2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	Colorado AvalancheCOL 2-0-0	West	1587	+9	+9	111	92.9%	63%	40%	25%	14.6%
2	Carolina HurricanesCAR 1-1-1	East	1577	-9	-9	106	81.9%	53%	33%	20%	11.1%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 2-1-0	West	1556	+2	+2	104	82.1%	51%	29%	15%	8.0%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 2-0-1	West	1549	+2	+2	103	80.6%	47%	26%	12%	6.7%
5	Minnesota WildMIN 2-0-0	West	1553	+9	+9	105	83.3%	47%	24%	13%	6.5%
6	Florida PanthersFLA 1-0-2	East	1551	-3	-3	102	71.6%	39%	21%	11%	6.2%
7	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 1-1-0	East	1552	-3	-3	102	69.7%	39%	21%	11%	5.3%
8	Montreal CanadiensMTL 1-0-1	East	1541	+0	+0	101	65.7%	35%	18%	9%	4.8%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 1-1-0	East	1546	+3	+3	101	69.0%	39%	20%	10%	4.7%
10	Buffalo SabresBUF 1-1-0	East	1533	-4	-4	97	56.1%	27%	14%	6%	3.0%
11	Utah MammothUTA 2-1-0	West	1529	+7	+7	98	66.7%	31%	13%	6%	3.0%
12	Dallas StarsDAL 0-2-0	West	1533	-13	-13	96	61.2%	29%	13%	6%	2.9%
13	Anaheim DucksANA 2-0-0	West	1519	+7	+7	98	67.0%	32%	15%	6%	2.7%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 1-0-0	East	1526	+3	+3	97	56.9%	27%	13%	6%	2.5%
15	San Jose SharksSJS 2-0-0	West	1505	+6	+6	95	56.7%	25%	10%	4%	2.1%
16	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 2-0-0	East	1513	+13	+13	96	51.0%	23%	10%	4%	2.0%
17	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-1-1	West	1500	-7	-7	91	47.1%	20%	9%	4%	1.7%
18	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 1-1-0	East	1505	-1	-1	92	39.9%	18%	8%	4%	1.6%
19	New Jersey DevilsNJD 1-1-0	East	1511	-5	-5	93	43.8%	20%	9%	4%	1.5%
20	Boston BruinsBOS 2-1-0	East	1502	+4	+4	92	40.1%	17%	7%	3%	1.4%
21	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-1-2	East	1498	-16	-16	89	32.0%	13%	6%	3%	1.1%
22	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 1-2-0	East	1499	-4	-4	89	30.7%	13%	6%	2%	1.1%
23	New York IslandersNYI 1-1-0	East	1496	+5	+5	90	33.5%	14%	6%	3%	1.0%
24	St. Louis BluesSTL 1-1-0	West	1490	+5	+5	90	41.8%	14%	6%	3%	1.0%
25	New York RangersNYR 3-1-0	East	1499	+13	+13	92	41.1%	17%	7%	3%	1.0%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 1-1-0	West	1481	-1	-1	87	32.1%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 1-0-1	West	1477	+0	+0	87	32.8%	11%	4%	1%	0.5%
28	Seattle KrakenSEA 2-1-0	West	1469	+11	+11	86	30.4%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 0-2-0	East	1475	-9	-9	83	17.2%	6%	3%	1%	0.4%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 0-3-0	West	1432	-10	-10	75	8.0%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.2%
31	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-2-0	West	1429	+4	+4	77	10.3%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Calgary FlamesCGY 0-3-0	West	1431	-20	-20	74	6.8%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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