That's wrong, the real answer is 82.\n\nThey played 22 games in 17-18\nThey played 18 games in 18-19\nThey played 24 games from 19-20 to 23-24\nThey played 30 games in 24-25\nThey played 36 games in 25-26\nThey played 44 games from 26-27 to 30-31\nThey played 48 games from 31-32 to 41-42\nThey played 50 games from 42-43 to 45-46\nThey played 60 games from 46-47 to 48-49\nThey played 70 games from 49-50 to 66-67\nThey played 74 games in 67-68\nThey played 76 games from 68-69 to 69-70\nThey played 78 games from 70-71 to 73-74\nThey played 80 games from 74-75 to 91-92\nThey played 84 games from 92-93 to 93-94\nThey 48 games due to the lock-out in 94-95\nThe NHL teams play 82 since the 95-96 season