2026-27 Projected Standings

Every one of the 1,344 scheduled games simulated 400 times. Each team gets an offense rating (summed player projections) and a defense rating (expected goals against, adjusted for projected goaltending); each matchup is then played out with opponent- and home-ice-specific goal expectations, so strength of schedule is baked in. x = better than even odds to make the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

#	Team	Div	Record	Pts	Playoff%	Div%	GF/gp	GA/gp	SOS
1	WSH Washington Capitalsx	Met	49-25-10	108	81.2%	38%	3.67	2.95	1.004
2	TBL Tampa Bay Lightningx	Atl	48-26-10	106	80.2%	40%	3.37	2.8	1.005
3	PIT Pittsburgh Penguinsx	Met	47-27-10	104	75.8%	24%	3.52	3.11	1.009
4	CAR Carolina Hurricanesx	Met	44-30-10	98	59.5%	12.8%	3.21	2.94	1.011
5	MTL Montréal Canadiensx	Atl	44-30-10	98	55%	12.2%	3.33	3.12	1.012
6	OTT Ottawa Senatorsx	Atl	44-30-10	98	53%	13%	3.28	3.07	1.012
7	BOS Boston Bruinsx	Atl	43-31-10	96	51.2%	9.8%	3.19	3.03	1.012
8	CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets	Met	43-31-10	96	48.5%	7%	3.2	3.08	1.014
9	NJD New Jersey Devilsx	Met	43-31-10	96	51.5%	7.2%	3.18	3.03	1.013
10	FLA Florida Panthers	Atl	42-32-10	94	43.5%	8.5%	3.29	3.19	1.013
11	BUF Buffalo Sabres	Atl	42-33-9	93	45%	7.2%	3.06	3	1.014
12	NYR New York Rangers	Met	41-33-10	92	36%	3.2%	2.89	2.95	1.017
13	PHI Philadelphia Flyers	Met	41-34-9	91	38.2%	4.2%	2.85	2.88	1.016
14	DET Detroit Red Wings	Atl	41-34-9	91	33.5%	5%	2.97	3.03	1.016
15	TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	Atl	39-36-9	87	29.2%	4.2%	3.16	3.41	1.018
16	NYI New York Islanders	Met	38-36-10	86	18.5%	3.5%	2.71	3.01	1.02

Western Conference

#	Team	Div	Record	Pts	Playoff%	Div%	GF/gp	GA/gp	SOS
1	COL Colorado Avalanchex	Cen	51-23-10	112	93%	45%	3.35	2.63	0.988
2	UTA Utah Mammothx	Cen	49-26-9	107	90.8%	29%	3.64	2.97	0.99
3	DAL Dallas Starsx	Cen	46-29-9	101	75%	11.8%	3.11	2.81	0.996
4	LAK Los Angeles Kingsx	Pac	43-31-10	96	69.2%	27.8%	3.02	2.91	0.986
5	MIN Minnesota Wildx	Cen	43-32-9	95	58.5%	4.8%	2.99	2.91	1
6	VGK Vegas Golden Knightsx	Pac	42-33-9	93	62%	23.2%	2.91	2.96	0.989
7	CHI Chicago Blackhawks	Cen	41-33-10	92	45.8%	3.8%	3.16	3.22	1.002
8	NSH Nashville Predators	Cen	41-34-9	91	47.5%	4.2%	3.12	3.25	1.003
9	EDM Edmonton Oilers	Pac	40-34-10	90	46.5%	13.5%	3.1	3.3	0.991
10	SEA Seattle Kraken	Pac	40-34-10	90	45.5%	12.2%	2.8	3.02	0.991
11	ANA Anaheim Ducksx	Pac	40-35-9	89	50.2%	12.8%	3.17	3.33	0.99
12	STL St. Louis Blues	Cen	39-35-10	88	39.2%	1.2%	2.9	3.1	1.004
13	SJS San Jose Sharks	Pac	38-37-9	85	35.8%	8%	2.93	3.29	0.993
14	WPG Winnipeg Jets	Cen	36-38-10	82	19.8%	0.2%	2.56	3.02	1.008
15	CGY Calgary Flames	Pac	34-40-10	78	12.5%	1%	2.36	3.07	0.999
16	VAN Vancouver Canucks	Pac	32-42-10	74	8.8%	1.5%	2.59	3.48	1

Playoff% / Div% are the share of simulations in which a team makes the field or wins its division. SOS = mean opponent strength faced (1.00 = league average, higher = tougher). Overtime frequency is calibrated to the real NHL rate, so league-wide points land where they should.