2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 10:07 PM 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 5-1-1	East	1594	+9	+20	112	92.8%	66%	43%	27%	14.8%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 3-2-0	West	1578	+1	+1	107	88.0%	57%	34%	20%	11.6%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 5-1-0	West	1567	+12	+8	108	89.4%	55%	31%	17%	9.0%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4-1-0	East	1563	+8	+8	106	82.5%	49%	28%	15%	8.1%
5	Edmonton OilersEDM 4-0-1	West	1560	+13	+13	107	87.7%	54%	30%	15%	7.4%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 3-1-1	West	1555	+11	+11	105	82.6%	45%	22%	12%	6.0%
7	Washington CapitalsWSH 3-2-0	East	1547	+4	+4	101	70.9%	39%	18%	10%	5.0%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 2-1-2	East	1547	-7	-7	101	69.3%	37%	19%	10%	4.6%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 2-2-1	West	1543	-2	-2	100	70.7%	36%	18%	9%	4.4%
10	Utah MammothUTA 4-2-0	West	1534	+12	+7	100	70.9%	34%	16%	8%	3.8%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 4-1-0	East	1532	+9	+9	100	65.1%	31%	15%	7%	3.1%
12	Anaheim DucksANA 4-1-0	West	1524	+12	+12	100	70.9%	33%	15%	6%	3.0%
13	Montreal CanadiensMTL 2-2-1	East	1530	-11	-11	96	53.8%	26%	12%	5%	2.6%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 2-3-0	East	1521	-16	-16	93	44.8%	21%	10%	4%	2.1%
15	New York RangersNYR 5-2-0	East	1505	+19	+17	94	50.1%	21%	8%	4%	1.4%
16	San Jose SharksSJS 3-2-0	West	1498	-1	-1	92	46.5%	19%	8%	3%	1.4%
17	Boston BruinsBOS 4-2-0	East	1509	+11	+6	94	45.7%	19%	8%	4%	1.4%
18	New Jersey DevilsNJD 2-2-0	East	1509	-7	-7	92	41.9%	19%	7%	3%	1.3%
19	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-2-1	East	1506	+6	-4	92	42.9%	18%	7%	3%	1.3%
20	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-2-1	East	1509	+5	+9	93	43.1%	17%	7%	3%	1.3%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-2-0	East	1503	-3	-3	91	38.9%	16%	6%	3%	1.0%
22	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-2-2	West	1495	-13	-13	89	37.7%	15%	6%	2%	1.0%
23	New York IslandersNYI 2-3-0	East	1490	-1	-1	87	27.6%	11%	5%	2%	0.8%
24	St. Louis BluesSTL 2-2-1	West	1486	+1	+1	89	34.4%	11%	4%	2%	0.8%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 4-2-0	West	1478	+20	+11	89	37.6%	13%	5%	2%	0.6%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-1-2	West	1484	+2	+2	89	35.8%	12%	4%	2%	0.6%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 3-1-1	West	1478	+1	+1	89	33.9%	10%	4%	1%	0.6%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-5-2	East	1481	-33	-20	82	15.3%	6%	2%	1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-3-1	East	1471	-14	-14	82	15.3%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 1-5-0	West	1429	-13	-10	73	5.6%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 0-5-0	West	1422	-29	-29	70	3.5%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-5-0	West	1418	-7	-8	73	4.8%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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