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NHL 2026-2027 ratings through results of 2026 OCTOBER 16 FRIDAY
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 16 Friday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21]
1 Carolina Hurricanes = 4.53 6 2 3.88( 26) 1 2 | 2 2 | 4.58 1 | 4.54 1 | 4.35 5 | 4.44 3 METROPOLITAN
2 Edmonton Oilers = 4.42 5 2 3.85( 28) 0 1 | 0 1 | 4.44 3 | 4.43 3 | 4.35 6 | 4.34 7 pacific
3 Colorado Avalanche = 4.41 5 3 3.79( 29) 0 0 | 1 2 | 4.49 2 | 4.40 5 | 4.33 7 | 4.31 8 central
4 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.38 5 2 4.02( 19) 2 0 | 2 2 | 4.43 4 | 4.41 4 | 4.31 9 | 4.17 10 ATLANTIC
5 Minnesota Wild = 4.37 5 3 4.14( 7) 3 1 | 3 1 | 4.40 5 | 4.38 6 | 4.35 4 | 4.26 9 central
6 Vegas Golden Knights = 4.37 7 2 3.73( 32) 0 1 | 1 1 | 4.29 8 | 4.47 2 | 4.31 8 | 4.40 4 pacific
7 Utah Mammoth = 4.35 6 2 4.16( 4) 1 1 | 3 2 | 4.35 6 | 4.33 9 | 4.51 2 | 4.48 2 central
8 Washington Capitals = 4.30 4 3 4.14( 6) 1 2 | 3 2 | 4.33 7 | 4.34 8 | 4.21 11 | 4.09 15 METROPOLITAN
9 Florida Panthers = 4.24 4 4 4.11( 8) 1 1 | 1 1 | 4.27 9 | 4.35 7 | 3.87 20 | 3.89 20 ATLANTIC
10 Boston Bruins = 4.22 6 2 4.05( 12) 1 1 | 2 2 | 4.20 12 | 4.17 11 | 4.59 1 | 4.58 1 ATLANTIC
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21]
11 Dallas Stars = 4.18 3 4 4.05( 11) 1 1 | 1 1 | 4.22 10 | 4.16 12 | 4.18 12 | 4.12 12 central
12 New York Rangers = 4.16 6 3 4.04( 13) 3 2 | 3 3 | 4.21 11 | 4.08 13 | 4.45 3 | 4.38 6 METROPOLITAN
13 Ottawa Senators = 4.12 6 2 3.88( 27) 1 0 | 3 0 | 4.06 13 | 4.18 10 | 4.07 15 | 4.13 11 ATLANTIC
14 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.03 3 5 4.03( 17) 1 2 | 1 4 | 4.03 15 | 4.03 15 | 4.06 16 | 3.99 18 ATLANTIC
15 New Jersey Devils = 4.02 4 3 3.77( 30) 0 1 | 1 2 | 3.96 16 | 4.07 14 | 3.96 18 | 4.00 17 METROPOLITAN
16 Montreal Canadiens = 4.00 3 4 3.95( 22) 0 2 | 1 2 | 4.05 14 | 4.02 17 | 3.78 25 | 3.77 26 ATLANTIC
17 Anaheim Ducks = 3.99 4 3 3.89( 24) 2 2 | 2 2 | 3.96 17 | 4.03 16 | 3.92 19 | 3.96 19 pacific
18 Buffalo Sabres = 3.95 4 4 4.00( 20) 2 1 | 3 3 | 3.94 18 | 4.00 18 | 3.78 24 | 3.82 23 ATLANTIC
19 San Jose Sharks = 3.92 4 3 4.02( 18) 1 2 | 1 3 | 3.89 20 | 3.97 19 | 3.79 23 | 3.81 24 pacific
20 St. Louis Blues = 3.91 3 4 4.17( 3) 0 2 | 2 2 | 3.91 19 | 3.85 22 | 4.11 13 | 4.11 13 central
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21]
21 Seattle Kraken = 3.89 5 3 4.04( 14) 1 3 | 1 3 | 3.85 24 | 3.82 23 | 4.22 10 | 4.39 5 pacific
22 New York Islanders = 3.89 3 4 3.91( 23) 0 1 | 1 4 | 3.85 23 | 3.87 20 | 4.05 17 | 4.03 16 METROPOLITAN
23 Winnipeg Jets = 3.85 4 3 3.96( 21) 2 1 | 2 1 | 3.80 25 | 3.81 24 | 4.10 14 | 4.11 14 central
24 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.84 2 3 3.89( 25) 0 2 | 0 2 | 3.87 21 | 3.86 21 | 3.62 28 | 3.62 29 METROPOLITAN
25 Pittsburgh Penguins = 3.80 3 5 4.03( 15) 0 2 | 2 2 | 3.78 26 | 3.80 25 | 3.82 22 | 3.84 22 METROPOLITAN
26 Los Angeles Kings = 3.77 0 5 4.33( 1) 0 4 | 0 4 | 3.86 22 | 3.75 26 | 3.52 30 | 3.41 30 pacific
27 Nashville Predators = 3.69 2 5 4.10( 9) 0 2 | 2 4 | 3.67 28 | 3.67 27 | 3.82 21 | 3.85 21 central
28 Detroit Red Wings = 3.65 2 5 3.76( 31) 0 0 | 1 3 | 3.65 29 | 3.64 28 | 3.69 27 | 3.75 27 ATLANTIC
29 Philadelphia Flyers = 3.62 0 9 4.16( 5) 0 4 | 0 6 | 3.76 27 | 3.50 30 | 3.45 31 | 3.30 31 METROPOLITAN
30 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.55 3 5 4.08( 10) 0 3 | 0 3 | 3.43 30 | 3.54 29 | 3.72 26 | 3.79 25 central
NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21]
31 Vancouver Canucks = 3.39 2 7 4.24( 2) 1 4 | 1 6 | 3.30 31 | 3.29 31 | 3.59 29 | 3.68 28 pacific
32 Calgary Flames = 3.21 1 6 4.03( 16) 0 2 | 0 2 | 3.18 32 | 3.24 32 | 3.14 32 | 3.18 32 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 = 4.08 4.07 ( 1) 8 4.07 ( 1) 4.0738( 0.2223) 4.0780( 0.2338) 4.1010( 0.2397) 4.0177( 0.3063) 4.0126( 0.2795) 2 central = 4.05 4.04 ( 2) 8 4.04 ( 2) 4.0390( 0.3352) 4.0317( 0.3864) 4.0166( 0.3415) 4.1406( 0.2664) 4.1289( 0.2266) 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.00 4.02 ( 3) 8 4.02 ( 3) 4.0181( 0.2974) 4.0444( 0.2982) 4.0078( 0.3242) 3.9872( 0.3483) 3.9625( 0.3755) 4 pacific = 3.88 3.87 ( 4) 8 3.87 ( 4) 3.8690( 0.4225) 3.8460( 0.4313) 3.8746( 0.4552) 3.8546( 0.4278) 3.8960( 0.4613) OVERALL 4.0000( 0.3211) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) DIVISION CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS WIN50% RATING PREDICTOR GOLDEN_MEAN RECENT STRONG_RECENT 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.00 4.02 ( 3) 8 4.02 ( 3) 4.0181( 0.2974) 4.0444( 0.2982) 4.0078( 0.3242) 3.9872( 0.3483) 3.9625( 0.3755) 1 ATLANTIC = 4.08 4.07 ( 1) 8 4.07 ( 1) 4.0738( 0.2223) 4.0780( 0.2338) 4.1010( 0.2397) 4.0177( 0.3063) 4.0126( 0.2795) 2 central = 4.05 4.04 ( 2) 8 4.04 ( 2) 4.0390( 0.3352) 4.0317( 0.3864) 4.0166( 0.3415) 4.1406( 0.2664) 4.1289( 0.2266) 4 pacific = 3.88 3.87 ( 4) 8 3.87 ( 4) 3.8690( 0.4225) 3.8460( 0.4313) 3.8746( 0.4552) 3.8546( 0.4278) 3.8960( 0.4613) OVERALL 4.0000( 0.3211) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) 4.0000( 0.3415) __________________________________________________________________________________________________By Division
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 METROPOLITAN = 4.00 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21] 1 Carolina Hurricanes = 4.53 6 2 3.88( 26) 1 2 | 2 2 | 4.58 1 | 4.54 1 | 4.35 5 | 4.44 3 METROPOLITAN 8 Washington Capitals = 4.30 4 3 4.14( 6) 1 2 | 3 2 | 4.33 7 | 4.34 8 | 4.21 11 | 4.09 15 METROPOLITAN 12 New York Rangers = 4.16 6 3 4.04( 13) 3 2 | 3 3 | 4.21 11 | 4.08 13 | 4.45 3 | 4.38 6 METROPOLITAN 15 New Jersey Devils = 4.02 4 3 3.77( 30) 0 1 | 1 2 | 3.96 16 | 4.07 14 | 3.96 18 | 4.00 17 METROPOLITAN 22 New York Islanders = 3.89 3 4 3.91( 23) 0 1 | 1 4 | 3.85 23 | 3.87 20 | 4.05 17 | 4.03 16 METROPOLITAN 24 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.84 2 3 3.89( 25) 0 2 | 0 2 | 3.87 21 | 3.86 21 | 3.62 28 | 3.62 29 METROPOLITAN 25 Pittsburgh Penguins = 3.80 3 5 4.03( 15) 0 2 | 2 2 | 3.78 26 | 3.80 25 | 3.82 22 | 3.84 22 METROPOLITAN 29 Philadelphia Flyers = 3.62 0 9 4.16( 5) 0 4 | 0 6 | 3.76 27 | 3.50 30 | 3.45 31 | 3.30 31 METROPOLITAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 ATLANTIC = 4.08 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21] 4 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.38 5 2 4.02( 19) 2 0 | 2 2 | 4.43 4 | 4.41 4 | 4.31 9 | 4.17 10 ATLANTIC 9 Florida Panthers = 4.24 4 4 4.11( 8) 1 1 | 1 1 | 4.27 9 | 4.35 7 | 3.87 20 | 3.89 20 ATLANTIC 10 Boston Bruins = 4.22 6 2 4.05( 12) 1 1 | 2 2 | 4.20 12 | 4.17 11 | 4.59 1 | 4.58 1 ATLANTIC 13 Ottawa Senators = 4.12 6 2 3.88( 27) 1 0 | 3 0 | 4.06 13 | 4.18 10 | 4.07 15 | 4.13 11 ATLANTIC 14 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.03 3 5 4.03( 17) 1 2 | 1 4 | 4.03 15 | 4.03 15 | 4.06 16 | 3.99 18 ATLANTIC 16 Montreal Canadiens = 4.00 3 4 3.95( 22) 0 2 | 1 2 | 4.05 14 | 4.02 17 | 3.78 25 | 3.77 26 ATLANTIC 18 Buffalo Sabres = 3.95 4 4 4.00( 20) 2 1 | 3 3 | 3.94 18 | 4.00 18 | 3.78 24 | 3.82 23 ATLANTIC 28 Detroit Red Wings = 3.65 2 5 3.76( 31) 0 0 | 1 3 | 3.65 29 | 3.64 28 | 3.69 27 | 3.75 27 ATLANTIC _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 central = 4.05 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21] 3 Colorado Avalanche = 4.41 5 3 3.79( 29) 0 0 | 1 2 | 4.49 2 | 4.40 5 | 4.33 7 | 4.31 8 central 5 Minnesota Wild = 4.37 5 3 4.14( 7) 3 1 | 3 1 | 4.40 5 | 4.38 6 | 4.35 4 | 4.26 9 central 7 Utah Mammoth = 4.35 6 2 4.16( 4) 1 1 | 3 2 | 4.35 6 | 4.33 9 | 4.51 2 | 4.48 2 central 11 Dallas Stars = 4.18 3 4 4.05( 11) 1 1 | 1 1 | 4.22 10 | 4.16 12 | 4.18 12 | 4.12 12 central 20 St. Louis Blues = 3.91 3 4 4.17( 3) 0 2 | 2 2 | 3.91 19 | 3.85 22 | 4.11 13 | 4.11 13 central 23 Winnipeg Jets = 3.85 4 3 3.96( 21) 2 1 | 2 1 | 3.80 25 | 3.81 24 | 4.10 14 | 4.11 14 central 27 Nashville Predators = 3.69 2 5 4.10( 9) 0 2 | 2 4 | 3.67 28 | 3.67 27 | 3.82 21 | 3.85 21 central 30 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.55 3 5 4.08( 10) 0 3 | 0 3 | 3.43 30 | 3.54 29 | 3.72 26 | 3.79 25 central _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 pacific = 3.88 NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG_RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.35] [ 0.29] [ 0.43] [ 0.21] [ 0.21] 2 Edmonton Oilers = 4.42 5 2 3.85( 28) 0 1 | 0 1 | 4.44 3 | 4.43 3 | 4.35 6 | 4.34 7 pacific 6 Vegas Golden Knights = 4.37 7 2 3.73( 32) 0 1 | 1 1 | 4.29 8 | 4.47 2 | 4.31 8 | 4.40 4 pacific 17 Anaheim Ducks = 3.99 4 3 3.89( 24) 2 2 | 2 2 | 3.96 17 | 4.03 16 | 3.92 19 | 3.96 19 pacific 19 San Jose Sharks = 3.92 4 3 4.02( 18) 1 2 | 1 3 | 3.89 20 | 3.97 19 | 3.79 23 | 3.81 24 pacific 21 Seattle Kraken = 3.89 5 3 4.04( 14) 1 3 | 1 3 | 3.85 24 | 3.82 23 | 4.22 10 | 4.39 5 pacific 26 Los Angeles Kings = 3.77 0 5 4.33( 1) 0 4 | 0 4 | 3.86 22 | 3.75 26 | 3.52 30 | 3.41 30 pacific 31 Vancouver Canucks = 3.39 2 7 4.24( 2) 1 4 | 1 6 | 3.30 31 | 3.29 31 | 3.59 29 | 3.68 28 pacific 32 Calgary Flames = 3.21 1 6 4.03( 16) 0 2 | 0 2 | 3.18 32 | 3.24 32 | 3.14 32 | 3.18 32 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 16 Friday HOME ADVANTAGE= 0.35 0.29 0.43 0.21 0.21 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 0.40 0.40 0.46 0.21 0.16 Buffalo Sabres 131 57% 4.02 3.58 7.60 0.44 57% 134 2 Ottawa Senators 0.16 0.01 0.25 0.41 0.62 @ Philadelphia Flyers 111 53% 1.38 2.81 4.19 -1.44 28% -252 3 @ Washington Capitals 0.63 0.66 0.70 0.46 0.30 New Jersey Devils 152 60% 4.25 2.84 7.09 1.41 71% 248 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0.49 0.46 0.59 0.23 0.17 New York Islanders 138 58% 3.01 2.81 5.81 0.20 53% 114 5 @ Florida Panthers 0.69 0.71 0.97 -0.14 -0.29 Seattle Kraken 158 61% 2.58 3.33 5.91 -0.75 38% -164 6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1.34 1.41 1.55 0.93 0.70 Vancouver Canucks 238 70% 4.68 2.62 7.29 2.06 78% 363 7 @ Columbus Blue Jacket 0.03 -0.05 0.22 -0.62 -0.54 New York Rangers 102 50% 2.22 3.78 6.00 -1.56 27% -271 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 0.08 0.05 0.10 0.11 0.15 San Jose Sharks 106 51% 3.15 2.92 6.07 0.23 54% 116 9 @ Nashville Predators 0.14 0.05 0.26 -0.07 -0.05 St. Louis Blues 110 52% 3.26 3.49 6.74 -0.23 46% -117 10 Dallas Stars 0.28 0.51 0.19 0.25 0.12 @ Chicago Blackhawks 121 55% 1.81 2.59 4.40 -0.77 37% -167 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 11 Carolina Hurricanes 0.34 0.50 0.30 0.03 0.11 @ Winnipeg Jets 125 56% 2.79 3.16 5.95 -0.36 44% -128 12 @ Utah Mammoth 0.28 0.19 0.33 0.37 0.35 Edmonton Oilers 121 55% 3.67 2.79 6.46 0.88 64% 179 13 @ Vegas Golden Knights 0.92 0.79 1.10 0.70 0.77 Pittsburgh Penguins 183 65% 4.11 2.56 6.68 1.55 73% 270 14 Boston Bruins 0.10 0.05 -0.01 0.85 0.96 @ Los Angeles Kings 107 52% 2.02 4.39 6.41 -2.37 19% -434 EXPERIMENTAL NUMBERS INVOLVING HOME-AWAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR EACH TEAM NHL 2026-2027 through games of 2026 October 16 Friday HOME ADVANTAGE= 0.35 0.29 0.43 0.21 0.21 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 0.08 0.08 0.13 -0.11 -0.16 Buffalo Sabres 105 51% 3.85 3.74 7.60 0.11 52% 108 2 Ottawa Senators 4.17 4.02 4.26 4.42 4.63 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1123 92% -0.63 4.82 4.19 -5.45 5% -1979 3 @ Washington Capitals 1.48 1.50 1.54 1.31 1.15 New Jersey Devils 258 72% 4.67 2.41 7.09 2.26 80% 406 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0.80 0.77 0.90 0.53 0.48 New York Islanders 169 63% 3.16 2.65 5.81 0.51 58% 140 5 Seattle Kraken 2.18 2.16 1.91 3.02 3.16 @ Florida Panthers 390 80% 1.14 4.77 5.91 -3.63 10% -856 6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3.69 3.76 3.90 3.28 3.04 Vancouver Canucks 884 90% 5.85 1.44 7.29 4.41 93% 1259 7 New York Rangers 0.55 0.62 0.36 1.19 1.12 @ Columbus Blue Jacket 144 59% 1.93 4.07 6.00 -2.14 21% -379 8 San Jose Sharks 0.32 0.35 0.30 0.29 0.25 @ Detroit Red Wings 124 55% 2.95 3.12 6.07 -0.17 47% -112 9 St. Louis Blues 1.14 1.23 1.02 1.34 1.32 @ Nashville Predators 210 68% 2.62 4.12 6.74 -1.51 28% -262 10 Dallas Stars 0.39 0.61 0.29 0.35 0.22 @ Chicago Blackhawks 130 56% 1.76 2.64 4.40 -0.88 36% -178 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2.18 2.35 2.15 1.88 1.96 @ Winnipeg Jets 390 80% 1.87 4.08 5.95 -2.21 20% -396 12 Edmonton Oilers 0.04 0.13 -0.01 -0.05 -0.03 @ Utah Mammoth 103 51% 3.51 2.95 6.46 0.56 59% 145 13 @ Vegas Golden Knights 3.25 3.12 3.42 3.03 3.10 Pittsburgh Penguins 701 88% 5.28 1.40 6.68 3.88 91% 974 14 Boston Bruins 3.88 3.84 3.77 4.64 4.74 @ Los Angeles Kings 975 91% 0.13 6.28 6.41 -6.16 4% -2552EIGENVECTOR Analysis eigen MONEY=odds to 100 EPCT%=confidence EFAVORITE ESPREAD EODDS EPCT% EUNDERDOG 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 0.21 115 54% Buffalo Sabres 2 Ottawa Senators 2.92 589 85% @ Philadelphia Flyers 3 @ Washington Capitals 0.92 183 65% New Jersey Devils 4 New York Islanders 0.01 101 50% @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Seattle Kraken 0.87 177 64% @ Florida Panthers 6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2.31 419 81% Vancouver Canucks 7 New York Rangers 1.76 304 75% @ Columbus Blue Jacket 8 San Jose Sharks 0.45 135 57% @ Detroit Red Wings 9 St. Louis Blues 0.57 146 59% @ Nashville Predators 10 Dallas Stars 1.34 238 70% @ Chicago Blackhawks 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1.68 291 74% @ Winnipeg Jets 12 Edmonton Oilers 0.09 106 51% @ Utah Mammoth 13 @ Vegas Golden Knights 2.19 391 80% Pittsburgh Penguins 14 Boston Bruins 2.55 479 83% @ Los Angeles Kings endfileTop_of_Page