2026-27 NHL Power Rankings

All 32 teams ranked.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 10 games

Biggest gain: +56rating pts; Devils
Biggest drop: −47rating pts; Blackhawks
Biggest one-game swing: +14rating pts; Panthers; Beat CBJ 4–1

Best matchups

This week: MINvsBOS; Sat, Nov 14
Last week: MINvsTB; TB won 4–3

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 21% into the season.

Playoff chancesLower oddsHigher odds

						Playoff Chances
Rank	Team
1	Hurricanes14-3-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 3	1650	tied for 29	123.5	99%	30%
2	Wild13-3-4	Last 10 games: Elo up 36	1594	14	116.6	96%	13%
3	Bruins13-4-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 30	1582	21	112.2	91%	8%
4	Canadiens11-3-4	Last 10 games: Elo up 27	1569	24	108.8	82%	5%
5	Avalanche11-6-2	Last 10 games: Elo no change	1568	tied for 29	106.5	87%	6%
6	Lightning11-4-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 11	1567	23	107.8	83%	5%
7	Golden Knights12-5-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 16	1565	28	109.2	90%	7%
8	Oilers13-3-3	Last 10 games: Elo up 7	1548	32	108.5	87%	5%
9	Devils13-6-0	Last 10 games: Elo up 56	1546	20	104.2	79%	4%
10	Stars10-5-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 6	1540	15	102.9	78%	3%
11	Capitals10-6-0	Last 10 games: Elo up 1	1537	3	101.5	72%	3%
12	Sabres8-6-3	Last 10 games: Elo down 10	1527	16	96.7	52%	1%
13	Senators11-6-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 9	1526	26	99.3	63%	2%
14	Predators9-4-5	Last 10 games: Elo up 40	1525	2	101.4	68%	2%
15	Blues8-8-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 5	1514	7	95.0	58%	1%
16	Panthers10-7-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 2	1505	31	94.0	46%	<1%
17	Mammoth10-7-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 37	1503	10	96.3	63%	1%
18	Ducks10-7-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 26	1493	25	94.3	57%	<1%
19	Rangers10-8-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 26	1488	17	90.4	38%	<1%
20	Blue Jackets7-9-0	Last 10 games: Elo down 16	1479	5	85.8	29%	<1%
21	Penguins6-10-2	Last 10 games: Elo down 22	1479	8	83.9	21%	<1%
22	Flyers5-10-5	Last 10 games: Elo no change	1462	6	80.3	10%	<1%
23	Islanders7-6-4	Last 10 games: Elo down 14	1457	18	84.5	16%	<1%
24	Jets8-8-3	Last 10 games: Elo down 3	1457	1	86.0	28%	<1%
25	Kraken9-6-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 16	1456	27	88.6	38%	<1%
26	Red Wings7-9-3	Last 10 games: Elo down 2	1448	19	79.5	10%	<1%
27	Flames8-9-1	Last 10 games: Elo up 27	1442	22	82.0	21%	<1%
28	Maple Leafs8-10-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 2	1436	11	78.0	9%	<1%
29	Kings5-9-2	Last 10 games: Elo up 20	1434	12	78.4	14%	<1%
30	Sharks8-11-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 24	1419	13	77.4	13%	<1%
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 47	1362	4	62.6	1%	<1%
32	Canucks3-16-1	Last 10 games: Elo down 44	1320	9	53.9	<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.

Hurricanes43/43 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	Hurricanes14-3-2	1	1.0	Agree	1	1	1	1
2	Wild13-3-4	2	4.3	We rank them higher by 2.3	3	5	6	3
3	Devils13-6-0	9	4.5	We rank them lower by 4.5	6	3	4	5
4	Lightning11-4-2	6	5.0	We rank them lower by 1.0	7	6	3	4
5	Bruins13-4-1	3	5.8	We rank them higher by 2.8	5	2	8	8
6	Avalanche11-6-2	5	6.8	We rank them higher by 1.8	4	12	2	9
7	Oilers13-3-3	8	7.3	We rank them lower by 0.7	2	4	13	10
8	Stars10-5-2	10	7.5	We rank them lower by 2.5	10	11	7	2
9	Canadiens11-3-4	4	8.0	We rank them higher by 4.0	9	8	9	6
10	Golden Knights12-5-2	7	8.3	We rank them higher by 1.3	8	7	5	13
11	Capitals10-6-0	11	10.3	We rank them lower by 0.7	11	9	10	11
12	Senators11-6-2	13	12.5	We rank them lower by 0.5	13	10	12	15
13	Rangers10-8-1	19	14.0	We rank them lower by 5.0	18	–	17	7
14	Panthers10-7-2	16	14.3	We rank them lower by 1.7	12	15	18	12
15	Mammoth10-7-1	17	14.5	We rank them lower by 2.5	14	13	14	17
16	Sabres8-6-3	12	17.0	We rank them higher by 5.0	19	20	11	18
17	Blues8-8-2	15	18.3	We rank them higher by 3.3	23	21	15	14
tied for 18	Predators9-4-5	14	18.8	We rank them higher by 4.8	17	18	20	20
tied for 18	Ducks10-7-1	18	18.8	We rank them higher by 0.8	15	16	19	25
20	Blue Jackets7-9-0	20	19.8	We rank them lower by 0.2	20	19	16	24
21	Islanders7-6-4	23	20.0	We rank them lower by 3.0	22	–	22	16
22	Maple Leafs8-10-2	28	21.0	We rank them lower by 7.0	16	23	23	22
tied for 23	Kraken9-6-1	25	23.3	We rank them lower by 1.7	24	17	25	27
tied for 23	Kings5-9-2	29	23.3	We rank them lower by 5.7	21	29	24	19
25	Penguins6-10-2	21	25.0	We rank them higher by 4.0	25	28	21	26
26	Red Wings7-9-3	26	25.3	We rank them lower by 0.7	26	26	28	21
27	Jets8-8-3	24	25.5	We rank them higher by 1.5	29	24	26	23
28	Flames8-9-1	27	28.3	We rank them higher by 1.3	30	25	30	28
tied for 29	Flyers5-10-5	22	28.5	We rank them higher by 6.5	28	30	27	29
tied for 29	Sharks8-11-1	30	28.5	We rank them lower by 1.5	27	27	29	31
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	31	30.8	We rank them lower by 0.2	31	31	31	30
32	Canucks3-16-1	32	32.0	Agree	32	32	32	32

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