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The Top 5 Ranked NHL Franchises of the Season
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | 1918 |
| 1 | Toronto Arenas |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators |
| 4 | Montreal Wanderers |
| Rnk | 1919 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | Toronto Arenas |
| Rnk | 1920 |
| 1 | Ottawa Senators |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 4 | Quebec Bulldogs |
| Rnk | 1921 |
| 1 | Ottawa Senators |
| 2 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Rnk | 1922 |
| 1 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Rnk | 1923 |
| 1 | Ottawa Senators |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 4 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Rnk | 1924 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 4 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Rnk | 1925 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 3 | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | Montreal Maroons |
| Rnk | 1926 |
| 1 | Montreal Maroons |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | New York Americans |
| Rnk | 1927 |
| 1 | Ottawa Senators |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Montreal Maroons |
| Rnk | 1928 |
| 1 | New York Rangers |
| 2 | Montreal Maroons |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators |
| Rnk | 1929 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | New York Americans |
| Rnk | 1930 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Montreal Maroons |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators |
| Rnk | 1931 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Rnk | 1932 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Montreal Maroons |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1933 |
| 1 | New York Rangers |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | Montreal Maroons |
| Rnk | 1934 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Montreal Maroons |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1935 |
| 1 | Montreal Maroons |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1936 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Montreal Maroons |
| 4 | New York Americans |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1937 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Montreal Maroons |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1938 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | New York Americans |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1939 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | New York Americans |
| Rnk | 1940 |
| 1 | New York Rangers |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1941 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1942 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1943 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1944 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1945 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1946 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Rnk | 1947 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1948 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1949 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1950 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1951 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1952 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1953 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Rnk | 1954 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1955 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1956 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1957 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Rnk | 1958 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Rnk | 1959 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1960 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1961 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1962 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 1963 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1964 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1965 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1966 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1967 |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 1968 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1969 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1970 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 1971 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1972 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1973 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1974 |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1975 |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Rnk | 1976 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres |
| Rnk | 1977 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres |
| Rnk | 1978 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | New York Islanders |
| Rnk | 1979 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | New York Islanders |
| 4 | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Rnk | 1980 |
| 1 | New York Islanders |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 4 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1981 |
| 1 | New York Islanders |
| 2 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 3 | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues |
| Rnk | 1982 |
| 1 | New York Islanders |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1983 |
| 1 | New York Islanders |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Minnesota North Stars |
| Rnk | 1984 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | New York Islanders |
| 3 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | Washington Capitals |
| Rnk | 1985 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Winnipeg Jets |
| Rnk | 1986 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Calgary Flames |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers |
| Rnk | 1987 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | Winnipeg Jets |
| Rnk | 1988 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils |
| 5 | Calgary Flames |
| Rnk | 1989 |
| 1 | Calgary Flames |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings |
| Rnk | 1990 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Washington Capitals |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 1991 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues |
| Rnk | 1992 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| Rnk | 1993 |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Rnk | 1994 |
| 1 | New York Rangers |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 1995 |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Rnk | 1996 |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Rnk | 1997 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 4 | New York Rangers |
| 5 | New Jersey Devils |
| Rnk | 1998 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Washington Capitals |
| 3 | Dallas Stars |
| 4 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues |
| Rnk | 1999 |
| 1 | Dallas Stars |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 2000 |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | Dallas Stars |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 2001 |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | Dallas Stars |
| Rnk | 2002 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues |
| Rnk | 2003 |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild |
| 5 | Dallas Stars |
| Rnk | 2004 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2 | Calgary Flames |
| 3 | San Jose Sharks |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Rnk | 2005 |
| No Season | |
| Rnk | 2006 |
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 4 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators |
| Rnk | 2007 |
| 1 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks |
| Rnk | 2008 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | Dallas Stars |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks |
| Rnk | 2009 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 2010 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | San Jose Sharks |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks |
| Rnk | 2011 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | San Jose Sharks |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | Washington Capitals |
| Rnk | 2012 |
| 1 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues |
| Rnk | 2013 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks |
| Rnk | 2014 |
| 1 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 2015 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens |
| Rnk | 2016 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | Washington Capitals |
| Rnk | 2017 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | Nashville Predators |
| 3 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | Washington Capitals |
| Rnk | 2018 |
| 1 | Washington Capitals |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 3 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | Nashville Predators |
| Rnk | 2019 |
| 1 | St. Louis Blues |
| 2 | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | San Jose Sharks |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 5 | New York Islanders |
| Rnk | 2020 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2 | Dallas Stars |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Boston Bruins |
| Rnk | 2021 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 4 | New York Islanders |
| 5 | Colorado Avalanche |
| Rnk | 2022 |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | Florida Panthers |
| Rnk | 2023 |
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 2 | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 4 | Dallas Stars |
| 5 | New Jersey Devils |
| Rnk | 2024 |
| 1 | Florida Panthers |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | New York Rangers |
| 4 | Dallas Stars |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Rnk | 2025 |
| 1 | Florida Panthers |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | Dallas Stars |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 5 | Winnipeg Jets |
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