All Time Longest NHL Losing Streaks

Which NHL team has the longest regular season losing streak?

The 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres and the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins share the NHL record for the longest losing streak of regular season games at 18 straight games.

Longest NHL Losing Streaks

	Team	Year(s)	Losing Streak	Streak Breaker
1	Buffalo Sabres	2021	18	vs Philadelphia Flyers Flyers 6-1
	Pittsburgh Penguins	2004	18	@ Phoenix Coyotes Coyotes 4-3
3	San Jose Sharks	2023*	17	vs Philadelphia Flyers Flyers 2-1
	San Jose Sharks	1993	17	@ Winnipeg Jets Jets 3-2
	Washington Capitals	1975	17	@ California Golden Seals Golden Seals 5-3
6	Philadelphia Quakers	1930 - 1931	15	vs Montreal Maroons Maroons 4-3
7	Anaheim Ducks	2023*	14	vs Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes 6-3
	Arizona Coyotes	2024	14	@ Ottawa Senators Senators 5-3
	Buffalo Sabres	2014 - 2015	14	@ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 3-2
	Carolina Hurricanes	2009	14	vs Minnesota Wild Wild 5-4
	Chicago Black Hawks	1928*	14	vs Boston Bruins Bruins 1-1
	Columbus Blue Jackets	2011*	14	vs Detroit Red Wings Red Wings 4-1
	Detroit Red Wings	1982	14	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs 2-1
	Kansas City Scouts	1975 - 1976	14	vs Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins 4-4
	New York Islanders	2010	14	vs New Jersey Devils Devils 2-0
	Ottawa Senators	1993	14	@ New York Islanders Islanders 5-3
	Quebec Nordiques	1990	14	@ Hartford Whalers Whalers 4-4
18	Chicago Black Hawks	1951*	13	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs 3-1
	Edmonton Oilers	2009 - 2010	13	vs Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes 4-2
	Florida Panthers	1998	13	vs Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 5-4
	New York Rangers	1943*	13	vs Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 2-2
	Philadelphia Flyers	2021 - 2022	13	vs Los Angeles Kings Kings 4-3
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1930	13	@ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 2-2
	San Jose Sharks	1993	13	vs Edmonton Oilers Oilers 5-2
	San Jose Sharks	1992	13	vs Los Angeles Kings Kings 7-2
	San Jose Sharks	1991	13	vs Edmonton Oilers Oilers 6-2
	St. Louis Blues	2006	13	vs Edmonton Oilers Oilers 2-1
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1998	13	@ Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes 3-3
	Washington Capitals	1981	13	vs Detroit Red Wings Red Wings 3-3
30	Anaheim Ducks	2018 - 2019	12	@ Minnesota Wild Wild 3-0
	Arizona Coyotes	2017*	12	@ Philadelphia Flyers Flyers 4-3
	Atlanta Thrashers	2000	12	@ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche 4-3
	Detroit Red Wings	2019	12	vs Winnipeg Jets Jets 5-2
	Edmonton Oilers	2007	12	vs Colorado Avalanche Avalanche 4-3
	Florida Panthers	2005	12	vs Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins 6-3
	Los Angeles Kings	2004 - 2005*	12	vs Phoenix Coyotes Coyotes 3-2
	Montreal Canadiens	1926	12	vs Toronto St. Patricks St. Patricks 6-1
	New York Islanders	1988	12	vs New Jersey Devils Devils 5-2
	New York Islanders	1972 - 1973	12	@ Boston Bruins Bruins 9-7
	San Jose Sharks	2023 - 2024	12	@ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 3-2
	Tampa Bay Lightning	2009*	12	vs Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes 5-2
	Washington Capitals	1975 - 1976	12	vs New York Rangers Rangers 7-5
43	Anaheim Ducks	2022	11	@ Arizona Coyotes Coyotes 5-0
	Arizona Coyotes	2021	11	vs Seattle Kraken Kraken 5-4
	Boston Bruins	1924 - 1925	11	@ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens 3-2
	Calgary Flames	1985 - 1986	11	vs Vancouver Canucks Canucks 5-4
	Detroit Red Wings	1977	11	vs Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs 3-3
	Edmonton Oilers	2014	11	vs San Jose Sharks Sharks 2-1
	Edmonton Oilers	2011	11	@ Vancouver Canucks Canucks 4-1
	Edmonton Oilers	1993	11	@ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings 4-2
	New York Islanders	2021	11	@ Ottawa Senators Senators 5-3
	New York Islanders	1996	11	vs Buffalo Sabres Sabres 3-0
	Ottawa Senators	2011	11	@ Edmonton Oilers Oilers 5-3
	Ottawa Senators	1995 - 1996	11	vs Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs 2-2
	Ottawa Senators	1992 - 1993	11	vs San Jose Sharks Sharks 3-2
	Ottawa Senators	1992	11	vs New Jersey Devils Devils 3-1
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1983	11	vs Los Angeles Kings Kings 6-4
	Quebec Nordiques	1990	11	vs Vancouver Canucks Canucks 5-3
	St. Louis Blues	2006	11	@ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins 4-1
	St. Louis Blues	2005	11	@ Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets 2-0
	Toronto Maple Leafs	2015	11	vs Edmonton Oilers Oilers 5-1
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1958*	11	vs Boston Bruins Bruins 3-2

Which NHL team has the longest active regular season losing streak?

The Chicago Blackhawks have the longest active losing streak of regular season games at 6 straight games. The streak started in the 2023-24 season with a loss to the Minnesota Wild on Apr 7, 2024. Their most recent loss was to the Los Angeles Kings on Apr 18, 2024.

Which NHL team has the most losing streaks in the all-time top 50?

The San Jose Sharks have 6 different losing streaks in the all time top 50, which is the most of any NHL franchise. The most recent qualifying losing streak by the Sharks was the 12 game losing streak which started on Dec 15, 2023 and ended on Jan 11, 2024.