Travel distance: NHL team rankings
Full schedule · 2026-27 schedule · Travel km
Kilometres the team travels over the season, arena to arena. Fewer is better.
In 2026-27, the Pittsburgh Penguins rank 1st in Travel km (full schedule) at 50,662 km, the best mark in the NHL. The Vegas Golden Knights sit 32nd at 81,584 km. The league average is 67,836 km.
All 32 teams by Travel km
Lowest first. Each team links to Travel km on its own stats page.
- Above league average
- Below
How we calculate team Travel km
We follow the team's schedule from game to game and add the great-circle distance between arenas, starting from home.
Why it matters for fantasy hockey
Long road trips and cross-continent flights wear teams down late in the season, which the Schedule Edge model prices into each game.
How to read it
Western teams usually travel the most. The table ranks the shortest travel first.
Limitations
We do not know when a team flies home between road games, so trips that return home mid-trip are slightly undercounted.
Go deeper
On each team's pages, Travel km also appears in the Schedule Edge, next games section, linked from its row in Team analytics.
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FAQ
- Which NHL team ranks first in Travel km in 2026-27?
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 1st with the lowest Travel km in the NHL, 50,662 km. The top three: Pittsburgh Penguins (50,662 km), Buffalo Sabres (53,177 km), Philadelphia Flyers (55,351 km).
- Which NHL team travels the most?
- Usually a Pacific Division team; the table on this page ranks all 32 for the current schedule.
- Does travel affect NHL results?
- Slightly. Time-zone changes and long trips show small effects that our Schedule Edge model includes with rest.
Ranks are among the 32 current teams; 1st is the lowest value. Regular season only, updated through the latest processed games.