2026-27 NHL Power Rankings

All 32 teams ranked.

Updated Nov 6, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 10 games

Biggest gain: +68rating pts; Devils
Biggest drop: −45rating pts; Penguins
Biggest one-game swing: −18rating pts; Avalanche; Lost 7–2 to CBJ

Best matchups

This week: MINvsTB; Sat, Nov 7
Last week: CARvsBOS; CAR won 2–1

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 19% into the season.

Playoff chancesLower oddsHigher odds

						Playoff Chances
Rank	Team
1	Hurricanes13-3-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 3	1646	30	122.7	99%	31%
2	Wild11-3-3	Last 10 games: Elo up 35	1590	18	115.3	96%	14%
3	Bruins12-4-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 32	1575	21	110.2	88%	8%
4	Canadiens10-3-3	Last 10 games: Elo up 26	1568	27	108.1	81%	6%
5	Lightning10-3-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 4	1567	29	108.1	82%	6%
6	Golden Knights11-5-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 23	1552	23	106.7	88%	6%
7	Avalanche9-6-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 16	1551	24	102.9	82%	5%
8	Devils11-5-0	Last 10 games: Elo up 68	1540	16	102.8	74%	3%
9	Oilers11-3-3	Last 10 games: Elo up 19	1538	31	106.1	85%	4%
10	Stars9-5-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 10	1537	12	102.3	79%	3%
11	Sabres7-5-3	Last 10 games: Elo down 4	1531	17	97.8	54%	2%
12	Senators10-6-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 17	1526	28	98.6	61%	2%
13	Capitals8-6-0	Last 10 games: Elo down 29	1526	3	97.7	60%	2%
14	Blues7-7-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 18	1519	8	96.2	64%	2%
15	Mammoth10-6-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 19	1511	9	98.8	73%	2%
16	Predators7-4-5	Last 10 games: Elo up 26	1506	1	97.0	57%	1%
17	Panthers9-5-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 28	1504	32	94.5	44%	<1%
18	Blue Jackets7-7-0	Last 10 games: Elo down 5	1502	5	91.5	42%	<1%
19	Rangers9-7-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 31	1488	15	90.2	34%	<1%
20	Penguins5-9-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 45	1476	6	83.2	17%	<1%
21	Ducks8-7-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 12	1473	22	89.1	43%	<1%
22	Islanders7-6-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 3	1469	13	86.5	22%	<1%
23	Maple Leafs8-7-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 22	1465	19	85.2	19%	<1%
24	Kraken9-5-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 3	1463	25	90.9	46%	<1%
25	Flyers4-10-4	Last 10 games: Elo up 5	1461	2	79.3	8%	<1%
26	Red Wings7-7-3	Last 10 games: Elo up 11	1460	26	82.8	13%	<1%
27	Kings5-7-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 25	1458	11	84.4	27%	<1%
28	Flames7-8-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 35	1446	20	82.9	25%	<1%
29	Jets6-8-3	Last 10 games: Elo down 30	1437	4	80.8	17%	<1%
30	Sharks7-9-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 27	1421	14	78.2	15%	<1%
31	Blackhawks4-12-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 37	1366	7	63.8	2%	<1%
32	Canucks3-14-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 40	1330	10	56.3	<1%	<1%

Trend: Elo change over each team’s last 10 games (all games so far until a team has played 10)
SoS Rk: SoS Played Rank
Pts Proj: Point Projection
Title: Win Stanley Cup

Battle for No. 1

Who has held No. 1 in our rankings this season, day by day.

Hurricanes38/38 days at No. 1

Rank comparison

Our rank beside Sagarin, Massey, DRatings and MoneyPuck, sorted by their consensus (the average of their ranks).

Rank 32Rank 1

					The other sites
Rank	Team
1	Hurricanes13-3-2	1	1.0	Agree	1	1	1	1
2	Wild11-3-3	2	3.5	We rank them higher by 1.5	3	4	5	2
3	Lightning10-3-2	5	4.3	We rank them lower by 0.7	5	6	3	3
4	Avalanche9-6-2	7	5.5	We rank them lower by 1.5	4	10	2	6
5	Stars9-5-2	10	6.3	We rank them lower by 3.7	9	8	4	4
6	Bruins12-4-1	3	6.5	We rank them higher by 3.5	7	2	8	9
7	Devils11-5-0	8	7.0	We rank them lower by 1.0	8	5	10	5
8	Oilers11-3-3	9	7.8	We rank them lower by 1.2	2	3	14	12
9	Golden Knights11-5-2	6	8.0	We rank them higher by 2.0	6	9	6	11
10	Canadiens10-3-3	4	10.0	We rank them higher by 6.0	13	13	7	7
11	Mammoth10-6-1	15	10.8	We rank them lower by 4.2	12	7	11	13
12	Panthers9-5-2	17	12.3	We rank them lower by 4.7	10	14	17	8
13	Capitals8-6-0	13	12.5	We rank them lower by 0.5	11	12	13	14
14	Senators10-6-1	12	13.8	We rank them higher by 1.8	15	11	12	17
15	Rangers9-7-1	19	15.3	We rank them lower by 3.7	16	–	20	10
16	Sabres7-5-3	11	16.3	We rank them higher by 5.3	19	21	9	16
17	Islanders7-6-2	22	16.7	We rank them lower by 5.3	17	–	18	15
18	Blues7-7-2	14	18.5	We rank them higher by 4.5	22	18	15	19
19	Maple Leafs8-7-2	23	19.5	We rank them lower by 3.5	14	20	23	21
20	Blue Jackets7-7-0	18	19.8	We rank them higher by 1.8	20	19	16	24
tied for 21	Predators7-4-5	16	22.0	We rank them higher by 6.0	23	22	21	22
tied for 21	Kings5-7-2	27	22.0	We rank them lower by 5.0	18	26	24	20
23	Ducks8-7-1	21	22.8	We rank them higher by 1.8	21	23	22	25
24	Kraken9-5-1	24	23.0	We rank them lower by 1.0	24	15	25	28
tied for 25	Penguins5-9-2	20	23.8	We rank them higher by 3.8	25	28	19	23
tied for 25	Red Wings7-7-3	26	23.8	We rank them lower by 2.2	26	25	26	18
tied for 27	Flyers4-10-4	25	28.0	We rank them higher by 3.0	28	30	27	27
tied for 27	Jets6-8-3	29	28.0	We rank them lower by 1.0	29	29	28	26
29	Flames7-8-1	28	28.3	We rank them higher by 0.3	30	24	30	29
30	Sharks7-9-1	30	28.5	We rank them lower by 1.5	27	27	29	31
31	Blackhawks4-12-1	31	30.8	We rank them lower by 0.2	31	31	31	30
32	Canucks3-14-1	32	32.0	Agree	32	32	32	32

Guru: Power Rankings Guru
SAG: Sagarin
MR: Massey
MP: MoneyPuck