List of NHL seasons
Original Six era
Table:
No.

Season

Playoffs

Finals

Reg. season
games

Start
(reg. season)

Finish
(incl. playoffs)

Top record

Champion

26
1942–43
1943
1943
50
October 31
April 8
Detroit Red Wings (25–14–11)
Detroit Red Wings

27
1943–44
1944
1944
50
October 30
April 13
Montreal Canadiens (38–5–7)
Montreal Canadiens

28
1944–45
1945
1945
50
October 28
April 22
Montreal Canadiens (38–8–4)
Toronto Maple Leafs

29
1945–46
1946
1946
50
October 24
April 9
Montreal Canadiens (28–17–5)
Montreal Canadiens

30
1946–47
1947
1947
60
October 16
April 19
Montreal Canadiens (34–16–10)
Toronto Maple Leafs

31
1947–48
1948
1948
60
October 15
April 14
Toronto Maple Leafs (32–15–13)
Toronto Maple Leafs

32
1948–49
1949
1949
60
October 13
April 16
Detroit Red Wings (34–19–7)
Toronto Maple Leafs

33
1949–50
1950
1950
70
October 12
April 23
Detroit Red Wings (37–19–14)
Detroit Red Wings

34
1950–51
1951
1951
70
October 11
April 21
Detroit Red Wings (44–13–13)
Toronto Maple Leafs

35
1951–52
1952
1952
70
October 11
April 15
Detroit Red Wings (44–14–12)
Detroit Red Wings

36
1952–53
1953
1953
70
October 9
April 16
Detroit Red Wings (36–16–18)
Montreal Canadiens

37
1953–54
1954
1954
70
October 8
April 16
Detroit Red Wings (37–19–14)
Detroit Red Wings

38
1954–55
1955
1955
70
October 7
April 14
Detroit Red Wings (42–11–11)
Detroit Red Wings

39
1955–56
1956
1956
70
October 6
April 10
Montreal Canadiens (45–15–10)
Montreal Canadiens

40
1956–57
1957
1957
70
October 11
April 16
Detroit Red Wings (38–20–12)
Montreal Canadiens

41
1957–58
1958
1958
70
October 8
April 20
Montreal Canadiens (43–17–10)
Montreal Canadiens

42
1958–59
1959
1959
70
October 8
April 18
Montreal Canadiens (39–18–13)
Montreal Canadiens

43
1959–60
1960
1960
70
October 7
April 14
Montreal Canadiens (40–18–12)
Montreal Canadiens

44
1960–61
1961
1961
70
October 5
April 16
Montreal Canadiens (41–19–10)
Chicago Black Hawks

45
1961–62
1962
1962
70
October 11
April 22
Montreal Canadiens (42–14–14)
Toronto Maple Leafs

46
1962–63
1963
1963
70
October 12
April 18
Toronto Maple Leafs (35–23–12)
Toronto Maple Leafs

47
1963–64
1964
1964
70
October 8
April 25
Montreal Canadiens (36–21–13)
Toronto Maple Leafs

48
1964–65
1965
1965
70
October 12
May 1
Detroit Red Wings (40–23–7)
Montreal Canadiens

49
1965–66
1966
1966
70
October 23
May 5
Montreal Canadiens (41–21–8)
Montreal Canadiens

50
1966–67
1967
1967
70
October 19
May 2
Chicago Black Hawks (41–17–12)
Toronto Maple Leafs

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