List of Stanley Cup Finals appearances

This is a list of Stanley Cup Final appearances, which lists those teams that have played in the Stanley Cup Final series since the current play-off format was adopted in 1915. Before this, from 1894 to 1914, the Cup was won by challenge or league championship. Since 1927, the Stanley Cup Final series also determines the National Hockey League (NHL) championship.

Active teams

Unless marked otherwise, teams played in the NHL exclusively at the time they competed for the Stanley Cup. A bolded year denotes a Stanley Cup win.

Apps	Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	Season(s)
35	Montreal Canadiens	24	10	.706	1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2021
24	Detroit Red Wings	11	13	.458	1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009
21	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	8	.619	1918, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
20	Boston Bruins	6	14	.300	1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013, 2019
13	Chicago Blackhawks	6	7	.462	1931, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2015
11	New York Rangers	4	7	.364	1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1994, 2014
8	Philadelphia Flyers	2	6	.250	1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010
8	Edmonton Oilers	5	3	.666	1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2024
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	1	.833	1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
5	New York Islanders	4	1	.800	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
5	New Jersey Devils	3	2	.600	1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012
5	Dallas Stars	1	4	.200	1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2020
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	2	.600	2004, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
4	St. Louis Blues	1	3	.250	1968, 1969, 1970, 2019
3	Los Angeles Kings	2	1	.667	1993, 2012, 2014
3	Calgary Flames	1	2	.333	1986, 1989, 2004
3	Vancouver Canucks	0	3	.000	1982, 1994, 2011
3	Colorado Avalanche	3	0	1.000	1996, 2001, 2022
2	Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	.500	2002, 2006
2	Anaheim Ducks	1	1	.500	2003, 2007
2	Washington Capitals	1	1	.500	1998, 2018
2	Buffalo Sabres	0	2	.000	1975, 1999
2	Vegas Golden Knights	1	1	.500	2018, 2023
3	Florida Panthers	1	2	.333	1996, 2023, 2024
1	Ottawa Senators	0	1	.000	2007
1	San Jose Sharks	0	1	.000	2016
1	Nashville Predators	0	1	.000	2017

Five active teams have yet to make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Three of these teams have remained in the same location since their inceptions:

• Columbus Blue Jackets (20 seasons, 6 playoffs)
• Minnesota Wild (20 seasons, 11 playoffs, 1 division title)
• Seattle Kraken (3 seasons, 1 playoffs)

The other two teams have relocated and have not made the Finals in either location:

• Atlanta Thrashers (11 seasons, 1 playoff, 1 division title) / Winnipeg Jets (10 seasons, 5 playoffs)
• Winnipeg Jets (original team) (17 seasons, 11 playoffs) / Phoenix Coyotes/Arizona Coyotes (24 seasons, 9 playoffs, 1 division title)

Five relocated teams that have won the Stanley Cup in their current locations and never in their former locations:

• Quebec Nordiques (16 seasons, 9 playoffs, 2 division titles) – won 3 Stanley Cups as Colorado Avalanche
• Kansas City Scouts (2 seasons, never made playoff contention)/Colorado Rockies (6 seasons, 1 playoff) – won 3 Stanley Cups as New Jersey Devils
• California Golden Seals (9 seasons, 2 playoffs)/Cleveland Barons (2 seasons, never made playoff contention) – merged with Minnesota North Stars who lost twice in the Finals then won the Stanley Cup once as Dallas Stars
• Atlanta Flames (8 seasons, 6 playoffs) – won Stanley Cup once as Calgary Flames
• Hartford Whalers (18 seasons, 8 playoffs, 1 division title) – won Stanley Cup once as Carolina Hurricanes

Defunct teams

Listed after the team name is the name of the affiliated league(s) when the team competed for the Stanley Cup. A bold year denotes a Stanley Cup win.

Appearances	Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	Years of Appearance
5	Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL)	4	1	.800	1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
4	Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA/WCHL)	1	3	.250	1915, 1918, 1921, 1922
3	Montreal Maroons (NHL)	2	1	.667	1926, 1928, 1935
3	Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)	1	1	.500	1917, 1919, 1920
2	Victoria Cougars (WCHL/WHL)	1	1	.500	1925, 1926
1	Portland Rosebuds (PCHA)	0	1	.000	1916
1	Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL)	0	1	.000	1923
1	Calgary Tigers (WCHL)	0	1	.000	1924

Notes

• ^a The Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans appearance totals include the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals that ended with a no-decision because of the Spanish flu epidemic. It is not considered an official series win or loss by either team.
• ^b The franchise known today as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Cup in 1918 as the Toronto Hockey Club (later engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Toronto Arenas in 1947), and in 1922 as the Toronto St. Patricks.
• ^c The Chicago Blackhawks were known as the Chicago Black Hawks prior to the 1986–87 season.
• ^d The Dallas Stars totals include two series losses as the Minnesota North Stars.
• ^e The Anaheim Ducks totals include one series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
• ^f The modern Ottawa Senators (1992–present) are the namesake of the original Senators (1883–1934).

References

• Dan Diamond, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports. ISBN 1892129078.

Related pages

• List of Stanley Cup champions