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r/nhl

2.6M members. The best post we have captured here reached 4.2K upvotes, which works out to 2 per 1,000 members.

2peak upvotes per 1,000 members
2.6Mmembers
4.2Kbest post
694most comments
301posts we track

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What actually lands here

The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.

37% 32% 10% 9% 9%
Image 37% Link 32% Video 10% Text 9% Question 9% Gallery 4%

The topics it labels

Flairs are the community's own categories, and the closest thing a subreddit has to telling you what it wants.

News 89 Discussion 42 Question 8 Highlight 5 Other 4 Art 1

What the ceiling looks like

The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.

Capitals’ Ovechkin surprises fans who drink beer every week in his honor

↑ 4.2K 💬 116 video 2026

Two years ago today:

↑ 3.5K 💬 105 image 2026

FREE: Alex Ovechkin delays NHL retirement, re-signs with Washington Capitals on 1-year deal

↑ 3K 💬 172 image 2026

Happy International Day of Friendship!

↑ 2.5K 💬 253 image 2026

Kelly Hrudey announces his firing from SportsNet

↑ 2.2K 💬 311 video 2026

Patrick Kane is signing in Chicago.

↑ 1.9K 💬 158 image 2026

McKenna asked Jeff O'Neill if it's okay for him to wear #92

↑ 1.9K 💬 73 image 2026

Statement from Connor Hellebuyck:

↑ 1.9K 💬 648 image 2026

Mr. Burns classroom

↑ 1.7K 💬 69 video 2026

Crosby makes Hagel smile

↑ 1.6K 💬 60 video 2026

Communities its size

Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.

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Every figure here is what ViralHunt has captured from r/nhl, not everything the community has ever posted. We deliberately do not publish an average score: our sample is weighted toward a community's best posts, so an average would be flattering and wrong. Peak per 1,000 members is computed the same way for every community listed. See how we measure.