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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2025-2026 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern/Atlantic Division
1.	Buffalo Sabres	82	42	-	23	8	9	288	241	47	109	1.33	Conference SF loss
2.	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	40	-	26	10	6	290	231	59	106	1.29	Conference QF loss
3.	Montréal Canadiens	82	34	-	24	14	10	283	256	27	106	1.29	Conference Final loss
4.	Boston Bruins	82	33	-	27	12	10	272	250	22	100	1.22	Conference QF loss
5.	Ottawa Senators	82	38	-	27	6	11	278	246	32	99	1.21	Conference QF loss
6.	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	-	31	11	10	241	258	-17	92	1.12	Did not make playoffs
7.	Florida Panthers	82	32	-	38	8	4	251	276	-25	84	1.02	Did not make playoffs
8.	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	-	36	9	14	253	299	-46	78	0.95	Did not make playoffs
Eastern/Metropolitan Division
1.	Carolina Hurricanes	82	39	-	22	14	7	296	240	56	113	1.38	Champion
2.	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	-	25	7	16	293	268	25	98	1.20	Conference QF loss
3.	Philadelphia Flyers	82	27	-	27	16	12	250	243	7	98	1.20	Conference SF loss
4.	Washington Capitals	82	37	-	30	6	9	263	244	19	95	1.16	Did not make playoffs
5.	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	-	30	12	12	253	253	0	92	1.12	Did not make playoffs
6.	New York Islanders	82	29	-	34	14	5	233	241	-8	91	1.11	Did not make playoffs
7.	New Jersey Devils	82	29	-	37	13	3	230	254	-24	87	1.06	Did not make playoffs
8.	New York Rangers	82	25	-	39	9	9	238	250	-12	77	0.94	Did not make playoffs
Western/Central Division
1.	Colorado Avalanche	82	48	-	16	7	11	302	203	99	121	1.48	Conference Final loss
2.	Dallas Stars	82	38	-	20	12	12	279	226	53	112	1.37	Conference QF loss
3.	Minnesota Wild	82	31	-	24	15	12	272	240	32	104	1.27	Conference SF loss
4.	Utah Mammoth	82	33	-	33	10	6	268	240	28	92	1.12	Conference QF loss
5.	St. Louis Blues	82	33	-	33	4	12	231	258	-27	86	1.05	Did not make playoffs
6.	Nashville Predators	82	28	-	34	10	10	247	269	-22	86	1.05	Did not make playoffs
7.	Winnipeg Jets	82	28	-	35	7	12	231	260	-29	82	1.00	Did not make playoffs
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	82	22	-	39	7	14	213	275	-62	72	0.88	Did not make playoffs
Western/Pacific Division
1.	Vegas Golden Knights	82	30	-	26	9	17	265	250	15	95	1.16	Final loss
2.	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	-	30	9	11	282	269	13	93	1.13	Conference QF loss
3.	Anaheim Ducks	82	26	-	33	17	6	273	288	-15	92	1.12	Conference SF loss
4.	Los Angeles Kings	82	22	-	27	13	20	225	247	-22	90	1.10	Conference QF loss
5.	San Jose Sharks	82	27	-	35	12	8	251	292	-41	86	1.05	Did not make playoffs
6.	Seattle Kraken	82	26	-	37	8	11	226	263	-37	79	0.96	Did not make playoffs
7.	Calgary Flames	82	27	-	39	7	9	212	259	-47	77	0.94	Did not make playoffs
8.	Vancouver Canucks	82	15	-	49	10	8	216	316	-100	58	0.71	Did not make playoffs

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2025-2026 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Connor McDavid (F)	82	48	90	138	44
2.	Nikita Kucherov (F)	76	44	86	130	50
3.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	80	53	74	127	39
4.	Macklin Celebrini (F)	82	45	70	115	44
5.	Mark Scheifele (F)	82	36	67	103	43

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2025-2026 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Scott Wedgewood (G)	45	2.02	.921
2.	Jesper Wallstedt (G)	35	2.61	.916
3.	Dennis Hildeby (G)	20	2.86	.914
4.	Igor Shestyorkin (G)	51	2.50	.912
5.	Logan Thompson (G)	58	2.44	.912

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2025-2026 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)
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	32	11 551	6'2"	203 lbs	27.53
2.	Boston Bruins	35	10 822	6'1"	203 lbs	27.23
3.	Buffalo Sabres	36	10 142	6'1"	203 lbs	27.00
4.	Calgary Flames	42	12 110	6'1"	194 lbs	27.07
5.	Carolina Hurricanes	34	12 832	6'1"	196 lbs	28.15
6.	Chicago Blackhawks	37	11 235	6'1"	194 lbs	27.46
7.	Colorado Avalanche	37	14 055	6'0"	194 lbs	29.22
8.	Columbus Blue Jackets	32	13 099	6'1"	201 lbs	28.13
9.	Dallas Stars	31	13 255	6'2"	205 lbs	29.00
10.	Detroit Red Wings	33	14 300	6'1"	201 lbs	28.61
11.	Edmonton Oilers	40	15 367	6'1"	198 lbs	28.80
12.	Florida Panthers	39	15 393	6'1"	196 lbs	28.33
13.	Los Angeles Kings	33	15 447	6'2"	203 lbs	29.76
14.	Minnesota Wild	39	16 542	6'0"	196 lbs	28.74
15.	Montréal Canadiens	33	9 320	6'1"	198 lbs	25.79
16.	Nashville Predators	33	11 695	6'1"	196 lbs	28.09
17.	New Jersey Devils	38	13 815	6'1"	198 lbs	28.45
18.	New York Islanders	35	14 179	6'1"	198 lbs	28.71
19.	New York Rangers	38	10 960	6'1"	201 lbs	27.66
20.	Ottawa Senators	37	12 622	6'2"	205 lbs	28.03
21.	Philadelphia Flyers	39	10 488	6'1"	201 lbs	26.79
22.	Pittsburgh Penguins	45	15 616	6'1"	196 lbs	28.27
23.	San Jose Sharks	38	13 487	6'1"	196 lbs	28.21
24.	Seattle Kraken	32	11 608	6'1"	198 lbs	27.88
25.	St. Louis Blues	37	13 385	6'1"	198 lbs	27.95
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	37	13 047	6'2"	203 lbs	28.86
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	38	14 452	6'2"	205 lbs	28.61
28.	Utah Mammoth	31	11 596	6'1"	196 lbs	28.52
29.	Vancouver Canucks	40	11 420	6'2"	194 lbs	26.98
30.	Vegas Golden Knights	37	16 225	6'2"	203 lbs	29.19
31.	Washington Capitals	35	12 444	6'2"	201 lbs	28.23
32.	Winnipeg Jets	36	15 074	6'1"	196 lbs	28.64

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

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