League vs League
NFL vs NHL
National Football 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
American Football
Sport
Ice Hockey
1920
Founded
1917
32
Teams
32
September – February
Season
October – June
Touchdowns, field goals
Scoring
Goals
4 × 15 min
Game length
3 × 20 min
Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson
Stars today
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews
American Football
NFL
National Football League
Most-watched league in the U.S., peaking with the Super Bowl.
Since 192032 teamsSeptember – February
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.