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The best bars to pre-game within one mile of every NHL stadium

Looking to get suitably tanked up before the opening puck drop? We've found all the best pubs and bars within one mile of every NHL stadium.

Top-rated pubs & bars near NHL stadiums

Whether it's home or away ice, finding the top-rated local watering hole is a priority. After all, what's sport without a few beers (or margaritas… we won't judge) to get you pumped up for the big event?

To save you a bit of time, we've checked the nearest and highest-rated pubs for every single NHL stadium to bring you the best of the best. Have fun, and … drink responsibly!

Nr		Bars/Pubs	Best reviewed bar	Google Maps Rating
1	New York Rangers Madison Square Garden	184	Bar B	⭐ 4.8
2	Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena	94	The Old Line Bar & Grill	⭐ 4.8
3	Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena	90	The Pub	⭐ 4.9
4	Boston Bruins TD Garden	89	Warren Tavern	⭐ 4.6
5	Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena	68	Holy Trinity Brewing	⭐ 4.7
6	Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena	65	Standby	⭐ 4.6
7	Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center	64	Brunson's Pub	⭐ 4.8
8	Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena	64	Bartholomew	⭐ 4.6
9	Washington Capitals Capital One Arena	57	The Crown & Crow	⭐ 4.7
10	St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center	57	Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar	⭐ 4.5
11	Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre	55	Cloackroom Bar	⭐ 4.7
12	Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena	51	Rachel's ginger beer at the spheres	⭐ 4.8
13	Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena	51	SkyBar	⭐ 4.7
14	Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena	48	The Burrow Bar & Kitchen	⭐ 4.7
15	Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena	47	Union Lodge No.1	⭐ 4.8
16	Dallas Stars American Airlines Center	47	Bowen House	⭐ 4.7
17	Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena	43	Shale's Cafe	⭐ 4.7
18	Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena	40	Kava Culture Kava Bar	⭐ 4.6
19	Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre	39	The Common	⭐ 4.6
20	San Jose Sharks SAP Center	38	San Pedro Square Bistro & Wine Bar	⭐ 4.6
21	Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place	37	Tzin Wine & Tapas	⭐ 4.9
22	Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome	34	Civic Tavern	⭐ 4.5
23	Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center	33	Adolf's Old First Ward Tavern	⭐ 4.6
24	Anaheim Ducks Honda Center	24	Salty Dawg Tavern	⭐ 4.5
25	New Jersey Devils Prudential Center	23	The Deep Inn	⭐ 4.9
26	Chicago Blackhawks United Center	23	Hawkeye's Bar & Grill	⭐ 4.2
27	Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena	18	Topgolf	⭐ 4.4
28	Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center	17	Philadium Tavern	⭐ 4.6
29	Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena	9	Harrisons Pub	⭐ 2
30	Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre	4	Bert's	⭐ 2
31	Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena	3	Backyard Bistro	⭐ 3.3
32	New York Islanders UBS Arena	1	Pour House	⭐4

Methodology

To carry out this research, we collected all stadiums and their addresses from Google, then scraped Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google Maps for “bars & pubs” via filters. We then filtered the data of the three websites to avoid repetitions and took the best-reviewed bars from Google Maps.

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