2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 11:07 PM 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	95.7%	69%	47%	29%	17.8%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 7-1-1	West	1570	+23	+14	110	93.3%	61%	34%	18%	9.4%
3	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-4-1	West	1574	-4	-4	105	86.2%	54%	31%	17%	9.2%
4	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-3-0	West	1567	+12	+0	108	91.0%	59%	33%	17%	8.8%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-2-0	East	1570	+15	+11	108	85.6%	51%	29%	15%	7.8%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 6-2-2	West	1554	+10	-1	105	85.2%	45%	23%	12%	5.7%
7	Dallas StarsDAL 5-3-1	West	1552	+7	+6	103	80.8%	42%	21%	12%	5.3%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 5-3-2	East	1549	-5	+2	101	70.1%	37%	19%	9%	4.6%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-4-0	East	1541	-2	-13	99	65.7%	36%	16%	8%	4.5%
10	Utah MammothUTA 7-3-0	West	1538	+15	+11	102	79.0%	38%	18%	9%	3.6%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 7-3-0	East	1533	+10	+0	100	64.5%	29%	14%	6%	3.0%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 4-3-2	East	1528	-12	+1	96	52.7%	24%	12%	6%	2.6%
13	Boston BruinsBOS 7-2-1	East	1525	+27	+22	100	66.1%	28%	13%	5%	2.3%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-4-2	East	1517	-20	-4	93	42.0%	18%	8%	4%	1.9%
15	New Jersey DevilsNJD 5-4-0	East	1513	-3	+3	93	45.9%	21%	9%	4%	1.6%
16	New York RangersNYR 7-3-1	East	1507	+21	+6	95	52.6%	23%	9%	4%	1.6%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 4-5-0	West	1502	-9	-18	91	44.3%	19%	8%	3%	1.4%
18	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 5-4-2	East	1507	+4	-1	92	38.0%	16%	7%	3%	1.3%
19	New York IslandersNYI 5-3-1	East	1500	+9	+5	92	40.2%	17%	6%	3%	1.2%
20	San Jose SharksSJS 5-4-1	West	1491	-7	-6	91	44.9%	18%	7%	3%	0.8%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 1-4-2	West	1491	-16	-9	87	34.5%	14%	6%	2%	0.8%
22	St. Louis BluesSTL 4-4-1	West	1491	+5	+10	90	38.5%	13%	6%	2%	0.7%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-6-1	East	1489	-11	-13	86	22.2%	9%	4%	1%	0.6%
24	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-5-0	East	1489	-17	-19	86	22.2%	9%	3%	1%	0.6%
25	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-2-3	West	1481	-1	+3	88	33.8%	10%	4%	2%	0.6%
26	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-6-3	East	1490	-24	+9	86	21.6%	9%	3%	1%	0.6%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-3-2	West	1476	-0	-9	87	30.8%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
28	Seattle KrakenSEA 6-3-1	West	1478	+19	+7	90	43.1%	14%	5%	2%	0.5%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 3-3-3	East	1471	-14	-2	83	14.9%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 2-6-0	West	1431	-20	+0	74	6.2%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-6-0	West	1433	-10	-5	75	6.2%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-8-1	West	1408	-17	-14	69	2.1%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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