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 2007-2008

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2007-2008

2007-2008 Season

Detroit Red Wings finished first in the 2007-08 NHL standings with 115 points. San Jose Sharks (108 points) and Montréal Canadiens (104 points) followed.

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2007-2008 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Detroit Red Wings	82	54	-	21	-	7	257	184	73	115	1.40	Champion
2.	San Jose Sharks	82	49	-	23	-	10	222	193	29	108	1.32	Conference SF loss
3.	Montréal Canadiens	82	47	-	25	-	10	262	222	40	104	1.27	Conference SF loss
4.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	-	27	-	8	247	216	31	102	1.24	Final loss
5.	Anaheim Ducks	82	47	-	27	-	8	205	191	14	102	1.24	Conference QF loss
6.	New Jersey Devils	82	46	-	29	-	7	206	197	9	99	1.21	Conference QF loss
7.	Minnesota Wild	82	44	-	28	-	10	223	218	5	98	1.20	Conference QF loss
8.	Dallas Stars	82	45	-	30	-	7	242	207	35	97	1.18	Conference Final loss
9.	New York Rangers	82	42	-	27	-	13	213	199	14	97	1.18	Conference SF loss
10.	Colorado Avalanche	82	44	-	31	-	7	231	219	12	95	1.16	Conference SF loss
11.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	-	29	-	11	248	233	15	95	1.16	Conference Final loss
12.	Washington Capitals	82	43	-	31	-	8	242	231	11	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
13.	Ottawa Senators	82	43	-	31	-	8	261	247	14	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
14.	Calgary Flames	82	42	-	30	-	10	229	227	2	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
15.	Boston Bruins	82	41	-	29	-	12	212	222	-10	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
16.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	43	-	33	-	6	252	249	3	92	1.12	Did not make playoffs
17.	Nashville Predators	82	41	-	32	-	9	230	229	1	91	1.11	Conference QF loss
18.	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	-	31	-	12	255	242	13	90	1.10	Did not make playoffs
19.	Edmonton Oilers	82	41	-	35	-	6	235	251	-16	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
20.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	-	34	-	8	239	235	4	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
21.	Vancouver Canucks	82	39	-	33	-	10	213	215	-2	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
22.	Florida Panthers	82	38	-	35	-	9	216	226	-10	85	1.04	Did not make playoffs
23.	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	-	37	-	7	214	231	-17	83	1.01	Did not make playoffs
24.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	36	-	35	-	11	231	260	-29	83	1.01	Did not make playoffs
25.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	-	36	-	12	193	218	-25	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
26.	New York Islanders	82	35	-	38	-	9	194	243	-49	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
27.	St. Louis Blues	82	33	-	36	-	13	205	237	-32	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
28.	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	-	40	-	8	216	272	-56	76	0.93	Did not make playoffs
29.	Los Angeles Kings	82	32	-	43	-	7	231	266	-35	71	0.87	Did not make playoffs
30.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	-	42	-	9	223	267	-44	71	0.87	Did not make playoffs

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2007-2008 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	82	65	47	112	40
2.	Yevgeni Malkin (F)	82	47	59	106	78
3.	Jarome Iginla (F)	82	50	48	98	83
4.	Pavel Datsyuk (F)	82	31	66	97	20
5.	Joe Thornton (F)	82	29	67	96	59

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2007-2008 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Craig Anderson (G)	17	2.25	.935
2.	Erik Ersberg (G)	14	2.48	.927
3.	Jonas Hiller (G)	23	2.06	.927
4.	Dan Ellis (G)	44	2.34	.924
5.	Ty Conklin (G)	33	2.51	.923

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2007-2008 NHL Demographics

NHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/19/2026 11:00 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Anaheim Ducks	-
10/18/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Minnesota Wild	Columbus Blue Jackets	2 - 1
10/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Pittsburgh Penguins	6 - 2
10/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Utah Mammoth	Edmonton Oilers	2 - 6
10/18/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Boston Bruins	1 - 4

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NHL Transactions

NHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/16/2026	Confirmed	David Perron (F)	Detroit Red Wings	Dallas Stars	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Brandon Buhr (F)	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vancouver Canucks	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Jacob Quillan (F)	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vancouver Canucks	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Aatu Räty (F)	Vancouver Canucks	Toronto Maple Leafs	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	James Reimer (G)	Ottawa Senators	Hartford Wolf Pack	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
Minnesota Wild	Quinn Hughes (D)
Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (F)
Buffalo Sabres	Jack Quinn (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Karlsson (D)
Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Anaheim Ducks	38	14 950	6'1"	201 lbs	29.16
2.	Arizona Coyotes	35	7 690	6'1"	203 lbs	26.63
3.	Atlanta Thrashers	32	11 282	6'0"	201 lbs	28.63
4.	Boston Bruins	32	8 862	6'1"	201 lbs	27.59
5.	Buffalo Sabres	30	9 197	6'1"	201 lbs	27.00
6.	Calgary Flames	28	13 050	6'1"	205 lbs	29.43
7.	Carolina Hurricanes	36	14 053	6'0"	198 lbs	29.22
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	44	9 708	6'1"	203 lbs	26.07
9.	Colorado Avalanche	34	12 233	6'0"	201 lbs	28.53
10.	Columbus Blue Jackets	37	9 071	6'1"	203 lbs	26.78
11.	Dallas Stars	33	11 836	6'1"	201 lbs	28.55
12.	Detroit Red Wings	33	13 508	6'0"	198 lbs	30.03
13.	Edmonton Oilers	34	8 044	6'1"	203 lbs	26.47
14.	Florida Panthers	36	10 160	6'2"	205 lbs	27.44
15.	Los Angeles Kings	37	9 800	6'0"	201 lbs	27.46
16.	Minnesota Wild	32	11 437	6'1"	207 lbs	28.53
17.	Montréal Canadiens	30	9 577	6'0"	201 lbs	27.13
18.	Nashville Predators	29	9 419	6'0"	201 lbs	28.31
19.	New Jersey Devils	28	10 055	6'1"	203 lbs	28.75
20.	New York Islanders	42	11 498	6'1"	203 lbs	27.74
21.	New York Rangers	30	10 161	6'1"	207 lbs	27.37
22.	Ottawa Senators	33	12 272	6'1"	209 lbs	27.82
23.	Philadelphia Flyers	37	12 208	6'1"	205 lbs	27.81
24.	Pittsburgh Penguins	38	12 751	6'2"	205 lbs	27.95
25.	San Jose Sharks	34	11 031	6'2"	212 lbs	27.71
26.	St. Louis Blues	33	10 962	6'1"	205 lbs	28.06
27.	Tampa Bay Lightning	37	10 714	6'2"	205 lbs	28.32
28.	Toronto Maple Leafs	35	11 478	6'1"	205 lbs	28.00
29.	Vancouver Canucks	34	11 404	6'1"	201 lbs	27.94
30.	Washington Capitals	32	10 441	6'2"	207 lbs	27.88

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	10	7	15	22	4
2.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	11	5	14	19	4
3.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	15	3	16	19	8
4.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	16	10	8	18	14
5.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	12	8	10	18	6
6.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	9	5	13	18	0
7.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	12	4	14	18	10
8.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	12	5	12	17	10
9.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	11	4	13	17	6
10.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	12	3	14	17	15

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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)	1581	930	761	1691
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.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	2857	1.92
2.	Mario Lemieux (F)	915	690	1723	1.88
3.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	99	124	166	1.68
4.	Connor McDavid (F)	802	415	1243	1.55
5.	Mike Bossy (F)	752	573	1126	1.50

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