List of NHL franchise post-season droughts

These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Final and Stanley Cup droughts up to and including the 2016 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 defunct WHA league.

Note: These lists do not include the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season.

Among the current 30 NHL teams, 12 have never won the Stanley Cup, including one (the St. Louis Blues) that is among the five oldest expansion teams. Additionally, one of the Original Six franchises – the Toronto Maple Leafs – has a Stanley Cup drought that includes the entire expansion era (47 seasons and counting). Of the six franchises that have never been to the Stanley Cup Final, the oldest is the Arizona Coyotes (previously the Winnipeg Jets) (35 seasons), while the Maple Leafs and the Blues have even longer droughts (47 and 44 seasons, respectively). The longest Stanley Cup championship drought in history was that of the New York Rangers, broken in 1994 after 53 seasons. The second-longest was that of the Chicago Blackhawks, broken in 2010 after 47 seasons. The end of that drought was the first of three consecutive years in which one of the eleven longest such droughts was broken.

There are only two franchises that have never won a post-season playoff series (the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets and the Columbus Blue Jackets), though the oldest is just 15 seasons old; two other franchises (New York Islanders and Florida Panthers) have longer win droughts (21 and 18 seasons respectively). The Panthers had not appeared in the playoffs at all for 10 seasons, the longest such streak in NHL history which ended in 2012. This record was tied by the Edmonton Oilers when they missed their tenth straight postseason in 2016.

Longest active droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

A post-season appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs consists of 8 series (16 teams) and there are 31 teams in the NHL, there will always be 15 teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list.

The other 16 teams – Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets – all made the post-season for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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

^	Longest drought in team history
†	Tied for longest drought in team history

Team	Last appearance in post-season	Post-season drought
Carolina Hurricanes^	2008–09	9 seasons
Buffalo Sabres^	2010–11	7 seasons
Arizona Coyotes†1	2011–12	6 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2014–15	3 seasons
Dallas Stars	2015–16	2 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2015–16	2 seasons
Florida Panthers	2015–16	2 seasons
New York Islanders	2015–16	2 seasons
Calgary Flames	2016–17	1 season
Chicago Blackhawks	2016–17	1 season
Edmonton Oilers	2016–17	1 season
Montreal Canadiens	2016–17	1 season
New York Rangers	2016–17	1 season
Ottawa Senators	2016–17	1 season
St. Louis Blues	2016–17	1 season

¹ the Arizona Coyotes last qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2012 as the Phoenix Coyotes

Post-season series win droughts

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 losing the first round series. Since the first round of the NHL playoffs consist of 8 series (16 teams), there will always be 22 teams in this list – the 15 teams that do not make the post-season plus the 8 teams that lose their first round series.

The other 8 teams – the Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, and Winnipeg Jets – all won a post-season series in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team	Last post-season series win	Subsequent post-season series losses	Post-season series win drought
Florida Panthers^	1995–96	4 : 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2015–16	20 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets^	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	3 : 2008–09, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18	17 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs^	2003–04	2 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18	13 seasons
Buffalo Sabres†	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11	010 seasons
Colorado Avalanche†	2007–08	3: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2017–18	09 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2008–09		08 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2010–11	3 : 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15	06 seasons
Arizona Coyotes1	2011–12		05 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12	1: 2017–18	05 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2011–12	3: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18	05 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2012–13	3 : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16	04 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14	1: 2015–16	02 seasons
Calgary Flames	2014–15	1: 2016–17	02 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15	2 : 2015–16, 2016–17	02 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2014–15	3: 2015–16,2016–17, 2017–18	02 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2014–15	1: 2016–17	02 seasons
Dallas Stars	2015–16		02 seasons
New York Islanders	2015–16		02 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2016–17	1: 2017–18	01 season
Edmonton Oilers	2016–17		01 season
New York Rangers	2016–17		01 season
Ottawa Senators	2016–17		01 season
St. Louis Blues	2016–17		01 season

¹ the Arizona Coyotes last won a post-season series in 2012 as the Phoenix Coyotes

Conference Final droughts

This is a list of the team and the number of seasons since they have reached the NHL Conference Finals, introduced in 1982. This list does not include the four teams that made this round in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Team	Last appearance in Conference Final	Conference Final drought
New York Islanders	1993 Wales1	22 seasons
Florida Panthers	1996 Eastern	18 seasons
Washington Capitals	1998 Eastern	016 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	15 seasons2
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	14 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2002 Western	013 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2003 Western	012 seasons
Calgary Flames	2004 Western	011 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2004 Eastern	010 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	2006 Western	09 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2007 Eastern	08 seasons
Dallas Stars	2008 Western	07 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2009 Eastern	06 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2009 Western3	06 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2010 Eastern	05 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2011 Western	04 seasons
Arizona Coyotes4	2012 Western	03 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2012 Eastern	03 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2014 Western	03 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2014 Eastern	03 seasons
Boston Bruins	2013 Eastern	02 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2015 Western	02 seasons
New York Rangers	2015 Eastern	02 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2016 Western	01 season
St. Louis Blues	2016 Western	01 season
Tampa Bay Lightning	2016 Eastern	01 season

¹ current Eastern Conference.

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 3 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2013–14)

³ the Red Wings have since relocated to the Eastern Conference in the 2013 realignment.

⁴ the Arizona Coyotes were then known as the Phoenix Coyotes

Stanley Cup Final 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 2017 Stanley Cup Finals; the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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	50 seasons
St. Louis Blues	1969–70	4: 1971–72, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2015–16	47 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12	38 seasons1
New York Islanders	1983–84	1: 1992–93	33 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	2: 2009–10, 2013–14	24 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96		21 seasons
Washington Capitals	1997–98		18 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1998–99	2: 2005–06, 2006–07	18 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)		17 seasons2
Dallas Stars	1999–2000	1: 2007–08	17 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		17 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	1: 2002–03	17 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2000–01	1: 2001–02	16 seasons
Calgary Flames	2003–04		13 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06	1: 2008–09	012 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06		012 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07	2: 2014–15, 2016–17	011 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2006–07	1: 2016–17	011 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2008–09		09 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2009–10		08 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2010–11		07 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12		06 seasons
Boston Bruins	2012–13		04 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		04 seasons
New York Rangers	2013–14	1: 2014–15	04 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		03 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2014–15	1: 2015–16	02 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2015–16		01 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 21 seasons for Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2017–18)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 6 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2016–17)

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 18 seasons for Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2014–15)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 4 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2014–15)

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 Pittsburgh Penguins, nor the Vegas Golden Knights, who joined the NHL for the 2017-18 season and have yet to complete a full year in the league.

Team	Last Stanley Cup	Subsequent Stanley Cup Finals losses	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67		50 seasons
St. Louis Blues	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	3 : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	50 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99	47 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11	47 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1 : 1997–98	42 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10	42 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)		38 seasons1
New York Islanders	1982–83	1 : 1983–84	34 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	1 : 2003–04	28 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	1989–90	1 : 2005–06	27 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	1 : 2015–16	25 seasons
Ottawa Senators	never (inception of franchise in 1992–93)	1 : 2006–07	25 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93		24 seasons
Florida Panthers	never (inception of franchise in 1993–94)	1 : 1995–96	24 seasons
New York Rangers	1993–94	1 : 2013–14	23 seasons
Nashville Predators	never (inception of franchise in 1998–99)	1 : 2016–17	18 seasons
Dallas Stars	1998–99	1 : 1999–2000	18 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)		17 seasons2
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		17 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		17 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2000–01		16 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2002–03	1 : 2011–12	14 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2003–04	1 : 2014–15	12 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06		012 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07		011 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2007–08	1 : 2008–09	010 seasons
Boston Bruins	2010–11	1 : 2012–13	06 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		04 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		03 seasons

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 21 seasons for Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2017–18)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 6 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2016–17)

Closest approaches without winning

Team	First Round Appearances1	Second Round Appearances2	Conference Finals Appearances3	Stanley Cup Finals Appearances	Fewest Wins Short of Stanley Cup
Vancouver Canucks	26	11	3	3	01 win short : 1993–94, 2010–11
Buffalo Sabres	27	15	6	2	02 wins short : 1974–75, 1998–99
San Jose Sharks	19	13	4	1	02 wins short : 2015–16
Nashville Predators	10	4	1	1	2 wins short : 2016–17
Ottawa Senators	16	7	3	1	03 wins short : 2006–07
St. Louis Blues	33	23	7	3	04 wins short : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70
Florida Panthers	5	1	1	1	04 wins short : 1995–96
Washington Capitals	26	14	2	1	04 wins short : 1997–98
Arizona Coyotes4	19	3	1		07 wins short : 2011–12
Minnesota Wild	9	3	1		08 wins short : 2002–03
Columbus Blue Jackets	4				14 wins short : 2013–14, 2017–18
Winnipeg Jets5	3				16 wins short : 2006–07, 2014–15

¹ includes Preliminary Rounds from 1974–75 through to 1980–81 and Division Semi-Finals from 1981–82 through to 1993–94

² includes Quarter-Finals from 1967–68 through to 1980–81 and Division Finals from 1981–82 through to 1993–94

³ includes Semi-Finals up to and including 1980–81

⁴ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 18 seasons for Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2014–15).

⁵ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 4 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2014–15).

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^a In game 7 of 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, New York opened the scoring at 11:02 of the 1st period and never relinquished the lead. The game-winning goal scored at 13:29 of the 2nd period.

^b Vancouver had a 3-2 series lead in 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. In game 6, Boston opened the scoring at 05:31 of the 1st period and never relinquished the lead. The game-winning goal scored at 08:35 of the 1st period. In game 7, Boston opened the scoring with the game-winning goal at 14:37 of the 1st period and went on to win the game 4-0.

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
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		09 seasons
California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons3	1969–70	never	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 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	2008–09	07 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	2012–13	07 seasons
Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2006–07	2014–15	07 seasons5
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11		07 seasons

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)

Post-season series win 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 win drought
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	25 seasons2
New York Islanders	1992–93	07 : 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2014–15	2015–16	23 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96	04 : 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 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		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
Calgary Flames	1988–89	06 : 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96	2003–04	14 seasons
Kansas City Scouts / Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	01 : 1977–78	1987–88	13 seasons5
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	3 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18		13 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)

⁵ includes 2 seasons of the Kansas City Scouts (1974–75, 1975–76) + 6 seasons for Colorado Rockies (1976–77 through to 1981–82) + 5 seasons of the New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 1986–87)

Longest Conference Final droughts

Appearance droughts updated through the 2015–16 season. The current Conference Finals format introduced in 1980.

^	Denotes active streak
†	Year the team joined the NHL

Seasons	Team	Conference Finals appearance droughts	Subsequent appearance in Conference Finals
31	Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix Coyotes 1	1980 – 2001	2012
24	New York Islanders^	1994– 2018	Active drought
22	Hartford Whalers\Carolina Hurricanes2	1980 – 2001	2002
21	Florida Panthers ^	1997 – 2018	Active drought
17	Boston Bruins	1993– 2010	2011
17	Buffalo Sabres	1981– 1997	1998
17	Los Angeles Kings	1994– 2011	2012
17	Washington Capitals ^	1999 – 2017	Active drought
17	Nashville Predators	1999†– 2017	2017
17	Winnipeg Jets ^3	2000†– 2017	Active drought
17	Columbus Blue Jackets ^	2001†– 2018	Active drought
15	Vancouver Canucks	1995– 2010	2011
15	Montreal Canadiens	1994– 2009	2010

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 14 seasons for Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2010–11); franchise renamed Arizona Coyotes in 2014.

² includes 18 seasons for Hartford Whalers (1979–80 through to 1996–97) + 4 seasons for Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98 through to 2000–01)

³ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 5 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2015–16)

Stanley Cup Final 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		50 seasons
St. Louis Blues	1969–70	4: 1971–72, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2015–16		47 seasons
Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12		38 seasons1
New York Islanders	1983–84	1: 1992–93		33 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1965–66	2: 1986–87, 1987–88	1994–95	28 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1: 1968–69	1992–93	25 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	2: 2009–10, 2013–14		24 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) + 21 seasons for Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2017–18)

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 18 seasons for Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2014–15)

² includes 18 seasons for Hartford Whalers (1979–80 through to 1996–97) + 4 seasons for Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98 through to 2000–01)

³ includes 2 seasons for Kansas City Scouts (1974–75, 1975–76) + 6 seasons for Colorado Rockies (1976–77 through to 1981–82) + 12 seasons for New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 1993–94)

Stanley Cup droughts

     Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous Stanley Cup	Intervening Stanley Cup Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup	Stanley Cup drought
New York Rangers	1939–40	3 : 1949–50, 1971–72, 1978–79	1993–94	53 seasons1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67			50 seasons
St. Louis Blues	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	3 : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70		50 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks2	1960–61	5 : 1961–62, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1991–92	2009–10	47 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99		47 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11		47 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		42 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10		42 seasons
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.

Longest post-season droughts in team history

Updated through the 2017 playoffs.

0^0	Denotes active streak

Team Longest streak with no post-season appearances Seasons Florida Panthers 2000–01 through 2010–11 10 Edmonton Oilers 2006–07 through 2015–16 010 New Jersey Devils 1977–78 through 1986–87 9 Boston Bruins 1958–59 through 1967–68 08 Carolina Hurricanes 2008–09 through 2017–18 08 Washington Capitals 1974–75 through 1981–82 08 Buffalo Sabres 2011–12 through 2017-18 7 Detroit Red Wings 1969–70 through 1977–78 07 New York Islanders 1993–94 through 2001–02 07 Calgary Flames 1995–96 through 2003–04 07 New York Rangers 1996–97 through 2005–06 07 Columbus Blue Jackets 2000–01 through 2008–09 07 Toronto Maple Leafs 2003–04 through 2012–13 07 Winnipeg Jets 2006–07 through 2014–15 7 Arizona Coyotes 2002-03 through 2008-09 2012-13 through 2017-18 6 Chicago Blackhawks 1946-47 through 1959-60 6 Los Angeles Kings 2002-03 through 2008-09 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 1996-97 through 2001-02 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1982-83 through 1987-88 6 Dallas Stars 2008–09 through 2012–13 5 Nashville Predators 1998–99 through 2002-03 5 Ottawa Senators 1992–93 through 1995–96 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1989–90 through 1993–94 5 Colorado Avalanche 1987–88 through 1991–92 (QBC) 2010–11 through 2012–13 (COL) 2014–15 through 2015–16 (COL) 5 3 Minnesota Wild 2008–09 through 2011–12 4 Vancouver Canucks 1970–71 through 1973-74 1996–97 through 1999-2000 4 Anaheim Ducks 1993–94 through 2001–02 3 Montreal Canadiens 1919–20 through 1921–22 1998–99 through 2000–01 3 St. Louis Blues 2005–06 through 2008–09 3 San Jose Sharks 1991–92 through 1992–93 1995–96 through 1996–97 2

Team Longest streak with no post-season series wins Seasons Arizona Coyotes 1986–87 through 2010-11 25 New York Islanders 1993–94 through 2014-15 23 New York Rangers 1949–50 through 1970-71 20 Florida Panthers ^ 1995–96 through 2017-18 21 Winnipeg Jets 1999–2000 through 2016-17 17 Chicago Blackhawks 1944-45 through 1959-60 16 Carolina Hurricanes ^ 1986–87 through 2000-01 15 Columbus Blue Jackets ^ 2000–01 through 2017-18 17 Calgary Flames 1988–89 through 2002-03 14 New Jersey Devils 1974–75 through 1986–87 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 2005–06 through 2017-18 13 Buffalo Sabres ^ 2007–08 through 2017–18 11 Detroit Red Wings 1966–67 through 1976–77 11 Montreal Canadiens 1931–32 through 1942–43 11 Nashville Predators 1998–99 through 2009-10 11 Vancouver Canucks 1970–71 through 1980-81 11 Edmonton Oilers 2005–06 through 2015-16 10 Boston Bruins 1958-59 through 1967-68 10 Colorado Avalanche ^ 2008–09 through 2017–18 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 1992-93 through 2001-02 10 Los Angeles Kings 2001–02 through 2010–11 9 Minnesota Wild 2003–04 through 2012–13 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1979–80 through 1987-88 9 Washington Capitals 1974-75 through 1982-83 1998–99 through 2007-08 9 St. Louis Blues 1972–73 through 1979–80 2002–03 through 2010–11 8 Dallas Stars 1971–72 through 1978–79 (MIN) 2008–09 through 2014–15 (DAL) 8 7 Philadelphia Flyers 2011-12 through 2017-18 6 Anaheim Ducks 1997–98 through 2001–02 5 Ottawa Senators 1992–93 through 1996–97 2007–08 through 2011–12 5 San Jose Sharks 1995–96 through 1998–99 4

Cities/regions awaiting first Stanley Cup

This list only includes cities/regions currently hosting an NHL franchise.

City/Region	Seasons waiting	Stanley Cup Final appearances	Current NHL team
St. Louis	511	1967–682, 1968–692, 1969–702	St. Louis Blues
Buffalo	470	1974–75, 1998–99	Buffalo Sabres
Minneapolis–Saint Paul	433	1980–814, 1990–914	Minnesota Wild
Washington, D.C.	420	1997–98	Washington Capitals
San Francisco Bay Area	345	2015–16	San Jose Sharks
South Florida	240	1995–96	Florida Panthers
Phoenix	210	Never	Arizona Coyotes
Ohio	196	Never	Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville	180	2016–17	Nashville Predators
Las Vegas7	0	Never	Vegas Golden Knights

¹ includes 1 season of the St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) + 50 seasons of the St. Louis Blues (1967–68 through to 2017–18).

² all three Stanley Cup Finals appearances by the St. Louis Blues.

³ includes 26 seasons of the Minnesota North Stars (1967–68 through to 1992–93) + 17 seasons of the Minnesota Wild (2000–01 through to 2017–18).

⁴ both Stanley Cup Finals appearances by the Minnesota North Stars.

⁵ includes 9 seasons of the California Seals, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals franchise (1967–68 through to 1975–76) + 25 seasons of the San Jose Sharks (1991–92 through to 2016–17).

⁶ includes 2 seasons of the Cleveland Barons franchise (1976–77 through to 1977–78) + 16 seasons of the Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01 through to 2016–17).

⁷ The Golden Knights are yet to play a full season.

• Although the Vancouver Canucks have not won a Stanley Cup in their 46 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1970–71 through to 2016-17), 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 24 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1992–93 through to 2016-17), 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 23 seasons playing in Winnipeg (as of 2016-17), the city celebrated three Stanley Cup championships by the Winnipeg Victorias, the last in 1902, prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.

See also

• List of National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance streaks