2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Fri, Oct 30, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 11-2-2	East	1606	+20	+10	117	97.6%	72%	49%	31%	19.6%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 7-5-1	West	1575	-2	-6	106	89.9%	56%	33%	20%	10.0%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 9-2-2	West	1562	+15	-5	108	93.2%	60%	33%	16%	7.9%
4	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-4-1	West	1560	+6	-10	106	90.2%	58%	32%	17%	7.7%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 8-3-1	East	1564	+9	+5	107	82.1%	48%	26%	13%	7.5%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 9-3-3	West	1561	+17	+6	108	92.1%	54%	28%	16%	7.3%
7	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-4-0	East	1551	+8	+5	103	77.4%	43%	19%	10%	5.3%
8	Montreal CanadiensMTL 8-3-2	East	1549	+8	+16	103	73.3%	38%	20%	9%	4.7%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 7-4-2	East	1550	-3	-0	102	69.8%	35%	19%	8%	4.4%
10	Dallas StarsDAL 7-5-1	West	1542	-3	-7	100	76.4%	37%	18%	9%	4.2%
11	Utah MammothUTA 9-5-0	West	1534	+11	-2	101	78.7%	36%	16%	8%	3.3%
12	New Jersey DevilsNJD 8-5-0	East	1526	+10	+17	97	58.0%	27%	10%	5%	2.4%
13	Boston BruinsBOS 9-4-1	East	1527	+28	-1	99	61.1%	26%	12%	5%	2.1%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-5-1	East	1521	-2	-5	96	47.5%	20%	9%	4%	1.8%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 6-4-3	East	1524	-13	-3	96	49.5%	20%	10%	4%	1.8%
16	Los Angeles KingsLAK 4-6-2	West	1498	-10	+7	89	42.0%	18%	7%	3%	1.1%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-6-2	East	1510	+7	+11	92	35.7%	14%	6%	2%	1.1%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 6-6-1	West	1494	+9	+6	90	41.8%	15%	6%	3%	1.0%
19	Anaheim DucksANA 5-7-1	West	1492	-19	-13	87	36.1%	15%	6%	2%	0.9%
20	New York IslandersNYI 7-4-2	East	1500	+9	+3	92	39.7%	16%	6%	2%	0.9%
21	San Jose SharksSJS 7-6-1	West	1493	-6	+6	91	45.3%	18%	7%	2%	0.8%
22	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-6-0	East	1495	-12	-5	88	25.4%	10%	4%	2%	0.8%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-2	East	1496	-4	-0	88	25.5%	10%	4%	2%	0.8%
24	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	28.4%	11%	4%	2%	0.6%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-4-1	West	1480	+22	+0	91	50.1%	17%	6%	2%	0.5%
26	Detroit Red WingsDET 6-4-3	East	1480	-5	+6	86	18.8%	6%	3%	<1%	0.4%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-4-5	West	1474	-8	-6	86	29.4%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-8-4	East	1479	-35	-1	81	10.2%	4%	1%	<1%	0.3%
29	Calgary FlamesCGY 5-7-0	West	1444	-6	+18	79	12.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.2%
30	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-6-3	West	1462	-15	-17	82	16.6%	4%	2%	<1%	0.2%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-9-0	West	1424	-18	-14	72	4.1%	1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-11-1	West	1402	-23	-10	67	1.7%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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