NHL Record for Most Series Played

Montréal Canadiens holds the NHL record with 162 series played (1917-18).

Updated Oct 20, 6:00 PM ET after records.nhl.com

Top of the list

Most Series Played: the leaders
Rank	Team	Series played	Season	Team	GP	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens	162	1917-18	MTL	805	20
2	Boston Bruins	136	1924-25	BOS	708	62
3	Detroit Red Wings	121	1926-27	DET	622	0
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	121	1917-18	TOR	601	42
5	New York Rangers	116	1926-27	NYR	561	26
6	Chicago Blackhawks	114	1926-27	CHI	548	0
7	Philadelphia Flyers	84	1967-68	PHI	459	12
8	St. Louis Blues	77	1967-68	STL	423	38
9	Dallas Stars	76	1967-68	DAL	435	76
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	73	1967-68	PIT	404	16
11	Edmonton Oilers	67	1979-80	EDM	353	74
12	Colorado Avalanche	63	1979-80	COL	357	58
13	New York Islanders	62	1972-73	NYI	324	14
14	Los Angeles Kings	54	1967-68	LAK	283	10
14	Washington Capitals	54	1974-75	WSH	315	48
16	Buffalo Sabres	52	1970-71	BUF	269	14
17	New Jersey Devils	48	1974-75	NJD	276	14
17	Vancouver Canucks	48	1970-71	VAN	259	14
17	Calgary Flames	48	1972-73	CGY	250	2
20	Carolina Hurricanes	43	1979-80	CAR	235	94
21	San Jose Sharks	41	1991-92	SJS	241	32
22	Tampa Bay Lightning	40	1992-93	TBL	231	36

The full top 38

Most Series Played: NHL playoff team records
Rank	Team	Series played	Season	Team	GP	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens	162	1917-18	MTL	805	20
2	Boston Bruins	136	1924-25	BOS	708	62
3	Detroit Red Wings	121	1926-27	DET	622	0
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	121	1917-18	TOR	601	42
5	New York Rangers	116	1926-27	NYR	561	26
6	Chicago Blackhawks	114	1926-27	CHI	548	0
7	Philadelphia Flyers	84	1967-68	PHI	459	12
8	St. Louis Blues	77	1967-68	STL	423	38
9	Dallas Stars	76	1967-68	DAL	435	76
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	73	1967-68	PIT	404	16
11	Edmonton Oilers	67	1979-80	EDM	353	74
12	Colorado Avalanche	63	1979-80	COL	357	58
13	New York Islanders	62	1972-73	NYI	324	14
14	Los Angeles Kings	54	1967-68	LAK	283	10
14	Washington Capitals	54	1974-75	WSH	315	48
16	Buffalo Sabres	52	1970-71	BUF	269	14
17	New Jersey Devils	48	1974-75	NJD	276	14
17	Vancouver Canucks	48	1970-71	VAN	259	14
17	Calgary Flames	48	1972-73	CGY	250	2
20	Carolina Hurricanes	43	1979-80	CAR	235	94
21	San Jose Sharks	41	1991-92	SJS	241	32
22	Tampa Bay Lightning	40	1992-93	TBL	231	36
23	Anaheim Ducks	31	1993-94	ANA	174	12
24	Ottawa Senators	29	1992-93	OTT	161	4
25	Winnipeg Jets	26	1979-80	WPG	128	38
26	Florida Panthers	24	1993-94	FLA	132	90
27	Nashville Predators	23	1998-99	NSH	131	22
28	Vegas Golden Knights	22	2017-18	VGK	128	108
29	Montreal Maroons	20	1924-25 to 1937-38	MMR	50	0
29	Minnesota Wild	20	2000-01	MIN	113	20
31	St. Louis Eagles	14	1917-18 to 1934-35	SLE	41	0
32	Arizona Coyotes	12	1996-97 to 2023-24	ARI	66	0
33	Columbus Blue Jackets	8	2000-01	CBJ	41	16
34	Brooklyn Americans	7	1925-26 to 1941-42	BRK	18	0
35	Seattle Kraken	2	2021-22	SEA	14	14
35	Cleveland Barons	2	1967-68 to 1977-78	CLE	11	0
35	Philadelphia Quakers	2	1925-26 to 1930-31	QUA	4	0
38	Utah Mammoth	1	2024-25	UTA	6	4

Top 38 of 40 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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What is the NHL record for most series played?

Montréal Canadiens holds the NHL record for most series played with 162 (1917-18).