2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Tue, Nov 10, 2026, 1:07 AM 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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%	49%	31%	19.3%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 13-3-3	West	1571	+25	+3	111	96.8%	65%	38%	20%	9.5%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 12-3-4	West	1572	+28	+7	111	96.1%	59%	33%	19%	9.4%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 10-6-2	West	1573	-4	-2	106	89.0%	53%	29%	16%	8.7%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 12-5-2	West	1562	+7	+2	107	92.8%	60%	33%	16%	7.5%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 11-4-2	East	1566	+11	+2	107	84.4%	47%	26%	13%	6.6%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 11-3-3	East	1554	+13	+12	106	82.3%	42%	22%	10%	5.4%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 10-5-2	West	1548	+3	-1	103	83.1%	41%	20%	10%	5.1%
9	New Jersey DevilsNJD 13-5-0	East	1550	+34	+23	105	84.0%	45%	19%	9%	4.6%
10	Boston BruinsBOS 13-4-1	East	1544	+46	+11	105	80.8%	38%	18%	8%	3.9%
11	Washington CapitalsWSH 9-6-0	East	1542	-1	-1	100	68.4%	34%	14%	7%	3.2%
12	Florida PanthersFLA 9-7-2	East	1541	-12	-9	98	57.1%	27%	14%	6%	3.0%
13	Utah MammothUTA 10-7-1	West	1524	+1	-7	98	69.7%	28%	13%	6%	2.3%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 11-6-1	East	1530	+7	+6	99	61.1%	25%	12%	5%	2.2%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-6-3	East	1522	-15	+2	95	46.3%	19%	8%	4%	1.6%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 10-7-1	West	1515	+4	+23	96	65.3%	28%	11%	4%	1.6%
17	Nashville PredatorsNSH 8-4-5	West	1495	+13	+18	94	52.9%	16%	6%	2%	1.0%
18	New York RangersNYR 10-8-1	East	1494	+8	+2	90	33.0%	12%	4%	1%	0.7%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-8-2	West	1487	+1	-2	88	31.6%	10%	4%	2%	0.6%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-8-0	East	1498	-8	+2	88	26.3%	10%	4%	2%	0.5%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-8-2	West	1493	-14	-5	87	32.2%	13%	5%	2%	0.5%
22	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-9-2	East	1499	-5	-15	87	19.4%	7%	3%	1%	0.4%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 6-10-2	East	1486	-14	-10	84	14.3%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
24	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-4	East	1484	-7	-12	87	23.7%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
25	Winnipeg JetsWPG 7-8-3	West	1468	-9	+6	85	21.1%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 5-10-5	East	1479	-35	+1	81	9.2%	3%	1%	<1%	0.3%
27	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-6-1	West	1472	+14	-11	89	37.5%	11%	3%	1%	0.3%
28	San Jose SharksSJS 8-11-1	West	1473	-26	-13	83	18.0%	7%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Calgary FlamesCGY 8-9-1	West	1448	-3	-3	80	13.0%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
30	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-8-3	East	1473	-12	-7	83	11.6%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-13-1	West	1410	-32	-14	67	0.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-16-1	West	1384	-41	-18	59	0.2%	<1%	<1%	—	—

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