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
2026-04-04 01:52:21
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
TBL logo
TBL
67.9
7-1-2
80.0%
+22 B (Average) 0.543
2
MTL logo
MTL
61.9
7-3-0
70.0%
+5 B (Average) 0.596
3
BOS logo
BOS
61.1
6-2-2
70.0%
+21 B (Average) 0.574
4
CAR logo
CAR
60.5
6-4-0
60.0%
+12 B (Average) 0.590
5
COL logo
COL
60.3
5-4-1
55.0%
+13 B (Average) 0.551
6
BUF logo
BUF
60.0
6-2-2
70.0%
+11 B (Average) 0.548
7
PHI logo
PHI
58.3
7-2-1
75.0%
-14 B (Average) 0.552
8
WSH logo
WSH
58.3
6-2-2
70.0%
+1 B (Average) 0.580
9
OTT logo
OTT
58.1
6-3-1
65.0%
-5 B (Average) 0.575
10
ANA logo
ANA
58.1
6-3-1
65.0%
-12 B (Average) 0.543
11
EDM logo
EDM
56.0
6-3-1
65.0%
+9 B (Average) 0.581
12
DAL logo
DAL
55.9
5-4-1
55.0%
-10 B (Average) 0.589
13
PIT logo
PIT
55.0
4-4-2
50.0%
+11 A (Tough) 0.635
14
MIN logo
MIN
54.8
4-5-1
45.0%
-4 B (Average) 0.550
15
STL logo
STL
53.8
7-1-2
80.0%
-13 B (Average) 0.534
16
NYI logo
NYI
52.7
6-4-0
60.0%
+2 B (Average) 0.548
17
CBJ logo
CBJ
52.7
5-3-2
60.0%
0 B (Average) 0.571
18
NJD logo
NJD
52.6
6-4-0
60.0%
-14 B (Average) 0.557
19
UTA logo
UTA
52.6
4-5-1
45.0%
+14 B (Average) 0.567
20
WPG logo
WPG
51.1
5-3-2
60.0%
+3 B (Average) 0.593
21
CGY logo
CGY
50.9
6-3-1
65.0%
-3 B (Average) 0.532
22
VGK logo
VGK
49.1
3-5-2
40.0%
+13 B (Average) 0.578
23
DET logo
DET
48.3
4-5-1
45.0%
+8 B (Average) 0.596
24
SEA logo
SEA
47.5
3-5-2
40.0%
+5 B (Average) 0.572
25
NYR logo
NYR
47.5
4-5-1
45.0%
-17 B (Average) 0.535
26
NSH logo
NSH
47.1
5-4-1
55.0%
-5 B (Average) 0.529
27
LAK logo
LAK
47.1
3-3-4
50.0%
-8 B (Average) 0.540
28
TOR logo
TOR
47.0
4-4-2
50.0%
+9 B (Average) 0.599
29
SJS logo
SJS
45.5
3-6-1
35.0%
0 B (Average) 0.594
30
FLA logo
FLA
43.9
4-6-0
40.0%
-12 B (Average) 0.532
31
CHI logo
CHI
42.5
4-4-2
50.0%
-3 B (Average) 0.583
32
VAN logo
VAN
36.1
2-7-1
25.0%
-29 B (Average) 0.540

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-)