The NHL has 1.9 million Facebook likes and 718,779 Twitter followers as the '11-12 season gets underway. The Red Wings lead all teams with 1.1 million Facebook likes. The only other NHL teams topping the one-million likes mark are the Bruins and Penguins. The Blue Jackets, Panthers and Islanders rank at the bottom in Facebook likes. On Twitter, the Canadiens lead all teams with 175,130 followers. The Canucks and Penguins are the only other clubs topping 100,000 followers. The Coyotes rank at the bottom in Twitter followers with only 17,768 (THE DAILY).
| NHL TEAMS' FACEBOOK LIKES, TWITTER FOLLOWERS THROUGH OCT. 5 |
| TEAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TEAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER |
| Avalanche | 316,617 | 27,488 | Jets | 106,452 | 31,918 |
| Blackhawks | 985,955 | 93,236 | Kings | 149,206 | 40,156 |
| Blue Jackets | 58,365 | 21,556 | Lightning | 199,207 | 32,744 |
| Blues | 134,637 | 33,781 | Maple Leafs | 471,531 | 77,257 |
| Bruins | 1,017,540 | 87,099 | Oilers | 177,749 | 67,811 |
| Canadiens | 902,333 | 175,130 | Panthers | 53,878 | 18,359 |
| Canucks | 623,661 | 164,712 | Penguins | 1,006,504 | 115,947 |
| Capitals | 391,894 | 56,195 | Predators | 84,572 | 24,588 |
| Coyotes | 70,330 | 17,768 | Rangers | 338,177 | 50,344 |
| Devils | 228,355 | 32,178 | Red Wings | 1,120,447 | 86,582 |
| Ducks | 154,388 | 27,476 | Sabres | 286,952 | 38,562 |
| Flames | 145,938 | 59,470 | Senators | 114,529 | 26,670 |
| Flyers | 660,677 | 70,627 | Sharks | 372,230 | 46,972 |
| Hurricanes | 140,343 | 23,263 | Stars | 129,761 | 26,822 |
| Islanders | 50,726 | 19,114 | Wild | 146,841 | 26,872 |
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NOTES: Charts reflect the number of Facebook likes and Twitter followers as of Oct. 5. The respective sites tracked were those sites identified as official sites by the teams. Many teams have multiple sites used to reach fans, including sites created by front-office personnel.
