2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Oct 7, 2026, 2:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	Colorado AvalancheCOL 2-0-0	West	1587	+9	+9	111	92.5%	63%	39%	24%	14.1%
2	Carolina HurricanesCAR 2-1-1	East	1582	-4	-4	109	86.9%	59%	38%	23%	13.0%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 3-1-0	West	1562	+7	+7	106	87.0%	55%	32%	16%	8.0%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 2-1-0	East	1556	+1	+1	103	74.8%	42%	23%	12%	6.3%
5	Edmonton OilersEDM 2-0-1	West	1549	+2	+2	103	81.6%	48%	26%	12%	6.1%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 2-0-1	West	1550	+6	+6	104	80.6%	43%	21%	12%	6.1%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 2-0-2	East	1554	+1	+1	104	75.3%	42%	22%	11%	5.9%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 1-1-0	East	1546	+3	+3	101	68.9%	38%	19%	9%	4.7%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 1-2-0	West	1539	-7	-7	98	66.4%	32%	16%	8%	4.1%
10	Montreal CanadiensMTL 1-1-1	East	1536	-5	-5	98	59.5%	30%	15%	7%	3.8%
11	Utah MammothUTA 3-1-0	West	1535	+12	+12	100	72.9%	35%	16%	8%	3.7%
12	Buffalo SabresBUF 2-1-0	East	1536	-1	-1	99	60.9%	30%	15%	8%	3.6%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 2-1-0	East	1528	+5	+5	97	56.9%	27%	13%	6%	2.8%
14	Anaheim DucksANA 2-0-0	West	1519	+7	+7	98	68.1%	33%	14%	6%	2.6%
15	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 2-1-0	East	1509	+9	+9	93	45.5%	21%	8%	4%	1.7%
16	New York RangersNYR 4-1-0	East	1504	+19	+19	94	48.4%	20%	8%	3%	1.4%
17	San Jose SharksSJS 2-1-0	West	1499	+0	+0	93	51.0%	21%	9%	4%	1.4%
18	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 1-1-0	East	1505	-1	-1	92	41.3%	18%	7%	3%	1.4%
19	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 2-2-0	East	1502	-1	-1	90	35.0%	14%	6%	3%	1.3%
20	New Jersey DevilsNJD 1-2-0	East	1505	-11	-11	90	36.0%	16%	7%	3%	1.2%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-2-1	West	1497	-10	-10	90	41.5%	18%	8%	3%	1.1%
22	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-2-2	East	1494	-20	-20	87	27.8%	11%	5%	2%	0.9%
23	Boston BruinsBOS 2-2-0	East	1496	-3	-3	89	32.4%	13%	6%	2%	0.9%
24	New York IslandersNYI 1-2-0	East	1491	-0	-0	88	28.6%	11%	4%	2%	0.9%
25	St. Louis BluesSTL 1-2-0	West	1485	-1	-1	87	33.9%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
26	Winnipeg JetsWPG 2-0-1	West	1481	+4	+4	89	38.6%	12%	5%	2%	0.7%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 1-1-1	West	1478	-4	-4	87	32.1%	10%	4%	2%	0.5%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-2-0	East	1481	-4	-4	85	21.7%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
29	Seattle KrakenSEA 2-2-0	West	1463	+5	+5	84	24.9%	9%	3%	1%	0.4%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 1-3-0	West	1438	-5	-5	77	10.2%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 0-3-0	West	1431	-20	-20	74	7.8%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-2-0	West	1429	+4	+4	77	11.1%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%

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