which teams have the most losses in a season nhl

The San Jose Sharks have lost the most games by a team in a season, with 71 losses in 1992-93.

	TEAM	L	SEASON	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sharks	71	1992-93	84	11	2		24	.143			218	414	-196	16.1	76.6	28.38	9.1	36.67	.866
2	Senators	70	1992-93	84	10	4		24	.143			202	395	-193	14.7	75.0	27.15	8.9	31.83	.852
3	Capitals	67	1974-75	80	8	5		21	.131			181	446	-265			23.06	9.8	38.30	.854
4	Senators	61	1993-94	84	14	9		37	.220			201	397	-196	14.5	73.3	25.58	9.4	33.05	.857
5	Nordiques	61	1989-90	80	12	7		31	.194			240	407	-167	18.9	74.3	28.76	10.4	34.42	.852
6	Islanders	60	1972-73	78	12	6		30	.192			170	347	-177			25.03	8.7	34.55	.871
7	Senators	59	1995-96	82	18	5		41	.250			191	291	-100	12.3	77.9	26.88	8.7	30.54	.884
8	Capitals	59	1975-76	80	11	10		32	.200			224	394	-170			24.41	11.5	36.94	.867
9	Sharks	58	1991-92	80	17	5		39	.244			219	359	-140	17.1	78.1	29.25	9.4	36.25	.876
10	Penguins	58	1983-84	80	16	6		38	.238			254	390	-136	20.9	76.0	28.34	11.2	36.35	.866
11	Thrashers	57	1999-00	82	14	7	4	39	.238			170	313	-143	12.6	80.3	25.79	8.0	31.01	.877
12	Red Wings	57	1985-86	80	17	6		40	.250			266	415	-149	20.9	71.0	28.50	11.7	32.85	.842
13	Jets	57	1980-81	80	9	14		32	.200			246	400	-154	17.3	74.2	28.28	10.9	34.90	.857
14	Avalanche	56	2016-17	82	22		4	48	.293	1	2	165	276	-111	12.6	76.6	28.09	7.2	31.74	.894
15	Devils	56	1983-84	80	17	7		41	.256			231	350	-119	14.3	75.3	26.39	10.9	32.00	.863
16	Scouts	56	1975-76	80	12	12		36	.225			190	351	-161			27.40	8.7	36.17	.879
17	Lightning	55	1997-98	82	17	10		44	.268			151	269	-118	9.3	82.4	25.61	7.2	28.99	.887
18	Sharks	55	1995-96	82	20	7		47	.287			252	357	-105	16.1	76.6	26.13	11.8	33.12	.869
19	Red Wings	55	1976-77	80	16	9		41	.256			183	309	-126			27.48	8.3	29.06	.867
20	Golden Seals	55	1973-74	78	13	10		36	.231			195	342	-147			25.55	9.8	34.62	.873
21	Sharks	54	2023-24	82	19		9	47	.287	1	5	180	326	-146	20.2	75.4	25.23	8.7	35.13	.887
22	Lightning	54	1998-99	82	19	9		47	.287			179	292	-113	13.9	82.4	25.98	8.4	32.11	.889
23	Lightning	54	1992-93	84	23	7		53	.315			245	332	-87	17.5	74.4	30.23	9.6	30.40	.870
24	Whalers	54	1982-83	80	19	7		45	.281			261	403	-142	19.0	75.4	28.58	11.4	35.89	.860
25	Scouts	54	1974-75	80	15	11		41	.256			184	328	-144			27.79	8.3	35.06	.883