NHL HOCKEY Teams RANKINGS

The Dunkel Index analyzes game data to produce a power rating for each team. Those ratings are the basis for our game predictions.

HOCKEY: NHL RANKINGS

Sport

League

Season

W / L RTG

Index rating for the season adjusted for won/loss record.
SEA RTG

Pure Index rating for season.
REC RTG

Most recent pure Index rating.
HI

Highest pure Index rating for season.
LO

Lowest pure Index rating for season.
W/L +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
SEA +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
20 W/L

Adjusted Index rating for 2020 season.
20 SEA

Pure Index rating for 2020 season.

Regular Season

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	20 W/L	20 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
1	Colorado Avalanche	30-4-9	13.743	11.743	12.371	13.888	9.633	13.152	10.996	0.04%	0.07%
2	Carolina Hurricanes	29-4-10	13.725	11.788	12.490	12.963	10.485	13.229	11.135	0.04%	0.06%
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	29-2-13	13.609	11.734	10.717	13.693	8.822	13.455	11.330	0.01%	0.04%
4	Vegas Golden Knights	30-2-11	13.336	11.398	12.563	13.079	9.982	12.885	10.729	0.04%	0.06%
5	Florida Panthers	28-5-12	13.095	11.189	11.543	12.797	9.298	12.830	10.861	0.02%	0.03%
6	Washington Capitals	29-4-12	12.855	10.917	11.012	12.635	9.548	13.126	10.876	-0.02%	0.00%
7	Dallas Stars	17-12-14	12.848	11.410	11.682	13.193	10.089	12.874	10.780	0.00%	0.06%
8	Minnesota Wild	27-3-13	12.827	11.046	10.661	12.599	9.714	12.824	10.949	0.00%	0.01%
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	28-4-12	12.813	10.938	10.093	12.795	8.968	13.165	10.977	-0.03%	0.00%
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	28-3-13	12.806	10.962	11.480	12.503	9.130	13.181	10.962	-0.03%	0.00%
11	Winnipeg Jets	27-3-15	12.775	10.994	10.108	12.399	9.574	13.100	11.131	-0.02%	-0.01%
12	New York Rangers	22-6-16	12.746	11.184	12.047	13.210	9.635	13.043	10.918	-0.02%	0.02%
13	New York Islanders	27-4-13	12.716	10.904	9.127	12.730	9.127	12.740	10.615	0.00%	0.03%
14	Montreal Canadiens	19-9-14	12.603	11.135	10.048	13.516	9.445	12.675	10.612	-0.01%	0.05%
15	Chicago Blackhawks	21-5-19	12.566	11.097	11.980	12.694	9.760	13.202	10.670	-0.05%	0.04%
16	Edmonton Oilers	26-2-15	12.549	10.861	11.415	12.564	9.355	13.150	10.869	-0.05%	0.00%
17	Nashville Predators	24-1-21	12.506	10.975	11.475	12.979	9.064	12.496	10.308	0.00%	0.06%
18	Boston Bruins	24-6-12	12.383	10.695	10.657	12.117	8.450	13.547	11.485	-0.09%	-0.07%
19	Arizona Coyotes	20-5-20	11.984	10.578	10.298	12.128	8.948	13.274	10.868	-0.10%	-0.03%
20	St. Louis Blues	19-6-18	11.965	10.590	10.934	12.487	8.434	13.266	10.953	-0.10%	-0.03%
21	Los Angeles Kings	16-6-20	11.920	10.733	9.725	12.387	9.009	12.917	10.635	-0.08%	0.01%
22	Vancouver Canucks	16-3-18	11.823	10.730	9.798	12.435	9.516	12.498	10.467	-0.05%	0.03%
23	Calgary Flames	19-3-22	11.681	10.400	11.171	11.848	8.628	13.143	10.831	-0.11%	-0.04%
24	Detroit Red Wings	16-6-24	11.558	10.371	10.175	12.369	9.028	11.304	9.335	0.02%	0.11%
25	Philadelphia Flyers	20-6-18	11.521	10.083	9.802	11.475	8.394	13.502	11.252	-0.15%	-0.10%
26	Columbus Blue Jackets	15-9-22	11.438	10.219	8.581	11.980	8.581	13.105	10.793	-0.13%	-0.05%
27	San Jose Sharks	18-4-22	11.196	9.946	8.697	11.928	8.617	12.279	10.216	-0.09%	-0.03%
28	New Jersey Devils	14-6-23	11.153	10.090	9.504	11.277	8.238	12.626	10.439	-0.12%	-0.03%
29	Anaheim Ducks	14-7-24	10.962	9.868	10.517	11.802	8.222	12.451	10.233	-0.12%	-0.04%
30	Ottawa Senators	15-4-26	10.751	9.689	11.712	11.712	7.869	12.205	10.049	-0.12%	-0.04%
31	Buffalo Sabres	11-7-26	10.561	9.655	11.009	11.966	8.214	12.315	10.378	-0.14%	-0.07%