List of Stanley Cup Finals appearances

This is a list of Stanley Cup Final appearances, which lists those teams that have played in the Stanley Cup Final series since the current play-off format was adopted in 1915. Before this, from 1894 to 1914, the Cup was won by challenge or league championship. Since 1927, the Stanley Cup Final series also determines the National Hockey League (NHL) championship.

Active teams
Unless marked otherwise, teams played in the NHL exclusively at the time they competed for the Stanley Cup. A bolded year denotes a Stanley Cup win.
TeamWinsLossesWin % Season(s)   Montreal Canadiens        , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,    Detroit Red Wings        , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,    Toronto Maple Leafs        , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,    Boston Bruins        , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,    Chicago Blackhawks        , , , , , , , , , , , ,    New York Rangers        , , , , , , , , , ,    Philadelphia Flyers        , , , , , , ,  9  Edmonton Oilers    4  .555  , , , , , , ,
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2025   Pittsburgh Penguins        , , , , ,    New York Islanders        , , , ,    New Jersey Devils        , , , ,    Dallas Stars        , , , ,   Tampa Bay Lightning      , , , , 2022 4 Florida Panthers  2  2  .500  , 2023,
2024, 2025   St. Louis Blues        , , ,    Los Angeles Kings        , ,    Calgary Flames        , ,    Vancouver Canucks        , ,   Colorado Avalanche       , , 2022   Carolina Hurricanes        ,    Anaheim Ducks        ,    Washington Capitals        ,    Buffalo Sabres        ,  2  Vegas Golden Knights      , 2023   Ottawa Senators           San Jose Sharks           Nashville Predators        

Five active teams have yet to make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Three of these teams have remained in the same location since their inceptions:
 Columbus Blue Jackets (20 seasons, 6 playoffs)
 Minnesota Wild (20 seasons, 11 playoffs, 1 division title)
 Seattle Kraken (3 seasons, 1 playoffs)

The other two teams have relocated and have not made the Finals in either location:
 Atlanta Thrashers (11 seasons, 1 playoff, 1 division title) / Winnipeg Jets (10 seasons, 5 playoffs)
 Winnipeg Jets (original team) (17 seasons, 11 playoffs) / Phoenix Coyotes/Arizona Coyotes (24 seasons, 9 playoffs, 1 division title)

Five relocated teams that have won the Stanley Cup in their current locations and never in their former locations:
 Quebec Nordiques (16 seasons, 9 playoffs, 2 division titles) – won 3 Stanley Cups as Colorado Avalanche
 Kansas City Scouts (2 seasons, never made playoff contention)/Colorado Rockies (6 seasons, 1 playoff) – won 3 Stanley Cups as New Jersey Devils
 California Golden Seals (9 seasons, 2 playoffs)/Cleveland Barons (2 seasons, never made playoff contention) – merged with Minnesota North Stars who lost twice in the Finals then won the Stanley Cup once as Dallas Stars
 Atlanta Flames (8 seasons, 6 playoffs) – won Stanley Cup once as Calgary Flames
 Hartford Whalers (18 seasons, 8 playoffs, 1 division title) – won Stanley Cup once as Carolina Hurricanes

Defunct teams
Listed after the team name is the name of the affiliated league(s) when the team competed for the Stanley Cup. A bold year denotes a Stanley Cup win.
 Appearances Team Wins Losses Win %Years of Appearance 5  Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL) 4 1  1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927 4 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA/WCHL) 1 3  1915, 1918, 1921, 1922 3 Montreal Maroons (NHL)  2 1  1926, 1928, 1935 3  Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) 1 1  1917, 1919, 1920 2 Victoria Cougars (WCHL/WHL) 1 1  1925, 1926 1 Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) 0 1  1916 1 Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) 0 1  1923 1 Calgary Tigers (WCHL) 0 1  1924

Notes
 The Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans appearance totals include the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals that ended with a no-decision because of the Spanish flu epidemic. It is not considered an official series win or loss by either team.
 The franchise known today as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Cup in 1918 as the Toronto Hockey Club (later engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Toronto Arenas in 1947), and in 1922 as the Toronto St. Patricks.
 The Chicago Blackhawks were known as the Chicago Black Hawks prior to the 1986–87 season.
 The Dallas Stars totals include two series losses as the Minnesota North Stars.
 The Anaheim Ducks totals include one series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
 The modern Ottawa Senators (1992–present) are the namesake of the original Senators (1883–1934).

References



Related pages
 List of Stanley Cup champions

Category:National Hockey League lists