Which NHL team won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017?

The Pittsburgh Penguins won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017.

Pittsburgh defeated the San Jose Sharks four games to two in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, then beat the Nashville Predators four games to two in the 2017 Final. Those titles marked the Penguins’ first back-to-back championships since the franchise’s own 1991 and 1992 victories.

The team was coached by Mike Sullivan and led by captain Sidney Crosby, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in both championship runs. Other key contributors included Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, and goaltender Matt Murray.

The 2017 championship was historically significant: Pittsburgh became the first NHL team since the 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings to win consecutive titles. The Penguins also became the first team of the post-1967 expansion era to repeat while retaining the core of a modern championship roster.