NHL Power Rankings

Projected

2026-27 NHL · projected points, model rating & Cup odds — records begin at opening night

All 32 teams

projected · 2026-27 NHL

#	Team	Proj Rec	PTS	Range	Rtg	GF/G	GA/G	PO%	DIV%	CONF%	Cup%
1	COLWestern Central	53-22-7	113	103–124	+0.85	3.56	2.72	99%	65%	38%	22.8%
2	WSHEastern Metropolitan	52-23-7	111	100–121	+0.81	4.08	2.83	96%	48%	25%	12.7%
3	CAREastern Metropolitan	50-24-8	108	98–119	+0.69	3.60	2.71	94%	34%	21%	10.2%
4	DALWestern Central	48-26-8	103	92–114	+0.41	3.37	2.76	91%	16%	14%	7.2%
5	TBLEastern Atlantic	47-26-9	103	93–114	+0.46	3.43	2.83	84%	36%	14%	6.3%
6	MINWestern Central	46-27-9	101	91–112	+0.33	3.48	2.83	87%	10%	10%	4.6%
7	PITEastern Metropolitan	46-27-9	101	90–112	+0.37	3.68	2.97	73%	10%	8%	2.8%
8	UTAWestern Central	46-28-9	100	90–111	+0.29	3.46	2.83	85%	8%	10%	5.2%
9	FLAEastern Atlantic	46-28-9	100	89–111	+0.32	3.77	2.82	70%	22%	8%	3.6%
10	VGKWestern Pacific	45-28-9	99	88–109	+0.17	3.40	2.82	85%	35%	10%	5.1%
11	NJDEastern Metropolitan	45-28-9	98	88–109	+0.25	3.75	2.89	63%	5%	5%	2.2%
12	MTLEastern Atlantic	44-29-9	97	87–107	+0.18	3.30	2.83	57%	12%	5%	2.3%
13	EDMWestern Pacific	44-29-9	97	86–108	+0.08	3.43	2.93	77%	28%	7%	3.6%
14	BUFEastern Atlantic	44-29-9	97	86–107	+0.15	3.18	2.86	54%	11%	4%	1.5%
15	OTTEastern Atlantic	43-29-9	96	85–107	+0.13	3.29	2.89	52%	10%	3%	1.7%
16	CBJEastern Metropolitan	42-30-10	94	83–105	+0.09	3.46	2.92	44%	2%	3%	1.4%
17	LAKWestern Pacific	42-30-10	94	83–105	-0.04	3.39	2.82	65%	17%	4%	2.1%
18	SJSWestern Pacific	42-30-10	93	82–104	-0.05	3.62	2.95	63%	15%	4%	1.7%
19	BOSEastern Atlantic	41-31-10	92	81–103	-0.04	3.09	2.84	34%	5%	2%	0.7%
20	WPGWestern Central	40-32-10	90	79–101	-0.20	3.14	2.73	37%	1%	1%	0.4%
21	PHIEastern Metropolitan	40-32-10	89	78–100	-0.16	3.11	2.90	23%	1%	1%	0.3%
22	DETEastern Atlantic	39-33-10	88	77–99	-0.22	3.25	2.97	18%	2%	0%	0.2%
23	NSHWestern Central	39-33-11	88	77–98	-0.28	3.19	2.91	30%	0%	1%	0.4%
24	TOREastern Atlantic	38-33-11	87	76–98	-0.27	3.20	2.79	16%	1%	1%	0.3%
25	ANAWestern Pacific	38-33-11	87	76–98	-0.35	3.24	3.06	30%	4%	1%	0.3%
26	STLWestern Central	38-33-11	87	76–98	-0.33	3.10	2.84	25%	0%	1%	0.3%
27	NYREastern Metropolitan	38-34-11	86	75–97	-0.30	3.14	2.98	13%	0%	0%	0.1%
28	NYIEastern Metropolitan	37-34-11	85	74–96	-0.38	2.98	2.92	9%	0%	0%	0.0%
29	SEAWestern Pacific	34-36-12	80	69–91	-0.69	2.82	2.90	9%	1%	0%	0.0%
30	CGYWestern Pacific	34-36-12	80	69–91	-0.68	2.85	2.86	9%	0%	0%	0.1%
31	CHIWestern Central	34-37-12	79	68–90	-0.70	3.04	2.99	6%	0%	0%	0.1%
32	VANWestern Pacific	32-38-12	75	64–86	-0.91	2.99	2.94	3%	0%	0%	0.0%

Model forecast for 2026-27 NHL · Rtg = net goals/game vs average · Range = 10th–90th-percentile points · records begin at opening night