Winning a Stanley Cup championship is a significant challenge in professional hockey. Successfully defending that title and winning again in the very next season is an even more difficult and rare accomplishment. Throughout the long history of the National Hockey League, only a select group of truly exceptional teams have managed to secure consecutive league titles.
In recent times, the Florida Panthers have emerged as a team with the potential to join this exclusive list, aiming to become the first franchise to win back-to-back Stanley Cups since the Tampa Bay Lightning achieved the feat in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Below is a compilation of the NHL teams that have won the Stanley Cup in two or more consecutive years:
Montreal Canadiens
- 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Four consecutive)
- 1968, 1969 (Two consecutive)
- 1965, 1966 (Two consecutive)
- 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 (Five consecutive)
- 1930, 1931 (Two consecutive)
Detroit Red Wings
- 1997, 1998 (Two consecutive)
- 1954, 1955 (Two consecutive)
- 1936, 1937 (Two consecutive)
Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2016, 2017 (Two consecutive)
- 1991, 1992 (Two consecutive)
Edmonton Oilers
- 1987, 1988 (Two consecutive)
- 1984, 1985 (Two consecutive)
Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1962, 1963, 1964 (Three consecutive)
- 1947, 1948, 1949 (Three consecutive)
Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2020, 2021 (Two consecutive)
New York Islanders
- 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 (Four consecutive)
Philadelphia Flyers
- 1974, 1975 (Two consecutive)
St. Louis Eagles
- 1920, 1921 (Two consecutive)
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