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 regular season in history at 8-67-5.

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.

Worst NHL Regular Season Records

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 San Jose Sharks  Partial Season 2024 5-15-2
20 California Golden Seals  1974 13-55-10
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 Recent 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
5 Ottawa Senators 1994 14-61-9
6 New York Islanders 1973 12-60-6
7 Washington Capitals 1976 11-59-10
8 Ottawa Senators 1996 18-59-5
9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1984 16-58-6
10 San Jose Sharks 1992 17-58-5
11 Atlanta Thrashers 2000 14-57-7-4
12 Winnipeg Jets 1981 9-57-14
13 Detroit Red Wings 1986 17-57-6
14 Kansas City Scouts 1976 12-56-12
15 New Jersey Devils 1984 17-56-7
16 Colorado Avalanche 2017 22-56-4
17 California Golden Seals  1974 13-55-10
18 Detroit Red Wings 1977 16-55-9
19 Tampa Bay Lightning 1998 17-55-10
20 San Jose Sharks 1996 20-55-7
21 Kansas City Scouts 1975 15-54-11
22 Hartford Whalers 1983 19-54-7
23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1999 19-54-9
24 Tampa Bay Lightning 1993 23-54-7
25 Colorado Rockies 1979 15-53-12
26 Minnesota North Stars 1978 18-53-9
Pittsburgh Penguins 1983 18-53-9
28 California Golden Seals  1971 20-53-5
29 Minnesota North Stars 1976 20-53-7
30 Los Angeles Kings 1970 14-52-10
31 Toronto Maple Leafs 1985 20-52-8
32 Hartford Whalers 1993 26-52-6
33 Chicago Black Hawks 1954 12-51-7
34 Buffalo Sabres 2014 21-51-10
35 New York Islanders 2001 21-51-7-3
36 Buffalo Sabres 2015 23-51-8
37 Pittsburgh Penguins 1985 24-51-5
38 Winnipeg Jets 1994 24-51-9
39 Quebec Nordiques 1991 16-50-14
40 Arizona Coyotes 2015 24-50-8
41 St. Louis Blues 1979 18-50-12
42 Arizona Coyotes 2022 25-50-7
43 Vancouver Canucks 1972 20-50-8
44 New York Islanders 1996 22-50-10
45 Minnesota North Stars 1975 23-50-7
46 Edmonton Oilers 1993 26-50-8
47 Detroit Red Wings 2020 17-49-5
48 Montreal Canadiens 2022 22-49-11
49 New Jersey Devils 1983 17-49-14
Washington Capitals 1978 17-49-14

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