2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Nov 1, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 11-2-2	East	1606	+20	+10	116	97.4%	72%	48%	31%	19.5%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 8-5-1	West	1578	+1	+1	107	91.6%	59%	35%	21%	11.0%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 10-2-2	West	1568	+21	-2	110	95.8%	64%	38%	19%	9.5%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 9-3-3	West	1561	+17	+6	108	92.2%	51%	26%	14%	6.8%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-5-1	West	1553	-2	-22	103	87.0%	55%	29%	14%	6.0%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 8-3-2	East	1560	+6	-1	105	79.1%	42%	23%	11%	5.9%
7	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-4-0	East	1551	+8	+5	103	76.2%	42%	19%	10%	5.4%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 8-4-2	East	1554	+1	-2	103	71.4%	38%	20%	10%	5.3%
9	Montreal CanadiensMTL 9-3-2	East	1551	+10	+23	104	74.7%	38%	20%	9%	4.8%
10	Dallas StarsDAL 8-5-1	West	1546	+0	-6	101	80.1%	39%	19%	10%	4.6%
11	Utah MammothUTA 9-5-0	West	1534	+11	-2	101	79.8%	35%	16%	8%	3.2%
12	New Jersey DevilsNJD 9-5-0	East	1534	+18	+21	100	66.5%	32%	13%	6%	3.1%
13	Boston BruinsBOS 10-4-1	East	1529	+30	+3	100	62.4%	27%	12%	5%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 7-4-3	East	1527	-10	+3	98	53.8%	23%	10%	4%	2.1%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 9-5-1	East	1528	+5	-5	98	54.4%	24%	11%	4%	2.1%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-6-2	East	1514	+11	+7	93	38.1%	15%	7%	3%	1.5%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 5-7-1	West	1492	-19	-13	87	37.5%	15%	6%	3%	0.9%
18	Los Angeles KingsLAK 4-7-2	West	1494	-13	-1	88	37.0%	16%	6%	2%	0.9%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-6-1	West	1498	+12	+7	92	47.7%	16%	7%	3%	0.8%
20	New York IslandersNYI 7-5-2	East	1494	+3	-6	90	32.0%	12%	4%	1%	0.6%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-7-2	East	1494	-6	+2	87	21.6%	9%	3%	2%	0.6%
22	San Jose SharksSJS 7-7-1	West	1486	-13	-6	89	39.5%	14%	6%	2%	0.6%
23	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-7-0	East	1491	-15	-6	87	21.5%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
24	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	28.6%	11%	4%	1%	0.5%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-5-1	West	1473	+15	-2	89	43.6%	15%	5%	2%	0.4%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 5-4-5	West	1478	-4	+3	88	34.7%	10%	4%	1%	0.4%
27	Calgary FlamesCGY 6-8-0	West	1448	-3	+13	79	15.1%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 6-5-3	East	1476	-9	+5	85	13.2%	4%	2%	<1%	0.2%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-8-4	East	1479	-35	-1	81	9.1%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
30	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-7-3	West	1458	-18	-18	81	14.4%	4%	2%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-9-1	West	1423	-20	-10	71	3.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-12-1	West	1398	-27	-10	65	0.8%	<1%	<1%	—	—

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