best 12-game start for a defending stanley cup champion team

The Tampa Bay Lightning have the most starts by a team in the Stanley Cup Finals, with 30 starts.

TEAM GS SERIES GP W L T OTL PTS PTS% SOW SOL G GA DIFF S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Lightning
Lightning
30
Stanley Cup Finals
30
16
14
0
0
200
10.167
0
0
73
69
4
28.07
8.7
28.23
.919
2 Devils
Devils
26
Stanley Cup Finals
26
13
13
0
0
152
9.500
0
0
53
55
-2
27.77
7.3
23.27
.909
3 Penguins
Penguins
25
Stanley Cup Finals
25
14
11
0
0
159
10.640
0
0
58
57
1
27.16
8.5
29.44
.923
4 Red Wings
Red Wings
22
Stanley Cup Finals
22
15
7
0
0
164
12.955
0
0
61
37
24
34.09
8.1
24.86
.932
5 Bruins
Bruins
20
Stanley Cup Finals
20
9
11
0
0
152
8.550
0
0
60
41
19
31.85
9.4
33.65
.939
6 Oilers
Oilers
20
Stanley Cup Finals
20
8
12
0
0
154
7.650
0
0
56
59
-3
30.00
9.3
26.20
.887
7 Panthers
Panthers
18
Stanley Cup Finals
18
9
9
0
0
148
9.500
0
0
58
61
-3
28.94
11.1
30.39
.888
8 Blackhawks
Blackhawks
18
Stanley Cup Finals
18
12
6
0
0
148
12.667
0
0
55
46
9
32.83
9.3
29.94
.915
9 Stars
Stars
18
Stanley Cup Finals
18
8
10
0
0
103
8.444
0
0
37
42
-5
28.00
7.3
31.39
.926
10 Avalanche
Avalanche
13
Stanley Cup Finals
13
8
5
0
0
108
11.692
0
0
39
26
13
27.46
10.9
26.23
.924
11 Ducks
Ducks
12
Stanley Cup Finals
12
7
5
0
0
70
11.083
0
0
28
29
-1
23.83
9.8
25.17
.904
12 Hurricanes
Hurricanes
12
Stanley Cup Finals
12
5
7
0
0
71
7.917
0
0
26
29
-3
23.67
9.2
30.08
.920
13 Kings
Kings
11
Stanley Cup Finals
11
8
3
0
0
80
13.818
0
0
31
17
14
31.36
9.0
25.27
.939
14 Golden Knights
Golden Knights
10
Stanley Cup Finals
10
5
5
0
0
105
9.500
0
0
40
32
8
30.80
13.0
29.10
.890
15 Capitals
Capitals
9
Stanley Cup Finals
9
4
5
0
0
78
8.444
0
0
27
26
1
26.11
11.5
35.33
.918
16 Blues
Blues
7
Stanley Cup Finals
7
4
3
0
0
49
10.857
0
0
18
19
-1
27.71
9.3
29.86
.909
17 Canucks
Canucks
7
Stanley Cup Finals
7
3
4
0
0
24
8.143
0
0
8
22
-14
35.14
3.3
32.00
.902
18 Flames
Flames
7
Stanley Cup Finals
7
3
4
0
0
33
8.143
0
0
14
13
1
24.43
8.2
24.29
.924
19 Predators
Predators
6
Stanley Cup Finals
6
2
4
0
0
37
6.333
0
0
13
17
-4
29.00
7.5
23.67
.880
20 Sharks
Sharks
6
Stanley Cup Finals
6
2
4
0
0
33
6.333
0
0
12
14
-2
23.17
8.6
34.17
.932
21 Flyers
Flyers
6
Stanley Cup Finals
6
2
4
0
0
59
6.333
0
0
22
24
-2
29.83
12.3
31.17
.872
22 Sabres
Sabres
6
Stanley Cup Finals
6
2
4
0
20
6.333
0
0
9
12
-3
25.33
5.9
33.00
.939
23 Canadiens
Canadiens
5
Stanley Cup Finals
5
1
4
0
0
19
3.800
0
0
8
16
-8
28.00
5.7
28.60
.888
24 Rangers
Rangers
5
Stanley Cup Finals
5
1
4
0
0
25
3.800
0
0
10
15
-5
29.20
6.8
38.80
.923
25 Senators
Senators
5
Stanley Cup Finals
5
1
4
0
0
30
3.800
0
0
11
16
-5
20.20
10.9
24.80
.871
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6
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0
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6
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4
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4
0
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2
0
2
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1
2
0
2
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1
2
0
2
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Sabres Sabres
0
3
0
0
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TBL TBL
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7:00 PM
Fri
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DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
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TBL TBL
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CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
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TBL TBL
6:45 PM
Sat
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ANA ANA
@
TBL TBL
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4

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MacKinnon

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Pinto

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Necas

Martin Necas

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Jack Eichel

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Necas

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Joey Daccord

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Sharks

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Rangers

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Predators

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Sharks

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Flyers

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Blackhawks

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Rangers

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Panthers

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Senators

1-2

Capitals

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Flames

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Maple Leafs

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Canadiens

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Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
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Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
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2
4
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1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
0
0
6
6
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Penguins Penguins
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1
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4
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Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
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FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
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Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
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WSH WSH
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Mon
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PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
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CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
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VAN VAN
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