Updated Wednesday Mar. 4
2026 Composite NHL Power Rankings
Calculated by aggregating computer generated NHL power rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking.
| TEAM | AVERAGE RANKINGAVG |
1-WEEK MOVE |
SOS PLAYED RANK |
POINTS | MAKE PLAYOFFSMAKE PLAY- OFFS |
WIN CUP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AvalancheCOL41-10-9
|
1.75 | ↑ 1 | 24 | 120.2 | >99% | 20% |
| 2 |
LightningTB38-17-4
|
2.75 | ↓ 1 | 20 | 109.3 | >99% | 14% |
| 3 |
HurricanesCAR38-16-6
|
2.75 | - | 25 | 109.8 | >99% | 14% |
| 4 |
StarsDAL38-14-9
|
2.75 | - | 32 | 111.5 | >99% | 11% |
| 5 |
WildMIN36-16-10
|
5.50 | - | 26 | 105.9 | >99% | 5% |
| 6 |
SabresBUF36-19-6
|
8.25 | - | 7 | 102.6 | 95% | 4% |
| 7 |
MammothUTA32-25-4
|
9.75 | ↑ 1 | 22 | 93.2 | 88% | 4% |
| 8 |
SenatorsOTT29-22-9
|
10.50 | ↑ 1 | 14 | 93.5 | 32% | 2% |
| 9 |
CanadiensMTL33-18-9
|
11.50 | ↓ 2 | 10 | 99.7 | 82% | 2% |
| 10 |
BruinsBOS34-21-5
|
11.50 | ↑ 1 | 12 | 96.9 | 66% | 2% |
| 11 |
OilersEDM30-24-8
|
11.75 | ↑ 4 | 31 | 91.0 | 74% | 3% |
| 12 |
PenguinsPIT31-16-13
|
12.25 | ↑ 1 | 30 | 98.7 | 82% | 3% |
| 13 |
IslandersNYI35-21-5
|
12.25 | ↑ 5 | 13 | 99.0 | 82% | 2% |
| 14 |
Red WingsDET35-20-6
|
12.50 | ↓ 4 | 17 | 99.8 | 84% | 3% |
| 15 |
Blue JacketsCBJ31-21-8
|
13.75 | ↑ 1 | 21 | 94.8 | 47% | 2% |
| 16 |
CapitalsWSH31-25-7
|
14.00 | ↓ 4 | 15 | 90.4 | 16% | 1% |
| 17 |
PanthersFLA30-28-3
|
15.25 | ↓ 3 | 3 | 86.6 | 2% | <1% |
| 18 |
KnightsVGS28-19-14
|
16.00 | ↓ 1 | 28 | 94.1 | 89% | 3% |
| 19 |
DucksANA33-24-3
|
18.00 | ↑ 1 | 19 | 94.4 | 89% | 2% |
| 20 |
DevilsNJ30-29-2
|
20.50 | ↑ 1 | 2 | 84.9 | 1% | <1% |
| 21 |
KrakenSEA29-22-9
|
21.50 | ↑ 2 | 29 | 90.1 | 65% | 2% |
| 22 |
FlyersPHI28-21-11
|
22.00 | ↑ 2 | 6 | 89.8 | 11% | <1% |
| 23 |
LeafsTOR27-24-10
|
23.00 | ↓ 4 | 5 | 85.4 | 1% | <1% |
| 24 |
JetsWPG24-26-10
|
23.75 | ↑ 1 | 18 | 81.2 | 6% | <1% |
| 25 |
KingsLA24-22-14
|
25.50 | ↓ 3 | 8 | 86.2 | 26% | <1% |
| 26 |
PredatorsNSH27-26-8
|
25.75 | - | 9 | 84.3 | 18% | <1% |
| 27 |
SharksSJ30-25-4
|
26.25 | - | 4 | 88.0 | 44% | <1% |
| 28 |
FlamesCGY24-29-7
|
27.00 | ↑ 1 | 27 | 77.4 | 1% | <1% |
| 29 |
RangersNYR23-29-8
|
27.50 | ↓ 1 | 1 | 77.1 | <1% | <1% |
| 30 |
BluesSTL22-29-9
|
29.50 | - | 16 | 74.4 | <1% | <1% |
| 31 |
BlackhawksCHI23-28-10
|
31.00 | - | 23 | 75.7 | <1% | <1% |
| 32 |
CanucksVAN18-35-7
|
32.00 | - | 11 | 62.7 | <1% | <1% |
How We Calculate: Our NHL Power Rankings are calculated by aggregating computer rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking. Up or down movement within our rankings versus the previous week is provided for each team. Some of these sites also project teams’ future success. We collect this info and calculate each team’s average points projection, playoff odds and Stanley Cup champion odds.
Our heat chart below shows how each of the four sites we pull from ranks all 32 teams. We pull from DRatings (DR), Massey Ratings (MY), Sagarin (Sag) and Money Puck (MP).
| SITES PULLED FROM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | SAGARIANSAG | MONEY PUCKMP |
MASSEY RATINGSMY |
DRatings RATINGSDR |
AVERAGEAVG |
| AvalancheCOL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 |
| LightningTB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.75 |
| HurricanesCAR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.75 |
| StarsDAL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.75 |
| WildMIN | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.50 |
| SabresBUF | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8.25 |
| MammothUTA | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9.75 |
| SenatorsOTT | 12 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10.50 |
| CanadiensMTL | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11.50 |
| BruinsBOS | 10 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 11.50 |
| OilersEDM | 9 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 11.75 |
| PenguinsPIT | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 12.25 |
| IslandersNYI | 14 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 12.25 |
| Red WingsDET | 16 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12.50 |
| Blue JacketsCBJ | 17 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13.75 |
| CapitalsWSH | 15 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 14.00 |
| PanthersFLA | 18 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 15.25 |
| KnightsVGS | 13 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 16.00 |
| DucksANA | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18.00 |
| DevilsNJ | 23 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 20.50 |
| KrakenSEA | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21.50 |
| FlyersPHI | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22.00 |
| LeafsTOR | 21 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 23.00 |
| JetsWPG | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23.75 |
| KingsLA | 25 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 25.50 |
| PredatorsNSH | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25.75 |
| SharksSJ | 26 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 26.25 |
| FlamesCGY | 29 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 27.00 |
| RangersNYR | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27.50 |
| BluesSTL | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29.50 |
| BlackhawksCHI | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 |
| CanucksVAN | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 |
Standard deviation is a statistical tool used to measure the variance within a set of numbers. In the table below, we use standard deviation to determine which teams are ranked the most and least consistently. A low number indicates that a team is ranked consistently across the three sites we pull from. A high number indicates an inconsistently ranked team.
| SITES PULLED FROM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | SAGARIANSAG | MONEY PUCKMP |
MASSEY RATINGSMY |
DRatings RATINGSDR |
STAN DEVSTDEV |
| CanucksVAN | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0.000 |
| BlackhawksCHI | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0.000 |
| PenguinsPIT | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 0.577 |
| RangersNYR | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 0.577 |
| WildMIN | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.577 |
| HurricanesCAR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.577 |
| KrakenSEA | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 1.000 |
| LightningTB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 |
| BluesSTL | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 1.155 |
| StarsDAL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.528 |
| DucksANA | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 1.528 |
| FlyersPHI | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 1.528 |
| JetsWPG | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 1.528 |
| PredatorsNSH | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 1.732 |
| AvalancheCOL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.732 |
| MammothUTA | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2.309 |
| LeafsTOR | 21 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 2.517 |
| KingsLA | 25 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 2.887 |
| Red WingsDET | 16 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3.512 |
| SharksSJ | 26 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 3.512 |
| BruinsBOS | 10 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3.606 |
| Blue JacketsCBJ | 17 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4.583 |
| FlamesCGY | 29 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 4.619 |
| OilersEDM | 9 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4.726 |
| CanadiensMTL | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5.033 |
| SenatorsOTT | 12 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5.132 |
| CapitalsWSH | 15 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 5.292 |
| KnightsVGS | 13 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 5.508 |
| PanthersFLA | 18 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 5.508 |
| SabresBUF | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6.083 |
| IslandersNYI | 14 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 6.506 |
| DevilsNJ | 23 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 6.807 |
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