Wednesday, June 14, 2023
NHL Consecutive Stanley Cup Wins
Since the Stanley Cup was dedicated to NHL's top team in 1926, only eight franchises (Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning) have successfully defended their title and won the Stanley Cup in consecutive years.
The record for consecutive Stanley Cup wins by the same club is five (Montreal 1956-1957-1958-1969-1960) with two teams managing four straight wins (Montreal 1976-1977-1978-1979, New York Islanders 1980-1981-1982-1983), one team duplicating three year streaks (Toronto 1947-1948-1949 & 1962-1963-1964), and four squads posting one or more pairs (Detroit 1936-1937 & 1954-1955 & 1997-1998, Philadelphia 1974-1975, Edmonton 1984-1985 & 1987-1988, Pittsburgh 1991-1992 & 2016-2017, Tampa Bay 2020-2021).
The charts below describe these streaks by team, years, and vice versa.
| Team | Years |
| Montreal | 1930-1931 (2), 1956-1957-1958-1959-1960 (5), |
| 1965-1966 (2), 1968-1969 (2), 1976-1977-1978-1979 (4) | |
| Detroit | 1936-1937 (2), 1954-1955 (2), 1997-1998 (2) |
| Toronto | 1947-1948-1949 (3), 1962-1963-1964 (3) |
| Philadelphia | 1974-1975 (2) |
| New York** | 1980-1981-1982-1983 (4) |
| Edmonton | 1984-1985 (2), 1987-1988 (2) |
| Pittsburgh | 1991-1992 (2), 2016-2017 (2) |
| Tampa Bay | 2020-2021 (2) |
| Years | Team |
| 1930-1931 | Montreal |
| 1936-1937 | Detroit |
| 1947-1949 | Toronto |
| 1954-1955 | Detroit |
| 1956-1960 | Montreal |
| 1962-1964 | Toronto |
| 1965-1966 | Montreal |
| 1968-1969 | Montreal |
| 1974-1975 | Philadelphia |
| 1976-1979 | Montreal |
| 1980-1983 | New York** |
| 1984-1985 | Edmonton |
| 1987-1988 | Edmonton |
| 1991-1992 | Pittsburgh |
| 1997-1998 | Detroit |
| 2016-2017 | Pittsburgh |
| 2020-2021 | Tampa Bay |
** New York Islanders
Prior to Tampa Bay turning the trick in 2021, Pittsburgh was the last team to appear in consecutive Stanley Cup Finals (2016, 2017) when they beat San Jose and Nashville, respectively.. The last team to win the Stanley Cup three times in a row was the New York Islanders (180, 1981, 1982, 1983), though Tampa Bay came within two games of a three-peat before losing to the Colorado Avalanche in game 6 of Stanley Cup final
* See also NHL Consecutive Stanley Cup Losses.
* See also NHL Consecutive Stanley Cup Rematches.
Posted byMGat12:01 AM
Labels:Playoffs,Statistical Anomaly
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