what team has the most losses in nhl history

The Chicago Blackhawks have lost the most games by a team, with 2,922 losses.

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What team has the most regular-season losses in NHL history?

	TEAM	L	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Blackhawks	2,922	6,834	2,898	814	200	6,810	.498	85	75	20,122	20,581	-459	18.6	80.8	30.19	10.2	30.46	.901
2	Maple Leafs	2,906	7,059	3,167	783	204	7,321	.519	68	82	21,787	21,650	137	19.2	79.7	30.78	10.2	31.45	.898
3	Rangers	2,797	6,834	3,052	808	177	7,089	.519	91	77	20,852	20,681	171	20.1	81.3	30.87	10.3	30.65	.900
4	Red Wings	2,696	6,835	3,108	815	216	7,247	.530	81	83	20,840	20,344	496	19.9	80.8	31.07	10.1	29.23	.892
5	Bruins	2,473	6,902	3,419	791	219	7,848	.569	78	90	21,937	19,763	2,174	19.8	82.4	31.54	10.4	28.96	.898
6	Canadiens	2,446	7,060	3,567	837	211	8,182	.579	82	79	22,475	19,196	3,279	19.4	81.6	30.97	10.7	29.32	.905
7	Kings	1,916	4,446	1,906	424	200	4,436	.499	81	84	13,833	14,457	-624	19.3	79.9	30.25	10.3	30.00	.892
8	Canucks	1,844	4,218	1,791	391	192	4,165	.494	81	86	12,949	13,757	-808	19.0	80.4	29.40	10.4	29.98	.891
9	Penguins	1,836	4,447	2,039	383	189	4,650	.523	90	67	14,659	14,842	-183	20.6	80.0	30.59	10.8	31.26	.893
10	Stars	1,790	4,444	2,004	459	191	4,658	.524	87	69	13,538	13,680	-142	19.5	81.4	29.97	10.2	29.85	.897
11	Blues	1,751	4,448	2,072	432	193	4,769	.536	85	77	13,632	13,494	138	19.4	81.9	29.66	10.3	29.09	.896
12	Devils	1,719	3,910	1,669	328	194	3,860	.494	83	95	11,415	12,343	-928	18.5	80.8	29.65	9.8	29.04	.891
13	Islanders	1,692	4,064	1,817	347	208	4,189	.515	92	87	12,751	12,632	119	19.6	80.3	29.28	10.7	30.69	.899
14	Sabres	1,687	4,220	1,929	409	195	4,462	.529	90	82	13,242	12,813	429	18.7	82.0	29.64	10.6	30.24	.900
15	Coyotes	1,599	3,480	1,424	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	10,346	11,597	-1,251	18.2	80.3	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
16	Flames	1,593	4,065	1,905	379	188	4,377	.538	59	77	13,139	12,575	564	19.8	80.9	30.23	10.7	29.26	.894
17	Flyers	1,581	4,446	2,186	457	222	5,051	.568	63	102	14,383	13,090	1,293	19.3	81.3	31.16	10.4	29.21	.899
18	Capitals	1,567	3,906	1,838	303	198	4,177	.535	79	83	12,296	12,311	-15	19.7	81.3	29.33	10.7	29.59	.893
19	Hurricanes	1,507	3,506	1,537	263	199	3,536	.504	57	72	10,488	11,127	-639	18.1	81.3	30.11	9.9	29.50	.892
20	Oilers	1,424	3,509	1,633	262	190	3,718	.530	82	75	11,687	11,387	300	19.4	80.6	29.50	11.3	30.48	.894
21	Avalanche	1,408	3,510	1,678	261	163	3,780	.538	86	49	11,393	11,111	282	20.0	80.6	29.66	10.9	30.24	.895
22	Senators	1,071	2,469	1,093	115	190	2,491	.504	68	83	7,012	7,402	-390	17.4	81.3	30.12	9.4	29.91	.900
23	Sharks	1,071	2,551	1,153	121	206	2,633	.516	81	85	7,122	7,560	-438	18.0	82.0	29.46	9.5	29.48	.899
24	Lightning	1,039	2,466	1,141	112	174	2,568	.521	76	68	7,100	7,411	-311	18.2	81.7	29.29	9.8	29.65	.899
25	Ducks	981	2,384	1,081	107	215	2,484	.521	80	89	6,323	6,737	-414	17.4	81.6	28.75	9.2	30.73	.908