# List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks

These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the 2023–24 NHL season and subsequent 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. These lists do not include the canceled 2004–05 NHL season.

## Longest active streaks
### Post-season appearance streaks

A post-season appearance streak is continued by making the NHL playoffs in consecutive years after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series, there will always be sixteen teams on this list (of the thirty-two teams in the NHL).
| Team | Post-season streak | Last missed post-season | Stanley Cup Championships during streak |
| Boston Bruins | 8 seasons | 2015–16 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 seasons | 2015–16 | |
| Colorado Avalanche | 7 seasons | 2016–17 | 1 : 2021–22 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 seasons | 2016–17 | 2 : 2019–20, 2020–21 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 6 seasons | 2017–18 | |
| Edmonton Oilers | 5 seasons | 2018–19 | |
| Florida Panthers | 5 seasons | 2018–19 | 1 : 2023–24 |
| Dallas Stars | 3 seasons | 2020–21 | |
| Los Angeles Kings | 3 seasons | 2020–21 | |
| New York Rangers | 3 seasons | 2020–21 | |
| New York Islanders | 2 seasons | 2021–22 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 2 seasons | 2021–22 | 1 : 2022–23 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2 seasons | 2021–22 | |
| Nashville Predators | 1 season | 2022–23 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | 1 season | 2022–23 | |
| Washington Capitals | 1 season | 2022–23 | |

### Post-season opening round series win streaks

This is a list of teams that have active post-season series win streaks. A post-season series win streak is continued by making the post-season and winning at least the first-round series of the playoffs. Since the first round of the playoffs consists of sixteen teams in eight series, there will always be eight teams in this list, the winners of those series.
| Team | Post-season series win streak |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 6 seasons |
| Edmonton Oilers | 3 seasons |
| Florida Panthers | 3 seasons |
| Dallas Stars | 2 seasons |
| Boston Bruins | 1 season |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 season |
| New York Rangers | 1 season |
| Vancouver Canucks | 1 season |

## Longest all-time streaks
### Post-season appearance streaks

This section has been updated to include teams who appeared in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.
| Team | Post-season streak | Consecutive post-season appearances | Stanley Cup Championships during streak |
| Boston Bruins | 29 seasons$^1$ | 1967–68 through to 1995–96 | 2 : 1969–70, 1971–72 |
| Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks$^2$ | 28 seasons | 1969–70 through to 1996–97 | none |
| St. Louis Blues | 25 seasons | 1979–80 through to 2003–04 | none |
| Detroit Red Wings | 25 seasons$^3$ | 1990–91 through to 2015–16 | 4 : 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 24 seasons$^4$ | 1970–71 through to 1993–94 | 8 : 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 21 seasons$^4$ | 1948–49 through to 1968–69 | 10 : 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 20 seasons | 1938–39 through to 1957–58 | 5 : 1942–43, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 17 seasons | 1972–73 through to 1988–89 | 2 : 1973–74, 1974–75 |
| Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames | 16 seasons$^5$ | 1975–76 through to 1990–91 | 1 : 1988–89 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 16 seasons | 2006–07 through to 2021–22 | 3 : 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 15 seasons | 1930–31 through to 1944–45 | 3 : 1931–32, 1941–42, 1944–45 |
    $^1$ The Bruins' 29 consecutive is the second longest post-season streak in North American major professional sports history, and the longest of the "Big 4". This compares to the CFL's Edmonton Elks (then named the Eskimos) 37 consecutive, the NBA's Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs 22 consecutive, the MLB's Atlanta Braves 14 consecutive, the MLS' Seattle Sounders FC 12 consecutive, and the NFL's New England Patriots 11 consecutive.
    $^2$ The nickname of the Chicago team was the "Black Hawks" for the majority of the streak – 17 of the 28 seasons. They were renamed the "Blackhawks" in 1986.
    $^3$ No post season occurred in 2005 due to the season long NHL lockout.
    $^4$ The Montreal Canadiens only missed the playoffs once – by a tie-breaker – in the 46 seasons from 1948–49 to 1993–94. In the 1969–70 season, they tied for fourth and last playoff spot with the New York Rangers, but were eliminated on total goals scored tiebreak (they scored 244 goals to New York's 246).
    $^5$ Includes 5 seasons as the Atlanta Flames (1975–76 through 1979–80), and 11 seasons as the Calgary Flames (1980–81 through 1990–91)

### Post-season series win streaks

Consecutive seasons with at least one series victory.
| Team | Post-season win streak | Consecutive post-season wins | Stanley Cup Championships during streak |
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 seasons | 1950–51 through to 1959–60 | 6 : 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 seasons | 1983–84 through to 1992–93 | 2 : 1985–86, 1992–93 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 09 seasons | 1972–73 through to 1980–81 | 2 : 1973–74, 1974–75 |
| New York Islanders | 07 seasons | 1978–79 through to 1984–85 | 4 : 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 06 seasons | 1969–70 through to 1974–75 | none |
| Montreal Canadiens | 06 seasons | 1974–75 through to 1979–80 | 4 : 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 06 seasons | 1982–83 through to 1987–88 | 4 : 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 06 seasons | 1994–95 through to 1999–2000 | 2 : 1996–97, 1997–98 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 06 seasons | 2018–19 through to present | none |
| Montreal Canadiens | 05 seasons | 1964–65 through to 1968–69 | 4 : 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 05 seasons | 1974–75 through to 1978–79 | none |
| Boston Bruins | 05 seasons | 1975–76 through to 1979–80 | none |
| New York Rangers | 05 seasons | 1978–79 through to 1982–83 | none |
| Boston Bruins | 05 seasons | 1987–88 through to 1991–92 | none |
| Detroit Red Wings | 05 seasons | 2006–07 through to 2010–11 | 1 : 2007–08 |

### Stanley Cup Finals appearance streaks

| Team | Stanley Cup Finals appearance streak | Consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearances | Stanley Cup Championships during streak |
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 seasons | 1950–51 through to 1959–60 | 6 : 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 05 seasons | 1964–65 through to 1968–69 | 4 : 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69 |
| New York Islanders | 05 seasons | 1979–80 through to 1983–84 | 4 : 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 04 seasons | 1975–76 through to 1978–79 | 4 : 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 03 seasons | 1937–38 through to 1939–40 | none |
| Detroit Red Wings | 03 seasons | 1940–41 through to 1942–43 | 1 : 1942–43 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 03 seasons | 1946–47 through to 1948–49 | 3 : 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 03 seasons | 1947–48 through to 1949–50 | 1 : 1949–50 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 03 seasons | 1953–54 through to 1955–56 | 2 : 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 03 seasons | 1961–62 through to 1963–64 | 3 : 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64 |
| St. Louis Blues | 03 seasons | 1967–68 through to 1969–70 | none |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 03 seasons | 1973–74 through to 1975–76 | 2 : 1973–74, 1974–75 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 03 seasons | 1982–83 through to 1984–85 | 2 : 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 03 seasons | 2019–20 through to 2021–22 | 2 : 2019–20, 2020–21 |

### Stanley Cup win streaks

| Team | Stanley Cup win streak | Consecutive Stanley Cup wins |
| Montreal Canadiens | 5 seasons | 1955–56 through to 1959–60 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 4 seasons | 1975–76 through to 1978–79 |
| New York Islanders | 4 seasons | 1979–80 through to 1982–83 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 seasons | 1946–47 through to 1948–49 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 seasons | 1961–62 through to 1963–64 |
| Ottawa Senators$^1$ | 2 seasons | 1919–20, 1920–21 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1929–30, 1930–31 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 2 seasons | 1935–36, 1936–37 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 2 seasons | 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1964–65, 1965–66 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 seasons | 1967–68, 1968–69 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 2 seasons | 1973–74, 1974–75 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 seasons | 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 seasons | 1986–87, 1987–88 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 seasons | 1990–91, 1991–92 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 2 seasons | 1996–97, 1997–98 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 seasons | 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 seasons | 2019–20, 2020–21 |
    $^1$ Not the current Ottawa franchise. This franchise, an original member of the NHL, folded following the 1934–35 NHL season after playing one year as the St. Louis Eagles.