The Winnipeg Jets were champions of the NHL regular season in 2024-25. But they won’t be Stanley Cup champions.
The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Jets were eliminated by the Central Division’s No. 2-seeded Dallas Stars in the second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs. Winnipeg, which outlasted the wild-card St. Louis Blues in a seven-game thriller in Round 1, lost to Dallas in six games.
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The Jets won the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy this season with 116 points, five points clear of the second-best team — the East-leading Washington Capitals at 111 points. In the first season under head coach Scott Arniel, the Jets set franchise records for points, wins (56) and longest winning streak (11 games).
But Winnipeg fell short of also claiming its first-ever Stanley Cup title.
So, just how many teams have been able to sweep the Presidents’ Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season? Here’s what to know.
The Presidents’ Trophy is awarded to the NHL team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.
In the event of a tie for most points, the team with the most regulation wins gets the award. The second tiebreaker is the team with the most regulation and overtime wins and the third tiebreaker is the team with the most total wins.
The Edmonton Oilers won the first-ever Presidents’ Trophy in the 1985-86 season. Wayne Gretzky and Co. also won it the following season.
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The Detroit Red Wings own the most Presidents’ Trophies with six, although it’s been close to two decades since their last win. Detroit won the award in 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06 and 2007-08.
The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers each have won four Presidents’ Trophies, while the Colorado Avalanche and the Capitals have claimed three apiece.
Presidents’ Trophy triumphs have been followed by many more playoff exits than championship victories. Since it was first awarded in 1985-86, just eight Presidents’ Trophy winners have went on to capture the Cup.
It’s been over a decade since a team picked up the Presidents’ Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season. The Chicago Blackhawks finished atop the NHL standings in the shortened 2012-13 campaign before beating the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ’13 Cup Final. That Blackhawks team is also the most recent Presidents’ Trophy winner to even reach the Stanley Cup Final.
Chicago is one of seven franchises to sweep the two trophies, with the Red Wings being the only franchise to achieve the feat more than once. Here’s a full look at each Presidents’ Trophy-winning Stanley Cup champion:
The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins racked up 135 points in the 2022-23 campaign to break the single-season NHL record. Boston also set the league record for wins that same regular season with 65. The previous NHL record for points of 132 was held by the 1976-77 Canadiens.
The 1995-96 Red Wings, who tallied 131 points, are the only other team to ever reach the 130-point milestone.
Editor’s note: This story was first published on April 13.
