NHL Record for Longest Road Winless Streaks, from Start of Season
Ottawa Senators holds the NHL record with 38 games (1992-93).
Top of the list
| Rank | Team | Games | Season | Date | Wins | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Senators | 38 | 1992-93 | Oct 10, 1992 | 0 | Apr 3, 1993 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 37 | 1974-75 | Oct 9, 1974 | 0 | Mar 26, 1975 |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 33 | 1991-92 | Oct 8, 1991 | 0 | Feb 27, 1992 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 1929-30 | Nov 26, 1929 | 0 | Mar 13, 1930 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 19 | 1966-67 | Oct 19, 1966 | 0 | Jan 14, 1967 |
| 6 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 18 | 1980-81 | Oct 10, 1980 | 0 | Dec 20, 1980 |
The full top 45
| Rank | Team | Games | Season | Date | Wins | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Senators | 38 | 1992-93 | Oct 10, 1992 | 0 | Apr 3, 1993 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 37 | 1974-75 | Oct 9, 1974 | 0 | Mar 26, 1975 |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 33 | 1991-92 | Oct 8, 1991 | 0 | Feb 27, 1992 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 1929-30 | Nov 26, 1929 | 0 | Mar 13, 1930 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 19 | 1966-67 | Oct 19, 1966 | 0 | Jan 14, 1967 |
| 6 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 18 | 1980-81 | Oct 10, 1980 | 0 | Dec 20, 1980 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 18 | 1982-83 | Oct 6, 1982 | 0 | Jan 5, 1983 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Quakers | 16 | 1930-31 | Nov 15, 1930 | 0 | Feb 5, 1931 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | 16 | 1952-53 | Oct 9, 1952 | 0 | Dec 20, 1952 |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 16 | 1980-81 | Oct 10, 1980 | 0 | Dec 7, 1980 |
| 11 | Montreal Maroons | 14 | 1931-32 | Nov 17, 1931 | 0 | Jan 21, 1932 |
| 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | 14 | 1944-45 | Nov 9, 1944 | 0 | Jan 27, 1945 |
| 11 | Boston Bruins | 14 | 1963-64 | Oct 12, 1963 | 0 | Dec 14, 1963 |
| 11 | New York Islanders | 14 | 1973-74 | Oct 10, 1973 | 0 | Dec 16, 1973 |
| 11 | California Golden Seals | 14 | 1974-75 | Oct 13, 1974 | 0 | Nov 23, 1974 |
| 11 | San Jose Sharks | 14 | 1991-92 | Oct 4, 1991 | 0 | Nov 29, 1991 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14 | 2003-04 | Oct 9, 2003 | 0 | Dec 20, 2003 |
| 18 | St. Louis Blues | 13 | 1983-84 | Oct 5, 1983 | 0 | Dec 3, 1983 |
| 18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 13 | 2009-10 | Oct 3, 2009 | 0 | Nov 28, 2009 |
| 20 | Quebec Bulldogs | 12 | 1919-20 | Dec 27, 1919 | 0 | Mar 8, 1920 |
| 20 | Toronto St. Patricks | 12 | 1925-26 | Dec 1, 1925 | 0 | Feb 11, 1926 |
| 20 | Boston Bruins | 12 | 1960-61 | Oct 5, 1960 | 0 | Nov 30, 1960 |
| 20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | 1983-84 | Oct 8, 1983 | 0 | Nov 29, 1983 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 1996-97 | Oct 8, 1996 | 0 | Nov 21, 1996 |
| 25 | Montréal Canadiens | 11 | 1952-53 | Oct 12, 1952 | 0 | Dec 7, 1952 |
| 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 1955-56 | Oct 6, 1955 | 0 | Nov 24, 1955 |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 11 | 1959-60 | Oct 10, 1959 | 0 | Dec 5, 1959 |
| 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 11 | 1963-64 | Oct 16, 1963 | 0 | Dec 7, 1963 |
| 25 | Oakland Seals | 11 | 1967-68 | Oct 21, 1967 | 0 | Nov 29, 1967 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 1969-70 | Oct 11, 1969 | 0 | Nov 29, 1969 |
| 25 | Hartford Whalers | 11 | 1981-82 | Oct 6, 1981 | 0 | Nov 29, 1981 |
| 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 11 | 1984-85 | Oct 11, 1984 | 0 | Dec 1, 1984 |
| 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 1991-92 | Oct 3, 1991 | 0 | Nov 20, 1991 |
| 25 | Washington Capitals | 11 | 1994-95 | Jan 21, 1995 | 0 | Feb 28, 1995 |
| 25 | Calgary Flames | 11 | 1997-98 | Oct 12, 1997 | 0 | Nov 18, 1997 |
| 36 | New York Americans | 10 | 1929-30 | Nov 16, 1929 | 0 | Jan 4, 1930 |
| 36 | New York Americans | 10 | 1932-33 | Nov 13, 1932 | 0 | Jan 8, 1933 |
| 36 | New York Rangers | 10 | 1943-44 | Oct 30, 1943 | 0 | Dec 23, 1943 |
| 36 | Boston Bruins | 10 | 1962-63 | Oct 13, 1962 | 0 | Dec 6, 1962 |
| 36 | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | 1972-73 | Oct 14, 1972 | 0 | Nov 22, 1972 |
| 36 | Detroit Red Wings | 10 | 1990-91 | Oct 4, 1990 | 0 | Nov 10, 1990 |
| 36 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | 1990-91 | Oct 4, 1990 | 0 | Nov 23, 1990 |
| 36 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 10 | 1993-94 | Oct 6, 1993 | 0 | Nov 26, 1993 |
| 36 | Arizona Coyotes | 10 | 2021-22 | Oct 14, 2021 | 0 | Nov 13, 2021 |
| 36 | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 2023-24 | Oct 21, 2023 | 0 | Nov 30, 2023 |
Excluding Neutral Site Games Top 45 of 45 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.
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Ottawa Senators holds the NHL record for longest road winless streaks, from start of season with 38 (1992-93).