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2024-25 NHL Season in Review

Taking a look back at this year's action-packed NHL season through page views on Hockey Reference.

First Team All-Page Views

The most-viewed NHL player pages at each position this season.
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Alex Ovechkin
Left Wing

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Wayne Gretzky
Center

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Patrick Kane
Right Wing

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Cale Makar
Defense

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Bobby Orr
Defense

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Marc-André Fleury
Goalie

Most Viewed Player Page on a Single Day

Johnny Hockey had the most views of any player page on a single day this season, as the hockey world honored his legacy ❤️
1.
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Johnny Gaudreau | Aug. 20, 2024
Hockey fans remember the life of Johnny Gaudreau after his tragic passing.

2.
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Alex Ovechkin  | Apr. 6, 2025
Ovechkin breaks the all-time goals record, which was formerly held by Wayne Gretzky.

3.
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Wayne Gretzky | Apr. 6, 2025
His all-time goals record was broken by Alex Ovechkin.

Divisional Page Views Leaders

While it looks a little different than the league standings, here's how the each of the NHL teams ranked in page views.
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
MTL-2025
5.
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6.
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7.
BOS-2025
8.
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9.
DET-2025
10.
DAL-2025

Top 10 Player Page Views

The NHL players with the most-viewed player pages this season.
1.
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Alex Ovechkin
2.
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Wayne Gretzky
3.
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Sydney Crosby
4.
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Connor McDavid
5.
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Auston Matthews
6.
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Connor Bedard
7.
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Patrick Kane
8.
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Jaromír Jágr
9.
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Mikko Rantanen
10.
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Brad Marchand

Top Player Page Views By Month

From last offseason, through this season's Stanley Cup Finals, here's which players had the most page views each month.
July 2024
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Wayne Gretzky
Aug. 2024
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Johnny Gaudreau
Sept. 2024
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Johnny Gaudreau
Oct. 2024
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Alex Ovechkin
Nov. 2024
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Alex Ovechkin
Dec. 2024
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Wayne Gretzky
Jan. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin
Feb. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin
Mar. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin
Apr. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin
May 2025
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Connor McDavid
June 2025
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Connor McDavid

Where You Spent The Most Time

On Hockey Reference, the game doesn't end after the 3rd period or OT. Here's how many minutes some of our biggest NHL pages tallied this season.
FLA-2025

Stanley Cup Champions' Page
116,444 Minutes

HR

Career Goals Leader Page
321,151 Minutes

HR

Vezina Trophy Page
19,972 Minutes

HR

2025 Playoffs Page
36,038 Minutes

HR

2024 NHL Draft Page
28,033 Minutes

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