NHL 2027 Teams RANKINGS

View the latest NHL 2027 Teams Rankings based on the industry leading Dunkel Index rating system. 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.
26 W/L

Adjusted Index rating for 2026 season.
26 SEA

Pure Index rating for 2026 season.

Regular Season

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	26 W/L	26 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
Rankings not yet available for this season
1	Carolina Hurricanes	8-1-2	10.947	10.416	9.748	11.322	9.648	12.245	9.370	-0.11%	0.11%
2	Vegas Golden Knights	8-0-3	10.575	10.075	9.004	10.807	9.004	11.801	8.770	-0.10%	0.15%
3	Washington Capitals	5-0-4	10.353	10.041	8.168	11.889	8.168	11.332	8.551	-0.09%	0.17%
4	Edmonton Oilers	7-1-1	10.286	9.817	10.917	11.042	7.705	11.720	8.845	-0.12%	0.11%
5	Minnesota Wild	6-2-2	10.111	9.673	9.543	10.579	9.130	12.017	9.142	-0.16%	0.06%
6	Boston Bruins	7-1-2	10.110	9.641	10.093	10.419	8.182	11.932	8.901	-0.15%	0.08%
7	Tampa Bay Lightning	7-0-2	9.915	9.478	11.293	11.293	7.449	12.300	9.488	-0.19%	0.00%
8	Colorado Avalanche	5-1-4	9.832	9.488	8.564	11.144	8.488	12.686	9.779	-0.22%	-0.03%
9	New York Rangers	7-1-3	9.767	9.299	8.511	10.568	7.630	11.282	8.532	-0.13%	0.09%
10	Florida Panthers	5-2-3	9.655	9.280	8.465	11.037	7.624	11.417	8.761	-0.15%	0.06%
11	Dallas Stars	5-1-3	9.592	9.248	10.443	10.443	7.408	12.112	9.143	-0.21%	0.01%
12	Utah Mammoth	7-0-3	9.533	9.095	8.653	10.345	7.880	11.846	9.033	-0.20%	0.01%
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	3-1-6	9.368	9.149	7.700	10.990	7.700	11.916	9.010	-0.21%	0.02%
14	Seattle Kraken	6-1-3	9.341	8.935	8.155	10.026	8.021	11.365	8.459	-0.18%	0.06%
15	St. Louis Blues	4-1-4	9.189	8.908	8.903	10.377	7.701	11.154	8.404	-0.18%	0.06%
16	Anaheim Ducks	4-0-5	9.097	8.847	7.428	10.320	7.273	11.327	8.452	-0.20%	0.05%
17	Ottawa Senators	7-0-3	8.840	8.402	8.927	9.500	7.159	11.748	8.904	-0.25%	-0.06%
18	New York Islanders	5-1-3	8.772	8.429	8.892	9.046	6.872	11.502	8.564	-0.24%	-0.02%
19	San Jose Sharks	5-1-4	8.583	8.239	7.889	9.368	7.173	11.176	8.364	-0.23%	-0.01%
20	Toronto Maple Leafs	5-2-4	8.568	8.193	8.597	9.784	6.791	11.194	8.257	-0.23%	-0.01%
21	Winnipeg Jets	4-2-3	8.541	8.229	8.625	9.350	6.013	11.338	8.432	-0.25%	-0.02%
22	Buffalo Sabres	4-2-4	8.463	8.150	7.770	9.118	7.200	11.833	9.021	-0.28%	-0.10%
23	Montreal Canadiens	4-2-3	8.457	8.144	7.604	8.833	7.209	11.935	8.903	-0.29%	-0.09%
24	New Jersey Devils	5-0-4	8.370	8.058	9.210	9.773	6.789	11.341	8.654	-0.26%	-0.07%
25	Nashville Predators	3-3-2	8.341	8.059	8.987	8.987	7.296	11.419	8.481	-0.27%	-0.05%
26	Los Angeles Kings	1-2-4	8.178	8.053	9.518	9.518	7.473	11.593	8.436	-0.29%	-0.05%
27	Philadelphia Flyers	3-3-6	8.156	7.875	8.793	8.793	7.234	11.770	8.801	-0.31%	-0.11%
28	Columbus Blue Jackets	3-0-5	8.105	7.918	6.825	9.790	6.612	11.772	8.803	-0.31%	-0.10%
29	Chicago Blackhawks	3-0-6	7.995	7.808	8.272	8.991	6.809	11.024	8.149	-0.27%	-0.04%
30	Detroit Red Wings	3-3-3	7.590	7.309	7.694	7.828	6.544	11.545	8.670	-0.34%	-0.16%
31	Vancouver Canucks	2-1-8	7.476	7.320	7.049	8.233	6.487	10.664	7.789	-0.30%	-0.06%
32	Calgary Flames	2-0-6	7.265	7.140	8.838	8.838	6.084	10.994	8.244	-0.34%	-0.13%