NHL Fanbase Analytics — 2025-26 Season

Compare every NHL team's fanbase by arena attendance, capacity utilization, and digital engagement. Standing-room sales are included in announced attendance, so percentages above 100% indicate teams consistently selling beyond seated capacity.

Last updated May 5, 2026. Attendance via ESPN, pageviews via Wikimedia.

Rank	Team	Arena	Capacity	Avg Attendance	% Full ▼	Wiki Views (30d)
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Benchmark International Arena — Tampa	19,092	20,104	105.3%	76,047
2	Florida Panthers	Amerant Bank Arena — Sunrise	19,250	19,822	103.0%	56,219
3	Vegas Golden Knights	T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas	17,500	17,929	102.5%	85,786
4	Colorado Avalanche	Ball Arena — Denver	17,809	18,121	101.8%	82,372
5	Minnesota Wild	Grand Casino Arena — Saint Paul	17,954	18,108	100.9%	90,595
6	Boston Bruins	TD Garden — Boston	17,850	17,850	100.0%	61,841
7	Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center — Dallas	18,532	18,532	100.0%	59,887
8	Seattle Kraken	Climate Pledge Arena — Seattle	17,151	17,151	100.0%	50,480
9	Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena — Nashville	17,159	17,126	99.8%	26,269
10	Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Place — Edmonton	18,347	18,310	99.8%	70,320
11	Montreal Canadiens	Bell Centre — Montreal	21,105	20,985	99.4%	163,463
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Scotiabank Arena — Toronto	18,819	18,667	99.2%	54,644
13	Detroit Red Wings	Little Caesars Arena — Detroit	19,515	19,314	99.0%	51,752
14	Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena — Vancouver	18,910	18,662	98.7%	44,450
15	St. Louis Blues	Enterprise Center — St. Louis	18,096	17,847	98.6%	29,594
16	Carolina Hurricanes	Lenovo Center — Raleigh	18,680	18,394	98.5%	90,214
17	New Jersey Devils	Prudential Center — Newark	16,514	16,145	97.8%	40,698
18	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden — New York	18,006	17,576	97.6%	39,371
19	Washington Capitals	Capital One Arena — Washington	18,573	17,990	96.9%	31,704
20	Chicago Blackhawks	United Center — Chicago	19,717	18,949	96.1%	43,085
21	Los Angeles Kings	Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles	18,230	17,468	95.8%	59,901
22	New York Islanders	UBS Arena — Elmont	17,255	16,439	95.3%	40,315
23	Philadelphia Flyers	Wells Fargo Center — Philadelphia	19,543	18,589	95.1%	100,160
24	Buffalo Sabres	KeyBank Center — Buffalo	19,070	17,936	94.1%	120,166
25	Winnipeg Jets	Canada Life Centre — Winnipeg	15,321	14,228	92.9%	42,599
26	Pittsburgh Penguins	PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh	18,387	17,067	92.8%	84,194
27	Ottawa Senators	Canadian Tire Centre — Ottawa	18,652	17,200	92.2%	57,691
28	San Jose Sharks	SAP Center — San Jose	17,562	16,173	92.1%	48,223
29	Anaheim Ducks	Honda Center — Anaheim	17,174	15,746	91.7%	106,750
30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena — Columbus	18,500	16,878	91.2%	36,668
31	Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome — Calgary	19,289	17,518	90.8%	31,947
32	Utah Mammoth	Delta Center — Salt Lake City	16,020	12,478	77.9%	—

About the data

Capacity utilization is the ratio of announced attendance to listed hockey-configuration arena capacity. NHL teams routinely report standing-room ticket sales above seated capacity, which is why several teams average over 100%.

Wikipedia pageviews (30 days) measures unique-article interest in each franchise on the English Wikipedia and serves as a proxy for off-season and casual fan interest.

Data is refreshed daily for attendance and weekly for digital metrics. Reddit subscriber counts will be added when API access is approved.