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NHL Hockey Conferences

Conference power ratings, team memberships, and home stadium directories for the 2027 campaign.

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32 Total Teams
Jump To: Eastern (16) Western (16)

Conference Power Hierarchy

Ranked by Mean PvE Rating
Rank ⇅ Conference ⇅ Teams ⇅ Top Team ⇅ Avg Rating ⇅ Avg Offense ⇅ Avg Defense ⇅
#1 Eastern 16 #1 Carolina Hurricanes 10.95 +0.29 +0.94
#2 Western 16 #5 Minnesota Wild -10.95 -0.41 -0.84
#1

Eastern

16 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: 10.95
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#1 Carolina Hurricanes 72.07 +4.25 +4.91 14-5
Lenovo Center (PNC Arena)
Raleigh, NC
#2 New Jersey Devils 52.14 +2.10 +2.00 12-5
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
#3 Tampa Bay Lightning 51.42 +3.34 +0.73 11-5
Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
#4 Boston Bruins 49.61 +3.30 +5.27 12-5
TD Garden
Boston, MA
#6 Montreal Canadiens 39.18 +1.69 -0.27 11-6
Bell Centre
Montreal, QC
#9 Washington Capitals 28.34 +2.97 -0.36 9-6
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC
#13 Ottawa Senators 19.65 +0.13 +0.71 11-7
Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa, ON
#14 Buffalo Sabres 15.49 -0.61 -1.45 8-8
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY
#16 New York Rangers 4.77 -1.28 +3.63 10-8
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
#17 Florida Panthers -4.57 -1.17 -0.02 9-8
Amerant Bank Arena
Sunrise, FL
#20 New York Islanders -9.93 -1.66 +2.37 7-9
UBS Arena
Elmont, NY
#22 Columbus Blue Jackets -15.51 -2.03 +0.45 7-8
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
#23 Toronto Maple Leafs -22.33 +1.65 -1.26 8-10
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto, ON
#25 Pittsburgh Penguins -32.37 +0.95 -2.95 6-11
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, PA
#26 Detroit Red Wings -33.33 -3.71 +0.38 7-11
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, MI
#29 Philadelphia Flyers -39.36 -5.29 +0.82 4-14
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
#2

Western

16 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: -10.95
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#5 Minnesota Wild 44.59 +0.50 +7.24 12-7
Xcel Energy Center
Saint Paul, MN
#7 Dallas Stars 35.61 -1.72 +5.86 10-7
American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
#8 Edmonton Oilers 31.73 +4.37 +1.38 12-6
Rogers Place
Edmonton, AB
#10 Colorado Avalanche 27.11 +5.02 -0.39 10-8
Ball Arena
Denver, CO
#11 Vegas Golden Knights 25.66 +0.36 +3.41 11-7
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, NV
#12 Nashville Predators 23.81 +0.31 +2.83 8-9
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
#15 Utah Mammoth 5.98 +1.94 -1.17 10-8
Delta Center
Salt Lake City, UT
#18 St. Louis Blues -7.02 -0.73 +0.19 7-10
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO
#19 Anaheim Ducks -7.15 +2.46 -5.73 9-8
Honda Center
Anaheim, CA
#21 Seattle Kraken -11.57 +1.52 -3.66 9-7
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, WA
#24 Calgary Flames -22.83 -5.58 -0.03 7-10
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, AB
#27 Los Angeles Kings -34.40 -1.59 -1.31 5-10
Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, CA
#28 Winnipeg Jets -35.34 -2.70 -1.11 6-11
Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg, MB
#30 San Jose Sharks -59.87 -3.45 -4.06 7-12
SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, CA
#31 Chicago Blackhawks -85.95 -5.60 -7.30 4-14
United Center
Chicago, IL
#32 Vancouver Canucks -105.63 -1.61 -9.56 3-16
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC