List of NHL seasons
Current era
Table:
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[24]
84
October 6
June 9
Pittsburgh Penguins (56–21–7)
Montreal Canadiens

77
1993–94
1994
1994
26[25]
84
October 5
June 14
New York Rangers (52–24–8)
New York Rangers

78
1994–95
1995
1995
26
48[26]
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[27]
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[28]
82
October 9
June 19
Dallas Stars (51–19–12)
Dallas Stars

83
1999–00
2000
2000
28[29]
82
October 1
June 10
St. Louis Blues (51–19–11–1)
New Jersey Devils

84
2000–01
2001
2001
30[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[31]
82
October 6
June 11
Vancouver Canucks (51–22–9)
Los Angeles Kings

96
2012–13
2013
2013
30
48[32]
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[33]
82
October 4
June 7
Nashville Predators (53–18–11)
Washington Capitals

102
2018–19
2019
2019
31
82
October 3
TBD
TBD
TBD

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