What does NHL stand for?

NHL stands for National Hockey League.

How many teams play in the NHL?

The NHL currently consists of 32 teams.

Who won the most recent NHL championship?

Carolina Hurricanes won the most recent NHL championship in 2026.

National Hockey League NHL 2000-2001

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2000-2001

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2000-2001 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Colorado Avalanche	82	52	10	16	-	4	270	192	78	118	1.44	Champion
2.	Detroit Red Wings	82	49	9	20	-	4	253	202	51	111	1.35	Conference QF loss
3.	New Jersey Devils	82	48	12	19	-	3	295	195	100	111	1.35	Final loss
4.	Ottawa Senators	82	48	9	21	-	4	274	205	69	109	1.33	Conference QF loss
5.	Dallas Stars	82	48	8	24	-	2	241	187	54	106	1.29	Conference SF loss
6.	St. Louis Blues	82	43	12	22	-	5	249	195	54	103	1.26	Conference Final loss
7.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	11	25	-	3	240	207	33	100	1.22	Conference QF loss
8.	Buffalo Sabres	82	46	5	30	-	1	218	184	34	98	1.20	Conference SF loss
9.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	9	28	-	3	281	256	25	96	1.17	Conference Final loss
10.	Washington Capitals	82	41	10	27	-	4	233	211	22	96	1.17	Conference QF loss
11.	San Jose Sharks	82	40	12	27	-	3	217	192	25	95	1.16	Conference QF loss
12.	Edmonton Oilers	82	39	12	28	-	3	243	222	21	93	1.13	Conference QF loss
13.	Los Angeles Kings	82	38	13	28	-	3	252	228	24	92	1.12	Conference SF loss
14.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	11	29	-	5	232	207	25	90	1.10	Conference SF loss
15.	Vancouver Canucks	82	36	11	28	-	7	239	238	1	90	1.10	Conference QF loss
16.	Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	17	27	-	3	214	212	2	90	1.10	Did not make playoffs
17.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	38	9	32	-	3	212	225	-13	88	1.07	Conference QF loss
18.	Boston Bruins	82	36	8	30	-	8	227	249	-22	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
19.	Nashville Predators	82	34	9	36	-	3	186	200	-14	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
20.	Calgary Flames	82	27	15	36	-	4	197	236	-39	73	0.89	Did not make playoffs
21.	New York Rangers	82	33	5	43	-	1	250	290	-40	72	0.88	Did not make playoffs
22.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	29	8	40	-	5	210	246	-36	71	0.87	Did not make playoffs
23.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	9	39	-	6	190	233	-43	71	0.87	Did not make playoffs
24.	Montréal Canadiens	82	28	8	40	-	6	206	232	-26	70	0.85	Did not make playoffs
25.	Minnesota Wild	82	25	13	39	-	5	168	210	-42	68	0.83	Did not make playoffs
26.	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	25	11	41	-	5	188	245	-57	66	0.80	Did not make playoffs
27.	Florida Panthers	82	22	13	38	-	9	200	246	-46	66	0.80	Did not make playoffs
28.	Atlanta Thrashers	82	23	12	45	-	2	211	289	-78	60	0.73	Did not make playoffs
29.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	6	47	-	5	201	280	-79	59	0.72	Did not make playoffs
30.	New York Islanders	82	21	7	51	-	3	185	268	-83	52	0.63	Did not make playoffs

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2000-2001 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	81	52	69	121	42
2.	Joe Sakic (F)	82	54	64	118	30
3.	Patrik Elias (F)	82	40	56	96	51
4.	Alexei Kovalev (F)	79	44	51	95	96
5.	Jason Allison (F)	82	36	59	95	85

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2000-2001 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Marty Turco (G)	26	1.90	.925
2.	Mike Dunham (G)	48	2.33	.923
3.	Sean Burke (G)	62	2.27	.922
4.	Dominik Hasek (G)	67	2.11	.921
5.	Roman Čechmánek (G)	59	2.01	.921

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2000-2001 NHL Demographics

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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.	Anaheim Ducks	35	8 745	6'0"	198 lbs	27.11
2.	Arizona Coyotes	33	12 403	6'1"	205 lbs	27.55
3.	Atlanta Thrashers	40	9 525	6'0"	196 lbs	27.35
4.	Boston Bruins	41	10 773	6'1"	205 lbs	27.17
5.	Buffalo Sabres	29	12 233	6'0"	201 lbs	28.00
6.	Calgary Flames	36	12 142	6'0"	198 lbs	27.67
7.	Carolina Hurricanes	28	10 629	6'1"	198 lbs	28.00
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	37	11 110	6'0"	201 lbs	27.89
9.	Colorado Avalanche	33	11 243	6'1"	205 lbs	27.48
10.	Columbus Blue Jackets	39	9 430	6'0"	201 lbs	27.79
11.	Dallas Stars	34	15 635	6'0"	198 lbs	29.06
12.	Detroit Red Wings	31	17 521	6'0"	201 lbs	29.94
13.	Edmonton Oilers	35	8 620	6'1"	205 lbs	25.91
14.	Florida Panthers	39	10 690	6'1"	205 lbs	27.15
15.	Los Angeles Kings	37	12 627	6'1"	201 lbs	28.41
16.	Minnesota Wild	39	6 772	6'1"	201 lbs	27.49
17.	Montréal Canadiens	46	11 613	6'1"	201 lbs	26.72
18.	Nashville Predators	35	7 153	6'0"	205 lbs	26.37
19.	New Jersey Devils	34	13 551	6'1"	205 lbs	27.97
20.	New York Islanders	37	10 814	6'1"	203 lbs	27.14
21.	New York Rangers	42	15 454	6'1"	205 lbs	28.26
22.	Ottawa Senators	36	9 330	6'1"	205 lbs	26.61
23.	Philadelphia Flyers	36	13 255	6'1"	205 lbs	28.08
24.	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	13 015	6'2"	209 lbs	28.22
25.	San Jose Sharks	31	13 412	6'1"	205 lbs	28.26
26.	St. Louis Blues	40	12 616	6'1"	205 lbs	28.30
27.	Tampa Bay Lightning	44	8 594	6'1"	203 lbs	25.57
28.	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	13 167	6'1"	205 lbs	28.32
29.	Vancouver Canucks	33	9 592	6'1"	205 lbs	26.39
30.	Washington Capitals	36	16 564	6'1"	203 lbs	29.36

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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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

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

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

NHL All-Time Points Per Game

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of NHL Champions

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