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 2020–21 NHL season and subsequent 2021 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 in this list (of the thirty-two teams in the NHL). 
Team 	Post-season streak	Last missed post-season	Stanley Cup Championships during streak
Pittsburgh Penguins	0 16 seasons 	2005–06 	3 : 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
Nashville Predators	8 seasons 	2013–14 	
Washington Capitals	8 seasons 	2013–14 	1 : 2017–18
Boston Bruins 	6 seasons 	2015–16 	
Toronto Maple Leafs	6 seasons 	2015–16 	
Colorado Avalanche 	5 seasons 	2016–17 	
Tampa Bay Lightning	5 seasons 	2016–17 	2 : 2019–20, 2020–21
Carolina Hurricanes	4 seasons 	2017–18 	
St. Louis Blues 	4 seasons 	2017–18 	1 : 2018–19
Edmonton Oilers 	3 seasons 	2018–19 	
Florida Panthers 	3 seasons 	2018–19 	
Minnesota Wild 	3 seasons 	2018–19 	
Calgary Flames 	1 season 	2020–21 	
Dallas Stars 	1 season 	2020–21 	
Los Angeles Kings 	1 season 	2020–21 	
New York Rangers 	1 season 	2020–21 	
===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	4 seasons
Colorado Avalanche 	4 seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning	3 seasons
Calgary Flames 	1 season
Edmonton Oilers 	1 season
Florida Panthers 	1 season
New York Rangers 	1 season
St. Louis Blues 	1 season
==Longest all-time streaks==
===Post-season appearance streaks===
This section has been updated to include teams who appeared in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Team 	Post-season streak	Consecutive post-season appearances	Stanley Cup Championships during streak
Boston Bruins 	29 seasons1 	1967–68 through to 1995–96 	2 : 1969–70, 1971–72
Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks2 	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 seasons7 	1990–91 through to 2015–16 	4 : 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08
Montreal Canadiens 	24 seasons3 	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 seasons3 	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 seasons4 	1975–76 through to 1990–91 	1 : 1988–89
Pittsburgh Penguins 	16 seasons 	2006–07 to present 	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
New York Islanders 	14 seasons 	1974–75 through to 1987–88 	4 : 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83
Washington Capitals 	14 seasons 	1982–83 through to 1995–96 	none
Edmonton Oilers 	13 seasons 	1979–805 through to 1991–92 	5 : 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90
New Jersey Devils 	13 seasons7 	1996–97 through to 2009–10 	2 : 1999–2000, 2002–03
Buffalo Sabres 	11 seasons 	1974–75 through to 1984–85 	none
Pittsburgh Penguins 	11 seasons 	1990–91 through to 2000–01 	2 : 1990–91, 1991–92
Philadelphia Flyers 	11 seasons7 	1994–95 through to 2005–06 	none
Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche	11 seasons6, 7 	1994–95 through to 2005–06 	2 : 1995–96, 2000–01
Ottawa Senators 	11 seasons7 	1996–97 through to 2007–08 	none
Chicago Black Hawks 	10 seasons 	1958–59 through to 1967–68 	1 : 1960–61
New York Rangers 	10 seasons 	1977–78 through to 1986–87 	none
San Jose Sharks 	10 seasons7 	2003–04 through to 2013–14 	none
: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 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).
:4 Includes 5 seasons as the Atlanta Flames (1975–76 through 1979–80), and 11 seasons as the Calgary Flames (1980–81 through 1990–91)
:5 The Edmonton Oilers streak is the longest run from the NHL debut of a franchise, starting from the first year they were in the NHL (1979–80); although they aren't included in the NHL streak, they also made the WHA playoffs the preceding 4 seasons (1975–76 through 1978–79), for a streak of 17 consecutive playoff appearances in major professional hockey.
:6 Includes 1 season as the Quebec Nordiques (1994–95), and 10 seasons as the Colorado Avalanche (1995–96 through 2005–06)
:7 No post season occurred in 2005 due to the season long NHL lockout.
===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
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 Cupwin 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 Senators1 	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.
==See also==
*List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
*List of Stanley Cup appearances
*List of Stanley Cup champions
*List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks
*List of NBA franchise post-season streaks
*List of current National Football League consecutive playoff appearances
==References==
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