Forensic Hockey

The league

Standings

One table, three lenses for 2025-26: the official table, the deserved table, and pure team strength.

Playoff bracket

League table

Every team on one strength scale, updated after each game. 1500 is league average.

#TeamRATINGL10PEAKGPRECPTSSOSB2B%
1COL logoColorado Avalanche1589+616058255-16-11121#3050.0
2CAR logoCarolina Hurricanes1570+915718253-22-7113#2146.7
3TBL logoTampa Bay Lightning1564-1115878250-26-6106#646.7
4DAL logoDallas Stars1559+615688250-20-12112#2366.7
5BUF logoBuffalo Sabres1551015568250-23-9109#569.2
6OTT logoOttawa Senators1538+1015388244-27-1199#1564.3
7MIN logoMinnesota Wild1531+315428246-24-12104#1835.7
8MTL logoMontréal Canadiens1529+815358248-24-10106#156.3
9EDM logoEdmonton Oilers1526+415488241-30-1193#3130.8
10WSH logoWashington Capitals1525+1915428243-30-995#1435.7
11VGK logoVegas Golden Knights1518+1615418239-26-1795#3266.7
12UTA logoUtah Mammoth1517+315278243-33-692#2827.3
13BOS logoBoston Bruins1516+715198245-27-10100#1061.5
14PIT logoPittsburgh Penguins1509+415218241-25-1698#943.8
15FLA logoFlorida Panthers1508+115678240-38-484#1330.8
16CBJ logoColumbus Blue Jackets1502-1615208240-30-1292#856.3
17STL logoSt. Louis Blues1502+1315248237-33-1286#2261.5
18PHI logoPhiladelphia Flyers1499+1814998243-27-1298#357.1
19WPG logoWinnipeg Jets1488-1015628235-35-1282#2566.7
20NJD logoNew Jersey Devils1486-115178242-37-387#1753.3
21NYR logoNew York Rangers1486+1715178234-39-977#1915.4
22DET logoDetroit Red Wings1485-2015148241-31-1092#223.1
23LAK logoLos Angeles Kings1485+115288235-27-2090#2731.3
24NYI logoNew York Islanders1481-1415038243-34-591#1656.3
25NSH logoNashville Predators1474014808238-34-1086#1130.8
26ANA logoAnaheim Ducks1468-2014888243-33-692#2954.5
27TOR logoToronto Maple Leafs1463-2315368232-36-1478#740.0
28CGY logoCalgary Flames1460014998234-39-977#2044.4
29SEA logoSeattle Kraken1450-2014878234-37-1179#2438.5
30SJS logoSan Jose Sharks1431014448239-35-886#1237.5
31CHI logoChicago Blackhawks1407-1314588229-39-1472#433.3
32VAN logoVancouver Canucks1404-115038225-49-858#2638.5

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Every team's Power Rating, reordering week by week from opening night to game 82.

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Strongest seasons ever

Highest peak Power Rating reached in any single season since 2007-08 - and the weakest.

Top 10 peaks

  1. 1BOS logoBOS2022-231634
  2. 2TBL logoTBL2018-191618
  3. 3COL logoCOL2021-221613
  4. 4COL logoCOL2025-261605
  5. 5BOS logoBOS2023-241603
  6. 6BOS logoBOS2013-141600
  7. 7FLA logoFLA2021-221599
  8. 8WSH logoWSH2016-171597
  9. 9TBL logoTBL2019-201597
  10. 10DET logoDET2008-091594

Weakest 5

  1. 1SJS logoSJS2024-251402
  2. 2DET logoDET2020-211419
  3. 3CHI logoCHI2024-251422
  4. 4SJS logoSJS2023-241429
  5. 5CBJ logoCBJ2023-241432

How to read this. Power Rating starts every team at 1500 and moves it after each game by how the result compares to expectation - beat a strong team on the road and you gain more than beating a weak one at home; margin of victory matters, with diminishing returns. Trend is the change over the last 10 games (heating up or cooling off). The same rating powers the pre-game projection on every game page. Regular season; 1500 = league average.