2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Thu, Nov 12, 2026, 2:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 14-3-2	East	1609	+23	+5	117	98.2%	73%	50%	31%	20.2%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 14-3-3	West	1573	+26	-0	112	97.0%	66%	38%	20%	9.7%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 13-3-4	West	1576	+32	+15	113	97.3%	61%	33%	18%	9.3%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 11-6-2	West	1579	+1	+0	107	91.7%	55%	33%	19%	9.3%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 13-5-2	West	1566	+11	+13	109	94.9%	63%	34%	17%	7.8%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 12-4-2	East	1574	+19	+13	109	90.2%	53%	30%	15%	7.8%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 11-3-4	East	1551	+10	+2	105	81.8%	40%	20%	9%	4.6%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 10-5-2	West	1548	+3	-1	103	81.8%	38%	19%	9%	4.3%
9	New Jersey DevilsNJD 13-6-0	East	1544	+28	+10	103	78.9%	40%	16%	8%	3.9%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 10-6-0	East	1546	+3	-2	102	74.0%	38%	15%	8%	3.8%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 13-4-1	East	1544	+46	+11	106	83.0%	40%	19%	9%	3.8%
12	Florida PanthersFLA 10-7-2	East	1547	-6	-7	100	64.8%	30%	15%	7%	3.5%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 11-6-2	East	1527	+4	+6	98	59.5%	24%	11%	5%	2.3%
14	Utah MammothUTA 10-8-1	West	1520	-3	-14	97	63.1%	23%	10%	4%	1.6%
15	Nashville PredatorsNSH 10-4-5	West	1508	+26	+30	98	67.6%	23%	8%	4%	1.2%
16	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-7-3	East	1514	-23	-9	92	37.1%	14%	7%	3%	1.2%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 10-8-1	West	1509	-2	+11	93	58.0%	24%	9%	4%	1.1%
18	New York RangersNYR 11-8-1	East	1499	+13	+12	92	39.0%	14%	5%	2%	0.6%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 8-8-2	West	1489	+4	-5	89	32.6%	10%	4%	1%	0.6%
20	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-10-2	East	1493	-10	-17	85	16.3%	6%	3%	1%	0.5%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-9-2	West	1486	-21	-9	85	24.7%	9%	4%	1%	0.5%
22	Winnipeg JetsWPG 8-8-3	West	1474	-3	+15	86	25.9%	6%	3%	1%	0.4%
23	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-4	East	1484	-7	-12	88	23.9%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
24	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-9-0	East	1492	-14	-3	86	20.0%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
25	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 7-10-2	East	1490	-10	-4	85	15.9%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
26	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-6-1	West	1472	+14	-11	88	38.0%	12%	3%	1%	0.3%
27	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-9-3	East	1470	-15	-6	81	8.6%	2%	1%	<1%	0.2%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 5-10-6	East	1477	-37	-8	81	8.7%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
29	San Jose SharksSJS 8-11-2	West	1469	-30	-12	82	17.0%	6%	2%	<1%	0.1%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 8-10-1	West	1443	-8	-5	78	9.6%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-13-1	West	1410	-32	-14	67	0.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-16-1	West	1384	-41	-18	59	0.2%	<1%	—	—	—

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