The Smallest NHL Rinks

32 NHL rinks ranked by hockey capacity, smallest first. No. 1 is Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba (15,321 seats).

  1. 1NHLCanada Life Centre — Winnipeg Jets / Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg, Manitoba)15,321 seats
  2. 2NHLDelta Center — Utah Mammoth (Salt Lake City, Utah)16,020 seats
  3. 3NHLPrudential Center — New Jersey Devils / New York Sirens (Newark, New Jersey)16,514 seats
  4. 4NHLClimate Pledge Arena — Seattle Kraken / Seattle Torrent (Seattle, Washington)17,151 seats
  5. 5NHLBridgestone Arena — Nashville Predators (Nashville, Tennessee)17,159 seats
  6. 6NHLHonda Center — Anaheim Ducks (Anaheim, California)17,174 seats
  7. 7NHLUBS Arena — New York Islanders (Elmont, New York)17,255 seats
  8. 8NHLSAP Center — San Jose Sharks / PWHL San Jose (San Jose, California)17,435 seats
  9. 9NHLT-Mobile Arena — Vegas Golden Knights / PWHL Las Vegas (Paradise, Nevada)17,500 seats
  10. 10NHLTD Garden — Boston Bruins (Boston, Massachusetts)17,565 seats
  11. 11NHLBall Arena — Colorado Avalanche (Denver, Colorado)17,809 seats
  12. 12NHLGrand Casino Arena — Minnesota Wild / Minnesota Frost (Saint Paul, Minnesota)17,954 seats
  13. 13NHLMadison Square Garden — New York Rangers (New York City, New York)18,006 seats
  14. 14NHLEnterprise Center — St. Louis Blues (St. Louis, Missouri)18,096 seats
  15. 15NHLNationwide Arena — Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus, Ohio)18,144 seats
  16. 16NHLCrypto.com Arena — Los Angeles Kings (Los Angeles, California)18,230 seats
  17. 17NHLPPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)18,387 seats
  18. 18NHLAmerican Airlines Center — Dallas Stars (Dallas, Texas)18,532 seats
  19. 19NHLLenovo Center — Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh, North Carolina)18,547 seats
  20. 20NHLCapital One Arena — Washington Capitals (Washington, Washington, D.C.)18,573 seats
  21. 21NHLRogers Place — Edmonton Oilers / Edmonton Oil Kings (Edmonton, Alberta)18,641 seats
  22. 22NHLScotiabank Arena — Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto, Ontario)18,800 seats
  23. 23NHLRogers Arena — Vancouver Canucks (Vancouver, British Columbia)18,910 seats
  24. 24NHLKeyBank Center — Buffalo Sabres (Buffalo, New York)19,070 seats
  25. 25NHLBenchmark International Arena — Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa, Florida)19,092 seats
  26. 26NHLAmerant Bank Arena — Florida Panthers (Sunrise, Florida)19,250 seats
  27. 27NHLScotiabank Saddledome — Calgary Flames / Calgary Wranglers / Calgary Hitmen (Calgary, Alberta)19,289 seats
  28. 28NHLCanadian Tire Centre — Ottawa Senators / Ottawa Charge (Ottawa, Ontario)19,347 seats
  29. 29NHLLittle Caesars Arena — Detroit Red Wings / PWHL Detroit (Detroit, Michigan)19,515 seats
  30. 30NHLXfinity Mobile Arena — Philadelphia Flyers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)19,538 seats
  31. 31NHLUnited Center — Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago, Illinois)19,717 seats
  32. 32NHLBell Centre — Montreal Canadiens (Montreal, Quebec)20,962 seats

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.