| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Boston Bruins (65-12-5) | 0.7266 | - | 0.0110 (25) | 0.7112 (1) | 0.8644 (1) | 0.6045 (1) |
| 2. Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9) | 0.4507 | +2 | 0.0538 (2) | 0.4451 (2) | 0.7041 (2) | 0.2031 (13) |
| 3. Edmonton Oilers (50-23-9) | 0.4426 | -1 | 0.0191 (15) | 0.3461 (3) | 0.5733 (3) | 0.4112 (4) |
| 4. Carolina Hurricanes (52-21-9) | 0.4000 | -1 | 0.0335 (5) | 0.3190 (4) | 0.4462 (4) | 0.4372 (2) |
| 5. Colorado Avalanche (51-24-7) | 0.3516 | +1 | -0.0112 (30) | 0.3153 (5) | 0.4008 (6) | 0.3397 (7) |
| 6. Toronto Maple Leafs (50-21-11) | 0.3476 | -1 | 0.0244 (11) | 0.2857 (7) | 0.3441 (8) | 0.4148 (3) |
| 7. New York Rangers (47-22-13) | 0.3277 | - | 0.0175 (17) | 0.2270 (9) | 0.4406 (5) | 0.3186 (8) |
| 8. New Jersey Devils (52-22-8) | 0.2846 | +1 | 0.0510 (3) | 0.2763 (8) | 0.2311 (12) | 0.3468 (5) |
| 9. Dallas Stars (47-21-14) | 0.2703 | +1 | 0.0323 (6) | 0.2098 (11) | 0.3103 (9) | 0.2928 (10) |
| 10. Florida Panthers (42-32-8) | 0.2683 | -2 | 0.1355 (1) | 0.2945 (6) | 0.2927 (10) | 0.2170 (12) |
| 11. Los Angeles Kings (47-25-10) | 0.2103 | - | 0.0295 (8) | 0.2113 (10) | 0.3512 (7) | 0.0685 (17) |
| 12. Seattle Kraken (46-28-8) | 0.1645 | +1 | 0.0431 (4) | 0.1883 (12) | 0.2906 (11) | 0.0137 (19) |
| 13. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-30-6) | 0.1577 | -1 | 0.0288 (10) | 0.0987 (14) | 0.0316 (17) | 0.3445 (6) |
| 14. Minnesota Wild (46-25-11) | 0.1423 | - | -0.0052 (28) | 0.1356 (13) | 0.1304 (14) | 0.1612 (14) |
| 15. New York Islanders (42-31-9) | 0.0969 | - | 0.0228 (12) | -0.0043 (18) | 0.1584 (13) | 0.1396 (15) |
| 16. Winnipeg Jets (46-33-3) | 0.0918 | - | 0.0128 (21) | 0.0448 (17) | 0.1076 (15) | 0.1243 (16) |
| 17. Calgary Flames (38-27-17) | 0.0441 | - | -0.0179 (32) | -0.1468 (22) | -0.0139 (18) | 0.2988 (9) |
| 18. Nashville Predators (42-32-8) | 0.0074 | - | -0.0085 (29) | 0.0980 (15) | 0.0368 (16) | -0.1154 (21) |
| 19. Pittsburgh Penguins (40-31-11) | -0.0009 | - | 0.0122 (22) | -0.0526 (21) | -0.1895 (23) | 0.2410 (11) |
| 20. Ottawa Senators (39-35-8) | -0.0534 | - | 0.0120 (23) | -0.0229 (20) | -0.0600 (19) | -0.0783 (20) |
| 21. Buffalo Sabres (42-33-7) | -0.0641 | - | 0.0193 (14) | 0.0608 (16) | -0.1408 (21) | -0.1162 (22) |
| 22. Vancouver Canucks (38-37-7) | -0.0971 | - | -0.0145 (31) | -0.0154 (19) | -0.0725 (20) | -0.2058 (23) |
| 23. Washington Capitals (35-37-10) | -0.1476 | - | 0.0080 (26) | -0.2746 (25) | -0.1790 (22) | 0.0148 (18) |
| 24. St. Louis Blues (37-38-7) | -0.2281 | - | 0.0009 (27) | -0.1500 (23) | -0.3019 (24) | -0.2347 (24) |
| 25. Detroit Red Wings (35-37-10) | -0.2577 | - | 0.0150 (18) | -0.2030 (24) | -0.3094 (25) | -0.2623 (25) |
| 26. Philadelphia Flyers (31-38-13) | -0.3834 | - | 0.0204 (13) | -0.3451 (26) | -0.4370 (26) | -0.3693 (26) |
| 27. Montreal Canadiens (31-45-6) | -0.4747 | - | 0.0297 (7) | -0.3558 (27) | -0.5015 (27) | -0.5704 (28) |
| 28. Arizona Coyotes (28-40-14) | -0.5493 | - | 0.0148 (19) | -0.4414 (28) | -0.5787 (29) | -0.6309 (30) |
| 29. San Jose Sharks (22-44-16) | -0.5653 | - | 0.0147 (20) | -0.6369 (32) | -0.6763 (30) | -0.3806 (27) |
| 30. Chicago Blackhawks (26-49-7) | -0.5948 | - | 0.0110 (24) | -0.4886 (29) | -0.5528 (28) | -0.7462 (32) |
| 31. Columbus Blue Jackets (25-48-9) | -0.6556 | - | 0.0293 (9) | -0.5164 (30) | -0.8499 (31) | -0.6048 (29) |
| 32. Anaheim Ducks (23-47-12) | -0.7254 | - | 0.0190 (16) | -0.6223 (31) | -0.8690 (32) | -0.6880 (31) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current NHL Hockey computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these NHL Hockey ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our NHL predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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