Based on opening-day rosters announced by the NHL at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 8, 2024, excluding Injured and/or Non-Roster players; Ages as of Oct. 8, 2024; “By the Numbers” notes measure by birth country unless noted
* Players on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Birth Decade
* Players on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Age
* Average Age of 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Team
* Players on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Birth Country
* Players on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Nationality
* Players on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters Drafted in 2024 or 2023
* First Round Picks on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters, by Team
* Sets of Brothers on 2024-25 Opening-Day Rosters
712 – Players on official opening-day rosters
291 – Canadian players, the most of any country (40.9% of 712)
204 – American players (28.7% of 712) – last season, 192 U.S.-born players dressed and 185 played in their team’s opener (both the most ever)
169 – Stanley Cup wins between 124 different players, with Sidney Crosby (PIT), Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), Patrick Kane (DET), Kris Letang (PIT), Evgeni Malkin (PIT), Pat Maroon (CHI), Alec Martinez (CHI) and Jonathan Quick (NYR) having the most at three each
169 – Players born in the 2000s (up from 118 last year), with each team carrying at least one
84 – Percentage of players whose nationality is either Canada, the United States, Sweden or Finland – the countries that will compete at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February (601 of 712)
82 – Undrafted players (11.5% of 712)
39 – Age of Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), the oldest player named to an opening-day roster – the four other 39-year-olds are Ryan Suter (STL), Brent Burns (CAR), Corey Perry (EDM) and Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
33 – Percentage of players age 25 or younger (233 of 712)
26 – Age of Maxim Tsyplakov (NYI), the oldest player looking to make his NHL debut
25.3 – Average age of Buffalo’s opening-day roster, the youngest in the NHL
20 – Birth countries represented, including six countries with one player: Australia (Jordan Spence; LAK), Bulgaria (Alexandar Georgiev; COL), France (Alexandre Texier; STL), Great Britain (Nathan Walker; STL), Netherlands (Daniel Sprong; VAN) and Slovenia (Anze Kopitar; LAK)
18 – Players who had yet to play an NHL game before the start of the 2024-25 regular season
18 – Percentage of players age 23 or younger (129 of 712)
16 – Sets of brothers, including teammates Adam and Jesper Boqvist (FLA) as well as Mathieu and Pierre-Olivier Joseph (STL)
15 – The most Canadian players on a single roster, with Vegas leading the list (followed by Edmonton & Montreal at 14 each)
14 – Reigning Stanley Cup champions named to Florida’s opening-day roster
12 – The most American players on a single roster, with Boston leading the list (followed by Columbus & NY Rangers at 10 each)
10 – Members of the 2024 or 2023 NHL Draft class, including teammates Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith (SJS)
10 – Number of teenagers, with Jett Luchanko (PHI; 18 years, 48 days) and Macklin Celebrini (SJS; 18 years, 117 days) being the two 18-year-olds
6 – The most Swedish players on a single roster, with Minnesota leading the list (followed by Detroit with 5)
5 – Teams with at least 10,000 combined regular-season games played: Edmonton (11,392 GP), Chicago (10,748 GP), Pittsburgh (10,549 GP), Carolina (10,481 GP) and Toronto (10,256 GP)
4 – Teams with at least 2,000 combined regular-season goals: Edmonton (2,872), Pittsburgh (2,431), Toronto (2,201) and Nashville (2,160)
4 – The most Finnish players on a single roster, with Florida leading the list (followed by Colorado & Dallas at 3 each)