2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Fri, Nov 13, 2026, 1:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 15-3-2	East	1612	+26	+7	118	98.7%	75%	51%	33%	20.2%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 14-3-3	West	1573	+26	-0	112	97.6%	67%	38%	20%	10.0%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 14-3-4	West	1581	+37	+13	114	97.7%	64%	35%	20%	9.9%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 11-6-3	West	1575	-2	-7	107	90.9%	56%	32%	18%	8.9%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 13-4-2	East	1578	+23	+15	111	92.9%	57%	32%	16%	8.8%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 13-5-2	West	1566	+11	+13	108	95.5%	65%	34%	17%	8.3%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 12-3-4	East	1558	+17	+6	107	86.3%	44%	23%	11%	5.5%
8	New Jersey DevilsNJD 14-6-0	East	1549	+33	+12	105	83.6%	44%	17%	8%	3.9%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 11-7-2	East	1549	-4	+2	100	69.0%	32%	16%	7%	3.8%
10	Dallas StarsDAL 10-6-2	West	1538	-8	-5	100	73.7%	33%	16%	8%	3.4%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 13-5-1	East	1537	+39	+10	103	76.2%	33%	15%	6%	2.8%
12	Washington CapitalsWSH 10-7-0	East	1540	-3	-10	100	68.9%	33%	14%	6%	2.7%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 12-6-2	East	1530	+7	+2	100	64.6%	25%	11%	5%	2.1%
14	Utah MammothUTA 10-8-2	West	1516	-7	-11	96	60.1%	22%	10%	4%	1.7%
15	Nashville PredatorsNSH 10-4-5	West	1508	+26	+30	98	67.0%	22%	9%	4%	1.2%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 10-8-1	West	1509	-2	+11	94	61.0%	24%	9%	3%	1.1%
17	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-7-4	East	1510	-27	-17	92	34.0%	12%	5%	2%	1.0%
18	New York RangersNYR 11-8-1	East	1499	+13	+12	92	38.4%	14%	5%	2%	0.7%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 9-8-2	West	1493	+8	-5	91	39.1%	12%	4%	2%	0.6%
20	Winnipeg JetsWPG 9-8-3	West	1484	+7	+30	90	35.5%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
21	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-7-1	West	1468	+10	-8	87	34.4%	11%	3%	1%	0.4%
22	New York IslandersNYI 8-6-4	East	1491	-0	-9	90	29.3%	10%	3%	1%	0.4%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 7-10-2	East	1490	-10	-4	85	16.4%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
24	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-10-2	West	1479	-28	-19	82	19.2%	7%	3%	1%	0.3%
25	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-11-2	East	1488	-16	-27	83	11.0%	3%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-10-0	East	1488	-19	-3	84	15.9%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
27	San Jose SharksSJS 8-11-2	West	1469	-30	-12	82	17.3%	6%	2%	<1%	0.2%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 5-10-6	East	1477	-37	-8	81	8.2%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.2%
29	Calgary FlamesCGY 8-10-1	West	1443	-8	-5	78	9.8%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
30	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-10-3	East	1468	-17	-15	80	6.8%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 5-13-1	West	1414	-29	-9	68	1.0%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-16-1	West	1384	-41	-18	59	0.1%	<1%	—	—	—

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