Rarest Current NHL Team — All 32 Answers Ranked by Rarity

32 answers are accepted for “Name a current NHL team”. Washington Capitals is the rarest current NHL team in this ranking, with 226,152 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Nashville Predators is the second-rarest with 236,240 monthly Wikipedia views, about the same as Washington Capitals. Carolina Hurricanes is the most common current NHL team in this ranking, with 978,895 monthly Wikipedia views, 4.33× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 32 answers: 14,146,633. Washington Capitals is 1.6% of that total. 7 answers are Epic or Legendary: Washington Capitals (Legendary), Nashville Predators (Legendary), St. Louis Blues (Legendary), and 4 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

32 answers to “Name a current NHL team”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Washington Capitals on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	226,152
2	Nashville Predators on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.968	236,240
3	St. Louis Blues on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.935	243,142
4	Dallas Stars on Wikipedia	Epic	0.903	289,152
5	Calgary Flames on Wikipedia	Epic	0.871	294,781
6	Ottawa Senators on Wikipedia	Epic	0.839	296,169
7	Tampa Bay Lightning on Wikipedia	Epic	0.806	315,803
8	Los Angeles Kings on Wikipedia	Rare	0.774	320,677
9	Columbus Blue Jackets on Wikipedia	Rare	0.742	331,039
10	New Jersey Devils on Wikipedia	Rare	0.710	342,252
11	Philadelphia Flyers on Wikipedia	Rare	0.677	355,910
12	New York Islanders on Wikipedia	Rare	0.645	365,080
13	Winnipeg Jets on Wikipedia	Rare	0.613	373,071
14	Vancouver Canucks on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.581	381,334
15	Chicago Blackhawks on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.548	385,584
16	Minnesota Wild on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.516	394,302
17	Seattle Kraken on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.484	399,438
18	Detroit Red Wings on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.452	404,683
19	San Jose Sharks on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.419	410,245
20	New York Rangers on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.387	413,219
21	Boston Bruins on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.355	420,666
22	Pittsburgh Penguins on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.323	434,041
23	Florida Panthers on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.290	434,225
24	Edmonton Oilers on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.258	449,152
25	Buffalo Sabres on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.226	449,596
26	Toronto Maple Leafs on Wikipedia	Common	0.194	498,152
27	Colorado Avalanche on Wikipedia	Common	0.161	499,897
28	Anaheim Ducks on Wikipedia	Common	0.129	582,554
29	Utah Mammoth on Wikipedia	Common	0.097	841,683
30	Vegas Golden Knights on Wikipedia	Common	0.065	876,203
31	Montreal Canadiens on Wikipedia	Common	0.032	903,296
32	Carolina Hurricanes on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	978,895

FAQ

What is the rarest current NHL team?

Washington Capitals is the rarest current NHL team in this ranking, with 226,152 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many current NHL teams are there?

There are 32 current NHL teams in this ranking, from Washington Capitals (rarest) to Carolina Hurricanes (most common).

What is the most common current NHL team?

Carolina Hurricanes is the most common current NHL team in this ranking, with 978,895 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.