2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Thu, Nov 5, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 12-3-2	East	1602	+16	+5	115	97.1%	71%	48%	30%	17.4%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 11-2-3	West	1570	+24	+8	111	96.4%	65%	39%	19%	10.0%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 11-3-3	West	1573	+29	+16	111	96.0%	60%	33%	19%	9.9%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 9-6-1	West	1574	-4	-6	106	89.6%	53%	29%	17%	9.3%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 9-3-2	East	1564	+9	-6	106	82.3%	46%	25%	13%	7.1%
6	Dallas StarsDAL 9-5-1	West	1550	+4	-5	103	83.1%	42%	21%	12%	5.9%
7	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 10-5-2	West	1553	-2	-6	104	88.6%	54%	27%	12%	5.7%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 9-5-2	East	1549	-4	+8	101	68.9%	35%	18%	9%	4.4%
9	Montreal CanadiensMTL 9-3-3	East	1546	+5	+13	103	73.1%	36%	19%	9%	4.3%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-6-0	East	1539	-4	-2	99	65.2%	35%	15%	7%	3.5%
11	New Jersey DevilsNJD 10-5-0	East	1537	+21	+19	101	71.1%	35%	15%	7%	3.3%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 11-4-1	East	1532	+33	+0	102	70.1%	31%	14%	7%	3.1%
13	Utah MammothUTA 10-6-0	West	1531	+8	-2	100	76.1%	32%	14%	7%	2.9%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 10-6-1	East	1526	+3	-3	98	55.6%	24%	11%	5%	2.3%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 7-5-3	East	1523	-14	+6	96	48.1%	21%	10%	4%	1.8%
16	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-7-2	West	1501	-7	+10	90	42.4%	18%	7%	3%	1.3%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 7-7-1	West	1501	-10	+4	90	45.4%	19%	8%	3%	1.2%
18	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-7-2	East	1511	+7	+1	91	32.9%	13%	6%	3%	1.0%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-7-1	West	1493	+8	-6	89	39.6%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 6-7-0	East	1500	-7	+11	89	28.8%	12%	4%	2%	0.8%
21	New York RangersNYR 8-7-1	East	1491	+6	-16	89	28.5%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
22	New York IslandersNYI 7-5-2	East	1494	+3	-6	90	32.8%	13%	4%	2%	0.6%
23	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-5-1	West	1476	+17	-2	90	45.0%	15%	5%	2%	0.5%
24	Nashville PredatorsNSH 6-4-5	West	1486	+4	+14	90	40.4%	12%	4%	1%	0.5%
25	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-8-2	East	1491	-9	+1	85	17.6%	7%	3%	1%	0.4%
26	San Jose SharksSJS 7-9-1	West	1475	-24	-21	85	24.3%	9%	3%	1%	0.4%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 5-8-3	West	1459	-17	-12	81	15.2%	4%	1%	<1%	0.3%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-6-3	East	1480	-5	+10	86	16.9%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-9-4	East	1481	-33	-9	81	10.9%	4%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 7-8-1	West	1449	-1	+1	81	15.6%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-11-1	West	1416	-27	-9	69	1.9%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-13-1	West	1395	-30	-7	63	0.4%	<1%	—	—	—

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