League vs League
EPL vs NHL
Premier League versus National Hockey League — a side-by-side breakdown of two very different worlds of pro sports, plus the tools to compare their teams and players by the numbers.
Head to head
Soccer
Sport
Ice Hockey
1992
Founded
1917
20
Teams
32
August – May
Season
October – June
Goals
Scoring
Goals
2 × 45 min
Game length
3 × 20 min
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Bukayo Saka
Stars today
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews
Soccer
EPL
Premier League
The most-watched football league in the world.
Since 199220 teamsAugust – May
Ice Hockey
NHL
National Hockey League
Fastest team sport, playing for the Stanley Cup.
Since 191732 teamsOctober – June
Take it further
Compare teams & players from either league
CompariSport pulls real, historical stats going back decades. Pick 2–4 teams or players and see who leads every stat.