What is the best win loss record in NHL history?
The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens are considered the best team in modern NHL history. They played 80 games that season and only lost eight of them while outscoring opponents 387-171.
What is the NHL record for losses?
71
The most losses in an NHL season is 71 by the San Jose Sharks who achieved this in the 1992/93 season, including a record 32 games at home.
What was the best record in the NHL?
Best NHL Regular Season Records
| Team | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 38-5-1 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 38-5-7 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 60-8-12 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 59-10-11 |
What is the NHL record for most wins in a season?
62 wins
BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning tied the NHL record for most wins in a regular season. The Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Saturday afternoon to tie the Detroit Red Wings’ single-season record of 62 wins. It’s the greatest number of regular-season wins in the 102-year history of the NHL.
Has any NHL team gone 16 0 in the playoffs?
The regular-season Montreal Canadiens’ momentum did not stop as they played eight games, the minimum number to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal, in the process, became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go perfect in the playoffs to date.
Who holds the worst record in NHL history?
Washington Capitals
1974-75 Washington Capitals (8-67-5) The Capitals’ inaugural 1974-75 season still stands as the single worst NHL record in league history. Going an appalling 8-67-5 for 21 points on the year, the Caps did not win many fans with their on-ice performance.
Who is considered the best NHL team of all time?
Top 10 Greatest NHL Teams
- 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens.
- 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers.
- 1986-87 Edmonton Oilers.
- 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings.
- 1982-83 New York Islanders.
- 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens.
- 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers.
- 2001-02 Detroit Red Wings.
Has the Stanley Cup ever been swept?
The Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none, to capture their ninth Stanley Cup in team history. This was the fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that concluded with a sweep, as well as the last time it has ever happened.
Which NHL team came back from 3 0?
No team has overcome multiple 3–0 deficits in a single postseason, although the 1974–75 New York Islanders of the NHL nearly did so; they successfully overcame a 3–0 series deficit in the 1975 quarterfinals, then rallied from a 3–0 series deficit in the semifinals before losing the seventh game.