The NHL has changed quickly over the last few seasons. Florida built a championship run, Carolina broke through in 2026, Alex Ovechkin moved past Wayne Gretzky’s career goals mark, and new draft classes and the Utah Mammoth added fresh storylines across the league.
This quiz focuses on those recent developments rather than repeating the classic questions you see in every hockey quiz. It is aimed at fans who follow the NHL in the USA, Canada, the UK and other hockey markets and want a current test with clear explanations.
If you prefer timeless records and franchise history, use the evergreen NHL trivia hub. This page is deliberately centred on 2024-2026 events.
Want to test yourself? Select one answer for each question and avoid opening the optional answer explanations while you play. When you reach the end, tap “See Answers & My Score” to reveal all correct answers, explanations, and your final result automatically.
- ✔ 2024 and 2025 Florida titles
- ✔ 2026 Carolina Stanley Cup run
- ✔ Ovechkin’s goals record
- ✔ 2025 and 2026 NHL Drafts
- ✔ Utah Mammoth
- ✔ Recent awards and international NHL storylines
Florida Panthers: 2024-25 Cup Runs (Q1–10)
PANTHERSWork through questions 1 to 10 before opening the optional explanations if you want a clean score.
1. Which team did the Florida Panthers defeat to win their first-ever Stanley Cup in 2024?
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Correct Answer: B — Edmonton Oilers — The Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, after Edmonton clawed all the way back from a 3-0 series deficit to force a deciding game.
2. Which Edmonton Oilers star won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2024 -- despite his team losing the Final?
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Correct Answer: B — Connor McDavid — Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe with 42 playoff points, becoming just the second skater in NHL history (after Reggie Leach in 1976) to win the award while on the losing team.
3. Which two teams met in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final?
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Correct Answer: B — Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers — The Panthers and Oilers met again in 2025, with Florida once again coming out on top.
4. How many games did it take the Florida Panthers to beat the Oilers in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final?
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Correct Answer: C — Six games — The Panthers closed out the series in six games, winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup and second title in franchise history.
5. Which Panthers player won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the 2025 playoffs?
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Correct Answer: C — Sam Bennett — Bennett won the 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading the NHL with 15 goals in 23 playoff games. It was his first Conn Smythe award.
6. Who scored the series-clinching goal for Florida in Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final?
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Correct Answer: C — Matthew Tkachuk — Tkachuk scored with 47 seconds left in the first period to make it 2-0. Edmonton later scored once in Florida’s 5-1 win, so Tkachuk’s goal officially stood as the game-winning goal in the Cup-clinching Game 6.
7. Roughly how many points did Connor McDavid rack up during the entire 2024 playoffs?
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Correct Answer: C — 42 points — McDavid put up 42 points (8 goals, 34 assists) in the 2024 postseason, the fourth-highest single-postseason point total in NHL history.
8. Who is the head coach of the Florida Panthers who led them to both the 2024 and 2025 titles?
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Correct Answer: A — Paul Maurice — Maurice was behind the Panthers’ bench for both championship seasons, guiding Florida to its first Stanley Cup in 2024 and a successful repeat in 2025.
9. Who captains the Florida Panthers?
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Correct Answer: B — Aleksander Barkov — Barkov captained Florida through both the 2024 and 2025 championship runs, becoming the first European-born captain to lead a team to back-to-back Stanley Cups.
10. Which Panthers goaltender started the majority of games during their back-to-back title runs?
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Correct Answer: B — Sergei Bobrovsky — Bobrovsky was Florida’s primary playoff goaltender in both championship seasons and backstopped the Panthers through their 2024 and 2025 Cup runs.
Carolina Hurricanes: 2026 Stanley Cup (Q11–20)
2026 CUPWork through questions 11 to 20 before opening the optional explanations if you want a clean score.
11. Which team won the 2026 Stanley Cup?
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Correct Answer: C — Carolina Hurricanes — The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in six games to win the 2026 Stanley Cup, their first championship since 2006.
12. How many total Stanley Cup titles does the Carolina Hurricanes franchise now have, including 2026?
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Correct Answer: B — Two — 2026 marked the Hurricanes' second Stanley Cup, with their first coming back in 2006.
13. Who is the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes?
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Correct Answer: A — Rod Brind'Amour — Rod Brind'Amour, a Hurricanes legend as a player, took over as head coach in 2018 and finally delivered a championship in 2026.
14. In how many games did the Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final?
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Correct Answer: C — Six games — Carolina won the best-of-seven Final in six games, finishing the series with a 3-0 shutout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
15. What was the final score of Game 6, the Cup-clinching game, in the 2026 Final?
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Correct Answer: B — 3-0 Carolina — The Hurricanes won Game 6 by a 3-0 score. Brandon Bussi stopped all 22 shots he faced to complete the shutout and clinch the Stanley Cup.
16. Which team finished the 2025-26 regular season with the best record and won the Presidents' Trophy?
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Correct Answer: C — Colorado Avalanche — Colorado finished 55-16-11 for a franchise-record 121 points and won the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular-season team. The Avalanche later fell to Vegas in the Western Conference Final.
17. Roughly what was Carolina's win-loss record heading into the 2026 Stanley Cup Final -- one of the best playoff runs in modern history?
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Correct Answer: C — 12-1 — Carolina reached the 2026 Stanley Cup Final with a 12-1 playoff record. It was the first team to reach the Final with fewer than two losses since 1987, when the NHL playoff format began requiring four best-of-seven rounds.
18. Which Golden Knights goaltender started the majority of Vegas's games during the 2026 playoffs?
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Correct Answer: C — Carter Hart — Hart earned Vegas’s playoff starting job and started throughout its run to the Stanley Cup Final, including series wins over Utah, Anaheim and Colorado.
19. Which forward scored an early breakaway goal for Carolina in the Cup-clinching Game 6 of 2026?
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Correct Answer: C — Taylor Hall — Hall opened the scoring 3:47 into Game 6 after Jaccob Slavin found him behind the Vegas defense with a stretch pass. The goal ultimately became the Cup-clinching game-winner in Carolina’s 3-0 victory.
20. What was notable about Colorado's 2025-26 regular season record of 55-16-11?
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Correct Answer: B — It set a franchise record for points in a season — Colorado’s 55-16-11 record produced 121 points, the most in franchise history, and earned the Avalanche their fourth Presidents’ Trophy.
Recent NHL Awards & Records (Q21–30)
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21. Which player broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goals record in April 2025?
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Correct Answer: B — Alex Ovechkin — Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on April 6, 2025, passing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894, which had stood since 1999.
22. Which team was Alex Ovechkin playing for when he broke the record?
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Correct Answer: C — Washington Capitals — Ovechkin has spent his entire NHL career with the Washington Capitals, and he broke the record wearing their jersey -- fittingly, on the road against the New York Islanders.
23. Who made the final pass to Ovechkin on his record-breaking 895th goal?
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Correct Answer: C — Tom Wilson — Dylan Strome carried the puck up ice and moved it to Tom Wilson, who made the final pass across to Ovechkin for the record-breaking power-play goal.
24. Which Winnipeg Jets goaltender won the 2025 Hart Trophy as NHL MVP -- becoming the first goalie to win it in a decade?
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Correct Answer: B — Connor Hellebuyck — Connor Hellebuyck won the 2025 Hart Trophy, the first goaltender to win NHL MVP since Carey Price in 2015.
25. Which player won the 2024 Hart Trophy as NHL MVP?
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Correct Answer: A — Nathan MacKinnon — MacKinnon won the 2024 Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player and also received the Ted Lindsay Award as the players’ choice for most outstanding player.
26. Which defenseman won the 2025 Norris Trophy as the league's top blueliner?
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Correct Answer: B — Cale Makar — Makar won the 2025 Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman. It was the second Norris Trophy of his career after his first win in 2022.
27. Which player won the 2025 Ted Lindsay Award, voted on by the players themselves as the league's most outstanding player?
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Correct Answer: A — Nikita Kucherov — Kucherov won the 2025 Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted on by NHL players. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were the other finalists.
28. How many career Vezina Trophies did Connor Hellebuyck have after winning again in 2025?
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Correct Answer: C — Three — The 2025 Vezina was Hellebuyck's third career win, adding to his previous trophies from the 2019-20 and 2023-24 seasons.
29. Which Colorado Avalanche star won his first career Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy during the record-breaking 2025-26 season?
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Correct Answer: C — Nathan MacKinnon — Nathan MacKinnon led the NHL with 53 goals in 2025-26, earning his first career Rocket Richard Trophy as the league's top goal scorer.
30. Which trophy is awarded to the player who best combines skill with a high standard of sportsmanship -- and what does it recognize?
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Correct Answer: B — The Lady Byng Trophy -- sportsmanship and skill — The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy recognizes a player who combines a high standard of play with gentlemanly conduct. It is different from the Masterton Trophy, which honors perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
NHL Drafts, Utah & Team Changes (Q31–40)
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31. What is the former Arizona Coyotes franchise now officially called after relocating to Salt Lake City?
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Correct Answer: C — Utah Mammoth — Utah played the 2024-25 season as Utah Hockey Club before unveiling Utah Mammoth as its permanent identity on May 7, 2025, after multiple rounds of fan voting.
32. Which defenseman was selected first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft?
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Correct Answer: B — Matthew Schaefer — Matthew Schaefer, a defenseman from the Erie Otters, went first overall to the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL Draft.
33. Which team drafted Matthew Schaefer first overall in 2025?
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Correct Answer: C — New York Islanders — The Islanders used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft on Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer.
34. Which team selected forward Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft?
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Correct Answer: C — Toronto Maple Leafs — The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of the most hyped prospects in recent memory.
35. Which city and arena did the former Arizona Coyotes move to?
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Correct Answer: B — Salt Lake City, Delta Center — Utah’s NHL team began play in Salt Lake City at Delta Center after Smith Entertainment Group acquired the Coyotes’ hockey assets. The arena is also home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
36. Roughly how many total votes did fans cast to help choose the "Utah Mammoth" name?
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Correct Answer: C — About 850,000 — More than 850,000 fan ballots were cast across the team’s multi-round naming process before Utah Mammoth was selected as the permanent identity.
37. Who captains the Utah Mammoth?
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Correct Answer: B — Clayton Keller — Keller was named the first captain in Utah team history on October 4, 2024, and remained captain after the club adopted the Mammoth name.
38. Which name was seriously considered for the Utah franchise but ultimately dropped due to a trademark conflict with a cooler company?
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Correct Answer: B — Utah Yeti — Utah Yeti was dropped after trademark applications ran into conflict with existing YETI marks. The team then continued the naming process with other finalists.
39. How many teams currently make up the NHL following the Utah relocation?
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Correct Answer: C — 32 — The NHL remained at 32 active teams when hockey operations moved to Utah. Technically, the NHL approved a new Utah franchise that acquired the Coyotes’ hockey assets while the Arizona franchise was rendered inactive.
40. Which player was selected second overall (right after Matthew Schaefer) in the 2025 NHL Draft?
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Correct Answer: C — Michael Misa — Center Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose Sharks, right after Schaefer went first to the Islanders.
Best-on-Best Hockey & Ovechkin Milestones (Q41–50)
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41. What tournament temporarily replaced the NHL All-Star Game in February 2025?
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Correct Answer: B — 4 Nations Face-Off — The NHL staged the 4 Nations Face-Off in place of the 2025 All-Star Game. It featured NHL players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden in the first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
42. Which four countries competed in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off?
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Correct Answer: B — USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden — Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden each sent a roster of their best NHL players to compete in the inaugural tournament.
43. Who scored the championship-winning overtime goal for Canada against the USA in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off Final?
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Correct Answer: C — Connor McDavid — Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States in the championship game at TD Garden in Boston.
44. Who captained Team Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off?
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Correct Answer: B — Sidney Crosby — Crosby wore the captain’s "C" for Canada, while Connor McDavid and Cale Makar served as alternate captains.
45. In which two cities was the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off played?
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Correct Answer: B — Montreal and Boston — The tournament opened at Bell Centre in Montreal before shifting to TD Garden in Boston for the final three games, including the championship game.
46. How many goals did Wayne Gretzky have when Alex Ovechkin passed him for the all-time NHL goals record?
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Correct Answer: C — 894 — Gretzky's mark of 894 career goals had stood since 1999 before Ovechkin surpassed it in April 2025.
47. Wayne Gretzky was in attendance the night Ovechkin broke his record. What did Gretzky do afterward?
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Correct Answer: B — He congratulated Ovechkin on the ice during a ceremony — Play paused for an on-ice ceremony after goal No. 895. Gretzky congratulated Ovechkin and fulfilled his earlier promise to shake his hand when the record was broken; Ovechkin responded with a hug.
48. How many career goals did Alex Ovechkin have entering the 2024-25 season, before his record-breaking run?
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Correct Answer: C — 853 — Ovechkin entered the 2024-25 season with 853 career goals. He needed 42 more to reach 895 and move past Gretzky’s record of 894.
49. What made Ovechkin's 895th goal particularly fitting in terms of how he scored it?
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Correct Answer: B — It came on the power play, his signature strength throughout his career — Ovechkin scored No. 895 on the power play from the left-circle area that has become closely associated with his career. It was also his NHL-record 325th power-play goal at the time.
50. Which future international event did the NHL and NHLPA announce alongside the 4 Nations Face-Off, giving players another shot at best-on-best competition?
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Correct Answer: A — A return to the Winter Olympics — NHL players returned to the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina 2026, marking their first Olympic participation since 2014. The 4 Nations Face-Off had provided a best-on-best preview one year earlier.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 2026 Stanley Cup?▾
The Carolina Hurricanes won the 2026 Stanley Cup by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in six games.
Who holds the NHL career goals record in 2026?▾
Alex Ovechkin holds the NHL career regular-season goals record after passing Wayne Gretzky in April 2025.
What is the Utah NHL team called?▾
The relocated franchise is called the Utah Mammoth.
Is this quiz different from the evergreen NHL trivia page?▾
Yes. This page focuses on recent 2024-2026 events, while the evergreen quiz concentrates on broader history, teams and long-term records.
Is this quiz free to play?▾
Yes. All 50 questions, answers and explanations are available without registration.
Facts were reviewed for this update in August 2026. Season-specific records, rosters and award holders can change in future seasons, so dated questions are labelled by year where needed.
