List of NHL franchise post-season droughts

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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 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, are listed below. 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. These lists do not include the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season when calculating "number of seasons".

Among the current 32 NHL teams, ten have never won the Stanley Cup, with the oldest of them being the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres (53 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs (56 seasons). Toronto's drought is still active, and they have not made the Finals since winning the last Stanley Cup in 1967, 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 (43 seasons). Toronto's active 56-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 49 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 Buffalo Sabres have the longest active playoff series win drought at 17 seasons and also have the longest active post-season appearance drought at 13 seasons, a league record. The Florida Panthers have the longest playoff series win drought in league history at 24 seasons.

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 2023–24 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	13 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2015–16	8 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17	7 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2017–18	6 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19	5 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	2019–20	4 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2019–20	4 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	2019–20	4 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2019–20	4 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21	3 seasons
Calgary Flames	2021–22	2 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2021–22	2 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2021–22	2 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2022–23	1 season
New Jersey Devils	2022–23	1 season
Seattle Kraken	2022–23	1 season

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Division championship. This list does not include the division champions in the 2023–24 NHL season: the Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks.

Team	Last Division championship win	Division championship drought
Edmonton Oilers	1986–87	36 seasons
New York Islanders	1987–88	35 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	1990–91	32 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	23 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2005–06	18 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	2006–07	17 seasons1
Minnesota Wild	2007–08	16 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2009–10	14 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2009–10	14 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2010–11	13 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2010–11	13 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2010–11	13 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	2011–12	12 seasons2
Anaheim Ducks	2016–17	7 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2016–17	7 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2016–17	7 seasons
Nashville Predators	2018–19	5 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2018–19	5 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2019–20	4 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2019–20	4 seasons
Washington Capitals	2019–20	4 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2020–21	3 seasons
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)	3 seasons
Calgary Flames	2021–22	2 seasons
Boston Bruins	2022–23	1 season
Carolina Hurricanes	2022–23	1 season
Colorado Avalanche	2022–23	1 season
Vegas Golden Knights	2022–23	1 season

¹ includes 4 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (2007–08 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24)

² franchise changed its name in 2014 from Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions. This list does not include the most recent Presidents' Trophy champions: the New York Rangers.

Team	Last Presidents' Trophy1	Subsequent Presidents' Trophy finalists	Presidents' Trophy drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1962–63		60 seasons1
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)		56 seasons1
New Jersey Devils	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	3 : 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99	49 seasons1,2
Montreal Canadiens	1977–78	4 : 1978–79, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2014–15	45 seasons1
Carolina Hurricanes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1 : 2022–23	44 seasons1,3
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)		44 seasons1,4
New York Islanders	1981–82	1 : 1983–84	41 seasons1
Philadelphia Flyers	1984–85	2 : 1985–86, 1986–87	38 seasons1
Edmonton Oilers	1986–87		36 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	2 : 1989–90, 2018–19	34 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	1992–93	2 : 2012–13, 2016–17	30 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	never (inception of franchise in 1993–94)	1 : 2013–14	30 seasons
Dallas Stars	1998–99	3 : 2002–03, 2015–16, 2023–24	24 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	1 : 2017–18	24 seasons5
St. Louis Blues	1999–2000	1 : 2019–20	23 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2002–03	1 : 2005–06	20 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07		17 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2007–08		16 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2008–09	1 : 2009–10	15 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2011–12		12 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2012–13		11 seasons
Washington Capitals	2016–17		7 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	never (inception of franchise in 2017–18)	1 : 2020–21	7 seasons
Nashville Predators	2017–18		6 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2018–19		5 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2020–21	1 : 2021–22	3 seasons
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		3 seasons
Florida Panthers	2021–22		2 seasons
Boston Bruins	2022–23		1 season

¹ The trophy was introduced at the start of the 1985–86 NHL season.

² includes 2 seasons of the Kansas City Scouts (1974–75 through to 1975–76) + 6 seasons of the Colorado Rockies (1976–77 through to 1981–82) + 41 season of the New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 2023–24)

³ includes 18 seasons of the Hartford Whalers (1979–80 through to 1996–97) + 26 seasons of the Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98 through to 2023–24)

⁴ includes 17 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons of the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

⁵ includes 11 seasons of the Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24)

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 and subsequently losing 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 Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks – all won a post-season series in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team	Last post-season series win	Subsequent post-season series losses	Postseason series win drought
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11	017 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2012–13	3 : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16	011 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14	5 : 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24	010 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2014–15	7 : 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23	09 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2016–17	1 : 2017–18	07 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17		07 seasons
Nashville Predators	2017–18	5 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24	06 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2017–18	4 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	06 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18	5 : 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24	06 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19		05 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	2019–20		04 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2019–20		04 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	2019–20		04 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2019–20		04 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21		3 seasons
New York Islanders	2020–21	2 : 2022–23, 2023–24	3 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	2020–21	2 : 2022–23, 2023–24	3 seasons
Calgary Flames	2021–22		2 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2021–22		2 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2021–22	2 : 2022–23, 2023–24	2 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2022–23		1 season
Seattle Kraken	2022–23		1 season
Toronto Maple Leafs	2022–23	1 : 2023–24	1 season
Vegas Golden Knights	2022–23	1 : 2023–24	1 season

This lists the teams and the number of seasons since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. This list does not include a team that made the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals: the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.

Team	Last appearance in Stanley Cup Finals	Subsequent Conference Finals losses1	Stanley Cup Finals drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67	5: 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02	56 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12	44 seasons2
New York Islanders	1983–84	3: 1992–93, 2019–20, 2020–21	39 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1998–99	2: 2005–06, 2006–07	24 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	1: 2017–18	24 seasons3
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	1: 2002–03	23 seasons
Calgary Flames	2003–04		19 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06	3: 2008–09, 2018–19, 2022–23	018 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07	2: 2014–15, 2016–17	017 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2006–07	1: 2016–17	017 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2008–09		015 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2009–10		014 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2010–11		013 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12		012 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		010 seasons
New York Rangers	2013–14	3: 2014–15, 2021–22, 2023–24	010 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		09 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2015–16	1: 2018–19	08 seasons
Nashville Predators	2016–17		07 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		07 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		6 seasons
Boston Bruins	2018–19		5 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		5 seasons
Dallas Stars	2019–20	2: 2022–23, 2023–24	4 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	2020–21		3 seasons
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		3 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2021–22		2 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2021–22		2 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	2022–23		1 season

¹ includes Semifinals up to and including 1980–81 and Stanley Cup Semifinals in 2020–21

² includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

³ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24)

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 Florida Panthers.

Team	Last Stanley Cup	Subsequent Stanley Cup Finals losses	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67		56 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99	53 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11	53 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10	48 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)		44 seasons1
New York Islanders	1982–83	1 : 1983–84	40 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	1 : 2003–04	34 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	1989–90	2 : 2005–06, 2023–24	33 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	1 : 2015–16	32 seasons
Ottawa Senators	never (inception of franchise in 1992–93)	1 : 2006–07	31 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	1 : 2020–21	30 seasons
New York Rangers	1993–94	1 : 2013–14	29 seasons
Nashville Predators	never (inception of franchise in 1998–99)	1 : 2016–17	25 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)		24 seasons2
Dallas Stars	1998–99	2 : 1999–2000, 2019–20	24 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2002–03	1 : 2011–12	20 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06		018 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07		017 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2007–08	1 : 2008–09	016 seasons
Boston Bruins	2010–11	2 : 2012–13, 2018–19	013 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		010 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		09 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		07 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		06 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		05 seasons
Seattle Kraken	never (inception of franchise in 2021–22)		3 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	2020–21	1: 2021–22	03 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2021–22		2 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	2022–23		1 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24)

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	28	13	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	15	5	1	1	2 wins short : 2016–17
Ottawa Senators	1992–93	16	7	3	1	03 wins short : 2006–07
Arizona Coyotes4	1979–80	20	3	1		07 wins short : 2011–12
Winnipeg Jets5	1999–2000	7	2	1		7 wins short : 2017–18
Minnesota Wild	2000–01	12	3	1		08 wins short : 2002–03
Seattle Kraken	2021–22	1	1			9 wins short : 2022–23
Columbus Blue Jackets	2000–01	6	1			10 wins short : 2018–19

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

² includes Quarterfinals 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 Semifinals up to and including 1980–81 and Stanley Cup Semifinals in 2020–21.

⁴ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons for Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24).

⁵ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24).

Team	Previous post-season appearance	Next post-season appearance	Post-season drought
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11		13 seasons
Florida Panthers	1999–2000	2011–12	10 seasons1
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06	2016–17	10 seasons
Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	1977–78	1987–88	9 seasons2
Carolina Hurricanes	2008–09	2018–19	9 seasons
Boston Bruins	1958–59	1967–68	8 seasons
California Golden Seals / Cleveland Barons3	1969–70	never (last season 1977–78)	8 seasons4
Washington Capitals	never (first season 1974–75)	1982–83	8 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2015–16		8 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1969–70	1977–78	7 seasons
New York Islanders	1993–94	2001–02	7 seasons
Calgary Flames	1995–96	2003–045	7 seasons
New York Rangers	1997–98	2005–06	7 seasons1
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (first season 2000–01)	2008–09	7 seasons1
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	2012–13	7 seasons1
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	2006–07	2014–15	7 seasons6
Phoenix / Arizona Coyotes	2011–12	2019–20	7 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17		7 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 the Stanley Cup Finals appearance in the same year

⁶ includes 4 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (2007–08 through to 2010–11) + 3 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2013–14)

Team	Last Division championship win	Next Division championship win	Division championship drought
Edmonton Oilers	1986–87		36 seasons1
New York Islanders	1987–88		35 seasons1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1937–382	1999–00	32 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	1990–91		32 seasons1
Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	2011–12	31 seasons1,3
New York Rangers	1931–322	1989–90	28 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1990–91	23 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1990–914	23 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		23 seasons1
Kansas City Scouts / Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1996–97	22 seasons5

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

² from 1938–1967 the NHL did not have any divisions.

³ includes 17 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 14 seasons of the Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2010–11)

⁴ won the Stanley Cup in the same year.

⁵ includes 2 seasons of the Kansas City Scouts (1974–75 through to 1975–76) + 6 seasons of the Colorado Rockies (1976–77 through to 1981–82) + 14 seasons of the New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 1995–96)

Team	Last Presidents' Trophy1	Subsequent Presidents' Trophy finalists	Next Presidents' Trophy	Presidents' Trophy drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1962–63			60 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)			56 seasons
New York Rangers	1941–42	4 : 1957–58, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1971–72	1991–92	49 seasons
Kansas City Scouts / Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	3 : 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99		49 seasons2
Montreal Canadiens	1977–78	4 : 1978–79, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2014–15		45 seasons
Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1 : 2022–23		44 seasons3
Winnipeg Jets / Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)			44 seasons4
New York Islanders	1981–82	1 : 1983–84		41 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks	never (inception of franchise in 1926–27)	3 : 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66	1966–67	40 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)		2010–115	39 seasons

¹ trophy was introduced at the start of the 1985–86

² includes 2 seasons of the Kansas City Scouts (1974–75 through to 1975–76) + 6 seasons of the Colorado Rockies (1976–77 through to 1981–82) + 41 season of the New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 2023–24)

³ includes 18 seasons of the Hartford Whalers (1979–80 through to 1996–97) + 26 seasons of the Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98 through to 2023–24)

⁴ includes 17 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons of the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

⁵ includes the Stanley Cup Finals appearance in the same year

Team	Previous post-season series win	Intervening post-season series losses	Next post-season series win	Post-season series win 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	2022–23	17 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11		17 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks	1943–44	04 : 1945–46, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60	1960–614	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 seasons5

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 won the Stanley Cup in the same year.

⁵ 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)

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		56 seasons
St. Louis Blues	1969–70	4: 1971–72, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2015–16	2018–191	47 seasons
Winnipeg Jets / Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12		44 seasons2
New York Islanders	1983–84	3: 1992–93, 2019–20, 2020-21		39 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		2022–23	25 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1998–99	2: 2005–06, 2006–07		24 seasons
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	1: 2017–18		24 seasons3

¹ won the Stanley Cup in the same year.

² includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

³ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 13 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2023–24)

Team	Previous Stanley Cup	Intervening Stanley Cup Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67			56 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99		53 seasons
New York Rangers	1939–40	3 : 1949–50, 1971–72, 1978–79	1993–94	53 seasons1
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11		53 seasons
St. Louis Blues	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	3 : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	2018–19	50 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10		48 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks2	1960–61	5 : 1961–62, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1991–92	2009–10	47 seasons
Winnipeg Jets / Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)			44 seasons3
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
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) + 27 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24)

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

City/Region	Seasons waiting	Stanley Cup Finals appearances	Current NHL team
Buffalo	530	1974–75, 1998–99	Buffalo Sabres
Minneapolis–Saint Paul	491	1980–812, 1990–912	Minnesota Wild
San Francisco Bay	413	2015–16	San Jose Sharks
Nashville	250	2016–17	Nashville Predators
Columbus	23	Never	Columbus Blue Jackets
Salt Lake City	00	Never	Utah Hockey Club

¹ includes 26 seasons of the Minnesota North Stars (1967–68 through to 1992–93) and all seasons of the Minnesota Wild which has been competing since 2000–01.

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 all seasons of the San Jose Sharks which has been competing since 1991–92.

• Although the Vancouver Canucks have not won a Stanley Cup since inception of franchise in 1970–71, 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 since inception of franchise in 1992–93, Ottawa celebrated 11 Stanley Cup championships with the original era Ottawa Senators, the last one in 1927.
• While neither team called the Winnipeg Jets has ever won the Stanley Cup in Winnipeg, 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 original Winnipeg Jets team played between 1979–80 and 1995–96, while the current Winnipeg Jets team has been competing since 2011–12.
• 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.

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 most recent Canadian club to win the Stanley Cup.^[2]

• Last time that all Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs: 1985–86
• 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: 2023–24 (Edmonton vs. Vancouver)
• Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated by the end of the second round: 2022–23 (Edmonton and Toronto)
• Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2023–24 (Edmonton)
• Last all-Canadian Conference Finals: 1993–94 (Toronto vs. Vancouver)
• Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2023–24 (Edmonton)
• Last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals: 1988–89 (Calgary vs. Montreal)
• Last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team: 1992–93 (Montreal)

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