2026-2027 NHL Elo Ratings & Projections

Last updated Sun, Nov 8, 2026, 1:07 AM EST.

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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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 14-3-2	East	1609	+23	+5	117	98.0%	71%	48%	31%	18.6%
2	Minnesota WildMIN 12-3-4	West	1572	+28	+7	111	96.6%	60%	34%	20%	10.3%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM 12-3-3	West	1568	+21	+6	110	95.9%	65%	38%	20%	9.8%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL 10-6-2	West	1573	-4	-2	106	91.0%	54%	30%	18%	9.4%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL 11-3-2	East	1570	+15	+9	109	86.9%	51%	28%	14%	7.6%
6	Vegas Golden KnightsVEG 11-5-2	West	1556	+1	-0	105	91.3%	57%	30%	14%	6.3%
7	Montreal CanadiensMTL 11-3-3	East	1554	+13	+12	106	79.9%	41%	21%	10%	5.2%
8	Dallas StarsDAL 10-5-2	West	1548	+3	-1	103	84.5%	43%	21%	10%	4.6%
9	Florida PanthersFLA 9-6-2	East	1546	-7	+2	100	61.7%	29%	15%	7%	3.6%
10	New Jersey DevilsNJD 12-5-0	East	1543	+27	+12	103	77.8%	39%	15%	7%	3.6%
11	Washington CapitalsWSH 9-6-0	East	1542	-1	-1	100	68.4%	36%	15%	8%	3.5%
12	Boston BruinsBOS 12-4-1	East	1539	+40	+3	103	73.6%	33%	15%	6%	2.8%
13	Utah MammothUTA 10-7-1	West	1524	+1	-7	98	70.6%	28%	12%	5%	2.3%
14	Buffalo SabresBUF 8-5-3	East	1528	-9	+13	97	52.1%	22%	10%	4%	2.1%
15	Ottawa SenatorsOTT 11-6-1	East	1530	+7	+6	99	58.4%	24%	11%	5%	2.0%
16	Anaheim DucksANA 9-7-1	West	1510	-1	+15	94	59.7%	26%	10%	4%	1.6%
17	Nashville PredatorsNSH 8-4-5	West	1495	+13	+18	94	55.8%	17%	6%	2%	0.8%
18	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 7-8-0	East	1498	-8	+2	89	25.2%	10%	4%	2%	0.8%
19	New York RangersNYR 10-7-1	East	1497	+12	-2	91	35.7%	14%	5%	2%	0.8%
20	Los Angeles KingsLAK 5-8-2	West	1493	-14	-5	87	34.7%	14%	6%	2%	0.7%
21	St. Louis BluesSTL 7-8-2	West	1487	+1	-2	88	32.4%	10%	4%	2%	0.7%
22	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 8-8-2	East	1506	+2	-15	89	25.1%	9%	4%	2%	0.7%
23	New York IslandersNYI 7-6-3	East	1486	-4	-6	88	24.0%	9%	3%	1%	0.6%
24	Seattle KrakenSEA 9-6-1	West	1472	+14	-11	88	39.3%	13%	4%	1%	0.4%
25	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 6-9-2	East	1491	-9	-8	85	16.7%	7%	3%	1%	0.3%
26	Philadelphia FlyersPHI 4-10-4	East	1478	-36	-8	80	7.4%	3%	1%	<1%	0.2%
27	Winnipeg JetsWPG 6-8-3	West	1464	-13	-1	83	17.5%	4%	2%	<1%	0.2%
28	Calgary FlamesCGY 7-9-1	West	1445	-6	+0	79	12.4%	4%	1%	<1%	0.1%
29	Detroit Red WingsDET 7-8-3	East	1473	-12	-7	82	9.0%	3%	1%	<1%	0.1%
30	San Jose SharksSJS 7-11-1	West	1470	-29	-23	82	17.2%	6%	2%	<1%	0.1%
31	Chicago BlackhawksCHI 4-13-1	West	1410	-32	-14	67	1.0%	<1%	<1%	<1%	0.0%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN 3-15-1	West	1389	-36	-15	61	0.3%	<1%	—	—	—

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