nhl record for fewest losses in the playoffs by a championship winning team

11 teams are tied for losing the fewest games with >0 series wins in a Stanley Cup Finals, with 0 losses. The first three are the Detroit Red Wings 4 times and the Colorado Avalanche and the New Jersey Devils.

Interpreted as:
NHL record for fewest losses in the playoffs by a championship winning in a season team
TEAMLSeries WSEASONSERIESGPWTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Red Wings
Red Wings
0
1
1997-98
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
13
7
6
18.8
88.2
40.75
8.0
24.75
.929
2Red Wings
Red Wings
0
1
1996-97
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
16
6
10
22.2
78.9
28.75
13.9
27.00
.944
3Avalanche
Avalanche
0
1
1995-96
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
15
4
11
25.0
88.2
34.50
10.9
37.75
.974
4Devils
Devils
0
1
1994-95
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
16
7
9
20.0
78.9
27.00
14.8
18.75
.907
5Penguins
Penguins
0
1
1991-92
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
15
10
5
25.0
93.8
28.25
13.3
27.25
.908
6Oilers
Oilers
0
1
1987-88
Stanley Cup Finals
5
4
1
0
9
.900
0
0
21
12
9
32.0
88.9
23.80
17.6
16.80
.857
7Islanders
Islanders
0
1
1982-83
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
17
6
11
14.3
95.0
25.75
16.5
32.00
.953
8Islanders
Islanders
0
1
1981-82
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
18
10
8
33.00
13.6
28.00
.911
9Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1976-77
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
16
6
10
22.50
17.8
23.25
.935
10Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1975-76
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
14
9
5
27.50
12.7
23.00
.902
11Bruins
Bruins
0
1
1969-70
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
20
7
13
37.00
13.5
25.00
.930
12Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1968-69
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
12
3
9
31.75
9.4
26.75
.972
13Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1967-68
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
11
7
4
37.75
7.3
22.75
.923
14Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1959-60
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
15
5
10
35.25
10.6
30.00
.958
15Red Wings
Red Wings
0
1
1951-52
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
11
2
9
16Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
0
1
1948-49
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
12
5
7
17Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
0
1
1947-48
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
18
7
11
18Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1943-44
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
16
8
8
19Red Wings
Red Wings
0
1
1942-43
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
16
5
11
20Bruins
Bruins
0
1
1940-41
Stanley Cup Finals
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
0
0
12
6
6
21
Maroons
0
1
1934-35
Stanley Cup Finals
3
3
0
0
6
1.000
0
0
10
4
6
22Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
0
1
1931-32
Stanley Cup Finals
3
3
0
0
6
1.000
0
0
18
10
8
23Canadiens
Canadiens
0
1
1929-30
Stanley Cup Finals
2
2
0
0
4
1.000
0
0
7
3
4
24Bruins
Bruins
0
1
1928-29
Stanley Cup Finals
2
2
0
0
4
1.000
0
0
4
1
3
25
Senators
0
1
1926-27
Stanley Cup Finals
4
2
2
0
6
.750
0
0
7
3
4

More Red Wings Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.92

22nd

GA/GP

3.33

25th

PP%

22.8

12th

PK%

80.9

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
14
7
2
30
13
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Senators Senators
12
7
4
28
1
Canadiens Canadiens
12
7
3
27
-3
Red Wings Red Wings
13
10
1
27
-8
Panthers Panthers
12
10
1
25
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
10
10
3
23
-7
Sabres Sabres
9
10
4
22
-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
12:00 PM
Sat
11/29
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
12/2
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
DET DET
@
CBJ CBJ
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Last Game
NSH Predators

7 - 12 - 4

6

Final

3

DET Red Wings

13 - 10 - 1

Wed 26 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
17
1
5
39
44
Stars Stars
15
5
4
34
16
Wild Wild
13
7
4
30
5
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
8
1
29
10
Golden Knights Golden Knights
10
5
8
28
2
Kraken Kraken
11
6
6
28
-3
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
14
7
2
30
13
Senators Senators
12
7
4
28
1
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
15
7
1
31
3
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
7
2
30
11
Capitals Capitals
13
9
2
28
14

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/29
NJD NJD
@
SJS SJS
2-5
Wed
10/29
DET DET
@
LAK LAK
4-3
Thu
10/30
COL COL
@
VGK VGK
4-2
Thu
10/30
NYI NYI
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Thu
10/30
DET DET
@
ANA ANA
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
12:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Fri
11/28
COL COL
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Fri
11/28
LAK LAK
@
ANA ANA
4:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
4:00 PM