What is 2015–16 NHL season?
{{Infobox sports season | title = 2015–16 NHL season | league = [[National Hockey League]] | sport = [[Ice hockey]] | duration = October 7, 2015 – June 12, 2016 | no_of_games = 82 | no_of_teams = 30 | TV = [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[NHL on Sportsnet|Sportsnet]], [[TVA Sports]] (Canada)<br>[[Wednesday Night Rivalry|NBCSN]], [[NHL on NBC|NBC]], [[CNBC#Non-business programming|CNBC]], [[NHL on USA|USA]] (United States) | attendance = | draft = Draft | draft_link = 2015 NHL Entry Draft | top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks | top_pick = [[Connor McDavid]] | picked_by = [[Edmonton Oilers]] | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = [[Presidents' Trophy]] | season_champs = [[Washington Capitals]] | MVP = [[Patrick Kane]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|Blackhawks]]) | MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy | top_scorer = Patrick Kane (Blackhawks) | top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy | playoffs = Playoffs | playoffs_link = 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs | finals = Stanley Cup | finals_link = 2016 Stanley Cup Finals | finals_champ = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | finals_runner-up = [[San Jose Sharks]] | playoffs_MVP = [[Sidney Crosby]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]]) | playoffs_MVP_link = Conn Smythe Trophy | nextseason_year = [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] | prevseason_year = [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]] | seasonslist = List of NHL seasons | seasonslistnames = NHL }} The '''2015–16 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|99th season]] of operation (98th season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Thirty teams competed. There were 82 games in the regular season from October 7, 2015 to April 10, 2016. The [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs]] began on April 13, 2016 and ended June 12. The [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] won their fourth [[Stanley Cup]]. None of the seven Canadian-based teams qualified for the playoffs. The only other time in league history with no Canadian teams in the playoffs was in [[1970 Stanley Cup playoffs|1970]].<ref name=star-cadrought>{{cite news|first=Aleksandra|last=Sagan|title=Canad