| Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Winnipeg Jets (51-19-4) | 0.4486 | +1 | -0.0172 (30) | 0.4608 (1) | 0.5852 (1) | 0.2993 (7) |
| 2. Dallas Stars (48-21-4) | 0.4480 | -1 | -0.0172 (29) | 0.4398 (2) | 0.5355 (2) | 0.3688 (5) |
| 3. Colorado Avalanche (45-26-3) | 0.3671 | - | -0.0124 (23) | 0.3175 (4) | 0.4101 (5) | 0.3753 (4) |
| 4. Carolina Hurricanes (45-24-4) | 0.3408 | +3 | -0.0125 (24) | 0.2860 (5) | 0.2384 (9) | 0.4997 (1) |
| 5. Tampa Bay Lightning (43-25-5) | 0.3307 | +1 | -0.0080 (20) | 0.2317 (9) | 0.4674 (4) | 0.2959 (8) |
| 6. Florida Panthers (44-26-3) | 0.3270 | -2 | -0.0148 (25) | 0.2484 (8) | 0.3321 (6) | 0.4030 (2) |
| 7. Washington Capitals (47-17-9) | 0.3235 | -2 | 0.0013 (13) | 0.3301 (3) | 0.4817 (3) | 0.1585 (12) |
| 8. Vegas Golden Knights (45-20-8) | 0.2971 | - | -0.0192 (31) | 0.2723 (6) | 0.2816 (7) | 0.3382 (6) |
| 9. Edmonton Oilers (42-26-5) | 0.2537 | - | -0.0081 (21) | 0.1871 (10) | 0.1833 (12) | 0.3926 (3) |
| 10. Toronto Maple Leafs (45-25-4) | 0.2301 | - | -0.0151 (26) | 0.2604 (7) | 0.2261 (10) | 0.2030 (10) |
| 11. Los Angeles Kings (41-23-9) | 0.1780 | - | -0.0245 (32) | 0.1552 (12) | 0.1947 (11) | 0.1848 (11) |
| 12. New Jersey Devils (39-29-7) | 0.1396 | - | 0.0141 (7) | 0.0246 (15) | 0.1220 (13) | 0.2757 (9) |
| 13. St. Louis Blues (40-28-7) | 0.1005 | +1 | -0.0059 (17) | 0.1555 (11) | 0.2537 (8) | -0.1093 (21) |
| 14. Ottawa Senators (39-28-6) | 0.0990 | -1 | 0.0003 (14) | 0.1141 (13) | 0.1070 (14) | 0.0755 (14) |
| 15. New York Rangers (35-32-7) | -0.0262 | - | -0.0113 (22) | -0.1104 (20) | -0.0741 (17) | 0.1085 (13) |
| 16. Minnesota Wild (41-28-5) | -0.0376 | - | 0.0121 (9) | 0.0966 (14) | -0.1792 (24) | -0.0343 (17) |
| 17. Utah Hockey Club (33-29-12) | -0.0790 | +1 | -0.0004 (15) | -0.1234 (22) | -0.1280 (19) | 0.0157 (15) |
| 18. Vancouver Canucks (34-27-13) | -0.0999 | -1 | -0.0156 (28) | -0.1105 (21) | -0.1303 (20) | -0.0584 (19) |
| 19. Detroit Red Wings (34-33-6) | -0.1313 | +1 | -0.0152 (27) | -0.0844 (18) | -0.1016 (18) | -0.2093 (26) |
| 20. Buffalo Sabres (31-36-6) | -0.1343 | +2 | -0.0068 (19) | -0.1592 (25) | -0.0500 (15) | -0.1929 (23) |
| 21. New York Islanders (32-31-10) | -0.1399 | -2 | -0.0022 (16) | -0.1405 (24) | -0.2332 (25) | -0.0460 (18) |
| 22. Calgary Flames (34-26-12) | -0.1427 | -1 | 0.0017 (12) | -0.0772 (17) | -0.1669 (23) | -0.1860 (22) |
| 23. Columbus Blue Jackets (33-30-9) | -0.1631 | - | 0.0035 (11) | -0.1037 (19) | -0.0704 (16) | -0.3169 (28) |
| 24. Montreal Canadiens (34-30-9) | -0.1700 | - | 0.0218 (4) | -0.0335 (16) | -0.1628 (22) | -0.3180 (29) |
| 25. Seattle Kraken (31-37-6) | -0.1964 | - | -0.0065 (18) | -0.2314 (26) | -0.1496 (21) | -0.2072 (25) |
| 26. Nashville Predators (27-38-8) | -0.2175 | - | 0.0121 (10) | -0.2940 (30) | -0.3598 (29) | 0.0037 (16) |
| 27. Philadelphia Flyers (30-36-9) | -0.2579 | - | 0.0217 (5) | -0.2611 (28) | -0.3179 (27) | -0.1947 (24) |
| 28. Boston Bruins (30-35-9) | -0.2721 | - | 0.0285 (1) | -0.2897 (29) | -0.4174 (30) | -0.1086 (20) |
| 29. Pittsburgh Penguins (30-34-11) | -0.2722 | +1 | 0.0202 (6) | -0.2452 (27) | -0.3580 (28) | -0.2143 (27) |
| 30. Anaheim Ducks (32-33-8) | -0.2918 | -1 | 0.0132 (8) | -0.1305 (23) | -0.2407 (26) | -0.5090 (30) |
| 31. Chicago Blackhawks (21-44-9) | -0.5925 | - | 0.0239 (3) | -0.5938 (31) | -0.5721 (31) | -0.6116 (31) |
| 32. San Jose Sharks (20-44-9) | -0.6633 | - | 0.0260 (2) | -0.5968 (32) | -0.7078 (32) | -0.6872 (32) |
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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