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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 2008-2009

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2008-2009 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	San Jose Sharks	82	53	-	18	-	11	257	204	53	117	1.43	Conference QF loss
2.	Boston Bruins	82	53	-	19	-	10	274	196	78	116	1.41	Conference SF loss
3.	Detroit Red Wings	82	51	-	21	-	10	295	244	51	112	1.37	Final loss
4.	Washington Capitals	82	50	-	24	-	8	272	245	27	108	1.32	Conference SF loss
5.	New Jersey Devils	82	51	-	27	-	4	244	209	35	106	1.29	Conference QF loss
6.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	46	-	24	-	12	264	216	48	104	1.27	Conference Final loss
7.	Vancouver Canucks	82	45	-	27	-	10	246	220	26	100	1.22	Conference SF loss
8.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	45	-	28	-	9	264	239	25	99	1.21	Champion
9.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	44	-	27	-	11	264	238	26	99	1.21	Conference QF loss
10.	Calgary Flames	82	46	-	30	-	6	254	248	6	98	1.20	Conference QF loss
11.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	45	-	30	-	7	239	226	13	97	1.18	Conference Final loss
12.	New York Rangers	82	43	-	30	-	9	210	218	-8	95	1.16	Conference QF loss
13.	Montréal Canadiens	82	41	-	30	-	11	249	247	2	93	1.13	Conference QF loss
14.	Florida Panthers	82	41	-	30	-	11	234	231	3	93	1.13	Did not make playoffs
15.	St. Louis Blues	82	41	-	31	-	10	233	233	0	92	1.12	Conference QF loss
16.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	41	-	31	-	10	226	230	-4	92	1.12	Conference QF loss
17.	Anaheim Ducks	82	42	-	33	-	7	245	238	7	91	1.11	Conference SF loss
18.	Buffalo Sabres	82	41	-	32	-	9	250	234	16	91	1.11	Did not make playoffs
19.	Minnesota Wild	82	40	-	33	-	9	219	200	19	89	1.09	Did not make playoffs
20.	Nashville Predators	82	40	-	34	-	8	213	233	-20	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
21.	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	-	35	-	9	234	248	-14	85	1.04	Did not make playoffs
22.	Ottawa Senators	82	36	-	35	-	11	217	237	-20	83	1.01	Did not make playoffs
23.	Dallas Stars	82	36	-	35	-	11	230	257	-27	83	1.01	Did not make playoffs
24.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	34	-	35	-	13	250	293	-43	81	0.99	Did not make playoffs
25.	Phoenix Coyotes	82	36	-	39	-	7	208	252	-44	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
26.	Los Angeles Kings	82	34	-	37	-	11	207	234	-27	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
27.	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	-	41	-	6	257	280	-23	76	0.93	Did not make playoffs
28.	Colorado Avalanche	82	32	-	45	-	5	199	257	-58	69	0.84	Did not make playoffs
29.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	-	40	-	18	210	279	-69	66	0.80	Did not make playoffs
30.	New York Islanders	82	26	-	47	-	9	201	279	-78	61	0.74	Did not make playoffs

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2008-2009 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Yevgeni Malkin (F)	82	35	78	113	80
2.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	79	56	54	110	72
3.	Sidney Crosby (F)	77	33	70	103	76
4.	Pavel Datsyuk (F)	81	32	65	97	22
5.	Zach Parise (F)	82	45	49	94	24

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2008-2009 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Tim Thomas (G)	54	2.10	.933
2.	Josh Harding (G)	19	2.21	.929
3.	Tomas Vokoun (G)	59	2.49	.926
4.	Craig Anderson (G)	31	2.71	.924
5.	Niklas Bäckström (G)	71	2.33	.923

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2008-2009 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)
Minnesota Wild	Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Nikishin (D)
Detroit Red Wings	James van Riemsdyk (F)

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)

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NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Anaheim Ducks	40	14 812	6'1"	203 lbs	28.55
2.	Arizona Coyotes	38	9 897	6'1"	203 lbs	26.29
3.	Atlanta Thrashers	35	8 569	6'0"	201 lbs	27.26
4.	Boston Bruins	32	10 951	6'1"	203 lbs	27.75
5.	Buffalo Sabres	32	10 084	6'0"	201 lbs	27.59
6.	Calgary Flames	35	11 907	6'1"	205 lbs	27.83
7.	Carolina Hurricanes	35	11 366	6'0"	198 lbs	28.03
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	32	6 798	6'1"	203 lbs	25.94
9.	Colorado Avalanche	37	11 877	6'0"	198 lbs	28.16
10.	Columbus Blue Jackets	38	10 180	6'1"	203 lbs	26.79
11.	Dallas Stars	39	13 453	6'1"	201 lbs	28.56
12.	Detroit Red Wings	29	13 946	6'0"	201 lbs	30.69
13.	Edmonton Oilers	35	8 841	6'1"	201 lbs	27.00
14.	Florida Panthers	33	11 169	6'1"	207 lbs	27.67
15.	Los Angeles Kings	31	7 281	6'1"	207 lbs	26.10
16.	Minnesota Wild	30	8 974	6'2"	207 lbs	27.23
17.	Montréal Canadiens	34	13 627	6'1"	205 lbs	28.24
18.	Nashville Predators	30	9 553	6'0"	201 lbs	27.93
19.	New Jersey Devils	32	13 744	6'1"	201 lbs	29.75
20.	New York Islanders	43	10 751	6'0"	201 lbs	27.35
21.	New York Rangers	30	18 453	6'1"	205 lbs	27.30
22.	Ottawa Senators	33	12 298	6'1"	207 lbs	28.03
23.	Philadelphia Flyers	40	10 474	6'1"	203 lbs	26.93
24.	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	13 534	6'1"	203 lbs	27.85
25.	San Jose Sharks	31	12 044	6'1"	207 lbs	28.55
26.	St. Louis Blues	40	8 873	6'1"	207 lbs	26.63
27.	Tampa Bay Lightning	50	14 304	6'2"	205 lbs	27.50
28.	Toronto Maple Leafs	39	10 691	6'0"	207 lbs	27.82
29.	Vancouver Canucks	32	10 877	6'1"	203 lbs	28.25
30.	Washington Capitals	41	10 336	6'2"	205 lbs	27.34

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	5	4	9	6
2.	Filip Zadina (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	4	4	4	8	2
3.	Alexander Radulov (F)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	5	3	5	8	2
4.	Kirill Semyonov (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	5	1	7	8	2
5.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	3	3	4	7	4
6.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	5	0	7	7	0
7.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	5	0	7	7	2
8.	Andreas Johnsson (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	3	3	6	0
9.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	4	6	2
10.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	2

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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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NHL All-Time Points

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