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.

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2020-2021 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Colorado Avalanche	56	39	-	13	-	4	197	133	64	82	1.46	Conference SF loss
2.	Vegas Golden Knights	56	40	-	14	-	2	191	124	67	82	1.46	Conference Final loss
3.	Carolina Hurricanes	56	36	-	12	-	8	179	136	43	80	1.43	Conference SF loss
4.	Florida Panthers	56	37	-	14	-	5	189	153	36	79	1.41	Conference QF loss
5.	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	37	-	16	-	3	196	156	40	77	1.38	Conference QF loss
6.	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	35	-	14	-	7	187	148	39	77	1.38	Conference QF loss
7.	Washington Capitals	56	36	-	15	-	5	191	163	28	77	1.38	Conference QF loss
8.	Tampa Bay Lightning	56	36	-	17	-	3	181	147	34	75	1.34	Champion
9.	Minnesota Wild	56	35	-	16	-	5	181	160	21	75	1.34	Conference QF loss
10.	Boston Bruins	56	33	-	16	-	7	168	136	32	73	1.30	Conference SF loss
11.	Edmonton Oilers	56	35	-	19	-	2	183	154	29	72	1.29	Conference QF loss
12.	New York Islanders	56	32	-	17	-	7	156	128	28	71	1.27	Conference Final loss
13.	Nashville Predators	56	31	-	23	-	2	156	154	2	64	1.14	Conference QF loss
14.	Winnipeg Jets	56	30	-	23	-	3	170	154	16	63	1.13	Conference SF loss
15.	St. Louis Blues	56	27	-	20	-	9	169	170	-1	63	1.13	Conference QF loss
16.	New York Rangers	56	27	-	23	-	6	177	157	20	60	1.07	Did not make playoffs
17.	Dallas Stars	56	23	-	19	-	14	158	154	4	60	1.07	Did not make playoffs
18.	Montréal Canadiens	56	24	-	21	-	11	159	168	-9	59	1.05	Final loss
19.	Philadelphia Flyers	56	25	-	23	-	8	163	201	-38	58	1.04	Did not make playoffs
20.	Calgary Flames	55	25	-	27	-	3	150	159	-9	53	0.96	Did not make playoffs
21.	Chicago Blackhawks	56	24	-	25	-	7	161	186	-25	55	0.98	Did not make playoffs
22.	Arizona Coyotes	56	24	-	26	-	6	153	176	-23	54	0.96	Did not make playoffs
23.	Ottawa Senators	56	23	-	28	-	5	157	190	-33	51	0.91	Did not make playoffs
24.	Vancouver Canucks	55	23	-	29	-	4	149	182	-33	50	0.91	Did not make playoffs
25.	Los Angeles Kings	56	21	-	28	-	7	143	170	-27	49	0.88	Did not make playoffs
26.	San Jose Sharks	56	21	-	28	-	7	151	199	-48	49	0.88	Did not make playoffs
27.	Detroit Red Wings	56	19	-	27	-	10	127	171	-44	48	0.86	Did not make playoffs
28.	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	18	-	26	-	12	137	187	-50	48	0.86	Did not make playoffs
29.	New Jersey Devils	56	19	-	30	-	7	145	194	-49	45	0.80	Did not make playoffs
30.	Anaheim Ducks	56	17	-	30	-	9	126	179	-53	43	0.77	Did not make playoffs
31.	Buffalo Sabres	56	15	-	34	-	7	138	199	-61	37	0.66	Did not make playoffs

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2020-2021 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Connor McDavid (F)	56	33	72	105	20
2.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	56	31	53	84	22
3.	Brad Marchand (F)	53	29	40	69	46
4.	Mitchell Marner (F)	55	20	47	67	20
5.	Auston Matthews (F)	52	41	25	66	10

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2020-2021 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jeremy Swayman (G)	10	1.50	.945
2.	Alex Nedeljkovic (G)	23	1.90	.932
3.	Semyon Varlamov (G)	36	2.04	.929
4.	Marc-André Fleury (G)	36	1.98	.928
5.	Juuse Saros (G)	36	2.28	.927

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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	37	11 465	6'1"	203 lbs	27.59
2.	Arizona Coyotes	36	11 144	6'1"	198 lbs	27.33
3.	Boston Bruins	40	11 390	6'1"	198 lbs	27.23
4.	Buffalo Sabres	41	10 868	6'1"	201 lbs	26.46
5.	Calgary Flames	33	10 110	6'1"	198 lbs	27.45
6.	Carolina Hurricanes	32	9 425	6'1"	201 lbs	26.84
7.	Chicago Blackhawks	41	11 271	6'1"	196 lbs	26.34
8.	Colorado Avalanche	42	10 294	6'1"	201 lbs	26.88
9.	Columbus Blue Jackets	40	11 087	6'1"	201 lbs	26.98
10.	Dallas Stars	30	10 546	6'2"	201 lbs	28.47
11.	Detroit Red Wings	35	13 216	6'1"	198 lbs	28.43
12.	Edmonton Oilers	33	11 370	6'1"	196 lbs	27.82
13.	Florida Panthers	37	10 180	6'1"	194 lbs	26.65
14.	Los Angeles Kings	35	8 413	6'1"	203 lbs	25.80
15.	Minnesota Wild	34	11 066	6'0"	196 lbs	28.79
16.	Montréal Canadiens	32	12 635	6'1"	198 lbs	27.94
17.	Nashville Predators	38	11 047	6'1"	201 lbs	27.32
18.	New Jersey Devils	36	7 493	6'1"	196 lbs	25.42
19.	New York Islanders	32	14 593	6'1"	201 lbs	29.22
20.	New York Rangers	33	6 834	6'1"	201 lbs	25.36
21.	Ottawa Senators	42	9 165	6'2"	198 lbs	25.90
22.	Philadelphia Flyers	36	9 384	6'1"	198 lbs	26.33
23.	Pittsburgh Penguins	35	10 147	6'1"	194 lbs	28.03
24.	San Jose Sharks	41	10 931	6'1"	201 lbs	26.83
25.	St. Louis Blues	35	12 051	6'1"	203 lbs	27.71
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	34	11 176	6'1"	203 lbs	28.18
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	38	13 815	6'1"	201 lbs	28.08
28.	Vancouver Canucks	40	10 994	6'1"	201 lbs	26.60
29.	Vegas Golden Knights	30	9 582	6'2"	205 lbs	27.73
30.	Washington Capitals	34	15 162	6'1"	203 lbs	29.56
31.	Winnipeg Jets	30	10 964	6'2"	201 lbs	27.50

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