2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sat, Oct 24, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 8-2-2	East	1596	+10	+2	113	94.5%	67%	46%	29%	16.6%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 6-4-1	West	1579	+2	-2	107	89.8%	57%	33%	20%	11.0%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 8-1-1	West	1573	+26	+13	112	95.2%	65%	39%	21%	10.6%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-0	East	1564	+9	+1	106	82.3%	49%	28%	15%	7.9%
5	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-4-0	West	1559	+4	-3	105	86.4%	54%	28%	14%	7.4%
6	Dallas StarsDAL 6-3-1	West	1554	+9	+11	104	82.5%	44%	22%	12%	6.4%
7	Minnesota WildMIN 6-3-2	West	1550	+6	-9	104	83.1%	44%	22%	11%	5.4%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 5-4-2	East	1541	-12	-0	99	62.1%	32%	17%	8%	3.8%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-4-0	East	1541	-2	-13	99	66.1%	37%	16%	8%	3.7%
10	Utah MammothUTA 7-4-0	West	1533	+10	-2	100	73.2%	33%	15%	7%	3.5%
11	Montreal CanadiensMTL 5-3-2	East	1534	-7	+4	98	57.8%	28%	14%	7%	3.4%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 8-2-1	East	1531	+33	+22	102	71.8%	33%	14%	6%	2.9%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 7-4-0	East	1524	+1	-15	97	54.4%	24%	12%	5%	2.3%
14	New Jersey DevilsNJD 6-4-0	East	1518	+2	+15	95	51.8%	24%	10%	4%	2.0%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-4-2	East	1517	-20	-4	93	41.5%	19%	9%	4%	2.0%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 6-4-2	East	1510	+7	+4	93	43.3%	17%	7%	3%	1.4%
17	San Jose SharksSJS 6-4-1	West	1500	+1	+9	94	52.8%	21%	9%	3%	1.3%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-4-1	West	1499	+13	+12	92	44.8%	16%	7%	3%	1.2%
19	New York RangersNYR 7-4-1	East	1504	+19	-1	93	46.1%	19%	7%	2%	1.0%
20	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-3-1	West	1483	+25	+5	92	48.1%	16%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 2-4-2	West	1495	-12	-2	89	39.2%	16%	6%	2%	0.8%
22	New York IslandersNYI 5-3-2	East	1496	+5	+6	91	37.1%	16%	6%	2%	0.8%
23	Anaheim DucksANA 4-6-0	West	1497	-14	-27	89	36.5%	14%	6%	2%	0.8%
24	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 4-6-1	East	1497	-3	-9	88	27.3%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
25	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-6-3	East	1490	-24	+9	86	21.8%	9%	3%	1%	0.4%
26	Detroit Red WingsDET 4-3-3	East	1477	-8	+6	85	19.6%	7%	3%	1%	0.4%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-3-3	West	1475	-7	-11	86	27.6%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
28	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-5-0	East	1489	-17	-19	86	22.4%	9%	3%	1%	0.4%
29	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-3-3	West	1474	-2	-3	87	27.6%	8%	3%	1%	0.4%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-7-0	West	1428	-15	-6	73	4.1%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 3-6-0	West	1435	-16	+9	76	7.7%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-9-1	West	1402	-23	-15	67	1.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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