2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 12:08 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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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	95.3%	68%	45%	29%	16.8%
2	Colorado AvalancheCOL 4-2-1	West	1577	-0	-9	108	88.9%	57%	34%	20%	10.3%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 5-0-1	West	1566	+19	+24	109	91.1%	59%	33%	17%	8.7%
4	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 6-2-0	West	1567	+13	+11	108	90.0%	59%	33%	17%	8.6%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4-2-0	East	1557	+2	+10	104	76.9%	44%	24%	12%	6.5%
6	Minnesota WildMIN 4-2-1	West	1552	+8	-1	104	81.4%	44%	23%	12%	5.9%
7	Florida PanthersFLA 3-2-2	East	1549	-4	-5	102	71.9%	40%	21%	10%	5.4%
8	Washington CapitalsWSH 4-3-0	East	1546	+3	-1	101	71.7%	39%	18%	9%	4.7%
9	Dallas StarsDAL 3-3-1	West	1544	-1	+11	100	70.1%	35%	17%	9%	4.3%
10	Utah MammothUTA 5-2-0	West	1537	+14	+3	102	74.8%	35%	17%	9%	4.1%
11	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 5-2-0	East	1529	+6	-4	99	63.1%	29%	14%	6%	3.1%
12	Montreal CanadiensMTL 3-3-1	East	1530	-11	-11	96	54.1%	26%	13%	6%	2.8%
13	New York RangersNYR 6-2-0	East	1511	+26	+17	96	57.6%	24%	10%	5%	2.2%
14	Boston BruinsBOS 5-2-0	East	1516	+17	+9	96	53.1%	22%	10%	4%	2.0%
15	Buffalo SabresBUF 3-3-1	East	1523	-14	-10	94	49.5%	22%	10%	5%	2.0%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 4-2-0	West	1516	+5	+1	96	61.1%	27%	11%	4%	1.9%
17	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 3-3-1	East	1506	+3	+3	92	40.5%	16%	7%	3%	1.4%
18	St. Louis BluesSTL 3-2-1	West	1496	+11	+1	92	43.4%	15%	6%	3%	1.3%
19	New Jersey DevilsNJD 3-3-0	East	1506	-10	-13	91	38.4%	17%	6%	3%	1.1%
20	San Jose SharksSJS 3-3-0	West	1491	-8	-11	90	39.5%	15%	6%	2%	1.0%
21	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 3-3-1	East	1500	+0	-13	90	36.3%	15%	6%	3%	1.0%
22	Seattle KrakenSEA 5-2-0	West	1482	+24	+18	91	43.8%	15%	5%	2%	0.9%
23	Winnipeg JetsWPG 4-1-1	West	1485	+8	+11	91	40.3%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
24	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 2-3-0	East	1496	-10	-10	89	32.7%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
25	New York IslandersNYI 3-3-0	East	1492	+1	+4	88	31.1%	13%	5%	2%	0.7%
26	Los Angeles KingsLAK 0-3-2	West	1489	-18	-18	87	31.0%	12%	5%	2%	0.7%
27	Nashville PredatorsNSH 2-2-2	West	1479	-3	+1	87	28.9%	9%	4%	2%	0.7%
28	Detroit Red WingsDET 1-3-2	East	1468	-17	-11	81	14.2%	5%	2%	<1%	0.3%
29	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 0-5-3	East	1477	-37	-21	81	13.6%	5%	2%	<1%	0.2%
30	Calgary FlamesCGY 1-5-0	West	1430	-21	-13	73	5.6%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
31	Vancouver CanucksVAN 2-6-0	West	1416	-9	-16	71	3.2%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.1%
32	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 2-5-0	West	1435	-8	+1	76	7.1%	2%	<1%	<1%	0.1%

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