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.[1][failed verification]

Season Leaders

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Year Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
2023–24 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 21,099 865,074 100.0[2]
2022–23 41 21,078 864,180 100.0[3]
2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 41 19,092 782,772 100.0[4]
2020-21* Dallas Stars American Airlines Center 28 4,341[5] 121,534 23.4%[6]
2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks United Center 34 21,441 729,000 108.7%[7]
2018-19 40 21,399 855,972 108.5%[8]
2017-18 41 21,653 887,794 109.8%[9]
2016-17 41 21,751 891,827 110.3%[10]
2015-16 41 22,859 896,240 110.9% [11]
2014-15 41 21,769 892,532 110.4% [12]
2013-14 41 22,623 927,545 117.6% [13]
2012-13 24 21,755 522,619 110.4% [14]
2011-12 41 21,533 882,874 109.2% [15]
2010-11 41 21,423 878,356 108.7%[16]
2009-10 40 21,356 854,267 108.3%[17]
2008-09 41 22,247 912,155 111.2%[18]
2007-08 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 21,273 872,193 100.0%[19]
2006-07 41 21,273 872,193 100.0%[20]
2005-06 41 21,273 872,194 [21]
2004-05 No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2003-04 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 20,555 842,767 [22]
2002-03 41 20,672 847,586 [23]
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 41 20,058 822,378 [24]
2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 20,105 824,308 [25]
* Attendance capacity partially reduced due to government Covid-19 restrictions[26]

2023–2024 attendance statistics

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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 Mullett Arena 41 4,600 188,600 100.0
Total 1,312 17,434 22,873,042

2021–22 attendance statistics

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Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
1. Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 41 19,092 782,772 100.0[27]
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

2019–20 attendance statistics

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Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 34 21,441 729,000 108.7%[28]
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

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Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 40 21,399 855,972 108.5%[8]
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

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2017–18 attendance statistics

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Little Caesars Arena
 
T-Mobile Arena
 
Bridgestone Arena
 
PNC Arena
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 21,653 887,794 109.8%[9]
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

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2016–17 attendance statistics

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Rogers Place
 
Nationwide Arena
 
PPG Paints Arena
 
Scotiabank Saddledome
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 21,751 891,827 110.3%[10]
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

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2015–16 attendance statistics

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Barclays Center
 
Rexall Place
 
Joe Louis Arena
 
SAP Center at San Jose
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 22,859 896,240 110.9% [11]
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

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2014–15 attendance statistics

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Gila River Arena
 
Honda Center
 
Prudential Center
 
Rogers Arena
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 21,769 892,532 110.4% [12]
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%[29]
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%[29]
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

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2013–14 attendance statistics

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Staples Center
 
Madison Square Garden
 
PNC Arena
 
BB&T Center
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 22,623 927,545 117.6% [13]
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

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2012–13 attendance statistics

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First Niagara Center
 
Amalie Arena
 
MTS Centre
 
American Airlines Center
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 24 21,755 522,619 110.4% [14]
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

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Scotiabank Place
 
United Center
 
Pepsi Center
 
Verizon Center
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 21,533 882,874 109.2% [15]
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

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