2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Nov 8, 2026, 11:07 PM EST.

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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 14-3-2	East	1609	+23	+5	117	98.2%	73%	48%	30%	19.8%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 12-3-3	West	1568	+21	+6	110	95.8%	63%	36%	19%	9.2%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 12-3-4	West	1572	+28	+7	111	96.5%	60%	33%	19%	9.1%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 10-6-2	West	1573	-4	-2	106	89.0%	53%	30%	17%	8.6%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 12-5-2	West	1562	+7	+2	107	93.2%	59%	32%	16%	7.9%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 11-4-2	East	1566	+11	+2	107	85.8%	49%	27%	13%	7.2%
7	New Jersey DevilsNJD 13-5-0	East	1550	+34	+23	105	83.0%	44%	19%	10%	4.8%
8	Montreal CanadiensMTL 11-3-3	East	1554	+13	+12	106	81.8%	41%	20%	9%	4.8%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 10-5-2	West	1548	+3	-1	103	84.7%	41%	19%	10%	4.6%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 9-6-0	East	1542	-1	-1	100	68.5%	34%	14%	7%	3.7%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 13-4-1	East	1544	+46	+11	105	80.5%	37%	18%	8%	3.6%
12	Florida PanthersFLA 9-7-2	East	1541	-12	-9	98	56.1%	26%	14%	6%	2.6%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 11-6-1	East	1530	+7	+6	99	61.5%	26%	12%	5%	2.4%
14	Utah MammothUTA 10-7-1	West	1524	+1	-7	98	70.0%	29%	13%	5%	2.1%
15	Anaheim DucksANA 10-7-1	West	1515	+4	+23	96	66.2%	28%	12%	5%	1.8%
16	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-6-3	East	1522	-15	+2	95	44.8%	19%	9%	4%	1.8%
17	Nashville PredatorsNSH 8-4-5	West	1495	+13	+18	94	53.5%	17%	6%	3%	0.9%
18	New York RangersNYR 10-7-1	East	1497	+12	-2	92	37.0%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
19	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-8-2	West	1493	-14	-5	87	32.2%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-8-0	East	1498	-8	+2	88	26.2%	10%	4%	2%	0.7%
21	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-8-2	West	1487	+1	-2	88	31.7%	9%	4%	2%	0.6%
22	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-9-2	East	1499	-5	-15	87	21.1%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
23	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-6-1	West	1472	+14	-11	89	36.7%	12%	4%	1%	0.5%
24	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-3	East	1486	-4	-6	88	25.7%	9%	3%	<1%	0.3%
25	San Jose SharksSJS 7-11-1	West	1470	-29	-23	82	16.4%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 6-10-2	East	1486	-14	-10	83	13.0%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
27	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-8-3	East	1473	-12	-7	83	10.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.3%
28	Winnipeg JetsWPG 7-8-3	West	1468	-9	+6	84	20.5%	6%	2%	<1%	0.2%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-10-5	East	1475	-39	-8	79	6.3%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 8-9-1	West	1448	-3	-3	80	12.5%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-13-1	West	1410	-32	-14	67	0.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-15-1	West	1389	-36	-15	61	0.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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