2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 1:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	Carolina HurricanesCAR 9-2-2	East	1602	+16	+4	115	96.2%	71%	49%	30%	18.6%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 6-5-1	West	1571	-7	-7	105	85.6%	52%	30%	18%	9.8%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 8-3-2	West	1560	+16	+5	107	88.7%	49%	25%	14%	7.4%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 8-2-2	West	1558	+11	-2	107	90.1%	56%	32%	15%	7.1%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-4-1	West	1556	+1	-12	104	85.9%	53%	30%	14%	7.0%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	80.5%	46%	26%	13%	6.9%
7	Dallas StarsDAL 7-3-1	West	1558	+13	+18	105	85.8%	47%	24%	13%	6.7%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 6-4-2	East	1544	-9	-5	100	64.7%	32%	17%	8%	4.5%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 6-4-0	East	1544	+1	-3	101	70.2%	39%	16%	8%	4.3%
10	Montreal CanadiensMTL 6-3-2	East	1537	-4	+4	99	61.0%	30%	15%	7%	3.4%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 9-2-1	East	1535	+37	+19	103	73.5%	34%	15%	7%	3.3%
12	Utah MammothUTA 8-4-0	West	1536	+13	-1	101	76.4%	35%	16%	8%	3.3%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-4-0	East	1529	+6	-0	98	59.3%	27%	13%	6%	2.6%
14	New Jersey DevilsNJD 7-4-0	East	1522	+6	+16	97	56.9%	27%	10%	4%	1.8%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-4-3	East	1515	-22	-11	93	38.9%	16%	8%	4%	1.8%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-5-2	East	1514	+10	+18	94	43.6%	18%	8%	3%	1.6%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-0	West	1500	-11	-16	90	41.9%	18%	8%	3%	1.5%
18	San Jose SharksSJS 6-5-1	West	1497	-2	+2	92	47.6%	20%	8%	4%	1.3%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-5-1	West	1493	+8	-3	90	39.3%	14%	5%	2%	1.0%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 3-5-2	West	1498	-9	+9	90	41.6%	18%	8%	3%	0.9%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	31.3%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 4-5-0	East	1493	-14	-11	87	26.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
23	New York IslandersNYI 5-4-2	East	1492	+1	-0	89	31.5%	12%	4%	2%	0.6%
24	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-4-1	West	1477	+18	-5	90	41.2%	15%	5%	2%	0.6%
25	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-3-4	West	1481	-1	+2	89	33.0%	10%	4%	2%	0.6%
26	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	31.1%	12%	4%	2%	0.6%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-7-3	East	1486	-27	+9	84	16.8%	7%	3%	1%	0.5%
28	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-4-3	West	1471	-5	-14	86	25.1%	7%	3%	1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 5-4-3	East	1475	-10	+5	85	17.8%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 5-6-0	West	1448	-3	+19	80	13.6%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-8-0	West	1425	-17	-4	72	3.2%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-10-1	West	1399	-26	-17	65	1.1%	<1%	<1%	—	—

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