About These Rankings

Base Score Components:

  • Points Percentage (Weight: 40%)
  • Goal Differential (Weight: 25%)
  • Special Teams Performance (Weight: 20%)
  • Recent Performance (Weight: 15%)

Bonus Factors:

  • Road Wins (+0.5 per win)
  • Comeback Victories (+0.3 per win)
  • One-Goal Game Success (+0.2 per win)

Data Update Frequency:

Rankings are automatically updated every 30 minutes using the NHL's official API data.

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Comprehensive analytics with 14 advanced metrics including xG, Corsi, and PDO

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Ultimate Ranking Methodology

These rankings incorporate 14 advanced metrics including Expected Goals (xG), Corsi, Fenwick, PDO, goal scoring dominance, clutch performance, and comprehensive strength of schedule analysis.

Total Teams
32
Last Updated
2026-05-20 03:47:17
Algorithm Version
the-what-now-gorithm v1
Factors Considered
14 Metrics
Rank Team Ultimate Score Record Points % Goal Diff SoS Grade SoS Difficulty Details
1
MTL logo
MTL
68.0
9-1-0
90.0%
+5 B (Average) 0.588
2
TBL logo
TBL
67.2
7-1-2
80.0%
+22 B (Average) 0.553
3
COL logo
COL
64.1
6-3-1
65.0%
+13 B (Average) 0.542
4
PIT logo
PIT
64.0
6-4-0
60.0%
+11 B (Average) 0.598
5
CAR logo
CAR
63.3
7-3-0
70.0%
+12 B (Average) 0.588
6
MIN logo
MIN
61.8
6-4-0
60.0%
-4 B (Average) 0.536
7
WSH logo
WSH
61.2
6-2-2
70.0%
+1 B (Average) 0.586
8
BOS logo
BOS
59.0
6-3-1
65.0%
+21 B (Average) 0.588
9
EDM logo
EDM
59.0
7-3-0
70.0%
+9 B (Average) 0.543
10
UTA logo
UTA
58.9
6-4-0
60.0%
+14 B (Average) 0.544
11
OTT logo
OTT
58.7
6-3-1
65.0%
-5 B (Average) 0.588
12
BUF logo
BUF
57.8
5-3-2
60.0%
+11 B (Average) 0.558
13
PHI logo
PHI
57.1
7-3-0
70.0%
-14 B (Average) 0.564
14
VGK logo
VGK
55.2
4-4-2
50.0%
+13 B (Average) 0.543
15
NJD logo
NJD
53.8
6-3-1
65.0%
-14 B (Average) 0.567
16
DAL logo
DAL
53.4
3-5-2
40.0%
-10 A (Tough) 0.610
17
NSH logo
NSH
52.9
7-3-0
70.0%
-5 B (Average) 0.547
18
STL logo
STL
51.1
6-2-2
70.0%
-13 B (Average) 0.512
19
LAK logo
LAK
50.9
4-2-4
60.0%
-8 B (Average) 0.520
20
SJS logo
SJS
50.2
4-5-1
45.0%
0 B (Average) 0.552
21
WPG logo
WPG
49.8
5-3-2
60.0%
+3 B (Average) 0.594
22
NYR logo
NYR
49.1
4-5-1
45.0%
-17 B (Average) 0.543
23
CGY logo
CGY
48.9
6-3-1
65.0%
-3 B (Average) 0.555
24
ANA logo
ANA
47.8
4-4-2
50.0%
-12 B (Average) 0.519
25
TOR logo
TOR
47.4
4-4-2
50.0%
+9 B (Average) 0.569
26
FLA logo
FLA
46.3
4-6-0
40.0%
-12 B (Average) 0.566
27
DET logo
DET
45.1
4-6-0
40.0%
+8 B (Average) 0.588
28
CBJ logo
CBJ
44.9
3-6-1
35.0%
0 B (Average) 0.579
29
NYI logo
NYI
43.1
3-7-0
30.0%
+2 B (Average) 0.596
30
SEA logo
SEA
42.9
2-6-2
30.0%
+5 B (Average) 0.568
31
CHI logo
CHI
41.4
3-5-2
40.0%
-3 B (Average) 0.566
32
VAN logo
VAN
37.9
2-8-0
20.0%
-29 B (Average) 0.576

Ultimate Ranking Methodology

Advanced Analytics (35%)

  • • Expected Goals (xG) Metrics (12%) - Shot quality & danger
  • • Corsi/Fenwick (10%) - Shot attempt control
  • • PDO & Luck Factor (8%) - Shooting/save % sustainability
  • • Shot Quality Analysis (5%) - High-danger chances

Core Performance (30%)

  • • Season Points % (15%) - Overall season performance
  • • Goal Differential (8%) - Scoring efficiency
  • • Goal Scoring Dominance (4%) - Margin of victory
  • • Special Teams (3%) - Power play & penalty kill

Context & Schedule (35%)

  • • Strength of Schedule (15%) - Opponent quality weighting
  • • Recent Record (10%) - Last 10 games performance
  • • Clutch Performance (5%) - One-goal game success
  • • Win Quality (3%) - Quality of victories
  • • Recent Form (2%) - Momentum trends

Strength of Schedule Grades

  • A+ - Brutal (0.65+)
  • A - Tough (0.60-0.64)
  • B - Average (0.50-0.59)
  • C - Easy (0.40-0.49)
  • D - Cupcake (0.39-)