Background photography on this site comes from Wikimedia Commons, used under Creative Commons licences or from the public domain, with thanks to the photographers below. CC BY and CC BY-SA licences require attribution and permit reuse; click any source link for the original file and full licence terms. Team-page photos are displayed faded, as backgrounds.
Player headshots are loaded directly from the NHL's own public asset servers and remain NHL property; they are not copied or modified by this site.
| Used on | Image | Photographer | Licence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trend Line home — puck-drop video | Original video generated for this site | — | — | |
| ANA — Anaheim Ducks | Exhibition Hockey Game DVIDS143351.jpg | Aaron Holt | Public domain | source ↗ |
| BOS — Boston Bruins | McAvoy (cropped).jpg | Puffycoombes | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| BUF — Buffalo Sabres | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres December 2024 15 (in-game action).jpg | Michael Barera | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| CAR — Carolina Hurricanes | Hurricanes Banners.JPG | Zanfromcary Aaron Caldwell, Cary, North Carolina, USA | Public domain | source ↗ |
| CBJ — Columbus Blue Jackets | Columbus Blue Jackets at Seattle Kraken - 2024-01-28 - Kirill Marchenko (53496519708) (cropped).jpg | Jenn G from Seattle, WA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| CGY — Calgary Flames | Calgary (8473640636).jpg | Colby Stopa from Calgary, Canada | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| CHI — Chicago Blackhawks | Teuvo Teräväinen November 2024 (541401262021).jpg | Jenn G from Seattle, WA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| COL — Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center Banner.jpg | Christa Burns from Lincoln, NE, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| DAL — Dallas Stars | Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken - May 13, 2023 - Round 2 Game 6 - Carson Soucy, Jamie Benn, Matty Beniers faceoff (52900760330).jpg | Jenn G from Seattle, WA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| DET — Detroit Red Wings | Banners at Joe Louis Arena.jpg | Ken Lund | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| EDM — Edmonton Oilers | Connor McDavid 2-FEB-2022.jpg | All-Pro Reels | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| FLA — Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers Banner Raising 2024.jpg | Mpgmatthew | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| LAK — Los Angeles Kings | Trevor Lewis LA Kings 2025-01-18.jpg | Jenn G | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| MIN — Minnesota Wild | Kirill Kaprizov (cropped) 2023.jpg | Jenn G | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| MTL — Montréal Canadiens | Bell Centre Montreal April 2016.JPG | Danclahane | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| NJD — New Jersey Devils | New Jersey Devils retired numbers 27 3 4 in Feb 2013.jpg | slgckgc | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| NSH — Nashville Predators | Roman Josi 2017-06-08.jpg | Michael Miller | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| NYI — New York Islanders | Islanders Retired Numbers (16786074100).jpg | slgckgc | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| NYR — New York Rangers | Alexis Lafreniere.jpg | Tlop2000 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| OTT — Ottawa Senators | Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken - 2023-03-09 - Brady Tkachuk.jpg | Jenn G | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| PHI — Philadelphia Flyers | Gov. Wolf Joins Philadelphia Flyers Organization to Encourage Pennsylvanians to ‘Take Your Shot’ (51156977424).jpg | Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| PIT — Pittsburgh Penguins | Sidney Crosby 2019-01-06 1.jpg | Michael Miller | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| SEA — Seattle Kraken | Jordan Eberle warmups 2025.jpg | Jenn G | CC BY-SA 4.0 | source ↗ |
| SJS — San Jose Sharks | Canucks vs. Sharks pre-game (6858969914).jpg | Thomas Quine | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| STL — St. Louis Blues | T. J. Oshie and Barret Jackman of the St. Louis Blues during home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 3, 2011 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis (6469975743).jpg | Remy Connors | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| TBL — Tampa Bay Lightning | Varlamov at Pre-Game Warm Up (4424212902).jpg | syntart | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| TOR — Toronto Maple Leafs | Stanley Cup banners hang from the rafters at the Air Canada Centre.jpg | User:Eternalsleeper | CC BY 3.0 | source ↗ |
| UTA — Utah Mammoth | McBain, Vejmelka, and Sergachev - December 2024.jpg | Jenn G from Seattle, WA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| VAN — Vancouver Canucks | Carson Soucy Vancouver Canucks 2025-01-02.jpg | Jenn G | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| VGK — Vegas Golden Knights | Welcome to Las Vegas sign.jpg | Bill Debevc | CC BY 2.0 | source ↗ |
| WPG — Winnipeg Jets | Mark Scheifele - Winnipeg Jets.jpg | Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |
| WSH — Washington Capitals | Alexander Ovechkin (49479646361) (1).jpg | All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | source ↗ |