Which listed streak is the most impressive in NHL history?

[HugeInTheShire]

Glenn Hall starting 551 straight games should win even if he wore a mask. The fact that he did it without one is just the cherry on top.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Many of the streaks on the list are seemingly insurmountable but I chose the Islanders winning 19 consecutive playoff series because I find they tend to be overlooked a lot.

Once you add in that they beat the upcoming Oilers dynasty with the greatest player ever and were only finally defeated by age, wear and tear, and that Oilers dynasty coming into their own, it is even more impressive.

They ran with most of the same players for that streak too, it wasn’t like they were reloading each year from free agency or whatever.

 

[Master P]

Gotta go with 19 consecutive playoff victories.

 

[Ben White]

Great poll

 

[Voight]

Yeah it's Hall. No goalie will play consecutive games like that ever again, much like pitchers aren't going to do consecutive innings.

Or complete games.

 

[bobholly39]

I voted Glenn Hall. It stands too tall. The game was different back then vs today, where today a goalie would never play all 82 games, let alone for years in a row, but still...

As for Gretzky's 51 point streak - super impressive, but to me the most impressive part of it isn't the 51 games, but it's the 153 points...

As for Islanders 19 playoff series win streak....very impressive, but I can't vote for that considering how close other teams have come to it. Not only that - but Oilers just a few years later came quite close to topping it...true they lost in just round 2 in 1986, but they were the favorites and flip a coin and play this matchup again, and good chance they'd win the cup in 1986 too and have 5 straight cups, or at least 20 series wins in a row. And of course - Habs won 17 straight themselves. So 19 is incredible, but I think it can be topped.

8 Norris for Orr....is amazing of course. But I think 8 Harts from Gretzky is even better, and probably should be on list.

 

[ricky0034]

I voted Glenn Hall. It stands too tall. The game was different back then vs today, where today a goalie would never play all 82 games, let alone for years in a row, but still...

As for Gretzky's 51 point streak - super impressive, but to me the most impressive part of it isn't the 51 games, but it's the 153 points...

As for Islanders 19 playoff series win streak....very impressive, but I can't vote for that considering how close other teams have come to it. Not only that - but Oilers just a few years later came quite close to topping it...true they lost in just round 2 in 1986, but they were the favorites and flip a coin and play this matchup again, and good chance they'd win the cup in 1986 too and have 5 straight cups, or at least 20 series wins in a row. And of course - Habs won 17 straight themselves. So 19 is incredible, but I think it can be topped.

8 Norris for Orr....is amazing of course. But I think 8 Harts from Gretzky is even better, and probably should be on list.

speaking of Gretzky streaks I feel like his 13 consecutive times leading the league in assists should be on here

nobody else has done that more than 3 times period other than Orr who did it 5 let alone consecutively

 

[rogking65]

I first voted Orr, but changed to Hall, once I realized his streak is almost twice as long as the next guy.

But the "without a mask" part is just unnecessary extra fluff for casuals IMO, because the entire top 5 on that list played without a mask. I can't find a longer list than that, but I'd be interested what the record is for a goalie with a mask. Probably less than 100, and considering how goalies are deployed these days, effectively an unbeatable record too.

methinks a slapshot to the face hurts more without a mask than with one

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Went with the Isles but Hall is absolutely a worthy option.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Hall's GP streak as a goalie is the most impressive. Mask or no mask, it would be. Without a mask just makes it more impressive.

 

[kevsh]

Some interesting options there but I went with the Islanders 19 straight playoff series wins.
I get that there were less upsets back then vs. now (I think...), but that consistency is remarkable.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Islanders, then Glen Hall

 

[banks]

Glen Hall's record is incredible. But it's less impressive with context. The season was 70 games long at the time, and it wasn't uncommon for a goalie to play every game. It's still incredible that he did it 7 years running, don't get me wrong. Top 3 or so on this list. But other goalies played 70 in the late 50s, with Jim Henry playing 3 straight seasons.

It wasn't such a big deal at the time. It just sounds more impressive in today's context, when no goalie can play 70+ games.

I voted the Islanders' playoff series wins.

 

[Gains]

Orr's is impressive, but Lidstrom had 6 in 7 seasons. It's not that far off.

 

[Ivo]

A lot of great streaks, but I'm going with Bruins 29 straight playoff seasons. That's extremely hard to do

To be fair, in the 80s, there were like 20 teams in the league and 16 made the playoffs. It wasn’t such a big deal.

 

[banks]

For more Glen Hall context, he set his record by playing 7 straight seasons of 70 games, plus a bit at the start/end of the seasons around those. The NHL season was only 70 games at the time. An impressive streak.

Marty Brodeur, for a 10 year stretch between 97 and 08, played over 70 games each season. He averaged 73 in that span. He played more games per year for 3 years longer. His games just aren't consecutive, and aren't always starts.