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 2015-2016

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2015-2016 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Washington Capitals	82	56	-	18	-	8	252	193	59	120	1.46	Conference SF loss
2.	Dallas Stars	82	50	-	23	-	9	267	230	37	109	1.33	Conference SF loss
3.	St. Louis Blues	82	49	-	24	-	9	224	201	23	107	1.30	Conference Final loss
4.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	-	26	-	8	245	203	42	104	1.27	Champion
5.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	-	26	-	9	235	209	26	103	1.26	Conference QF loss
6.	Anaheim Ducks	82	46	-	25	-	11	218	192	26	103	1.26	Conference QF loss
7.	Florida Panthers	82	47	-	26	-	9	239	203	36	103	1.26	Conference QF loss
8.	Los Angeles Kings	82	48	-	28	-	6	225	195	30	102	1.24	Conference QF loss
9.	New York Rangers	82	46	-	27	-	9	236	217	19	101	1.23	Conference QF loss
10.	New York Islanders	82	45	-	27	-	10	232	216	16	100	1.22	Conference SF loss
11.	San Jose Sharks	82	46	-	30	-	6	241	210	31	98	1.20	Final loss
12.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	-	31	-	5	227	201	26	97	1.18	Conference Final loss
13.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	-	27	-	14	214	218	-4	96	1.17	Conference QF loss
14.	Nashville Predators	82	41	-	27	-	14	228	215	13	96	1.17	Conference SF loss
15.	Detroit Red Wings	82	41	-	30	-	11	211	224	-13	93	1.13	Conference QF loss
16.	Boston Bruins	82	42	-	31	-	9	240	230	10	93	1.13	Did not make playoffs
17.	Minnesota Wild	82	38	-	33	-	11	216	206	10	87	1.06	Conference QF loss
18.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	-	31	-	16	198	226	-28	86	1.05	Did not make playoffs
19.	Ottawa Senators	82	38	-	35	-	9	236	247	-11	85	1.04	Did not make playoffs
20.	New Jersey Devils	80	38	-	36	-	8	184	208	-24	84	1.05	Did not make playoffs
21.	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	-	39	-	4	216	240	-24	82	1.00	Did not make playoffs
22.	Montréal Canadiens	82	38	-	38	-	6	221	236	-15	82	1.00	Did not make playoffs
23.	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	-	36	-	11	201	222	-21	81	0.99	Did not make playoffs
24.	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	-	39	-	8	209	245	-36	78	0.95	Did not make playoffs
25.	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	-	39	-	8	215	239	-24	78	0.95	Did not make playoffs
26.	Calgary Flames	82	35	-	40	-	7	231	260	-29	77	0.94	Did not make playoffs
27.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	-	40	-	8	219	252	-33	76	0.93	Did not make playoffs
28.	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	-	38	-	13	191	243	-52	75	0.91	Did not make playoffs
29.	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	-	43	-	8	203	245	-42	70	0.85	Did not make playoffs
30.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	-	42	-	11	198	246	-48	69	0.84	Did not make playoffs

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2015-2016 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Kane (F)	82	46	60	106	30
2.	Jamie Benn (F)	82	41	48	89	64
3.	Sidney Crosby (F)	80	36	49	85	42
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	82	19	63	82	54
5.	Erik Karlsson (D)	82	16	66	82	50

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2015-2016 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Carey Price (G)	12	2.06	.934
2.	Brian Elliott (G)	42	2.07	.930
3.	Matt Murray (G)	13	2.00	.930
4.	Ben Bishop (G)	61	2.06	.926
5.	Thomas Greiss (G)	41	2.36	.925

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2015-2016 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)
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	36	11 321	6'1"	205 lbs	27.25
2.	Arizona Coyotes	41	11 394	6'2"	203 lbs	27.34
3.	Boston Bruins	35	10 882	6'0"	196 lbs	27.54
4.	Buffalo Sabres	37	9 074	6'1"	203 lbs	26.00
5.	Calgary Flames	40	9 870	6'1"	196 lbs	26.50
6.	Carolina Hurricanes	33	8 704	6'1"	196 lbs	25.94
7.	Chicago Blackhawks	40	13 656	6'1"	201 lbs	27.80
8.	Colorado Avalanche	37	11 423	6'1"	207 lbs	27.43
9.	Columbus Blue Jackets	37	9 903	6'1"	203 lbs	25.86
10.	Dallas Stars	32	10 568	6'2"	203 lbs	27.19
11.	Detroit Red Wings	32	10 478	6'1"	198 lbs	27.75
12.	Edmonton Oilers	38	8 701	6'2"	205 lbs	26.53
13.	Florida Panthers	37	12 202	6'1"	201 lbs	28.11
14.	Los Angeles Kings	33	13 585	6'2"	207 lbs	28.18
15.	Minnesota Wild	34	9 671	6'1"	198 lbs	26.94
16.	Montréal Canadiens	46	10 428	6'1"	201 lbs	26.33
17.	Nashville Predators	33	9 947	6'1"	203 lbs	26.91
18.	New Jersey Devils	42	10 682	6'0"	196 lbs	27.12
19.	New York Islanders	33	9 987	6'1"	207 lbs	27.33
20.	New York Rangers	31	12 450	6'1"	203 lbs	28.52
21.	Ottawa Senators	38	11 025	6'2"	205 lbs	26.71
22.	Philadelphia Flyers	32	11 206	6'1"	201 lbs	28.28
23.	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	12 317	6'0"	196 lbs	27.30
24.	San Jose Sharks	34	12 188	6'1"	203 lbs	28.03
25.	St. Louis Blues	35	12 674	6'2"	205 lbs	27.74
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	34	9 089	6'1"	203 lbs	26.94
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	49	12 954	6'1"	203 lbs	26.53
28.	Vancouver Canucks	38	11 377	6'1"	198 lbs	27.13
29.	Washington Capitals	33	11 457	6'1"	203 lbs	27.33
30.	Winnipeg Jets	35	9 008	6'2"	205 lbs	25.89

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.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	4	0	7	7	0
3.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	2	3	3	6	2
4.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	3	3	6	6
5.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	4	6	2
6.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	4	1	5	0
7.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	2
8.	Kirill Semyonov (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	3	1	4	5	2
9.	Alexander Alexeyev (D)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	0	5	5	0
10.	Markus Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	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 Per Season

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