2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 10:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 12-2-2	East	1610	+24	+10	118	98.0%	74%	53%	33%	20.3%
2	Edmonton OilersEDM 11-2-2	West	1573	+27	+1	112	97.1%	66%	39%	20%	10.3%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 11-3-3	West	1573	+29	+16	111	96.3%	60%	33%	19%	10.1%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 9-6-1	West	1574	-4	-6	106	90.3%	53%	29%	17%	8.6%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 9-3-2	East	1564	+9	-6	106	82.6%	47%	25%	12%	6.7%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 10-5-2	West	1553	-2	-6	104	88.8%	56%	28%	14%	6.5%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 9-3-2	East	1551	+10	+23	104	76.7%	39%	20%	9%	4.8%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 9-5-1	West	1550	+4	-5	103	84.4%	41%	20%	10%	4.6%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 8-5-2	East	1547	-7	-2	100	65.8%	32%	17%	8%	3.5%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-6-0	East	1539	-4	-2	99	63.9%	33%	13%	6%	3.1%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 11-4-1	East	1532	+33	+0	102	69.3%	31%	15%	6%	3.0%
12	Utah MammothUTA 10-6-0	West	1531	+8	-2	100	78.5%	33%	15%	7%	2.8%
13	New Jersey DevilsNJD 9-5-0	East	1534	+18	+21	99	67.0%	34%	12%	6%	2.8%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 7-4-3	East	1527	-10	+3	97	53.9%	23%	11%	5%	2.2%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 9-6-1	East	1522	-1	-2	96	48.8%	20%	9%	4%	1.6%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-7-2	East	1511	+7	+1	92	34.2%	13%	6%	3%	1.2%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 6-7-1	West	1498	-13	-4	89	43.1%	18%	7%	3%	1.0%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-7-1	West	1493	+8	-6	90	41.4%	13%	6%	2%	0.9%
19	Los Angeles KingsLAK 4-7-2	West	1494	-13	-1	87	36.5%	15%	6%	2%	0.8%
20	New York IslandersNYI 7-5-2	East	1494	+3	-6	90	34.0%	13%	4%	2%	0.8%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 6-7-0	East	1500	-7	+11	89	28.8%	12%	4%	2%	0.7%
22	New York RangersNYR 8-7-1	East	1491	+6	-16	89	29.9%	12%	4%	1%	0.6%
23	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-5-1	West	1473	+15	-2	89	43.2%	14%	5%	2%	0.6%
24	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-8-2	East	1491	-9	+1	85	18.5%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
25	San Jose SharksSJS 7-8-1	West	1482	-17	-19	87	32.4%	12%	4%	2%	0.5%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 5-4-5	West	1478	-4	+3	88	34.7%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-9-4	East	1481	-33	-9	82	11.9%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-6-3	East	1480	-5	+10	86	16.5%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Calgary FlamesCGY 7-8-0	West	1452	+1	+11	81	18.1%	6%	2%	<1%	0.1%
30	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-8-3	West	1454	-22	-20	79	12.0%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-10-1	West	1419	-24	-9	70	2.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-12-1	West	1398	-27	-10	65	0.9%	<1%	<1%	—	—

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