Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins erased their seven year Stanley Cup drought with a Game 6 win over the San Jose Sharks. The NHL's other 29 teams, however, extended their respective win-less droughts by another year. The chart below describes, in descending order, the number of years each team has gone without winning a Stanley Cup, showing the last year they hoisted the hardware (if ever).
| Team | Seasons | Last Cup Win |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
48
|
|
| St. Louis Blues |
48
|
Never
|
| Buffalo Sabres |
45
|
Never
|
| Vancouver Canucks |
45
|
Never
|
| Washington Capitals |
41
|
Never
|
| Philadelphia Flyers |
40
|
|
| Phoenix Coyotes* |
36
|
Never
|
| New York Islanders |
32
|
|
| Calgary Flames |
26
|
|
| Edmonton Oilers |
25
|
|
| San Jose Sharks |
24
|
Never
|
| Ottawa Senators |
23
|
Never
|
| Montreal Canadiens |
22
|
|
| Florida Panthers |
22
|
Never
|
| New York Rangers |
21
|
|
| Nashville Predators |
17
|
Never
|
| Dallas Stars |
16
|
|
| Winnipeg Jets** |
16
|
Never
|
| Minnesota Wild |
15
|
Never
|
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
15
|
Never
|
| Colorado Avalanche |
14
|
|
| New Jersey Devils |
12
|
|
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
11
|
|
| Carolina Hurricanes |
10
|
|
| Anaheim Ducks |
9
|
|
| Detroit Red Wings |
8
|
|
| Boston Bruins |
5
|
|
| Los Angeles Kings |
2
|
|
| Chicago Blackhawks |
1
|
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0
|
|
| Avg |
22
|
* Includes record of Winnipeg Jets prior to relocation to Phoenix
** Includes record of Atlanta Thrashers prior to relocation to Winnipeg
The average drought rests at 22 seasons with longest being 48 seasons (Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues), six seasons shy of the all-time win-less streak of 54 seasons (New York Rangers 1940-1994). Not only has Toronto failed to win since the NHL expansion beyond its original six teams, they have not even reached the Final during that span.
More intriguing than the length of each team's drought is the fact that 12 of the 30 current NHL teams (40%) have never won the Stanley Cup. In fact, 5 of the 30 teams (17%) have never skated in a Final in their franchise history (Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets).
In ten months the quest for the Stanley Cup continues for 16 of the 30 clubs that qualify for the postseason. Early Vegas odds favor the Capitals (11 to 2), followed by the Kings (6 to 1) and the current champion Penguins to capture consecutive Cups (7 to 1).
* See also NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Qualification Droughts.
* See also NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Series Win Droughts.
* See also NHL Stanley Cup Final Appearance Droughts.
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