NHL Original Six

The Original Six (French: six équipes originales) are not the original the teams of the National Hockey League, but rather those that survived the Great Depression and composed the NHL between 1942 and 1967. After serving as the league's only teams for 25 seasons, they were joined by six new franchises in the 1967 NHL expansion.

The Original Six have the most combined Stanley Cup titles among NHL franchises; the Canadiens hold the most wins at 24. The Maple Leafs, who won the last Stanley Cup of the Original Six era, are the only Original Six franchise to have not returned to the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1967 expansion. As of completion of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, the other five Original Six teams have won 21 of the 56 Stanley Cups awarded since the 1967 expansion.