most losses in the nhl in the last 45 years

Between October 1, 1981 and October 1, 2026, the New York Islanders have lost the most games by a team, with 1,504 losses.

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	TEAM	L	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Islanders	1,504	3,483	1,545	216	218	3,524	.506	96	94	10,598	10,909	-311	18.7	80.2	29.38	10.4	30.76	.898
2	Coyotes	1,493	3,320	1,395	241	191	3,222	.485	84	79	9,886	10,883	-997	18.2	80.5	29.28	10.2	31.17	.895
3	Maple Leafs	1,489	3,486	1,569	208	220	3,566	.511	70	88	10,970	11,543	-573	18.9	79.7	29.86	10.5	31.22	.894
4	Hurricanes	1,475	3,483	1,571	226	211	3,579	.514	62	78	10,346	10,828	-482	18.1	81.6	30.27	9.8	29.16	.893
5	Canucks	1,469	3,484	1,555	251	209	3,570	.512	90	89	10,643	11,000	-357	19.0	80.6	29.40	10.4	29.65	.894
6	Kings	1,467	3,485	1,542	250	226	3,560	.511	87	95	10,792	11,152	-360	18.8	80.1	30.29	10.2	29.74	.892
7	Blackhawks	1,461	3,485	1,559	242	223	3,583	.514	89	84	10,624	10,874	-250	18.4	81.0	30.06	10.1	30.09	.896
8	Sabres	1,447	3,483	1,586	243	207	3,622	.520	98	84	10,578	10,568	10	18.4	81.9	29.24	10.4	30.54	.901
9	Devils	1,437	3,483	1,613	232	201	3,659	.525	89	98	10,219	10,458	-239	18.4	81.3	29.77	9.9	28.42	.894
10	Oilers	1,399	3,486	1,649	233	205	3,736	.536	82	80	11,520	11,164	356	19.5	80.7	29.56	11.2	30.36	.895
11	Rangers	1,386	3,485	1,688	219	192	3,787	.543	95	78	10,898	10,472	426	19.8	81.5	30.30	10.3	30.29	.901
12	Penguins	1,377	3,484	1,696	198	213	3,803	.546	93	81	11,614	11,439	175	20.6	80.4	30.21	11.0	31.08	.894
13	Avalanche	1,364	3,485	1,711	232	178	3,832	.550	93	58	11,310	10,807	503	19.9	80.9	29.85	10.9	30.02	.897
14	Flames	1,362	3,484	1,659	257	206	3,781	.543	65	81	11,105	10,670	435	19.4	80.9	30.43	10.5	29.09	.895
15	Canadiens	1,340	3,486	1,677	240	229	3,823	.548	87	87	10,681	10,236	445	18.8	81.5	29.44	10.4	29.78	.901
16	Blues	1,324	3,485	1,705	245	211	3,866	.555	89	83	10,742	10,364	378	19.4	82.0	29.42	10.5	28.69	.896
17	Red Wings	1,312	3,485	1,706	237	230	3,879	.557	85	87	11,176	10,760	416	19.9	81.0	30.67	10.5	28.77	.893
18	Stars	1,294	3,483	1,715	265	209	3,904	.560	94	75	10,766	10,299	467	19.6	81.6	29.86	10.4	29.05	.898
19	Flyers	1,289	3,484	1,716	239	240	3,911	.561	76	107	11,069	10,456	613	18.9	81.4	30.64	10.4	28.84	.896
20	Capitals	1,279	3,483	1,776	214	214	3,980	.571	83	92	11,092	10,288	804	20.0	82.0	29.73	10.7	28.95	.898
21	Bruins	1,189	3,485	1,824	236	236	4,120	.591	82	94	11,098	9,914	1,184	19.6	82.6	31.28	10.2	28.39	.900
22	Sharks	1,140	2,684	1,202	121	221	2,746	.512	85	88	7,495	8,053	-558	18.1	81.7	29.29	9.5	29.52	.898
23	Senators	1,115	2,605	1,169	115	206	2,659	.510	72	85	7,442	7,793	-351	17.6	81.1	30.05	9.5	29.73	.899
24	Lightning	1,082	2,604	1,224	112	186	2,746	.527	82	72	7,579	7,779	-200	18.4	81.7	29.24	10.0	29.53	.899
25	Ducks	1,038	2,521	1,149	107	227	2,632	.522	91	90	6,741	7,202	-461	17.3	81.4	28.79	9.3	30.68	.907

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Team Leaders

1

Heineman

1

Horvat

+/-

+1

Horvat

Team Rankings

G/GP

1.00

11th

GA/GP

2.00

5th

PP%

0.0

7th

PK%

75.0

10th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	NJD	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/6	NYI	@	NYR	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	CHI	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Sat 10/10	TBL	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/13	VAN	@	NYI	7:45 PM

Last Game

Islanders

0 - 1 - 0

Final

Maple Leafs

1 - 1 - 0

Wed 30 Sep 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Nelson

3

Eichel

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

1.000

Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

6.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4