2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 1:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 9-2-2	East	1602	+16	+4	115	96.4%	70%	47%	30%	17.9%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 6-4-1	West	1579	+2	-2	107	90.0%	56%	34%	20%	11.5%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 8-2-1	West	1562	+16	-3	108	92.2%	59%	35%	18%	9.5%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	80.1%	47%	26%	13%	6.8%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-4-1	West	1556	+1	-12	104	86.8%	55%	29%	15%	6.7%
6	Dallas StarsDAL 6-3-1	West	1554	+9	+11	104	83.3%	45%	23%	12%	6.2%
7	Minnesota WildMIN 7-3-2	West	1556	+12	+4	105	87.1%	46%	23%	12%	6.0%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 6-4-0	East	1544	+1	-3	100	68.5%	38%	17%	9%	4.3%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 5-4-2	East	1541	-12	-0	99	61.0%	31%	17%	8%	4.1%
10	Utah MammothUTA 8-4-0	West	1536	+13	-1	102	78.6%	36%	16%	8%	3.6%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 9-2-1	East	1535	+37	+19	103	73.7%	34%	16%	7%	3.3%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 5-3-2	East	1534	-7	+4	98	55.6%	26%	13%	6%	2.7%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-4-0	East	1529	+6	-0	98	60.0%	27%	13%	5%	2.4%
14	New Jersey DevilsNJD 7-4-0	East	1522	+6	+16	96	55.3%	26%	10%	5%	2.0%
15	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-4-2	East	1520	+17	+18	96	52.0%	23%	10%	5%	1.9%
16	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-4-3	East	1515	-22	-11	93	39.1%	17%	8%	3%	1.5%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-0	West	1500	-11	-16	90	43.8%	19%	8%	3%	1.3%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-5-1	West	1493	+8	-3	90	39.9%	13%	5%	2%	1.1%
19	New York IslandersNYI 5-3-2	East	1496	+5	+6	91	35.4%	14%	5%	2%	0.9%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 2-5-2	West	1491	-16	-4	87	33.7%	14%	6%	2%	0.9%
21	San Jose SharksSJS 6-5-1	West	1497	-2	+2	92	49.6%	21%	8%	3%	0.9%
22	New York RangersNYR 7-5-1	East	1499	+14	-12	92	39.1%	15%	5%	2%	0.8%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	29.1%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
24	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-4-1	West	1477	+18	-5	90	42.0%	15%	5%	2%	0.7%
25	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 4-5-0	East	1493	-14	-11	87	25.3%	10%	3%	1%	0.7%
26	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-3-3	West	1474	-2	-3	87	29.9%	9%	3%	1%	0.6%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-7-3	East	1486	-27	+9	84	16.3%	7%	3%	1%	0.5%
28	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-3-4	West	1472	-10	-12	86	26.4%	8%	3%	1%	0.3%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 4-4-3	East	1471	-14	+3	83	13.1%	4%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 4-6-0	West	1441	-9	+19	78	10.5%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-7-0	West	1428	-15	-6	73	4.7%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-9-1	West	1402	-23	-15	66	1.4%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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