This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season seasons. Because the nhl features two seasons in one the more finesse. The top 5 worst pittsburgh penguins acquisitions of alltime. With 62 wins, the lightning tied the 199596 detroit red wings for the most by a team in the regular season in nhl history. This team has been at or near the bottom of the nhl in the power play and penalty kill rankings virtually all season.
Weve decided to highlight not just the best but also the worst season in every franchises history. The kings compiled a 402715 in the regular season, winning their final game of the season to. The cardinals 9072 record is tied for the fifthworst for a world serieswinning team. With the 201920 nhl season a quarter of the way through, we are starting to get an idea of what each of the 31 teams should be capable of. No, detroit red wings wont set a team record for fewest. Worst underachieving teams in nhl history stadium talk. The ottawa senators would go on to lose the second most games in nhl history with 70, against just 10 wins an four ties. The worst team to ever play in an nhl season has to be the washington capitals in their inaugural season of 197475. Red wings clinch worst record in nhl with loss to carolina. The sabres finished with a record of 25 wins, 45 regulation losses and 12. Ranking how worried nhls five worst teams should be. With 54 losses on the season so far, the colorado avalanche are one of the worst teams of the modern era. What have been some of the worst seasons in team history. The following are the 9 worst nhl teams from the past two decades.
With the nhl reportedly set to expand to las vegas for the 20172018 season, heres a look at the best and worst expansion teams in the four major north american pro sports leagues. A couple of veterans werent so kind to the rookie sidney crosby, and with a lack of goaltending, the penguins season spiraled even further out of control. The avalanche are dead last in the nhl and havent played a. These are the best of the worst underachieving teams in nhl history. The team s best player was height challenged veteran defenceman norm maciver, who had 63 points in 80 games, but was also 46 on a team that scored a league worst 202 goals and allowed 395. The official site for the latest nba basketball regular season standings from across the league. A look back at the worst playoff teams in nfl history, and how they performed. Thibault played only 22 games for the penguins the following season with a 782 record, and a mediocre.
Buffalo sabres have the nhls worst record for the past. While the record is on par with the senators and sharks from 199293 at 8675, it was the goal differential and 90 road record that really did them in. That dubious distinction belongs to the 1915 philadelphia a. The team was so bad that they lost four games by 10 or more. This team was so bad that hardluck defenceman bill mikkelson logged a team worst 82, in just 59 games. The worst season for each of the 32 nfl teams this century. The 198990 nordiques season got off to a good start with the franchise selecting mats sundin with the. A look back at the worst playoff teams in nfl history, and. Still, this red wings team is among the worst in franchise history for points, as well. This would end in 1949 where teams now play 70 or more games.
Top ten worst teams of the 20192020 nhl season thetoptens. Arizona coyotes tie record for worst nhl start with 11. Arizona coyotes tie nhl record for the worst start in league history with 11 straight losses. Ranking of nhl teams over the last 10 years matchsticks.
Are this years avalanche the worst team of the cap era. There have been a few instances of franchises having a worse points percentage in their first or only season, but this was the only team in nhl history to have a percentage below 17. Two weeks into the 201718 nhl season, one team has no wins and five have one. List of worst major league baseball season records wikipedia.
In fact, in the salary cap era of the nhl, it would be next to impossible for any team to ever have the worst record in league history. The florida panthers were as dominant as they ever have been in winning a franchisebest 12 games, a streak that ended monday with a 32 overtime loss to the vancouver canucks on the second night of a backtoback swing through western canada. List of worst mlb season records baseball wiki fandom. Colorado avalanche on track to become one of the worst nhl. Detroit red wings are bad, but will they be worst in. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup and the word mark. Why the detroit red wings could be the worst nhl team of the 21st century. The 191920 season was the first and last in the nhl for the quebec bulldogs before they moved to hamilton, on the next year. But the cardinals toppled a 102win phillies team in the first round and survived a wild game six of the. Goaltender michel belhumeur went 024 and along with fellow netminder ron low, they allowed a combined 446 goals also an nhl record. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. The 1899 cleveland spiders own the worst singleseason record of all time and for all eras with one exception finishing at 204.
Why the detroit red wings could be the worst nhl team of. Colorado avalanche on track to become one of the worst nhl teams of modern era avalanche have a 19443 record 41 points, which puts them on pace for the worst season in franchise history since. What is the worst record of an mlb team the season after a. There have been two other instances when teams have only played 48 games in a season. The nightmare of a season led to the drafting of sidney crosby and then. Which was probably why the mavs managed to avoid being lumped in with the 76ers for the worst season record in nba history. This years detroit red wings have a case for being worse than the 19992000 atlanta thrashers. Penguins hold the longest winning streak and capitals with the longest losing streak. The buffalo sabres were the worst team in the national hockey league in the 20172018 season, which wrapped up yesterday. If you mean the nhl team with the worst record, that would be the 197475 washington capitals. Find the top 36 nhl records including single game, single year and team streaks. The 197475 washington capitals went 8675 for 21 points in 80 games, a point percentage of. San jose sharks worst records by seasons midway point.
Anyways im getting sidetracked, what team is in your eyes the worst team of the 20192020 nhl. Both the 199495 season and 2012 season were reduced to 48 games due to lockouts. This season has led to some very disappointing teams. How do we rank the best of the best from the past 10 seasons. Using a point system to determine which nhl teams have been the best and the worst over the last 10 years. Follow your favorite team through the 201920 season. The poor san jose sharks didnt really stand much of a chance when they made their debut in the. List of nhl records team list of nhl statistical leaders. The 10 most disappointing nhl teams so far this season. The team finished with the worst record in the nhl, 224614. Should the red wings finish the year with their current. And also some teams that were predicted to be crap, and are crap. For more information, check the history of the national hockey league.
The official 20172018 standings for the national hockey league. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Tommy williams, a 34yearold veteran of nhlwha seasons and who wasnt in the draft but was a free agent from the wha led this dismal eightgame winning bunch with 58 points in 73 games. The 1899 cleveland spiders own the worst singleseason record of all time minimum 120 games and for all eras, finishing at 204.