2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sat, Oct 17, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 6-1-1	East	1598	+12	+21	114	94.8%	69%	46%	29%	17.4%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-2-1	West	1581	+4	-1	109	90.5%	59%	34%	20%	11.3%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 7-2-0	West	1571	+16	+9	109	92.1%	60%	35%	18%	9.1%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 5-1-1	West	1559	+13	+14	107	88.1%	54%	30%	15%	7.5%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 5-2-0	East	1559	+4	+7	105	78.2%	44%	25%	13%	6.7%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 5-2-1	West	1555	+11	+4	105	83.8%	45%	23%	12%	6.0%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 4-2-2	East	1550	-3	-0	102	73.0%	39%	20%	10%	4.8%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 3-3-1	West	1544	-1	+11	100	70.3%	35%	18%	10%	4.7%
9	Utah MammothUTA 6-2-0	West	1543	+21	+14	104	81.7%	40%	19%	9%	4.4%
10	Washington CapitalsWSH 4-3-0	East	1546	+3	-1	101	71.6%	40%	18%	9%	4.3%
11	Montreal CanadiensMTL 3-3-1	East	1530	-11	-11	96	54.0%	26%	13%	6%	3.1%
12	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 6-2-0	East	1531	+8	+4	100	65.3%	30%	14%	6%	3.0%
13	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-3-1	East	1526	-10	-9	96	52.7%	25%	12%	6%	2.5%
14	Boston BruinsBOS 6-2-0	East	1522	+23	+19	98	60.4%	26%	12%	5%	2.4%
15	Anaheim DucksANA 4-3-0	West	1510	-1	-8	94	55.6%	25%	10%	4%	1.7%
16	New Jersey DevilsNJD 4-3-0	East	1513	-3	+2	93	45.9%	20%	8%	3%	1.4%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-3-2	East	1503	-1	+3	91	35.0%	15%	7%	3%	1.2%
18	New York RangersNYR 6-3-0	East	1504	+19	+5	94	50.0%	21%	8%	3%	1.1%
19	San Jose SharksSJS 4-3-0	West	1495	-4	-10	91	44.6%	17%	7%	2%	1.0%
20	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-3-1	West	1494	+8	+4	90	39.4%	14%	6%	3%	0.9%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-3-2	West	1489	-18	-18	87	31.7%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	New York IslandersNYI 3-3-1	East	1490	-1	-6	88	29.7%	12%	4%	2%	0.8%
23	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-3-0	East	1496	-10	-10	89	31.9%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
24	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-1-2	West	1481	+5	+4	90	38.8%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-2-1	West	1480	+22	+10	91	42.3%	14%	5%	2%	0.6%
26	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-4-1	East	1496	-4	-13	89	31.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.6%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-2-3	West	1475	-7	-6	86	25.4%	8%	3%	<1%	0.4%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 2-3-2	East	1471	-14	-5	83	15.5%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-6-3	East	1474	-40	-20	80	10.7%	4%	1%	<1%	0.2%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-5-0	West	1438	-4	+6	77	8.3%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 1-6-0	West	1426	-24	-10	72	3.7%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-6-1	West	1414	-11	-15	71	3.7%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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