TODAY: Final NHL Regular Season Attendance
| YEAR-TO-DATE |
| TEAM | HOME
DATES | '97-98
AVG. | TOTAL | %CAP | '96-97
AVG. | +/-
GAMES | '96-97
SEASON |
| MON | 41 | 20,772 | 851,645 | 98% | 21,002 | - 1% | - 1% |
| DET | 41 | 19,983 | 819,303 | 100% | 19,978 | no change |
| PHI | 41 | 19,519 | 800,285 | 100% | 19,311 | + 1% | + 1% |
| STL | 41 | 18,424 | 755,374 | 96% | 16,807 | + 10% | + 10% |
| CHI | 41 | 18,351 | 752,381 | 90% | 19,397 | - 5% | - 5% |
| NYR | 41 | 18,200 | 746,200 | 100% | 18,183 | 0% | 0% |
| NJD | 41 | 17,297 | 709,160 | 91% | 16,398 | + 5% | + 5% |
| VAN | 41 | 17,119 | 684,748 | 93% | 17,320 | - 1% | - 1% |
| SJS | 41 | 17,111 | 701,569 | 98% | 17,420 | - 2% | - 2% |
| ANA | 40 | 17,068 | 682,703 | 99% | 16,991 | 0% | 0% |
| CGY | 41 | 16,865 | 691,457 | 90% | 17,089 | - 1% | - 1% |
| OTT | 41 | 16,751 | 686,787 | 91% | 15,377 | + 9% | + 9% |
| DAL | 41 | 16,489 | 676,053 | 97% | 15,997 | + 3% | + 3% |
| EDM | 41 | 16,245 | 666,033 | 95% | 16,052 | + 1% | + 1% |
| COL | 41 | 16,061 | 658,501 | 100% | 16,061 | no change |
| TOR | 41 | 15,710 | 644,122 | 100% | 15,704 | no change |
| BUF | 41 | 15,635 | 641,034 | 84% | 16,912 | - 5% | - 8% |
| PHX | 41 | 15,405 | 631,591 | 95% | 15,586 | - 1% | - 1% |
| WAS | 41 | 15,275 | 626,285 | 79% | 15,763 | - 3% | - 3% |
| BOS | 41 | 15,098 | 619,006 | 86% | 15,551 | - 3% | - 3% |
| PIT | 41 | 15,071 | 617,905 | 89% | 16,735 | - 10% | - 10% |
| FLA | 41 | 14,703 | 602,823 | 100% | 14,703 | 0% | 0% |
| TAM | 41 | 13,867 | 568,532 | 70% | 17,443 | - 21% | - 21% |
| LOS | 41 | 13,019 | 533,792 | 81% | 12,297 | + 6% | + 6% |
| NYI | 41 | 12,269 | 503,040 | 75% | 12,495 | - 2% | - 2% |
| CAR | 41 | 9,106 | 373,349 | 57% | 13,685 | - 33% | - 33% |
NOTES: The Hurricanes played at the Greensboro Coliseum, capacity 15,902. Last year, as the Whalers, the team played in the Hartford Civic Center, capacity 14,660. The Capitals played their first 10 games at US Airways Arena before moving to the MCI Center. "'96-97" average is for the season as a whole. "'96-97" comparisons are for both the season as a whole and through the same number of home dates. This season, the NHL averaged 16,206 per game and played to 91% capacity. Last season, the league averaged 16,548 per game and played to 93% capacity. -30-
