2018–19 NHL season

**The 2018–19 NHL season** is the 102nd season of operation (101st season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Thirty-one teams are competing in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and will end on April 6, 2019.

The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin a few days afterwards, with the Stanley Cup Finals held in late May to early June.

## League Business

### Collective Bargaining Agreement

The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is in its seventh season.

The NHL can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 1, 2019, or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2019.

### Salary cap

On June 21, 2018, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the salary cap would be set at $79.5 million per team for the 2018–19 season.

### Rule changes

No major rule changes have been implemented this season.

### On-ice ads in the rink corners

After a trial during the 2018 All-Star Game and China games, the NHL began to allow teams to sell on-ice advertising placements in the corners of the rink.

NHL chief revenue officer Keith Wachtel estimated that these new placements could provide up to $10 million in additional revenue to teams per season. During the playoffs, these advertising areas will be controlled by the league.

### Sports betting

On October 29, 2018, it was announced that MGM Resorts International would become the NHL's "official sports wagering partner" in the United States.

This deal includes direct access to new forms of internal statistics data, as well as brand licensing agreements in relation to its sportsbooks, and came in the wake of a court ruling earlier in the year which declared the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (a U.S. law that forbade the legalization of sports betting outside of Nevada and other exempted states) to be unconstitutional.

### Expansion

On December 4, 2018, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman officially announced that the league had approved an expansion team in Seattle, which is planned to begin play in the 2021–22 season.

To accommodate the addition in 2021, the new Seattle NHL team will be placed in the Pacific Division, while the Arizona Coyotes will be moved to the Central Division.

### Media rights

This is the eighth season under the NHL's ten-year U.S. rights deal with NBC Sports and fifth season of its twelve year Canadian rights deals with Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

On December 20, 2017, CBC Television and Rogers Communications struck an agreement to renew its sublicensing agreement for "Hockey Night in Canada" through the end of Rogers's current broadcast contract. The two sides had previously reached an agreement to extend its original four-year agreement by an additional year.

Rogers announced that long-time commentator Bob Cole will retire from Hockey Night after calling a limited schedule of 10 games.

Three teams have shifted their radio broadcast rights exclusively to internet radio, all of which are in heavily crowded large media markets with multiple sports teams seeking a limited number of radio outlets.

The Los Angeles Kings "Audio Network" will now be exclusively carried on iHeartRadio.

The New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders have a broadcast agreement with Entercom for the New York City market that will see only a limited number of games broadcast on their flagship sports station, WFAN, with the rest being carried on the company's Radio.com platform (the university radio station WRHU remains the Islanders' radio flagship).

WFAN had already carried only a limited number of games from those teams in recent seasons, previously pawning off the remainder on other non-sports stations such as WNYM.

In an effort to expand the league's television audience in Europe, the NHL began to schedule a "European Game of the Week" broadcast during the season for its European rightsholders.

The initiative launched with an NHL Global Series game in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 6, 2018. Fifty other weekend games were also scheduled within the afternoon window so they could air live during the primetime hours in Europe.

### Draft

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 and 23, 2018.

The Buffalo Sabres (by virtue of winning the draft lottery on April 28, 2018) held the first overall selection, using it to select defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.

### Preseason games in China

Two preseason games were played in China.

The Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins played one game (Calgary as home team) at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen on September 15, 2018, and played another (Boston as home team) at Cadillac Arena in Beijing on September 19, 2018.

### Preseason games in Europe

Two preseason games were played in Europe.

The New Jersey Devils played against SC Bern at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland, on October 1, 2018.

The Edmonton Oilers played against Kölner Haie at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on October 3, 2018.

## Front Office Changes

Team presidents
 Buffalo Sabres | Russ Brandon | Kim Pegula | Brandon, who served as team president while concurrently serving a similar position with the Buffalo Bills, resigned from both positions on May 1, 2018. He had spent three years as the Sabres' president. Pegula, the wife of owner Terrence Pegula, replaced Brandon in both positions, and became the only current female team president in the NHL. Brandon's departure was the first of several resignations and dismissals resulting from a downsizing of Pegula's executive payroll.

## Arena Changes

The New York Islanders moved half of their home schedule back to their previous home, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, after the Barclays Center proved to be unsuitable as a full-time NHL venue.

The Islanders continue to play the remaining half of their home schedule at the Barclays Center, an arrangement that will last until 2021, when Belmont Park Arena is scheduled to open. The site of their home playoff games, if any during these three seasons, will be determined at a later date.

The St. Louis Blues' home arena was renamed from Scottrade Center to Enterprise Center on July 1, 2018.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' home arena was renamed from the Air Canada Centre to Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018.

## Regular Season

The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and will end on April 6, 2019.

This season, the mandatory "bye week" that each team received was extended from five to seven days, to also include All-Star Weekend.

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.

### International Games

Three regular season games (branded as the "NHL Global Series") were played in Europe.

The Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils played at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on October 6, 2018.

The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets played two games at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on November 1 and 2, 2018.

### Outdoor Games

The 2019 NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium saw the NHL return to Indiana for their sixth game hosting and the first in over 50 years.

The Winter Classic was held on January 1, 2019, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, and featured the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.

The NHL Stadium Series was held on February 23, 2019, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers.

### All-Star Game

The 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in San Jose, California, at SAP Center (home of the San Jose Sharks) on January 26, 2019, making it the first time that it was held on a Saturday after many years of the All-Star game being played on a Sunday.

## Milestones

**October**

* On October 3, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi became the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
* On October 3, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom scored his 800th point.
* On October 6, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn scored his 600th point.
* On October 10, 2018, Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen scored his 300th point.
* On October 13, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejci recorded his 400th assist.
* On October 13, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith played his 1,000th game, becoming the 323rd player to reach the mark.
* On October 14, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski scored his 700th point.
* On October 15, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec played his 1,000th game, becoming the 324th player to reach the mark.
* On October 16, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid broke his first NHL record, by contributing to, either by scoring or assisting on all of the first nine goals scored by his team in the regular season. The record was previously held by Adam Oates, who contributed to the first seven goals scored by the Detroit Red Wings in 1986–87.
* On October 19, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Eric Staal played his 1,100th game.
* On October 19, 2018, Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter scored his 500th point.
* On October 20, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville scored his 700th point.
* On October 21, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau scored his 300th point.
* On October 22, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom recorded his 600th assist.
* On October 25, 2018, Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter played his 1,000th game, becoming the 325th player to reach the mark.
* On October 26, 2018, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored his 500th point.
* On October 27, 2018, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester scored his 400th point.
* On October 30, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza played his 1,000th game, becoming the 326th player to reach the mark.
* On October 30, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward J. T. Miller scored his 200th point.[88]

**November**

* On November 1, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville played his 1,000th game, becoming the 327th player to reach the mark.
* On November 1, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Ron Hainsey played his 1,000th game, becoming the 328th player to reach the mark.
* On November 3, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews scored his 300th goal.
* On November 3, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Eric Staal scored his 400th goal.
* On November 3, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk played his 600th game.
* On November 4, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique scored his 300th point.
* On November 4, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones played his 400th game.
* On November 8, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his 300th point.
* On November 8, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise scored his 700th point.
* On November 8, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton played his 1,500th game, becoming the 19th player to reach the mark.
* On November 9, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau recorded his 600th assist.
* On November 9, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler recorded his 400th assist.
* On November 10, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Alexander Wennberg played his 300th game.
* On November 11, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Sean Monahan scored his 300th point.
* On November 11, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture played his 600th game.
* On November 13, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau played his 400th game.
* On November 13, 2018, Nashville Predators defenseman P. K. Subban played his 600th game.
* On November 13, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac recorded his 300th assist.
* On November 13, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin played his 800th game.
* On November 13, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson recorded his 400th assist.
* On November 13, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton scored his 400th goal.
* On November 13, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded his 200th assist.
* On November 15, 2018, New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider played his 400th game.
* On November 15, 2018, New York Rangers forward Vladislav Namestnikov played his 300th game.
* On November 16, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner scored his 400th point.
* On November 17, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forwards Claude Giroux scored his 700th point.
* On November 17, 2018, Ottawa Senators forward Matt Duchene scored his 500th point.
* On November 17, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Dion Phaneuf played his 1,000th game, becoming the 329th player to reach the mark.
* On November 17, 2018, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 438th win, surpassing Jacques Plante for seventh place in wins.
* On November 18, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Alexander Radulov scored his 100th goal.
* On November 18, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza scored his 900th point.
* On November 18, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield played his 100th game.
* On November 19, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel scored his 200th point.
* On November 19, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner played his 600th game.
* On November 19, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang played his 700th game.
* On November 19, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust played his 200th game.
* On November 19, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh recorded his 200th assist.
* On November 20, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored his 100th goal.
* On November 21, 2018, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov recorded his 200th win, becoming the fifth Russian-born goaltender to reach the mark.
* On November 21, 2018, Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino played his 500th game.
* On November 21, 2018, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne recorded his 320th win, surpassing Miikka Kiprusoff for the most wins by a Finnish-born goaltender.
* On November 21, 2018, Ottawa Senators forward Mikkel Boedker scored his 300th point.
* On November 23, 2018, Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen played his 300th game.
* On November 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green played his 800th game.
* On November 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek recorded his 400th assist.
* On November 23, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle scored his 200th point.
* On November 23, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch played his 100th game.
* On November 24, 2018, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk played his 500th game.
* On November 24, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy played his 600th game.
* On November 24, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine recorded the 61st five-goal game in NHL history.
* On November 24, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler played his 800th game.
* On November 25, 2018, Calgary Flames forward James Neal scored his 500th point.
* On November 25, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hischier played his 100th game.
* On November 25, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Daniel Girardi recorded his 200th assist.
* On November 26, 2018, Florida Panthers defenseman Mark Pysyk played his 300th game.
* On November 26, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 100th goal.
* On November 26, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau played his 1,600th game, becoming the 11th player to reach the mark.
* On November 27, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel scored his 100th point.
* On November 27, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nick Holden played his 400th game.
* On November 28, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane played his 600th game.
* On November 29, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson played his 600th game.
* On November 29, 2018, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu played his 300th game.
* On November 29, 2018, New York Islanders forward Valtteri Filppula played his 900th game.
* On November 29, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine scored his 100th goal, becoming the fourth-youngest player in NHL history to score 100 regular season goals (20 years, 224 days), joining Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days), Jimmy Carson (20 years, 116 days) and Brian Bellows (20 years, 179 days).
* On November 30, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm played his 400th game.

**December**

* On December 1, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded his 200th assist.
* On December 1, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Keith Yandle recorded his 400th assist.
* On December 1, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson scored his 300th point.
* On December 1, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly scored his 200th point.
* On December 2, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser played his 400th game.
* On December 2, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw scored his 200th point.
* On December 4, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski scored his 100th point.
* On December 4, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Daniel Carr played his 100th game.
* On December 4, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin scored his 200th point.
* On December 6, 2018, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Patrik Nemeth played his 200th game.
* On December 8, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 300th point.
* On December 8, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty played his 800th game.
* On December 8, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin scored his 200th point.
* On December 8, 2018, New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey scored his 400th point.
* On December 10, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos scored his 700th point.
* On December 11, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson played his 700th game.
* On December 11, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejčí played his 800th game.
* On December 11, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau recorded his 200th assist.
* On December 11, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares played his 700th game.
* On December 12, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf scored his 900th point.
* On December 12, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews scored his 700th point.
* On December 13, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones scored his 200th point.
* On December 13, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored his 300th point.
* On December 13, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund scored his 300th point.
* On December 15, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano played his 900th game.
* On December 15, 2018, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson scored his 200th assist.
* On December 15, 2018, Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien got his 600th win, becoming the 18th coach in league history to reach the mark.
* On December 16, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his 600th point.
* On December 16, 2018, St. Louis Blues forward Patrick Maroon played his 400th game.
* On December 17, 2018, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm played his 400th game.
* On December 17, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno played his 800th game.
* On December 18, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek played his 800th game.
* On December 18, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Daniel Girardi played his 900th game.
* On December 18, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov played his 400th game.
* On December 18, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele played his 400th game.
* On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug recorded his 200th assist.
* On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Backes recorded his 300th assist.
* On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejčí scored his 600th point.
* On December 20, 2018, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price recorded his 300th win, becoming the 35th goalie to reach the mark.
* On December 20, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall scored his 200th goal.
* On December 20, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos played his 700th game.
* On December 22, 2018, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored his 300th goal.
* On December 22, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Remi Elie played his 100th game.
* On December 22, 2018, New York Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei played his 200th game.
* On December 22, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid recorded his 200th assist, becoming the sixth player to reach the mark before his 22nd birthday.
* On December 22, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek scored his 600th point.
* On December 22, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Riley Sheahan played his 400th game.
* On December 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley played his 1,000th game, becoming the 330th player to reach the mark.
* On December 27, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews recorded his 400th assist.
* On December 27, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns played his 1,000th game, becoming the 331st player to reach the mark.
* On December 27, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl scored his 200th point.
* On December 30, 2018, Detroit Red Wings forward Frans Nielsen played his 800th game.
* On December 30, 2018, Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson played his 200th game.
* On December 31, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Troy Brouwer played his 800th game.
* On December 31, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds played his 800th game.

**January**

* On January 2, 2019, New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal played his 800th game.
* On January 3, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller played his 300th game
* On January 3, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored his 400th point.
* On January 4, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek played his 1,000th game, becoming the 332nd player to reach the mark.
* On January 4, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Drew Stafford played his 800th game.
* On January 4, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Nate Schmidt played his 300th game.
* On January 4, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight forward Cody Eakin played his 500th game.
* On January 5, 2019, Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle scored his 500th point.
* On January 5, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar scored his 300th goal.
* On January 5, 2019, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded his 300th win, becoming the 36th goalie to reach the mark.
* On January 5, 2019, Nashville Predators defenseman P. K. Subban recorded his 300th assist.
* On January 5, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane scored his 200th goal.
* On January 6, 2019, Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin recorded his 300th assist.
* On January 6, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his 300th point.
* On January 7, 2019, Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano recorded his 300th assist.
* On January 7, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Melker Karlsson played his 300th game.
* On January 8, 2019, Dallas Stars forward Valeri Nichushkin played his 200th game.
* On January 8, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his 500th game.
* On January 8, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds scored his 200th point.
* On January 10, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Justin Williams scored his 300th goal.
* On January 10, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella got his 600th win, becoming the 19th and the first United States-born coach to reach the mark.
* On January 10, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Mikkel Boedker recorded his 200th assist.
* On January 10, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares scored his 300th goal.
* On January 11, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little scored his 500th point.
* On January 12, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier scored his 300th point.
* On January 13, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mark Giordano played his 800th game.
* On January 14, 2019, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak played his 300th game.
* On January 14, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry scored his 200th point.
* On January 14, 2019, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik played his 1,000th game, becoming the 333rd player to reach the mark.
* On January 15, 2019, New York Islanders forward Jordan Eberle scored his 200th goal.
* On January 15, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl scored his 100th goal.
* On January 15, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little played his 800th game.
* On January 16, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux recorded his 500th assist.
* On January 18, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat scored his 200th point.
* On January 19, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund scored his 300th point.
* On January 20, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter played his 500th game.
* On January 20, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored his 100th goal.
* On January 21, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu scored his 200th goal.
* On January 21, 2019, Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino scored his 100th goal.
* On January 21, 2019, Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette got his 600th win, becoming the 20th and the second United States-born coach to reach the mark.
* On January 23, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly played his 700th game.
* On January 28, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny played his 200th game.
* On January 30, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin recorded his 600th assist, becoming the youngest Russian-born player to do so.
* On January 30, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning foraward Brayden Point played his 200th game.
* On January 31, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo played his 200th game.
* On January 31, 2019, Boston Bruins forward David Backes played his 900th game.

**February**

* On February 1, 2019, Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart played his 300th game.
* On February 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane scored his 900th point.
* On February 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad played his 500th game.
* On February 1, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone scored his 300th point.
* On February 2, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm played his 600th game.
* On February 2, 2019, New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello played his 500th game.
* On February 2, 2019, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon played his 500th game.
* On February 2, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly recorded his 300th assist.
* On February 2, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn recorded his 200th assist.
* On February 3, 2019, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask earned his 253rd win, becoming the winningest goaltender in Bruins franchise history.
* On February 5, 2019, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron played his 1,000th game, becoming the 334th player to reach the mark.
* On February 5, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook played his 300th game.
* On February 5, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat scored his 100th point.
* On February 5, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 1,180 point, surpassing Sergei Fedorov to become the leading Russia-born scorer in NHL history.
* On February 5, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault scored his 300 point.
* On February 5, 2019, Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice coached his 1,500th game, becoming the sixth coach and the youngest in NHL history to reach the mark.
* On February 6, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin played his 500th game.
* On February 7, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov scored his 300th point.
* On February 7, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker scored his 200th point.
* On February 7, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky played his 300th game.
* On February 7, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Brett Connolly played his 400th game.
* On February 9, 2019, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price played his 600th game, becoming the 49th goalie to reach the mark.
* On February 9, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Matt Duchene played his 700th game.
* On February 9, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane scored his 400th point.
* On February 9, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn played his 900th game.
* On February 9, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman scored his 400th point.
* On February 9, 2019, Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault recorded his 100th assist.
* On February 9, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Dmitrij Jaskin played his 300th game.
* On February 10, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho recorded his 100th assist.
* On February 10, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 200th goal.
* On February 11, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski recorded his 400th assist.
* On February 12, 2019, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton played his 300th game.
* On February 12, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen scored his 200th point.
* On February 12, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson played his 500th game.
* On February 12, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Nate Schmidt scored his 100th point.
* On February 13, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin played his 300th game.
* On February 14, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Chris Kunitz played his 1,000th game, becoming the 335th player to reach the mark.
* On February 14, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad scored his 300th point.
* On February 14, 2019, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard played his 500th game, becoming the 71st goaltender to reach the mark.
* On February 14, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber played his 900th game.
* On February 14, 2019, New York Islanders forward Anders Lee played his 400th game.
* On February 14, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton surpassed Teemu Selanne for 15th on the NHL's all-time scoring leaders list.
* On February 14, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Deryk Engelland played his 600th game.
* On February 14, 2019, Washington Capitals forward T. J. Oshie scored his 500th point.
* On February 16, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland played his 300th game.
* On February 16, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray scored his 100th point.
* On February 16, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin scored his 300th point.
* On February 16, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin played his 300th game.
* On February 16, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Kyle Brodziak played his 900th game.
* On February 16, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel scored his 800th point.
* On February 16, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev played his 200th game.
* On February 16, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser scored his 100th point.
* On February 16, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Loui Eriksson played his 900th game.
* On February 17, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 400th point.
* On February 18, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown scored his 600th point.
* On February 18, 2019, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson recorded his 300th assist.
* On February 19, 2019, Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons played his 400th game.
* On February 19, 2019, Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog scored his 400th point.
* On February 19, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky played his 800th game.
* On February 19, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman played his 400th game.
* On February 19, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron played his 400th game.
* On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac played his 900th game.
* On February 19, 2019, Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson played his 600th game, becoming the 50th goalie to reach the mark.
* On February 20, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Marcus Kruger played his 500th game.
* On February 21, 2019, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Michael Del Zotto played his 600th game.
* On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin played his 300th game.
* On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund played his 600th game.
* On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett played his 300th game.
* On February 21, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin scored his 200th point.
* On February 21, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little recorded his 300th assist.
* On February 22, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Jamie McGinn played his 600th game.
* On February 22, 2019, New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome played his 400th game.
* On February 23, 2019, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler played his 600th game.
* On February 23, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic recorded his 300th assist.
* On February 23, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux played his 800th game.
* On February 24, 2019, San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored his 300th point.
* On February 25, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner recorded his 200th assist.
* On February 26, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier recorded his 200th assist.
* On February 28, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn played his 500th game.
* On February 28, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette played his 300th game.
* On February 28, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam McQuaid played his 500th game.

**March**

* On March 1, 2019, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson played his 700th game.
* On March 1, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas played his 400th game.
* On March 1, 2019, the Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record by using eight goaltenders in one season (Brian Elliott, Calvin Pickard, Michal Neuvirth, Alex Lyon, Anthony Stolarz, Carter Hart, Mike McKenna and Cam Talbot).
* On March 3, 2019, New York Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith played in his 400th game.
* On March 5, 2019, Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler played his 1,000th game, becoming the 336th player to reach the mark.
* On March 5, 2019, New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz got his 800th win, becoming the fourth coach to reach the mark.
* On March 5, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith played his 600th game.
* On March 5, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 1,200th point, becoming the 48th player to reach the mark.
* On March 5, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cullen played his 1,500th game, becoming the 20th player to reach the mark.
* On March 5, 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team in NHL history to have multiple goalies (Andrei Vasilevskiy and Louis Domingue), each with a winning streak of 10 or more games in a season.
* On March 7, 2019, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler played his 800th game.
* On March 8, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk played his 300th game.
* On March 8, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber scored his 200th goal, becoming the 22nd defenseman to reach that mark.
* On March 9, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman John Moore played his 500th game.
* On March 9, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac scored his 500th point.
* On March 9, 2019, New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad scored his 300th point.
* On March 10, 2019, Florida Panthers defensemen Aaron Ekblad recorded his 100th assist.
* On March 10, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov played his 400th game.
* On March 11, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl played his 400th game.
* On March 11, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier scored his 100th point.
* On March 11, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh played his 600th game.
* On March 11, 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning became the seventh team in NHL history to have 110 points through 70 games.
* On March 12, 2019, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price recorded his 315th win, surpassing Jacques Plante to become the winningest goaltender in Canadiens franchise history.
* On March 12, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scored his 1,000th point, becoming the 88th player in NHL history to reach the mark.
* On March 12, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz scored his 300th point.
* On March 12, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 1,200th point, becoming the 49th player to reach the mark.
* On March 14, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker played his 400th NHL game.
* On March 16, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal scored his 500th point.
* On March 16, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter scored his 700th point.
* On March 16, 2019, Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen scored his 400th point.
* On March 16, 2019, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored his 800th point.

## Uniforms

* The Anaheim Ducks wore a new third jersey inspired by the uniforms from their years as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1993 to 2006.
* The Arizona Coyotes wore the "Kachina" jersey as the team's new third uniform. They previously used this design for road games from 1996 to 2003.
* The Calgary Flames wore their 2009–2013 and 2016–17 third jersey, which is a throwback to their red jersey used from 1980 to 1994.
* The Carolina Hurricanes wore a new black third jersey, which was inspired by the third uniform used from 2008 to 2017. The team also announced that they would wear a heritage uniform on two occasions versus the Boston Bruins, which was inspired by the jerseys worn by their predecessor, the Hartford Whalers, from 1985 to 1989 and during the 1990–91 season. The goal song "Brass Bonanza" and Pucky the Whale from the Hartford Whalers also appeared in the games.
* The Colorado Avalanche wore a new third jersey, which was inspired by the third uniform used during the 2015–16 season.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets wore a third jersey, which was worn from 2010 to 2017.
* The Edmonton Oilers wore their 2010–2017 home jerseys as their alternate uniform this season dubbed the “retro jersey”. It will be used four times this season.
* The Los Angeles Kings wore silver third jerseys, inspired by the uniforms worn during the 2016–17 season as part of their 50th anniversary, with gold accents being changed to silver.
* The New Jersey Devils wore third jerseys for the first time in franchise history with new white throwback uniforms similar to those worn from 1982 to 1992.
* The New York Islanders wore new blue third jerseys, partially inspired by their third jersey from the 2014–15 season.
* The Ottawa Senators wore red third jerseys, which were worn during the NHL 100 Classic.
* The Philadelphia Flyers wore black third jerseys, which were worn in the 2017 Stadium Series.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins wore third jerseys inspired by the uniforms worn by the team in the 1980s and during the 2017 Stadium Series.
* The San Jose Sharks wore new black third jerseys, dubbed the "Stealth" jersey, during select home games.
* The St. Louis Blues wore third jerseys, which are based on the uniforms worn during the 2017 Winter Classic.
* The Tampa Bay Lightning wore new black third jerseys during select home games.
* The Washington Capitals wore third jerseys, which are based on the uniforms worn from 1974 to 1995.
* The Winnipeg Jets wore a new third jersey inspired by the uniforms worn by the original Winnipeg Jets from 1990 to 1996. Additionally, the team announced they would wear heritage uniforms previously worn during the 2016 NHL Heritage Classic.