nhl team with most losses from 1970-71 to 2020-21

Between the 1970-71 and 2020-21 seasons, the Vancouver Canucks lost the most games by a team, with 1,746 losses.

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NHL team with most regular-season losses from 1970-71 to 2020-21

	TEAM	L	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canucks	1,746	3,945	1,649	391	159	3,848	.488	72	76	12,066	12,923	-857	18.8	80.6	29.38	10.4	29.97	.891
2	Maple Leafs	1,725	3,946	1,702	345	174	3,923	.497	59	77	12,576	13,263	-687	18.9	79.6	30.39	10.5	31.50	.893
3	Kings	1,702	3,946	1,685	394	165	3,929	.498	69	71	12,431	12,916	-485	19.2	79.9	30.05	10.5	30.07	.891
4	Penguins	1,617	3,945	1,830	347	151	4,158	.527	83	54	13,225	13,289	-64	20.7	80.0	30.39	11.0	31.23	.892
5	Devils	1,602	3,633	1,534	328	169	3,565	.491	78	84	10,514	11,454	-940	18.3	80.8	29.47	9.8	29.02	.891
6	Stars	1,598	3,945	1,778	407	162	4,125	.523	73	62	12,035	12,167	-132	19.3	81.4	29.88	10.2	29.64	.896
7	Red Wings	1,590	3,947	1,804	370	183	4,161	.527	71	76	12,645	12,671	-26	19.8	81.0	30.70	10.4	28.84	.889
8	Islanders	1,587	3,788	1,688	347	166	3,889	.513	86	70	11,959	11,837	122	19.7	80.4	29.25	10.8	30.61	.898
9	Rangers	1,565	3,946	1,878	350	153	4,259	.540	79	68	12,848	12,239	609	19.9	81.2	30.96	10.5	30.04	.897
10	Sabres	1,564	3,945	1,805	409	167	4,186	.531	81	74	12,390	11,892	498	18.6	82.3	29.56	10.6	30.15	.900
11	Blues	1,562	3,947	1,828	390	167	4,213	.534	74	69	12,148	12,092	56	19.3	82.1	29.68	10.4	28.88	.894
12	Blackhawks	1,542	3,946	1,827	404	173	4,231	.536	75	70	12,466	12,031	435	18.6	81.0	30.37	10.4	30.07	.899
13	Flames	1,496	3,790	1,765	379	150	4,059	.535	52	65	12,262	11,769	493	19.8	80.9	29.98	10.8	29.29	.894
14	Coyotes	1,468	3,234	1,335	266	165	3,101	.479	78	71	9,661	10,719	-1,058	18.2	80.6	29.45	10.1	31.05	.893
15	Capitals	1,467	3,633	1,700	303	163	3,866	.532	68	71	11,448	11,482	-34	19.7	81.3	29.30	10.8	29.56	.893
16	Hurricanes	1,434	3,232	1,361	263	174	3,159	.489	50	61	9,568	10,424	-856	17.8	81.0	29.79	9.9	29.76	.892
17	Flyers	1,350	3,945	2,011	401	183	4,606	.584	53	92	13,093	11,534	1,559	19.6	81.5	31.33	10.6	28.78	.898
18	Oilers	1,337	3,235	1,469	262	167	3,367	.520	75	69	10,701	10,564	137	18.9	80.7	29.15	11.3	30.51	.893
19	Canadiens	1,330	3,947	2,058	384	175	4,675	.592	69	66	13,153	11,093	2,060	19.5	82.1	30.40	11.0	29.24	.904
20	Avalanche	1,327	3,234	1,504	261	142	3,411	.527	73	42	10,409	10,299	110	19.7	80.6	29.36	11.0	30.23	.895
21	Bruins	1,287	3,946	2,110	358	191	4,769	.604	68	82	13,441	11,366	2,075	19.8	82.4	31.61	10.8	27.91	.897
22	Lightning	947	2,194	985	112	150	2,232	.509	68	59	6,148	6,587	-439	17.5	81.8	29.14	9.6	29.59	.899
23	Senators	940	2,195	971	115	169	2,226	.507	58	79	6,192	6,501	-309	17.0	81.6	29.93	9.4	29.77	.901
24	Sharks	920	2,274	1,070	121	163	2,424	.533	76	67	6,414	6,551	-137	17.9	82.2	29.65	9.5	29.04	.901
25	Panthers	870	2,109	889	142	208	2,128	.505	71	97	5,594	6,025	-431	16.2	81.9	29.72	8.9	31.42	.909