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NHL stands for National Hockey League.

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The NHL currently consists of 32 teams.

Who won the most recent NHL championship?

Carolina Hurricanes won the most recent NHL championship in 2026.

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1982-1983 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Boston Bruins	80	50	10	20	-	-	327	228	99	110	1.38	Conference Final loss
2.	Edmonton Oilers	80	47	12	21	-	-	424	315	109	106	1.33	Final loss
3.	Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	8	23	-	-	326	240	86	106	1.33	Conference QF loss
4.	Chicago Black Hawks	80	47	10	23	-	-	338	268	70	104	1.30	Conference Final loss
5.	Montréal Canadiens	80	42	14	24	-	-	350	286	64	98	1.23	Conference QF loss
6.	New York Islanders	80	42	12	26	-	-	302	226	76	96	1.20	Champion
7.	Minnesota North Stars	80	40	16	24	-	-	321	290	31	96	1.20	Conference SF loss
8.	Washington Capitals	80	39	16	25	-	-	306	283	23	94	1.18	Conference QF loss
9.	Buffalo Sabres	80	38	13	29	-	-	318	285	33	89	1.11	Conference SF loss
10.	New York Rangers	80	35	10	35	-	-	306	287	19	80	1.00	Conference SF loss
11.	Québec Nordiques	80	34	12	34	-	-	343	336	7	80	1.00	Conference QF loss
12.	Calgary Flames	80	32	14	34	-	-	321	317	4	78	0.98	Conference SF loss
13.	Vancouver Canucks	80	30	15	35	-	-	303	309	-6	75	0.94	Conference QF loss
14.	Winnipeg Jets	80	33	8	39	-	-	311	333	-22	74	0.93	Conference QF loss
15.	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	12	40	-	-	293	330	-37	68	0.85	Conference QF loss
16.	Los Angeles Kings	80	27	12	41	-	-	308	365	-57	66	0.83	Did not make playoffs
17.	St. Louis Blues	80	25	15	40	-	-	285	316	-31	65	0.81	Conference QF loss
18.	Detroit Red Wings	80	21	15	44	-	-	263	344	-81	57	0.71	Did not make playoffs
19.	New Jersey Devils	80	17	14	49	-	-	230	338	-108	48	0.60	Did not make playoffs
20.	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	9	53	-	-	257	394	-137	45	0.56	Did not make playoffs
21.	Hartford Whalers	80	19	7	54	-	-	261	403	-142	45	0.56	Did not make playoffs

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1982-1983 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	80	71	125	196	59
2.	Peter Stastny (F)	75	47	77	124	78
3.	Denis Savard (F)	78	35	86	121	99
4.	Mike Bossy (F)	79	60	58	118	20
5.	Marcel Dionne (F)	80	56	51	107	22

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1982-1983 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Roland Melanson (G)	44	2.66	.909
2.	Billy Smith (G)	41	2.87	.906
3.	Pete Peeters (G)	62	2.37	.903
4.	Murray Bannerman (G)	41	3.10	.901
5.	Bob Froese (G)	25	2.52	.896

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1982-1983 NHL Demographics

NHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/29/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Carolina Hurricanes	Florida Panthers	-
06/15/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	0 - 3
06/12/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Carolina Hurricanes	Vegas Golden Knights	4 - 2
06/10/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	3 - 5
06/07/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	5 - 4 (OT 65:38)

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2026-2027 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Anaheim Ducks	Cutter Gauthier (F)
Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Fantilli (F)
Anaheim Ducks	Chris Kreider (F)
Minnesota Wild	Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Nikishin (D)

2027-2028 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Nashville Predators	Vitali Pinchuk (F)
Toronto Maple Leafs	Philippe Myers (D)
Winnipeg Jets	Morgan Barron (F)
Winnipeg Jets	Haydn Fleury (D)
Winnipeg Jets	Vladislav Namestnikov (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Boston Bruins	29	7 898	6'0"	190 lbs	25.07
2.	Buffalo Sabres	33	8 634	6'0"	187 lbs	24.76
3.	Calgary Flames	34	6 838	6'0"	190 lbs	24.68
4.	Chicago Blackhawks	28	7 524	6'0"	185 lbs	25.46
5.	Detroit Red Wings	36	11 357	5'11"	187 lbs	26.42
6.	Edmonton Oilers	30	6 805	6'0"	192 lbs	25.37
7.	Hartford Whalers	34	5 384	6'0"	192 lbs	24.26
8.	Los Angeles Kings	42	8 310	6'0"	190 lbs	25.48
9.	Minnesota North Stars	31	8 047	6'0"	190 lbs	25.61
10.	Montréal Canadiens	30	8 111	6'0"	190 lbs	25.17
11.	New Jersey Devils	36	9 185	5'11"	187 lbs	26.22
12.	New York Islanders	27	9 498	6'0"	192 lbs	26.56
13.	New York Rangers	36	7 775	6'0"	187 lbs	27.03
14.	Philadelphia Flyers	34	7 401	6'0"	192 lbs	25.50
15.	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	9 723	5'11"	185 lbs	25.30
16.	Québec Nordiques	38	8 513	6'0"	192 lbs	25.26
17.	St. Louis Blues	35	10 039	6'0"	190 lbs	27.11
18.	Toronto Maple Leafs	43	7 096	6'0"	190 lbs	24.42
19.	Vancouver Canucks	34	7 847	5'11"	185 lbs	25.56
20.	Washington Capitals	30	6 519	5'11"	187 lbs	24.80
21.	Winnipeg Jets	31	6 482	6'0"	187 lbs	25.13

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Filip Zadina (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	3	3	4	7	2
2.	Kirill Semyonov (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	4	1	6	7	2
3.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	4	0	7	7	0
4.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	2	3	3	6	2
5.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	3	3	6	6
6.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	4	6	2
7.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	4	1	5	0
8.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	2
9.	Joachim Blichfeld (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	4
10.	Alexander Alexeyev (D)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	0	5	5	0

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Regular Season

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

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1573	929	758	1687
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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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)	794	409	1220	1.54

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	80	52	215
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	80	92	212
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	80	73	208
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	74	87	205
5.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	76	85	199

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	80	92	212
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	74	87	205
3.	Brett Hull (F)	1990-1991	78	86	131
4.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	76	85	199
5.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	78	76	152

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	80	163	215
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	80	135	208
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1982-1983	80	125	196
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1990-1991	78	122	163
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1986-1987	79	121	183

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dave Schultz (F)	1974-1975	76	26	472
2.	Paul Baxter (D)	1981-1982	76	43	409
3.	Mike Peluso (F)	1991-1992	63	9	408
4.	Dave Schultz (F)	1977-1978	74	36	405
5.	Marty McSorley (D)	1992-1993	81	41	399

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

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Where Are They Now?

NHL All-Time Points

NHL All-Time Goals

NHL All-Time Assists

NHL All-Time Penalty Min.

NHL All-Time Games Played

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NHL All-Time Points Per Season

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