# List of National Hockey League attendance figures

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.[failed verification]

## Season Leaders

| Year | Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| 2023–24 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,099 | 865,074 | 100.0 |
| 2022–23 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,078 | 864,180 | 100.0 |
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0 |
| 2020-21* | Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 28 | 4,341 | 121,534 | 23.4% |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 34 | 21,441 | 729,000 | 108.7% |
| 2018-19 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 40 | 21,399 | 855,972 | 108.5% |
| 2017-18 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,653 | 887,794 | 109.8% |
| 2016-17 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,751 | 891,827 | 110.3% |
| 2015-16 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 22,859 | 896,240 | 110.9% |
| 2014-15 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,769 | 892,532 | 110.4% |
| 2013-14 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 22,623 | 927,545 | 117.6% |
| 2012-13 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 24 | 21,755 | 522,619 | 110.4% |
| 2011-12 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,533 | 882,874 | 109.2% |
| 2010-11 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,423 | 878,356 | 108.7% |
| 2009-10 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 40 | 21,356 | 854,267 | 108.3% |
| 2008-09 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 22,247 | 912,155 | 111.2% |
| 2007-08 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0% |
| 2006-07 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0% |
| 2005-06 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,194 | — |
| 2004-05 | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout |
| 2003-04 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 20,555 | 842,767 | — |
| 2002-03 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 20,672 | 847,586 | — |
| 2001-02 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,058 | 822,378 | — |
| 2000-01 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 20,105 | 824,308 | — |
| * Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions |||||||

## 2023–2024 attendance statistics

| | Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| 1. | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,099 | 865,074 | 100.0 |
| 2. | Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place | 41 | 19,173 | 786,091 | 97.9 |
| 3. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 99.4 |
| 4. | Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena | 41 | 18,980 | 778,167 | 95.6 |
| 5. | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 18,836 | 772,257 | 93.8 |
| 6. | Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,826 | 771,876 | 99.6 |
| 7. | Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 18,798 | 770,736 | 100.6 |
| 8. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena | 41 | 18,789 | 770,342 | 99.8 |
| 9. | Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 18,632 | 763,931 | 96.8 |
| 10. | Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 18,532 | 759,812 | 100.0 |
| 11. | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 18,526 | 759,586 | 103.8 |
| 12. | Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 18,438 | 755,962 | 94.4 |
| 13. | Vegas Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena | 41 | 18,139 | 743,680 | 103.6 |
| 14. | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 18,103 | 742,206 | 100.5 |
| 15. | New York Islanders | UBS Arena | 41 | 18,099 | 742,042 | 96.7 |
| 16. | St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center | 41 | 18,084 | 741,461 | 98.3 |
| 17. | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 17,983 | 737,296 | 99.9 |
| 18. | Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 17,945 | 735,725 | 99.0 |
| 19. | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 41 | 17,909 | 734,252 | 97.4 |
| 20. | Seattle Kraken | Climate Pledge Arena | 41 | 17,887 | 733,353 | 100.2 |
| 21. | Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,850 | 731,850 | 101.6 |
| 22. | Washington Capitals | Capital One Arena | 41 | 17,841 | 731,483 | 96.4 |
| 23. | New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 17,598 | 721,529 | 97.1 |
| 24. | Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 17,580 | 720,778 | 94.2 |
| 25. | Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 17,501 | 717,561 | 90.7 |
| 26. | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 17,306 | 709,559 | 101.1 |
| 27. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 17,016 | 697,667 | 93.8 |
| 28. | Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 41 | 15,981 | 655,203 | 83.8 |
| 29. | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 15,687 | 643,150 | 91.3 |
| 30. | San Jose Sharks | SAP Center | 41 | 13,559 | 555,934 | 77.8 |
| 31. | Winnipeg Jets | Bell MTS Place | 41 | 13,490 | 553,107 | 89.9 |
| 32. | Arizona Coyotes | Mullett Arena | 41 | 4,600 | 188,600 | 100.0 |
| | Total | | 1,312 | 17,434 | 22,873,042 | |

## 2021–22 attendance statistics

| | Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| 1. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0 |
| 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 | 54.4 |
| | Total | | 1,312 | 15,841 | 20,784,346 | |
| * Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions |||||||

## 2019–20 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 34 | 21,441 | 729,000 | 108.7% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 37 | 21,085 | 780,155 | 99.1% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 34 | 20,326 | 691,084 | 113.0% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena | 34 | 19,301 | 656,261 | 102.6% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 34 | 18,922 | 643,375 | 99.9% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 33 | 18,751 | 618,783 | 97.2% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena | 37 | 18,716 | 692,515 | 95.9% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 33 | 18,708 | 617,380 | 107.1% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 35 | 18,679 | 653,790 | 98.8% |
| Washington Capitals | Capital One Arena | 33 | 18,570 | 612,842 | 100.4% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 35 | 18,537 | 648,813 | 100.8% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 35 | 18,390 | 643,677 | 94.4% |
| Vegas Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena | 37 | 18,310 | 677,499 | 105.4% |
| St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center | 35 | 18,096 | 633,360 | 100.0% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 35 | 17,681 | 618,835 | 100.7% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place | 34 | 17,533 | 596,134 | 94.1% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 35 | 17,472 | 594,071 | 97.3% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 35 | 17,407 | 609,253 | 101.7% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 36 | 17,206 | 619,450 | 95.6% |
| Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 35 | 17,167 | 600,858 | 90.7% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 34 | 16,916 | 575,151 | 92.8% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 33 | 16,905 | 540,975 | 90.5% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 36 | 16,898 | 608,354 | 93.1% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center | 36 | 16,427 | 591,393 | 93.5% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 36 | 15,846 | 570,490 | 92.3% |
| Winnipeg Jets | Bell MTS Place | 37 | 15,794 | 584,389 | 108.2% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 34 | 14,899 | 506,570 | 90.2% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 33 | 14,605 | 481,989 | 85.3% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 35 | 14,104 | 493,671 | 82.8% |
| New York Islanders | Barclays Center/Nassau Coliseum | 35 | 12,810 | 448,369 | 81.3% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 37 | 12,618 | 466,876 | 67.6% |
| Total | | 1,082 | 17,380 | 18,805,362 | |

## 2018–19 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 40 | 21,399 | 855,972 | 108.5% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,046 | 862,914 | 98.9% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 40 | 19,141 | 765,622 | 99.14% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena | 41 | 19,276 | 790,316 | 102.4% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena | 41 | 19,120 | 783,958 | 98.0% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 96.9% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 18,907 | 775,216 | 105.3% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 41 | 18,565 | 761,203 | 101.0% |
| Washington Capitals | Capital One Arena | 41 | 18,508 | 758,845 | 100.0% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 18,501 | 758,550 | 95.9% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place | 41 | 18,347 | 752,227 | 98.4% |
| Vegas Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena | 41 | 18,318 | 751,067 | 105.5% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 18,178 | 745,314 | 98.1% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,022 | 738,918 | 95.3% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 18,000 | 738,029 | 98.7% |
| Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 41 | 17,908 | 734,238 | 93.9% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 17,445 | 715,276 | 101.9% |
| St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center | 41 | 17,361 | 711,823 | 90.7% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 17,318 | 710,074 | 96.2% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center | 41 | 17,266 | 707,909 | 98.3% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 17,132 | 702,446 | 95.1% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 16,814 | 689,385 | 97.9% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 16,658 | 682,984 | 91.8% |
| Winnipeg Jets | Bell MTS Place | 40 | 15,321 | 612,840 | 100.0% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 40 | 14,904 | 596,166 | 90.3% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 14,553 | 596,684 | 78.0% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 14,322 | 587,222 | 76.7% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 13,989 | 573,552 | 81.7% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 40 | 12,919 | 516,754 | 75.8% |
| New York Islanders | Barclays Center/Nassau Coliseum | 41 | 12,442 | 510,150 | 78.9% |
| Total | | 1,267 | 17,377 | 22,002,081 | |
Notes
* The New York Islanders move half of their home schedule to their former arena, Nassau Coliseum, while continuing to play half their home games at Barclays Center.
* The Scottrade Center was renamed Enterprise Center.
* The Air Canada Centre was renamed Scotiabank Arena.
* Totals do not include two outdoor regular-season and international games.
* The Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Boston Bruins during the 2019 NHL Winter Classic, played at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, on January 1, 2019.
* The Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2019 NHL Stadium Series, played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on February 23, 2019.
* For the 2018 NHL Global Series, the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers played at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 6, 2018, with New Jersey acting as the home team for the game.
* For the 2018 NHL Global Series, the Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets played two games at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on November 1 and 2, 2018, with both teams splitting the hosting duties as the home team.

## 2017–18 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,653 | 887,794 | 109.8% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,299 | 873,283 | 100.1% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 19,517 | 800,214 | 99.9% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena | 41 | 19,515 | 800,115 | 100.0% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,187 | 786,677 | 102.0% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 19,036 | 780,501 | 106.0% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 18,905 | 775,105 | 98.0% |
| Washington Capitals | Capital One Arena | 40 | 18,774 | 740,240 | 104.0% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 41 | 18,579 | 761,764 | 101.0% |
| Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 41 | 18,563 | 719,283 | 99.8% |
| St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center | 41 | 18,356 | 752,624 | 95.9% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place | 41 | 18,347 | 752,227 | 98.4% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 18,240 | 747,845 | 100.1% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 18,110 | 742,511 | 97.7% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,078 | 741,233 | 95.6% |
| Vegas Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena | 41 | 18,042 | 739,740 | 103.9% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 17,851 | 731,899 | 99.1% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center | 41 | 17,365 | 711,988 | 98.9% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 17,307 | 709,597 | 101.1% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 16,659 | 683,034 | 91.8% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 16,635 | 682,060 | 96.9% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 40 | 15,829 | 615,037 | 91.1% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 15,586 | 639,063 | 87.1% |
| Winnipeg Jets | Bell MTS Place | 41 | 15,321 | 628,161 | 102.1% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 15,200 | 623,240 | 92.0% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 13,851 | 567,897 | 81.3% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 13,320 | 546,142 | 71.3% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 13,040 | 534,670 | 76.2% |
| New York Islanders | Barclays Center | 41 | 12,002 | 492,086 | 75.9% |
| Total | | 1,271 | 17,446 | 22,174,263 | |
Notes
* The Vegas Golden Knights began their inaugural season at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada during the 2017-18 season.
* The Detroit Red Wings began play at Little Caesars Arena during the season.
* The Verizon Center was renamed Capital One Arena
* The MTS Centre was renamed Bell MTS Place
* Totals do not include three outdoor regular season games.
* The Ottawa Senators hosted the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL 100 Classic, played at TD Place Stadium in Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, on December 16, 2017.
* The Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers played during the 2018 NHL Winter Classic, played at Citi Field in Queens, New York, on January 1, 2018.
* The Washington Capitals hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2018 NHL Stadium Series, played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland on March 3, 2018.

## 2016–17 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,751 | 891,827 | 110.3% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,288 | 872,808 | 100.1% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,027 | 821,107 | 100.0% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 41 | 19,762 | 810,273 | 110.2% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,744 | 809,519 | 107.5% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 19,644 | 805,408 | 100.5% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 41 | 19,539 | 801,127 | 104.6% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 19,070 | 781,879 | 106.2% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 18,727 | 767,829 | 97.1% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,509 | 758,891 | 97.9% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 41 | 18,506 | 758,746 | 100.0% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place | 41 | 18,347 | 752,227 | 98.4% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 18,240 | 747,858 | 100.1% |
| Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center | 41 | 18,141 | 743,819 | 94.0% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 18,102 | 742,163 | 97.7% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 18,020 | 738,828 | 100.1% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose | 41 | 17,508 | 717,833 | 99.7% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 17,159 | 703,555 | 100.3% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 16,744 | 686,534 | 87.4% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 15,942 | 653,632 | 92.8% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 15,857 | 650,157 | 87.5% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 41 | 15,731 | 645,004 | 107.5% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 14,835 | 608,252 | 82.4% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 14,620 | 599,447 | 85.8% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 14,567 | 597,261 | 88.2% |
| New York Islanders | Barclays Center | 41 | 13,101 | 537,149 | 82.9% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 13,094 | 536,878 | 76.5% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 11,776 | 482,829 | 63.0% |
| Total | | 1,230 | 18,117 | 21,525,777 | |
Notes:
* The Detroit Red Wings will move to Little Caesars Arena for the 2017–18 season.

## 2015–16 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 22,859 | 896,240 | 110.9% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 22,288 | 872,808 | 100.1% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,027 | 821,107 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 19,228 | 788,319 | 98.4% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,158 | 785,485 | 101.8% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 19,145 | 784,974 | 99.3% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 19,092 | 782,772 | 100.0% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 40 | 19,062 | 762,481 | 106.1% |
| Buffalo Sabres | First Niagara Center | 41 | 18,590 | 762,223 | 97.5% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | 41 | 18,550 | 760,584 | 100.9% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 41 | 18,510 | 758,944 | 100.0% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 41 | 18,450 | 756,483 | 96.3% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,431 | 755,677 | 97.5% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 18,376 | 753,452 | 99.2% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 18,274 | 749,234 | 100.2% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 18,084 | 741,472 | 94.4% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 18,006 | 738,246 | 100.0% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 40 | 17,565 | 702,600 | 100.0% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 16,971 | 695,828 | 99.2% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rexall Place | 41 | 16,841 | 690,499 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose | 41 | 16,746 | 686,623 | 95.4% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 16,336 | 669,805 | 95.1% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 40 | 16,206 | 648,232 | 90.0% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 15,384 | 630,746 | 90.3% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 41 | 15,294 | 627,054 | 101.9% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 15,073 | 618,029 | 91.3% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 14,665 | 601,293 | 80.8% |
| New York Islanders | Barclays Center | 41 | 13,626 | 558,705 | 86.2% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 13,433 | 550,763 | 78.4% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 10,102 | 500,363 | 65.6% |
| Total | | 1,227 | 17,482 | 21,451,041 | |
Notes:
* The New York Islanders moved from Nassau Coliseum to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
* Totals do not include three outdoor regular season games.
* The Boston Bruins played the Montreal Canadiens outdoors in the Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
* The Minnesota Wild played the Chicago Blackhawks outdoors in the 2016 NHL Stadium Series at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
* The Colorado Avalanche played the Detroit Red Wings outdoors in the 2016 NHL Stadium Series at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.
* The Edmonton Oilers will move to Rogers Place the following season.

## 2014–15 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,769 | 892,532 | 110.4% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,286 | 872,752 | 100.1% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,027 | 821,107 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 19,270 | 790,107 | 98.6% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 19,097 | 782,977 | 99.0% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,062 | 781,576 | 101.3% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 19,023 | 779,944 | 106.0% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 41 | 18,823 | 771,761 | 98.0% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,710 | 767,149 | 98.9% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | 41 | 18,617 | 763,319 | 101.3% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 40 | 18,506 | 740,240 | 100.0% |
| Buffalo Sabres | First Niagara Center | 41 | 18,580 | 761,809 | 97.4% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 41 | 18,545 | 760,349 | 96.8% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 18,265 | 748,893 | 100.2% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 18,246 | 748,112 | 95.3% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 18,006 | 738,246 | 100.0% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose | 40 | 17,420 | 696,807 | 99.6% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 17,350 | 711,359 | 93.6% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 16,874 | 691,835 | 98.3% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 16,854 | 691,028 | 98.5% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rexall Place | 41 | 16,839 | 690,399 | 100.0% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 16,176 | 663,247 | 89.8% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 15,511 | 635,973 | 85.5% |
| New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 41 | 15,334 | 628,729 | 94.8% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 15,189 | 622,783 | 86.2% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 41 | 15,037 | 616,556 | 100.2% |
| Arizona Coyotes | Gila River Arena | 41 | 13,345 | 547,149 | 77.9% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 12,594 | 516,375 | 67.4% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 11,265 | 461,877 | 66.1% |
| Total | | 1,228 | 17,439 | 21,415,155 | |
Notes:
* Totals do not include two outdoor regular season games.
* The Washington Capitals played the Chicago Blackhawks outdoors in the Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
* The San Jose Sharks hosted the 2015 NHL Stadium Series at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, against the Los Angeles Kings.
* Jobing.com Arena renamed Gila River Arena.

## 2013–14 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 22,623 | 927,545 | 117.6% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 22,149 | 908,131 | 110.4% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 41 | 19,839 | 813,411 | 101.5% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 19,770 | 810,594 | 107.2% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,446 | 797,310 | 103.3% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 19,302 | 791,389 | 100.1% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 41 | 19,017 | 779,734 | 107.6% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | 41 | 18,618 | 763,344 | 101.3% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 41 | 18,612 | 763,096 | 96.9% |
| Buffalo Sabres | First Niagara Center | 41 | 18,579 | 761,767 | 97.4% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 18,505 | 758,729 | 103.1% |
| Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | 41 | 18,108 | 742,468 | 94.5% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 41 | 18,054 | 740,240 | 97.6% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 18,006 | 738,246 | 100.0% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose | 41 | 17,133 | 702,480 | 97.6% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 41 | 17,025 | 698,059 | 88.9% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rexall Place | 41 | 16,828 | 689,949 | 99.9% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 16,600 | 680,619 | 97.0% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 41 | 16,469 | 675,248 | 95.9% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 16,295 | 668,133 | 90.5% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 15,483 | 634,832 | 82.9% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 15,257 | 625,570 | 88.7% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 41 | 15,004 | 615,164 | 100.0% |
| New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 41 | 14,740 | 604,362 | 93.4% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 14,698 | 602,619 | 81.0% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 14,658 | 601,008 | 79.1% |
| Florida Panthers | BB&T Center | 41 | 14,177 | 581,286 | 83.2% |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Jobing.com Arena | 41 | 13,775 | 564,798 | 80.4% |
| Total | | 1,230 | 17,587 | 21,632,479 | |
Notes:
* Totals include six outdoor regular season games.
* The Detroit Red Wings played the Toronto Maple Leafs outdoors in the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan
* The inaugural NHL Stadium Series had four games: Anaheim Ducks versus Los Angeles Kings at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, Pittsburgh Penguins versus Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago's Soldier Field, and two games at Yankee Stadium, with the New York Rangers playing visitor to both the New Jersey Devils and the New York Islanders.
* The Vancouver Canucks played the Ottawa Senators outdoors in the NHL Heritage Classic at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

## 2012–13 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 24 | 21,755 | 522,619 | 110.4% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 24 | 21,273 | 510,552 | 100.0% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 24 | 20,066 | 481,584 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 24 | 19,786 | 474,878 | 101.3% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 24 | 19,426 | 466,224 | 103.2% |
| Ottawa Senators | Scotiabank Place | 24 | 19,408 | 465,801 | 101.3% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 24 | 19,289 | 462,936 | 100.0% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 24 | 19,055 | 457,337 | 99.2% |
| Buffalo Sabres | First Niagara Center | 24 | 18,970 | 455,290 | 99.5% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 24 | 18,947 | 454,740 | 100.2% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 24 | 18,794 | 451,075 | 104.7% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | 24 | 18,648 | 447,560 | 101.4% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 24 | 18,178 | 436,295 | 100.3% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 24 | 17,734 | 425,638 | 95.8% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 24 | 17,565 | 421,560 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 24 | 17,561 | 421,472 | 100.0% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 24 | 17,558 | 421,401 | 94.0% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 24 | 17,263 | 414,328 | 90.1% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 24 | 17,200 | 412,800 | 100.0% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 24 | 17,114 | 410,739 | 97.1% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 24 | 17,063 | 409,521 | 92.1% |
| Florida Panthers | BankAtlantic Center | 24 | 16,991 | 407,806 | 99.7% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 24 | 16,974 | 407,386 | 99.2% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rexall Place | 24 | 16,839 | 404,136 | 100.0% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 24 | 15,887 | 381,308 | 92.5% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 24 | 15,444 | 370,677 | 85.8% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 24 | 15,004 | 360,096 | 100.0% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 24 | 14,564 | 349,558 | 80.3% |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Jobing.com Arena | 24 | 13,923 | 334,165 | 81.3% |
| New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 24 | 13,306 | 319,362 | 82.3% |
| Total | | 720 | 17,721 | 12,758,849 | |

## 2011–12 attendance statistics

| Team | Arena | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | Capacity Percentage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 41 | 21,533 | 882,874 | 109.2% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | 41 | 21,273 | 872,193 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wells Fargo Center | 40 | 19,770 | 790,787 | 101.2% |
| Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | 41 | 20,066 | 822,706 | 100.0% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | 41 | 19,505 | 799,686 | 103.6% |
| Ottawa Senators | Scotiabank Place | 41 | 19,357 | 793,612 | 101.1% |
| Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | 41 | 19,289 | 790,849 | 100.0% |
| Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,884 | 774,250 | 100.1% |
| St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | 41 | 18,810 | 771,207 | 98.2% |
| Buffalo Sabres | First Niagara Center | 40 | 18,680 | 747,209 | 99.9% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | 41 | 18,569 | 761,224 | 101.0% |
| Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | 41 | 18,506 | 758,746 | 100.0% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 41 | 18,468 | 757,192 | 96.2% |
| New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 41 | 18,191 | 745,852 | 99.9% |
| Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | 39 | 18,109 | 706,236 | 99.9% |
| Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 41 | 17,772 | 728,683 | 98.4% |
| Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 41 | 17,565 | 720,165 | 100.0% |
| San Jose Sharks | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 41 | 17,562 | 720,042 | 100.0% |
| Edmonton Oilers | Rexall Place | 41 | 16,839 | 690,399 | 100.0% |
| Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | 41 | 16,691 | 684,324 | 97.5% |
| Florida Panthers | BankAtlantic Center | 41 | 16,628 | 681,763 | 86.4% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | PNC Arena | 41 | 16,043 | 657,747 | 85.9% |
| Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | 41 | 15,499 | 635,440 | 86.1% |
| New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center | 41 | 15,397 | 631,258 | 87.4% |
| Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | 41 | 15,004 | 615,164 | 100.0% |
| Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | 40 | 14,784 | 591,371 | 86.1% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 41 | 14,660 | 601,061 | 80.1% |
| Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | 41 | 14,227 | 583,306 | 76.8% |
| New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 41 | 13,191 | 540,838 | 81.3% |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Jobing.com Arena | 41 | 12,421 | 509,241 | 72.3% |
| Total | | 1,225 | 17,441 | 21,365,425 | |
Notes:
* Totals do not include four regular-season opening games played in Europe, and one outdoor regular season games.
* The Buffalo Sabres played one home game against the Anaheim Ducks at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
* The Anaheim Ducks played one home game against the New York Rangers at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
* The Los Angeles Kings played two home games, one against the New York Rangers at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and one against the Buffalo Sabres at O2 World in Berlin, Germany.
* The Philadelphia Flyers played the New York Rangers outdoors in the Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.