The Original 6

It's been 40 years since the NHL expanded from the original 6 teams to 12 teams. Funny how I used to think 12 was a lot of teams. I've come across a list of the original 6 teams' records since the league first expanded in 1967.

Record since expansion (W-L-T-OTL/SOL)
(3,096 regular season games played)
Montreal: 1644-990-421-41
Boston: 1616-1021-403-56
N.Y. Rangers: 1430-1237-387-42
Detroit: 1382-1268-409-37
Chicago: 1359-1255-438-44
Toronto: 1298-1378-383-37


Points (and average points percentage)
Montreal: 3,750 (.605)
Boston: 3,691 (.597)
N.Y. Rangers: 3,289 (.532)
Detroit: 3,210 (.519)
Chicago: 3,200 (.518)
Toronto: 3,016 (.487)


Goals scored (goals per game)
Boston: 11,138 (3.60)
Montreal: 10,956 (3.54)
N.Y. Rangers: 10,565 (3.41)
Detroit: 10,441 (3.37)
Toronto: 10,132 (3.27)
Chicago: 10,001 (3.23)


Goals against (GAA)
Montreal: 8,758 (2.83)
Boston: 9,408 (3.04)
Chicago: 9,731 (3.14)
Rangers: 10,002 (3.23)
Detroit: 10,332 (3.34)
Toronto: 10,643 (3.44)


Stanley Cups
Montreal: 10
Detroit: 3
Boston: 2
N.Y. Rangers: 1
Chicago: 0
Toronto: 0


Finals appearances:
Montreal: 11
Boston: 7
Detroit: 4
Chicago: 3
Rangers: 3
Toronto: 0


Playoff misses:
Detroit: 16
Toronto: 13
N.Y. Rangers: 11
Chicago: 9
Montreal: 7
Boston: 5