Ranker SportsList RulesVote up the hockey teams you think are the finest squads playing in the 2019-2020 NHL season.
Who is the best team in the NHL right now? Tough question. Just to play in the NHL, teams have to be slick out on the ice, but which hockey team is slickest in the 2019-2020 season? Obviously, avid hockey fans can just look at the current NHL standings or simply point to whomever hoists the Stanley Cup over their heads as 2019 champions (St. Louis Blues), but where's the fun in that?
Determining the top NHL teams this season isn't as straightforward as a math problem. There are circumstances and intangibles to be delicately weighed. After all, a gruesome injury on the ice could ruin a good team and a crucial goal could invigorate a decent team. Figuring out the greatest current hockey teams is too big a task for any one fan of the most Canadian sport this side of curling. Just as one person can't be expected to construct a Zamboni all on their own, no single person can puzzle out the answer to such a complex question.
It's only with the wisdom of the crowd that we can determine which team in the National Hockey League is the best, pound for pound, in the 2019-2020 season. That's where this list comes in. Vote up the NHL teams you think are the best, taking into account everything from players to coaches to franchise logos. Vote down the teams you think should be leaving their sticks at home due to lack of skill, hustle, coaching, or whatever else. Fun!
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5406412019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in Eastern Conference finals
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Lost in Eastern Conference finals
2015 - Lost in Stanley Cup Final
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4054912019 - Lost in Stanley Cup Final
2018 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs3
3374072019 - Won Stanley Cup
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in Western Conference finals
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs4
4385512019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Won Stanley Cup
2017 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2015 - Lost in second round of playoffs5
5717442019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2017 - Won Stanley Cup
2016 - Won Stanley Cup
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs6
2423292019 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs7
1131562019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in Stanley Cup Final8
4186222019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs9
1793062019 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs10
1612792019 - Lost in Eastern Conference finals
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs11
2193942019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in Western Conference finals
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs12
2003642019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Lost in second round of playoffs13
2234052019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs14
2855142019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in Stanley Cup Final
2016 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs15
2224072019 - Lost in Western Conference finals
2018 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in Stanley Cup Final
2015 - Missed playoffs16
1773362019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs17
1783412019 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Lost in second round of playoffs18
1492912019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs19
1462862019 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs20
2745242019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2015 - Won Stanley Cup21
2144322019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2015 - Lost in Eastern Conference finals22
1272762019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Missed playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Lost in first round of playoffs23
1453402019 - Lost in second round of playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs24
1603812019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2016 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2015 - Lost in second round of playoffs25
1223022019 - Missed playoffs
2018 - Lost in first round of playoffs
2017 - Missed playoffs
2016 - Missed playoffs
2015 - Missed playoffs
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