The Dallas Stars won their ninth and 10th straight games when they beat the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames 6-1 this week, setting a franchise record for most consecutive regular-season wins.
While it’s a streak coach Glen Gulutzan and his team will wear as a badge of honor, only four franchises have not won 10 straight: the 2-year-old Utah Mammoth, 5-year-old Seattle Kraken, Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings.
The Stars are reaching new heights, and they’re getting closer to the Colorado Avalanche for the top spot in the NHL standings as we approach Friday’s trade deadline. But they’ll need to keep winning through mid-March to get on this list of the longest winning streaks in NHL history:
Top 5 longest regular-season winning streaks in NHL history
5. Pittsburgh Penguins (15 games, 2012-13)
In 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed a perfect March, winning all 15 games. They had a somewhat favorable schedule, playing 10 of 15 at home, including a four-game stint to end the month.
They allowed just 26 goals, an average of 1.73 per game, and had four team shutouts.
Sidney Crosby had 25 points (six goals, 19 assists), leading the league during the streak, and teammate Chris Kunitz was second, notching 20 points (11 goals, nine assists).
4. New York Islanders (15 games, 1981-82)
The New York Islanders enjoyed a 15-game winning streak in 1981-82, culminating in their third successive Stanley Cup.
The Islanders went on to win a fourth straight Stanley Cup the next season, marking the last time any franchise won more than two in a row.
They scored 97 goals in 15 games, 24 more than a Montreal Canadiens team that had the second-most during the famous stretch. New York was also the best defensively, conceding 35 goals.
3. Columbus Blue Jackets (16 games, 2016-17)
The Columbus Blue Jackets won eight straight at home and on the road from Nov. 29, 2016, to Jan. 3, 2017.
Sergei Bobrovsky started in 14 of those 16 games and had a sterling .941 save percentage and 1.64 goals-against average during the streak. Both were league bests, and the Blue Jackets allowed two goals or fewer 13 times.
Unfortunately, all was for nought as the Blue Jackets lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2. Edmonton Oilers (16 games, 2023-24)
After a woeful 5-12-1 start that cost Jay Woodcroft his job, the Oilers went on arguably the greatest run in NHL history, winning 24 of the following 27 games.
That included an eight-game and a 16-game winning streak, the latter of which was bettered only by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Oilers were almost impenetrable for large portions of the streak, allowing two goals or fewer in 14 straight.
They eventually advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing in seven games to the Florida Panthers.
1. Pittsburgh Penguins (17 games, 1992-93)
The Penguins’ astonishing run set a record that has stood for 33 years.
We all know who spearheaded the unprecedented streak, with Mario Lemieux scoring an outrageous 27 goals and 51 points, an average of three per game.
He finished the season with 69 goals and the Hart Trophy to boot. Tom Barrasso was between the pipes for 14 of those wins, and backup Ken Wregget took the helm for the other three.