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 ended on April 18, 2024. The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are then set to begin on April 20. The Stanley Cup Finals are then scheduled for June, with a possible seventh game to take place no later than June 24.
| 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 | |
| Presidents' Trophy | New York Rangers |
| Top scorer | Nikita Kucherov (Lightning) |
| Playoffs | |
| Stanley Cup | |
This was the final season for the Arizona Coyotes before their suspension of operations, following the sale of the team to Utah businessman Ryan Smith, who moved the team's hockey assets to Salt Lake City where they will begin play as an expansion team in the 2024–25 season. The Coyotes have until 2029 to construct a new arena, upon which they will be reactivated as an expansion team with all previous team history, records, and uniforms being maintained; otherwise the franchise will cease operations. The Coyotes became the first team to suspend operations since the Brooklyn Americans in 1942.