The start to the season for the Columbus Blue Jackets was a disaster, but they've turned it around in incredible fashion as they are the best team in the NHL based on points, one ahead of the Penguins.
The rise in the standings can probably be attributed to more consistent play as a team, and oh yeah, the team's current 13-game winning streak.
Tuesday night, Columbus beat Boston to extend the winning streak, and now that it's at 13 games, they don't have that many more wins to go before they make history.
With that in mind, here are the 5 longest single-season winning streaks in NHL history, and no, the Blue Jackets aren't in the top five just yet.
Washington Capitals, 2009-10, 14 games
The Capitals have been to the playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons, but their best regular season in terms of points percentage in franchise history was in 2009-10.
The Caps finished with 54 wins and a points percentage of .738 thanks in large part to a 14-game winning streak that ended in an overtime loss to Montreal.
Boston Bruins, 1929-30, 14 games
Despite losing in the Stanley Cup Final, the 1929-30 Bruins made history with a 14-game winning streak during the season.
Boston also went on an 11-game win streak later in the season after the 14-gamer was ended.
Pittsburgh Penguins, 2012-13, 15 games
In a lockout-shortened season, the Penguins went 36-12 on the season, with nearly half of those victories coming from one winning streak.
Pittsburgh won 15 games in a row, and the last three wins of the streak were all shutout victories.
New York Islanders, 1981-82, 15 games
The New York Islanders were on top of the hockey world from 1979 to 1983 thanks to four straight Stanley Cup wins.
During the 1981-82 season, the team won 15 straight games, and they're the only team on this list of single-season winning streaks that went on to win a Cup.
Pittsburgh Penguins, 1992-93, 17 games
Led by Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux, the Penguins won 17 games in a row, the longest single-season streak in NHL history.
Some fun facts about the streak, it came at the end of the season as the Pens won 17 of their final 18 games. The last game of the season was the one that ended the streak, and it was a tie against the Devils.
