2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 12:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 12-2-2	East	1610	+24	+10	118	98.3%	73%	50%	32%	20.5%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 9-5-1	West	1582	+5	+8	108	93.8%	60%	36%	22%	11.4%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 11-2-2	West	1573	+27	+1	112	97.0%	67%	41%	21%	10.7%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 10-3-3	West	1568	+24	+18	110	94.8%	57%	29%	16%	8.1%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 8-3-2	East	1560	+6	-1	105	79.5%	46%	25%	12%	6.4%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-5-2	West	1550	-5	-17	102	86.0%	53%	27%	13%	5.7%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 9-3-2	East	1551	+10	+23	104	76.1%	39%	20%	10%	4.6%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 8-5-1	West	1546	+0	-6	102	81.5%	39%	19%	10%	4.6%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 8-5-0	East	1543	-0	-7	101	70.3%	37%	16%	8%	4.0%
10	Florida PanthersFLA 8-5-2	East	1547	-7	-2	100	64.3%	32%	16%	7%	3.5%
11	New Jersey DevilsNJD 9-5-0	East	1534	+18	+21	100	67.5%	33%	13%	6%	3.0%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 11-4-1	East	1532	+33	+0	101	68.3%	30%	14%	6%	2.5%
13	Utah MammothUTA 9-6-0	West	1527	+5	-11	98	72.9%	29%	13%	6%	2.5%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 7-4-3	East	1527	-10	+3	97	53.2%	23%	11%	5%	2.1%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 9-6-1	East	1522	-1	-2	96	49.3%	20%	10%	4%	1.9%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-6-2	East	1514	+11	+7	93	38.7%	15%	7%	3%	1.2%
17	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-6-1	West	1498	+12	+7	91	49.1%	16%	6%	3%	1.1%
18	Anaheim DucksANA 6-7-1	West	1498	-13	-4	89	43.4%	18%	7%	3%	0.9%
19	Los Angeles KingsLAK 4-7-2	West	1494	-13	-1	88	37.2%	15%	6%	2%	0.8%
20	New York IslandersNYI 7-5-2	East	1494	+3	-6	90	33.7%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-7-2	East	1494	-6	+2	87	22.0%	9%	3%	1%	0.7%
22	San Jose SharksSJS 7-8-1	West	1482	-17	-19	87	32.0%	12%	4%	1%	0.5%
23	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-7-0	East	1491	-15	-6	86	20.7%	8%	3%	1%	0.5%
24	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-5-3	East	1483	-2	+7	87	19.0%	6%	3%	1%	0.4%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 8-5-1	West	1473	+15	-2	89	42.7%	13%	5%	1%	0.4%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 5-4-5	West	1478	-4	+3	88	33.6%	9%	3%	1%	0.4%
27	New York RangersNYR 7-7-1	East	1487	+1	-15	87	24.7%	9%	3%	<1%	0.3%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-8-4	East	1485	-29	+2	83	14.5%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-8-3	West	1454	-22	-20	79	12.6%	3%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 7-8-0	West	1452	+1	+11	82	19.6%	5%	2%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-10-1	West	1419	-24	-9	70	2.9%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-12-1	West	1398	-27	-10	65	0.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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