List of NHL seasons
Current era
In 1993, coinciding with the naming of Gary Bettman as commissioner, the league re-organized into the Eastern and Western Conferences, with two divisions each, organized along geographical lines.

List of NHL seasons

Section Title: Current era
Table Section Text: In 1993, coinciding with the naming of Gary Bettman as commissioner, the league re-organized into the Eastern and Western Conferences, with two divisions each, organized along geographical lines.

No.	Season	Playoffs	Finals	No. of teams	Reg. season games	Start (reg. season)	Finish (incl. playoffs)	Top record	Champion

76	1992–93	1993	1993	24	84	October 6	June 9	Pittsburgh Penguins (56–21–7)	Montreal Canadiens

77	1993–94	1994	1994	26	84	October 5	June 14	New York Rangers (52–24–8)	New York Rangers

78	1994–95	1995	1995	26	48	January 20	June 24	Detroit Red Wings (33–11–4)	New Jersey Devils

79	1995–96	1996	1996	26	82	October 6	June 10	Detroit Red Wings (62–13–7)	Colorado Avalanche

80	1996–97	1997	1997	26	82	October 4	June 7	Colorado Avalanche (49–24–9)	Detroit Red Wings

81	1997–98	1998	1998	26	82	October 1	June 16	Dallas Stars (49–22–11)	Detroit Red Wings

82	1998–99	1999	1999	27	82	October 9	June 19	Dallas Stars (51–19–12)	Dallas Stars

83	1999–00	2000	2000	28	82	October 1	June 10	St. Louis Blues (51–19–11–1)	New Jersey Devils

84	2000–01	2001	2001	30	82	October 4	June 9	Colorado Avalanche (52–16–10–4)	Colorado Avalanche

85	2001–02	2002	2002	30	82	October 3	June 13	Detroit Red Wings (51–17–10–4)	Detroit Red Wings

86	2002–03	2003	2003	30	82	October 9	June 9	Ottawa Senators (52–21–8–1)	New Jersey Devils

87	2003–04	2004	2004	30	82	October 8	June 7	Detroit Red Wings (48–21–11–2)	Tampa Bay Lightning

88	2004–05	Season not played due to lockout

89	2005–06	2006	2006	30	82	October 5	June 19	Detroit Red Wings (58–16–8)	Carolina Hurricanes

90	2006–07	2007	2007	30	82	October 4	June 6	Buffalo Sabres (53–22–7)	Anaheim Ducks

91	2007–08	2008	2008	30	82	September 29	June 4	Detroit Red Wings (54–21–7)	Detroit Red Wings

92	2008–09	2009	2009	30	82	October 4	June 12	San Jose Sharks (53–18–11)	Pittsburgh Penguins

93	2009–10	2010	2010	30	82	October 1	June 9	Washington Capitals (54–15–13)	Chicago Blackhawks

94	2010–11	2011	2011	30	82	October 7	June 15	Vancouver Canucks (54–19–9)	Boston Bruins

95	2011–12	2012	2012	30	82	October 6	June 11	Vancouver Canucks (51–22–9)	Los Angeles Kings

96	2012–13	2013	2013	30	48	January 19	June 24	Chicago Blackhawks (36–7–5)	Chicago Blackhawks

97	2013–14	2014	2014	30	82	October 1	June 13	Boston Bruins (54–19–9)	Los Angeles Kings

98	2014–15	2015	2015	30	82	October 8	June 15	New York Rangers (53–22–7)	Chicago Blackhawks

99	2015–16	2016	2016	30	82	October 7	June 12	Washington Capitals (56–18–8)	Pittsburgh Penguins

100	2016–17	2017	2017	30	82	October 12	June 11	Washington Capitals (55–19–8)	Pittsburgh Penguins

101	2017–18	2018	2018	31	82	October 4	June 7	Nashville Predators (53–18–11)	Washington Capitals

102	2018–19	2019	2019	31	82	October 3	TBD	Tampa Bay Lightning (62-16-4)	TBD

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The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th season of the National Hockey League.

final_sentence: The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th season of the National Hockey League.