The Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are tied for the most Stanley Cups won since 2000, with three championships apiece.
Six more franchises have won twice during the period: the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils. The Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals have each won once.
This leaderboard begins with the 2000 Stanley Cup and runs through Carolina’s 2026 championship. The Hurricanes defeated Vegas in six games to win their second Cup of the period and their first since 2006.
For another view of postseason success during the same era, compare these championship totals with the most NHL playoff wins since 2000.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026.
Table of Contents
- Key Facts
- How This List Works
- T-10. Five Teams — 1 Stanley Cup
- T-4. Carolina Hurricanes — 2
- T-4. Colorado Avalanche — 2
- T-4. Detroit Red Wings — 2
- T-4. Florida Panthers — 2
- T-4. Los Angeles Kings — 2
- T-4. New Jersey Devils — 2
- T-1. Chicago Blackhawks — 3
- T-1. Pittsburgh Penguins — 3
- T-1. Tampa Bay Lightning — 3
- What the Championship Data Reveals
- Complete Leaderboard
- FAQ
- Sources and Data Notes
- Conclusion
- More NHL Rankings
Most Stanley Cups Won in the NHL Since 2000: Key Facts
- Most championships: Chicago, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay are tied with three each.
- Multiple-Cup franchises: Nine teams have won at least twice.
- Different champions: Fourteen franchises have lifted the Cup during the period.
- Awarded championships: Twenty-six Stanley Cups were awarded from 2000 through 2026 because no championship was awarded in 2005.
- Back-to-back champions: Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Florida are the only teams to repeat during this period.
- Latest champion: Carolina won the 2026 Stanley Cup, its second title since 2000.
- Longest gap between titles: Colorado waited 21 years between its 2001 and 2022 championships.
How This Stanley Cup Ranking Works
This is an objective championship-count leaderboard. It includes every Stanley Cup awarded from the 2000 Final through the 2026 Final. The canceled 2004–05 NHL season did not produce a champion, so no Stanley Cup was awarded in 2005.
Stanley Cup wins alone determine placement. Playoff victories, Final appearances, Presidents’ Trophies, regular-season records and championships won before 2000 do not affect the order. Teams with the same number of Cups share a competition rank, and the next rank skips the appropriate number of places.
All teams tied at the same rank are listed alphabetically. That secondary order is only for readability and does not break the tie.
T-10. Five Teams — 1 Stanley Cup
Five franchises have won exactly one Stanley Cup since 2000. Each title was significant in a different way, ranging from long-awaited first championships to Vegas reaching the top in only its sixth NHL season.
Anaheim Ducks — 2007
Anaheim defeated the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final to become the first California-based franchise to win the championship. It remains the Ducks’ only Cup.
Boston Bruins — 2011
Boston beat the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in 2011, winning the deciding game on the road. The Bruins returned to the Final in 2013 and 2019 but did not add another championship.
St. Louis Blues — 2019
St. Louis won the first Stanley Cup in franchise history by defeating Boston in Game 7 of the 2019 Final. The championship ended a wait that had stretched across the Blues’ first 51 seasons.
Vegas Golden Knights — 2023
Vegas defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win the 2023 Stanley Cup. The Golden Knights captured the championship in their sixth NHL season, then returned to the Final in 2026 and lost to Carolina.
Washington Capitals — 2018
Washington beat Vegas in five games in 2018 to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The title became the defining team achievement of the Alex Ovechkin era.
T-4. Carolina Hurricanes — 2 Stanley Cups
Carolina won in 2006 and 2026, creating the second-longest calendar gap between championships among the multi-Cup teams on this leaderboard. The Hurricanes defeated Edmonton in seven games for their first title and Vegas in six for their second.
The 2026 victory changed the shape of the ranking. Carolina moved out of the one-Cup group, increased the number of multi-title franchises to nine and became the latest team to reach two championships during the period.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2006, 2026
T-4. Colorado Avalanche — 2 Stanley Cups
Colorado’s two championships came in 2001 and 2022. The Avalanche defeated New Jersey in seven games for the first, then beat Tampa Bay in six games 21 years later.
The 2022 championship prevented the Lightning from completing a three-peat. Colorado’s two titles belong to different generations, with the Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy core leading the first and the Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar group driving the second.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2001, 2022
T-4. Detroit Red Wings — 2 Stanley Cups
Detroit won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008. The Red Wings defeated Carolina in the 2002 Final and Pittsburgh in 2008, extending the organization’s late-1990s dominance into the next decade.
Detroit reached the Final again in 2009 but lost a seven-game rematch to Pittsburgh. That result kept the Red Wings at two championships in this period while moving the Penguins toward the top of the leaderboard.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2002, 2008
T-4. Florida Panthers — 2 Stanley Cups
Florida won consecutive championships in 2024 and 2025, defeating Edmonton in both Finals. The first series went seven games; the rematch ended in six.
The Panthers are the most recent NHL team to repeat and one of only three franchises to win back-to-back Cups during this period. Their two-year surge followed a loss to Vegas in the 2023 Final, giving Florida three straight appearances in the championship round.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2024, 2025
T-4. Los Angeles Kings — 2 Stanley Cups
Los Angeles won in 2012 and 2014, collecting two Cups in a three-season span. The Kings defeated New Jersey in six games for the first championship in franchise history and beat the New York Rangers in five games for the second.
Unlike Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Florida, the Kings did not repeat in consecutive seasons. Their two titles still form one of the most concentrated championship runs on the list.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2012, 2014
T-4. New Jersey Devils — 2 Stanley Cups
New Jersey opened this leaderboard by winning the 2000 Stanley Cup over Dallas and added another championship against Anaheim in 2003. The Devils also reached the 2001 Final, losing to Colorado in seven games.
That gave New Jersey three Final appearances and two Cups in four seasons. No team began the period with a stronger concentration of championship-round success.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2000, 2003
T-1. Chicago Blackhawks — 3 Stanley Cups
Chicago won in 2010, 2013 and 2015, capturing three championships within six seasons. The Blackhawks defeated Philadelphia, Boston and Tampa Bay in those Finals.
Chicago never won consecutive Cups, but the organization repeatedly rebuilt around the same championship core and returned to the top. Its three titles were the most by any NHL team during the 2010s and remain tied for the most since 2000.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2010, 2013, 2015
T-1. Pittsburgh Penguins — 3 Stanley Cups
Pittsburgh won in 2009, 2016 and 2017. The Penguins defeated Detroit in a seven-game 2009 Final, then beat San Jose and Nashville to become the first NHL team in nearly two decades to repeat as champion.
The seven-season gap between Pittsburgh’s first and second titles separates its run from Chicago’s tighter six-year burst. Winning twice in a row, however, gave the Sidney Crosby era an achievement Chicago did not match.
Crosby also ranks prominently among the best NHL centers of all time and the best NHL players of the 2010s.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2009, 2016, 2017
T-1. Tampa Bay Lightning — 3 Stanley Cups
Tampa Bay’s three championships came in 2004, 2020 and 2021. The Lightning beat Calgary for their first Cup, then defeated Dallas and Montreal in consecutive Finals.
Tampa returned to the Final in 2022 with a chance to win three straight, but Colorado ended the run in six games. That left the Lightning tied with Chicago and Pittsburgh rather than alone with four championships.
Stanley Cup years since 2000: 2004, 2020, 2021
What the Stanley Cup Data Reveals
- Fourteen franchises split the 26 awarded championships. More than half of the league has gone without a Cup during the period, but no single team has won more than three.
- The nine multi-Cup teams account for 21 of the 26 championships. That is 80.8% of every Cup awarded from 2000 through 2026.
- Chicago, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay own nine championships combined. The three leaders captured 34.6% of the available Cups.
- Only three teams successfully defended the Cup. Pittsburgh repeated in 2016 and 2017, Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021, and Florida in 2024 and 2025.
- Colorado and Carolina had the longest waits between titles. Colorado’s championships were 21 calendar years apart, while Carolina’s were separated by 20. In both cases, 19 other Stanley Cups were awarded between the franchise’s two victories.
- No four-Cup dynasty emerged. Chicago packed three titles into six seasons, while Pittsburgh and Tampa paired an earlier championship with a later repeat.
The period shows both parity and concentration. Fourteen different winners prevented one franchise from controlling the era, yet five one-time champions account for only 19.2% of the awarded Cups. Most championships still went to organizations capable of climbing the mountain more than once.
Most Stanley Cups Won Since 2000: Complete Leaderboard
The table includes every NHL franchise that won at least one Stanley Cup from 2000 through 2026. Teams tied in championship count are listed alphabetically and remain tied in rank.
| Rank | Team | Stanley Cups | Championship Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2015 |
| T-1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 2009, 2016, 2017 |
| T-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 2004, 2020, 2021 |
| T-4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 2006, 2026 |
| T-4 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 2001, 2022 |
| T-4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 2002, 2008 |
| T-4 | Florida Panthers | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| T-4 | Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| T-4 | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 2000, 2003 |
| T-10 | Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 2007 |
| T-10 | Boston Bruins | 1 | 2011 |
| T-10 | St. Louis Blues | 1 | 2019 |
| T-10 | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 2023 |
| T-10 | Washington Capitals | 1 | 2018 |
FAQ: Stanley Cups Won Since 2000
Which NHL team has won the most Stanley Cups since 2000?
The Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are tied for the most with three championships each.
How many different NHL teams have won the Stanley Cup since 2000?
Fourteen franchises won at least one Stanley Cup from 2000 through 2026.
Who won the 2026 Stanley Cup?
The Carolina Hurricanes won the 2026 Stanley Cup by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in six games. It was Carolina’s second championship after also winning in 2006.
Which teams have won two Stanley Cups since 2000?
Carolina, Colorado, Detroit, Florida, Los Angeles and New Jersey have each won two championships during the period.
Which teams won back-to-back Stanley Cups?
Pittsburgh repeated in 2016 and 2017, Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021, and Florida in 2024 and 2025.
Was there a Stanley Cup champion in 2005?
No. The 2004–05 NHL season was canceled because of a labor dispute, and no Stanley Cup was awarded in 2005.
Sources and Data Notes
Championship years and Final results were checked against official NHL records through the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. The ranking uses the calendar year in which each Stanley Cup was awarded, beginning with New Jersey’s 2000 championship and ending with Carolina’s 2026 title.
Only Stanley Cup victories count. Final appearances without a championship, playoff series wins and regular-season results are excluded. The canceled 2004–05 season accounts for the missing 2005 champion. Ties share rank, and alphabetical order within a tie does not indicate a higher placement.
Conclusion: Three NHL Teams Lead the Era
Chicago, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay share the lead with three Stanley Cups since 2000. Six franchises sit one championship behind them, while five more teams have won once.
The balance is what makes the era interesting. Fourteen different champions suggest parity, but nine repeat winners still captured more than 80% of the available Cups. Carolina’s 2026 victory was the latest shift, moving the Hurricanes into the two-championship group and leaving the three leaders within reach.
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