most total nhl losses last 40 years

Between February 11, 1986 and February 11, 2026, the New York Islanders have lost the most games by a team, with 1,370 losses.

		TEAM	L	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Islanders	1,370	3,084	1,322	174	218	3,036	.492	96	94	8,920	9,578	-658	18.0	80.1	29.25	9.9	30.68	.899
2		Coyotes	1,323	2,944	1,238	192	191	2,859	.486	84	79	8,355	9,252	-897	17.7	81.1	28.92	9.8	31.09	.899
3		Sabres	1,312	3,083	1,378	189	204	3,149	.511	96	83	9,046	9,258	-212	18.0	82.0	29.19	10.1	31.01	.903
4		Oilers	1,302	3,085	1,398	184	201	3,181	.516	82	79	9,452	9,634	-182	18.7	80.9	29.15	10.5	30.10	.896
5		Blackhawks	1,288	3,084	1,381	197	218	3,177	.515	89	84	9,065	9,300	-235	17.8	81.5	29.98	9.8	29.76	.899
6		Canucks	1,273	3,086	1,413	193	207	3,226	.523	88	89	9,194	9,350	-156	18.5	81.0	29.30	10.2	29.53	.897
7		Kings	1,269	3,084	1,405	190	220	3,220	.522	86	92	9,242	9,356	-114	18.4	81.0	30.13	9.9	29.58	.897
8		Hurricanes	1,263	3,083	1,430	181	209	3,250	.527	61	77	8,948	9,152	-204	17.5	82.2	30.37	9.6	28.83	.897
9		Maple Leafs	1,259	3,086	1,454	158	215	3,281	.532	70	85	9,549	9,721	-172	18.7	80.5	29.99	10.3	30.89	.898
10		Rangers	1,214	3,085	1,510	172	189	3,381	.548	94	77	9,394	8,971	423	19.4	81.9	30.38	10.0	30.20	.904
11		Avalanche	1,214	3,082	1,511	181	176	3,379	.548	90	57	9,605	9,315	290	19.5	81.2	29.84	10.4	30.13	.900
12		Canadiens	1,205	3,084	1,465	187	227	3,344	.542	85	86	9,049	8,912	137	18.1	81.8	29.26	10.0	30.15	.904
13		Flames	1,201	3,085	1,487	194	203	3,371	.546	63	80	9,476	9,095	381	18.9	81.4	30.29	10.1	28.65	.897
14		Devils	1,189	3,084	1,509	186	200	3,404	.552	88	97	8,973	8,727	246	18.4	82.1	30.06	9.7	28.01	.899
15		Flyers	1,166	3,082	1,478	199	239	3,394	.551	71	106	9,410	9,136	274	18.5	81.8	30.20	10.1	28.87	.897
16		Penguins	1,145	3,083	1,570	159	209	3,508	.569	91	78	10,207	9,645	562	20.5	81.1	30.27	10.9	30.77	.898
17		Blues	1,145	3,088	1,539	196	208	3,482	.564	89	82	9,268	8,837	431	19.0	82.6	29.25	10.3	28.42	.899
18		Stars	1,143	3,084	1,537	198	206	3,478	.564	92	74	9,181	8,774	407	18.9	82.0	29.65	10.0	28.67	.901
19		Capitals	1,138	3,087	1,570	167	212	3,519	.570	82	91	9,552	8,950	602	19.7	82.1	29.57	10.5	29.07	.900
20		Sharks	1,129	2,657	1,190	121	217	2,718	.511	85	87	7,415	7,955	-540	18.0	81.8	29.32	9.5	29.54	.899
21		Senators	1,110	2,580	1,153	115	202	2,623	.508	72	84	7,355	7,732	-377	17.6	81.1	30.05	9.5	29.78	.899
22		Red Wings	1,089	3,087	1,586	186	226	3,584	.580	85	86	9,781	9,019	762	19.9	82.0	30.78	10.3	28.64	.898
23		Lightning	1,070	2,577	1,211	112	184	2,718	.527	82	72	7,488	7,688	-200	18.4	81.7	29.25	9.9	29.55	.899
24		Bruins	1,054	3,084	1,606	193	231	3,636	.589	80	94	9,515	8,586	929	19.2	82.9	31.44	9.8	28.67	.903
25		Ducks	1,028	2,495	1,136	107	224	2,603	.522	89	90	6,655	7,110	-455	17.3	81.4	28.75	9.3	30.72	.907

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	36	15	6	78	34
Penguins	29	15	12	70	23
Islanders	32	21	5	69	7
Capitals	29	23	7	65	12
Blue Jackets	29	20	7	65	2
Flyers	25	20	11	61	-13
Devils	28	27	2	58	-29
Rangers	22	29	6	50	-29

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	NYI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	NYI	@	CBJ	6:00 PM
Sun 3/1	FLA	@	NYI	6:30 PM
Wed 3/4	NYI	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Thu 3/5	NYI	@	LAK	9:30 PM

NYI

32 - 21 - 5

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NJD

28 - 27 - 2

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McDavid

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Kaprizov

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Kucherov

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53

MacKinnon

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McDavid

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93

MacKinnon

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Sherwood

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Cuylle

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Parayko

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139

Dobson

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133

McCabe

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27

Vejmelka

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27

Vasilevskiy

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23

Oettinger

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Goals Against Leaders

2.11

Vasilevskiy

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2.16

Bussi

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2.25

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Cooley

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.919

Vasilevskiy

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Grubauer

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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Goals Against Rankings

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Power Play Rankings

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Penalty Kill Rankings

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Best Record ATS

39-17

37-20

35-20

36-21

34-22

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	37	9	9	83	74
Wild	34	14	10	78	27
Stars	34	14	9	77	33
Mammoth	30	23	4	64	26
Predators	26	24	7	59	-29
Blackhawks	22	26	9	53	-31
Jets	22	26	8	52	-15
Blues	20	28	9	49	-56
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	27	16	14	68	12
Oilers	28	22	8	64	4
Kraken	27	20	9	63	-3
Ducks	30	23	3	63	-10
Kings	23	19	14	60	-15
Sharks	27	24	4	58	-22
Flames	23	27	6	52	-27
Canucks	18	33	6	42	-61

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	37	14	4	78	59
Canadiens	32	17	8	72	12
Red Wings	33	19	6	72	-1
Sabres	32	19	6	70	19
Bruins	32	20	5	69	13
Senators	28	22	7	63	7
Maple Leafs	27	21	9	63	-6
Panthers	29	25	3	61	-17
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	36	15	6	78	34
Penguins	29	15	12	70	23
Islanders	32	21	5	69	7
Blue Jackets	29	20	7	65	2
Capitals	29	23	7	65	12
Flyers	25	20	11	61	-13
Devils	28	27	2	58	-29
Rangers	22	29	6	50	-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/9	STL	@	VGK	2-4
Fri 1/9	LAK	@	EDM	4-3
Sat 1/10	NJD	@	WPG	3-4
Sat 1/10	PIT	@	BOS	0-1
Sat 1/10	WSH	@	NSH	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	BUF	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Wed 2/25	PHI	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 2/25	TOR	@	TBL	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SEA	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/25	COL	@	UTA	9:00 PM