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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 2009-2010

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2009-2010 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Washington Capitals	82	54	-	15	-	13	318	233	85	121	1.48	Conference QF loss
2.	San Jose Sharks	82	51	-	20	-	11	264	215	49	113	1.38	Conference Final loss
3.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	-	22	-	8	271	209	62	112	1.37	Champion
4.	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	-	25	-	7	225	202	23	107	1.30	Conference QF loss
5.	Vancouver Canucks	82	49	-	28	-	5	272	222	50	103	1.26	Conference SF loss
6.	New Jersey Devils	82	48	-	27	-	7	222	191	31	103	1.26	Conference QF loss
7.	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	-	24	-	14	229	216	13	102	1.24	Conference SF loss
8.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	-	28	-	7	257	237	20	101	1.23	Conference SF loss
9.	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	-	27	-	9	241	219	22	101	1.23	Conference QF loss
10.	Nashville Predators	82	47	-	29	-	6	225	225	0	100	1.22	Conference QF loss
11.	Buffalo Sabres	82	45	-	27	-	10	235	207	28	100	1.22	Conference QF loss
12.	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	-	30	-	9	244	233	11	95	1.16	Conference QF loss
13.	Ottawa Senators	82	44	-	32	-	6	225	238	-13	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
14.	Boston Bruins	82	39	-	30	-	13	206	200	6	91	1.11	Conference SF loss
15.	St. Louis Blues	82	40	-	32	-	10	225	223	2	90	1.10	Did not make playoffs
16.	Calgary Flames	82	40	-	32	-	10	204	210	-6	90	1.10	Did not make playoffs
17.	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	-	32	-	11	238	251	-13	89	1.09	Did not make playoffs
18.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	-	35	-	6	236	225	11	88	1.07	Final loss
19.	Montréal Canadiens	82	39	-	33	-	10	217	223	-6	88	1.07	Conference Final loss
20.	Dallas Stars	82	37	-	31	-	14	237	254	-17	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
21.	New York Rangers	82	38	-	33	-	11	222	218	4	87	1.06	Did not make playoffs
22.	Minnesota Wild	82	38	-	36	-	8	219	246	-27	84	1.02	Did not make playoffs
23.	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	-	34	-	13	234	256	-22	83	1.01	Did not make playoffs
24.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	-	37	-	10	230	256	-26	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
25.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	34	-	36	-	12	217	260	-43	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
26.	New York Islanders	82	34	-	37	-	11	222	264	-42	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
27.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	-	35	-	15	216	259	-43	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
28.	Florida Panthers	82	32	-	37	-	13	208	244	-36	77	0.94	Did not make playoffs
29.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	-	38	-	14	214	267	-53	74	0.90	Did not make playoffs
30.	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	-	47	-	8	214	284	-70	62	0.76	Did not make playoffs

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2009-2010 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Henrik Sedin (F)	82	29	83	112	48
2.	Sidney Crosby (F)	81	51	58	109	71
3.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	72	50	59	109	89
4.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	82	33	68	101	50
5.	Steven Stamkos (F)	82	51	44	95	38

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2009-2010 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Tuukka Rask (G)	45	1.97	.931
2.	Ryan Miller (G)	69	2.22	.929
3.	Jason LaBarbera (G)	17	2.13	.928
4.	Tomas Vokoun (G)	63	2.55	.925
5.	Jaroslav Halák (G)	45	2.40	.924

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2009-2010 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)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Anaheim Ducks	41	13 056	6'1"	201 lbs	27.90
2.	Arizona Coyotes	34	13 142	6'1"	205 lbs	28.26
3.	Atlanta Thrashers	30	11 187	6'1"	205 lbs	28.37
4.	Boston Bruins	37	11 608	6'1"	201 lbs	27.78
5.	Buffalo Sabres	30	9 906	6'0"	198 lbs	27.40
6.	Calgary Flames	35	14 106	6'1"	205 lbs	28.69
7.	Carolina Hurricanes	38	13 584	6'1"	201 lbs	28.39
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	32	13 841	6'1"	203 lbs	26.72
9.	Colorado Avalanche	37	10 130	6'0"	198 lbs	27.14
10.	Columbus Blue Jackets	37	8 973	6'2"	207 lbs	26.49
11.	Dallas Stars	34	9 941	6'1"	201 lbs	27.47
12.	Detroit Red Wings	31	13 797	6'0"	201 lbs	29.97
13.	Edmonton Oilers	43	10 367	6'1"	203 lbs	26.81
14.	Florida Panthers	35	9 580	6'1"	205 lbs	26.71
15.	Los Angeles Kings	34	9 394	6'1"	205 lbs	26.32
16.	Minnesota Wild	40	11 392	6'1"	203 lbs	27.33
17.	Montréal Canadiens	39	11 055	6'0"	205 lbs	26.74
18.	Nashville Predators	33	9 638	6'1"	205 lbs	27.27
19.	New Jersey Devils	37	13 771	6'1"	203 lbs	28.62
20.	New York Islanders	36	8 691	6'0"	203 lbs	27.31
21.	New York Rangers	35	11 051	6'2"	203 lbs	27.86
22.	Ottawa Senators	35	11 780	6'1"	207 lbs	27.63
23.	Philadelphia Flyers	36	10 424	6'1"	198 lbs	27.39
24.	Pittsburgh Penguins	37	12 086	6'1"	203 lbs	27.51
25.	San Jose Sharks	32	9 714	6'1"	205 lbs	27.94
26.	St. Louis Blues	30	9 933	6'1"	207 lbs	27.73
27.	Tampa Bay Lightning	35	9 954	6'2"	207 lbs	26.74
28.	Toronto Maple Leafs	38	10 327	6'1"	207 lbs	27.05
29.	Vancouver Canucks	35	12 229	6'1"	201 lbs	28.37
30.	Washington Capitals	38	11 424	6'1"	203 lbs	28.00

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.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	3	3	4	7	4
4.	Kirill Semyonov (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	4	1	6	7	2
5.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	5	0	7	7	0
6.	Andreas Johnsson (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	3	3	6	0
7.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	4	6	2
8.	Alexander Radulov (F)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	4	2	4	6	2
9.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	2
10.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	4	1	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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NHL All-Time Points

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NHL All-Time Penalty Min.

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NHL All-Time Points Per Season

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