2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 11:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 13-3-2	East	1606	+20	+4	116	97.6%	72%	48%	30%	19.5%
2	Minnesota WildMIN 12-3-3	West	1576	+32	+17	112	96.7%	61%	35%	20%	11.0%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 11-3-3	West	1566	+19	+8	110	94.7%	62%	36%	19%	8.9%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 9-6-2	West	1569	-9	-2	105	87.7%	51%	28%	16%	7.7%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 10-3-2	East	1566	+12	+2	107	84.4%	48%	26%	14%	7.3%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 11-5-2	West	1556	+1	-0	105	90.0%	55%	29%	13%	5.9%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 9-5-2	East	1549	-4	+8	101	66.8%	32%	17%	8%	4.4%
8	Montreal CanadiensMTL 10-3-3	East	1549	+8	+12	104	75.2%	37%	19%	8%	4.3%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 9-5-2	West	1546	+1	-12	102	80.8%	40%	19%	10%	4.3%
10	New Jersey DevilsNJD 11-5-0	East	1539	+23	+18	102	75.4%	39%	16%	7%	3.6%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 12-4-1	East	1539	+40	+3	104	75.1%	34%	16%	7%	3.5%
12	Utah MammothUTA 10-6-1	West	1528	+5	-8	100	74.9%	31%	14%	7%	3.3%
13	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-6-0	East	1539	-4	-2	99	64.5%	33%	14%	7%	3.1%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 10-6-1	East	1526	+3	-3	98	54.7%	23%	11%	5%	2.3%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-5-3	East	1528	-9	+13	97	53.2%	22%	11%	5%	2.1%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 9-7-1	West	1510	-1	+15	94	58.0%	25%	10%	4%	1.5%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-7-2	East	1511	+7	+1	92	33.1%	13%	6%	3%	1.2%
18	Nashville PredatorsNSH 7-4-5	West	1491	+9	+10	92	47.4%	15%	6%	3%	0.9%
19	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-8-0	East	1498	-8	+2	89	27.6%	12%	5%	2%	0.9%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-7-2	West	1501	-7	+10	90	40.7%	18%	7%	2%	0.7%
21	New York RangersNYR 9-7-1	East	1494	+8	-10	90	32.4%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
22	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-5-1	West	1476	+17	-2	90	44.0%	14%	5%	2%	0.7%
23	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-7-2	West	1491	+5	-2	89	37.1%	12%	5%	2%	0.6%
24	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-2	East	1490	-1	-7	89	28.4%	11%	4%	1%	0.4%
25	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-9-2	East	1484	-16	-13	83	12.0%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	San Jose SharksSJS 7-10-1	West	1472	-27	-19	83	19.0%	7%	3%	<1%	0.3%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 6-8-3	West	1464	-13	-1	83	16.3%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-7-3	East	1477	-8	+2	84	12.2%	4%	1%	<1%	0.2%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-10-4	East	1478	-36	-8	80	7.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 7-9-1	West	1445	-6	+0	79	11.2%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-12-1	West	1413	-29	-16	68	1.2%	<1%	<1%	—	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-14-1	West	1391	-34	-8	62	0.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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