2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Wed, Oct 14, 2026, 2:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 6-1-1	East	1598	+12	+21	114	94.8%	68%	45%	28%	16.9%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 4-2-0	West	1582	+4	-0	109	89.7%	58%	35%	20%	11.4%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 5-0-1	West	1566	+19	+24	109	90.9%	58%	33%	17%	9.0%
4	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 6-2-0	West	1567	+13	+11	108	90.8%	59%	33%	18%	9.0%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4-2-0	East	1557	+2	+10	104	77.6%	45%	25%	13%	6.8%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 4-2-1	West	1552	+8	-1	104	80.4%	43%	21%	11%	5.9%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 3-2-2	East	1549	-4	-5	102	70.6%	37%	20%	10%	4.5%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 3-3-0	East	1543	-0	-8	100	68.1%	37%	18%	9%	4.3%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 2-3-1	West	1540	-6	+4	98	65.4%	32%	16%	8%	3.9%
10	Utah MammothUTA 5-2-0	West	1537	+14	+3	102	75.8%	37%	17%	8%	3.7%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 5-2-0	East	1529	+6	-4	99	63.3%	29%	14%	6%	3.1%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 3-2-1	East	1533	-8	-12	98	58.8%	28%	14%	6%	2.9%
13	Anaheim DucksANA 4-2-0	West	1516	+5	+1	96	62.5%	27%	11%	5%	2.1%
14	Boston BruinsBOS 5-2-0	East	1516	+17	+9	96	53.8%	23%	11%	5%	2.1%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 3-3-1	East	1523	-14	-10	95	48.8%	22%	11%	5%	2.0%
16	New York RangersNYR 6-2-0	East	1511	+26	+17	97	58.0%	25%	10%	4%	1.8%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-3-1	East	1506	+3	+3	91	38.9%	15%	7%	3%	1.2%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-2-1	West	1496	+11	+1	92	44.5%	16%	6%	3%	1.1%
19	New Jersey DevilsNJD 3-3-0	East	1506	-10	-13	91	39.1%	17%	7%	3%	1.0%
20	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-3-1	East	1500	+0	-13	90	37.6%	15%	6%	3%	1.0%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-3-0	East	1496	-10	-10	89	32.1%	14%	5%	2%	1.0%
22	New York IslandersNYI 3-3-0	East	1492	+1	+4	88	31.1%	12%	5%	2%	0.9%
23	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-2-0	West	1482	+24	+18	91	43.5%	16%	5%	2%	0.8%
24	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-3-2	West	1489	-18	-18	87	31.4%	12%	5%	2%	0.8%
25	San Jose SharksSJS 3-3-0	West	1491	-8	-11	90	38.2%	15%	6%	2%	0.7%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-2-2	West	1479	-3	+1	87	29.6%	10%	4%	2%	0.7%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-1-1	West	1485	+8	+11	91	41.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.6%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-5-3	East	1477	-37	-21	81	14.0%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-3-2	East	1468	-17	-11	81	13.3%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 2-5-0	West	1435	-8	+1	75	7.2%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 1-5-0	West	1430	-21	-13	73	5.0%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-6-0	West	1416	-9	-16	71	3.8%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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