The Original Six teams based in the U.S. have a rich history, combining to hoist the Stanley Cup 27 times.

And now, they share an unwanted distinction.

Detroit, Boston, Chicago and the New York Rangers will all miss the playoffs in the same year for the first time in NHL history.

The Red Wings have won 11 league titles to trail Montreal’s 23 and Toronto’s 13 and the Canada-based franchises will likely earn spots in the playoffs that start Saturday.

Detroit is slowly improving under GM Steve Yzerman until this year. The Hall of Fame player was hired away from Tampa Bay in 2019 and the patience he asked for is beginning to run thin.

A year after losing a tiebreaker for the last spot in the Eastern Conference, the Red Wings took a step back this season and were officially eliminated from postseason contention Saturday.

The Blackhawks are the last-place team in the Central Division for the third straight year and will finish ahead of only San Jose this season. Earlier this century, they were a power with three Cups from 2010-15 to give the franchise a total of four.

While no one in the Motor City or Windy City was shocked by another lackluster season on the ice, the Rangers and Bruins were expected to be playoff teams.

A year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy with an NHL-high 114 points and reaching the Eastern Conference final, the Rangers were hoping to possibly hoist the Cup for the first time in more than three decades and fifth time in franchise history. Peter Laviolette’s second season behind the bench in New York simply didn’t pan out, guiding a team that was hovering around .500 and out of contention during the last week of the regular season.

Boston started the season with high hopes and will finish it with the fewest points in the East, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016. The rebuilding franchise traded captain Brad Marchand last month at the trade deadline, dealing the last remaining member of its sixth championship team in 2011.

Maple Leafs 4, Hurricanes 1: Joseph Woll made 25 saves and Toronto reached the 50-win mark and moved closer to clinching the Atlantic Division title.

Pontus Holmberg, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares scored for Toronto, which has won three straight and seven of its last eight overall.

Senators 4, Flyers 3, OT: Tim Stutzle capped a two-goal effort with the power-play winner 1:40 into overtime to lead Ottawa to a comeback win over Philadelphia.

Islanders 1, Devils 0: Bo Horvat scored late in the second period and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves as New York topped New Jersey.

Bruins 4, Penguins 1: Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist, Joonas Korpisalo made 24 saves and Boston beat Pittsburgh.

Fabian Lysell, Morgan Geekie and Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins, who ended the Penguins’ three-game home winning streak.

Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 1: Adam Fantilli scored twice, Jet Greaves made 29 saves to win his third start in four days and Columbus remained in playoff contention by beating Eastern Conference-leading Washington.

The Blue Jackets need to win their final two regular-season games and get some help from Montreal’s opponents the rest of the way to get the East’s second and final wild card.

Lightning 7, Sabres 4: Jake Guentzel scored twice to reach the 40-goal mark, NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist and Tampa Bay rallied to beat Buffalo.

Oilers 4, Jets 1: Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid had two assists and Edmonton beat Winnipeg.

Winnipeg — at 55-22-4 with a game left — took the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular-season team when Washington lost to Columbus.

Flames 5, Sharks 2: Yegor Sharangovich broke a tie at 1:30 of the third period with the first of his two goals and Calgary beat San Jose to bolster their late playoff push.