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This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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.
This website is inspired by 538's NHL Elo ratings, which are no longer maintained.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.
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 16 games
6:00 PM**
43*
NJD
48%+105
DET
52%-105
6:15 PM
66
FLA
49%PK
CBJ
51%PK
6:30 PM
70
BUF
43%+130
MTL
57%-130
6:45 PM
97
WSH
37%+170
CAR
63%-170
7:00 PM
38
SEA
44%+130
PHI
56%-130
7:15 PM
73
TBL
52%-110
NYR
48%+110
7:30 PM
59
STL
37%+170
OTT
63%-170
7:45 PM
21
VAN
34%+195
NYI
66%-195
8:00 PM
30
PIT
55%-120
CHI
45%+120
8:15 PM
63
MIN
56%-125
WPG
44%+125
8:30 PM
91
COL
49%+105
DAL
51%-105
8:45 PM
66
VEG
55%-125
NSH
45%+125
9:00 PM
65
TOR
40%+150
UTA
60%-150
9:45 PM
33
CGY
30%+230
ANA
70%-230
10:30 PM
69
EDM
53%-115
LAK
47%+115
11:00 PM
54
BOS
46%+120
SJS
54%-120
*
Quality is an approximation of how entertaining the game expected to be. Subjectively,
games with quality above 70 are generally high quality. 90 and above are don't miss.
Poop emojis are reserved for games of quality less than 5 and carry their own entertainment
value.
** Game times in Eastern.
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3 games
Final
73
FLA
48%+110
3
BUF
52%-110
5✓
Final
65
OTT
47%+110
4✓
NJD
53%-110
1
Final
91
VEG
46%+120
2
MIN
54%-120
4✓
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 3 games
Final
59
SEA
33%+205
5✓
WSH
67%-205
3
Final
26
VAN
33%+200
2
NYR
67%-200
6✓
Final
75
CAR
59%-145
4✓
PHI
41%+145
1
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 14 games
Final
50
PHI
42%+135
1
BOS
58%-135
5✓
Final
29
VAN
33%+200
1
NJD
67%-200
4✓
Final
70
EDM
51%-105
3✓
SJS
49%+105
1
Final
84
MIN
43%+130
4✓
FLA
57%-130
1
Final
69
UTA
44%+130
4✓
BUF
56%-130
1
Final
55
CAR
65%-190
5✓
CHI
35%+190
2
Final
79
TOR
32%+210
6✓
COL
68%-210
3
Final/SO
57
NSH
38%+165
2
OTT
62%-165
3✓
Final/SO
67
DAL
PKPK
1
PIT
PKPK
2✓
Final
48
CBJ
48%+110
3
STL
52%-110
5✓
Final/SO
52
DET
36%+175
0
MTL
64%-175
1✓
Final
68
TBL
53%-115
5✓
NYI
47%+115
3
Final
33
ANA
57%-135
4✓
CGY
43%+135
2
Final/OT
71
LAK
35%+190
1
VEG
65%-190
2✓
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4 games
Final
34
SEA
42%+140
6✓
DET
58%-140
3
Final/SO
55
PIT
44%+130
2
CBJ
56%-130
3✓
Final
69
NYR
38%+165
1
WSH
62%-165
3✓
Final
51
ANA
48%+110
5✓
WPG
52%-110
1
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 10 games
Final
86
MIN
43%+130
2
TBL
57%-130
3✓
Final
58
PHI
39%+155
1
OTT
61%-155
2✓
Final
56
NSH
36%+180
5✓
MTL
64%-180
2
Final
53
VAN
25%+305
2
CAR
75%-305
7✓
Final
76
DAL
44%+125
4✓
BUF
56%-125
0
Final
61
UTA
PKPK
1
BOS
PKPK
6✓
Final
28
CHI
37%+175
1
NYI
63%-175
4✓
Final/OT
47
SJS
46%+115
3✓
STL
54%-115
2
Final
53
COL
65%-190
7✓
CGY
35%+190
3
Final/SO
72
TOR
36%+180
3
VEG
64%-180
4✓
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3 games
Final
72
COL
59%-145
2
WPG
41%+145
3✓
Final
69
PIT
39%+160
3
WSH
61%-160
5✓
Final
73
EDM
48%+105
5✓
ANA
52%-105
2
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9 games
Final
50
NYI
44%+130
2
NYR
56%-130
5✓
Final
65
UTA
47%+115
5✓
NJD
53%-115
3
Final
89
CAR
49%+105
6✓
MTL
51%-105
4
Final
54
OTT
52%-110
3
DET
48%+110
5✓
Final/OT
45
NSH
41%+140
4
TOR
59%-140
5✓
Final/OT
79
MIN
47%+115
2
BUF
53%-115
3✓
Final
26
STL
52%-110
2
CHI
48%+110
4✓
Final
59
VEG
56%-130
6✓
SEA
44%+130
2
Final
68
FLA
51%-105
2✓
LAK
49%+105
1
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4 games
Final
67
PHI
37%+175
1
TBL
63%-175
4✓
Final
48
WPG
39%+155
3✓
PIT
61%-155
2
Final
61
OTT
47%+110
4✓
BOS
53%-110
1
Final
64
SJS
40%+150
0
DAL
60%-150
5✓
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 5 games
Final
36
WPG
43%+130
3✓
DET
57%-130
2
Final
61
UTA
PKPK
2
NYR
PKPK
4✓
Final
19
CGY
40%+150
1
SEA
60%-150
6✓
Final/OT
74
FLA
49%PK
2
ANA
51%PK
3✓
Final
45
VEG
61%-160
3✓
VAN
39%+160
2
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 13 games
Final/OT
69
MTL
49%+105
5
PIT
51%-105
6✓
Final/OT
75
CAR
54%-120
3✓
PHI
46%+120
2
Final
83
WSH
45%+125
1
TBL
55%-125
3✓
Final
60
OTT
47%+115
3✓
TOR
53%-115
2
Final
55
SEA
33%+200
1
EDM
67%-200
3✓
Final
64
UTA
46%+115
4✓
CBJ
54%-115
1
Final
39
CHI
31%+220
3
BUF
69%-220
4✓
Final
54
NJD
48%+105
0
NYI
52%-105
6✓
Final
69
BOS
38%+160
1
MIN
62%-160
4✓
Final
56
DAL
52%-110
1
NSH
48%+110
2✓
Final
76
STL
32%+210
1
COL
68%-210
6✓
Final/OT
53
LAK
44%+125
4
SJS
56%-125
5✓
Final
9
CGY
46%+115
1
VAN
54%-115
4✓
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5 games
Final
43
NYR
44%+125
2✓
DET
56%-125
0
Final
92
WSH
39%+160
5✓
CAR
61%-160
2
Final/OT
45
BOS
48%+110
4✓
WPG
52%-110
3
Final
61
STL
36%+180
4✓
DAL
64%-180
0
Final
74
ANA
37%+165
4✓
VEG
63%-165
3
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8 games
Final
62
TBL
55%-120
1
NYR
45%+120
5✓
Final/OT
58
PHI
42%+135
2
NJD
58%-135
3✓
Final
65
BUF
48%+105
3
CBJ
52%-105
6✓
Final
60
MIN
53%-110
3✓
NSH
47%+110
1
Final
39
CHI
33%+205
0
UTA
67%-205
6✓
Final
22
SEA
45%+120
6✓
CGY
55%-120
1
Final
41
EDM
60%-150
9✓
VAN
40%+150
7
Final/OT
69
FLA
52%-110
3
SJS
48%+110
4✓
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 3 games
Final
49
NYI
43%+135
1
TOR
57%-135
2✓
Final
56
PIT
42%+140
7✓
PHI
58%-140
0
Final
78
LAK
34%+190
4
COL
66%-190
8✓
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 5 games
Final/OT
96
FLA
39%+155
1✓
CAR
61%-155
0
Final
66
MTL
49%+105
3✓
TOR
51%-105
2
Final
46
NYR
42%+135
0
BOS
58%-135
3✓
Final/OT
41
VAN
28%+255
6✓
EDM
72%-255
5
Final
49
CHI
29%+245
2
VEG
71%-245
5✓