2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Thu, Oct 29, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 10-2-2	East	1604	+18	+4	116	97.1%	72%	49%	31%	19.1%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 7-5-1	West	1575	-2	-6	106	89.7%	56%	33%	19%	10.3%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 9-2-2	West	1562	+15	-5	108	92.9%	60%	34%	17%	8.4%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 9-3-2	West	1565	+21	+8	108	92.5%	55%	29%	16%	7.8%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-4-1	West	1560	+6	-10	106	89.5%	57%	31%	16%	7.8%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	79.5%	46%	25%	12%	6.4%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 7-4-2	East	1550	-3	-0	102	71.1%	36%	19%	9%	4.8%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 7-4-0	East	1548	+5	+5	102	73.2%	39%	17%	9%	4.7%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 7-4-1	West	1550	+4	+6	102	81.0%	41%	20%	10%	4.5%
10	Montreal CanadiensMTL 7-3-2	East	1542	+1	+12	101	67.2%	32%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 9-3-1	East	1533	+35	+11	102	70.3%	32%	15%	6%	2.9%
12	Utah MammothUTA 8-5-0	West	1530	+8	-13	100	75.5%	33%	15%	7%	2.8%
13	New Jersey DevilsNJD 8-5-0	East	1526	+10	+17	97	58.9%	28%	11%	5%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 5-4-3	East	1520	-17	-3	95	44.5%	19%	9%	4%	2.1%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-5-0	East	1524	+1	-7	96	51.4%	22%	11%	4%	1.7%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-6-2	East	1510	+7	+11	92	35.5%	14%	6%	3%	1.2%
17	Los Angeles KingsLAK 3-6-2	West	1495	-13	+12	88	37.4%	15%	7%	3%	1.1%
18	San Jose SharksSJS 6-6-1	West	1491	-8	-1	90	42.5%	16%	6%	3%	1.0%
19	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-5-0	East	1496	-10	-0	89	29.4%	12%	4%	2%	0.9%
20	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	29.1%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-1	West	1496	-16	-15	89	41.2%	17%	7%	3%	0.8%
22	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-4-1	West	1480	+22	+0	91	48.8%	17%	6%	2%	0.8%
23	New York IslandersNYI 6-4-2	East	1496	+5	+6	90	34.1%	14%	5%	2%	0.7%
24	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	30.8%	12%	4%	2%	0.7%
25	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-6-1	West	1488	+2	-6	88	35.1%	11%	5%	2%	0.6%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-3-5	West	1477	-5	+2	88	33.8%	10%	4%	1%	0.6%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-5-3	West	1465	-12	-16	83	20.9%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-8-4	East	1479	-35	-1	81	11.0%	4%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 5-4-3	East	1475	-10	+5	85	16.9%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 5-7-0	West	1444	-6	+18	78	12.7%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-8-0	West	1429	-14	-6	73	4.7%	1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-10-1	West	1404	-21	-10	68	1.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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