Longest Stanley Cup Droughts, Active and All-Time

Who has the longest active Stanley Cup Finals drought?

The longest currently active Stanley Cup drought belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have gone 57 seasons without winning the Stanley Cup Finals.

Longest Stanley Cup Droughts

Active
All-Time

	Team	Years	Start Year	Drought Start
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	1968	Won 1967 Final
2	Buffalo Sabres	54	1971	Joined NHL
	Vancouver Canucks	54	1971	Joined NHL
4	Philadelphia Flyers	49	1976	Won 1975 Final
5	Arizona Coyotes	45	1980	Joined NHL
6	New York Islanders	41	1984	Won 1983 Final
7	Calgary Flames	35	1990	Won 1989 Final
8	Edmonton Oilers	34	1991	Won 1990 Final
9	San Jose Sharks	33	1992	Joined NHL
10	Ottawa Senators	32	1993	Joined NHL
11	Montreal Canadiens	31	1994	Won 1993 Final
12	New York Rangers	30	1995	Won 1994 Final
13	Nashville Predators	26	1999	Joined NHL
14	Dallas Stars	25	2000	Won 1999 Final
	Winnipeg Jets	25	2000	Joined NHL
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	24	2001	Joined NHL
	Minnesota Wild	24	2001	Joined NHL
18	New Jersey Devils	21	2004	Won 2003 Final
19	Carolina Hurricanes	18	2007	Won 2006 Final
20	Anaheim Ducks	17	2008	Won 2007 Final
21	Detroit Red Wings	16	2009	Won 2008 Final
22	Boston Bruins	13	2012	Won 2011 Final
23	Los Angeles Kings	10	2015	Won 2014 Final
24	Chicago Blackhawks	9	2016	Won 2015 Final
25	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	2018	Won 2017 Final
26	Washington Capitals	6	2019	Won 2018 Final
27	St. Louis Blues	5	2020	Won 2019 Final
28	Seattle Kraken	3	2022	Joined NHL
	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	2022	Won 2021 Final
30	Colorado Avalanche	2	2023	Won 2022 Final
31	Vegas Golden Knights	1	2024	Won 2023 Final

	Team	Years	Start Year	End Year
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	1968	Active
2	Buffalo Sabres	54	1971	Active
	Vancouver Canucks	54	1971	Active
4	New York Rangers	53	1941	1994
5	St. Louis Blues	51	1968	2019
6	Philadelphia Flyers	49	1976	Active
7	Chicago Blackhawks	48	1962	2010
8	Arizona Coyotes	45	1980	Active
9	Los Angeles Kings	44	1968	2012
10	Washington Capitals	43	1975	2018
11	New York Islanders	41	1984	Active
	Detroit Red Wings	41	1956	1997
13	Boston Bruins	38	1973	2011
14	Calgary Flames	35	1990	Active
15	Edmonton Oilers	34	1991	Active
16	San Jose Sharks	33	1992	Active
17	Ottawa Senators	32	1993	Active
18	Montreal Canadiens	31	1994	Active
	Dallas Stars	31	1968	1999
20	Florida Panthers	30	1994	2024
	New York Rangers	30	1995	Active
22	Boston Bruins	28	1942	1970
23	Nashville Predators	26	1999	Active
	Carolina Hurricanes	26	1980	2006
25	Dallas Stars	25	2000	Active
	Winnipeg Jets	25	2000	Active
27	Columbus Blue Jackets	24	2001	Active
	Minnesota Wild	24	2001	Active
29	Pittsburgh Penguins	23	1968	1991
30	Chicago Black Hawks	22	1939	1961
31	New Jersey Devils	21	2004	Active
32	Colorado Avalanche	20	2002	2022
	New Jersey Devils	20	1975	1995
34	Carolina Hurricanes	18	2007	Active
35	Anaheim Ducks	17	2008	Active
	Brooklyn Americans	17	1926	1942
37	Detroit Red Wings	16	2009	Active
	Pittsburgh Penguins	16	1993	2009
	Colorado Avalanche	16	1980	1996
	Calgary Flames	16	1973	1989
41	Tampa Bay Lightning	14	2006	2020
42	Boston Bruins	13	2012	Active
	Anaheim Ducks	13	1994	2007
44	Montreal Canadiens	12	1932	1944
45	Tampa Bay Lightning	11	1993	2004
	Cleveland Barons	11	1968	1978
47	Los Angeles Kings	10	2015	Active
	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	1952	1962
49	Chicago Blackhawks	9	2016	Active
	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	1933	1942
	Boston Bruins	9	1930	1939
	Detroit Red Wings	9	1927	1936
	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	1923	1932

Who has the longest all time Stanley Cup Finals drought?

The longest all time Stanley Cup drought belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who also have the longest active drought at 57 seasons.