NHL Career Path
- You see the teams a player played for, in order.
- Name a player whose career took exactly that path. You get one guess per board.
- Each right answer clears the board and adds 1 to your streak. A miss costs one of your 3 lives.
NHL · 2014-15 to 2025-26
About NHL Career Path
Careers of NHL players active since 2006-07. Name the player.
Example board
5 stops, 2002-03 to 2014-15
- Stops:
- 5
- Position:
- G
- Seasons:
- 2002-03 to 2014-15
| Stop | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Senators | 2002-03 to 2007-08 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2009-10 |
| 3 | Anaheim Ducks | 2010-11 |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2011-12 to 2012-13 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2013-14 to 2014-15 |
Stats from ESPN as of Oct 10, 2026. This board is retired, so it never comes up in play.
About this game & data
Name a player whose career took exactly this path.
The answer was Ray Emery (G).
His longest stop was with the Ottawa Senators, from 2002-03 to 2007-08.
Example board 2
7 stops, 2015-16 to 2025-26
- Stops:
- 7
- Position:
- G
- Seasons:
- 2015-16 to 2025-26
| Stop | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 2015-16 |
| 2 | Arizona Coyotes | 2017-18 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 2020-21 to 2021-22 |
| 4 | Arizona Coyotes | 2021-22 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 2021-22 to 2023-24 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 2024-25 |
| 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Example board 3
6 stops, 2008-09 to 2022-23
- Stops:
- 6
- Position:
- RW
- Seasons:
- 2008-09 to 2022-23
| Stop | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Kings | 2008-09 to 2010-11 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2011-12 to 2018-19 |
| 3 | Nashville Predators | 2018-19 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | 2019-20 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 2019-20 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2020-21 to 2022-23 |
What goes into NHL Career Path boards
The answer is one of a season’s leaders in points, goals, assists, penalty minutes, wins or shutouts, and played for at least two franchises.
Wins and shutouts are on the list, so the answer can be a goalie. Penalty minutes are too, so it can be an enforcer.
Lots of short stops all over the league? That’s often a backup goalie or a depth defenseman.
About the data
NHL seasons 2006-07 to 2025-26, from ESPN.
Stat terms
- Points:
- goals plus assists.
- Save %:
- the share of shots on goal a goalie stops (.915 = 91.5%).
- Goals-against average:
- goals a goalie allows per 60 minutes. Lower is better.
- Shutout:
- a game where the goalie allows no goals.