No franchise has achieved dominance in the National Hockey League quite like the Montreal Canadiens.
Since the league`s inception in 1917, the Canadiens, recognized as one of the Original Six teams, have secured an impressive 23 Stanley Cup championships. This total is 10 titles more than any other team in NHL history.
Over the years, the Canadiens have had numerous exceptional runs to the championship, including two undefeated postseason campaigns in the 1923-24 and 1959-60 seasons.
Here we examine the teams that hold the most remarkable single-season records during their pursuit of the Stanley Cup:
- 1959-60: Montreal Canadiens, 8-0-0
- 1951-52: Detroit Red Wings, 8-0-0
- 1928-29: Boston Bruins, 5-0-0
- 1923-24: Montreal Canadiens, 6-0-0
- 1975-76: Montreal Canadiens, 12-1-0
- 1967-68: Montreal Canadiens, 12-1-0
- 1987-88: Edmonton Oilers, 16-2-1
- 1929-30: Montreal Canadiens, 5-0-1
- 1948-49: Toronto Maple Leafs, 8-1-0
- 1947-48: Toronto Maple Leafs, 8-1-0
- 1945-46: Montreal Canadiens, 8-1-0
- 1943-44: Montreal Canadiens, 8-1-0
- 1976-77: Montreal Canadiens, 12-2-0
- 1969-70: Boston Bruins, 12-2-0
- 1968-69: Montreal Canadiens, 12-2-0
- 1935-36: Detroit Red Wings, 6-1-0
