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2026-2027 Season

New York Rangers lead the 2026-27 NHL standings with 8 points. Florida Panthers (6 points) and Utah Mammoth (6 points) follow.

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2026-2027 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern/Atlantic Division
1.	Florida Panthers	4	1	-	0	1	2	8	8	0	6	1.50	-
2.	Ottawa Senators	3	2	-	1	0	0	10	8	2	4	1.33	-
3.	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	2	-	1	0	0	8	7	1	4	1.33	-
4.	Buffalo Sabres	3	1	-	1	1	0	10	11	-1	4	1.33	-
5.	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	1	-	2	1	0	11	11	0	4	1.00	-
6.	Boston Bruins	4	1	-	2	1	0	9	11	-2	4	1.00	-
7.	Montréal Canadiens	3	1	-	1	0	1	12	14	-2	3	1.00	-
8.	Detroit Red Wings	3	1	-	2	0	0	7	8	-1	2	0.67	-
Eastern/Metropolitan Division
1.	New York Rangers	5	4	-	1	0	0	16	8	8	8	1.60	-
2.	Carolina Hurricanes	4	1	-	1	1	1	11	12	-1	5	1.25	-
3.	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1	-	1	1	0	15	8	7	4	1.33	-
4.	Washington Capitals	2	1	-	1	0	0	6	5	1	2	1.00	-
5.	Columbus Blue Jackets	2	1	-	1	0	0	7	7	0	2	1.00	-
6.	New York Islanders	3	1	-	2	0	0	9	7	2	2	0.67	-
7.	New Jersey Devils	3	0	-	2	1	0	6	13	-7	2	0.67	-
8.	Philadelphia Flyers	4	0	-	2	0	2	5	17	-12	2	0.50	-
Western/Central Division
1.	Utah Mammoth	4	3	-	1	0	0	17	8	9	6	1.50	-
2.	Minnesota Wild	3	2	-	0	0	1	9	5	4	5	1.67	-
3.	Winnipeg Jets	3	2	-	0	0	1	9	8	1	5	1.67	-
4.	Colorado Avalanche	2	2	-	0	0	0	14	5	9	4	2.00	-
5.	Nashville Predators	3	1	-	1	0	1	7	9	-2	3	1.00	-
6.	St. Louis Blues	3	1	-	2	0	0	7	10	-3	2	0.67	-
7.	Dallas Stars	3	1	-	2	0	0	6	6	0	2	0.67	-
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	4	1	-	3	0	0	9	17	-8	2	0.50	-
Western/Pacific Division
1.	Vegas Golden Knights	4	3	-	1	0	0	17	10	7	6	1.50	-
2.	Edmonton Oilers	3	2	-	0	0	1	17	14	3	5	1.67	-
3.	Anaheim Ducks	2	1	-	0	1	0	7	5	2	4	2.00	-
4.	San Jose Sharks	3	0	-	1	2	0	9	12	-3	4	1.33	-
5.	Seattle Kraken	4	2	-	2	0	0	15	11	4	4	1.00	-
6.	Vancouver Canucks	4	1	-	2	1	0	19	18	1	4	1.00	-
7.	Los Angeles Kings	3	0	-	2	0	1	9	15	-6	1	0.33	-
8.	Calgary Flames	3	0	-	3	0	0	3	16	-13	0	0.00	-

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2026-2027 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jack Eichel (F)	4	2	8	10	2
2.	Connor McDavid (F)	3	2	7	9	0
3.	Evan Bouchard (D)	3	4	4	8	0
4.	Nick Schmaltz (F)	4	5	2	7	2
5.	Sebastian Aho (F)	4	4	3	7	10

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2026-2027 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Dylan Garand (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Ilya Sorokin (G)	2	1.02	.968
3.	Joel Hofer (G)	2	1.01	.955
4.	Linus Ullmark (G)	2	1.20	.949
5.	Sebastian Cossa (G)	1	1.00	.947

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2026-2027 NHL Demographics

NHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/08/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Nashville Predators	-
10/07/2026 02:20 AM UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Florida Panthers	1 - 2
10/07/2026 01:40 AM UTC	Seattle Kraken	Vegas Golden Knights	2 - 6
10/07/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Chicago Blackhawks	St. Louis Blues	4 - 2
10/06/2026 11:30 PM UTC	New York Rangers	New York Islanders	5 - 2

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NHL Transactions

NHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Spencer Stastney (D)	Edmonton Oilers	Pittsburgh Penguins	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Filip Hållander (F)	Pittsburgh Penguins	Edmonton Oilers	Details
10/06/2026	Confirmed	Michael Bunting (F)	Dallas Stars	Philadelphia Flyers	Details
10/06/2026	Confirmed	Dalton Bancroft (F)	Nashville Predators	Reading Royals	Details
10/05/2026	Confirmed	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	Washington Capitals	Retired	Details

2026-2027 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Minnesota Wild	Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Nikishin (D)
Detroit Red Wings	James van Riemsdyk (F)
Vancouver Canucks	Evander Kane (F)
Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (F)

2027-2028 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Vancouver Canucks	Paul Cotter (F)
Vegas Golden Knights	Victor Olofsson (F)
Seattle Kraken	Jared McCann (F)
Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Yevgeni Malkin (F)

NHL League Injury List

Player / Team	Information
Drew Helleson (D)Anaheim Ducks	Undisclosed Injury
Ian Moore (D)Anaheim Ducks	Undisclosed Injury
Troy Terry (F)Anaheim Ducks	Hip injury, expected to return late November
Matthew Poitras (F)Boston Bruins	Undisclosed Injury
Alex Lyon (G)Buffalo Sabres	Undisclosed Injury
Conor Timmins (D)Buffalo Sabres	Undisclosed Injury
Jason Zucker (F)Buffalo Sabres	Undisclosed Injury
Jonathan Huberdeau (F)Calgary Flames	Undisclosed Injury
Seth Jarvis (F)Carolina Hurricanes	Undisclosed Injury
Connor Bedard (F)Chicago Blackhawks	Shoulder surgery (expected back November)
Zachary L'Heureux (F)Colorado Avalanche	Undisclosed Injury
Logan O'Connor (F)Colorado Avalanche	Undisclosed Injury
Dante Fabbro (D)Columbus Blue Jackets	Undisclosed Injury
Isac Lundeström (F)Columbus Blue Jackets	Undisclosed Injury
Damon Severson (D)Columbus Blue Jackets	Undisclosed Injury
Jacob Bernard-Docker (D)Detroit Red Wings	Undisclosed Injury
Frederik Andersen (G)Edmonton Oilers	Undisclosed Injury
Colton Dach (F)Edmonton Oilers	Undisclosed injury
Mattias Janmark (F)Edmonton Oilers	Undisclosed Injury
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (F)Edmonton Oilers	Lower body injury - expected back mid-October
Alec Regula (D)Edmonton Oilers	Undisclosed Injury
Matthew Savoie (F)Edmonton Oilers	Undisclosed Injury
Aleksander Barkov (F)Florida Panthers	Knee injury (back december)
Jonah Gadjovich (F)Florida Panthers	Undisclosed Injury
Kevin Fiala (F)Los Angeles Kings	Leg injury, out indefinitely
Brock Faber (D)Minnesota Wild	Undisclosed Injury
Filip Gustavsson (G)Minnesota Wild	Hip injury (expected back November)
Kaiden Guhle (D)Montréal Canadiens	Undisclosed Injury
Nick Bjugstad (F)New Jersey Devils	Pectoral surgery (out until 2027)
Johnathan Kovacevic (D)New Jersey Devils	Undisclosed Injury
Mathew Barzal (F)New York Islanders	Undisclosed Injury
Alexander Romanov (D)New York Islanders	Torn ACL - Expected to miss remainder of season
Kurtis MacDermid (F)Ottawa Senators	Undisclosed Injury
Artyom Zub (D)Ottawa Senators	Undisclosed Injury
Justin Brazeau (F)Pittsburgh Penguins	Undisclosed Injury
Ryan Graves (D)Pittsburgh Penguins	Undisclosed Injury
Bryan Rust (F)Pittsburgh Penguins	Undisclosed Injury
Adam Gaudette (F)San Jose Sharks	Undisclosed Injury
Mackie Samoskevich (F)Seattle Kraken	Undisclosed Injury
Logan Mailloux (D)St. Louis Blues	Undisclosed Injury
Tyler Tucker (D)St. Louis Blues	Undisclosed Injury
Yanni Gourde (F)Tampa Bay Lightning	Hip surgery (expected back December)
Dominic James (F)Tampa Bay Lightning	Undisclosed Injury
Max Domi (F)Toronto Maple Leafs	Out indefinitely, complications related to back surgery
Dakota Joshua (F)Toronto Maple Leafs	Undisclosed Injury
Elvis Merzļikins (G)Toronto Maple Leafs	Shoulder surgery (to miss start of season)
Filip Chytil (F)Vancouver Canucks	Undisclosed Injury
Thatcher Demko (G)Vancouver Canucks	Undisclosed Injury
Rasmus Sandin (D)Washington Capitals	Knee injury, expected back December 2026
Connor Hellebuyck (G)Winnipeg Jets	Suspended for failing to report to camp

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Anaheim Ducks	26	6 244	6'2"	203 lbs	26.15
2.	Boston Bruins	24	9 259	6'2"	205 lbs	27.29
3.	Buffalo Sabres	26	6 823	6'1"	198 lbs	26.50
4.	Calgary Flames	24	7 289	6'2"	194 lbs	26.79
5.	Carolina Hurricanes	22	12 144	6'1"	198 lbs	29.82
6.	Chicago Blackhawks	24	7 582	6'1"	196 lbs	25.71
7.	Colorado Avalanche	22	12 074	6'1"	196 lbs	30.41
8.	Columbus Blue Jackets	25	11 237	6'1"	203 lbs	28.08
9.	Dallas Stars	23	11 450	6'2"	205 lbs	29.22
10.	Detroit Red Wings	26	9 409	6'1"	198 lbs	27.23
11.	Edmonton Oilers	29	11 023	6'2"	198 lbs	28.28
12.	Florida Panthers	25	14 363	6'2"	203 lbs	30.72
13.	Los Angeles Kings	23	13 872	6'2"	201 lbs	31.13
14.	Minnesota Wild	24	11 561	6'0"	198 lbs	29.38
15.	Montréal Canadiens	24	8 007	6'1"	201 lbs	26.21
16.	Nashville Predators	23	9 858	6'1"	201 lbs	28.61
17.	New Jersey Devils	25	11 359	6'2"	198 lbs	28.64
18.	New York Islanders	24	12 098	6'1"	198 lbs	29.21
19.	New York Rangers	25	7 984	6'2"	201 lbs	26.04
20.	Ottawa Senators	25	9 095	6'2"	203 lbs	27.68
21.	Philadelphia Flyers	25	8 623	6'1"	201 lbs	27.16
22.	Pittsburgh Penguins	26	11 284	6'1"	194 lbs	28.77
23.	San Jose Sharks	24	8 051	6'1"	196 lbs	26.33
24.	Seattle Kraken	24	8 659	6'1"	196 lbs	27.58
25.	St. Louis Blues	25	7 930	6'2"	198 lbs	26.32
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	25	11 402	6'2"	201 lbs	29.52
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	25	13 270	6'1"	203 lbs	30.28
28.	Utah Mammoth	23	9 570	6'2"	201 lbs	28.30
29.	Vancouver Canucks	25	7 795	6'1"	196 lbs	26.68
30.	Vegas Golden Knights	22	10 425	6'2"	201 lbs	29.36
31.	Washington Capitals	24	9 918	6'2"	205 lbs	28.08
32.	Winnipeg Jets	24	10 376	6'2"	201 lbs	28.38

Team Comparison History

NHL Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Brent Burns	41 yrs
2.	Corey Perry	41 yrs
3.	Alexander Ovechkin	41 yrs
4.	Yevgeni Malkin	40 yrs
5.	Kris Letang	39 yrs

Tallest
1.	Matt Rempe	6'9"
2.	Curtis Douglas	6'9"
3.	Louis Crevier	6'8"
4.	Adam Klapka	6'8"
5.	Tyler Myers	6'8"

Heaviest
1.	Nikita Zadorov	256 lbs
2.	Matt Rempe	254 lbs
3.	Jamie Oleksiak	251 lbs
4.	Alexei Protas	251 lbs
5.	Elmer Söderblom	251 lbs

Youngest
1.	Nikita Klepov	18 yrs
2.	Viggo Björck	18 yrs
3.	Gavin McKenna	18 yrs
4.	Alberts Šmits	18 yrs
5.	Ivar Stenberg	19 yrs

Shortest
1.	Cole Caufield	5'8"
2.	Jack Ahcan	5'8"
3.	Colin Blackwell	5'8"
4.	Bobby Brink	5'8"
5.	Justin Danforth	5'8"

Lightest
1.	Trevor Connelly	165 lbs
2.	Lane Hutson	165 lbs
3.	Jared Spurgeon	165 lbs
4.	Logan Stankoven	165 lbs
5.	Dustin Wolf	165 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	11	3	15	18	4
2.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	9	5	12	17	2
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	6	6	10	16	2
4.	Sergei Plotnikov (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	11	8	6	14	4
5.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	12	8	6	14	12
6.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	8	7	7	14	7
7.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	6	5	9	14	0
8.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	12	0	14	14	8
9.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	8	3	10	13	6
10.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	12	2	11	13	0

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Regular Season

NHL All-Time Points

NHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
2.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
5.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798

NHL All-Time Goals

NHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1575	929	759	1688
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
3.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
4.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
5.	Brett Hull (F)	1269	741	650	1391

NHL All-Time Assists

NHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
2.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Raymond Bourque (D)	1612	410	1169	1579
5.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921

NHL All-Time Penalty Min.

NHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tiger Williams (F)	962	241	513	3966
2.	Dale Hunter (F)	1409	323	1020	3565
3.	Tie Domi (F)	1020	104	245	3515
4.	Marty McSorley (D)	961	108	359	3381
5.	Bob Probert (F)	935	163	384	3300

NHL All-Time Games Played

NHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1779	566	631	1197
2.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
5.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798

NHL All-Time Points Per Game

NHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Oliver Bonk (D)	1	1	2	2.00
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	2857	1.92
3.	Mario Lemieux (F)	915	690	1723	1.88
4.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	99	124	166	1.68
5.	Connor McDavid (F)	797	411	1229	1.54

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

NHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	52	163	215	2.69	46
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	92	120	212	2.65	26
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	73	135	208	2.60	52
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	NHL	74	87	118	205	2.77	39
5.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	NHL	76	85	114	199	2.62	100

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	92	120	212	2.65	26
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	NHL	74	87	118	205	2.77	39
3.	Brett Hull (F)	1990-1991	NHL	78	86	45	131	1.68	22
4.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	NHL	76	85	114	199	2.62	100
5.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	NHL	78	76	76	152	1.95	71

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	52	163	215	2.69	46
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	73	135	208	2.60	52
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1982-1983	NHL	80	71	125	196	2.45	59
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1990-1991	NHL	78	41	122	163	2.09	16
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1986-1987	NHL	79	62	121	183	2.32	28

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dave Schultz (F)	1974-1975	NHL	76	9	17	26	0.34	472
2.	Paul Baxter (D)	1981-1982	NHL	76	9	34	43	0.57	409
3.	Mike Peluso (F)	1991-1992	NHL	63	6	3	9	0.14	408
4.	Dave Schultz (F)	1977-1978	NHL	74	11	25	36	0.49	405
5.	Marty McSorley (D)	1992-1993	NHL	81	15	26	41	0.51	399

List of NHL Champions

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Frequently Asked Questions

NHL stands for National Hockey League.

The NHL currently consists of 32 teams.

Carolina Hurricanes won the most recent NHL championship in 2026.

Each NHL team plays 82 games during the regular season.

The NHL regular season usually begins in October.

The NHL playoffs typically begin in April.

A total of 16 teams qualify for the NHL playoffs.

There are currently 7 Canadian teams in the NHL.

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