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NHL
power rankings
Every team rated by who they beat and by how much. A rating of +5 means the team has
played about five goals better than an average opponent; 0 is dead-average.
Strength of schedule is built in — beating good teams counts for more.
As of 2026-10-14, Carolina Hurricanes sit first in the results-only NHL ratings at
+1.3 goals per game against an average opponent, ahead of Buffalo Sabres (+0.9).
32 teams rated. This is our own rating from results, not a promise.
Scope: last 12 months of completed games · latest result 2026-10-14 · recomputed daily
| # | Team | Rating |
Record | For | Against |
| 1 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
+1.3 |
50-17 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
+0.9 |
39-23 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
| 3 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
+0.8 |
34-21 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
| 4 |
Montreal Canadiens |
+0.7 |
38-28 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
| 5 |
Boston Bruins |
+0.6 |
29-22 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
| 6 |
Ottawa Senators |
+0.6 |
30-24 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche |
+0.5 |
36-25 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
| 8 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
+0.5 |
41-32 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
| 9 |
Dallas Stars |
+0.4 |
29-24 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
| 10 |
Utah Mammoth |
+0.4 |
29-22 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
+0.4 |
27-28 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
| 12 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
+0.3 |
24-23 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| 13 |
Minnesota Wild |
+0.3 |
29-29 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
| 14 |
Washington Capitals |
+0.2 |
25-22 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
| 15 |
St. Louis Blues |
+0.2 |
24-22 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
| 16 |
New York Rangers |
0.0 |
18-27 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
| 17 |
Edmonton Oilers |
0.0 |
25-25 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
| 18 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
0.0 |
27-32 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
| 19 |
Detroit Red Wings |
-0.1 |
19-27 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| 20 |
Nashville Predators |
-0.1 |
22-26 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
| 21 |
New Jersey Devils |
-0.2 |
24-23 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
| 22 |
Anaheim Ducks |
-0.3 |
31-28 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| 23 |
Seattle Kraken |
-0.3 |
22-28 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
| 24 |
New York Islanders |
-0.4 |
23-23 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| 25 |
Winnipeg Jets |
-0.5 |
23-26 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
| 26 |
Florida Panthers |
-0.5 |
21-27 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
| 27 |
Los Angeles Kings |
-0.6 |
19-31 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
| 28 |
San Jose Sharks |
-0.7 |
21-25 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
| 29 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
-0.8 |
17-30 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
| 30 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
-0.9 |
16-30 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
| 31 |
Calgary Flames |
-1.0 |
17-29 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
| 32 |
Vancouver Canucks |
-1.8 |
9-39 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
How it works: we take every completed game, cap blowout margins so one
rout can't own a rating, and solve for the set of ratings where each team's number equals
its average margin plus the average rating of the teams it faced. That is the classic
Simple Rating System. Anyone can check it from public scores, and no one votes.
Ratings recompute daily as results land.
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