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	14-2-3	11.462	10.524	10.743	11.322	9.648	12.245	9.370	-0.06%	0.12%
2	Edmonton Oilers	13-3-3	10.815	9.909	9.614	11.042	7.705	11.720	8.845	-0.08%	0.12%
3	Boston Bruins	13-1-4	10.698	9.854	10.038	11.019	8.182	11.932	8.901	-0.10%	0.11%
4	Minnesota Wild	13-4-3	10.623	9.686	9.589	10.579	9.117	12.017	9.142	-0.12%	0.06%
5	Colorado Avalanche	11-2-6	10.251	9.501	9.624	11.144	8.488	12.686	9.779	-0.19%	-0.03%
6	Vegas Golden Knights	12-2-5	10.239	9.426	10.159	10.807	7.440	11.801	8.770	-0.13%	0.07%
7	Tampa Bay Lightning	11-2-4	10.191	9.441	9.378	11.293	7.449	12.300	9.488	-0.17%	0.00%
8	Washington Capitals	10-0-6	10.099	9.474	8.984	11.889	8.168	11.332	8.551	-0.11%	0.11%
9	New Jersey Devils	13-0-6	10.097	9.284	9.736	11.484	6.789	11.341	8.654	-0.11%	0.07%
10	Dallas Stars	10-2-5	9.922	9.235	8.608	10.536	7.408	12.112	9.143	-0.18%	0.01%
11	Florida Panthers	10-2-7	9.604	8.917	9.264	11.037	7.273	11.417	8.761	-0.16%	0.02%
12	St. Louis Blues	8-2-8	9.568	9.006	8.706	10.377	7.701	11.154	8.404	-0.14%	0.07%
13	Nashville Predators	9-5-4	9.462	8.743	10.287	10.287	7.296	11.419	8.481	-0.17%	0.03%
14	Utah Mammoth	10-1-7	9.449	8.793	7.988	10.345	7.757	11.846	9.033	-0.20%	-0.03%
15	New York Rangers	10-1-8	9.440	8.784	8.614	10.568	7.074	11.282	8.532	-0.16%	0.03%
16	Seattle Kraken	9-1-6	9.426	8.832	8.234	10.026	8.021	11.365	8.459	-0.17%	0.04%
17	Montreal Canadiens	11-4-3	9.405	8.592	8.886	9.862	7.209	11.935	8.903	-0.21%	-0.03%
18	Anaheim Ducks	10-1-7	9.320	8.664	10.089	10.320	7.225	11.327	8.452	-0.18%	0.03%
19	Pittsburgh Penguins	6-2-10	9.190	8.753	8.595	10.990	7.506	11.916	9.010	-0.23%	-0.03%
20	Toronto Maple Leafs	8-2-10	9.136	8.573	7.447	11.127	6.791	11.194	8.257	-0.18%	0.04%
21	New York Islanders	7-4-6	9.123	8.560	7.812	9.778	6.872	11.502	8.564	-0.21%	0.00%
22	Ottawa Senators	11-2-6	9.000	8.250	8.408	9.500	7.159	11.748	8.904	-0.23%	-0.07%
23	Buffalo Sabres	8-3-6	8.932	8.338	8.285	9.412	7.200	11.833	9.021	-0.25%	-0.08%
24	Calgary Flames	8-1-9	8.776	8.244	8.435	10.718	6.084	10.994	8.244	-0.20%	0.00%
25	Los Angeles Kings	5-2-9	8.712	8.337	7.399	9.593	7.399	11.593	8.436	-0.25%	-0.01%
26	Winnipeg Jets	8-3-8	8.660	8.067	9.955	9.955	6.013	11.338	8.432	-0.24%	-0.04%
27	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-0-9	8.632	8.195	7.503	9.912	6.612	11.772	8.803	-0.27%	-0.07%
28	Detroit Red Wings	7-3-9	8.445	7.914	7.807	9.602	6.544	11.545	8.670	-0.27%	-0.09%
29	San Jose Sharks	8-1-11	8.414	7.883	7.431	9.568	6.288	11.176	8.364	-0.25%	-0.06%
30	Philadelphia Flyers	5-5-10	8.352	7.883	8.166	8.793	7.055	11.770	8.801	-0.29%	-0.10%
31	Chicago Blackhawks	4-1-13	7.840	7.558	6.517	8.991	6.517	11.024	8.149	-0.29%	-0.07%
32	Vancouver Canucks	3-1-16	7.413	7.194	6.777	8.233	6.487	10.664	7.789	-0.30%	-0.08%