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2026-2027 Season

Carolina Hurricanes lead the 2026-27 NHL standings with 26 points. Edmonton Oilers (24 points) and Minnesota Wild (23 points) follow.

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2026-2027 NHL Standings

2026-2027 NHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern/Atlantic Division
1.	Boston Bruins	15	8	-	4	2	1	55	36	19	21	1.40	-
2.	Montréal Canadiens	14	6	-	3	3	2	48	42	6	20	1.43	-
3.	Ottawa Senators	16	7	-	6	2	1	52	51	1	19	1.19	-
4.	Tampa Bay Lightning	13	7	-	3	1	2	48	43	5	18	1.38	-
5.	Florida Panthers	14	6	-	4	2	2	44	39	5	18	1.29	-
6.	Toronto Maple Leafs	16	7	-	6	1	2	60	53	7	18	1.13	-
7.	Buffalo Sabres	14	5	-	4	2	3	43	49	-6	17	1.21	-
8.	Detroit Red Wings	14	4	-	5	2	3	41	43	-2	15	1.07	-
Eastern/Metropolitan Division
1.	Carolina Hurricanes	16	11	-	2	1	2	63	36	27	26	1.63	-
2.	New Jersey Devils	14	7	-	5	2	0	48	40	8	18	1.29	-
3.	Washington Capitals	13	7	-	5	1	0	44	42	2	16	1.23	-
4.	New York Islanders	14	5	-	5	2	2	40	39	1	16	1.14	-
5.	New York Rangers	15	7	-	7	0	1	45	46	-1	15	1.00	-
6.	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	2	-	7	3	2	47	49	-2	12	0.86	-
7.	Philadelphia Flyers	16	4	-	8	0	4	35	54	-19	12	0.75	-
8.	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	1	-	7	4	0	29	39	-10	10	0.83	-
Western/Central Division
1.	Minnesota Wild	16	10	-	3	0	3	52	36	16	23	1.44	-
2.	Utah Mammoth	15	7	-	6	2	0	54	52	2	18	1.20	-
3.	Colorado Avalanche	14	8	-	5	0	1	59	44	15	17	1.21	-
4.	Dallas Stars	14	5	-	5	3	1	38	31	7	17	1.21	-
5.	St. Louis Blues	14	7	-	6	0	1	44	42	2	15	1.07	-
6.	Nashville Predators	14	4	-	4	1	5	42	47	-5	15	1.07	-
7.	Winnipeg Jets	15	4	-	8	0	3	34	54	-20	11	0.73	-
8.	Chicago Blackhawks	14	3	-	9	1	1	31	53	-22	9	0.64	-
Western/Pacific Division
1.	Edmonton Oilers	15	9	-	2	2	2	64	44	20	24	1.60	-
2.	Vegas Golden Knights	15	7	-	5	2	1	53	44	9	19	1.27	-
3.	Seattle Kraken	14	6	-	5	2	1	52	52	0	17	1.21	-
4.	San Jose Sharks	15	2	-	7	5	1	41	52	-11	15	1.00	-
5.	Anaheim Ducks	14	5	-	7	1	1	49	53	-4	13	0.93	-
6.	Calgary Flames	14	6	-	8	0	0	36	52	-16	12	0.86	-
7.	Los Angeles Kings	13	2	-	7	2	2	36	45	-9	10	0.77	-
8.	Vancouver Canucks	16	1	-	12	2	1	47	72	-25	7	0.44	-

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2026-2027 NHL Player Stats

2026-2027 NHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Connor McDavid (F)	15	9	30	39	2
2.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	15	12	16	28	0
3.	Evan Bouchard (D)	15	8	18	26	0
4.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	16	15	10	25	0
5.	Auston Matthews (F)	16	11	13	24	4

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2026-2027 NHL Goalie Stats

2026-2027 NHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Matt Tomkins (G)	1	1.01	.964
2.	Linus Ullmark (G)	8	1.33	.945
3.	Daniil Tarasov (G)	4	1.40	.940
4.	Jacob Fowler (G)	8	1.84	.932
5.	Michael DiPietro (G)	4	2.26	.929

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2026-2027 NHL Demographics

NHL Games

NHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/02/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Florida Panthers	Detroit Red Wings	-
11/01/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Anaheim Ducks	Ottawa Senators	6 - 3
11/01/2026 06:00 PM GMT-5	New York Rangers	Edmonton Oilers	1 - 4
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT-5	Philadelphia Flyers	Utah Mammoth	6 - 3
11/01/2026 03:30 PM GMT-5	Washington Capitals	Minnesota Wild	1 - 5

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NHL Transactions

NHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/01/2026	Confirmed	Matthew Wood (F)	Nashville Predators	Seattle Kraken	Details
11/01/2026	Confirmed	Shane Wright (F)	Seattle Kraken	Nashville Predators	Details
11/01/2026	Confirmed	Rémi Poirier (G)	New Jersey Devils	Washington Capitals	Details
10/31/2026	Confirmed	Kyle McDonald (F)	Dallas Stars	Belleville Senators	Details
10/29/2026	Confirmed	Cameron Crotty (D)	Ottawa Senators	Minnesota Wild	Details

2026-2027 NHL Free Agents

2026-2027 NHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Minnesota Wild	Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Detroit Red Wings	James van Riemsdyk (F)
Vancouver Canucks	Evander Kane (F)
Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (F)
Detroit Red Wings	Simon Edvinsson (D)

2027-2028 NHL Free Agents

2027-2028 NHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Minnesota Wild	Quinn Hughes (D)
Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (F)
Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Karlsson (D)
Nashville Predators	Ryan O'Reilly (F)

NHL League Injury List

NHL — Injury List
Team	Player	Information
Anaheim Ducks	Ian Moore (D)	Lower body injury (out indefinitely)
Anaheim Ducks	Ryan Poehling (F)	MCL sprain (expected back december)
Anaheim Ducks	Troy Terry (F)	Hip injury, expected to return late November
Buffalo Sabres	Alex Lyon (G)	Upper Body Injury (out indefinitely)
Buffalo Sabres	Conor Timmins (D)	Undisclosed Injury
Calgary Flames	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	Hip surgery (to miss start of season)
Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal (F)	Calf injury (might be back late november)
Colorado Avalanche	Zachary L'Heureux (F)	Upper body injury (expected back early november)
Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson (D)	Ankle injury (out until late december)
Columbus Blue Jackets	Isac Lundeström (F)	Achilles injury (out until November)
Dallas Stars	Oskar Bäck (F)	Hand injury (november)
Dallas Stars	Matt Duchene (F)	Undisclosed injury, (expected back january)
Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin (F)	Suspended without pay for refusing to play
Edmonton Oilers	Frederik Andersen (G)	Undisclosed Injury (possibly back late November)
Edmonton Oilers	Mattias Janmark (F)	Recovering from off-season surgery (out indefinitely)
Edmonton Oilers	Devon Levi (G)	Lower body injury - expected back early November
Edmonton Oilers	Alec Regula (D)	Recovering from off-season surgery (out indefinitely)
Edmonton Oilers	Matthew Savoie (F)	Undisclosed injury (expected back november)
Florida Panthers	Aleksander Barkov (F)	Knee injury (back december)
Florida Panthers	Jonah Gadjovich (F)	Neck injury (out indefinitely)
Florida Panthers	Brad Marchand (F)	Lower body injury (expected back november)
Los Angeles Kings	Kevin Fiala (F)	Leg injury, expected back November
Minnesota Wild	Brock Faber (D)	Undisclosed Injury
Minnesota Wild	Filip Gustavsson (G)	Hip injury (expected back November)
Montréal Canadiens	Ivan Demidov (F)	Lower body injury (expected november)
Montréal Canadiens	Samuel Montembeault (G)	Undisclosed Injury
Montréal Canadiens	Nick Suzuki (F)	Upper Body, expected back early November
Nashville Predators	William Trudeau (D)	Undisclosed Injury
New York Islanders	Mathew Barzal (F)	Knee injury (out indefinitely)
New York Islanders	Matias Maccelli (F)	Lower body injury - expected back mid-November
New York Islanders	Calum Ritchie (F)	Lower body injury - expected back end of November
New York Islanders	Alexander Romanov (D)	Torn ACL - Expected to miss remainder of season
New York Rangers	Joonas Korpisalo (G)	Lower body injury (expected november)
New York Rangers	Igor Shestyorkin (G)	Lower body injury (out for season)
New York Rangers	Joe Veleno (F)	Undisclosed injury, expected back january
Ottawa Senators	William Eklund (F)	Ankle injury (out indefinitely)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Graves (D)	Undisclosed Injury
Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (F)	Lower body injury (expected december)
San Jose Sharks	Igor Chernyshov (F)	Arm injury - week-to-week
San Jose Sharks	Adam Gaudette (F)	Undisclosed Injury
San Jose Sharks	Alexander Wennberg (F)	Upper body injury - week to week
Seattle Kraken	Ryan Lindgren (D)	Upper body injury (expected back mid-november)
Seattle Kraken	Jacob Melanson (F)	Upper-body injury (out indefinitely)
St. Louis Blues	Logan Mailloux (D)	Hand injury (out indefinitely)
St. Louis Blues	Tyler Tucker (D)	Knee surgery(out indefinitely)
Tampa Bay Lightning	Yanni Gourde (F)	Hip surgery (expected back December)
Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi (F)	Out indefinitely, complications related to back surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs	Elvis Merzļikins (G)	Shoulder surgery (expected back 2027)
Vancouver Canucks	Thatcher Demko (G)	Hip surgery (expected back December)
Washington Capitals	Vincent Desharnais (D)	Appendectomy surgery - expected back early December
Washington Capitals	Rasmus Sandin (D)	Knee injury, expected back December 2026
Winnipeg Jets	Nick Bjugstad (F)	Pectoral surgery (out until 2027)
Winnipeg Jets	Josh Morrissey (D)	Upper body injury (expected back november)
Winnipeg Jets	Vladislav Namestnikov (F)	Undisclosed Injury

NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2026-2027 NHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Anaheim Ducks	26	6 592	6'2"	203 lbs	26.50
2.	Boston Bruins	23	9 199	6'2"	205 lbs	27.17
3.	Buffalo Sabres	27	7 152	6'1"	198 lbs	26.70
4.	Calgary Flames	26	7 193	6'2"	194 lbs	26.27
5.	Carolina Hurricanes	27	12 746	6'1"	198 lbs	28.81
6.	Chicago Blackhawks	25	7 969	6'1"	196 lbs	26.08
7.	Colorado Avalanche	24	12 370	6'1"	196 lbs	29.92
8.	Columbus Blue Jackets	25	11 429	6'1"	203 lbs	28.24
9.	Dallas Stars	27	12 898	6'2"	203 lbs	28.85
10.	Detroit Red Wings	25	9 411	6'1"	198 lbs	27.28
11.	Edmonton Oilers	30	11 257	6'2"	198 lbs	28.47
12.	Florida Panthers	26	14 003	6'2"	203 lbs	30.04
13.	Los Angeles Kings	26	14 123	6'2"	198 lbs	30.50
14.	Minnesota Wild	28	12 261	6'0"	198 lbs	29.21
15.	Montréal Canadiens	25	8 086	6'1"	201 lbs	25.92
16.	Nashville Predators	24	10 363	6'1"	201 lbs	28.38
17.	New Jersey Devils	21	10 406	6'1"	201 lbs	29.00
18.	New York Islanders	25	12 416	6'1"	198 lbs	29.28
19.	New York Rangers	25	9 905	6'2"	198 lbs	27.60
20.	Ottawa Senators	29	9 660	6'2"	203 lbs	27.24
21.	Philadelphia Flyers	30	8 649	6'1"	203 lbs	26.53
22.	Pittsburgh Penguins	26	11 365	6'1"	194 lbs	28.54
23.	San Jose Sharks	25	8 371	6'2"	198 lbs	26.44
24.	Seattle Kraken	25	8 798	6'1"	198 lbs	27.36
25.	St. Louis Blues	27	8 154	6'2"	198 lbs	26.07
26.	Tampa Bay Lightning	24	11 286	6'2"	201 lbs	29.58
27.	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	14 433	6'1"	201 lbs	29.94
28.	Utah Mammoth	24	9 781	6'2"	201 lbs	28.04
29.	Vancouver Canucks	25	7 931	6'1"	198 lbs	26.84
30.	Vegas Golden Knights	27	10 963	6'2"	198 lbs	28.48
31.	Washington Capitals	27	10 587	6'2"	205 lbs	28.15
32.	Winnipeg Jets	27	11 259	6'2"	198 lbs	27.74

Team Comparison History

NHL Interesting Facts

NHL — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Brent Burns	41 yrs
2.	Corey Perry	41 yrs
3.	Alexander Ovechkin	41 yrs
4.	Yevgeni Malkin	40 yrs
5.	Kris Letang	39 yrs

NHL — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Cooper Black	6'9"
2.	Matt Rempe	6'9"
3.	Curtis Douglas	6'9"
4.	Louis Crevier	6'8"
5.	Adam Klapka	6'8"

NHL — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Nikita Zadorov	256 lbs
2.	Matt Rempe	254 lbs
3.	Jamie Oleksiak	251 lbs
4.	Alexei Protas	251 lbs
5.	Elmer Söderblom	251 lbs

NHL — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Viggo Björck	18 yrs
2.	Gavin McKenna	18 yrs
3.	Alberts Šmits	18 yrs
4.	Ivar Stenberg	19 yrs
5.	Matthew Schaefer	19 yrs

NHL — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Cole Caufield	5'8"
2.	Colin Blackwell	5'8"
3.	Gavin Brindley	5'8"
4.	Bobby Brink	5'8"
5.	Justin Danforth	5'8"

NHL — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Trevor Connelly	165 lbs
2.	Lane Hutson	165 lbs
3.	Jared Spurgeon	165 lbs
4.	Logan Stankoven	165 lbs
5.	Dustin Wolf	165 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

NHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	19	17	14	31	15
2.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	18	11	15	26	8
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	14	9	17	26	10
4.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	15	6	20	26	6
5.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	13	7	17	24	0
6.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	18	6	18	24	10
7.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	17	7	16	23	16
8.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	21	12	10	22	22
9.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	15	9	13	22	11
10.	Marcus Sörensen (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	17	4	18	22	4

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NHL All-Time Points

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

NHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1586	930	761	1691
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

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.

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

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

NHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	2857	1.92
2.	Mario Lemieux (F)	915	690	1723	1.88
3.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	99	124	166	1.68
4.	Connor McDavid (F)	809	418	1259	1.56
5.	Mike Bossy (F)	752	573	1126	1.50

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

NHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	52	163	215	2.69	46
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	92	120	212	2.65	26
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	73	135	208	2.60	52
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	NHL	74	87	118	205	2.77	39
5.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	NHL	76	85	114	199	2.62	100

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	92	120	212	2.65	26
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	NHL	74	87	118	205	2.77	39
3.	Brett Hull (F)	1990-1991	NHL	78	86	45	131	1.68	22
4.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	NHL	76	85	114	199	2.62	100
5.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	NHL	78	76	76	152	1.95	71

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	52	163	215	2.69	46
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	73	135	208	2.60	52
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1982-1983	NHL	80	71	125	196	2.45	59
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1990-1991	NHL	78	41	122	163	2.09	16
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1986-1987	NHL	79	62	121	183	2.32	28

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dave Schultz (F)	1974-1975	NHL	76	9	17	26	0.34	472
2.	Paul Baxter (D)	1981-1982	NHL	76	9	34	43	0.57	409
3.	Mike Peluso (F)	1991-1992	NHL	63	6	3	9	0.14	408
4.	Dave Schultz (F)	1977-1978	NHL	74	11	25	36	0.49	405
5.	Marty McSorley (D)	1992-1993	NHL	81	15	26	41	0.51	399

List of NHL Champions

NHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Carolina Hurricanes
2025	Florida Panthers
2024	Florida Panthers
2023	Vegas Golden Knights
2022	Colorado Avalanche
2021	Tampa Bay Lightning
2020	Tampa Bay Lightning
2019	St. Louis Blues
2018	Washington Capitals
2017	Pittsburgh Penguins
2016	Pittsburgh Penguins
2015	Chicago Blackhawks
2014	Los Angeles Kings
2013	Chicago Blackhawks
2012	Los Angeles Kings
2011	Boston Bruins
2010	Chicago Blackhawks
2009	Pittsburgh Penguins
2008	Detroit Red Wings
2007	Anaheim Ducks
2006	Carolina Hurricanes
2004	Tampa Bay Lightning
2003	New Jersey Devils
2002	Detroit Red Wings
2001	Colorado Avalanche
2000	New Jersey Devils
1999	Dallas Stars
1998	Detroit Red Wings
1997	Detroit Red Wings
1996	Colorado Avalanche
1995	New Jersey Devils
1994	New York Rangers
1993	Montréal Canadiens
1992	Pittsburgh Penguins
1991	Pittsburgh Penguins
1990	Edmonton Oilers
1989	Calgary Flames
1988	Edmonton Oilers
1987	Edmonton Oilers
1986	Montréal Canadiens
1985	Edmonton Oilers
1984	Edmonton Oilers
1983	New York Islanders
1982	New York Islanders
1981	New York Islanders
1980	New York Islanders
1979	Montréal Canadiens
1978	Montréal Canadiens
1977	Montréal Canadiens
1976	Montréal Canadiens
1975	Philadelphia Flyers
1974	Philadelphia Flyers
1973	Montréal Canadiens
1972	Boston Bruins
1971	Montréal Canadiens
1970	Boston Bruins
1969	Montréal Canadiens
1968	Montréal Canadiens
1967	Toronto Maple Leafs
1966	Montréal Canadiens
1965	Montréal Canadiens
1964	Toronto Maple Leafs
1963	Toronto Maple Leafs
1962	Toronto Maple Leafs
1961	Chicago Black Hawks
1960	Montréal Canadiens
1959	Montréal Canadiens
1958	Montréal Canadiens
1957	Montréal Canadiens
1956	Montréal Canadiens
1955	Detroit Red Wings
1954	Detroit Red Wings
1953	Montréal Canadiens
1952	Detroit Red Wings
1951	Toronto Maple Leafs
1950	Detroit Red Wings
1949	Toronto Maple Leafs
1948	Toronto Maple Leafs
1947	Toronto Maple Leafs
1946	Montréal Canadiens
1945	Toronto Maple Leafs
1944	Montréal Canadiens
1943	Detroit Red Wings
1942	Toronto Maple Leafs
1941	Boston Bruins
1940	New York Rangers
1939	Boston Bruins
1938	Chicago Black Hawks
1937	Detroit Red Wings
1936	Detroit Red Wings
1935	Montréal Maroons
1934	Chicago Black Hawks
1933	New York Rangers
1932	Toronto Maple Leafs
1931	Montréal Canadiens
1930	Montréal Canadiens
1929	Boston Bruins
1928	New York Rangers
1927	Ottawa HC (Senators)
1926	Montréal Maroons

NHL Awards

Frequently Asked Questions

NHL stands for National Hockey League.

The NHL currently consists of 32 teams.

Carolina Hurricanes won the most recent NHL championship in 2026.

Each NHL team plays 82 games during the regular season.

The NHL regular season usually begins in October.

The NHL playoffs typically begin in April.

A total of 16 teams qualify for the NHL playoffs.

There are currently 7 Canadian teams in the NHL.

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