Pro Hockey Power Ratings


     
Last updated:  Monday, November 9, 2026 - thru games of November 8


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 Ranking
Team W L Rating LR
1 Carolina Hurricanes 14 5 5.78 1
2 Boston Bruins 13 5 5.70 3
3 Minnesota Wild 12 7 5.67 2
4 Edmonton Oilers 12 6 5.54 4
5 New Jersey Devils 13 5 5.42 9
6 Tampa Bay Lightning 11 6 5.40 5
7 Vegas Golden Knights 12 7 5.38 8
8 Colorado Avalanche 10 8 5.36 7
9 Montreal Canadiens 11 6 5.32 10
10 Utah Mammoth 10 8 5.24 6
11 Ottawa Senators 11 7 5.22 11
12 Washington Capitals 9 6 5.19 15
13 Dallas Stars 10 7 5.17 13
14 New York Rangers 10 8 5.12 16
15 Anaheim Ducks 10 8 5.10 21
16 Nashville Predators 8 9 5.04 20
17 Seattle Kraken 9 7 5.04 12
18 St. Louis Blues 7 10 5.00 18
19 Florida Panthers 9 9 4.98 14
20 New York Islanders 7 9 4.94 19
21 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 11 4.83 17
22 Winnipeg Jets 7 11 4.79 26
23 Buffalo Sabres 8 9 4.77 22
24 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 8 4.68 23
25 Detroit Red Wings 7 11 4.64 25
26 Los Angeles Kings 5 10 4.62 24
27 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 12 4.60 29
28 Calgary Flames 8 10 4.59 27
29 San Jose Sharks 7 12 4.45 28
30 Philadelphia Flyers 4 15 4.38 30
31 Vancouver Canucks 3 16 4.03 32
32 Chicago Blackhawks 4 14 4.01 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 32 is weakest)

NHL 2026-2027
EASTERN CONFERENCE
METROPOLITAN DIVISION(3) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
1 Carolina Hurricanes 14 3 2 5.78 30 78 45 32
5 New Jersey Devils 13 5 0 5.42 26 66 51 19
12 Washington Capitals 9 6 0 5.19 18 53 51 15
14 New York Rangers 10 7 1 5.12 21 55 52 16
20 New York Islanders 7 6 3 4.94 17 47 49 11
24 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 8 0 4.68 14 40 47 13
27 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 10 2 4.60 14 58 65 9
30 Philadelphia Flyers 4 10 5 4.38 13 42 65 2

ATLANTIC DIVISION(1) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
2 Boston Bruins 13 4 1 5.70 27 68 41 22
6 Tampa Bay Lightning 11 4 2 5.40 24 63 53 18
9 Montreal Canadiens 11 3 3 5.32 25 61 53 30
11 Ottawa Senators 11 6 1 5.22 23 58 54 21
19 Florida Panthers 9 7 2 4.98 20 56 55 24
21 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 9 2 4.83 18 64 64 17
23 Buffalo Sabres 8 6 3 4.77 19 50 57 23
25 Detroit Red Wings 7 8 3 4.64 17 49 56 26


WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION(2) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
3 Minnesota Wild 12 3 4 5.67 28 62 42 10
8 Colorado Avalanche 10 6 2 5.36 22 72 56 31
10 Utah Mammoth 10 7 1 5.24 21 63 63 4
13 Dallas Stars 10 5 2 5.17 22 49 41 28
16 Nashville Predators 8 4 5 5.04 21 52 51 7
18 St. Louis Blues 7 8 2 5.00 16 50 53 3
22 Winnipeg Jets 7 8 3 4.79 17 49 63 6
32 Chicago Blackhawks 4 13 1 4.01 9 39 76 5

PACIFIC DIVISION(4) W L OL Rating Pts GF GA SS
4 Edmonton Oilers 12 3 3 5.54 27 75 55 29
7 Vegas Golden Knights 12 5 2 5.38 26 64 51 27
15 Anaheim Ducks 10 7 1 5.10 21 69 66 25
17 Seattle Kraken 9 6 1 5.04 19 57 57 20
26 Los Angeles Kings 5 8 2 4.62 12 45 52 12
28 Calgary Flames 8 9 1 4.59 17 46 63 14
29 San Jose Sharks 7 11 1 4.45 15 48 69 8
31 Vancouver Canucks 3 15 1 4.03 7 55 87 1



RECENT GAMES


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6
Columbus 2  at Buffalo 5
San Jose 1  at Minnesota 4
Anaheim 5  at Calgary 3



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7
Chicago 2  at Carolina 9
Florida 3  at Washington 4
St. Louis 1  at Nashville 3
NY Rangers 4  at Seattle 3
Montreal 4  at Toronto 2
Utah 2  at Ottawa 4
New Jersey 5  at NY Islanders 4  (OT)
San Jose 3  at Dallas 4
Tampa Bay 4  at Minnesota 3  (OT)
Detroit 0  at Colorado 4
Pittsburgh 5  at Los Angeles 2
Vancouver 2  at Edmonton 4



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8
Florida 1  at Boston 4
Vegas 4  at Buffalo 1
Tampa Bay 3  at Winnipeg 4
New Jersey 4  at Toronto 0
Philadelphia 3  at Calgary 4  (OT)
Pittsburgh 2  at Anaheim 5


UPCOMING GAMES(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

    
All games are available on ESPN Plus

MONDAY NOVEMBER 9
NY Rangers at Edmonton, 8:00
Philadelphia at Vancouver, 9:30
NY Islanders at San Jose, 10:00



TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10
Minnesota at Montreal, 7:00
Washington at Ottawa, 7:00
Colorado at Toronto, 7:00
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7:00
Florida at Columbus, 7:30  (Disney+, Hulu)
Detroit at St. Louis, 8:00  (TNT, TruTV, HBO Max)
Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:00  (Disney+, Hulu)



WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7:00  (TNT, TruTV, HBO Max)
NY Rangers at Calgary, 7:30
Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9:00
Utah at Vegas, 9:30  (TNT, TruTV, HBO Max)
Nashville at Anaheim, 10:00
Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10:00



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12
Carolina vs. Seattle, 12:00  (at Helsinki, Finland)
Montreal at Boston, 7:00
Washington at New Jersey, 7:00
Colorado at Ottawa, 7:00
Minnesota at Toronto, 7:00
Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7:00
Detroit at Florida, 7:30  (Disney+, Hulu)
Buffalo at Chicago, 8:00
Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:00
St. Louis at Utah, 9:00
NY Islanders at Los Angeles, 10:00  (Disney+, Hulu)