The National Hockey League is one of the top attended professional sports in the world, as well as one of the top two attended indoor sports in both average and total attendance. As of the 2018–19 season the NHL averaged 18,250 live spectators per game, and 22,002,081 total for the season.[1][failed verification]
Year | Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
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2022–23 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,078 | 864,180 | 100.0[2] |
2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0[3] |
2020-21 *** | Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 28 | 4,341[4] | 121,534 | 23.4%[5] |
2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 34 | 21,441 | 729,000 | 108.7%[6] |
2018-19 | 40 | 21,399 | 855,972 | 108.5%[7] | ||
2017-18 | 41 | 21,653 | 887,794 | 109.8%[8] | ||
2016-17 | 41 | 21,751 | 891,827 | 110.3%[9] | ||
2015-16 | 41 | 22,859 | 896,240 | 110.9% [10] | ||
2014-15 | 41 | 21,769 | 892,532 | 110.4% [11] | ||
2013-14 | 41 | 22,623 | 927,545 | 117.6% [12] | ||
2012-13 | 24 | 21,755 | 522,619 | 110.4% [13] | ||
2011-12 | 41 | 21,533 | 882,874 | 109.2% [14] | ||
2010-11 | 41 | 21,423 | 878,356 | 108.7%[15] | ||
2009-10 | 40 | 21,356 | 854,267 | 108.3%[16] | ||
2008-09 | 41 | 22,247 | 912,155 | 111.2%[17] | ||
2007-08 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0%[18] |
2006-07 | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0%[19] | ||
2005-06 | 41 | 21,273 | 872,194 | —[20] | ||
2004-05 | No NHL Season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||
2003-04 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 20,555 | 842,767 | —[21] |
2002-03 | 41 | 20,672 | 847,586 | —[22] | ||
2001-02 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,058 | 822,378 | —[23] |
2000-01 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 20,105 | 824,308 | —[24] |
*** Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions [25]
Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage | |
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1. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0[26] |
2. | Washington Capitals | Capital One Arena | 41 | 18,573 | 761,493 | 100.4 |
3. | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 18,542 | 760,226 | 100.4 |
4. | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 18,495 | 758,317 | 100.6 |
5. | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 18,489 | 758,082 | 93.8 |
6. | Vegas Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena | 41 | 18,100 | 742,124 | 104.2 |
7. | Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 17,896 | 733,769 | 96.6 |
8. | Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,850 | 731,850 | 100.0 |
9. | St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center | 41 | 17,716 | 726,392 | 97.9 |
10. | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 41 | 17,684 | 725,046 | 97.2 |
11. | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 17,498 | 717,458 | 97.2 |
12. | Vancouver Canucks*** | Rogers Arena | 41 | 17,285 | 708,711 | 91.4 |
13. | Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 17,210 | 705,611 | 92.1 |
14. | Seattle Kraken | Climate Pledge Arena | 41 | 17,151 | 703,191 | 100.3 |
15. | Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena | 41 | 16,984 | 696,367 | 87.0 |
16. | New York Islanders | UBS Arena | 41 | 16,942 | 694,658 | 99.0 |
17. | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 16,839 | 690,411 | 93.5 |
18. | Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 16,540 | 678,163 | 84.7 |
19. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 16,237 | 665,722 | 89.5 |
20. | Toronto Maple Leafs*** | Scotiabank Arena | 41 | 15,586 | 639,039 | 82.8 |
21. | Montreal Canadiens*** | Bell Centre | 41 | 15,495 | 635,297 | 72.8 |
22. | Edmonton Oilers*** | Rogers Place | 41 | 14,927 | 612,010 | 80.1 |
23. | Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 14,828 | 607,977 | 81.3 |
24. | Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 14,811 | 607,269 | 86.9 |
25. | Calgary Flames*** | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 14,284 | 585,644 | 74.1 |
26. | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 13,083 | 536,403 | 76.2 |
27. | New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 12,744 | 522,519 | 77.2 |
28. | Winnipeg Jets*** | Bell MTS Place | 41 | 12,716 | 521,357 | 84.8 |
29. | San Jose Sharks | SAP Center | 41 | 12,573 | 515,533 | 71.6 |
30. | Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 11,601 | 475,659 | 67.7 |
31. | Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 41 | 9,997 | 409,908 | 53.7 |
32. | Ottawa Senators*** | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 9,155 | 375,368 | 47.8 |
Total | 1,312 | 15,841 | 20,784,346 |
*** Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions
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