Archive · as published October 19, 2026

NHL Power RankingsOctober 19, 2026

The season projection blended with results so far, weighted by games played. Early on the roster projection dominates; by mid-season the record carries most of the weight.

#	Team	Rating	Proj W	W-L	Goal diff/gm	L10
1	Carolina HurricanesCAR	+1.64	50.8	7-2	+1.4	78%
2	Vegas Golden KnightsVGK	+1.49	49.2	7-2	+1.7	78%
3	Edmonton OilersEDM	+1.41	47.6	6-1	+2.0	86%
4	Colorado AvalancheCOL	+1.31	50.0	4-3	+1.1	57%
5	Tampa Bay LightningTBL	+1.24	48.7	6-2	+0.5	75%
6	Minnesota WildMIN	+0.88	46.4	6-3	+0.8	67%
7	Utah MammothUTA	+0.82	46.1	6-3	+0.7	67%
8	Boston BruinsBOS	+0.75	43.7	6-2	+1.5	75%
9	Washington CapitalsWSH	+0.64	45.2	5-3	+0.5	63%
10	Florida PanthersFLA	+0.59	46.1	4-4	+0.5	50%
11	Dallas StarsDAL	+0.55	45.3	4-4	+0.9	50%
12	Ottawa SenatorsOTT	+0.53	44.3	6-3	+0.1	67%
13	New York RangersNYR	+0.23	40.5	6-3	+1.0	67%
14	Anaheim DucksANA	+0.20	42.7	4-3	+0.1	57%
15	New Jersey DevilsNJD	+0.14	43.3	4-4	-0.3	50%
16	Montréal CanadiensMTL	+0.09	43.7	3-4	-0.6	43%
17	New York IslandersNYI	-0.05	40.1	4-3	+1.0	57%
18	Buffalo SabresBUF	-0.06	43.1	4-5	-0.8	44%
19	San Jose SharksSJS	-0.25	40.9	4-4	-0.9	50%
20	Seattle KrakenSEA	-0.25	38.4	5-4	+0.4	56%
21	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ	-0.36	40.5	3-4	-0.7	43%
22	Winnipeg JetsWPG	-0.40	38.9	4-4	-0.1	50%
23	St. Louis BluesSTL	-0.52	39.2	3-5	-0.1	38%
24	Nashville PredatorsNSH	-0.65	38.1	3-5	-0.1	38%
25	Detroit Red WingsDET	-0.68	38.3	3-5	-0.5	38%
26	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR	-0.70	38.9	2-5	-0.4	29%
27	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT	-0.77	39.8	2-6	-1.4	25%
28	Los Angeles KingsLAK	-1.00	39.1	0-5	-1.8	0%
29	Chicago BlackhawksCHI	-1.39	33.8	3-5	-1.5	38%
30	Philadelphia FlyersPHI	-1.47	35.9	1-8	-1.4	11%
31	Calgary FlamesCGY	-1.58	34.6	2-6	-2.5	25%
32	Vancouver CanucksVAN	-2.09	30.9	1-8	-1.8	11%

The top five that week

Carolina Hurricanes top the board at +1.64, 7-2 with a +1.4 goals per game margin, and a projection of 50.8 wins. The gap to Vegas Golden Knights is 0.15 rating points, close to a coin flip between the two.
Vegas Golden Knights sit second at +1.49, 7-2 with a +1.7 goals per game margin, and a projection of 49.2 wins.
Edmonton Oilers sit third at +1.41, 6-1 with a +2.0 goals per game margin, and a projection of 47.6 wins.
Colorado Avalanche sit fourth at +1.31, 4-3 with a +1.1 goals per game margin, and a projection of 50.0 wins.
Tampa Bay Lightning sit fifth at +1.24, 6-2 with a +0.5 goals per game margin, and a projection of 48.7 wins.

Current NHL power rankings ← October 18, 2026 All editions