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998–99]], [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] ||  || 54 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] || [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals|1969–70]] || align="left" | 4: [[1971–72 NHL season#Playoffs|1971–72]], [[1986 Stanley Cup playoffs|1985–86]], [[2001 Stanley Cup playoffs|2000–01]], [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]] || [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] || 47 seasons
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] ||  || 41 seasons<sup>1</sup>
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (franchise entered the NHL in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) || align="left" | 1: [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011–12]] ||  || 42 seasons<sup>1</sup>
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || align="left" | 1: [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] ||  || 35 seasons
+| align="left" | [[New York Islanders]] || [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1983–84]] || align="left" | 3: [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992–93]], [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]], [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020-21]]|| || 37 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[1966 Stanley Cup Finals|1965–66]] || align="left" | 2: [[1987 Stanley Cup playoffs|1986–87]], [[1988 Stanley Cup playoffs|1987–88]] || [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|1994–95]] || 28 seasons
+|-
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || align="left" | 2: [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]] ||  || 26 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || align="left" | 2: [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013–14]] || [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2020–21]] || 26 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]) || align="left" | 1: [[1969 Stanley Cup playoffs|1968–69]] || [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || 25 seasons
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || || || 24 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Florida Panthers]] || [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1995–96]] || || || 25 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]] || align="left" | 2: [[1980 Stanley Cup playoffs|1979–80]], [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs|1997–98]] || [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] || 23 seasons
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 | align="left" | [[San Jose Sharks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]) || align="left" | 3: [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003–04]], [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009–10]], [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] || [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2015–16]] || 23 seasons
 |}
-:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 24 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]])
+:<sup>1</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 25 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
 ===Stanley Cup droughts===
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 ! | Next Stanley Cup
 ! | Stanley Cup drought
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || ||  || 54 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[New York Rangers]] || [[1940 Stanley Cup Finals|1939–40]] || align="left" | 3 : [[1950 Stanley Cup Finals|1949–50]], [[1972 Stanley Cup Finals|1971–72]], [[1979 Stanley Cup Finals|1978–79]] || [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]] || 53 seasons<sup>1</sup><!-- NOTE: Don't change this entry to "54" unless .... -->
@@ Line 465: / Line 469: @@
 -->
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1966–67]] || ||  || 53 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 2 : [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]], [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] ||  || 51 seasons
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 3 : [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1981–82]], [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]], [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] ||  || 51 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[St. Louis Blues]] ||  never (inception of franchise in [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]) || align="left" | 3 : [[1968 Stanley Cup Finals|1967–68]], [[1969 Stanley Cup Finals|1968–69]], [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals|1969–70]] ||[[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2018–19]]  || 50 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Buffalo Sabres]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 2 : [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]], [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1998–99]] ||  || 50 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]) || align="left" | 3 : [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1981–82]], [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1993–94]], [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]] ||  || 50 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]<sup>2</sup> || [[1961 Stanley Cup Finals|1960–61]] || align="left" | 5 : [[1962 Stanley Cup Finals|1961–62]], [[1965 Stanley Cup Finals|1964–65]], [[1971 Stanley Cup Finals|1970–71]], [[1973 Stanley Cup Finals|1972–73]], [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1991–92]] || [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] || 47 seasons
 |- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1976 Stanley Cup Finals|1975–76]], [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1979–80]], [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|1984–85]], [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1986–87]], [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]], [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] ||  || 45 seasons
+| align="left" | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|1974–75]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1976 Stanley Cup Finals|1975–76]], [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1979–80]], [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|1984–85]], [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1986–87]], [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]], [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2009–10]] ||  || 46 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Los Angeles Kings]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] || [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2011–12]] || 43 seasons
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Washington Capitals]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]) || align="left" | 1 : [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1997–98]] || [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|2017–18]] || 42 seasons
+|- style="background:#CFECEC"
+| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) ||   ||  || 42 seasons<sup>3</sup>
 |-
 | align="left" | [[Detroit Red Wings]] || [[1955 Stanley Cup Finals|1954–55]] || align="left" | 6 : [[1956 Stanley Cup Finals|1955–56]], [[1961 Stanley Cup Finals|1960–61]], [[1963 Stanley Cup Finals|1962–63]], [[1964 Stanley Cup Finals|1963–64]], [[1966 Stanley Cup Finals|1965–66]], [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|1994–95]] || [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]] || 41 seasons
-|- style="background:#CFECEC"
-| align="left" | [[Arizona Coyotes]] || never (inception of franchise in [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]) ||   ||  || 41 seasons<sup>3</sup>
 |}
 :<sup>1</sup> it is common to refer to the duration of the New York Rangers' record Stanley Cup drought as [[Curse of 1940|54 "years"]] (1940 to 1994), but that only encompasses 53 seasons (1940–41 to 1992–93).
 :<sup>2</sup> the name of the team was Black Hawks for a majority of the drought (25 of the 47 seasons) before being renamed to Blackhawks in 1986.
-:<sup>3</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 23 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]])
+:<sup>3</sup> includes 17 seasons for [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] ([[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] through to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]) + 25 seasons for [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes]] ([[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]])
 ==Cities/regions awaiting first Stanley Cup==
 This list only includes cities/regions currently hosting an NHL franchise.
+{{legend|#CFECEC|Teams competing for the 2022 Stanley Cup are highlighted|border=#AAAAAA}}
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
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 ! |Current NHL team
 |-
-| [[Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area|Buffalo]] || align="center" | 49<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]], [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] || [[Buffalo Sabres]]
+| [[Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area|Buffalo]] || align="center" | 51<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]], [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] || [[Buffalo Sabres]]
 |-
-| [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] || align="center" | 45<sup>1</sup> || [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]<sup>2</sup>, [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]<sup>2</sup> || [[Minnesota Wild]]
+| [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] || align="center" | 47<sup>1</sup> || [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]<sup>2</sup>, [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]<sup>2</sup> || [[Minnesota Wild]]
 |-
-| [[San Francisco Bay Area]] || align="center" | 37<sup>3</sup> || [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]] || [[San Jose Sharks]]
+| [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay]] || align="center" | 39<sup>3</sup> || [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]] || [[San Jose Sharks]]
 |-
-| [[Miami metropolitan area|Miami]] || align="center" | 26<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]] || [[Florida Panthers]]
-|-
-| [[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix]] || align="center" | 22<span style="display:none">0</span> || Never || [[Arizona Coyotes]]
 |-
-| [[Nashville metropolitan area|Nashville]] || align="center" | 21<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] || [[Nashville Predators]]
+| [[Miami metropolitan area|Miami]] || align="center" | 28<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]] || [[Florida Panthers]]
+|-
+| [[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix]] || align="center" | 25<span style="display:none">0</span> || Never || [[Arizona Coyotes]]
+|-
+| [[Nashville metropolitan area|Nashville]] || align="center" | 23<span style="display:none">0</span> || [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] || [[Nashville Predators]]
 |-
-| [[Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]] || align="center" | 18  || Never || [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
+| [[Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio|Columbus]] || align="center" | 21  || Never || [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
 |-
-| [[Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA|Las Vegas]] || align="center" | 3 || [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] || [[Vegas Golden Knights]]
+| [[Las Vegas Valley]] || align="center" | 5 || [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] || [[Vegas Golden Knights]]
 |}
-:<sup>1</sup> includes 26 seasons of the [[Minnesota North Stars]] ([[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] through to [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]) and 19 seasons of the [[Minnesota Wild]] ([[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] through to [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]).
+:<sup>1</sup> includes 26 seasons of the [[Minnesota North Stars]] ([[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] through to [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]) and 20 seasons of the [[Minnesota Wild]] ([[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]).
 :<sup>2</sup> both Stanley Cup Finals appearances by the [[Minnesota North Stars]].
-:<sup>3</sup> includes 9 seasons of the [[California Golden Seals|California Seals, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals]] franchise ([[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] through to [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]) and 28 seasons of the [[San Jose Sharks]] ([[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]] through to [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]).
+:<sup>3</sup> includes 9 seasons of the [[California Golden Seals|California Seals, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals]] franchise ([[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] through to [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]) and 30 seasons of the [[San Jose Sharks]] ([[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]] through to [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]).
 * Although the [[Vancouver Canucks]] have not won a Stanley Cup in their 50 seasons of play (inception of franchise in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] through to [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]), [[Vancouver]] has one Stanley Cup to its credit - the [[Vancouver Millionaires]] of the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] won the Stanley Cup in [[1915 Stanley Cup Finals|1915]] prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
 * While the current [[Ottawa Senators]] have never won the Stanley Cup in their 27 seasons of play (inception of franchise in [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]] through to [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]), [[Ottawa]] celebrated 11 Stanley Cup championships with the original era [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]], the last one in [[1927 Stanley Cup Finals|1927]].
 * While neither team called the Winnipeg Jets ever won the Stanley Cup in their combined 26 seasons playing in [[Winnipeg]] (as of [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]), the city celebrated three Stanley Cup championships by the [[Winnipeg Victorias]], the last in [[1902 Stanley Cup championship|1902]], prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
-* The [[Seattle Kraken]] begin play in 2021–22, however, the city of [[Seattle]] has one prior Stanley Cup championship as the [[Seattle Metropolitans]] of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup in [[1917 Stanley Cup Finals|1917]].
+* The [[Seattle Kraken]] began play in 2021–22; however, the city of [[Seattle]] has one prior Stanley Cup championship as the [[Seattle Metropolitans]] of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup in [[1917 Stanley Cup Finals|1917]].
 ==Canadian droughts==
-Despite having fewer Canadian-based teams than U.S.-based ones throughout much of the NHL's existence (dating back to the [[Original Six]] era when it was two Canadian clubs to four American ones, and now 7 to 24 since 2017), there have been only two times in league history where none of the Canadian teams qualified for the postseason: [[1970 Stanley Cup playoffs|1969–70]] and [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stubbs|first=Dave|title=Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/no-canadian-nhl-teams-in-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-279984346|website=[[NHL.com]]|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|access-date=March 31, 2016|date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> The [[1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season|1992–93 Montreal Canadiens]] remain the last Canadian club to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/06/15/sp-bruins-canucks-game7.html|title=Bruins win Stanley Cup|access-date=Feb 5, 2012|date=June 15, 2011|author=Tim Warnsby|publisher=CBC Sports|quote=The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.}}</ref>
+Despite having fewer Canadian-based teams than U.S.-based ones throughout much of the NHL's existence (dating back to the [[Original Six]] era when it was two Canadian clubs to four American ones, and now seven to twenty-five since 2021), there have been only two times in league history where none of the Canadian teams qualified for the postseason: [[1970 Stanley Cup playoffs|1969–70]] and [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stubbs|first=Dave|title=Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/no-canadian-nhl-teams-in-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-279984346|website=[[NHL.com]]|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|access-date=March 31, 2016|date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> The [[1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season|1992–93 Montreal Canadiens]] remain the last Canadian club to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/06/15/sp-bruins-canucks-game7.html|title=Bruins win Stanley Cup|access-date=Feb 5, 2012|date=June 15, 2011|author=Tim Warnsby|publisher=CBC Sports|quote=The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.}}</ref>
-* '''Last time that none of the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs''': [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]]
+* '''Last time that no Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs''': [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015–16]]
 * '''Last all-Canadian first round series:''' [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] ([[Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry|Toronto vs. Montreal]] and [[2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] vs. [[2020–21 Winnipeg Jets season|Winnipeg]])
-*'''Last all-Canadian first round series [[North Division (NHL)|without realignment]]:''' [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] ([[2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]] vs. [[2014–15 Ottawa Senators season|Ottawa]] and [[Canucks–Flames rivalry|Vancouver vs. Calgary]])
+*'''Last all-Canadian first round series [[North Division (NHL)|without North Division]]:''' [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014–15]] ([[2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]] vs. [[2014–15 Ottawa Senators season|Ottawa]] and [[Canucks–Flames rivalry|Vancouver vs. Calgary]])
 * '''Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the first round''': [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018–19]] ([[2018–19 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]], [[2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto]], [[2018–19 Winnipeg Jets season|Winnipeg]])
-* '''Last all-Canadian second round series''': [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] ([[2020–21 Winnipeg Jets season|Winnipeg]] vs. [[2020–21 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]])
+* '''Last all-Canadian second round series''': [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] ([[2021–22 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]] vs. [[2021–22 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]])
-*'''Last all-Canadian second round series [[North Division (NHL)|without realignment]]''': [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2001–02]] ([[Battle of Ontario|Ottawa vs. Toronto]])
 * '''Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated by the end of the second round''': [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019–20]] ([[2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]])
-* '''Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team''': [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] ([[2020–21 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]])
+* '''Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team''': [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021–22]] ([[2021–22 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]])
-*'''Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team [[North Division (NHL)|without realignment]]''': [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017–18]] ([[2017–18 Winnipeg Jets season|Winnipeg]])
 * '''Last all-Canadian Conference Finals''': [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993–94]] ([[1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto]] vs. [[1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]])
-* '''Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team''': [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010–11]] ([[2010–11 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]])
+* '''Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team''': [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020–21]] ([[2020–21 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]])
 * '''Last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals''': [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1988–89]] ([[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]] vs. [[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]])
 * '''Last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team''': [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1992–93]] ([[1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]])
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