Worst NHL Regular Season Records Through 60 games

Which NHL team has the worst record through 60 games?

The 1974-75 Washington Capitals have the worst all-time record through 60 games. They went 6-49-5 in the first 60 games, and eventually finished the season at 8-67-5.

Which NHL team had the worst start through 60 games but still made the playoffs?

The 1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs started the season 17-37-6, but still managed to make the playoffs. The Maple Leafs lost to the St. Louis Blues in the Conference Semi-Finals.

Which NHL team had the worst start through 60 games and went on to win the stanley cup?

The 2011-12 Los Angeles Kings started the season with a 27-21-12 record through 60 games, but still made the playoffs and then went on to win the stanley cup.

Are any 2024 teams in the top 50 all-time worst NHL starts through 60 games?

There are multiple recent teams on the list of all-time worst NHL starts through 60 games. The 2023-24 San Jose Sharks and 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks are all tied at 17th place with their 15-39-6 records.

Worst NHL Start Through 60 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Goal Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Washington Capitals	1975	6-49-5	-183	8-67-5	Missed Playoffs
2	Ottawa Senators	1993	7-49-4	-145	10-70-4	Missed Playoffs
	San Jose Sharks	1993	8-50-2	-135	11-71-2	Missed Playoffs
4	New York Islanders	1973	7-48-5	-161	12-60-6	Missed Playoffs
	Washington Capitals	1976	6-47-7	-141	11-59-10	Missed Playoffs
6	Winnipeg Jets	1981	7-42-11	-98	9-57-14	Missed Playoffs
7	Quebec Nordiques	1990	10-44-6	-123	12-61-7	Missed Playoffs
	Ottawa Senators	1994	9-43-8	-122	14-61-9	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Black Hawks	1954	10-44-6	-89	12-51-7	Missed Playoffs
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	2004	11-40-5-4	-111	23-47-8-4	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Kings	1970	9-42-9	-105	14-52-10	Missed Playoffs
	Ottawa Senators	1996	12-45-3	-85	18-59-5	Missed Playoffs
13	Detroit Red Wings	2020	14-42-4	-102	17-49-5	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006	14-35-11	-72	22-46-14	Missed Playoffs
15	Detroit Red Wings	1986	12-43-5	-117	17-57-6	Missed Playoffs
	California Golden Seals	1974	11-42-7	-109	13-55-10	Missed Playoffs
17	Boston Bruins	1962	12-42-6	-126	15-47-8	Missed Playoffs
	San Jose Sharks	1992	13-43-4	-119	17-58-5	Missed Playoffs
	San Jose Sharks	2024	15-39-6	-106	19-54-9	Season Ongoing
	Atlanta Thrashers	2000	12-38-6-4	-90	14-57-7-4	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Blackhawks	2024	15-40-5	-90	23-53-6	Season Ongoing
22	Tampa Bay Lightning	1999	13-42-5	-94	19-54-9	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1984	13-42-5	-90	16-58-6	Missed Playoffs
	New Jersey Devils	1984	13-42-5	-82	17-56-7	Missed Playoffs
25	Kansas City Scouts	1976	12-40-8	-114	12-56-12	Missed Playoffs
	California Golden Seals	1973	9-37-14	-93	16-46-16	Missed Playoffs
	Colorado Rockies	1979	12-40-8	-90	15-53-12	Missed Playoffs
	Montreal Canadiens	2022	16-36-8	-80	22-49-11	Missed Playoffs
	San Jose Sharks	1996	13-41-6	-76	20-55-7	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Flyers	2007	16-36-8	-70	22-48-12	Missed Playoffs
31	Pittsburgh Penguins	1983	13-40-7	-110	18-53-9	Missed Playoffs
	Washington Capitals	1978	11-38-11	-100	17-49-14	Missed Playoffs
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1998	12-39-9	-81	17-55-10	Missed Playoffs
34	Kansas City Scouts	1975	13-39-8	-104	15-54-11	Missed Playoffs
	Quebec Nordiques	1991	12-38-10	-97	16-50-14	Missed Playoffs
	Buffalo Sabres	2015	17-38-5	-92	23-51-8	Missed Playoffs
	Minnesota North Stars	1978	14-40-6	-90	18-53-9	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Blues	1979	13-39-8	-89	18-50-12	Missed Playoffs
	New Jersey Devils	1983	11-37-12	-86	17-49-14	Missed Playoffs
	Colorado Avalanche	2017	17-40-3	-78	22-56-4	Missed Playoffs
	Quebec Nordiques	1992	13-39-8	-65	20-48-12	Missed Playoffs
	Edmonton Oilers	2015	17-33-10	-64	24-44-14	Missed Playoffs
	Seattle Kraken	2022	17-37-6	-62	27-49-6	Missed Playoffs
	Arizona Coyotes	2018	17-33-10	-57	29-41-12	Missed Playoffs
	Buffalo Sabres	2018	17-32-11	-55	25-45-12	Missed Playoffs
46	St. Louis Blues	1978	13-38-9	-91	20-47-13	Missed Playoffs
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1985	14-39-7	-78	20-52-8	Missed Playoffs
	Tampa Bay Lightning	2001	15-37-5-3	-70	24-47-6-5	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Penguins	1969	13-38-9	-62	20-45-11	Missed Playoffs
50	Hartford Whalers	1993	16-40-4	-78	26-52-6	Missed Playoffs
	Buffalo Sabres	1972	11-35-14	-72	16-43-19	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Black Hawks	1951	13-37-10	-66	13-47-10	Missed Playoffs
	Buffalo Sabres	2014	18-34-8	-58	21-51-10	Missed Playoffs
	Columbus Blue Jackets	2012	18-35-7	-56	29-46-7	Missed Playoffs
	New York Islanders	2009	18-36-6	-55	26-47-9	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Blues	2006	18-32-10	-55	21-46-15	Missed Playoffs
	San Jose Sharks	2023	18-30-12	-44	22-44-16	Missed Playoffs

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Worst NHL Records Through 60 Games

Which NHL team has the worst record through 60 games?

Which NHL team had the worst start through 60 games but still made the playoffs?

Which NHL team had the worst start through 60 games and went on to win the stanley cup?

Are any 2024 teams in the top 50 all-time worst NHL starts through 60 games?

Worst NHL Start Through 60 Games

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