2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Nov 11, 2026, 1:07 AM EST.

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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 14-3-2	East	1609	+23	+5	117	98.5%	73%	49%	32%	19.3%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 11-6-2	West	1579	+1	+0	107	91.4%	56%	32%	19%	9.9%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 13-3-3	West	1571	+25	+3	111	96.7%	64%	37%	19%	9.7%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 13-3-4	West	1576	+32	+15	113	96.8%	61%	33%	18%	9.2%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 11-4-2	East	1566	+11	+2	107	86.7%	48%	27%	13%	7.1%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 12-5-2	West	1562	+7	+2	107	93.0%	59%	32%	15%	6.9%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 11-3-4	East	1551	+10	+2	105	80.8%	40%	20%	10%	4.6%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 10-5-2	West	1548	+3	-1	103	82.2%	39%	19%	9%	4.3%
9	New Jersey DevilsNJD 13-6-0	East	1544	+28	+10	103	79.5%	40%	16%	8%	3.9%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 10-6-0	East	1546	+3	-2	102	74.6%	39%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 13-4-1	East	1544	+46	+11	105	81.3%	38%	18%	8%	3.7%
12	Florida PanthersFLA 10-7-2	East	1547	-6	-7	100	64.3%	31%	17%	7%	3.6%
13	Utah MammothUTA 10-7-1	West	1524	+1	-7	98	67.1%	26%	12%	6%	2.1%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 11-6-2	East	1527	+4	+6	98	60.7%	24%	11%	5%	1.9%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-6-3	East	1522	-15	+2	95	47.5%	19%	9%	4%	1.8%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 10-7-1	West	1515	+4	+23	96	65.5%	29%	12%	5%	1.6%
17	Nashville PredatorsNSH 9-4-5	West	1502	+20	+28	96	60.0%	20%	8%	3%	1.0%
18	New York RangersNYR 10-8-1	East	1494	+8	+2	90	33.2%	12%	4%	2%	0.8%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 8-8-2	West	1489	+4	-5	89	33.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-9-2	West	1486	-21	-9	85	23.2%	9%	3%	1%	0.6%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-9-0	East	1492	-14	-3	86	20.8%	8%	3%	1%	0.6%
22	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-6-1	West	1472	+14	-11	88	34.9%	11%	4%	1%	0.4%
23	Winnipeg JetsWPG 8-8-3	West	1474	-3	+15	86	24.1%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
24	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-4	East	1484	-7	-12	87	23.8%	8%	3%	<1%	0.3%
25	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-10-2	East	1493	-10	-17	85	15.4%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 6-10-2	East	1486	-14	-10	83	14.0%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
27	San Jose SharksSJS 8-11-1	West	1473	-26	-13	83	18.3%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 5-10-5	East	1479	-35	+1	81	9.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.3%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-9-3	East	1470	-15	-6	81	9.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 8-9-1	West	1448	-3	-3	80	12.4%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-13-1	West	1410	-32	-14	66	0.4%	<1%	<1%	—	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-16-1	West	1384	-41	-18	59	0.1%	<1%	—	—	—

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