2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 2:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 8-2-1	East	1599	+13	+10	114	96.0%	70%	47%	29%	17.5%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 7-1-1	West	1570	+23	+14	110	93.8%	62%	35%	17%	9.8%
3	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-4-1	West	1574	-4	-4	105	85.7%	54%	31%	18%	9.4%
4	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-3-0	West	1567	+12	+0	107	91.1%	59%	33%	17%	8.5%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-2-0	East	1570	+15	+11	108	85.5%	51%	30%	16%	8.5%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 6-2-2	West	1554	+10	-1	105	86.0%	46%	24%	12%	6.1%
7	Dallas StarsDAL 5-3-1	West	1552	+7	+6	103	80.0%	41%	21%	11%	5.4%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 5-2-2	East	1555	+2	+2	104	75.8%	40%	21%	11%	5.3%
9	Utah MammothUTA 7-3-0	West	1538	+15	+11	102	79.5%	38%	17%	9%	3.9%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-4-0	East	1541	-2	-13	99	67.2%	37%	17%	8%	3.7%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 6-3-0	East	1526	+3	-4	98	57.9%	25%	11%	5%	2.5%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 7-2-1	East	1525	+27	+22	100	64.4%	28%	13%	5%	2.5%
13	Montreal CanadiensMTL 4-3-2	East	1528	-12	+1	96	50.8%	23%	11%	5%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-3-2	East	1524	-13	-4	96	51.4%	22%	10%	4%	2.1%
15	New York RangersNYR 7-3-1	East	1507	+21	+6	95	52.6%	22%	8%	3%	1.4%
16	New Jersey DevilsNJD 5-4-0	East	1513	-3	+3	93	45.8%	21%	8%	3%	1.3%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 5-4-2	East	1507	+4	-1	92	38.0%	15%	7%	3%	1.1%
18	Anaheim DucksANA 4-5-0	West	1502	-9	-18	90	44.3%	18%	7%	3%	1.1%
19	New York IslandersNYI 5-3-1	East	1500	+9	+5	92	40.6%	17%	6%	3%	1.0%
20	San Jose SharksSJS 5-4-1	West	1491	-7	-6	91	44.7%	17%	7%	2%	1.0%
21	St. Louis BluesSTL 4-4-1	West	1491	+5	+10	90	37.8%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	Los Angeles KingsLAK 1-4-2	West	1491	-16	-9	88	33.6%	14%	6%	2%	0.8%
23	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-2-3	West	1481	-1	+3	89	34.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
24	Seattle KrakenSEA 6-3-1	West	1478	+19	+7	91	43.8%	15%	5%	2%	0.7%
25	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-5-0	East	1489	-17	-19	86	22.7%	9%	4%	1%	0.5%
26	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-6-1	East	1489	-11	-13	85	21.2%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-3-2	West	1476	-0	-9	87	29.4%	9%	3%	1%	0.5%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 2-6-3	East	1483	-30	-2	83	15.6%	6%	2%	<1%	0.5%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 3-3-3	East	1471	-14	-2	83	14.6%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-6-0	West	1433	-10	-5	75	6.7%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 2-6-0	West	1431	-20	+0	74	6.5%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-8-1	West	1408	-17	-14	69	2.7%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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