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.
== 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 	4,341Fan attendance was limited in all stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 11 teams did not have any home fans the entire season.	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 	—
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== 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 	95.5
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 	Gila River 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 	47.8
 	Total 	 	1,312 	15,841 	20,784,346 	
* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions	* 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 	65.9%
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 	76.0%
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 	85.3%
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.
==References==
Attendance