The longest playoff games in NHL history
These are the longest postseason contests in NHL history. It won’t take you as long to read this as it did to watch any of these games.
www.yardbarker.comThe latest widely recognized milestone for the longest NHL playoff game is the 1936 Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Maroons showdown, which lasted six overtime periods (176 minutes and 30 seconds) before Mud Bruneteau scored the winner. That game remains the longest in NHL playoff history.[3]
Here are the main points you might find useful:
- Historical record: 1936 Red Wings–Maroons, 176:30 of playing time across six overtimes, Bruneteau broke the deadlock in the sixth overtime.[3]
- Notable long overtime instances since then: several playoff games have featured multiple overtime periods (including four overtimes on more recent occasions), but none have surpassed the 1936 marathon in duration.[2][4]
- Context on longest games in NHL history: the all-time longest game is the 1936 matchup; more recent four-overtime games have occurred in playoffs but ended before the six-overtime landmark.[4][6]
If you’d like, I can compile a concise table of the top playoff games by OT length and include dates, teams, and final scores. I can also pull up the exact durations and verify current standings if there have been any newer marathon games since my latest check. Would you like me to do that?[2][4][3]