Most Stanley Cups by a Team

The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cups of any team, with 24 championships, the most recent captured in 1993. That total is nearly double the 13 held by the second-place Toronto Maple Leafs, a reflection of the deepest dynasty tradition in North American sports.

The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy in professional sports, and the list of teams that have hoisted it reads like a history of the NHL itself. The Original Six franchises, which made up the entire league from 1942 to 1967, still tower over the leaderboard, with a handful of later dynasties breaking through since expansion. Here is the full leaderboard of NHL teams by Stanley Cup titles, the eras behind them, and why Montreal’s lead is so commanding. All figures are as of the 2025 season.

The record holder: the Montreal Canadiens and 24 Cups

The Canadiens built their total across the better part of a century, but the core came during a golden age from the 1950s through the 1970s. Their run of five consecutive titles from 1956 to 1960 remains the longest championship streak in NHL history, and they added four more in a row in the late 1970s behind Guy Lafleur and Ken Dryden.

Since that 1993 title, Montreal has not added to the count, and the drought is now the longest in the franchise’s storied history. Even so, 24 championships leave the Canadiens so far ahead that no active team is realistically within reach.

The full leaderboard of Stanley Cups by team

The table below ranks NHL franchises by total Stanley Cup championships.

Rank	Cups	Team	Most recent
1	24	Montreal Canadiens	1993
2	13	Toronto Maple Leafs	1967
3	11	Detroit Red Wings	2008
4	6	Boston Bruins	2011
5	6	Chicago Blackhawks	2015
6	5	Edmonton Oilers	1990
7	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	2017
8	4	New York Islanders	1983
9	4	New York Rangers	1994
10	3	New Jersey Devils	2003

The top three are all Original Six clubs, and five of the top nine come from that founding group. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils each sit on three titles, just outside or at the edge of the top 10, representing the modern expansion era.

Toronto and Detroit: the chasing Original Six

The Toronto Maple Leafs hold 13 Cups, second on the list, but their last came in 1967, the longest title drought among the Original Six. The Detroit Red Wings’ 11 include championships spread from the 1930s all the way to 2008, making them the most successful Original Six team of the modern era. Both franchises anchor the middle of the leaderboard well clear of the expansion clubs.

Expansion dynasties: Oilers, Penguins and Islanders

The most successful post-1967 franchises are the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, each with five titles. Edmonton’s came during the Wayne Gretzky-led dynasty of the 1980s, while Pittsburgh won in the early 1990s and again in 2016 and 2017. The New York Islanders’ four straight from 1980 to 1983 remain the last true four-peat in the sport. The stars who powered these runs feature on our most goals in NHL history and most points in NHL history leaderboards.

Why the record matters

Championships are the ultimate measure of a franchise, and the Stanley Cup leaderboard captures which teams turned talent into sustained dynasties. Montreal’s 24 reflect an era when a few clubs dominated a small league, a level of concentration modern parity makes almost impossible to repeat. For the players behind these dynasties, see our ranking of the greatest NHL players, and for the basketball equivalent, our most NBA championships by a team list.

The short version: the Montreal Canadiens hold the record for the most Stanley Cups with 24, well ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs (13) and Detroit Red Wings (11). The Original Six still dominate the list. As of the 2025 season, Montreal’s championship lead remains far out of reach for any active team.