2018–19 NHL season

2018–19 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 3, 2018 – June 12, 2019
Number of games	82
Number of teams	31
Draft
Top draft pick	Rasmus Dahlin
Picked by	Buffalo Sabres
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Tampa Bay Lightning
Season MVP	Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Top scorer	Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Boston Bruins
Eastern runners-up	Carolina Hurricanes
Western champions	St. Louis Blues
Western runners-up	San Jose Sharks
Stanley Cup
Champions	St. Louis Blues
Runners-up	Boston Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy	Ryan O'Reilly (Blues)

The 2018–19 NHL season was the 102nd season of operation (101st season of play) of the National Hockey League. 31 teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and ended on April 6, 2019. The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 10, 2019, and the Stanley Cup Finals concluded on June 12, 2019, with the St. Louis Blues winning their first Stanley Cup in the Finals over the Boston Bruins in seven games.

League business

Salary cap

On June 21, 2018, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the salary cap would be set at $79.5 million per team for the 2018–19 season.

Rule changes

No major rule changes have been implemented this season.

On-ice ads in the rink corners

After a trial during the 2018 All-Star Game and China games, the NHL began to allow teams to sell on-ice advertising placements in the corners of the rink. NHL chief revenue officer Keith Wachtel estimated that these new placements could provide up to $10 million in additional revenue to teams per season. During the playoffs, these advertising areas will be controlled by the league.

Sports betting

On October 29, 2018, it was announced that MGM Resorts International would become the NHL's "official sports wagering partner" in the United States. This deal includes direct access to new forms of internal statistics data, as well as brand licensing agreements in relation to its sportsbooks, and came in the wake of a court ruling earlier in the year which declared the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (a U.S. law that forbade the legalization of sports betting outside of Nevada and other exempted states) to be unconstitutional.

Expansion

On December 4, 2018, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman officially announced that the league had approved an expansion team in Seattle, which is planned to begin play in the 2021–22 season. To accommodate the addition in 2021, the new Seattle NHL team will be placed in the Pacific Division, while the Arizona Coyotes will be moved to the Central Division.

Media rights

This was the eighth season under the NHL's ten year U.S. rights deal with NBC Sports and fifth season of its twelve year Canadian rights deals with Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

On December 20, 2017, CBC Television and Rogers Communications struck an agreement to renew its sublicensing agreement for Hockey Night in Canada through the end of Rogers's current broadcast contract. The two sides had previously reached an agreement to extend its original four-year agreement by an additional year. Rogers announced that long-time commentator Bob Cole retired from Hockey Night after calling a limited schedule of games.

Three teams shifted their radio broadcast rights exclusively to internet radio, all of which in heavily crowded large media markets with multiple sports teams seeking a limited number of radio outlets. The Los Angeles Kings "Audio Network" will now be exclusively carried on iHeartRadio. The New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders have a broadcast agreement with Entercom for the New York City market that will see only a limited number of games broadcast on their flagship sports station, WFAN, with the rest being carried on the company's Radio.com platform (the university radio station WRHU remains the Islanders' radio flagship). WFAN had already carried only a limited number of games from those teams in recent seasons, previously pawning off the remainder on other non-sports stations such as WNYM.

In an effort to expand the league's television audience in Europe, the NHL began to schedule a "European Game of the Week" broadcast during the season for its European rightsholders. The initiative launched with an NHL Global Series game in Gothenburg, Sweden, on October 6, 2018. Fifty other weekend games were also scheduled within the afternoon window so they could air live during the primetime hours in Europe.

Draft

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 and 23, 2018. The Buffalo Sabres, by virtue of winning the draft lottery on April 28, held the first overall selection, using it to select defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.

Preseason games in China

Two preseason games were played in China. The Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins played one game (Calgary as home team) at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen on September 15, 2018, and played another (Boston as home team) at Cadillac Arena in Beijing on September 19, 2018.

Preseason games in Europe

Two preseason games were played in Europe. The New Jersey Devils played against SC Bern at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland, on October 1, 2018. The Edmonton Oilers played against Kölner Haie at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on October 3, 2018.

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team	2017–18 coach	2018–19 coach	Story / Accomplishments
Calgary Flames	Glen Gulutzan	Bill Peters	Gulutzan was fired on April 17, following the Flames' failure to make the playoffs. In two seasons, the Flames went 82–68–14 under Gulutzan. The Flames made the playoffs in Gulutzan's first season with the team before missing out the following year. On April 23, Peters was named the Flames' new head coach. He had coached the Carolina Hurricanes the previous four seasons.
Carolina Hurricanes	Bill Peters	Rod Brind'Amour	Peters resigned on April 20, following the Hurricanes' failure to make the playoffs. Under Peters the Hurricanes went 137–138–53 and missed the playoffs in all four seasons. On May 8, Brind'Amour, who had spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes, was named the Hurricanes' new head coach.
Dallas Stars	Ken Hitchcock	Jim Montgomery	Hitchcock retired from coaching on April 13, following the Stars' failure to make the playoffs to become a consultant for the franchise. The Stars went 319–186–60–20 under Hitchcock, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999, going back the following season, and winning the Presidents' Trophy twice. On May 4, Montgomery was named the Stars' new head coach. He previously coached the Denver Pioneers with whom he won the 2017 NCAA championship.
New York Islanders	Doug Weight	Barry Trotz	Weight was relieved of his duties by the Islanders on June 5, a few weeks after the hiring of Lou Lamoriello as the president of hockey operations for the Islanders. The Islanders went 59–49–14 under Weight in his one-and-a-half seasons as head coach, never making the playoffs. Weight would remain with the Islanders. On June 21, Trotz was hired as head coach, and was previously the head coach of the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
New York Rangers	Alain Vigneault	David Quinn	Vigneault was fired by the New York Rangers on April 7, hours after the team's last regular season game after failing to make the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade and the second time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Rangers went 226–147–37 under Vigneault, going to the Finals in his first year as head coach and winning the Presidents' Trophy the following season. On May 23, Quinn was named the Rangers' new head coach. He previously served as the assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche during the 2012–13 season.
Washington Capitals	Barry Trotz	Todd Reirden	Trotz resigned on June 18 amid speculation of a contract dispute that neither he nor the Capitals confirmed. In four seasons under Trotz, the Capitals went 205–89–34, won two Presidents' Trophies and won the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. On June 29, Reirden was named head coach by the Capitals. Reirden, in his first NHL head coach position, had been an assistant with the Capitals for all four seasons under Trotz.
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach	Story / Accomplishments
Anaheim Ducks	Randy Carlyle	Bob Murray*	Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019, after going 2–15–4 in their past 21 games and losing seven consecutive games. Carlyle, who had previously coached the Ducks between 2005 and 2011, was rehired at the start of the 2016–17 season and went 111–74–35 and made the playoff both years. Carlyle was 384–256–96 throughout his time with the Ducks and won the Stanley Cup in 2007. General manager Murray took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Chicago Blackhawks	Joel Quenneville	Jeremy Colliton	Quenneville was fired on November 6, 2018, after starting the season 6–6–3. Quenneville had been the head coach of the team since 2008 and guided them to three Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015, while also accumulating an overall record of 797–452–249 with the team. Jeremy Colliton, the head coach for the Rockford IceHogs, succeeded Quenneville as head coach of the Blackhawks.
Edmonton Oilers	Todd McLellan	Ken Hitchcock*	McLellan was fired on November 20, 2018, after starting the season 9–10–1. McLellan had been the Oilers' head coach since the 2015–16 season, leading the team to a 123–119–24 record and a playoff berth in 2016–17. Hitchcock, a head coach with the third most wins in the NHL, was hired out of his announced retirement to replace McLellan for the remainder of the season.
Los Angeles Kings	John Stevens	Willie Desjardins*	Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018, after starting the season 4–8–1. Under his only season as head coach of the Kings, Stevens led the team to a 45–29–8 record and a wild card playoff berth in 2017–18. Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Desjardins was named the interim head coach.
Ottawa Senators	Guy Boucher	Marc Crawford*	Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019, with the Senators having a 22–37–5 record and losing six consecutive games. Boucher had coached the Senators since the 2016–17 season with a record of 94–108–26 and making it to the Conference Finals in 2017. Crawford, who last coached the Dallas Stars, was named the interim head coach.
Philadelphia Flyers	Dave Hakstol	Scott Gordon*	Hakstol was fired on December 17, 2018, after starting the season 12–15–4. Hakstol served as head coach since the 2015–16 season, leading the team to a 134–101–42 record and two playoff appearances. Former New York Islanders head coach Gordon was named the interim head coach.
St. Louis Blues	Mike Yeo	Craig Berube*	Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018, after starting the season 7–9–3. Yeo had coached the Blues since February 1, 2017, leading the team to a 73–49–11 record and a playoff berth in 2016–17. Berube, who had served as assistant coach with the Blues since 2017, was named the interim head coach.

(*) Indicates interim.

Front office changes

General managers

Off-season
Team	2017–18 GM	2018–19 GM	Story / Accomplishments
Minnesota Wild	Chuck Fletcher	Paul Fenton	Fletcher was fired by the Wild on April 23, shortly after their defeat in the first round of the playoffs. He had been the Wild's general manager since the start of the 2009–10 season. Fenton was hired as his replacement on May 21; he had previously held the same position with the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals.
Toronto Maple Leafs	Lou Lamoriello	Kyle Dubas	On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Lou Lamoriello would not return as general manager. On May 11, 2018, assistant general manager Kyle Dubas was named his replacement.
New York Islanders	Garth Snow	Lou Lamoriello	Snow was fired by the Islanders on June 5, a few weeks after the hiring of Lou Lamoriello as the president of hockey operations for the Islanders. Snow had been the Islanders' general manager since the start of the 2006–07 season. Lamoriello replaced Snow as the Islanders' general manager.
Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Yzerman	Julien BriseBois	Yzerman resigned on September 11, but remained with the Lightning in an advisory role for the last year of his contract. He was replaced by the Lightning's assistant general manager Julien BriseBois who had also served as the organization's AHL affiliate general manager since 2010. Under BriseBois, the Norfolk Admirals and Syracuse Crunch appeared in three Calder Cup finals and won one over his eight seasons.
In-season
Team	Outgoing GM	Incoming GM	Story / Accomplishments
Edmonton Oilers	Peter Chiarelli	Keith Gretzky	Chiarelli was fired as the Oilers' general manager on January 22, 2019, with the Oilers in seventh place in the Pacific Division. Chiarelli had been the general manager since 2015 and the Oilers had made the playoffs once during that time, advancing to the second round in 2017. On January 23, it was announced that Keith Gretzky had been named interim general manager for the Oilers.
Philadelphia Flyers	Ron Hextall	Chuck Fletcher	Hextall was fired as the Flyers' general manager on November 26, 2018, with the Flyers in last place in the Metropolitan Division. Hextall had been the general manager since 2014 and the Flyers had made the playoffs twice, never advancing past the first round. On December 3, it was announced that Chuck Fletcher had been named general manager for the Flyers.

Team presidents

Off-season
Team	2017–18 President	2018–19 President	Story / Accomplishments
Buffalo Sabres	Russ Brandon	Kim Pegula	Brandon, who served as team president while concurrently serving a similar position with the Buffalo Bills, resigned from both positions on May 1, 2018. He had spent three years as the Sabres' president. Pegula, the wife of owner Terrence Pegula, replaced Brandon in both positions, and became the only current female team president in the NHL. Brandon's departure was the first of several resignations and dismissals resulting from a downsizing of Pegula's executive payroll.

Arena changes

• The New York Islanders moved half of their home schedule back to their previous home, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, after the Barclays Center proved to be unsuitable as a full-time NHL venue. The Islanders continue to play the remaining half of their home schedule at the Barclays Center, an arrangement that will last until 2021, when Belmont Park Arena is scheduled to open. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Islanders played their first round home games at the Nassau Coliseum and their second round home games at the Barclays Center.
• The St. Louis Blues' home arena was renamed from Scottrade Center to Enterprise Center on July 1, 2018.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs' home arena was renamed from the Air Canada Centre to Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018.

Regular season

The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and ended April 6, 2019. This season, the mandatory "bye week" that each team received was extended from five to seven days, to also include All-Star Weekend. The regular season schedule was released on June 21.

International games

Three regular season games, branded as the NHL Global Series, were played in Europe. The Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils played at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on October 6, 2018. The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets played two games at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on November 1 and 2, 2018.

Outdoor games

The 2019 NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium saw the NHL return to Indiana for their sixth game hosting and the first in over 50 years.

• The Winter Classic was held on January 1, 2019, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, and featured the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.
• The NHL Stadium Series was held on February 23, 2019, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers.

All–Star Game

Main article: 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in San Jose, California, at SAP Center, home of the San Jose Sharks, on January 26, 2019, the first time it was held on a Saturday after many years of the All-Star game being played on a Sunday.

Standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	48	26	8	44	278	249	+29	104
2	x – New York Islanders	82	48	27	7	43	228	196	+32	103
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	44	26	12	42	273	241	+32	100

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	62	16	4	56	325	222	+103	128
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	49	24	9	47	259	215	+44	107
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	28	8	46	286	251	+35	100

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	46	29	7	44	245	223	+22	99
2	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	47	31	4	45	258	232	+26	98
3	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	37	37	8	34	244	281	−37	82
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	32	36	14	26	227	272	−45	78
7	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
9	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	31	41	10	28	222	275	−53	72
10	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	43	240	214	+26	100
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	47	30	5	45	272	244	+28	99
3	x – St. Louis Blues	82	45	28	9	42	247	223	+24	99

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	+62	107
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	+28	101
3	x – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	+19	93

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	+8	93
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	+14	90
3	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
4	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	−22	84
5	CE	Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	−26	83
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
9	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Tie Breakers:
1. Fewer number of games played
2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)
3. Greatest 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.)
4. Greater Goal differential

Playoffs

Main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019.

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	+24	62
Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	78	41	75	116	+3	20
Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	81	44	66	110	+2	22
Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	82	50	55	105	+2	52
Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins	79	36	64	100	+15	96
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	35	65	100	+18	36
Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	58	99	+20	34
Johnny Gaudreau	Calgary Flames	82	36	63	99	+18	24
Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	45	53	98	+4	37
Aleksander Barkov	Florida Panthers	82	35	61	96	–3	8

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019, while playing at least 1,800 minutes.

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OTL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Jordan Binnington	St. Louis Blues	32	1,876:25	24	5	1	59	5	.927	1.89
Ben Bishop	Dallas Stars	46	2,637:18	27	15	2	87	7	.934	1.98
Robin Lehner	New York Islanders	46	2,615:49	25	13	5	93	6	.930	2.13
Thomas Greiss	New York Islanders	43	2,293:42	23	14	2	87	5	.927	2.28
Darcy Kuemper	Arizona Coyotes	55	3,251:15	27	20	8	126	5	.925	2.33
Jaroslav Halak	Boston Bruins	40	2,308:07	22	11	4	90	5	.922	2.34
Petr Mrazek	Carolina Hurricanes	40	2,386:51	23	14	3	95	4	.914	2.39
Andrei Vasilevskiy	Tampa Bay Lightning	53	3,203:45	39	10	4	128	6	.925	2.40
Pekka Rinne	Nashville Predators	56	3,219:44	30	19	4	130	4	.918	2.42
Tuukka Rask	Boston Bruins	46	2,635:09	27	13	5	109	4	.912	2.48

NHL awards

See also: List of 2018–19 NHL Three Star Awards

The league's awards will be presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, to be held following the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs at a site to be determined. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony. Voting will conclude immediately after the end of the regular season. The Presidents' Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy is announced during the summer and presented in the fall.

2018–19 NHL awards

Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	St. Louis Blues	Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular-season record)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Calgary Flames Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference champion)	Boston Bruins	Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference champion)	St. Louis Blues	San Jose Sharks
Art Ross Trophy (Player with most points)	Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Robin Lehner (New York Islanders)	Nick Foligno (Columbus Blue Jackets) Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks)
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks)	Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues) Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo Sabres)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Ryan O' Reilly (St. Louis Blues)	N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Defensive forward)	Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) Mark Stone (Ottawa Senators/Vegas Golden Knights)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Barry Trotz (New York Islanders)	Craig Berube (St. Louis Blues) Jon Cooper (Tampa Bay Lightning)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenseman)	Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames)	Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks) Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Jason Zucker (Minnesota Wild)	Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Arizona Coyotes) Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers)	Sean Monahan (Calgary Flames) Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues)
Ted Lindsay Award (Outstanding player)	Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
Mark Messier Leadership Award (Leadership and community activities)	Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers/Nashville Predators)	Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames) Justin Williams (Carolina Hurricanes)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)	Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers)
NHL General Manager of the Year Award (Top general manager)	Don Sweeney (Boston Bruins)	Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues) Don Waddell (Carolina Hurricanes)
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Ben Bishop (Dallas Stars) Robin Lehner (New York Islanders)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss (New York Islanders)	Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin (Dallas Stars)
Lester Patrick Trophy (Service to ice hockey in U.S.)		N/A

All-Star teams

Position	First Team	Second Team	Position	All-Rookie
G	Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning	Ben Bishop, Dallas Stars	G	Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
D	Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks	John Carlson, Washington Capitals	D	Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
D	Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames	Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning	D	Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars
C	Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers	Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins	F	Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
RW	Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks	F	Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
LW	Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals	Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins	F	Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2018–19 season, listed with their first team.

Player	Team	Notability
Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres	First overall pick in the 2018 Draft
Elias Pettersson	Vancouver Canucks	2018–19 Calder Memorial Trophy winner

Last games

Player	Team	Notability
Matt Cullen	Pittsburgh Penguins	Over 1,500 career games played, oldest active player in NHL at time of retirement
Dan Girardi	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL record for blocked shots at time of retirement
Chris Kunitz	Chicago Blackhawks	Over 1,000 career games played, one-time NHL All-Star Team selection.
Roberto Luongo	Florida Panthers	William M. Jennings Trophy winner, 489 career games won, over 1,000 career games played, two-time NHL All-Star Team selection, six-time NHL All-Star
Brooks Orpik	Washington Capitals	Over 1,000 career games played.
Tomas Plekanec	Montreal Canadiens	Over 1,000 career games played.
Cam Ward	Carolina Hurricanes	Conn Smythe Trophy winner, one-time NHL All-Star

Major milestones reached

• On October 3, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi became the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
• On October 3, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom scored his 800th point.
• On October 6, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn scored his 600th point.
• On October 10, 2018, Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen scored his 300th point.
• On October 13, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejci recorded his 400th assist.
• On October 13, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith played his 1,000th game, becoming the 323rd player to reach the mark.
• On October 14, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski scored his 700th point.
• On October 15, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec played his 1,000th game, becoming the 324th player to reach the mark.
• On October 16, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid broke his first NHL record, by contributing to, either by scoring or assisting on all of the first nine goals scored by his team in the regular season. The record was previously held by Adam Oates, who contributed to the first seven goals scored by the Detroit Red Wings in 1986–87.
• On October 19, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Eric Staal played his 1,100th game.
• On October 19, 2018, Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter scored his 500th point.
• On October 20, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville scored his 700th point.
• On October 21, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau scored his 300th point.
• On October 22, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom recorded his 600th assist.
• On October 25, 2018, Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter played his 1,000th game, becoming the 325th player to reach the mark.
• On October 26, 2018, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored his 500th point.
• On October 27, 2018, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester scored his 400th point.
• On October 30, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza played his 1,000th game, becoming the 326th player to reach the mark.
• On October 30, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward J. T. Miller scored his 200th point.
• On November 1, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville played his 1,000th game, becoming the 327th player to reach the mark.
• On November 1, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Ron Hainsey played his 1,000th game, becoming the 328th player to reach the mark.
• On November 3, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews scored his 300th goal.
• On November 3, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Eric Staal scored his 400th goal.
• On November 3, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk played his 600th game.
• On November 4, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique scored his 300th point.
• On November 4, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones played his 400th game.
• On November 8, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his 300th point.
• On November 8, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise scored his 700th point.
• On November 8, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton played his 1,500th game, becoming the 19th player to reach the mark.
• On November 9, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau recorded his 600th assist.
• On November 9, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler recorded his 400th assist.
• On November 10, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Alexander Wennberg played his 300th game.
• On November 11, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Sean Monahan scored his 300th point.
• On November 11, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture played his 600th game.
• On November 13, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau played his 400th game.
• On November 13, 2018, Nashville Predators defenseman P. K. Subban played his 600th game.
• On November 13, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac recorded his 300th assist.
• On November 13, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin played his 800th game.
• On November 13, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson recorded his 400th assist.
• On November 13, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton scored his 400th goal.
• On November 13, 2018, Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded his 200th assist.
• On November 15, 2018, New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider played his 400th game.
• On November 15, 2018, New York Rangers forward Vladislav Namestnikov played his 300th game.
• On November 16, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner scored his 400th point.
• On November 17, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forwards Claude Giroux scored his 700th point.
• On November 17, 2018, Ottawa Senators forward Matt Duchene scored his 500th point.
• On November 17, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Dion Phaneuf played his 1,000th game, becoming the 329th player to reach the mark.
• On November 17, 2018, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 438th win, surpassing Jacques Plante for seventh place in wins.
• On November 18, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Alexander Radulov scored his 100th goal.
• On November 18, 2018, Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza scored his 900th point.
• On November 18, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield played his 100th game.
• On November 19, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel scored his 200th point.
• On November 19, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner played his 600th game.
• On November 19, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang played his 700th game.
• On November 19, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust played his 200th game.
• On November 19, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh recorded his 200th assist.
• On November 20, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored his 100th goal.
• On November 21, 2018, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov recorded his 200th win, becoming the fifth Russian-born goaltender to reach the mark.
• On November 21, 2018, Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino played his 500th game.
• On November 21, 2018, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne recorded his 320th win, surpassing Miikka Kiprusoff for the most wins by a Finnish-born goaltender.
• On November 21, 2018, Ottawa Senators forward Mikkel Boedker scored his 300th point.
• On November 23, 2018, Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen played his 300th game.
• On November 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green played his 800th game.
• On November 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek recorded his 400th assist.
• On November 23, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle scored his 200th point.
• On November 23, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch played his 100th game.
• On November 24, 2018, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk played his 500th game.
• On November 24, 2018, New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy played his 600th game.
• On November 24, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine recorded the 61st five-goal game in NHL history.
• On November 24, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler played his 800th game.
• On November 25, 2018, Calgary Flames forward James Neal scored his 500th point.
• On November 25, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hischier played his 100th game.
• On November 25, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Daniel Girardi recorded his 200th assist.
• On November 26, 2018, Florida Panthers defenseman Mark Pysyk played his 300th game.
• On November 26, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 100th goal.
• On November 26, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau played his 1,600th game, becoming the 11th player to reach the mark.
• On November 27, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel scored his 100th point.
• On November 27, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nick Holden played his 400th game.
• On November 28, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane played his 600th game.
• On November 29, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson played his 600th game.
• On November 29, 2018, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu played his 300th game.
• On November 29, 2018, New York Islanders forward Valtteri Filppula played his 900th game.
• On November 29, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine scored his 100th goal, becoming the fourth-youngest player in NHL history to score 100 regular season goals (20 years, 224 days), joining Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days), Jimmy Carson (20 years, 116 days) and Brian Bellows (20 years, 179 days).
• On November 30, 2018, Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm played his 400th game.
• On December 1, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded his 200th assist.
• On December 1, 2018, Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle recorded his 400th assist.
• On December 1, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson scored his 300th point.
• On December 1, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly scored his 200th point.
• On December 2, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser played his 400th game.
• On December 2, 2018, Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw scored his 200th point.
• On December 4, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski scored his 100th point.
• On December 4, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Daniel Carr played his 100th game.
• On December 4, 2018, Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin scored his 200th point.
• On December 6, 2018, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Patrik Nemeth played his 200th game.
• On December 8, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 300th point.
• On December 8, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty played his 800th game.
• On December 8, 2018, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin scored his 200th point.
• On December 8, 2018, New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey scored his 400th point.
• On December 10, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos scored his 700th point.
• On December 11, 2018, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson played his 700th game.
• On December 11, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejci played his 800th game.
• On December 11, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau recorded his 200th assist.
• On December 11, 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares played his 700th game.
• On December 12, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf scored his 900th point.
• On December 12, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews scored his 700th point.
• On December 13, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones scored his 200th point.
• On December 13, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored his 300th point.
• On December 13, 2018, Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund scored his 300th point.
• On December 15, 2018, Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano played his 900th game.
• On December 15, 2018, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson scored his 200th assist.
• On December 15, 2018, Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien got his 600th win, becoming the 18th coach in league history to reach the mark.
• On December 16, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his 600th point.
• On December 16, 2018, St. Louis Blues forward Patrick Maroon played his 400th game.
• On December 17, 2018, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm played his 400th game.
• On December 17, 2018, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno played his 800th game.
• On December 18, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek played his 800th game.
• On December 18, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Daniel Girardi played his 900th game.
• On December 18, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov played his 400th game.
• On December 18, 2018, Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele played his 400th game.
• On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug recorded his 200th assist.
• On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Backes recorded his 300th assist.
• On December 20, 2018, Boston Bruins forward David Krejci scored his 600th point.
• On December 20, 2018, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price recorded his 300th win, becoming the 35th goaltender to reach the mark.
• On December 20, 2018, New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall scored his 200th goal.
• On December 20, 2018, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos played his 700th game.
• On December 22, 2018, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored his 300th goal.
• On December 22, 2018, Buffalo Sabres forward Remi Elie played his 100th game.
• On December 22, 2018, New York Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei played his 200th game.
• On December 22, 2018, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid recorded his 200th assist, becoming the sixth player to reach the mark before his 22nd birthday.
• On December 22, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek scored his 600th point.
• On December 22, 2018, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Riley Sheahan played his 400th game.
• On December 23, 2018, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley played his 1,000th game, becoming the 330th player to reach the mark.
• On December 27, 2018, Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews recorded his 400th assist.
• On December 27, 2018, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns played his 1,000th game, becoming the 331st player to reach the mark.
• On December 27, 2018, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl scored his 200th point.
• On December 30, 2018, Detroit Red Wings forward Frans Nielsen played his 800th game.
• On December 30, 2018, Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson played his 200th game.
• On December 31, 2018, Florida Panthers forward Troy Brouwer played his 800th game.
• On December 31, 2018, Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds played his 800th game.
• On January 2, 2019, New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal played his 800th game.
• On January 3, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller played his 300th game
• On January 3, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored his 400th point.
• On January 4, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek played his 1,000th game, becoming the 332nd player to reach the mark.
• On January 4, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Drew Stafford played his 800th game.
• On January 4, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Nate Schmidt played his 300th game.
• On January 4, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight forward Cody Eakin played his 500th game.
• On January 5, 2019, Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle scored his 500th point.
• On January 5, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar scored his 300th goal.
• On January 5, 2019, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded his 300th win, becoming the 36th goalie to reach the mark.
• On January 5, 2019, Nashville Predators defenseman P. K. Subban recorded his 300th assist.
• On January 5, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane scored his 200th goal.
• On January 6, 2019, Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin recorded his 300th assist.
• On January 6, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his 300th point.
• On January 7, 2019, Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano recorded his 300th assist.
• On January 7, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Melker Karlsson played his 300th game.
• On January 8, 2019, Dallas Stars forward Valeri Nichushkin played his 200th game.
• On January 8, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his 500th game.
• On January 8, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds scored his 200th point.
• On January 10, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Justin Williams scored his 300th goal.
• On January 10, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella got his 600th win, becoming the 19th and the first United States-born coach to reach the mark.
• On January 10, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Mikkel Boedker recorded his 200th assist.
• On January 10, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares scored his 300th goal.
• On January 11, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little scored his 500th point.
• On January 12, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier scored his 300th point.
• On January 13, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mark Giordano played his 800th game.
• On January 14, 2019, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak played his 300th game.
• On January 14, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry scored his 200th point.
• On January 14, 2019, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik played his 1,000th game, becoming the 333rd player to reach the mark.
• On January 15, 2019, New York Islanders forward Jordan Eberle scored his 200th goal.
• On January 15, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl scored his 100th goal.
• On January 15, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little played his 800th game.
• On January 16, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux recorded his 500th assist.
• On January 18, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat scored his 200th point.
• On January 19, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund scored his 300th point.
• On January 20, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter played his 500th game.
• On January 20, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored his 100th goal.
• On January 21, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu scored his 200th goal.
• On January 21, 2019, Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino scored his 100th goal.
• On January 21, 2019, Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette got his 600th win, becoming the 20th and the second United States-born coach to reach the mark.
• On January 23, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly played his 700th game.
• On January 28, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny played his 200th game.
• On January 30, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin recorded his 600th assist, becoming the youngest Russian-born player to do so.
• On January 30, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point played his 200th game.
• On January 31, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo played his 200th game.
• On January 31, 2019, Boston Bruins forward David Backes played his 900th game.
• On February 1, 2019, Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart played his 300th game.
• On February 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane scored his 900th point.
• On February 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad played his 500th game.
• On February 1, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone scored his 300th point.
• On February 2, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm played his 600th game.
• On February 2, 2019, New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello played his 500th game.
• On February 2, 2019, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon played his 500th game.
• On February 2, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly recorded his 300th assist.
• On February 2, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn recorded his 200th assist.
• On February 3, 2019, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask earned his 253rd win, becoming the winningest goaltender in Bruins franchise history.
• On February 5, 2019, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron played his 1,000th game, becoming the 334th player to reach the mark.
• On February 5, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook played his 300th game.
• On February 5, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat scored his 100th point.
• On February 5, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 1,180 point, surpassing Sergei Fedorov to become the leading Russia-born scorer in NHL history.
• On February 5, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault scored his 300 point.
• On February 5, 2019, Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice coached his 1,500th game, becoming the sixth coach and the youngest in NHL history to reach the mark.
• On February 6, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin played his 500th game.
• On February 7, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov scored his 300th point.
• On February 7, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker scored his 200th point.
• On February 7, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky played his 300th game.
• On February 7, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Brett Connolly played his 400th game.
• On February 9, 2019, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price played his 600th game, becoming the 49th goalie to reach the mark.
• On February 9, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Matt Duchene played his 700th game.
• On February 9, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane scored his 400th point.
• On February 9, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn played his 900th game.
• On February 9, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman scored his 400th point.
• On February 9, 2019, Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault recorded his 100th assist.
• On February 9, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Dmitrij Jaskin played his 300th game.
• On February 10, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho recorded his 100th assist.
• On February 10, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 200th goal.
• On February 11, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski recorded his 400th assist.
• On February 12, 2019, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton played his 300th game.
• On February 12, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen scored his 200th point.
• On February 12, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson played his 500th game.
• On February 12, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Nate Schmidt scored his 100th point.
• On February 13, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin played his 300th game.
• On February 14, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Chris Kunitz played his 1,000th game, becoming the 335th player to reach the mark.
• On February 14, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad scored his 300th point.
• On February 14, 2019, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard played his 500th game, becoming the 71st goaltender to reach the mark.
• On February 14, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber played his 900th game.
• On February 14, 2019, New York Islanders forward Anders Lee played his 400th game.
• On February 14, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton surpassed Teemu Selanne for 15th on the NHL's all-time scoring leaders list.
• On February 14, 2019, Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Deryk Engelland played his 600th game.
• On February 14, 2019, Washington Capitals forward T. J. Oshie scored his 500th point.
• On February 16, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland played his 300th game.
• On February 16, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray scored his 100th point.
• On February 16, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin scored his 300th point.
• On February 16, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin played his 300th game.
• On February 16, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Kyle Brodziak played his 900th game.
• On February 16, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel scored his 800th point.
• On February 16, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev played his 200th game.
• On February 16, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser scored his 100th point.
• On February 16, 2019, Vancouver Canucks forward Loui Eriksson played his 900th game.
• On February 17, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 400th point.
• On February 18, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown scored his 600th point.
• On February 18, 2019, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson recorded his 300th assist.
• On February 19, 2019, Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons played his 400th game.
• On February 19, 2019, Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog scored his 400th point.
• On February 19, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky played his 800th game.
• On February 19, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman played his 400th game.
• On February 19, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron played his 400th game.
• On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac played his 900th game.
• On February 19, 2019, Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson played his 600th game, becoming the 50th goalie to reach the mark.
• On February 20, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Marcus Kruger played his 500th game.
• On February 21, 2019, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Michael Del Zotto played his 600th game.
• On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin played his 300th game.
• On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund played his 600th game.
• On February 21, 2019, Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett played his 300th game.
• On February 21, 2019, Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin scored his 200th point.
• On February 21, 2019, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little recorded his 300th assist.
• On February 22, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Jamie McGinn played his 600th game.
• On February 22, 2019, New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome played his 400th game.
• On February 23, 2019, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler played his 600th game.
• On February 23, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic recorded his 300th assist.
• On February 23, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux played his 800th game.
• On February 24, 2019, San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored his 300th point.
• On February 25, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner recorded his 200th assist.
• On February 26, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier recorded his 200th assist.
• On February 28, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn played his 500th game.
• On February 28, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette played his 300th game.
• On February 28, 2019, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam McQuaid played his 500th game.
• On March 1, 2019, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson played his 700th game.
• On March 1, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas played his 400th game.
• On March 1, 2019, the Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record by using eight goaltenders in one season (Brian Elliott, Calvin Pickard, Michal Neuvirth, Alex Lyon, Anthony Stolarz, Carter Hart, Mike McKenna and Cam Talbot).
• On March 3, 2019, New York Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith played his 400th game.
• On March 5, 2019, Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler played his 1,000th game, becoming the 336th player to reach the mark.
• On March 5, 2019, New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz got his 800th win, becoming the fourth coach to reach the mark.
• On March 5, 2019, Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith played his 600th game.
• On March 5, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 1,200th point, becoming the 48th player to reach the mark.
• On March 5, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cullen played his 1,500th game, becoming the 20th player to reach the mark.
• On March 5, 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team in NHL history to have multiple goalies (Andrei Vasilevskiy and Louis Domingue), each with a winning streak of 10 or more games in a season.
• On March 7, 2019, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler played his 800th game.
• On March 8, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk played his 300th game.
• On March 8, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber scored his 200th goal, becoming the 21st defenseman to reach that mark.
• On March 9, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman John Moore played his 500th game.
• On March 9, 2019, New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac scored his 500th point.
• On March 9, 2019, New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad scored his 300th point.
• On March 10, 2019, Florida Panthers defensemen Aaron Ekblad recorded his 100th assist.
• On March 10, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov played his 400th game.
• On March 11, 2019, Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl played his 400th game.
• On March 11, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier scored his 100th point.
• On March 11, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh played his 600th game.
• On March 11, 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning became the seventh team in NHL history to have 110 points through 70 games.
• On March 12, 2019, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price recorded his 315th win, surpassing Jacques Plante to become the winningest goaltender in Canadiens franchise history.
• On March 12, 2019, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scored his 1,000th point, becoming the 88th player to reach the mark.
• On March 12, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz scored his 300th point.
• On March 12, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 1,200th point, becoming the 49th player to reach the mark.
• On March 14, 2019, Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker played his 400th game.
• On March 16, 2019, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored his 800th point.
• On March 16, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal scored his 500th point.
• On March 16, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter scored his 700th point.
• On March 16, 2019, Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen scored his 400th point.
• On March 17, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Patrick Maroon scored his 200th point.
• On March 18, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture scored his 500th point.
• On March 18, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Gustav Nyquist scored his 300th point.
• On March 19, 2019, New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk played his 600th game.
• On March 19, 2019, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry played his 600th game.
• On March 20, 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews scored his 200th point.
• On March 21, 2019, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jason Demers played his 600th game.
• On March 21, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin played his 300th game.
• On March 21, 2019, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie scored his 300th point.
• On March 21, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored his 300th point.
• On March 21, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen scored his 600th point.
• On March 21, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper earned his 300th win in his 500th game.
• On March 21, 2019, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jon Merrill played his 300th game.
• On March 21, 2019, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba played his 400th game.
• On March 22, 2019, San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun played his 600th game.
• On March 23, 2019, Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara scored his 200th goal, becoming the 22nd defenseman to reach that mark.
• On March 23, 2019, Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera played his 700th game.
• On March 23, 2019, Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle played his 900th game.
• On March 23, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Tatar played his 500th game.
• On March 23, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi scored his 200th point.
• On March 23, 2019, Vegas Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith played his 500th game.
• On March 25, 2019, Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault scored his 200th point.
• On March 25, 2019, St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo recorded his 300th assist.
• On March 26, 2019, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored his 400th point.
• On March 28, 2019, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton played his 500th game.
• On March 28, 2019, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick played his 600th game, becoming the 51st goalie to reach the mark.
• On March 28, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw played his 500th game.
• On March 28, 2019, Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi played his 300th game.
• On March 28, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl played his 400th game.
• On March 30, 2019, Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic scored his 500th point.
• On March 30, 2019, St. Louis Blues forward Tyler Bozak scored his 400th point.
• On April 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Artem Anisimov played his 700th game.
• On April 1, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane played his 900th game.
• On April 1, 2019, Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar played his 1,000th game, becoming the 337th player to reach the mark.
• On April 2, 2019, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon scored his 400th point.
• On April 5, 2019, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cam Ward played his 700th game, becoming the 28th player to reach the mark.
• On April 5, 2019, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin won the eighth Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy of his career, surpassing Phil Esposito to become the player with the most goal-scoring titles in NHL history.
• On April 6, 2019, Boston Bruins forward Charlie Coyle played his 500th game.
• On April 6, 2019, Dallas Stars forward Alexander Radulov scored his 300th point.
• On April 6, 2019, Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman scored his 300th point.
• On April 6, 2019, San Jose Sharks forward Gustav Nyquist played his 500th game.
• On April 6, 2019, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer got his 400th win, becoming the 38th head coach to reach the mark.
• On April 6, 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored his 128th point, surpassing Alexander Mogilny to become the Russian-born leading scorer in a single season.

Uniforms

• The Anaheim Ducks wore a new third jersey inspired by the uniforms from their years as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1993 to 2006.
• The Arizona Coyotes wore the "Kachina" jersey as the team's new third uniform. They previously used this design for road games from 1996 to 2003.
• The Calgary Flames wore their 2009–2013 and 2016–17 third jersey, which is a throwback to their red jersey used from 1980 to 1994.
• The Carolina Hurricanes wore a new black third jersey, which was inspired by the third uniform used from 2008 to 2017. The team also announced that they would wear a heritage uniform on two occasions versus the Boston Bruins, which was inspired by the jerseys worn by their predecessor, the Hartford Whalers, from 1985 to 1989 and during the 1990–91 season. The goal song "Brass Bonanza" and Pucky the Whale from the Hartford Whalers also appeared in the games.
• The Colorado Avalanche wore a new third jersey, which was inspired by the third uniform used during the 2015–16 season.
• The Columbus Blue Jackets wore a third jersey, which was worn from 2010 to 2017.
• The Edmonton Oilers wore their 2010–2017 home jerseys as their alternate uniform this season dubbed the "retro jersey". It will be used four times this season.
• The Los Angeles Kings wore silver third jerseys, inspired by the uniforms worn during the 2016–17 season as part of their 50th anniversary, with gold accents being changed to silver.
• The New Jersey Devils wore third jerseys for the first time in franchise history with new white throwback uniforms similar to those worn from 1982 to 1992.
• The New York Islanders wore new blue third jerseys, partially inspired by their third jersey from the 2014–15 season.
• The Ottawa Senators wore red third jerseys, which were worn during the NHL 100 Classic.
• The Philadelphia Flyers wore black third jerseys, which were worn in the 2017 Stadium Series.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins wore third jerseys inspired by the uniforms worn by the team in the 1980s and during the 2017 Stadium Series.
• The San Jose Sharks wore new black third jerseys, dubbed the "Stealth" jersey, during select home games.
• The St. Louis Blues wore third jerseys, which are based on the uniforms worn during the 2017 Winter Classic.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning wore new black third jerseys during select home games.
• The Washington Capitals wore third jerseys, which are based on the uniforms worn from 1974 to 1995.
• The Winnipeg Jets wore a new third jersey inspired by the uniforms worn by the original Winnipeg Jets from 1990 to 1996. Additionally, the team announced they would wear heritage uniforms previously worn during the 2016 NHL Heritage Classic.

See also

• 2018–19 NHL transactions
• 2018–19 NHL suspensions and fines
• List of 2018–19 NHL Three Star Awards
• 2018 in sports
• 2019 in sports

External links

• 2018–19 NHL season schedule