| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3) | 0.5928 | - | 0.1428 (5) | 0.5740 (1) | 0.5550 (2) | 0.6500 (2) |
| 2. Colorado Avalanche (39-13-4) | 0.5148 | - | -0.1912 (31) | 0.2378 (10) | 0.6523 (1) | 0.6628 (1) |
| 3. Carolina Hurricanes (36-12-8) | 0.4481 | - | 0.1424 (7) | 0.4336 (3) | 0.4480 (5) | 0.4633 (5) |
| 4. Vegas Golden Knights (40-14-2) | 0.4328 | +1 | -0.1557 (30) | 0.3006 (8) | 0.5317 (3) | 0.4700 (4) |
| 5. Florida Panthers (37-14-5) | 0.4093 | -1 | 0.1425 (6) | 0.5014 (2) | 0.4554 (4) | 0.2682 (8) |
| 6. Pittsburgh Penguins (37-16-3) | 0.3558 | - | 0.0520 (15) | 0.4314 (4) | 0.2590 (9) | 0.3748 (7) |
| 7. Boston Bruins (33-16-7) | 0.3466 | - | 0.0814 (13) | 0.3397 (7) | 0.1377 (14) | 0.5625 (3) |
| 8. New York Islanders (32-17-7) | 0.3442 | - | 0.1027 (11) | 0.4134 (5) | 0.3673 (6) | 0.2497 (9) |
| 9. Washington Capitals (36-15-5) | 0.3139 | +1 | 0.0521 (14) | 0.3578 (6) | 0.3581 (7) | 0.2245 (10) |
| 10. Toronto Maple Leafs (35-14-7) | 0.3054 | -1 | -0.1096 (29) | 0.1438 (11) | 0.3270 (8) | 0.4503 (6) |
| 11. Edmonton Oilers (35-19-2) | 0.1502 | - | -0.0877 (24) | 0.1158 (12) | 0.1939 (13) | 0.1420 (12) |
| 12. Nashville Predators (31-23-2) | 0.1495 | - | 0.1641 (3) | 0.2634 (9) | 0.2395 (10) | -0.0578 (19) |
| 13. New York Rangers (27-23-6) | 0.1334 | - | 0.0469 (16) | 0.0815 (13) | 0.2214 (11) | 0.0988 (14) |
| 14. Dallas Stars (23-19-14) | 0.1225 | - | 0.1199 (9) | 0.0342 (15) | 0.1956 (12) | 0.1403 (13) |
| 15. Minnesota Wild (35-16-5) | 0.0484 | - | -0.1074 (28) | 0.0418 (14) | -0.0566 (18) | 0.1601 (11) |
| 16. Winnipeg Jets (30-23-3) | -0.0235 | +1 | -0.0451 (20) | -0.0002 (17) | 0.0494 (15) | -0.1204 (20) |
| 17. Montreal Canadiens (24-21-11) | -0.0312 | -1 | -0.0081 (18) | -0.0707 (19) | -0.0078 (16) | -0.0138 (18) |
| 18. Calgary Flames (26-27-3) | -0.0735 | - | -0.0461 (21) | -0.1140 (20) | -0.0985 (20) | -0.0068 (17) |
| 19. Chicago Blackhawks (24-25-7) | -0.0994 | - | 0.1516 (4) | -0.0012 (18) | -0.0726 (19) | -0.2274 (22) |
| 20. Philadelphia Flyers (25-23-8) | -0.1264 | - | 0.0841 (12) | 0.0261 (16) | -0.4780 (27) | 0.0681 (15) |
| 21. St. Louis Blues (27-20-9) | -0.1320 | - | -0.0989 (26) | -0.3599 (26) | -0.0367 (17) | 0.0075 (16) |
| 22. Columbus Blue Jackets (18-26-12) | -0.2725 | +1 | 0.1764 (2) | -0.2392 (24) | -0.3644 (25) | -0.2150 (21) |
| 23. Vancouver Canucks (23-29-4) | -0.2750 | -1 | -0.0101 (19) | -0.2045 (22) | -0.2170 (21) | -0.4055 (27) |
| 24. Arizona Coyotes (24-26-6) | -0.3325 | - | -0.1071 (27) | -0.4024 (27) | -0.3106 (23) | -0.2825 (23) |
| 25. New Jersey Devils (19-30-7) | -0.3753 | +1 | 0.1196 (10) | -0.2491 (25) | -0.4939 (28) | -0.3868 (25) |
| 26. Detroit Red Wings (19-27-10) | -0.3884 | +1 | 0.1929 (1) | -0.1847 (21) | -0.3571 (24) | -0.6294 (30) |
| 27. Ottawa Senators (23-28-5) | -0.3990 | -2 | 0.0075 (17) | -0.2138 (23) | -0.2904 (22) | -0.6984 (31) |
| 28. Los Angeles Kings (21-28-7) | -0.4654 | - | -0.0881 (25) | -0.5560 (29) | -0.4448 (26) | -0.3925 (26) |
| 29. San Jose Sharks (21-28-7) | -0.4852 | - | -0.0853 (23) | -0.5643 (30) | -0.5105 (29) | -0.3783 (24) |
| 30. Buffalo Sabres (15-34-7) | -0.5302 | - | 0.1417 (8) | -0.4249 (28) | -0.5725 (30) | -0.5963 (29) |
| 31. Anaheim Ducks (17-30-9) | -0.6629 | - | -0.0599 (22) | -0.7193 (31) | -0.6843 (31) | -0.5833 (28) |
Ratings Over Time
Hockey 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 rankings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This rankings 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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