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==Teams==
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{{see also|National Hockey League all-time results|List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams|Potential National Hockey League expansion}}
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{{anchor|2013 Conference Realignment}}

From the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]] to the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]], the NHL consisted of 31 teams—24 based in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL divided the 31 teams into two conferences: the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] and the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]]. Each conference was split into two [[Division (sport)|divisions]]: the Eastern Conference contained 16 teams (eight per division), while the Western Conference had 15 teams (seven in the Central and eight in the Pacific). The league temporarily realigned for the [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]] but returned to the previous alignment the following year. With the addition of the Seattle Kraken in 2021–22 to the Pacific Division and the Arizona Coyotes' move from the Pacific to the Central, all four divisions now have eight teams each and both conferences have 16 teams.

The number of NHL teams held constant at 30 teams from the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]], when the [[Minnesota Wild]] and the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] joined the league as expansion teams, until 2017. That expansion capped a period in the 1990s of rapid expansion and relocation, when the NHL added nine teams to grow from 21 to 30 teams, and relocated four teams mostly from smaller, northern cities to larger, more southern metropolitan areas ([[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] to [[Dallas]], [[Quebec City]] to [[Denver]], [[Winnipeg]] to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], and [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]). The league has not contracted any teams since the [[Cleveland Barons (NHL)|Cleveland Barons]] were merged into the [[Minnesota North Stars]] in 1978. The league expanded for the first time in 17 years<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heitner |first1=Darren |title=The NHL Leads the Way in Bringing Pro Sports to Las Vegas |url=http://www.inc.com/darren-heitner/nhl-leads-the-way-in-bringing-pro-sports-to-las-vegas.html |magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=June 29, 2016 |archive-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115212629/http://www.inc.com/darren-heitner/nhl-leads-the-way-in-bringing-pro-sports-to-las-vegas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to 31 teams with the addition of the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in 2017,<ref name="Vegas expansion "/> then to 32 with the addition of the [[Seattle Kraken]] in 2021.<ref name="Seattle expansion" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Geoff|title=After years of trying and a cast of characters in between, the NHL will finally put a team in Seattle|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/after-years-of-trying-and-a-cast-of-characters-in-between-the-nhl-will-finally-put-a-team-in-seattle/|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204035654/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/after-years-of-trying-and-a-cast-of-characters-in-between-the-nhl-will-finally-put-a-team-in-seattle/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2024, a [[Utah Mammoth|new expansion team in Utah]] was created, after [[Alex Meruelo]] sold the hockey assets of the [[Arizona Coyotes]] to [[Ryan Smith (businessman)|Ryan Smith]], owner of the [[Utah Jazz]].<ref name="BOG announcement"/><ref name="THN-Utah-sale"/> Meruelo was granted until 2029 to secure an arena in Arizona in order to re-activate the team, bringing the total number of franchises in the NHL up to 33; however, these efforts were abandoned two months later, leaving the NHL at 32 franchises once again.<ref name="defunct?" />

According to ''[[Forbes]]'', in 2024, the top five most valuable teams were four of the "[[Original Six]]" teams and the Los Angeles Kings:<ref name="2024forbes">{{cite web |last1=Teitelbaum |first1=Justin |last2=Knight |first2=Brett |title=The NHL’s Most Valuable Teams 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2024/12/20/the-nhls-most-valuable-teams-2024/ |website=Forbes |access-date=May 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227023451/https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2024/12/20/the-nhls-most-valuable-teams-2024/ |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>
#[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] – US$3.8 billion
#[[New York Rangers]] – US$3.5 billion
#[[Montreal Canadiens]] – US$3 billion
#[[Los Angeles Kings]] – US$2.9 billion
#[[Boston Bruins]] – US$2.7 billion
The remaining members of the Original Six, the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] and the [[Detroit Red Wings]], respectively ranked seventh at US$2.45 billion and 10th at US$2.125 billion.<ref name="2024forbes" /> In 2023, the Maple Leafs surpassed the Rangers as the most valuable NHL team, and Los Angeles overtook both Chicago and Boston, making its way into the top five.<ref name="2023forbes">{{cite web |last1=Ozanian |first1=Mike |last2=Teitelbaum |first2=Justin |title=The Most Valuable NHL Teams 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2023/12/14/the-most-valuable-nhl-teams-2023/ |website=Forbes |access-date=January 23, 2024 |date=December 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123184112/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2023/12/14/the-most-valuable-nhl-teams-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===List of teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|+Overview of NHL teams
|-
! scope="col" align="center"|Conference
! scope="col" align="center"|Division
! scope="col" align="center"|Team
! scope="col" align="center"|City
! scope="col" align="center"|[[List of National Hockey League arenas|Arena]]
! scope="col" align="center"|Capacity
! scope="col" align="center"|Founded
! scope="col" align="center"|Joined
! scope="col" align="center"|[[List of current NHL general managers|General manager]]
! scope="col" align="center"|[[List of current NHL head coaches|Head coach]]
! scope="col" align="center"|[[List of current NHL captains and alternate captains|Captain]]
|-
!rowspan="16" |[[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern]]
! rowspan="8"|[[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic]]
!scope="row"| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| [[TD Garden]]
| align=center | 17,850
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1924
| {{Sortname|Don|Sweeney}}
| {{Sortname|Joe|Sacco|dab=ice hockey}}
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[KeyBank Center]]
| align=center | 19,070
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1970
| {{Sortname|Kevyn|Adams}}
| {{Sortname|Lindy|Ruff}}
| {{Sortname|Rasmus|Dahlin}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| [[Little Caesars Arena]]
| align=center | 19,515
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1926
| {{Sortname|Steve|Yzerman}}
| {{Sortname|Todd|McLellan}}
| {{Sortname|Dylan|Larkin}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Florida Panthers]]
| [[Sunrise, Florida]]
| [[Amerant Bank Arena]]
| align=center | 19,250
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1993
| {{Sortname|Bill|Zito}}
| {{Sortname|Paul|Maurice}}
| {{Sortname|Aleksander|Barkov}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]]
| [[Bell Centre]]
| align=center | 21,105
| align=center | 1909
| align=center | 1917
| {{Sortname|Kent|Hughes|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Martin|St. Louis}}
| {{Sortname|Nick|Suzuki}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]]
| [[Canadian Tire Centre]]
| align=center | 18,655
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1992
| {{Sortname|Steve|Staios}}
| {{Sortname|Travis|Green}}
| {{Sortname|Brady|Tkachuk}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| [[Amalie Arena]]
| align=center | 19,092
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1992
| {{Sortname|Julien|BriseBois}}
| {{Sortname|Jon|Cooper|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Victor|Hedman}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| [[Scotiabank Arena]]
| align=center | 18,800
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1917
| {{Sortname|Brad|Treliving}}
| {{Sortname|Craig|Berube}}
| {{Sortname|Auston|Matthews}}
|-
! rowspan="8"|[[Metropolitan Division|Metropolitan]]
!scope="row"| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| [[Lenovo Center]]
| align=center | 18,700
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | 1979*
| {{Sortname|Eric|Tulsky}} 
| {{Sortname|Rod|Brind'Amour}}
| {{Sortname|Jordan|Staal}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| [[Nationwide Arena]]
| align=center | 18,500
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| {{Sortname|Don|Waddell}}
| {{Sortname|Dean|Evason}}
| {{Sortname|Boone|Jenner}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| [[Prudential Center]]
| align=center | 16,514
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1974*
| {{Sortname|Tom|Fitzgerald|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Sheldon|Keefe}}
| {{Sortname|Nico|Hischier}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[Elmont, New York]]
| [[UBS Arena]]
| align=center | 17,255
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1972
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
| {{Sortname|Patrick|Roy}}
| {{Sortname|Anders|Lee}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[New York City|New York, New York]]
| [[Madison Square Garden]]
| align=center | 18,006
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1926
| {{Sortname|Chris|Drury}}
| {{Sortname|Mike|Sullivan|dab=ice hockey}}
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
|-
!scope="row"| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]
| align=center | 19,173
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| {{Sortname|Daniel|Briere|Daniel Brière}}
| {{Sortname|Rick|Tocchet}}
| {{Sortname|Sean|Couturier}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| [[PPG Paints Arena]]
| align=center | 18,187
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| {{Sortname|Kyle|Dubas}}
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
| {{Sortname|Sidney|Crosby}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[Capital One Arena]]
| align=center | 18,573
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1974
| {{Sortname|Chris|Patrick|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Spencer|Carbery}}
| {{Sortname|Alexander|Ovechkin}}
|-
!rowspan="16" |[[Western Conference (NHL)|Western]]
! rowspan="8"|[[Central Division (NHL)|Central]]
!scope="row"| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[United Center]]
| align=center | 19,717
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1926
| {{Sortname|Kyle|Davidson}}
| {{Sortname|Anders|Sorensen|Anders Sörensen}}
| {{Sortname|Nick|Foligno}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| [[Ball Arena]]
| align=center | 18,007
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | 1979*
| {{Sortname|Chris|MacFarland}}
| {{Sortname|Jared|Bednar}}
| {{Sortname|Gabriel|Landeskog}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
| [[American Airlines Center]]
| align=center | 18,532
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967*
| {{Sortname|Jim|Nill}}
| {{Sortname|Peter|DeBoer}}
| {{Sortname|Jamie|Benn}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| [[Xcel Energy Center]]
| align=center | 17,954
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| {{Sortname|Bill|Guerin}}
| {{Sortname|John|Hynes|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Jared|Spurgeon}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Nashville Predators]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| [[Bridgestone Arena]]
| align=center | 17,159
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1998
| {{Sortname|Barry|Trotz}}
| {{Sortname|Andrew|Brunette}}
| {{Sortname|Roman|Josi}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| [[Enterprise Center]]
| align=center | 18,096
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| {{Sortname|Doug|Armstrong}}
| {{Sortname|Jim|Montgomery|dab=ice hockey}}
| {{Sortname|Brayden|Schenn}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Utah Mammoth]]
| [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| [[Delta Center]]
| align=center | 11,131
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"|2024
| {{Sortname|Bill|Armstrong|dab=ice hockey, born 1970}}
| {{Sortname|Andre|Tourigny|André Tourigny}}
| {{Sortname|Clayton|Keller}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Winnipeg Jets]]
| [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
| [[Canada Life Centre]]
| align=center | 15,225
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1999*
| {{Sortname|Kevin|Cheveldayoff}}
| {{Sortname|Scott|Arniel}}
| {{Sortname|Adam|Lowry}}
|-
! rowspan="8"|[[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific]]
!scope="row"| [[Anaheim Ducks]]
| [[Anaheim, California]]
| [[Honda Center]]
| align=center | 17,174
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1993
| {{Sortname|Pat|Verbeek}}
| {{Sortname|Joel|Quenneville}}
| {{Sortname|Radko|Gudas}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]]
| [[Scotiabank Saddledome]]
| align=center | 19,289
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1972*
| {{Sortname|Craig|Conroy}}
| {{Sortname|Ryan|Huska}}
| {{Sortname|Mikael|Backlund}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]]
| [[Rogers Place]]
| align=center | 18,347
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | 1979
| {{Sortname|Stan|Bowman}}
| {{Sortname|Kris|Knoblauch}}
| {{Sortname|Connor|McDavid}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
| [[Crypto.com Arena]]
| align=center | 18,145
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| {{Sortname|Ken|Holland}}
| {{Sortname|Jim|Hiller}}
| {{Sortname|Anze|Kopitar|Anže Kopitar}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[San Jose, California]]
| [[SAP Center]]
| align=center | 17,435
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1991
| {{Sortname|Mike|Grier}}
| {{Sortname|Ryan|Warsofsky}}
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
|-
!scope="row"| [[Seattle Kraken]]
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Climate Pledge Arena]]
| align=center | 17,151
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"|2021
| {{Sortname|Jason|Botterill}}
| data-sort-value="zzz"| ''Vacant''
| {{Sortname|Jordan|Eberle}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| [[Rogers Arena]]
| align=center | 18,910
| align=center | 1945
| align=center | 1970
| {{Sortname|Patrik|Allvin}}
| {{Sortname|Adam|Foote}}
| {{Sortname|Quinn|Hughes}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Vegas Golden Knights]]
| [[Paradise, Nevada]]
| [[T-Mobile Arena]]
| align=center | 17,500
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2017
| {{Sortname|Kelly|McCrimmon}}
| {{Sortname|Bruce|Cassidy}}
| {{Sortname|Mark|Stone}}
|}

'''Notes:'''
{{refbegin}}
#An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
#The [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Hartford Whalers]] (now Carolina Hurricanes), [[Quebec Nordiques]] (now Colorado Avalanche), and [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|original Winnipeg Jets]] (relocated as Arizona Coyotes) all joined the NHL in 1979 as part of the [[NHL–WHA merger]].
{{refend}}

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