Data-driven power rankings for all 32 NHL teams, updated every Monday. Each week ranks teams by Elo rating with 7-day performance, expected goals share (xGF%), Corsi possession (CF%), and original analytics commentary. Unlike opinion-based media rankings, these are computed entirely from game results and advanced metrics.
Select any week below to see the full rankings with detailed narratives for every team. 6 weeks of rankings available for the 2026-27 season.
Weekly Power Rankings: Week 6 (Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026)
New No. 1: the Carolina Hurricanes, up from 2 last week (1559 Elo). Climbing this week: ANA (+6 to No. 23, 4-0-0), NSH (+4 to No. 21, 3-0-0), MIN (+3 to No. 5, 2-0-1). Sliding: Toronto Maple Leafs (-6 to No. 26, 0-3-0), Washington Capitals (-4 to No. 10, 1-1-0), Buffalo Sabres (-3 to No. 8, 1-2-0). Nobody had a better week than the New Jersey Devils: 4-0-0. On the other end, CHI went 0-4-0 and got outscored 23-8. Division leaders: CAR (30 pts) in the Metropolitan, MIN (28 pts) in the Central, BOS (27 pts) in the Atlantic, EDM (27 pts) in the Pacific. Top performer: Cutter Gauthier of the ANA with 8 goals and 10 points. TBL led the league in 5-on-5 expected goals share this week (61.8%).
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Carolina Hurricanes(14-3-2)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1559 (+1). 1 for the Carolina Hurricanes, up 1 from last week. Posted a 2-1-0 week (+6 goal differential).
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Colorado Avalanche(10-6-2)This week: 2-1-1
Elo 1557 (+0). 2. Went 2-1-1 on the week (+1 goal differential).
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Tampa Bay Lightning(11-4-2)This week: 3-1-0
Elo 1546 (+5). 3. Hard to argue with that.
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Dallas Stars(10-5-2)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1539 (+5). 4. Posted a 2-0-1 week (+1 goal differential).
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Minnesota Wild(12-3-4)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1536 (+4). 5, up from 8 last week. Went 2-0-1 on the week (+4 goal differential).
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Montreal Canadiens(11-3-3)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1531 (+2). 6. Posted a 2-0-1 week (+2 goal differential).
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Ottawa Senators(11-6-1)This week: 2-0-0
Elo 1531 (+6). 7 for the Ottawa Senators, up 2 from last week. Went 2-0-0, outscoring opponents 6-3.
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Buffalo Sabres(8-6-3)This week: 1-2-0
Elo 1530 (-1). 8. Posted a 1-2-0 week (-1 goal differential).
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Vegas Golden Knights(12-5-2)This week: 3-0-1
Elo 1526 (+6). 9. Went 3-0-1 on the week (+4 goal differential).
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Washington Capitals(9-6-0)This week: 1-1-0
Elo 1526 (-1). 10. Went 1-1-0 on the week.
View all 32 teams →Weekly Power Rankings: Week 5 (Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026)
The Colorado Avalanche hold the top spot again (1557 Elo, 8-5-1). Biggest movers up: MTL (+5 to No. 7, 3-0-0), BUF (+3 to No. 5, 3-0-0), FLA (+3 to No. 15, 2-0-0). Dropping this week: Ottawa Senators (-4 to No. 9, 1-2-1), Winnipeg Jets (-3 to No. 18, 0-4-0), Toronto Maple Leafs (-3 to No. 20, 1-2-0). Nobody had a better week than the Edmonton Oilers: 3-0-1. Roughest week: WPG at 0-4-0, outscored 23-7. Division leaders: MIN (23 pts) in the Central, CAR (26 pts) in the Metropolitan, BOS (21 pts) in the Atlantic, EDM (24 pts) in the Pacific. Player of the week: Tage Thompson (BUF) — 5G, 8P. Best 5-on-5 numbers: COL at 58.6% xGF.
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Colorado Avalanche(8-5-1)This week: 2-0-0
Elo 1557 (+4). 1: the Colorado Avalanche. A clean 2-0-0 across 2 games, winning the goal battle 10-4.
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Carolina Hurricanes(12-2-2)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1556 (+5). 2. Hard to argue with that.
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Tampa Bay Lightning(8-3-2)This week: 1-0-1
Elo 1542 (+2). 3. Hard to argue with that.
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Dallas Stars(8-5-1)This week: 1-2-0
Elo 1534 (-5). 4. A 1-2-0 record this week (-5 goal differential).
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Buffalo Sabres(7-4-3)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1531 (+9). 5 for the Buffalo Sabres. Went 3-0-0, outscoring opponents 12-8.
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Washington Capitals(8-5-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1530 (+5). 6. Posted a 2-1-0 week.
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Montreal Canadiens(9-3-2)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1529 (+9). 7 for the Montreal Canadiens. A clean 3-0-0 across 3 games, winning the goal battle 12-6.
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Minnesota Wild(10-3-3)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1529 (+2). 8 for the Minnesota Wild, down 1. A 2-0-1 record this week (+5 goal differential).
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Ottawa Senators(9-6-1)This week: 1-2-1
Elo 1528 (0). 9, dropping 4 from last week. Posted a 1-2-1 week (-3 goal differential).
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Edmonton Oilers(11-2-2)This week: 3-0-1
Elo 1523 (+5). 10 for the Edmonton Oilers, up 1 from last week. Went 3-0-1 on the week (+10 goal differential).
View all 32 teams →Weekly Power Rankings: Week 4 (Oct 19 – Oct 25, 2026)
No change at the top — the Colorado Avalanche stay No. 1 at 1556 Elo with a 6-5-1 record. Climbing this week: TOR (+9 to No. 17, 4-0-0), NJD (+4 to No. 19, 3-0-0), PHI (+3 to No. 25, 2-1-0). Sliding: Columbus Blue Jackets (-4 to No. 23, 1-1-0), Anaheim Ducks (-3 to No. 28, 1-3-0). Best week in the league: TOR at 4-0-0 (21-9 goals). Roughest week: VGK at 0-2-1, outscored 14-5. Division leaders: MIN (18 pts) in the Central, CAR (20 pts) in the Metropolitan, BOS (19 pts) in the Atlantic, VGK (17 pts) in the Pacific. Connor McDavid (EDM) led all skaters with 10 points (2 goals). Best 5-on-5 numbers: DAL at 68.5% xGF.
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Colorado Avalanche(6-5-1)This week: 1-3-0
Elo 1556 (-4). 1 again for the Colorado Avalanche. Nobody's knocking them off.
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Carolina Hurricanes(9-2-2)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1552 (+5). 2 again for the Carolina Hurricanes. Nobody's knocking them off.
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Tampa Bay Lightning(7-3-1)This week: 1-1-1
Elo 1540 (+0). 3 again for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nobody's knocking them off.
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Dallas Stars(7-3-1)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1536 (+0). 4. A clean 3-0-0 across 3 games, winning the goal battle 12-7.
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Ottawa Senators(8-4-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1529 (+1). 5 for the Ottawa Senators, up 1 from last week. A 2-1-0 record this week (+3 goal differential).
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Washington Capitals(6-4-0)This week: 1-1-0
Elo 1524 (-3). 6. Posted a 1-1-0 week (-2 goal differential).
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Minnesota Wild(8-3-2)This week: 2-1-1
Elo 1524 (0). 7. A 2-1-1 record this week (+4 goal differential).
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Buffalo Sabres(4-4-3)This week: 0-1-1
Elo 1523 (-4). 8. A winless 0-1-1 week.
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Vegas Golden Knights(8-4-1)This week: 0-2-1
Elo 1521 (-6). 9. Rough week: 0-2-1 with a 14-5 goal deficit.
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Boston Bruins(9-2-1)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1519 (+5). 10 for the Boston Bruins, up 2 from last week. Went 2-0-1 on the week (+7 goal differential).
View all 32 teams →Weekly Power Rankings: Week 3 (Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026)
Still the Colorado Avalanche at No. 1. 11 points and a 5-2-1 record. Climbing this week: NYI (+4 to No. 21, 2-0-1), BOS (+3 to No. 12, 3-0-0), FLA (+3 to No. 16, 3-1-0). Dropping this week: Anaheim Ducks (-4 to No. 25, 0-2-0), Toronto Maple Leafs (-4 to No. 26, 0-2-1), Los Angeles Kings (-3 to No. 20, 0-2-0). Best week in the league: VGK at 3-1-0 (19-10 goals). Roughest week: PIT at 0-3-0, outscored 16-7. Division leaders: MIN (13 pts) in the Central, CAR (15 pts) in the Metropolitan, BOS (14 pts) in the Atlantic, VGK (16 pts) in the Pacific. Top performer: Brady Tkachuk of the FLA with 6 goals and 10 points. Best 5-on-5 numbers: NJD at 64.5% xGF.
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Colorado Avalanche(5-2-1)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1560 (+5). 1: the Colorado Avalanche. A 2-0-1 record this week (+3 goal differential).
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Carolina Hurricanes(7-2-1)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1550 (+6). 2. Hard to argue with that.
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Tampa Bay Lightning(6-2-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1540 (-1). 3. Hard to argue with that.
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Dallas Stars(4-3-1)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1536 (+0). 4. Posted a 2-1-0 week (+4 goal differential).
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Washington Capitals(5-3-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1528 (+3). 5. A 2-1-0 record this week (+1 goal differential).
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Ottawa Senators(6-3-0)This week: 2-2-0
Elo 1528 (-4). 6. A 2-2-0 record this week (-3 goal differential).
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Vegas Golden Knights(8-2-0)This week: 3-1-0
Elo 1528 (+5). 7 for the Vegas Golden Knights, up 1 from last week. Went 3-1-0 on the week (+9 goal differential).
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Buffalo Sabres(4-3-2)This week: 2-0-2
Elo 1527 (+2). 8 for the Buffalo Sabres, down 1. Posted a 2-0-2 week (+1 goal differential).
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Minnesota Wild(6-2-1)This week: 3-1-0
Elo 1522 (+3). 9: Minnesota Wild, same as last week. Posted a 3-1-0 week (+1 goal differential).
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Edmonton Oilers(6-1-1)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1522 (+3). 10. A 2-1-0 record this week (+5 goal differential).
View all 32 teams →Weekly Power Rankings: Week 2 (Oct 5 – Oct 11, 2026)
Still the Colorado Avalanche at No. 1. 6 points and a 3-2-0 record. Climbing this week: TOR (+4 to No. 22, 2-0-1), ANA (+3 to No. 21, 2-1-0). Dropping this week: Montreal Canadiens (-4 to No. 11, 1-2-0), Pittsburgh Penguins (-4 to No. 16, 1-2-1), New York Islanders (-4 to No. 25, 1-2-0). CAR had the hottest week — 4-0-0, outscoring opponents 22-9. On the other end, PHI went 0-4-0 and got outscored 15-4. Division leaders: UTA (8 pts) in the Central, CAR (11 pts) in the Metropolitan, TBL (8 pts) in the Atlantic, VGK (10 pts) in the Pacific. Auston Matthews (TOR) led all skaters with 9 points (3 goals). CAR led the league in 5-on-5 expected goals share this week (70.0%).
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Colorado Avalanche(3-2-0)This week: 1-2-0
Elo 1556 (-4). 1: the Colorado Avalanche. A 1-2-0 record this week.
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Carolina Hurricanes(5-1-1)This week: 4-0-0
Elo 1542 (+8). 2. Hard to argue with that.
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Tampa Bay Lightning(4-1-0)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1541 (+8). 3 again for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nobody's knocking them off.
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Dallas Stars(2-2-1)This week: 2-0-1
Elo 1536 (+5). 4. A 2-0-1 record this week (+8 goal differential).
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Ottawa Senators(4-1-0)This week: 3-1-0
Elo 1532 (+2). 5 for the Ottawa Senators, up 1 from last week. Went 3-1-0 on the week (+3 goal differential).
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Washington Capitals(3-2-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1529 (+5). 6. Posted a 2-1-0 week (+2 goal differential).
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Buffalo Sabres(2-3-0)This week: 1-2-0
Elo 1524 (-7). 7 for the Buffalo Sabres after a rough stretch. A 1-2-0 record this week (-6 goal differential).
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Vegas Golden Knights(5-1-0)This week: 3-0-0
Elo 1523 (+3). 8. Perfect 3-0-0 week with a 12-6 goal edge.
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Minnesota Wild(3-1-1)This week: 1-1-1
Elo 1519 (+1). 9. Posted a 1-1-1 week (+1 goal differential).
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Edmonton Oilers(4-0-1)This week: 2-0-0
Elo 1519 (+6). 10 for the Edmonton Oilers, up 1 from last week. Perfect 2-0-0 week with a 8-3 goal edge.
View all 32 teams →Weekly Power Rankings: Week 1 (Sep 29 – Oct 4, 2026)
The Colorado Avalanche sit atop the inaugural power rankings at 1560 Elo (2-0-0). Nobody had a better week than the New York Rangers: 3-1-0. Roughest week: CGY at 0-3-0, outscored 16-3. Division leaders: COL (4 pts) in the Central, NYR (6 pts) in the Metropolitan, BOS (4 pts) in the Atlantic, EDM (5 pts) in the Pacific. Player of the week: Connor McDavid (EDM) — 2G, 9P. FLA led the league in 5-on-5 expected goals share this week (66.7%).
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Colorado Avalanche(2-0-0)This week: 2-0-0
Elo 1560 (0). 1 (2-0-0, 4 pts). Perfect 2-0-0 week with a 14-5 goal edge.
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Carolina Hurricanes(1-1-1)This week: 1-1-1
Elo 1534 (0). 2 (1-1-1, 3 pts). A 1-1-1 record this week (-3 goal differential).
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Tampa Bay Lightning(1-1-0)This week: 1-1-0
Elo 1533 (0). 3 (1-1-0, 2 pts). A 1-1-0 record this week (-2 goal differential).
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Buffalo Sabres(1-1-0)This week: 1-1-0
Elo 1531 (0). 4 for the Buffalo Sabres to start things off — 1-1-0 on the season so far. Posted a 1-1-0 week (-2 goal differential).
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Dallas Stars(0-2-0)This week: 0-2-0
Elo 1531 (0). 5 (0-2-0, 0 pts). Went 0-2-0, outscored 6-1.
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Ottawa Senators(1-0-0)This week: 1-0-0
Elo 1529 (0). 6 for the Ottawa Senators to start things off — 1-0-0 on the season so far. Swept the week at 1-0-0 — 3 goals for, 2 against.
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Montreal Canadiens(1-0-1)This week: 1-0-1
Elo 1524 (0). 7 with a 1-0-1 record. Posted a 1-0-1 week.
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Washington Capitals(1-1-0)This week: 1-1-0
Elo 1524 (0). 8 with a 1-1-0 record. A 1-1-0 record this week (+1 goal differential).
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Vegas Golden Knights(2-1-0)This week: 2-1-0
Elo 1520 (0). 9 for the Vegas Golden Knights to start things off — 2-1-0 on the season so far. Posted a 2-1-0 week (+3 goal differential).
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Minnesota Wild(2-0-0)This week: 2-0-0
Elo 1519 (0). 10 (2-0-0, 4 pts). A clean 2-0-0 across 2 games, winning the goal battle 7-2.
View all 32 teams →How Are These Rankings Calculated?
Unlike traditional media power rankings based on opinion, Living Hockey's power rankings are computed entirely from data. Each team's position is determined by their Elo rating — a proven strength metric adapted from chess that accounts for opponent quality, margin of victory, and home-ice advantage.
Elo ratings start at 1500 and adjust after every game. Beating a strong team earns more points than beating a weak team, and winning in regulation is worth more than an overtime or shootout victory. The weekly movement reflects how much a team's rating changed over the past seven days.
Each team's narrative includes analytics context from our proprietary expected goals (xG) model and Corsi shot-attempt metrics at 5-on-5. A team with a high xGF% is generating more quality scoring chances than they're allowing — a strong indicator of sustainable success regardless of recent results.
Rankings are generated automatically every Monday morning from the previous week's games. Historical weeks are available above, allowing you to track how teams have risen or fallen throughout the season.
