Pro Hockey Power Ratings

 


Last updated:  Monday, August 3, 2020 - thru games of August 2


Welcome to my NHL power ratings!  I will be updating this page on Mondays and 
Fridays.  To determine the approximate point spread for a game, simply take
the difference between the power ratings of the two teams in question and add
0.3 goal for the home team.  These ratings are based on a mathematical formula 
involving several factors, including won-lost record, schedule strength, and
margin of victory in games.  My rankings do not take empty net goals into
account.  More recent games are taken with slightly more consideration than
games played earlier in the season.  Enjoy!

NHL Team Rankings


LR = Last update ranking
Team W L Rating LR
1 Boston Bruins 44 27 5.52 1
2 Colorado Avalanche 43 28 5.50 2
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 43 27 5.46 3
4 Philadelphia Flyers 42 28 5.45 5
5 St. Louis Blues 42 30 5.36 4
6 Washington Capitals 41 28 5.30 6
7 Carolina Hurricanes 39 30 5.25 8
8 Pittsburgh Penguins 40 30 5.20 7
9 Dallas Stars 37 32 5.14 9
10 Vegas Golden Knights 39 32 5.14 10
11 Minnesota Wild 36 34 5.08 17
12 New York Rangers 37 34 5.06 11
13 New York Islanders 36 33 5.06 19
14 Arizona Coyotes 34 37 5.06 18
15 Calgary Flames 37 34 5.05 20
16 Edmonton Oilers 37 35 5.04 12
17 Winnipeg Jets 37 35 5.03 13
18 Toronto Maple Leafs 36 35 5.03 14
19 Florida Panthers 35 35 5.01 16
20 Vancouver Canucks 36 34 5.00 15
21 Chicago Blackhawks 33 38 4.98 22
22 Columbus Blue Jackets 34 37 4.97 23
23 Nashville Predators 35 35 4.95 21
24 Montreal Canadiens 32 40 4.85 24
25 Buffalo Sabres 30 39 4.72 25
26 Los Angeles Kings 29 41 4.70 26
27 Anaheim Ducks 29 42 4.63 28
28 New Jersey Devils 28 41 4.63 27
29 San Jose Sharks 29 41 4.59 29
30 Ottawa Senators 25 46 4.41 30
31 Detroit Red Wings 17 54 3.85 31


NHL Teams By Division


OL  = Total overtime and shootout losses
Pts = Regular season standings points
GF  = Goals for
GA  = Goals against
SS =  Strength of schedule ranking (1 is toughest and 31 is weakest)


NHL 2019-2020
EASTERN CONFERENCE
METROPOLITAN DIVISION(2) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
4 Philadelphia Flyers 42 21 7 5.45 89 236 197 11
6 Washington Capitals 41 20 8 5.30 90 240 215 2
7 Carolina Hurricanes 39 25 5 5.25 81 225 195 12
8 Pittsburgh Penguins 40 23 7 5.20 86 226 199 27
12 New York Rangers 37 29 5 5.06 79 236 225 26
13 New York Islanders 36 23 10 5.06 80 194 194 17
22 Columbus Blue Jackets 34 22 15 4.97 81 182 187 29
28 New Jersey Devils 28 29 12 4.63 68 189 230 7

ATLANTIC DIVISION(4) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
1 Boston Bruins 44 15 12 5.52 100 228 178 20
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 43 21 6 5.46 92 245 195 14
18 Toronto Maple Leafs 36 26 9 5.03 81 238 229 19
19 Florida Panthers 35 27 8 5.01 78 232 230 15
24 Montreal Canadiens 32 31 9 4.85 71 215 223 18
25 Buffalo Sabres 30 31 8 4.72 68 195 217 30
30 Ottawa Senators 25 34 12 4.41 62 191 243 31
31 Detroit Red Wings 17 49 5 3.85 39 145 267 24


WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION(1) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
2 Colorado Avalanche 43 20 8 5.50 92 239 192 5
5 St. Louis Blues 42 20 10 5.36 94 226 195 4
9 Dallas Stars 37 24 8 5.14 82 180 177 1
11 Minnesota Wild 36 27 7 5.08 77 223 220 13
17 Winnipeg Jets 37 29 6 5.03 80 217 207 23
21 Chicago Blackhawks 33 30 8 4.98 72 218 222 3
23 Nashville Predators 35 27 8 4.95 78 218 221 22

PACIFIC DIVISION(3) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
10 Vegas Golden Knights 39 24 8 5.14 86 227 211 28
14 Arizona Coyotes 34 29 8 5.06 74 199 190 6
15 Calgary Flames 37 27 7 5.05 79 214 216 10
16 Edmonton Oilers 37 26 9 5.04 83 229 223 16
20 Vancouver Canucks 36 28 6 5.00 78 228 220 25
26 Los Angeles Kings 29 35 6 4.70 64 178 212 8
27 Anaheim Ducks 29 33 9 4.63 67 187 226 9
29 San Jose Sharks 29 36 5 4.59 63 182 226 21


2020 NHL Playoffs(All Times Eastern)

EASTERN CONFERENCE


ALL GAMES IN TORONTO

Top 4 Round-Robin Games

8/2 - Philadelphia 4, Boston 1
8/3 - Washington vs. Tampa Bay, 4:00  (NBCSN)
8/5 - Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 4:00  (NBCSN)
8/6 - Washington vs. Philadelphia, TBD
8/8 - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay, TBD
8/9 - Boston vs. Washington, TBD




Qualifying Round (Best of 5)

8) Toronto  vs.  9) Columbus
Columbus leads series 1-0

8/2 - Game 1 - Columbus 2, Toronto 0
8/4 - Game 2 - Columbus vs. Toronto, 4:00  (NBCSN) 
8/6 - Game 3 - Toronto vs. Columbus, TBD 
8/7 - Game 4 - Toronto vs. Columbus, TBD  (if necessary)
8/9 - Game 5 - Columbus vs. Toronto, TBD  (if necessary)



5) Pittsburgh  vs.  12) Montreal
Montreal leads series 1-0

8/1 - Game 1 - Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2  (OT)
8/3 - Game 2 - Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, 8:00  (NBCSN)  
8/5 - Game 3 - Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, 8:00  (NBCSN)  
8/7 - Game 4 - Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, TBD  (if necessary)
8/8 - Game 5 - Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, TBD  (if necessary)  



7) NY Islanders  vs.  10) Florida
NY Islanders lead series 1-0

8/1 - Game 1 - NY Islanders 2, Florida 1
8/4 - Game 2 - Florida vs. NY Islanders, 12:00  (NBCSN)  
8/5 - Game 3 - NY Islanders vs. Florida, 12:00  (NBCSN)
8/7 - Game 4 - NY Islanders vs. Florida, TBD  (if necessary)
8/9 - Game 5 - Florida vs. NY Islanders, TBD  (if necessary) 



6) Carolina  vs.  11) NY Rangers
Carolina leads series 1-0

8/1 - Game 1 - Carolina 3, NY Rangers 2
8/3 - Game 2 - NY Rangers vs. Carolina, 12:00  (NBCSN)
8/4 - Game 3 - Carolina vs. NY Rangers, 8:00  (NBCSN)
8/6 - Game 4 - Carolina vs. NY Rangers, TBD  (if necessary)
8/8 - Game 5 - NY Rangers vs. Carolina, TBD  (if necessary)

WESTERN CONFERENCE


ALL GAMES IN EDMONTON

Top 4 Round-Robin Games

8/2 - Colorado 2, St. Louis 1
8/3 - Dallas vs. Vegas, 6:30  (NHL Network)
8/5 - Colorado vs. Dallas, 6:30  (NHL Network)
8/6 - Vegas vs. St. Louis, TBD
8/8 - Vegas vs. Colorado, TBD
8/9 - Dallas vs. St. Louis, TBD




Qualifying Round (Best of 5)

8) Calgary  vs.  9) Winnipeg
Calgary leads series 1-0

8/1 - Game 1 - Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1
8/3 - Game 2 - Winnipeg vs. Calgary, 2:30  (NHL Network) 
8/4 - Game 3 - Calgary vs. Winnipeg, 6:45  (NHL Network)
8/6 - Game 4 - Calgary vs. Winnipeg, TBD  (if necessary)
8/8 - Game 5 - Winnipeg vs. Calgary, TBD  (if necessary) 



5) Edmonton  vs.  12) Chicago
Chicago leads series 1-0

8/1 - Game 1 - Chicago 6, Edmonton 4
8/3 - Game 2 - Chicago vs. Edmonton, 10:30  (NBCSN)
8/5 - Game 3 - Edmonton vs. Chicago, 10:30  (NBCSN)
8/7 - Game 4 - Edmonton vs. Chicago, TBD  (if necessary)
8/8 - Game 5 - Chicago vs. Edmonton, TBD  (if necessary) 



7) Vancouver  vs.  10) Minnesota
Minnesota leads series 1-0

8/2 - Game 1 - Minnesota 3, Vancouver 0
8/4 - Game 2 - Minnesota vs. Vancouver, 10:45  (USA)  
8/6 - Game 3 - Vancouver vs. Minnesota, TBD 
8/7 - Game 4 - Vancouver vs. Minnesota, TBD  (if necessary)
8/9 - Game 5 - Minnesota vs. Vancouver, TBD  (if necessary)



6) Nashville  vs.  11) Arizona
Arizona leads series 1-0

8/2 - Game 1 - Arizona 4, Nashville 3
8/4 - Game 2 - Arizona vs. Nashville, 2:30  (NHL Network)  
8/5 - Game 3 - Nashville vs. Arizona, 2:30  (NHL Network)  
8/7 - Game 4 - Nashville vs. Arizona, TBD  (if necessary)
8/9 - Game 5 - Arizona vs. Nashville, TBD  (if necessary)