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NHL 2026-2027 ratings through results of 2026 OCTOBER 25 SUNDAY
this output has three parts: (1) teams listed by RATING top-to-bottom
(2) DIVISION AVERAGES
(listed top-to-bottom & by conference)
(3) teams listed by DIVISION
(listed in order within divisions)
The SCHEDULE ratings represent what the rating would have to be for a
hypothetical team to have a mathematical expectation of winning precisely 50%
of their games against the schedule played by the team in question in the games
that it has played so far. The schedule difficulty of each given game takes
into account the rating of the opponent and the location of the game. This
is the same concept that is used in computing the WIN50% conference ratings.
To make predictions for upcoming games, simply compare the RATINGS of
the teams in question and allow an ADDITIONAL .50 goals for the home
team. Thus, for example, a HOME team with a rating of 4.43 would be
favored by .82 goals over a VISITING team having a rating of 4.11
Or a VISITING team with a rating of 4.56 would be favored by .17 goals
over a HOME team having a rating of 3.89
NOTE: Use whatever home advantage is listed in the output below.
In the example just above, a home edge of .50 was shown for
illustrative purposes. The home edge will vary during the season.
Several different home edges are shown, one for each of the several different type of ratings
directly over their respective columns.
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of
schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these
rating's CURRENT top 10 and CURRENT top 16 respectively.
Teams that appear to be tied to two decimal places in a given column are actually
different when carried to more decimal places in the computer's internal arithmetic.
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The PREDICTOR, is such that the score is the only thing that matters.
PREDICTOR is also known as PURE_POINTS, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL
and is a very good PREDICTOR of future games.
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GOLDEN_MEAN also utilizes the actual SCORES of the games in a different way but is also completely SCORE BASED
and thus should be a good match for the PURE POINTS in terms of predictive accuracy for upcoming games.
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The RECENT, is score-based and weights RECENT play more heavily than earlier games. Its effect will become
more pronounced the longer a season goes if a given team happens to have an upward or downward trend.
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The overall RATING is a synthesis of the three different SCORE-BASED methods, PREDICTOR(PURE_POINTS), GOLDEN_MEAN,
and RECENT and thus should be a good predictor in its own right.
Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines
just click on "Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines" and it will take you to the daily predictions at the bottom of the file
where you'll also see the additional set of EXPERIMENTAL predictions which are the basic predictions that are adjusted to take into
account each team's tendencies of performance at home and away along with the extra picks column of STRONG RECENT
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NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38]
1 Carolina Hurricanes = 4.62 9 4 3.93( 23) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.69 1 | 4.61 1 | 4.46 3 | 4.50 2 METROPOLITAN
2 Edmonton Oilers = 4.46 8 3 3.93( 24) 3 2 | 3 2 | 4.45 4 | 4.50 2 | 4.43 4 | 4.41 4 pacific
3 Dallas Stars = 4.45 7 4 3.93( 25) 2 1 | 2 1 | 4.50 3 | 4.34 6 | 4.54 2 | 4.48 3 central
4 Colorado Avalanche = 4.42 6 6 3.97( 20) 2 2 | 2 3 | 4.52 2 | 4.36 5 | 4.30 8 | 4.19 10 central
5 Minnesota Wild = 4.39 8 5 4.06( 11) 1 2 | 3 2 | 4.39 5 | 4.42 3 | 4.35 5 | 4.34 5 central
6 Boston Bruins = 4.36 9 3 4.02( 17) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.33 7 | 4.30 8 | 4.87 1 | 4.97 1 ATLANTIC
7 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.33 7 4 4.07( 10) 2 2 | 3 4 | 4.33 6 | 4.42 4 | 4.25 9 | 4.18 11 ATLANTIC
8 Utah Mammoth = 4.27 8 4 4.13( 5) 3 2 | 4 3 | 4.26 8 | 4.29 11 | 4.31 7 | 4.28 7 central
9 Washington Capitals = 4.22 6 4 3.96( 21) 1 2 | 4 2 | 4.24 9 | 4.30 10 | 4.05 14 | 4.01 16 METROPOLITAN
10 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.19 7 6 3.98( 19) 2 1 | 3 4 | 4.15 12 | 4.23 12 | 4.32 6 | 4.30 6 ATLANTIC
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38]
11 Vegas Golden Knights = 4.19 8 5 3.78( 30) 1 2 | 1 2 | 4.16 11 | 4.31 7 | 4.09 12 | 4.14 13 pacific
12 Ottawa Senators = 4.15 8 4 3.89( 27) 2 0 | 5 0 | 4.13 14 | 4.17 13 | 4.14 11 | 4.16 12 ATLANTIC
13 New York Rangers = 4.14 7 6 4.06( 12) 3 3 | 3 5 | 4.18 10 | 4.01 17 | 4.23 10 | 4.23 8 METROPOLITAN
14 Florida Panthers = 4.11 6 6 4.08( 9) 1 1 | 1 2 | 4.13 15 | 4.30 9 | 3.79 23 | 3.79 23 ATLANTIC
15 Montreal Canadiens = 4.10 6 5 3.89( 28) 1 2 | 1 2 | 4.14 13 | 4.11 15 | 3.89 22 | 3.90 22 ATLANTIC
16 New Jersey Devils = 4.09 7 4 3.76( 31) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.08 16 | 4.13 14 | 4.06 13 | 4.14 14 METROPOLITAN
17 San Jose Sharks = 3.96 6 6 4.24( 2) 0 5 | 3 5 | 3.93 17 | 4.04 16 | 4.02 17 | 3.95 19 pacific
18 St. Louis Blues = 3.88 5 6 4.12( 6) 1 3 | 3 3 | 3.86 21 | 3.84 22 | 4.02 18 | 4.01 15 central
19 Pittsburgh Penguins = 3.87 5 7 4.08( 8) 1 3 | 3 4 | 3.87 20 | 3.84 21 | 3.93 21 | 3.92 21 METROPOLITAN
20 New York Islanders = 3.86 5 6 3.94( 22) 1 3 | 2 5 | 3.82 25 | 3.89 19 | 3.99 19 | 4.01 17 METROPOLITAN
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38]
21 Nashville Predators = 3.84 4 7 4.14( 4) 2 3 | 3 5 | 3.83 24 | 3.77 26 | 4.04 16 | 4.00 18 central
22 Anaheim Ducks = 3.84 5 6 4.05( 14) 0 2 | 2 4 | 3.83 23 | 3.92 18 | 3.78 24 | 3.76 24 pacific
23 Buffalo Sabres = 3.84 4 7 4.03( 15) 2 3 | 3 5 | 3.89 18 | 3.85 20 | 3.57 29 | 3.56 29 ATLANTIC
24 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.84 4 5 3.88( 29) 0 3 | 2 4 | 3.89 19 | 3.83 24 | 3.64 27 | 3.59 27 METROPOLITAN
25 Seattle Kraken = 3.82 7 5 4.03( 16) 2 3 | 2 5 | 3.75 27 | 3.78 25 | 4.04 15 | 4.20 9 pacific
26 Winnipeg Jets = 3.81 4 7 4.05( 13) 2 3 | 2 4 | 3.83 22 | 3.65 27 | 3.95 20 | 3.94 20 central
27 Los Angeles Kings = 3.77 2 7 4.31( 1) 1 3 | 1 6 | 3.77 26 | 3.83 23 | 3.72 25 | 3.60 26 pacific
28 Philadelphia Flyers = 3.69 3 10 4.11( 7) 1 4 | 2 6 | 3.72 28 | 3.64 28 | 3.62 28 | 3.58 28 METROPOLITAN
29 Detroit Red Wings = 3.68 4 7 3.72( 32) 0 0 | 1 3 | 3.71 29 | 3.61 29 | 3.65 26 | 3.68 25 ATLANTIC
30 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.32 3 8 3.99( 18) 0 3 | 0 6 | 3.32 30 | 3.33 31 | 3.26 32 | 3.30 32 central
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38]
31 Calgary Flames = 3.28 4 6 3.91( 26) 2 1 | 2 2 | 3.17 31 | 3.34 30 | 3.35 30 | 3.51 30 pacific
32 Vancouver Canucks = 3.18 2 11 4.21( 3) 1 5 | 1 9 | 3.15 32 | 3.06 32 | 3.33 31 | 3.35 31 pacific
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Divisional Rankings
There are three group ratings, the "central mean", the "simple average" (also known as the "arithmetic mean",) and the WIN50%. The "central mean" gives the most weight to the middle team(s) in the group and progressively less weight to teams as you go away from the middle in either direction, up or down. This tends to smooth out the effect of anomalous teams that are rated much higher and lower than the middle team(s) in the group. The "simple average" ("arithmetic mean") weights each team equally no matter where they are relative to the middle. Here are a few examples of how the "central mean" is computed. 4-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-2-1 5-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-2-1 6-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-3-2-1 7-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-3-2-1 8-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1 9-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 10-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1 11-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1 12-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1 13-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 This is an expanded version of the "tri-mean". The WIN50% is the rating required to win 50% of the games if playing an infinite number of round-robins in the given group at a neutral location.DIVISION CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS WIN50% RATING PREDICTOR GOLDEN_MEAN RECENT STRONG_RECENT 1 ATLANTIC = 4.11 4.10 ( 1) 8 4.10 ( 1) 4.0957( 0.2305) 4.1028( 0.2102) 4.1233( 0.2663) 4.0599( 0.4262) 4.0680( 0.4467) 2 central = 4.08 4.05 ( 2) 8 4.05 ( 2) 4.0486( 0.4021) 4.0633( 0.4227) 3.9977( 0.4053) 4.0956( 0.3919) 4.0686( 0.3620) 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.01 4.04 ( 3) 8 4.04 ( 3) 4.0422( 0.2964) 4.0587( 0.3124) 4.0301( 0.3070) 3.9982( 0.2781) 3.9975( 0.3118) 4 pacific = 3.82 3.81 ( 4) 8 3.81 ( 4) 3.8135( 0.4237) 3.7753( 0.4453) 3.8489( 0.4724) 3.8463( 0.3781) 3.8658( 0.3714) OVERALL 4.0000( 0.3483) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) DIVISION CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS WIN50% RATING PREDICTOR GOLDEN_MEAN RECENT STRONG_RECENT 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.01 4.04 ( 3) 8 4.04 ( 3) 4.0422( 0.2964) 4.0587( 0.3124) 4.0301( 0.3070) 3.9982( 0.2781) 3.9975( 0.3118) 1 ATLANTIC = 4.11 4.10 ( 1) 8 4.10 ( 1) 4.0957( 0.2305) 4.1028( 0.2102) 4.1233( 0.2663) 4.0599( 0.4262) 4.0680( 0.4467) 2 central = 4.08 4.05 ( 2) 8 4.05 ( 2) 4.0486( 0.4021) 4.0633( 0.4227) 3.9977( 0.4053) 4.0956( 0.3919) 4.0686( 0.3620) 4 pacific = 3.82 3.81 ( 4) 8 3.81 ( 4) 3.8135( 0.4237) 3.7753( 0.4453) 3.8489( 0.4724) 3.8463( 0.3781) 3.8658( 0.3714) OVERALL 4.0000( 0.3483) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) 4.0000( 0.3672) __________________________________________________________________________________________________By Division
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.01 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38] 1 Carolina Hurricanes = 4.62 9 4 3.93( 23) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.69 1 | 4.61 1 | 4.46 3 | 4.50 2 METROPOLITAN 9 Washington Capitals = 4.22 6 4 3.96( 21) 1 2 | 4 2 | 4.24 9 | 4.30 10 | 4.05 14 | 4.01 16 METROPOLITAN 13 New York Rangers = 4.14 7 6 4.06( 12) 3 3 | 3 5 | 4.18 10 | 4.01 17 | 4.23 10 | 4.23 8 METROPOLITAN 16 New Jersey Devils = 4.09 7 4 3.76( 31) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.08 16 | 4.13 14 | 4.06 13 | 4.14 14 METROPOLITAN 19 Pittsburgh Penguins = 3.87 5 7 4.08( 8) 1 3 | 3 4 | 3.87 20 | 3.84 21 | 3.93 21 | 3.92 21 METROPOLITAN 20 New York Islanders = 3.86 5 6 3.94( 22) 1 3 | 2 5 | 3.82 25 | 3.89 19 | 3.99 19 | 4.01 17 METROPOLITAN 24 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.84 4 5 3.88( 29) 0 3 | 2 4 | 3.89 19 | 3.83 24 | 3.64 27 | 3.59 27 METROPOLITAN 28 Philadelphia Flyers = 3.69 3 10 4.11( 7) 1 4 | 2 6 | 3.72 28 | 3.64 28 | 3.62 28 | 3.58 28 METROPOLITAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 ATLANTIC = 4.11 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38] 6 Boston Bruins = 4.36 9 3 4.02( 17) 1 2 | 2 3 | 4.33 7 | 4.30 8 | 4.87 1 | 4.97 1 ATLANTIC 7 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.33 7 4 4.07( 10) 2 2 | 3 4 | 4.33 6 | 4.42 4 | 4.25 9 | 4.18 11 ATLANTIC 10 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.19 7 6 3.98( 19) 2 1 | 3 4 | 4.15 12 | 4.23 12 | 4.32 6 | 4.30 6 ATLANTIC 12 Ottawa Senators = 4.15 8 4 3.89( 27) 2 0 | 5 0 | 4.13 14 | 4.17 13 | 4.14 11 | 4.16 12 ATLANTIC 14 Florida Panthers = 4.11 6 6 4.08( 9) 1 1 | 1 2 | 4.13 15 | 4.30 9 | 3.79 23 | 3.79 23 ATLANTIC 15 Montreal Canadiens = 4.10 6 5 3.89( 28) 1 2 | 1 2 | 4.14 13 | 4.11 15 | 3.89 22 | 3.90 22 ATLANTIC 23 Buffalo Sabres = 3.84 4 7 4.03( 15) 2 3 | 3 5 | 3.89 18 | 3.85 20 | 3.57 29 | 3.56 29 ATLANTIC 29 Detroit Red Wings = 3.68 4 7 3.72( 32) 0 0 | 1 3 | 3.71 29 | 3.61 29 | 3.65 26 | 3.68 25 ATLANTIC _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 central = 4.08 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38] 3 Dallas Stars = 4.45 7 4 3.93( 25) 2 1 | 2 1 | 4.50 3 | 4.34 6 | 4.54 2 | 4.48 3 central 4 Colorado Avalanche = 4.42 6 6 3.97( 20) 2 2 | 2 3 | 4.52 2 | 4.36 5 | 4.30 8 | 4.19 10 central 5 Minnesota Wild = 4.39 8 5 4.06( 11) 1 2 | 3 2 | 4.39 5 | 4.42 3 | 4.35 5 | 4.34 5 central 8 Utah Mammoth = 4.27 8 4 4.13( 5) 3 2 | 4 3 | 4.26 8 | 4.29 11 | 4.31 7 | 4.28 7 central 18 St. Louis Blues = 3.88 5 6 4.12( 6) 1 3 | 3 3 | 3.86 21 | 3.84 22 | 4.02 18 | 4.01 15 central 21 Nashville Predators = 3.84 4 7 4.14( 4) 2 3 | 3 5 | 3.83 24 | 3.77 26 | 4.04 16 | 4.00 18 central 26 Winnipeg Jets = 3.81 4 7 4.05( 13) 2 3 | 2 4 | 3.83 22 | 3.65 27 | 3.95 20 | 3.94 20 central 30 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.32 3 8 3.99( 18) 0 3 | 0 6 | 3.32 30 | 3.33 31 | 3.26 32 | 3.30 32 central _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 pacific = 3.82 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.39] [ 0.38] [ 0.38] 2 Edmonton Oilers = 4.46 8 3 3.93( 24) 3 2 | 3 2 | 4.45 4 | 4.50 2 | 4.43 4 | 4.41 4 pacific 11 Vegas Golden Knights = 4.19 8 5 3.78( 30) 1 2 | 1 2 | 4.16 11 | 4.31 7 | 4.09 12 | 4.14 13 pacific 17 San Jose Sharks = 3.96 6 6 4.24( 2) 0 5 | 3 5 | 3.93 17 | 4.04 16 | 4.02 17 | 3.95 19 pacific 22 Anaheim Ducks = 3.84 5 6 4.05( 14) 0 2 | 2 4 | 3.83 23 | 3.92 18 | 3.78 24 | 3.76 24 pacific 25 Seattle Kraken = 3.82 7 5 4.03( 16) 2 3 | 2 5 | 3.75 27 | 3.78 25 | 4.04 15 | 4.20 9 pacific 27 Los Angeles Kings = 3.77 2 7 4.31( 1) 1 3 | 1 6 | 3.77 26 | 3.83 23 | 3.72 25 | 3.60 26 pacific 31 Calgary Flames = 3.28 4 6 3.91( 26) 2 1 | 2 2 | 3.17 31 | 3.34 30 | 3.35 30 | 3.51 30 pacific 32 Vancouver Canucks = 3.18 2 11 4.21( 3) 1 5 | 1 9 | 3.15 32 | 3.06 32 | 3.33 31 | 3.35 31 pacific _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ These are the "regular method". _ HOME or CLOSEBY (c) is denoted _ by an "@" next to the HOME or CLOSER team _ An "n" for NEUTRAL location will appear if a neutral game Rating Favorite _ Strong MONEYLINE=odds to 100 _ FAVORITE Rating Predict Golden Recent Recent UNDERDOG ODDS PCT% TOTAL _ ====================================================================================================================================
Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday HOME ADVANTAGE= 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.38 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 @ New York Rangers 0.76 0.79 0.57 0.89 1.01 Los Angeles Kings 166 62% 3.39 1.65 5.05 1.74 75% 304 2 @ Edmonton Oilers 1.16 1.12 1.28 1.16 1.12 Detroit Red Wings 213 68% 4.33 2.42 6.75 1.91 77% 335 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 0.52 0.60 0.50 0.59 0.41 @ Calgary Flames 142 59% 2.41 4.09 6.49 -1.68 25% -292 EXPERIMENTAL NUMBERS INVOLVING HOME-AWAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR EACH TEAM NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 25 Sunday HOME ADVANTAGE= 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.38 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 @ New York Rangers 3.64 3.67 3.45 3.77 3.89 Los Angeles Kings 870 90% 4.83 0.21 5.05 4.62 93% 1407 2 @ Edmonton Oilers 1.40 1.36 1.52 1.41 1.36 Detroit Red Wings 248 71% 4.45 2.30 6.75 2.15 79% 386 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2.57 2.65 2.55 2.65 2.47 @ Calgary Flames 490 83% 1.38 5.11 6.49 -3.73 10% -912EIGENVECTOR Analysis eigen MONEY=odds to 100 EPCT%=confidence EFAVORITE ESPREAD EODDS EPCT% EUNDERDOG 1 @ New York Rangers 1.99 351 78% Los Angeles Kings 2 @ Edmonton Oilers 2.23 404 80% Detroit Red Wings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 0.43 134 57% @ Calgary Flames endfileTop_of_Page