Which team won the NHL’s longest winning streak, at 17 games, in 1992–93?

The Pittsburgh Penguins won 17 consecutive games during the 1992–93 NHL season, tying the league’s longest winning streak at that time.

The streak was part of a dominant Pittsburgh season led by Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, and Rick Tocchet. The Penguins finished first in the Wales Conference and won the Presidents’ Trophy after posting the league’s best regular-season record. Their 17-game run matched the record set by the 1992–93 Penguins themselves in contemporary NHL record listings and became one of the defining stretches of the franchise’s early-1990s peak.

Winning streak records can be difficult to compare because the NHL has changed overtime, standings, and shootout rules over time. A streak of 17 victories means 17 games won outright; shootout-era records are usually discussed separately. Pittsburgh’s run is also distinct from Philadelphia’s 35-game unbeaten streak in 1979–80, which included ties and was not 35 consecutive wins.