which nhl team has the most losses since 1981

Since 1980-81, the Arizona Coyotes have lost the most games by a team, with 1,550 losses.

Interpreted as:

Which NHL team has the most regular-season losses since 1981?

	TEAM	L	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Coyotes	1,550	3,400	1,404	255	191	3,254	.479	84	79	10,132	11,283	-1,151	18.2	80.4	29.26	10.2	31.26	.894
2	Maple Leafs	1,525	3,564	1,596	223	220	3,635	.510	70	88	11,288	11,906	-618	19.1	79.6	29.96	10.6	31.28	.893
3	Islanders	1,521	3,562	1,593	230	218	3,634	.510	96	94	10,952	11,167	-215	19.0	80.2	29.40	10.5	30.75	.898
4	Hurricanes	1,516	3,562	1,592	244	210	3,638	.511	62	78	10,638	11,199	-561	18.1	81.5	30.24	9.9	29.30	.893
5	Canucks	1,501	3,563	1,582	271	209	3,644	.511	90	89	10,926	11,296	-370	19.0	80.5	29.44	10.4	29.66	.893
6	Blackhawks	1,493	3,564	1,590	258	223	3,661	.514	89	84	10,926	11,184	-258	18.5	80.8	30.11	10.2	30.17	.896
7	Kings	1,490	3,564	1,585	263	226	3,659	.513	87	95	11,125	11,434	-309	19.0	80.1	30.24	10.3	29.76	.892
8	Devils	1,482	3,563	1,635	245	201	3,716	.521	89	98	10,477	10,802	-325	18.5	81.1	29.77	9.9	28.44	.893
9	Sabres	1,467	3,563	1,625	264	207	3,721	.522	98	84	10,905	10,818	87	18.5	81.9	29.27	10.5	30.48	.900
10	Oilers	1,434	3,565	1,678	249	204	3,809	.534	82	80	11,843	11,485	358	19.6	80.6	29.57	11.2	30.34	.894
11	Rangers	1,421	3,564	1,718	233	192	3,861	.542	95	78	11,210	10,786	424	19.8	81.4	30.31	10.4	30.24	.900
12	Penguins	1,414	3,563	1,725	211	213	3,874	.544	93	81	11,909	11,784	125	20.7	80.2	30.26	11.0	31.07	.894
13	Avalanche	1,396	3,564	1,740	250	178	3,908	.548	93	58	11,616	11,121	495	20.0	80.8	29.82	10.9	30.03	.896
14	Flames	1,389	3,564	1,698	271	206	3,873	.543	65	81	11,434	10,968	466	19.6	80.9	30.36	10.6	29.18	.895
15	Canadiens	1,362	3,565	1,721	253	229	3,924	.550	87	87	11,010	10,466	544	18.9	81.5	29.54	10.5	29.71	.901
16	Red Wings	1,355	3,565	1,725	255	230	3,935	.552	85	87	11,428	11,099	329	19.9	80.9	30.67	10.5	28.80	.892
17	Blues	1,342	3,565	1,750	262	211	3,973	.557	89	83	11,094	10,645	449	19.5	82.0	29.44	10.6	28.76	.896
18	Stars	1,322	3,563	1,750	282	209	3,991	.560	94	75	11,057	10,562	495	19.7	81.5	29.91	10.4	29.07	.898
19	Capitals	1,315	3,563	1,802	232	214	4,050	.568	83	92	11,378	10,605	773	19.9	81.8	29.72	10.7	29.01	.897
20	Flyers	1,312	3,563	1,757	254	240	4,008	.562	76	107	11,382	10,698	684	19.1	81.4	30.70	10.4	28.84	.896
21	Bruins	1,219	3,564	1,860	249	236	4,205	.590	82	94	11,411	10,186	1,225	19.7	82.4	31.23	10.3	28.31	.899
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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Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
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Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
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