Updated Friday Feb. 6

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.

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TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
PenguinsPIT28-15-12
Metro 13
12.52
2
Red WingsDET33-19-6
Atlantic 10
14.34
3
BruinsBOS32-20-5
Atlantic 11
14.45
4
LightningTB36-14-4
Atlantic 1
14.56
5
Blue JacketsCBJ29-20-7
Metro 16
14.59
6
LeafsTOR27-21-9
Atlantic 19
14.71
7
FlamesCGY23-27-6
Pacific 29
15.10
8
SenatorsOTT27-22-7
Atlantic 9
15.39
9
FlyersPHI25-20-10
Metro 24
15.47
10
SabresBUF32-18-6
Atlantic 6
15.68
11
KrakenSEA27-20-9
Pacific 23
15.78
12
CanadiensMTL32-17-8
Atlantic 7
15.83
13
HurricanesCAR35-15-6
Metro 3
15.88
14
IslandersNYI31-21-5
Metro 18
15.95
15
WildMIN34-14-10
Central 5
16.20
16
PanthersFLA29-24-3
Atlantic 14
16.28
17
CapitalsWSH28-23-7
Metro 12
16.29
18
KnightsVGS26-16-14
Pacific 17
16.37
19
StarsDAL34-14-9
Central 4
16.40
20
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
16.55
21
BlackhawksCHI22-26-9
Central 31
16.56
22
DevilsNJ28-26-2
Metro 21
16.74
23
OilersEDM28-22-8
Pacific 15
16.88
24
CanucksVAN18-33-6
Pacific 32
17.26
25
BluesSTL20-28-9
Central 30
18.00
26
MammothUTA30-23-4
Central 8
18.15
27
PredatorsNSH26-23-7
Central 26
18.19
28
AvalancheCOL37-9-9
Central 2
18.84
29
JetsWPG22-26-8
Central 25
19.09
30
KingsLA23-18-14
Pacific 22
19.89
31
DucksANA30-23-3
Pacific 20
20.16
32
SharksSJ27-24-4
Pacific 27
20.48

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.

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EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
14.80
2
DevilsNJ28-26-2
Metro 21
14.85
3
SharksSJ27-24-4
Pacific 27
15.28
4
PanthersFLA29-24-3
Atlantic 14
15.43
5
FlyersPHI25-20-10
Metro 24
15.50
6
JetsWPG22-26-8
Central 25
15.52
7
LeafsTOR27-21-9
Atlantic 19
15.79
8
CanadiensMTL32-17-8
Atlantic 7
15.81
9
SabresBUF32-18-6
Atlantic 6
15.93
10
PredatorsNSH26-23-7
Central 26
16.05
11
BruinsBOS32-20-5
Atlantic 11
16.13
12
BluesSTL20-28-9
Central 30
16.14
13
KingsLA23-18-14
Pacific 22
16.15
14
SenatorsOTT27-22-7
Atlantic 9
16.18
15
DucksANA30-23-3
Pacific 20
16.25
16
Blue JacketsCBJ29-20-7
Metro 16
16.32
17
IslandersNYI31-21-5
Metro 18
16.33
18
CapitalsWSH28-23-7
Metro 12
16.33
19
Red WingsDET33-19-6
Atlantic 10
16.43
20
CanucksVAN18-33-6
Pacific 32
16.57
21
AvalancheCOL37-9-9
Central 2
16.75
22
BlackhawksCHI22-26-9
Central 31
16.78
23
LightningTB36-14-4
Atlantic 1
16.95
24
HurricanesCAR35-15-6
Metro 3
16.99
25
MammothUTA30-23-4
Central 8
17.11
26
FlamesCGY23-27-6
Pacific 29
17.67
27
KrakenSEA27-20-9
Pacific 23
17.75
28
StarsDAL34-14-9
Central 4
17.82
29
PenguinsPIT28-15-12
Metro 13
17.83
30
OilersEDM28-22-8
Pacific 15
17.98
31
KnightsVGS26-16-14
Pacific 17
18.03
32
WildMIN34-14-10
Central 5
18.08