1/23/1944 - Red Wings win 15-0

At Olympia Stadium in Detroit, the Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 in the largest defeat in NHL history. The Red Wings set the record for margin of victory, largest shutout, consecutive goals, and third quarter scoring (8 goals). They added one final score just after the game ended that would have tied the record for goals in a game. Detroit's rookie goalie, Connie Dion, had to make only nine saves to preserve his first career shutout.

It wasn't all New York's fault -- part of the Rangers' futility was because some of their best players were serving overseas in World War II, an issue that many teams had. Their season got worse before it get better, as their 15-0 defeat kick-started a record streak of 25 straight games in which they didn't get a win.

The Rangers finished with a record of 6-39-5 and only 17 points, easily making them one of the worst teams of all time.