2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 7-1-1	East	1600	+15	+18	115	96.0%	70%	47%	29%	17.2%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-2-1	West	1581	+4	-1	109	91.2%	59%	36%	21%	11.7%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-2-0	West	1575	+20	+11	110	94.0%	63%	37%	20%	10.5%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 6-1-1	West	1567	+20	+18	109	92.7%	60%	32%	17%	8.0%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 6-2-0	East	1561	+6	+5	106	82.1%	47%	27%	13%	6.6%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 5-2-1	West	1555	+11	+4	105	84.5%	45%	23%	12%	5.9%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 5-2-2	East	1555	+2	+2	104	75.5%	42%	21%	11%	5.4%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-3-0	East	1550	+7	-1	102	75.6%	43%	20%	10%	4.9%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 4-3-1	West	1549	+4	+11	102	77.4%	39%	19%	9%	4.7%
10	Utah MammothUTA 6-3-0	West	1536	+13	+1	101	76.2%	35%	16%	7%	3.1%
11	Montreal CanadiensMTL 4-3-1	East	1533	-8	-3	97	56.2%	26%	12%	5%	2.8%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 7-2-0	East	1528	+30	+32	101	67.5%	30%	14%	6%	2.5%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 6-3-0	East	1526	+3	-4	98	57.2%	25%	11%	5%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-3-2	East	1524	-13	-4	96	50.5%	22%	10%	5%	2.1%
15	Anaheim DucksANA 4-3-0	West	1510	-1	-8	95	58.7%	25%	10%	4%	1.7%
16	New York RangersNYR 6-3-1	East	1502	+16	-3	94	47.6%	19%	7%	3%	1.4%
17	New Jersey DevilsNJD 4-4-0	East	1509	-7	+4	91	38.8%	17%	6%	3%	1.4%
18	San Jose SharksSJS 4-3-1	West	1492	-7	-8	91	45.0%	17%	6%	3%	0.9%
19	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-3-0	East	1499	-7	-13	90	34.9%	15%	6%	2%	0.9%
20	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-4-2	East	1495	-8	-7	88	26.9%	10%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	New York IslandersNYI 4-3-1	East	1497	+6	+7	90	36.1%	14%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-5-1	East	1492	-8	-14	87	25.5%	10%	4%	2%	0.7%
23	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-4-1	West	1488	+3	+3	88	33.8%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
24	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-2-2	West	1479	+2	-2	89	35.0%	10%	4%	1%	0.6%
25	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-4-2	West	1483	-25	-20	85	26.2%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
26	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-3-1	West	1475	+17	+11	89	38.2%	12%	4%	2%	0.5%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-2-3	West	1481	-1	+3	88	33.3%	10%	4%	2%	0.5%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 3-3-2	East	1474	-11	-7	84	17.0%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 1-6-3	East	1480	-34	-12	81	12.7%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-6-0	West	1433	-10	-5	75	6.3%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 1-6-0	West	1426	-24	-10	72	4.6%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-7-1	West	1412	-13	-14	70	2.9%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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