2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 2:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 10-2-2	East	1604	+18	+4	116	97.1%	72%	48%	30%	19.1%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 6-5-1	West	1571	-7	-7	105	87.4%	53%	30%	17%	9.0%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 9-4-1	West	1560	+6	-10	106	90.1%	57%	33%	17%	8.3%
4	Minnesota WildMIN 9-3-2	West	1565	+21	+8	109	93.0%	55%	30%	16%	8.0%
5	Edmonton OilersEDM 8-2-2	West	1558	+11	-2	107	91.8%	57%	32%	16%	7.6%
6	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 7-3-1	East	1561	+6	+4	105	78.6%	44%	24%	12%	6.4%
7	Dallas StarsDAL 7-4-1	West	1550	+4	+6	103	81.9%	42%	21%	12%	5.5%
8	Florida PanthersFLA 7-4-2	East	1550	-3	-0	102	69.9%	36%	19%	9%	5.0%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH 6-4-0	East	1544	+1	-3	100	67.4%	36%	16%	8%	4.2%
10	Montreal CanadiensMTL 7-3-2	East	1542	+1	+12	101	66.5%	32%	16%	7%	3.7%
11	New Jersey DevilsNJD 8-4-0	East	1531	+15	+18	99	63.0%	31%	12%	6%	3.2%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 9-3-1	East	1533	+35	+11	102	69.0%	31%	14%	6%	3.0%
13	Utah MammothUTA 8-5-0	West	1530	+8	-13	100	75.7%	34%	15%	7%	2.8%
14	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 8-5-0	East	1524	+1	-7	96	51.2%	23%	11%	5%	2.3%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 5-4-3	East	1520	-17	-3	94	43.8%	19%	10%	4%	2.0%
16	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 7-5-2	East	1514	+10	+18	94	42.0%	17%	7%	3%	1.3%
17	San Jose SharksSJS 6-6-1	West	1491	-8	-1	90	43.5%	17%	7%	3%	1.1%
18	Anaheim DucksANA 5-6-1	West	1496	-16	-15	89	42.8%	18%	7%	3%	1.0%
19	Los Angeles KingsLAK 3-6-2	West	1495	-13	+12	88	37.6%	16%	6%	3%	0.9%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 5-5-0	East	1496	-10	-0	89	28.7%	12%	5%	2%	0.9%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 5-6-1	East	1499	-1	-1	89	27.9%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
22	New York IslandersNYI 6-4-2	East	1496	+5	+6	90	34.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
23	Seattle KrakenSEA 7-4-1	West	1477	+18	-5	90	43.9%	15%	6%	2%	0.7%
24	St. Louis BluesSTL 5-6-1	West	1488	+2	-6	88	34.3%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
25	New York RangersNYR 7-6-1	East	1492	+7	-12	89	31.1%	12%	4%	2%	0.6%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 4-3-5	West	1477	-5	+2	88	34.0%	11%	4%	1%	0.4%
27	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 3-7-4	East	1483	-31	+9	83	13.3%	5%	2%	<1%	0.4%
28	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-5-3	West	1465	-12	-16	83	21.5%	6%	2%	<1%	0.2%
29	Calgary FlamesCGY 5-6-0	West	1448	-3	+19	80	15.9%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Detroit Red WingsDET 5-4-3	East	1475	-10	+5	85	16.1%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-8-0	West	1429	-14	-6	73	5.0%	1%	<1%	<1%	—
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-10-1	West	1404	-21	-10	68	1.7%	<1%	<1%	<1%	—

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