Most Lopsided NHL Rivalries of All Time

The biggest all-time leads, by winning percentage, among series with plenty of meetings. Most one-sided: New York Rangers leads Philadelphia Quakers 25-4-3, winning 82.8% of 32 meetings.

Team

#	Series	Record	Win %	Games
1	New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Quakers32 games	25-4-3	82.8%	32
2	Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken20 games	16-4	80.0%	20
3	Montreal Canadiens vs Cleveland Barons58 games	41-9-8	77.6%	58
4	Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken22 games	17-5	77.3%	22
5	New York Rangers vs Cleveland Barons54 games	38-10-6	75.9%	54
6	Boston Bruins vs Cleveland Barons62 games	44-12-6	75.8%	62
7	Ottawa Senators vs Philadelphia Quakers26 games	18-5-3	75.0%	26
8	Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks51 games	38-13	74.5%	51
9	Montreal Canadiens vs Hamilton Tigers46 games	34-12	73.9%	46
10	Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks30 games	22-8	73.3%	30
11	Vegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks36 games	26-10	72.2%	36
12	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets76 games	54-22	71.1%	76
13	Ottawa Senators vs Hamilton Tigers46 games	32-13-1	70.7%	46
14	Toronto Maple Leafs vs Anaheim Ducks56 games	37-14-5	70.5%	56
15	Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators47 games	32-13-2	70.2%	47
16	New York Rangers vs St. Louis Eagles40 games	23-7-10	70.0%	40
17	Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens35 games	24-10-1	70.0%	35
18	Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken20 games	14-6	70.0%	20
19	Montreal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks156 games	102-41-13	69.6%	156
20	Boston Bruins vs Arizona Coyotes87 games	57-23-7	69.5%	87
21	Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Quakers36 games	23-9-4	69.4%	36
22	Calgary Flames vs New Jersey Devils116 games	75-30-11	69.4%	116
23	New York Islanders vs Cleveland Barons26 games	15-5-6	69.2%	26
24	Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks45 games	31-14	68.9%	45
25	New York Rangers vs San Jose Sharks53 games	35-15-3	68.9%	53
26	Toronto Maple Leafs vs Cleveland Barons62 games	38-15-9	68.5%	62
27	Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks54 games	35-15-4	68.5%	54
28	Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes84 games	53-22-9	68.5%	84
29	Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets105 games	71-33-1	68.1%	105
30	Cleveland Barons vs Washington Capitals20 games	13-6-1	67.5%	20
31	Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Quakers26 games	14-5-7	67.3%	26
32	New York Americans vs Philadelphia Quakers26 games	16-7-3	67.3%	26
33	New York Rangers vs Brooklyn Americans99 games	59-25-15	67.2%	99
34	New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks143 games	92-43-8	67.1%	143
35	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets73 games	49-24	67.1%	73
36	Vancouver Canucks vs Cleveland Barons38 games	24-11-3	67.1%	38
37	Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks53 games	33-15-5	67.0%	53
38	St. Louis Blues vs Cleveland Barons65 games	36-14-15	66.9%	65
39	Philadelphia Flyers vs Vancouver Canucks138 games	85-40-13	66.3%	138
40	Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings163 games	98-45-20	66.3%	163
41	Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues159 games	94-43-22	66.0%	159
42	Philadelphia Flyers vs Winnipeg Jets75 games	48-24-3	66.0%	75
43	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Cleveland Barons73 games	39-16-18	65.8%	73
44	Vegas Golden Knights vs Arizona Coyotes29 games	19-10	65.5%	29
45	Colorado Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets71 games	46-24-1	65.5%	71
46	Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets68 games	44-23-1	65.4%	68
47	Atlanta Flames vs Cleveland Barons26 games	15-7-4	65.4%	26
48	Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks140 games	84-41-15	65.4%	140
49	Los Angeles Kings vs Ottawa Senators49 games	31-16-2	65.3%	49
50	Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators63 games	39-20-4	65.1%	63
51	Nashville Predators vs New York Islanders40 games	26-14	65.0%	40
52	Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars155 games	89-43-23	64.8%	155
53	Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings51 games	32-17-2	64.7%	51
54	Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings168 games	102-53-13	64.6%	168
55	Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames31 games	20-11	64.5%	31
56	New York Rangers vs Arizona Coyotes87 games	53-28-6	64.4%	87
57	Toronto Maple Leafs vs Brooklyn Americans123 games	68-33-22	64.2%	123
58	Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets53 games	34-19	64.2%	53
59	Philadelphia Flyers vs Cleveland Barons69 games	37-18-14	63.8%	69
60	Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg Jets33 games	21-12	63.6%	33
61	Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken22 games	14-8	63.6%	22
62	St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers48 games	29-16-3	63.5%	48
63	Buffalo Sabres vs Arizona Coyotes88 games	52-29-7	63.1%	88
64	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Arizona Coyotes88 games	54-31-3	63.1%	88
65	Toronto St. Patricks vs Hamilton Tigers46 games	29-17	63.0%	46
66	Buffalo Sabres vs Cleveland Barons46 games	25-13-8	63.0%	46
67	New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild35 games	21-12-2	62.9%	35
68	Montreal Canadiens vs Chicago Blackhawks660 games	362-193-105	62.8%	660
69	Calgary Flames vs Florida Panthers47 games	28-16-3	62.8%	47
70	Chicago Black Hawks vs Cleveland Barons55 games	31-17-7	62.7%	55
71	Boston Bruins vs Brooklyn Americans100 games	57-32-11	62.5%	100
72	Los Angeles Kings vs Cleveland Barons76 games	42-23-11	62.5%	76
73	Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild36 games	22-13-1	62.5%	36
74	Montreal Maroons vs Philadelphia Quakers28 games	16-9-3	62.5%	28
75	Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers57 games	34-20-3	62.3%	57
76	Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars160 games	89-50-21	62.2%	160
77	Philadelphia Flyers vs St. Louis Blues175 games	100-58-17	62.0%	175
78	Boston Bruins vs Winnipeg Jets76 games	46-28-2	61.8%	76
79	Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers38 games	23-14-1	61.8%	38
80	Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers110 games	66-40-4	61.8%	110
81	Philadelphia Flyers vs Los Angeles Kings161 games	92-54-15	61.8%	161
82	Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets89 games	54-33-2	61.8%	89
83	Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets64 games	39-24-1	61.7%	64
84	Detroit Falcons vs Philadelphia Quakers30 games	18-11-1	61.7%	30
85	Winnipeg Jets vs Vancouver Canucks56 games	34-21-1	61.6%	56
86	Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals111 games	60-35-16	61.3%	111
87	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks130 games	74-45-11	61.2%	130
88	San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals55 games	33-21-1	60.9%	55
89	St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning55 games	32-20-3	60.9%	55
90	New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues161 games	90-55-16	60.9%	161
91	Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins249 games	140-86-23	60.8%	249
92	Calgary Flames vs Carolina Hurricanes88 games	50-31-7	60.8%	88
93	Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks131 games	76-48-7	60.7%	131
94	Philadelphia Flyers vs Arizona Coyotes89 games	53-34-2	60.7%	89
95	Vancouver Canucks vs Columbus Blue Jackets71 games	42-27-2	60.6%	71
96	Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators48 games	28-18-2	60.4%	48
97	New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars154 games	82-50-22	60.4%	154
98	Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins256 games	144-91-21	60.4%	256
99	Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames121 games	68-43-10	60.3%	121
100	Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning39 games	23-15-1	60.3%	39

How this list works

Series with at least 20 meetings (15 in college football), ranked by the leader's winning percentage (a tie counts as half a win), then by the number of games.

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Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.