NHL Hockey Team Ratings

Performance vs. Expectation (PvE) rating leaderboard for the 2027 season.

32 Teams Rated
Last updated: Oct 27, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
Games rated through: Oct 26, 2026 (Movement Δ measured since Oct 25, 2026 cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Carolina Hurricanes 8 1 2 2 57.04 — +0.22 +2.49 +2.48 -18.59
#2 Boston Bruins 8 1 1 2 53.67 — +0.16 +1.77 +2.98 -2.35
#3 Dallas Stars 4 3 2 2 42.33 — -0.21 +0.89 +5.67 -5.83
#4 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 1 1 3 32.92 ▲ +1 -0.88 +1.84 +2.20 -1.82
#5 Edmonton Oilers 6 2 2 2 30.13 â–ŧ -1 -9.43 +2.58 -1.56 -8.40
#6 Minnesota Wild 8 0 2 3 29.94 — +0.28 +0.75 +3.45 -2.16
#7 Utah Mammoth 7 1 0 4 26.68 — -2.03 +1.07 +0.55 +2.85
#8 Ottawa Senators 6 2 0 4 22.26 — -0.81 +0.71 +0.97 -2.54
#9 New Jersey Devils 5 2 0 4 20.53 — +0.43 -1.20 +0.92 -9.07
#10 Colorado Avalanche 5 1 1 5 18.92 — +0.32 +3.56 +1.06 +3.31
#11 Washington Capitals 5 1 0 4 16.12 — +0.19 +0.64 +1.03 +11.31
#12 Vegas Golden Knights 6 2 1 4 15.88 — +0.58 +1.02 +0.99 -14.98
#13 Montreal Canadiens 3 3 2 3 3.69 ▲ +2 -0.24 +0.82 -0.63 -8.47
#14 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 1 2 5 3.41 â–ŧ -1 -11.05 +0.84 -1.66 +1.21
#15 Florida Panthers 4 2 2 4 -1.17 ▲ +1 +0.35 -0.63 -0.46 -14.08
#16 Seattle Kraken 5 2 1 4 -1.78 ▲ +3 +1.33 -0.95 -1.70 +6.44
#17 St. Louis Blues 5 0 1 5 -1.79 — -0.17 -1.28 -0.59 +3.51
#18 Nashville Predators 4 0 4 3 -3.25 — -0.39 -0.58 +0.13 +13.44
#19 New York Rangers 7 0 1 6 -6.82 â–ŧ -5 -11.26 -0.54 +1.35 +1.68
#20 Calgary Flames 5 0 0 6 -8.54 ▲ +4 +13.04 -3.57 -1.34 -2.62
#21 Buffalo Sabres 2 2 3 4 -9.48 — -0.66 +1.21 -1.58 +0.12
#22 New York Islanders 5 0 2 4 -9.57 â–ŧ -2 -0.95 -1.80 +2.10 -6.92
#23 Detroit Red Wings 3 2 3 4 -16.02 ▲ +4 +10.69 -1.56 +0.04 -7.51
#24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 3 1 6 -19.30 â–ŧ -2 -0.20 +1.57 -1.83 -2.35
#25 Los Angeles Kings 2 1 2 5 -20.73 ▲ +5 +11.60 -2.52 +0.58 +11.65
#26 San Jose Sharks 1 5 1 5 -21.19 â–ŧ -3 -0.48 -0.79 -2.91 +13.85
#27 Winnipeg Jets 4 0 3 4 -24.07 â–ŧ -2 +0.27 -1.77 +1.29 +6.68
#28 Philadelphia Flyers 3 0 3 7 -24.15 â–ŧ -2 +0.33 -2.34 +1.50 +16.16
#29 Anaheim Ducks 4 1 0 6 -28.02 â–ŧ -1 +0.33 +0.06 -3.08 +3.40
#30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 3 0 5 -32.23 â–ŧ -1 -1.16 -1.29 -0.47 +4.15
#31 Chicago Blackhawks 2 1 0 8 -67.00 — -0.22 -3.80 -3.74 +7.30
#32 Vancouver Canucks 1 1 1 10 -78.42 — +0.02 -1.94 -6.62 +17.81

â„šī¸ Standings & Rating System Legend

RW
Regulation Win

Standard victory secured within regulation play.

OW
Overtime Win

Victory secured in overtime (includes Shootout Win in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

OL
Overtime Loss

Contest tied at end of regulation; lost in overtime (includes Shootout Loss in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

RL
Regulation Loss

Defeat in standard regulation play.

PvE Rating
Performance vs. Expectation

Zero-centered Elo power rating measuring opponent-adjusted performance against Vegas closing expectations.

Rank Δ / Rating Δ
Rating & Rank Momentum

Net movement in leaderboard rank and raw rating compared to the previous rating calculation date.

Off / Def / SoS
Offense, Defense & Strength of Sched

Component offensive and defensive power ratings, plus average opponent rating faced to date.