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	Carolina Hurricanes	36-8-12	14.338	11.838	0.000	12.963	9.949	13.229	11.135	0.08%	0.06%
2	Colorado Avalanche	39-4-13	14.236	11.674	0.000	13.888	9.633	13.152	10.996	0.08%	0.06%
3	Vegas Golden Knights	40-2-14	14.109	11.547	0.000	13.079	9.982	12.885	10.729	0.09%	0.08%
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	36-3-17	13.926	11.582	0.000	13.693	8.822	13.455	11.330	0.04%	0.02%
5	Florida Panthers	37-5-14	13.832	11.363	0.000	12.833	9.298	12.830	10.861	0.08%	0.05%
6	Minnesota Wild	35-5-16	13.487	11.143	0.000	12.599	9.714	12.824	10.949	0.05%	0.02%
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	37-3-16	13.420	11.014	0.000	12.503	9.130	13.181	10.962	0.02%	0.00%
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	35-7-15	13.352	10.946	0.000	12.795	8.968	13.165	10.977	0.01%	0.00%
9	Washington Capitals	37-5-15	13.329	10.861	0.000	12.635	9.544	13.126	10.876	0.02%	0.00%
10	Boston Bruins	33-8-16	13.261	10.949	0.000	12.748	8.450	13.547	11.485	-0.02%	-0.05%
11	Dallas Stars	23-14-19	13.155	11.280	11.615	13.193	9.822	12.874	10.780	0.02%	0.05%
12	New York Islanders	32-7-17	13.138	10.920	0.000	12.730	9.127	12.740	10.615	0.03%	0.03%
13	Edmonton Oilers	35-2-19	13.133	10.883	0.000	12.564	9.339	13.150	10.869	0.00%	0.00%
14	Nashville Predators	31-2-23	13.088	11.088	0.000	12.979	9.064	12.496	10.308	0.05%	0.08%
15	New York Rangers	27-6-23	12.842	10.967	10.260	13.210	8.901	13.043	10.918	-0.02%	0.00%
16	St. Louis Blues	27-9-20	12.797	10.828	0.000	12.487	8.434	13.266	10.953	-0.04%	-0.01%
17	Chicago Blackhawks	24-7-25	12.766	11.048	11.251	12.694	9.760	13.202	10.670	-0.03%	0.04%
18	Montreal Canadiens	24-11-21	12.759	10.916	0.000	13.516	9.445	12.675	10.612	0.01%	0.03%
19	Winnipeg Jets	30-3-23	12.710	10.741	0.000	12.399	8.180	13.100	11.131	-0.03%	-0.04%
20	Arizona Coyotes	24-6-26	12.185	10.497	10.401	12.128	8.894	13.274	10.868	-0.08%	-0.03%
21	Vancouver Canucks	23-3-29	12.141	10.609	10.047	12.435	9.155	12.498	10.467	-0.03%	0.01%
22	Calgary Flames	25-3-27	12.130	10.474	11.667	11.848	8.541	13.143	10.831	-0.08%	-0.03%
23	Los Angeles Kings	21-7-28	11.969	10.438	9.066	12.387	8.111	12.917	10.635	-0.07%	-0.02%
24	Detroit Red Wings	19-10-27	11.942	10.442	11.057	12.369	9.028	11.304	9.335	0.06%	0.12%
25	Philadelphia Flyers	25-8-23	11.739	9.927	10.308	11.475	8.157	13.502	11.252	-0.13%	-0.12%
26	Ottawa Senators	24-5-28	11.718	10.062	10.639	12.316	7.869	12.205	10.049	-0.04%	0.00%
27	Columbus Blue Jackets	18-12-26	11.601	10.101	10.559	11.980	8.536	13.105	10.793	-0.11%	-0.06%
28	San Jose Sharks	21-7-28	11.421	9.890	8.396	11.928	8.396	12.279	10.216	-0.07%	-0.03%
29	New Jersey Devils	19-7-30	11.414	10.007	9.399	11.277	8.238	12.626	10.439	-0.10%	-0.04%
30	Anaheim Ducks	17-9-30	11.177	9.834	10.802	11.802	8.222	12.451	10.233	-0.10%	-0.04%
31	Buffalo Sabres	15-7-34	11.028	9.872	10.582	11.966	8.214	12.315	10.378	-0.10%	-0.05%
Rankings not yet available for this season

Postseason

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	20 W/L	20 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	16-4-3	13.759	12.634	13.789	14.561	10.869	13.129	12.379	0.05%	0.02%
2	Colorado Avalanche	6-1-3	13.549	13.142	11.831	14.485	11.831	12.691	12.316	0.07%	0.07%
3	Vegas Golden Knights	10-4-5	13.002	12.252	12.114	13.977	10.462	12.671	12.046	0.03%	0.02%
4	New York Islanders	11-1-7	12.688	11.970	11.911	12.928	10.581	12.504	11.660	0.01%	0.03%
5	Montreal Canadiens	13-1-8	12.639	11.796	13.017	13.777	9.174	11.339	10.995	0.11%	0.07%
6	Boston Bruins	6-1-3	11.762	11.356	10.749	12.339	10.749	11.913	11.476	-0.01%	-0.01%
7	Carolina Hurricanes	5-2-4	11.567	11.192	10.968	11.793	10.723	11.782	11.501	-0.02%	-0.03%
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-2-2	11.402	11.215	10.784	11.781	10.784	10.318	10.193	0.11%	0.10%
Rankings not yet available for this season
10	Winnipeg Jets	4-1-3	11.225	10.943	10.279	11.899	10.059	11.071	10.946	0.01%	0.00%
11	Calgary Flames	1-0-0	11.159	11.097	0.000	11.097	11.097	12.069	11.757	-0.08%	-0.06%
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-2-2	11.016	10.766	9.908	11.691	9.908	10.767	10.580	0.02%	0.02%
13	Florida Panthers	2-0-4	10.974	10.849	10.293	11.434	10.217	9.956	9.831	0.10%	0.10%
14	Minnesota Wild	3-0-4	10.964	10.777	10.450	11.779	9.832	10.674	10.549	0.03%	0.02%
15	Nashville Predators	2-2-2	10.909	10.721	10.641	11.136	10.256	10.795	10.638	0.01%	0.01%
16	Vancouver Canucks	0-1-0	10.648	10.617	0.000	10.617	10.617	11.693	11.068	-0.09%	-0.04%
17	Washington Capitals	0-2-2	10.068	10.005	9.709	10.287	9.709	10.862	10.549	-0.07%	-0.05%
18	Edmonton Oilers	0-3-1	9.676	9.583	9.864	9.864	9.229	11.273	11.148	-0.14%	-0.14%