NHL’s Most & Least Expensive Arenas for Game-Day Concessions: Index
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There’s nothing quite like watching a hockey game live in an arena. But between grabbing a beer, a soft drink, and a few hot dogs, your wallet can quickly take a hit.
We analyzed recent concession prices across all 32 NHL arenas to reveal where fans are paying the most (and least) for a typical game-day food and drink order. The analysis compared the cost of one beer, one soft drink, and two hot dogs as the average hockey fan consumes two hot dogs per arena game.
Key Findings:
- New York Rangers fans face the most expensive concession basket in the NHL at $96, driven by MSG’s $36 TopDog Five Pounder
- Montreal Canadiens fans offer the cheapest concessions basket in the league at $20.83, less than a quarter of the cost at MSG
- Rangers’ MSG offers the most expensive hot dog at $36, while Utah’s arena hot dog is the cheapest at $3
- Vegas Golden Knights and New York Rangers have the priciest beer at $16, while the Winnipeg Jets have the cheapest beer at $5.28
- The average concession basket costs around $37.65 per person
Arenas with the most expensive game-day concessions
#1. New York Rangers – Madison Square Garden: $96
Rangers’ fans face the biggest concession bill in the league, with a game-day basket totaling $96 at MSG. A beer there costs $16 (the joint-highest in the league), and a soft drink $8, but it’s the $36 TopDog Five Pounder that really sends the total through the roof. Two of them alone will set you back $72! The oversized dog is piled high with shaved beef, peppers, onions, sriracha cheddar, and crispy onion strings; this will definitely keep you full till the end of the game.
#2. Los Angeles Kings – Crypto.com Arena: $52
Kings’ fans take 2nd place for hockey’s costliest concession basket, with a beer, a soft drink, and two hot dogs totaling $52 at Crypto.com Arena. A beer will set you back $15 (the 2nd highest price overall) and a soft drink another $7, while the LA Street Dog comes in at $15 each (adding $30 for two). In true LA fashion, even grabbing a couple of hot dogs comes with a premium price tag.
#3. Minnesota Wild – Grand Casino Arena: $50
Wild fans round out the top three, with a beer, a soft drink, and two hot dogs totaling $50 at Grand Casino Arena. A beer costs $12 and a soft drink $6, while the Minnesota Dog comes in at $16 each; meaning two will set you back $32. Made with an all-beef wagyu hot dog stuffed with cheddar cheese curds and served on a wild rice bun, it’s about as Minnesota and wild as an arena snack can get.
4. Tampa Bay Lightning – Benchmark International Arena: $48
Lightning fans rank 4th overall, where a typical concession basket at Benchmark International Arena comes to $48. That includes a $12 beer, a $6 soft drink and a pair of $15 Thunder Steak Dogs. Since these specialty dogs are part of the arena’s new 2026-27 “WOW” menu, fans will be getting something a bit more electric than usual.
#5. Florida Panthers – Amerant Bank Arena: $46
Panthers round out the top five, with a basket costing $46 at Amerant Bank Arena. A beer comes in at $12 and a soft drink at $6, while two all-beef hot dogs at $14 each make up more than half of the total. It’s a pretty classic arena order, just with a Florida-sized price tag.
Arenas with the cheapest game-day concessions
#1. Montreal Canadiens – Bell Centre: $20.83 (or $29.71 CAD)
Habs fans get the best deal in the league, with a beer, soft drink, and two hot dogs costing just $20.83 per person at Bell Centre. A beer comes in at $8.45 ($12.05 CAD), a soft drink at $5 ($7.13 CAD), and two Habsdogs costs $7.38 ($10.53 CAD) combined. Compared with the $96 basket at MSG, Habs fans are paying 78.3% less.
#2. Utah Mammoth – Delta Center: $23
Utah Mammoths fans aren’t far behind, with the same concession order totaling $23 at Delta Center. The standout bargain is the arena hot dog at just $3, the cheapest in the study; therefore, two hot dogs will only ring you up $6. Add the $11 beer and $6 soft drink, Utah still keeps the overall bill comfortably below $25 for fans.
#3. Buffalo Sabres – KeyBank Center: $25
Buffalo takes 3rd place for the NHL’s cheapest concession basket at $25. Sabres fans can pick up a beer for $11 and a soft drink for $6, while two Sahlen’s Hot Dogs cost just $8 in total. The Buffalo-born hot dog has been a Western New York staple since 1869, giving fans a taste of the city without the premium arena price tag.
Compared with their fellow New Yorkers at MSG, Sabres fans have plenty to smile about: their basket comes in $71 cheaper (about 74% less than the Rangers’ $96 total).
Cold beers, hot prices: NHL’s most expensive arena beers
If you’re planning on grabbing a beer during the game, some arenas will make your wallet work a bit harder.
Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena and Rangers’ MSG share the title for the NHL’s most expensive beer at $16.
Just behind them are the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, and Seattle Kraken, where a beer costs $15 at Crypto.com Arena, UBS Arena, and Climate Pledge Arena. Boston Bruins fans aren’t getting much of a break either, with a cold one coming in at $14 at TD Garden.
Across all 32 NHL arenas, the average beer now costs $11.98, up from just over $7 a decade ago (an increase of roughly 69%).
Conclusion
Whether you’re cheering from MSG or Bell Centre, concession prices can vary wildly depending on where you’re watching. With the same basic basket ranging from just over $20 to nearly $100, grabbing a beer and a couple of hot dogs can be anything from a bargain to a major part of the game-day spend.
Methodology
In October 2026, we reviewed recent concession pricing across all 32 NHL arenas to compare the cost of a typical game-day food and drink order.
For each arena, we recorded the price of one beer, one soft drink and two hot dogs. Two hot dogs were included in the basket based on the average NHL fan consuming two hot dogs per arena game.
Where available, we used current 2026–27 signature hot dog prices; where these were unavailable, we used the price of a standard hot dog sold at that arena.
Prices were sourced from official team and arena concession menus, current mobile-order menus, recent menu-board reporting and other credible current-season sources. Canadian prices were converted to USD to allow for direct comparison across all teams.
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