2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Nov 1, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 12-2-2	East	1610	+24	+10	117	97.9%	73%	51%	33%	20.4%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 11-2-2	West	1573	+27	+1	112	96.7%	68%	43%	23%	11.4%
3	Colorado AvalancheCOL 8-5-1	West	1578	+1	+1	107	91.8%	58%	33%	20%	10.1%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 10-3-3	West	1568	+24	+18	109	94.9%	57%	30%	16%	8.0%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 8-3-2	East	1560	+6	-1	105	79.5%	44%	24%	11%	6.1%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-5-1	West	1553	-2	-22	103	86.9%	54%	26%	12%	5.2%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 8-4-2	East	1554	+1	-2	103	72.9%	37%	19%	9%	4.8%
8	Montreal CanadiensMTL 9-3-2	East	1551	+10	+23	104	75.8%	39%	20%	9%	4.7%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 8-5-1	West	1546	+0	-6	101	80.5%	38%	18%	9%	4.2%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-5-0	East	1543	-0	-7	101	70.0%	38%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Utah MammothUTA 9-6-0	West	1527	+5	-11	99	73.2%	31%	14%	7%	2.8%
12	New Jersey DevilsNJD 9-5-0	East	1534	+18	+21	100	68.2%	33%	13%	6%	2.8%
13	Buffalo SabresBUF 7-4-3	East	1527	-10	+3	98	54.9%	24%	11%	5%	2.6%
14	Boston BruinsBOS 10-4-1	East	1529	+30	+3	100	63.8%	27%	13%	5%	2.4%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 9-6-1	East	1522	-1	-2	96	49.0%	19%	9%	4%	1.8%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-6-2	East	1514	+11	+7	93	39.3%	15%	7%	3%	1.3%
17	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-6-1	West	1498	+12	+7	91	47.4%	15%	6%	3%	1.0%
18	Anaheim DucksANA 6-7-1	West	1498	-13	-4	89	44.1%	18%	7%	2%	1.0%
19	Los Angeles KingsLAK 4-7-2	West	1494	-13	-1	88	36.7%	15%	6%	2%	0.8%
20	New York IslandersNYI 7-5-2	East	1494	+3	-6	90	33.4%	13%	4%	2%	0.7%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-7-2	East	1494	-6	+2	87	22.4%	9%	3%	2%	0.7%
22	San Jose SharksSJS 7-7-1	West	1486	-13	-6	89	39.1%	14%	5%	2%	0.7%
23	New York RangersNYR 7-7-1	East	1487	+1	-15	87	23.3%	8%	3%	1%	0.6%
24	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-7-0	East	1491	-15	-6	86	21.2%	9%	3%	1%	0.5%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-5-1	West	1473	+15	-2	89	44.0%	14%	5%	1%	0.5%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 5-4-5	West	1478	-4	+3	88	33.7%	9%	4%	1%	0.4%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-8-4	East	1485	-29	+2	83	14.2%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 6-5-3	East	1476	-9	+5	85	14.4%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-8-3	West	1454	-22	-20	79	12.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 6-8-0	West	1448	-3	+13	79	14.3%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-9-1	West	1423	-20	-10	72	3.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-12-1	West	1398	-27	-10	65	0.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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