2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 1:09 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 4-1-1	East	1589	+4	+8	111	91.5%	63%	40%	24%	14.2%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 3-2-0	West	1578	+1	+1	108	87.7%	57%	35%	20%	10.9%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 5-1-0	West	1567	+12	+8	108	89.2%	57%	32%	17%	8.5%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4-1-0	East	1563	+8	+8	106	82.5%	48%	27%	14%	7.7%
5	Edmonton OilersEDM 4-0-1	West	1560	+13	+13	107	88.9%	54%	29%	15%	7.4%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 3-1-1	West	1555	+11	+11	105	83.2%	46%	24%	13%	6.4%
7	Washington CapitalsWSH 3-1-0	East	1554	+11	+11	104	78.1%	44%	22%	11%	6.4%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 2-1-2	East	1547	-7	-7	101	69.2%	37%	19%	9%	4.5%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 2-2-1	West	1543	-2	-2	100	70.6%	36%	18%	9%	4.4%
10	Utah MammothUTA 4-2-0	West	1534	+12	+7	100	71.9%	34%	15%	8%	3.5%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 4-1-0	East	1532	+9	+9	100	64.2%	30%	15%	7%	3.4%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 2-2-1	East	1530	-11	-11	96	53.6%	26%	13%	6%	3.2%
13	Anaheim DucksANA 4-1-0	West	1524	+12	+12	100	71.1%	33%	15%	6%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 2-3-0	East	1521	-16	-16	93	45.3%	21%	10%	5%	2.3%
15	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-2-1	East	1509	+5	+9	93	43.5%	18%	8%	3%	1.6%
16	Boston BruinsBOS 4-2-0	East	1509	+11	+6	94	45.3%	19%	8%	3%	1.5%
17	New Jersey DevilsNJD 2-2-0	East	1509	-7	-7	92	41.2%	18%	8%	3%	1.5%
18	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-2-1	East	1506	+6	-4	93	43.7%	19%	8%	4%	1.5%
19	San Jose SharksSJS 3-2-0	West	1498	-1	-1	92	47.8%	19%	8%	3%	1.4%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-2-0	East	1503	-3	-3	91	37.5%	16%	6%	3%	1.3%
21	New York RangersNYR 4-2-0	East	1501	+15	+20	93	44.8%	17%	6%	3%	1.2%
22	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-2-2	West	1495	-13	-13	89	37.4%	15%	6%	2%	1.0%
23	New York IslandersNYI 2-3-0	East	1490	-1	-1	87	26.3%	10%	4%	2%	0.7%
24	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-1-2	West	1484	+2	+2	89	38.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.6%
25	Winnipeg JetsWPG 3-1-1	West	1478	+1	+1	89	34.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.5%
26	St. Louis BluesSTL 2-2-1	West	1486	+1	+1	88	34.0%	11%	5%	2%	0.5%
27	Seattle KrakenSEA 3-2-0	West	1471	+13	+13	87	30.8%	10%	3%	1%	0.5%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-3-1	East	1471	-14	-14	82	14.4%	5%	2%	<1%	0.5%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-4-2	East	1486	-28	-18	84	19.0%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
30	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-4-0	West	1422	-3	-8	74	6.4%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 1-5-0	West	1429	-13	-10	73	4.6%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Calgary FlamesCGY 0-5-0	West	1422	-29	-29	70	3.3%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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