2022 NHL playoffs: 12 teams that have never won the Stanley Cup

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The Stanley Cup has been awarded to 25 teams since 1914 with just four teams making up more than half of the total championships won. 

The Montreal Canadiens are the most successful NHL franchise with 24 championships, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs with 13 and the Detroit Red Wings with 11. Some teams have won back-to-back Cups, while others have only been awarded the coveted trophy once.

Check below for a list of the 12 NHL teams that have never won the Stanley Cup.

Dallas Stars' Brett Hull scores the game-winning goal against the Sabres in the NHL Finals in Buffalo, New York, June 19, 1999. (Lou Capozzola/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

The early years of the Buffalo Sabres saw far more success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs than that of the modern-day franchise. In 29 playoff appearances, the Sabres have advanced to the Finals just two times: the 1998-99 and 1974-75 seasons. 

In 1999, Buffalo came close to winning its first Cup, sweeping both the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins before defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 to reach the Finals. Trailing the series 3-2, the Sabres’ dreams of hoisting up the coveted Stanley Cup came to a controversial end when Dallas Stars forward Brett Hull scored a goal with just over five minutes left in triple overtime. Despite his skate being in the crease before the puck entered, the NHL ruled the goal good and the Sabres' woes continued. 

More recently, Buffalo maintains the longest active playoff drought in league history, with 11 fruitless seasons and just two appearances in the last 15. 

Artemi Panarin of the Blue Jackets is congratulated by Josh Anderson after scoring during the