2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Mon, Oct 26, 2026, 1:07 AM EDT.

The 2026/2027 season is here!

Our Elo ratings and forecasts update multiple times/day throughout the whole season. Check back for the latest game and season-long forecasts through the playoffs.

This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained. We provide season-long and game-level projections, updated daily. See below the table for how it works.

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							Based on 50,000 simulations

1	Carolina HurricanesCAR 9-2-2	East	1602	+16	+4	115	96.5%	70%	48%	30%	18.4%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 6-5-1	West	1571	-7	-7	105	86.2%	50%	29%	17%	9.1%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 8-2-1	West	1562	+16	-3	109	92.1%	59%	35%	17%	8.5%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 8-3-2	West	1560	+16	+5	107	88.8%	50%	25%	14%	7.3%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	80.0%	45%	26%	13%	7.1%
6	Dallas StarsDAL 7-3-1	West	1558	+13	+18	106	85.8%	49%	25%	14%	6.8%
7	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-4-1	West	1556	+1	-12	104	86.5%	53%	29%	14%	6.4%
8	Utah MammothUTA 8-4-0	West	1536	+13	-1	102	78.6%	35%	17%	9%	4.2%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 6-4-2	East	1544	-9	-5	100	64.0%	33%	17%	8%	4.0%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 6-4-0	East	1544	+1	-3	100	69.4%	38%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 9-2-1	East	1535	+37	+19	103	72.7%	35%	16%	7%	3.6%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 6-3-2	East	1537	-4	+4	99	60.7%	29%	15%	7%	3.4%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-4-0	East	1529	+6	-0	98	59.6%	27%	12%	6%	2.5%
14	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-4-2	East	1520	+17	+18	96	50.8%	21%	10%	5%	2.1%
15	New Jersey DevilsNJD 7-4-0	East	1522	+6	+16	96	53.4%	24%	9%	4%	1.6%
16	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-4-3	East	1515	-22	-11	92	38.5%	16%	7%	3%	1.3%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-0	West	1500	-11	-16	90	44.1%	19%	8%	3%	1.3%
18	San Jose SharksSJS 6-5-1	West	1497	-2	+2	92	49.0%	20%	8%	3%	1.1%
19	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	29.9%	13%	5%	2%	1.0%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 2-5-2	West	1491	-16	-4	87	34.6%	15%	6%	2%	0.8%
21	New York RangersNYR 7-5-1	East	1499	+14	-12	92	39.3%	16%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	New York IslandersNYI 5-4-2	East	1492	+1	-0	89	30.2%	12%	4%	2%	0.8%
23	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 4-5-0	East	1493	-14	-11	87	25.6%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
24	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-5-1	West	1493	+8	-3	89	37.7%	12%	5%	2%	0.7%
25	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-3-4	West	1481	-1	+2	89	34.6%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
26	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-4-1	West	1477	+18	-5	90	42.1%	14%	5%	1%	0.5%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-7-3	East	1486	-27	+9	84	16.4%	7%	2%	<1%	0.4%
28	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-4-3	West	1471	-5	-14	85	24.8%	7%	3%	1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 4-4-3	East	1471	-14	+3	83	13.0%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 4-6-0	West	1441	-9	+19	78	10.8%	3%	1%	<1%	0.2%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-8-0	West	1425	-17	-4	71	3.4%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-10-1	West	1399	-26	-17	65	1.0%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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