2023–24 NHL season

The 2023–24 NHL season is the 107th season of operation (106th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 10, 2023, and will end on April 18, 2024. The Stanley Cup playoffs are then planned to begin shortly afterwards, ending with the Stanley Cup Finals in June with the last possible date being on June 24, 2024.^[1]

2023–24 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 10, 2023 – June 2024
Number of games	82
Number of teams	32
TV partner(s)	Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports (Canada) ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, TNT/TBS (United States)
Streaming partner(s)	Sportsnet+ (Canada) ESPN+/Hulu, Max (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Connor Bedard
Picked by	Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season
Playoffs
Stanley Cup
NHL seasons
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

League business

Entry draft

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2] Connor Bedard was selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.^[3]

Preseason games in Australia

The NHL held games in Australia for the first time in league history. The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings played on September 23 and 24 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, best known as the main venue for the Australian Open. Since the arena was not designed for ice hockey, the league built a temporary rink akin to other NHL outdoor games, though the arena's retractable roof was closed for the game.^[4]

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Off–season
Team	2022–23 coach	2023–24 coach	Notes
Anaheim Ducks	Dallas Eakins	Greg Cronin	On April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Ducks' season, the team announced that Eakins' contract would not be renewed. In four seasons with Anaheim, Eakins totaled a 100–147–44 record, with no playoff appearances.^[5] Cronin, most recently the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, was named head coach on June 5, 2023.^[6]
Calgary Flames	Darryl Sutter	Ryan Huska	Sutter was fired on May 1, 2023, two and a half weeks after the conclusion of the Flames' season. In just under three seasons during his second stint as the Flames' head coach, Sutter posted a 103–63–28 record, winning the Jack Adams Award in 2021–22 and reaching the playoffs as Pacific Division champions the same year; the team ultimately lost in the second round.^[7] Huska, an assistant coach for Calgary since 2018, was promoted to head coach on June 12, 2023.^[8]
Columbus Blue Jackets	Brad Larsen	Mike Babcock (resigned) Pascal Vincent	Larsen was fired on April 15, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Blue Jackets' season. In two seasons with Columbus, Larsen posted a 62–86–16 record, with no playoff appearances.^[9] Babcock, most recently head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2015 to 2019, was named head coach on July 1, 2023.^[10] However, after allegations of improper behavior via the Spittin' Chiclets podcast led to an NHLPA investigation into Babcock, he announced his resignation as head coach on September 17, before the start of the preseason.^[11]^[12] Associate coach Pascal Vincent was subsequently promoted to head coach, signing a two-year contract.^[11]
Nashville Predators	John Hynes	Andrew Brunette	Hynes was fired on May 30, 2023, a month and a half after the conclusion of the Predators' season. In three and a half seasons with Nashville, Hynes registered a 134–96–18 record, reaching the playoffs three times, but failing to advance past the first round.^[13] Brunette, most recently an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils, and previously interim head coach of the Florida Panthers during the 2021–22 season, was named head coach the following day.^[14]
New York Rangers	Gerard Gallant	Peter Laviolette	Gallant and the Rangers mutually agreed to part ways on May 6, 2023, five days after the Rangers' elimination from the 2023 playoffs. In two seasons with New York, Gallant led the team to a 99–46–19 record with two playoff appearances, reaching the Eastern Conference finals in 2022.^[15] Laviolette, most recently head coach of the Washington Capitals from 2020 to 2023, and who had left Washington two months prior, was named head coach on June 13, 2023.^[16]
Washington Capitals	Peter Laviolette	Spencer Carbery	On April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Capitals' season, in which they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and with his contract expiring, the team and Laviolette mutually agreed to part ways. Laviolette posted a 115–78–27 record in three seasons with Washington, reaching the playoffs twice but failing to advance past the first round.^[17] Carbery, most recently an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and formerly head coach of Washington's minor league affiliates, the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays and AHL's Hershey Bears, was named head coach on May 30, 2023.^[18]
In–season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach	Notes
Edmonton Oilers	Jay Woodcroft	Kris Knoblauch	Woodcroft was fired on November 12, 2023, after the Oilers started the season 3–9–1. In parts of three seasons with the Oilers, Woodcroft totaled a 79–41–13 record and made the playoffs twice, including reaching the Western Conference finals in 2022. Knoblauch, formerly the head coach of the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, was named head coach the same day.^[19]
Los Angeles Kings	Todd McLellan	Jim Hiller*	McLellan was fired on February 2, 2024, with the Kings holding a record of 23–15–10; despite a 20–7–4 start to the season, the team went 3–8–6 in the 17 games preceding his dismissal. In four and a half seasons with Los Angeles, McLellan posted a 164–130–44 record, reaching the playoffs twice but failing to advance past the first round. Hiller, an assistant coach, was promoted to interim head coach.^[20]^[21]
Minnesota Wild	Dean Evason	John Hynes	Evason was fired on November 27, 2023, after the Wild started the season 5–10–4. In parts of five seasons with Minnesota, Evason posted a 147–77–27 record, reaching the playoffs four times but failing to advance past the first round.^[22] Hynes, most recently head coach of the Nashville Predators from 2020 to 2023, was named head coach the same day.^[23]
New Jersey Devils	Lindy Ruff	Travis Green*	Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024, after the Devils started 30–27–4. In just over three-and-a-half seasons with New Jersey, Ruff totaled a 128–125–28 record, with one playoff appearance. Green, the associate coach, and previously head coach of the Vancouver Canucks from 2017 to 2021, was promoted to interim head coach the same day.^[24]
New York Islanders	Lane Lambert	Patrick Roy	Lambert was fired on January 20, 2024, after the Islanders started the season 19–15–11. In a season and a half with New York, Lambert recorded a 61–46–20 record, making the playoffs in his only full year. Roy, most recently head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2018 to 2023, and previously head coach of the Colorado Avalanche from 2013 to 2016, was named head coach the same day.^[25]
Ottawa Senators	D. J. Smith	Jacques Martin*	Smith was fired on December 18, 2023, after the Senators started the season 11–15–0. In just over four seasons with Ottawa, Smith compiled a 131–154–32 record, with no playoff appearances. Martin, a senior advisor to the coaching staff who previously served as the team's head coach from 1996 to 2004, and most recently served as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens from 2009 to 2011, was promoted to interim head coach.^[26]
St. Louis Blues	Craig Berube	Drew Bannister*	Berube was fired on December 12, 2023, after the Blues started the season 13–14–1. In parts of six seasons with St. Louis, Berube compiled a 206–132–44 record with four playoff appearances, leading the franchise to its first Stanley Cup championship in 2019. Bannister, previously the head coach of the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, was promoted to interim head coach.^[27]
Winnipeg Jets	Rick Bowness (temporary, October 23 – November 24)	Scott Arniel*	On October 23, 2023, Bowness announced that he was taking a temporary leave of absence after his wife suffered a seizure and was admitted to the hospital. Arniel, the associate coach, took over as interim head coach,^[28] and totaled a 9–2–2 record before Bowness returned from his leave on November 24.^[29]

(*) Indicates interim

Front office changes

General managers

Off–season
Team	2022–23 general manager	2023–24 general manager	Notes
Calgary Flames	Brad Treliving	Don Maloney* Craig Conroy	On April 17, 2023, five days after the conclusion of the Flames' season, and with his contract expiring, the team and Treliving mutually agreed to part ways. Treliving had served as general manager since 2014, overseeing five playoff appearances and two Pacific Division titles. Maloney, formerly general manager of the New York Islanders and Arizona Coyotes, and most recently a pro scout, was subsequently promoted to president of hockey operations, and assumed the role of interim general manager.^[30] Conroy, formerly the assistant general manager, was promoted to general manager on May 23.^[31]
Nashville Predators	David Poile	Barry Trotz	Poile announced on February 26, 2023 that he would retire as GM on June 30, but remain as a consultant. The sole general manager in Predators history until his retirement, Poile had served in the role since 1997, overseeing fifteen playoff appearances, two Central Division titles, one President's Trophy, and one Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Poile also won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award in 2017. Trotz, who served as the team's first coach from 1997 to 2014, and most recently was head coach of the New York Islanders from 2018 to 2022, was announced as Poile's successor on the same day, formally assuming the general manager role on July 1.^[32]
Philadelphia Flyers	Chuck Fletcher Daniel Briere*	Daniel Briere	Fletcher was fired on March 10, 2023, with the Flyers holding a record of 24–30–11. Fletcher had served as general manager since 2018, with the team making the playoffs once during his tenure. Assistant general manager Briere was named interim general manager,^[33] before being made the official general manager on May 11.^[34]
Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Hextall	Kyle Dubas	Hextall was fired on April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Penguins' season, after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 seasons. Hextall had served as general manager of the Penguins since 2021, overseeing two playoff appearances and one division championship.^[35] Dubas, most recently general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was hired as president of hockey operations on June 1,^[36] assuming the role of interim general manager;^[37] he was later named permanent general manager on August 3, 2023.^[38]
Toronto Maple Leafs	Kyle Dubas	Brad Treliving	On May 19, 2023, one week after the Maple Leafs' elimination from the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, and with his contract expiring, the team announced that Dubas would not return. Dubas had served as general manager of the Maple Leafs since 2018, with the team reaching the playoffs all five years of his tenure, and winning one North Division title.^[39] Treliving, most recently general manager of the Calgary Flames, was named general manager on May 31.^[40]
In–season
Team	Outgoing general manager	Incoming general manager	Notes
Columbus Blue Jackets	Jarmo Kekalainen	John Davidson*	Kekalainen was fired on February 15, 2024, after the Blue Jackets began the season 16–26–10. Kekalainen had served as general manager of the Blue Jackets since 2013, overseeing five playoff appearances, including the franchise's first playoff series win in 2019. Davidson, the president of hockey operations, was named interim general manager.^[41]
Ottawa Senators	Pierre Dorion	Steve Staios	Dorion was fired on November 1, 2023, after the Senators forfeited a first-round draft pick due to their role in issues surrounding the trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights, and Dadonov's subsequent voided trade to the Anaheim Ducks. Dorion had served as general manager of the Senators since 2016, overseeing one playoff appearance. Staios, the president of hockey operations, was subsequently named interim general manager,^[42] before being named official general manager on December 31. ^[43]

(*) Indicates interim

Arena changes

• The Florida Panthers' home arena, FLA Live Arena, was renamed Amerant Bank Arena on September 19, 2023, as part of a naming rights agreement with Amerant Bank.^[44]

Regular season

The regular season began on October 10, 2023, and will end on April 18, 2024.

International games

The league held four regular season games on four consecutive days at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators faced each other on November 16. The Red Wings then played the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 17. The Minnesota Wild took on the Senators on November 18. Finally, the Wild played the Maple Leafs on November 19.^[45]

Outdoor games

The following outdoor games took place:

• The 2023 Heritage Classic was held on October 29 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, with the Edmonton Oilers hosting the Calgary Flames. This was the seventh game in the Heritage Classic series, and the first outdoor game in the Battle of Alberta rivalry.^[46][47]
• The 2024 NHL Winter Classic was held on January 1 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, with the Seattle Kraken hosting the Vegas Golden Knights in a battle between the league's two youngest expansion teams.^[48]
• Two Stadium Series games were scheduled this season for the first time since 2016. Both were held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Philadelphia Flyers faced the New Jersey Devils on February 17, and then the New York Rangers faced the New York Islanders on February 18.^[49]

All-Star Game

The 2024 All-Star Game took place on February 3, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[50]

Postponed games

• The Buffalo Sabres home game against the Chicago Blackhawks scheduled for January 17, 2024, was postponed to January 18, due to travel restrictions in Buffalo.^[51]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Rangers	65	43	18	4	35	214	173	+41	90
2	Carolina Hurricanes	65	39	20	6	33	216	178	+38	84
3	Philadelphia Flyers	66	34	24	8	26	195	196	−1	76

Updated to game(s) played on March 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Florida Panthers	66	45	17	4	37	221	156	+65	94
2	Boston Bruins	67	38	14	15	30	223	184	+39	91
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	64	37	19	8	25	231	201	+30	82

Updated to game(s) played on March 12, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	Tampa Bay Lightning	65	34	25	6	27	224	219	+5	74
2	ME	New York Islanders	64	29	21	14	21	197	209	−12	72
3	AT	Detroit Red Wings	65	33	26	6	23	224	218	+6	72
4	ME	Washington Capitals	64	30	25	9	24	172	204	−32	69
5	AT	Buffalo Sabres	66	31	30	5	25	196	198	−2	67
6	ME	New Jersey Devils	65	31	30	4	26	212	227	−15	66
7	ME	Pittsburgh Penguins	64	28	27	9	23	181	186	−5	65
8	AT	Montreal Canadiens	65	25	30	10	15	183	229	−46	60
9	AT	Ottawa Senators	63	26	33	4	19	202	221	−19	56
10	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	65	22	33	10	17	192	235	−43	54

Updated to game(s) played on March 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[53]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Western Conference

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	67	42	20	5	36	251	202	+49	89
2	Dallas Stars	67	40	18	9	29	245	203	+42	89
3	Winnipeg Jets	65	41	19	5	36	198	157	+41	87

Updated to game(s) played on March 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	67	42	17	8	36	237	182	+55	92
2	Edmonton Oilers	64	40	21	3	32	229	182	+47	83
3	Los Angeles Kings	65	33	21	11	28	198	174	+24	77

Updated to game(s) played on March 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	Nashville Predators	67	38	25	4	31	215	203	+12	80
2	PA	Vegas Golden Knights	65	35	23	7	27	212	195	+17	77
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	66	34	29	3	26	187	201	−14	71
4	CE	Minnesota Wild	66	32	27	7	25	208	216	−8	71
5	PA	Seattle Kraken	64	28	24	12	22	178	184	−6	68
6	PA	Calgary Flames	65	31	29	5	26	202	212	−10	67
7	CE	Arizona Coyotes	66	26	35	5	21	193	222	−29	57
8	PA	Anaheim Ducks	65	23	39	3	17	169	236	−67	49
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	66	18	43	5	13	145	235	−90	41
10	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	64	16	41	7	12	141	253	−112	39

Updated to game(s) played on March 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[53]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on March 13, 2024.^[54]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	67	42	73	115	+27	34
Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	64	38	69	107	0	18
Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	62	25	81	106	+31	30
David Pastrnak	Boston Bruins	67	41	53	94	+21	45
Mikko Rantanen	Colorado Avalanche	67	34	56	90	+13	44
Artemi Panarin	New York Rangers	65	35	52	87	+8	22
J. T. Miller	Vancouver Canucks	67	33	54	87	+29	47
Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	64	33	53	86	+23	64
William Nylander	Toronto Maple Leafs	64	34	50	84	–3	20
Auston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	54	26	80	+20	4

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the completion of games played on March 13, 2024, while playing at least 1,620 minutes.^[55]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OTL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Sergei Bobrovsky	Florida Panthers	47	2,764:25	32	12	2	106	4	.918	2.30
Connor Hellebuyck	Winnipeg Jets	48	2,878:24	30	15	3	112	4	.921	2.33
Pyotr Kochetkov	Carolina Hurricanes	34	1,887:34	17	12	3	74	3	.911	2.35
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Buffalo Sabres	41	2,360:23	21	16	3	96	4	.914	2.44
Joey Daccord	Seattle Kraken	41	2,368:19	17	13	10	97	2	.919	2.46
Thatcher Demko	Vancouver Canucks	49	2,896:09	34	13	2	119	5	.917	2.47
Jeremy Swayman	Boston Bruins	37	2,145:04	21	7	8	89	3	.920	2.49
Cam Talbot	Los Angeles Kings	42	2,408:36	19	16	6	100	2	.916	2.49
Igor Shesterkin	New York Rangers	43	2,548:35	28	13	2	108	3	.914	2.54
Stuart Skinner	Edmonton Oilers	48	2,756:13	30	13	3	118	2	.907	2.57

Uniforms

• This is the final season for Adidas as the official apparel provider of the NHL. Starting with the 2024–25 season, Fanatics will become the official apparel provider on a 10-year contract.^[56]
• The NHL officially gave teams the option to wear their colored helmets on the road, provided they are not the same color as the home team's helmets. The new rule was revealed after the Carolina Hurricanes started wearing red helmets regularly with the road white uniforms the previous season, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs wearing the blue helmets with the road white uniforms during a Global Series tour in Sweden this season.^[57]

Wholesale team changes

• The Anaheim Ducks unveiled their 30th anniversary alternate uniform, featuring the original 1993 to 2006 colors of eggplant base and jade, white, and silver stripes. The updated "Wild Wing" roundel crest with the current team name is emblazoned in front.^[58]
• The Boston Bruins unveiled the new logo and centennial patch for this upcoming season, keeping with the spoke "B" instead of black lettering and instead going with a yellow lettering with black spokes.^[59] The Bruins also unveiled special uniforms for the season, with the primary black and white uniforms sporting a metallic gold shade called "Centennial gold" and the alternate beige uniform using the 1970s uniform template albeit in the original brown and gold colors.^[60]
• The Minnesota Wild introduced a new "78's" alternate uniform based off of their green Minnesota North Stars-influenced 2022–23 Reverse Retro jersey, but with the addition of Minnesota-shaped captain patches and a "State of Hockey" shoulder patch.^[61]
• The New York Rangers introduced a new navy blue alternate uniform, inspired by New York City, and featuring their shield logo as the crest for the first time since 1978.^[62]
• The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled new uniforms, returning to the burnt orange shade they wore from 1982 to 2007 and featured visual cues from previous uniforms. The black alternate was retained.^[63]
• The San Jose Sharks introduced a new black alternate uniform, featuring their alternate shark fin logo as the crest and containing elements inspired by Northern California.^[64]
• The Winnipeg Jets unveiled a new powder-blue specialty alternate uniform commemorating the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a design based off of those worn by the RCAF Flyers at the 1948 Winter Olympics. The previous heritage alternates will be retained as the full-time third jerseys.^[65]

Outdoor game uniforms

• The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers introduced uniforms for the Heritage Classic that were inspired by the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Mercurys.^[66]
• The Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights introduced uniforms for the NHL Winter Classic. Seattle's uniforms were inspired by the Seattle Metropolitans, while Vegas unveiled a faux-back uniform, featuring a vintage white base with heritage gold stripes and a new stylized gray "V" crest.^[67]
• The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers introduced uniforms for the NHL Stadium Series. New Jersey's uniform had a red and black jersey featuring a simplified "NJ" crest, without the surrounding circle. The Islanders unveiled a navy blue uniform with a large orange stripe, inspired by Plimsoll lines painted on ships, and an "ISLES" wordmark. The Rangers' uniform was white with red, white, and blue stripes resembling their road uniform, and a diagonal "NYR" wordmark. Philadelphia unveiled a white uniform with orange and black sleeve stripes, the latter of which stretched through the nameplate.^[68]

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2023–24 season, listed with their first team.

Player	Team	Notability
Connor Bedard^[69]	Chicago Blackhawks	First overall pick in the 2023 Draft

Major milestones reached

• On October 10, 2023, Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang played their first game of the season as a trio, setting a new record for most seasons (18) as a trio in North American "big 4" sports history, and surpassing the record previously held by the New York Yankees' trio of Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera.^[70][71]
• On October 14, 2023, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews recorded a second consecutive hat trick in Toronto's second game of the season, becoming the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with consecutive hat tricks, and the second since 1917–18.^[72]
• On October 19, 2023, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets, becoming the third defending Stanley Cup champion to begin the following season with five consecutive wins, joining both the 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers and 1920–21 Ottawa Senators.^[73] After subsequently defeating the Chicago Blackhawks on October 22 for their sixth consecutive victory, Vegas set a new record for the longest season-opening winning streak of a defending Stanley Cup champion.^[74]
• On October 24, 2023, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 300th power play goal, becoming the first player in NHL history to reach the mark.^[75]
• On October 24, 2023, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Islanders for their 15th consecutive road victory in the regular season (dating back to the 2022–23 season), setting a new record for the longest winning streak on the road, and surpassing the record previously held by the Buffalo Sabres (14 consecutive road wins between the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons).^[76]
• On October 31, 2023, Nashville Predators forward Ryan O'Reilly played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 383rd player to reach the mark.^[77]
• On November 4, 2023, the Washington Capitals won their 1,000th home game in franchise history.^[78]
• On November 4, 2023, the San Jose Sharks allowed 10 goals against for the second consecutive game, becoming the first team to allow 10 goals in consecutive games since the 1965–66 Boston Bruins.^[79] Additionally, the Sharks lost their 11th consecutive game to begin the season, tying the 1943–44 New York Rangers, 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes, and 2021–22 Arizona Coyotes for the longest season-opening losing streak.^[79]
• On November 14, 2023, Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 384th player to reach the mark.^[80]
• On November 19, 2023, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar recorded his 200th assist in his 254th NHL game, becoming the fastest defenseman to reach 200 assists in NHL history, and surpassing the record previously held by Quinn Hughes.^[81]
• On November 22, 2023, New York Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 385th player to reach the mark.^[82]
• On November 30, 2023, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry became the 14th goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in an NHL game.^[83]
• On December 3, 2023, the New York Rangers won their 3,000th regular season game in franchise history.^[84]
• On December 4, 2023, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 386th player to reach the mark.^[85]
• On December 7, 2023, Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 387th player to reach the mark.^[86]
• On December 7, 2023, the Los Angeles Kings recorded their 11th consecutive road victory to start the regular season, setting a new record for the longest winning streak on the road to begin the season, and surpassing the record previously held by the 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres.^[87]
• On December 7, 2023, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin recorded his 1,500th point, becoming the 16th player to reach the mark.^[88]
• On December 11, 2023, Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares recorded his 1,000th point, becoming the 98th player to reach the mark.^[89]
• On December 27, 2023, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice became the third coach in NHL history to coach 1,800 games.^[90]
• On December 27, 2023, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang became the first defenseman in NHL history to record five points in a single period.^[91]
• On December 29, 2023, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella became the eighth head coach in NHL history, as well as the first American head coach, to coach 1,500 games.^[92]
• On December 31, 2023, Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 388th player, as well as the fourth goaltender, to reach the mark.^[93]
• On January 15, 2024, Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his 552nd win, surpassing Patrick Roy for second in all-time wins.^[94]
• On January 24, 2024, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice coached his 1,813th game, surpassing Barry Trotz for the second-most games coached.^[95]
• On January 27, 2024, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Lars Eller played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the first Danish-born and 389th overall player to reach the mark.^[96]
• On January 27, 2024, the Montreal Canadiens played their 7,000th regular season game in franchise history.^[97]
• On February 10, 2024, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 57th empty-net goal, setting a new record for empty-net goals, and surpassing the record previously held by Wayne Gretzky.^[98]
• On February 12, 2024, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 390th player to reach the mark.^[99]
• On February 13, 2024, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 391st player to reach the mark.^[100]
• On February 18, 2024, New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe became the first player in NHL history to make his NHL debut in an outdoor game, doing so in the 2024 NHL Stadium Series.^[101]
• On February 21, 2024, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season in his 54th game, becoming the fastest American-born player to 50 goals in a season, and surpassing the record previously shared by himself and Kevin Stevens.^[102] Matthews also became the first player to reach 50 goals in 55 games or fewer since Mario Lemieux did so in 1995–96.^[103]
• On February 28, 2024, the Vegas Golden Knights won their 300th regular season game, becoming the fastest team to 300 wins in NHL history, and surpassing the record previously held by the Edmonton Oilers.^[104]
• On March 5, 2024, Boston Bruins forward James van Riemsdyk played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 392nd player to reach the mark.^[105]
• On March 12, 2024, Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle played his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 393rd player to reach the mark.^[106]

Broadcast rights

Canada

National

This is the tenth season of the league's 12-year Canadian national broadcast rights deal with Sportsnet. This includes Sportsnet's sub-licensing agreements to air Saturday Hockey Night in Canada games on CBC Television and French-language broadcasts on TVA Sports.^[107] Sportsnet's national schedule also includes Monday Night Hockey, Wednesday Night Hockey, this season's four outdoor games, the Hockey Day in Canada games on January 20, and All-Star Weekend.^[108] Games will be streamed on Sportsnet+, with national games available on the Standard level, out-of-market games on the Premium tier, and via authenticated streaming on participating ^[109]

Personnel

Longtime commentator John Garrett retired from Vancouver Canucks broadcasts prior to the season.^[110] He will continue to provide analysis on select national broadcasts throughout the season. Sportsnet later announced that Dave Tomlinson, formerly a radio analyst for the Seattle Kraken, would take over as the primary TV analyst for Canucks regional broadcasts, with ESPN lead analyst Ray Ferraro working as a substitute for select games.^[111]

On December 18, analyst Cassie Campbell-Pascall left Sportsnet to become special advisor in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).^[112] She continues to work on select ESPN broadcasts in the U.S. on a smaller role.^[113]

United States

National

This is the third season of the league's seven-year U.S. national broadcast rights deals with the ESPN family of networks and TNT Sports.^[114]

Regular season games are aired exclusively on ESPN on selected Tuesdays, Thursdays, and weekends; and ABC on selected Saturdays between mid-January and mid-April. ESPN+ and Hulu exclusively streams games primarily on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and weekends throughout the season.^[a] During All-Star Weekend, ESPN will have the All-Star skills competition while ABC will air the All-Star Game. Both Stadium Series games will then be broadcast by ABC. A Presidents' Day doubleheader on February 19 is also scheduled on ESPN this season. Under the "NHL Power Play on ESPN+" branding, the streaming service will also stream ABC games, selected ESPN games, as well out-of-market games.^[116]

WBD's regular season coverage is primary on TNT and TruTV. TBS and HLN would be used as overflow channels. TNT has games on Wednesday nights throughout the season, along with the Thanksgiving Showdown on November 24, Winter Classic, and selected Sunday games between late February and April with some of this coverage being simulcasted/alternative broadcasts on TruTV.^{[117] [118]}This season's Heritage Classic instead aired on TBS due to TNT's soccer coverage of U.S. women's national soccer team.^[119] Not all of TNT's regular season games are exclusive broadcasts, and are thus subject to blackout in local markets.^[117] Warner Bros. Discovery invoked its over-the-top streaming rights for Max, adding live sports telecasts from WBD channels; these broadcasts will be available at no additional charge until a later date, after which viewers must subscribe to the Bleacher Report Sports add-on.^[120]

NHL Network continues to also nationally televise selected regular season games, including Saturday and Sunday afternoon games as part of the NHL Network Showcase series.

Local

The Washington Capitals' broadcaster NBC Sports Washington rebranded as Monumental Sports Network prior to the start of the season. In September 2022, Ted Leonsis's Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in the channel.^[121][122]

Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy

See also: Diamond Sports Group § Bankruptcy

The 12 NHL teams who had deals with the Bally Sports regional sports networks may be affected by its operator Diamond Sports Group's March 14, 2023 decision to file for bankruptcy. Diamond had initially sought to continue broadcasting regional games while it plans to separate from majority parent Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of the reorganization.^[123]

The Los Angeles Kings renewed their contract with Bally Sports West despite Diamond's bankruptcy. The Kings also reached an agreement with KCAL-TV for the rights to six games and select half-hour specials.^[124][125]

On October 4, 2023, Diamond announced that it intended to reject its Bally Sports Arizona contract with the Arizona Coyotes.^[126] The next day, the Coyotes announced a new television agreement with the E. W. Scripps Company's sports division Scripps Sports, under which it will carry games on a subchannel of its Phoenix broadcast station and ABC affiliate KNXV-TV, and syndicate them to sister stations in the team's broadcast territory, including KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona, and KUPX-TV and KSTU-DT2 in Salt Lake City. The Coyotes will air non-game programs on KNXV and sister The CW affiliate KASW.^[127][128] With Bally Sports Arizona already previously losing airing rights to the Phoenix Suns to Gray Television and the Arizona Diamondbacks to the MLB itself earlier in the year, they decided to wind down services for the rest of the month before concluding on October 21, 2023.

On December 20, 2023, Diamond Sports and the NHL reached an agreement that will result in the contracts for teams airing on Diamond expiring after the 2023–24 NHL season, pending approval by the bankruptcy court.^[129]

AT&T SportsNet closure

In February 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was winding down its AT&T SportsNet regional sports network business, affecting the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights' broadcasters, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, respectively. The Seattle Kraken's deal with Root Sports Northwest was not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only held minority control of that network.^[130][131]

On May 4, 2023, the Golden Knights signed a multi-year agreement with Scripps Sports to start airing games on Scripps' Las Vegas broadcast station KMCC, and syndicate the telecasts to other stations across the team's broadcast territory; both KMCC and Salt Lake City's KUPX-TV were converted from Ion Television stations to independents to accommodate the team's broadcasts, along with Scripps's Montana Television Network, whose second digital subchannels previously carried The CW.^[132]

On August 30, 2023, the Penguins announced that they would acquire AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, which rebranded on October 2 as SportsNet Pittsburgh. The channel is operated by NESN—the regional broadcaster of the Boston Bruins—which is majority-owned by the Penguins' parent company Fenway Sports Group.^[133][134]

Personnel

ESPN/ABC studio analyst Chris Chelios, who served in the role for two seasons, left the network as part of its June 2023 cost-cutting measures.^[135][136] In October, studio analyst Barry Melrose resigned after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.^[137][138]

TNT color commentator Keith Jones left the network to become president of hockey operations with the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior to joining the Flyers' front office, Jones also worked as the team's TV color analyst for 23 seasons, while also working as a studio and game analyst with NBC and later TNT.^[34] To replace Jones, TNT hired Brian Boucher away from ESPN/ABC, serving the same role as he previously had with the latter network. Boucher also replaced Jones as a primary analyst on the Flyers' television broadcasts.^[139][140]

The Chicago Blackhawks hired Darren Pang to be their lead TV color commentator. Pang, who spent 14 years in the same role with the St. Louis Blues and is also a color commentator on TNT, replaces both Colby Cohen, whose contract with the team was not renewed^[141][142] and Patrick Sharp, who left to also join the Flyers front office, along with Keith Jones. The Blues replaced Pang with Jamie Rivers, who had been the backup color commentator whenever Pang worked for TNT prior to the announcement.^[143]

The Los Angeles Kings started using TV/radio simulcasts, keeping radio announcers Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans, and TV analyst Jim Fox. However, they did not renew the TV play-by-play announcer Alex Faust's contract.^[124]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' play-by-play announcers swapped roles, with Josh Getzoff moving from radio to TV, and Steve Mears moving from TV to radio.^[144][145] However, the team let go Bob Errey, their TV color commentator.^[146] To replace him, a rotation of Colby Armstrong, Mike Rupp, and Phil Bourque, who also provides color commentary on radio, is used.^[147]

The Seattle Kraken hired Al Kinisky as their radio analyst, replacing Dave Tomlinson, who moved to the Vancouver Canucks television booth.^[148]

Columbus Blue Jackets TV play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer announced his pending retirement at the end of the season. Rimer, the TV voice of the Blue Jackets starting in the 2005–06 season, also had stints with the Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers.^[149]

See also

• 2023–24 NHL transactions
• 2023–24 NHL suspensions and fines
• List of 2023–24 NHL Three Star Awards
• 2023 in sports
• 2024 in sports
• 2024 in ice hockey

Notes

1. For commercial customers, most of these ESPN+ exclusive games are available on ESPN+ for Business on DirecTV.^[115]

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