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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 2011-2012

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2011-2012 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Vancouver Canucks	82	51	-	22	-	9	249	198	51	111	1.35	Conference QF loss
2.	New York Rangers	82	51	-	24	-	7	226	187	39	109	1.33	Conference Final loss
3.	St. Louis Blues	82	49	-	22	-	11	210	165	45	109	1.33	Conference SF loss
4.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	-	25	-	6	282	221	61	108	1.32	Conference QF loss
5.	Nashville Predators	82	48	-	26	-	8	237	210	27	104	1.27	Conference SF loss
6.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	-	26	-	9	264	232	32	103	1.26	Conference SF loss
7.	Boston Bruins	82	49	-	29	-	4	269	202	67	102	1.24	Conference QF loss
8.	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	-	28	-	6	248	203	45	102	1.24	Conference QF loss
9.	New Jersey Devils	82	48	-	28	-	6	228	209	19	102	1.24	Final loss
10.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	-	26	-	11	248	238	10	101	1.23	Conference QF loss
11.	Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	-	27	-	13	216	204	12	97	1.18	Conference Final loss
12.	San Jose Sharks	82	43	-	29	-	10	228	210	18	96	1.17	Conference QF loss
13.	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	-	27	-	15	194	179	15	95	1.16	Champion
14.	Florida Panthers	82	38	-	26	-	18	203	227	-24	94	1.15	Conference QF loss
15.	Washington Capitals	82	42	-	32	-	8	222	230	-8	92	1.12	Conference SF loss
16.	Ottawa Senators	82	41	-	31	-	10	249	240	9	92	1.12	Conference QF loss
17.	Calgary Flames	82	37	-	29	-	16	202	226	-24	90	1.10	Did not make playoffs
18.	Dallas Stars	82	42	-	35	-	5	211	222	-11	89	1.09	Did not make playoffs
19.	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	-	32	-	11	218	230	-12	89	1.09	Did not make playoffs
20.	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	-	35	-	6	208	220	-12	88	1.07	Did not make playoffs
21.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	-	36	-	8	235	281	-46	84	1.02	Did not make playoffs
22.	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	-	35	-	10	225	246	-21	84	1.02	Did not make playoffs
23.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	-	33	-	16	213	243	-30	82	1.00	Did not make playoffs
24.	Minnesota Wild	82	35	-	36	-	11	177	226	-49	81	0.99	Did not make playoffs
25.	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	-	36	-	12	204	231	-27	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
26.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	-	37	-	10	231	264	-33	80	0.98	Did not make playoffs
27.	New York Islanders	82	34	-	37	-	11	203	255	-52	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
28.	Montréal Canadiens	82	31	-	35	-	16	212	226	-14	78	0.95	Did not make playoffs
29.	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	-	40	-	10	212	239	-27	74	0.90	Did not make playoffs
30.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	-	46	-	7	202	262	-60	65	0.79	Did not make playoffs

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2011-2012 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Yevgeni Malkin (F)	75	50	59	109	70
2.	Steven Stamkos (F)	82	60	37	97	66
3.	Claude Giroux (F)	77	28	65	93	29
4.	Jason Spezza (F)	80	34	50	84	36
5.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	77	37	46	83	33

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2011-2012 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Brian Elliott (G)	38	1.56	.940
2.	Cory Schneider (G)	33	1.96	.937
3.	Mike Smith (G)	67	2.21	.930
4.	Henrik Lundqvist (G)	62	1.97	.930
5.	Tuukka Rask (G)	23	2.05	.929

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2011-2012 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)
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	36	11 239	6'1"	203 lbs	27.75
2.	Arizona Coyotes	37	14 148	6'1"	201 lbs	28.08
3.	Boston Bruins	37	12 161	6'0"	198 lbs	28.19
4.	Buffalo Sabres	36	9 047	6'1"	201 lbs	26.64
5.	Calgary Flames	40	14 046	6'1"	201 lbs	28.13
6.	Carolina Hurricanes	33	9 425	6'1"	198 lbs	26.73
7.	Chicago Blackhawks	34	11 518	6'1"	203 lbs	26.94
8.	Colorado Avalanche	34	8 268	6'1"	201 lbs	26.12
9.	Columbus Blue Jackets	43	10 365	6'1"	201 lbs	26.51
10.	Dallas Stars	33	10 834	6'1"	198 lbs	27.82
11.	Detroit Red Wings	32	12 350	6'0"	201 lbs	29.16
12.	Edmonton Oilers	37	10 257	6'1"	205 lbs	26.95
13.	Florida Panthers	41	12 772	6'1"	201 lbs	28.66
14.	Los Angeles Kings	29	10 316	6'1"	209 lbs	27.14
15.	Minnesota Wild	48	10 366	6'1"	198 lbs	27.13
16.	Montréal Canadiens	35	11 704	6'0"	201 lbs	27.57
17.	Nashville Predators	39	10 312	6'1"	205 lbs	26.44
18.	New Jersey Devils	37	13 888	6'1"	203 lbs	28.81
19.	New York Islanders	37	9 891	6'1"	203 lbs	27.62
20.	New York Rangers	33	10 000	6'1"	207 lbs	27.18
21.	Ottawa Senators	37	9 220	6'2"	205 lbs	26.19
22.	Philadelphia Flyers	36	13 739	6'1"	203 lbs	27.78
23.	Pittsburgh Penguins	35	11 984	6'1"	203 lbs	28.31
24.	San Jose Sharks	31	11 284	6'2"	207 lbs	27.94
25.	St. Louis Blues	33	9 624	6'0"	205 lbs	26.91
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	39	12 344	6'1"	203 lbs	28.28
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	33	8 043	6'2"	205 lbs	26.33
28.	Vancouver Canucks	38	12 922	6'1"	203 lbs	28.16
29.	Washington Capitals	32	11 254	6'1"	209 lbs	28.09
30.	Winnipeg Jets	38	8 699	6'1"	205 lbs	26.50

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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Player Nationalities Throughout History

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NHL All-Time Points

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NHL All-Time Assists

NHL All-Time Penalty Min.

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NHL All-Time Points Per Game

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

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NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

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