All Time Worst NHL Regular Seasons

Who has the worst NHL season of all time?

Based on winning percentage, the 1974-75 Washington Capitals had the worst NHL record ever at 8-67-5.

Worst NHL Regular Season Records

By Worst Winning Percentage By Worst Win %
By Most Losses

	Team	Year	Record
1	Washington Capitals	1975	8-67-5
2	Philadelphia Quakers	1931	4-36-4
3	San Jose Sharks	1993	11-71-2
4	Ottawa Senators	1993	10-70-4
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	1930	5-36-3
6	Quebec Athletics	1920	4-20
7	Montreal Wanderers	1918	1-5
8	New York Rangers	1944	6-39-5
9	Atlanta Thrashers	2000	14-57-7-4
10	New York Islanders	1973	12-60-6
11	Chicago Black Hawks	1928	7-34-3
12	Quebec Nordiques	1990	12-61-7
13	Washington Capitals	1976	11-59-10
14	Winnipeg Jets	1981	9-57-14
15	Boston Bruins	1925	6-24
16	Ottawa Senators	1994	14-61-9
17	Chicago Black Hawks	1954	12-51-7
18	Kansas City Scouts	1976	12-56-12
19	California Golden Seals	1974	13-55-10
20	San Jose Sharks Partial Season	2024	19-54-9
21	Pittsburgh Penguins	1984	16-58-6
22	Detroit Red Wings	2020	17-49-5
23	Ottawa Senators	1995	9-34-5
24	San Jose Sharks	1992	17-58-5
25	Ottawa Senators	1996	18-59-5
26	Detroit Red Wings	1986	17-57-6
27	Los Angeles Kings	1970	14-52-10
28	Chicago Black Hawks	1929	7-29-8
29	Hamilton Tigers	1921	6-18
	Hamilton Tigers	1923	6-18
31	Buffalo Sabres	2014	21-51-10
32	St. Louis Blues	2006	21-46-15
33	New Jersey Devils	1984	17-56-7
34	Detroit Red Wings	1977	16-55-9
35	Kansas City Scouts	1975	15-54-11
36	Chicago Black Hawks	1951	13-47-10
37	Tampa Bay Lightning	2000	19-47-9-7
38	Montreal Canadiens	1940	10-33-5
39	Colorado Rockies	1979	15-53-12
40	Atlanta Thrashers	2002	19-47-11-5
41	Buffalo Sabres	2021	15-34-7
42	Colorado Avalanche	2017	22-56-4
43	Tampa Bay Lightning	1998	17-55-10
44	Montreal Canadiens	2022	22-49-11
45	Philadelphia Flyers	2007	22-48-12
46	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006	22-46-14
47	San Jose Sharks	2023	22-44-16
48	Boston Bruins	1962	15-47-8
49	Ottawa Senators	1931	10-30-4
50	Toronto Arenas	1919	5-13

	Team	Year	Record
1	San Jose Sharks	1993	11-71-2
2	Ottawa Senators	1993	10-70-4
3	Washington Capitals	1975	8-67-5
4	Quebec Nordiques	1990	12-61-7
	Ottawa Senators	1994	14-61-9
6	New York Islanders	1973	12-60-6
7	Washington Capitals	1976	11-59-10
	Ottawa Senators	1996	18-59-5
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	1984	16-58-6
	San Jose Sharks	1992	17-58-5
11	Atlanta Thrashers	2000	14-57-7-4
	Winnipeg Jets	1981	9-57-14
	Detroit Red Wings	1986	17-57-6
14	Kansas City Scouts	1976	12-56-12
	New Jersey Devils	1984	17-56-7
	Colorado Avalanche	2017	22-56-4
17	California Golden Seals	1974	13-55-10
	Detroit Red Wings	1977	16-55-9
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1998	17-55-10
	San Jose Sharks	1996	20-55-7
21	San Jose Sharks Partial Season	2024	19-54-9
	Kansas City Scouts	1975	15-54-11
	Hartford Whalers	1983	19-54-7
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1999	19-54-9
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1993	23-54-7
26	Colorado Rockies	1979	15-53-12
	Chicago Blackhawks Partial Season	2024	23-53-6
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1983	18-53-9
	Minnesota North Stars	1978	18-53-9
	California Golden Seals	1971	20-53-5
	Minnesota North Stars	1976	20-53-7
32	Los Angeles Kings	1970	14-52-10
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1985	20-52-8
	Hartford Whalers	1993	26-52-6
35	Chicago Black Hawks	1954	12-51-7
	Buffalo Sabres	2014	21-51-10
	New York Islanders	2001	21-51-7-3
	Buffalo Sabres	2015	23-51-8
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1985	24-51-5
	Winnipeg Jets	1994	24-51-9
41	Quebec Nordiques	1991	16-50-14
	Arizona Coyotes	2015	24-50-8
	St. Louis Blues	1979	18-50-12
	Arizona Coyotes	2022	25-50-7
	Vancouver Canucks	1972	20-50-8
	Anaheim Ducks Partial Season	2024	27-50-5
	New York Islanders	1996	22-50-10
	Minnesota North Stars	1975	23-50-7
	Edmonton Oilers	1993	26-50-8
50	Detroit Red Wings	2020	17-49-5
	Montreal Canadiens	2022	22-49-11
	New Jersey Devils	1983	17-49-14
	Washington Capitals	1978	17-49-14
	Colorado Rockies	1982	18-49-13
	Los Angeles Kings	1972	20-49-9
	Chicago Blackhawks	2023	26-49-7
	Winnipeg Jets	1980	20-49-11
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1988	21-49-10
	Seattle Kraken	2022	27-49-6
	Los Angeles Kings	1986	23-49-8
	New Jersey Devils	1986	28-49-3

Who has the most losses in an NHL season?

The 1992-93 San Jose Sharks have the record for most losses in an NHL season with 71 losses.

Who has the worst goal differential of all time in an NHL season?

The 1974-75 Washington Capitals have the record for the worst goal differential of all time, finishing the 1974-75 NHL season with a differential of -265 goals. In that season the Capitals scored 181 goals and allowed 446.

What is the worst record to make the NHL Playoffs?

The worst team by winning percentage to make the NHL playoffs is the 1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs, who made the playoffs with a 21-49-10 record. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the First Round.

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