The Blackhawks lead all NHL clubs in average attendance at the All-Star break, drawing 21,664 fans per game to United Center. Fans in Chicago are packing the arena to nearly 110% capacity per game. Also filling the home venue are the Wild, with Xcel Energy Center packed to around 106% capacity per game. The Stars lead all NHL clubs with a 16% jump in average attendance. The Coyotes rank last among Western Conference clubs in attendance with 12,913 fans per game and are the only WC club to have the home venue packed at under 80% capacity. Listed below are attendance figures for the NHL Western Conference. See yesterday's issue for figures from the Eastern Conference (THE DAILY).
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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH JAN. 21
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| TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('13-14)
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| Blackhawks* |
24
|
519,947
|
21,664
|
109.9%
|
21,562
|
0.5%
|
28
|
| Flames |
22
|
418,873
|
19,040
|
98.7%
|
19,289
|
-1.3%
|
24
|
| Wild |
23
|
436,475
|
18,977
|
105.7%
|
18,313
|
3.6%
|
27
|
| Canucks* |
20
|
374,202
|
18,710
|
98.9%
|
18,910
|
-1.1%
|
24
|
| Kings* |
27
|
493,148
|
18,265
|
100.2%
|
18,130
|
0.7%
|
25
|
| Blues |
24
|
434,674
|
18,111
|
94.6%
|
17,168
|
5.5%
|
25
|
| Sharks |
23
|
400,572
|
17,416
|
99.2%
|
17,562
|
-0.8%
|
22
|
| Stars |
26
|
445,305
|
17,127
|
92.4%
|
14,792
|
15.8%
|
24
|
| Oilers |
24
|
404,136
|
16,839
|
100.0%
|
16,839
|
0.0%
|
23
|
| Predators |
21
|
353,494
|
16,833
|
98.4%
|
16,439
|
2.4%
|
28
|
| Ducks |
26
|
434,375
|
16,707
|
97.3%
|
16,120
|
3.6%
|
23
|
| Avalanche |
24
|
381,086
|
15,879
|
88.2%
|
15,911
|
-0.2%
|
27
|
| Jets |
24
|
360,384
|
15,016
|
100.1%
|
15,004
|
0.1%
|
26
|
| Coyotes |
24
|
309,923
|
12,913
|
75.4%
|
12,971
|
-0.4%
|
25
|
| W.C. TOTALS |
332
|
5,766,594
|
17,369
|
97.1%
|
17,097
|
1.6%
|
351
|
| NHL TOTALS |
697
|
12,139,609
|
17,417
|
95.7%
|
17,327
|
0.5%
|
753
|
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NOTES: All attendance figures for outdoor games have been replaced with team's home arena capacity. * = Hosted either the NHL Winter Classic, Heritage Classic or a Coors Light Stadium Series game last season. ^ = Hosted the Winter Classic this season.
