NHL Projections

2026 Division Projections

Eastern Atlantic		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Tampa Bay Lightning^*	5.88	133	65	14	3
2	Montreal Canadiens^*	4.75	107	50	25	7
3	Detroit Red Wings^*	4.61	98	47	31	4
4	Buffalo Sabres^*	4.64	96	46	32	4
5	Boston Bruins^*	4.73	94	46	34	2
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	4.62	93	43	32	7
7	Florida Panthers	4.43	89	43	36	3
8	Ottawa Senators	4.24	71	33	44	5

Eastern Metropolitan		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Carolina Hurricanes^*	5.06	114	55	23	4
2	New York Islanders^*	4.84	109	52	25	5
3	Washington Capitals^*	4.95	98	46	30	6
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	4.62	94	42	30	10
5	Philadelphia Flyers	4.54	94	43	31	8
6	New Jersey Devils	4.00	72	35	45	2
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	3.99	69	31	44	7
8	New York Rangers	3.92	64	29	47	6

Western Central		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Colorado Avalanche^*	7.00	148	70	4	8
2	Dallas Stars^*	5.41	125	58	15	9
3	Minnesota Wild^*	5.07	107	49	24	9
4	Utah Mammoth^*	4.72	94	45	33	4
5	Nashville Predators	3.80	66	31	47	4
6	Winnipeg Jets	3.97	65	30	47	5
7	Chicago Blackhawks	3.84	63	28	47	7
8	St. Louis Blues	3.20	44	18	56	8

Western Pacific		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Vegas Golden Knights^*	4.74	102	45	25	12
2	Edmonton Oilers^*	4.54	100	46	28	8
3	Los Angeles Kings^*	4.24	86	38	34	10
4	Seattle Kraken^*	4.29	82	37	37	8
5	Anaheim Ducks	3.96	73	35	44	3
6	San Jose Sharks	4.01	71	34	45	3
7	Calgary Flames	3.73	54	25	53	4
8	Vancouver Canucks	3.09	39	17	60	5