2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Tue, Oct 20, 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 7-2-1	East	1596	+10	+10	113	94.0%	68%	44%	27%	15.4%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-3-1	West	1577	-0	-10	107	88.8%	56%	33%	19%	10.2%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-2-0	West	1575	+20	+11	110	94.1%	64%	37%	20%	10.2%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 6-1-1	West	1567	+20	+18	109	93.1%	62%	32%	16%	9.0%
5	Minnesota WildMIN 6-2-1	West	1557	+13	+9	106	86.7%	48%	26%	14%	7.0%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 6-2-0	East	1561	+6	+5	105	79.6%	46%	25%	13%	6.9%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 5-2-2	East	1555	+2	+2	103	74.4%	41%	22%	11%	5.7%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-3-0	East	1550	+7	-1	102	74.0%	42%	19%	9%	4.9%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 4-3-1	West	1549	+4	+11	101	78.3%	39%	19%	10%	4.5%
10	Utah MammothUTA 7-3-0	West	1538	+15	+11	102	79.3%	37%	17%	8%	3.8%
11	Montreal CanadiensMTL 4-3-1	East	1533	-8	-3	97	56.4%	27%	13%	7%	3.3%
12	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 6-3-0	East	1526	+3	-4	98	58.2%	26%	12%	6%	2.7%
13	Boston BruinsBOS 7-2-0	East	1528	+30	+32	101	66.8%	30%	14%	6%	2.4%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-3-2	East	1524	-13	-4	96	50.8%	22%	11%	5%	2.0%
15	New Jersey DevilsNJD 4-4-0	East	1509	-7	+4	92	39.8%	19%	8%	3%	1.6%
16	New York RangersNYR 7-3-1	East	1507	+21	+6	95	52.6%	21%	8%	3%	1.3%
17	Anaheim DucksANA 4-4-0	West	1505	-6	-7	92	51.3%	21%	9%	4%	1.3%
18	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-4-0	East	1497	-9	-8	89	30.6%	13%	5%	2%	1.0%
19	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 4-4-2	East	1500	-4	-0	90	30.8%	11%	5%	2%	1.0%
20	New York IslandersNYI 4-3-1	East	1497	+6	+7	90	36.2%	14%	5%	2%	0.9%
21	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-4-2	West	1483	-25	-20	85	28.1%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
22	San Jose SharksSJS 4-4-1	West	1487	-12	-16	89	38.2%	14%	5%	2%	0.6%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-6-1	East	1489	-11	-13	86	22.6%	9%	4%	2%	0.6%
24	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-2-2	West	1479	+2	-2	89	36.4%	11%	4%	2%	0.6%
25	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-2-3	West	1481	-1	+3	88	33.9%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
26	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-3-1	West	1475	+17	+11	89	40.4%	13%	5%	1%	0.5%
27	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-4-1	West	1488	+3	+3	88	34.7%	11%	4%	2%	0.5%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 2-6-3	East	1483	-30	-2	83	16.1%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 3-3-2	East	1474	-11	-7	84	17.1%	6%	2%	<1%	0.4%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-6-0	West	1433	-10	-5	75	6.9%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 2-6-0	West	1431	-20	+0	74	6.4%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-7-1	West	1412	-13	-14	70	3.3%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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