2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 12:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	Carolina HurricanesCAR 10-2-2	East	1604	+18	+4	116	96.9%	72%	49%	31%	18.6%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 7-5-1	West	1575	-2	-6	106	89.1%	56%	31%	18%	9.8%
3	Minnesota WildMIN 9-3-2	West	1565	+21	+8	109	93.1%	56%	30%	17%	8.6%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 9-2-2	West	1562	+15	-5	108	92.5%	61%	34%	17%	8.5%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-4-1	West	1560	+6	-10	106	90.2%	58%	33%	16%	7.7%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	79.6%	45%	25%	13%	7.0%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 7-4-2	East	1550	-3	-0	102	70.5%	36%	20%	9%	4.8%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 7-4-1	West	1550	+4	+6	103	82.2%	42%	20%	11%	4.5%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 7-4-0	East	1548	+5	+5	102	73.4%	42%	18%	8%	4.4%
10	Montreal CanadiensMTL 7-3-2	East	1542	+1	+12	101	66.0%	32%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 9-3-1	East	1533	+35	+11	102	69.3%	31%	14%	6%	3.1%
12	Utah MammothUTA 8-5-0	West	1530	+8	-13	100	75.3%	32%	15%	7%	2.9%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-5-0	East	1524	+1	-7	96	51.6%	22%	10%	4%	2.4%
14	New Jersey DevilsNJD 8-5-0	East	1526	+10	+17	97	57.7%	26%	10%	5%	2.1%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 5-4-3	East	1520	-17	-3	95	45.1%	19%	9%	4%	2.0%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-5-2	East	1514	+10	+18	94	42.1%	17%	8%	3%	1.4%
17	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	28.9%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
18	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-5-0	East	1496	-10	-0	89	27.9%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
19	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-6-1	West	1488	+2	-6	88	35.6%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
20	New York IslandersNYI 6-4-2	East	1496	+5	+6	91	34.4%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-4-1	West	1477	+18	-5	90	44.9%	16%	6%	2%	0.7%
22	San Jose SharksSJS 6-6-1	West	1491	-8	-1	90	42.6%	16%	6%	2%	0.7%
23	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	29.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
24	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-1	West	1496	-16	-15	89	41.0%	16%	6%	2%	0.7%
25	Los Angeles KingsLAK 3-6-2	West	1495	-13	+12	88	37.5%	15%	6%	2%	0.6%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-3-5	West	1477	-5	+2	88	34.5%	9%	4%	1%	0.6%
27	Detroit Red WingsDET 5-4-3	East	1475	-10	+5	85	16.6%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
28	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-5-3	West	1465	-12	-16	83	20.6%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-8-4	East	1479	-35	-1	81	10.5%	4%	1%	<1%	0.3%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 5-7-0	West	1444	-6	+18	79	13.7%	4%	1%	<1%	0.2%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-8-0	West	1429	-14	-6	73	5.5%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-10-1	West	1404	-21	-10	68	1.6%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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