2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 11:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 7-2-1	East	1596	+10	+10	113	93.8%	68%	45%	27%	15.4%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 5-2-1	West	1581	+4	-1	109	91.3%	58%	35%	20%	11.3%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 8-2-0	West	1575	+20	+11	110	94.2%	64%	36%	20%	10.3%
4	Edmonton OilersEDM 6-1-1	West	1567	+20	+18	109	93.0%	61%	34%	17%	8.9%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 6-2-0	East	1561	+6	+5	106	82.0%	48%	26%	14%	7.5%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 6-2-1	West	1557	+13	+9	106	87.0%	47%	24%	13%	6.4%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 5-2-2	East	1555	+2	+2	104	76.0%	41%	23%	11%	5.7%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 5-3-0	East	1550	+7	-1	102	75.2%	44%	21%	11%	5.2%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 4-3-1	West	1549	+4	+11	102	76.7%	38%	19%	9%	4.8%
10	Utah MammothUTA 6-3-0	West	1536	+13	+1	101	76.0%	35%	16%	8%	3.5%
11	Boston BruinsBOS 7-2-0	East	1528	+30	+32	100	67.5%	30%	13%	6%	2.8%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 4-3-1	East	1533	-8	-3	97	56.9%	27%	13%	6%	2.5%
13	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 6-3-0	East	1526	+3	-4	98	57.6%	25%	12%	5%	2.3%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 4-3-2	East	1524	-13	-4	95	51.4%	22%	10%	4%	2.0%
15	New Jersey DevilsNJD 4-4-0	East	1509	-7	+4	91	40.8%	18%	7%	3%	1.4%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 4-3-0	West	1510	-1	-8	94	56.6%	24%	9%	3%	1.3%
17	New York RangersNYR 6-3-1	East	1502	+16	-3	93	46.5%	18%	6%	3%	1.1%
18	New York IslandersNYI 4-3-1	East	1497	+6	+7	90	37.5%	15%	6%	2%	1.0%
19	San Jose SharksSJS 4-3-1	West	1492	-7	-8	91	44.4%	17%	6%	2%	0.8%
20	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 3-4-0	East	1497	-9	-8	88	31.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.8%
21	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-4-1	West	1488	+3	+3	88	33.7%	11%	5%	2%	0.8%
22	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-4-2	East	1495	-8	-7	88	27.2%	10%	5%	2%	0.7%
23	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-5-1	East	1492	-8	-14	87	26.0%	10%	4%	2%	0.6%
24	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-4-2	West	1483	-25	-20	85	26.7%	9%	4%	1%	0.5%
25	Nashville PredatorsNSH 3-2-3	West	1481	-1	+3	88	32.9%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
26	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-2-2	West	1479	+2	-2	89	34.9%	11%	3%	1%	0.5%
27	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-3-1	West	1475	+17	+11	89	37.8%	12%	4%	1%	0.4%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 1-6-3	East	1480	-34	-12	81	13.5%	5%	2%	<1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 3-3-2	East	1474	-11	-7	84	16.7%	6%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 2-6-0	West	1431	-20	+0	74	5.7%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3-6-0	West	1433	-10	-5	75	6.1%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-7-1	West	1412	-13	-14	70	3.1%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%

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