Updated Tuesday Feb. 3

2026 NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 32 NHL teams.

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Our NHL Strength of Schedule rankings represents the average difficulty of those opponents that each team has faced or will face during the current season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our Composite NHL Power Rankings. A low opponent average ranking indicates a difficult schedule, whereas a high opponent average ranking suggests an easier schedule.

NHL Strength of Schedule Remaining

Our Strength of Schedule Remaining rankings show the average difficulty of opponents each team will face for the rest of the season.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
PenguinsPIT28-15-11
Metro 14
12.21
2
Red WingsDET33-18-6
Atlantic 13
13.94
3
BruinsBOS32-20-4
Atlantic 10
14.52
4
LightningTB35-14-4
Atlantic 1
14.56
5
LeafsTOR26-21-9
Atlantic 21
14.62
6
FlamesCGY22-27-6
Pacific 29
14.88
7
Blue JacketsCBJ27-20-7
Metro 18
15.13
8
FlyersPHI24-20-10
Metro 26
15.70
9
SabresBUF32-18-5
Atlantic 6
15.71
10
SenatorsOTT27-21-7
Atlantic 11
15.75
11
PanthersFLA28-24-3
Atlantic 12
15.79
12
KrakenSEA26-19-9
Pacific 22
15.84
13
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
15.98
14
IslandersNYI30-21-5
Metro 16
16.23
15
CanadiensMTL31-17-8
Atlantic 9
16.29
16
BlackhawksCHI22-25-9
Central 31
16.40
17
HurricanesCAR34-15-6
Metro 3
16.59
18
WildMIN33-14-10
Central 5
16.61
19
CapitalsWSH28-22-7
Metro 15
16.66
20
DevilsNJ28-25-2
Metro 19
16.78
21
KnightsVGS25-16-14
Pacific 17
16.81
22
StarsDAL33-14-9
Central 4
16.91
23
CanucksVAN18-32-6
Pacific 32
17.05
24
OilersEDM28-20-8
Pacific 8
17.32
25
BluesSTL20-27-9
Central 30
17.37
26
PredatorsNSH26-23-6
Central 24
17.47
27
MammothUTA29-23-4
Central 7
17.92
28
JetsWPG22-25-8
Central 25
18.98
29
AvalancheCOL36-9-9
Central 2
19.06
30
KingsLA23-17-14
Pacific 20
19.56
31
SharksSJ27-23-4
Pacific 27
19.68
32
DucksANA29-23-3
Pacific 23
20.11

NHL Strength of Schedule Played

Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
DevilsNJ28-25-2
Metro 19
15.07
2
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
15.08
3
FlyersPHI24-20-10
Metro 26
15.41
4
JetsWPG22-25-8
Central 25
15.46
5
SharksSJ27-23-4
Pacific 27
15.56
6
CanadiensMTL31-17-8
Atlantic 9
15.60
7
LeafsTOR26-21-9
Atlantic 21
15.81
8
PanthersFLA28-24-3
Atlantic 12
15.85
9
SabresBUF32-18-5
Atlantic 6
15.94
10
Blue JacketsCBJ27-20-7
Metro 18
15.96
11
SenatorsOTT27-21-7
Atlantic 11
16.04
12
DucksANA29-23-3
Pacific 23
16.17
13
CapitalsWSH28-22-7
Metro 15
16.19
14
KingsLA23-17-14
Pacific 20
16.24
15
IslandersNYI30-21-5
Metro 16
16.26
16
BruinsBOS32-20-4
Atlantic 10
16.27
17
PredatorsNSH26-23-6
Central 24
16.32
18
BluesSTL20-27-9
Central 30
16.37
19
CanucksVAN18-32-6
Pacific 32
16.56
20
AvalancheCOL36-9-9
Central 2
16.57
21
Red WingsDET33-18-6
Atlantic 13
16.57
22
HurricanesCAR34-15-6
Metro 3
16.73
23
BlackhawksCHI22-25-9
Central 31
16.82
24
LightningTB35-14-4
Atlantic 1
16.98
25
MammothUTA29-23-4
Central 7
17.14
26
StarsDAL33-14-9
Central 4
17.58
27
KrakenSEA26-19-9
Pacific 22
17.69
28
KnightsVGS25-16-14
Pacific 17
17.69
29
FlamesCGY22-27-6
Pacific 29
17.72
30
WildMIN33-14-10
Central 5
17.86
31
OilersEDM28-20-8
Pacific 8
17.96
32
PenguinsPIT28-15-11
Metro 14
18.15