NHL Hockey Team Ratings

Performance vs. Expectation (PvE) rating leaderboard for the 2027 season.

32 Teams Rated
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Games rated through: Nov 07, 2026 (Movement Δ measured since Nov 01, 2026 cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Carolina Hurricanes 13 1 2 3 72.07 — -7.40 +4.25 +4.91 -20.60
#2 New Jersey Devils 7 5 0 5 52.14 ▲ +4 +16.23 +2.10 +2.00 -2.40
#3 Tampa Bay Lightning 9 2 2 3 51.42 ▲ +5 +16.05 +3.34 +0.73 -6.97
#4 Boston Bruins 9 3 1 4 49.61 ▲ +3 +13.82 +3.30 +5.27 -7.60
#5 Minnesota Wild 12 0 4 3 44.59 â–ŧ -2 +0.23 +0.50 +7.24 -1.48
#6 Montreal Canadiens 7 4 3 3 39.18 â–ŧ -1 +0.02 +1.69 -0.27 -9.97
#7 Dallas Stars 7 3 3 4 35.61 ▲ +2 +3.64 -1.72 +5.86 -3.45
#8 Edmonton Oilers 10 2 3 3 31.73 â–ŧ -6 -21.06 +4.37 +1.38 -18.88
#9 Washington Capitals 8 1 0 6 28.34 ▲ +1 +0.81 +2.97 -0.36 +19.26
#10 Colorado Avalanche 9 1 2 6 27.11 â–ŧ -6 -12.76 +5.02 -0.39 -4.26
#11 Vegas Golden Knights 9 2 2 5 25.66 ▲ +1 +12.14 +0.36 +3.41 -9.40
#12 Nashville Predators 6 2 5 4 23.81 ▲ +8 +32.00 +0.31 +2.83 +16.58
#13 Ottawa Senators 9 2 1 6 19.65 ▲ +3 +19.96 +0.13 +0.71 -7.76
#14 Buffalo Sabres 6 2 3 5 15.49 â–ŧ -3 -3.57 -0.61 -1.45 -4.51
#15 Utah Mammoth 8 2 1 7 5.98 â–ŧ -2 -6.57 +1.94 -1.17 +4.36
#16 New York Rangers 10 0 1 7 4.77 ▲ +7 +28.30 -1.28 +3.63 +0.22
#17 Florida Panthers 7 2 2 6 -4.57 â–ŧ -2 -16.01 -1.17 -0.02 -21.31
#18 St. Louis Blues 7 0 2 8 -7.02 â–ŧ -4 -18.62 -0.73 +0.19 +11.06
#19 Anaheim Ducks 8 1 1 7 -7.15 ▲ +10 +30.08 +2.46 -5.73 -8.13
#20 New York Islanders 5 2 3 6 -9.93 â–ŧ -3 -7.99 -1.66 +2.37 +6.88
#21 Seattle Kraken 6 3 1 6 -11.57 â–ŧ -2 -6.17 +1.52 -3.66 -1.98
#22 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 5 0 8 -15.51 ▲ +3 +14.68 -2.03 +0.45 +11.78
#23 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 1 2 8 -22.33 â–ŧ -5 -17.32 +1.65 -1.26 +0.18
#24 Calgary Flames 7 0 1 9 -22.83 â–ŧ -3 -10.22 -5.58 -0.03 -3.57
#25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 3 2 9 -32.37 â–ŧ -1 -2.99 +0.95 -2.95 +5.35
#26 Detroit Red Wings 5 2 3 8 -33.33 â–ŧ -4 -11.20 -3.71 +0.38 -7.34
#27 Los Angeles Kings 3 2 2 8 -34.40 — -1.81 -1.59 -1.31 +0.13
#28 Winnipeg Jets 5 1 3 8 -35.34 ▲ +2 +17.75 -2.70 -1.11 +8.84
#29 Philadelphia Flyers 4 0 4 10 -39.36 â–ŧ -3 -9.05 -5.29 +0.82 +20.16
#30 San Jose Sharks 2 5 1 11 -59.87 â–ŧ -2 -25.29 -3.45 -4.06 +5.26
#31 Chicago Blackhawks 3 1 1 13 -85.95 — -14.93 -5.60 -7.30 +12.93
#32 Vancouver Canucks 1 2 1 15 -105.63 — -12.74 -1.61 -9.56 +11.34

â„šī¸ Standings & Rating System Legend

RW
Regulation Win

Standard victory secured within regulation play.

OW
Overtime Win

Victory secured in overtime (includes Shootout Win in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

OL
Overtime Loss

Contest tied at end of regulation; lost in overtime (includes Shootout Loss in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

RL
Regulation Loss

Defeat in standard regulation play.

PvE Rating
Performance vs. Expectation

Zero-centered Elo power rating measuring opponent-adjusted performance against Vegas closing expectations.

Rank Δ / Rating Δ
Rating & Rank Momentum

Net movement in leaderboard rank and raw rating compared to the previous rating calculation date.

Off / Def / SoS
Offense, Defense & Strength of Sched

Component offensive and defensive power ratings, plus average opponent rating faced to date.