2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 11:07 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	93.1%	67%	44%	26%	15.6%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 3-2-0	West	1578	+1	+1	108	88.4%	58%	34%	21%	11.0%
3	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 5-2-0	West	1562	+7	+8	106	86.0%	53%	30%	15%	8.1%
4	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4-1-0	East	1563	+8	+8	106	82.4%	48%	28%	15%	8.1%
5	Minnesota WildMIN 4-1-1	West	1559	+15	+11	106	85.5%	49%	26%	14%	7.2%
6	Edmonton OilersEDM 4-0-1	West	1560	+13	+13	107	87.9%	54%	29%	15%	7.2%
7	Washington CapitalsWSH 3-2-0	East	1547	+4	+4	101	70.6%	40%	18%	9%	4.8%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 2-2-1	West	1543	-2	-2	100	70.2%	35%	18%	9%	4.4%
9	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 5-1-0	East	1539	+16	+13	102	71.4%	36%	18%	9%	4.0%
10	Florida PanthersFLA 2-2-2	East	1542	-11	-15	99	62.8%	31%	16%	8%	3.9%
11	Utah MammothUTA 4-2-0	West	1534	+12	+7	100	72.1%	33%	15%	8%	3.7%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 2-2-1	East	1530	-11	-11	96	53.6%	27%	13%	6%	3.1%
13	Anaheim DucksANA 4-1-0	West	1524	+12	+12	99	70.5%	34%	15%	6%	3.0%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 3-3-0	East	1526	-11	-5	95	50.2%	23%	11%	5%	2.4%
15	Boston BruinsBOS 4-2-0	East	1509	+11	+6	94	46.6%	19%	8%	3%	1.4%
16	New Jersey DevilsNJD 2-3-0	East	1503	-13	-13	89	35.1%	16%	7%	3%	1.4%
17	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-2-1	East	1506	+6	-4	93	43.3%	18%	7%	3%	1.3%
18	New York RangersNYR 5-2-0	East	1505	+19	+17	94	49.2%	20%	8%	3%	1.3%
19	San Jose SharksSJS 3-2-0	West	1498	-1	-1	92	46.4%	19%	7%	3%	1.2%
20	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-2-1	East	1509	+5	+9	93	42.8%	17%	7%	3%	1.2%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-2-0	East	1503	-3	-3	91	39.5%	17%	7%	3%	1.1%
22	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-2-2	West	1495	-13	-13	89	37.3%	15%	6%	2%	0.9%
23	New York IslandersNYI 2-3-0	East	1490	-1	-1	87	28.0%	11%	4%	2%	0.7%
24	St. Louis BluesSTL 2-2-1	West	1486	+1	+1	89	34.3%	11%	4%	1%	0.6%
25	Seattle KrakenSEA 4-2-0	West	1478	+20	+11	89	38.1%	13%	5%	2%	0.5%
26	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-1-2	West	1484	+2	+2	89	37.2%	12%	4%	2%	0.5%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 3-1-1	West	1478	+1	+1	88	32.9%	10%	4%	1%	0.5%
28	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-5-2	East	1481	-33	-20	82	16.4%	6%	3%	<1%	0.4%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-3-1	East	1471	-14	-14	82	15.0%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
30	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 1-5-0	West	1429	-13	-10	73	4.9%	1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY 0-5-0	West	1422	-29	-29	70	3.6%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-5-0	West	1418	-7	-8	72	4.7%	1%	<1%	<1%	—

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