Red Wings' Decade-Long Playoff Drought Is Now the NHL's Worst

The Detroit Red Wings have now missed the NHL playoffs for 10 consecutive seasons, giving them the longest active playoff drought in the league. The drought began in 2016, eight years after the franchise won its last Stanley Cup in 2008. Detroit's 10-year streak ties them for second longest all-time with the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, behind only the Buffalo Sabres' record 14-season drought, which Buffalo snapped last season.