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Early read · results through Oct 22 · updated Oct 23, 3:45 PM ET

Who’s actually good.

NHL power rankings that care who you beat, and who beat you. Rankings, odds and playoff chances update every night.

59.1%winners picked, 4-season backtest

5,248games scored before puck drop

32teams rated nightly

8 gamesfewest played so far (10 makes it official)

Carolina Hurricanes8-2-2 · 1st in standings

Tampa Bay Lightning7-2-0 · 7th in standings

Edmonton Oilers8-1-1 · 2nd in standings

Moved after Oct 22

▲4 Dallas Stars now 6th ▲4 New Jersey Devils now 16th ▲3 Washington Capitals now 9th ▼5 Florida Panthers now 23rd ▼3 Utah Mammoth now 10th ▼2 Minnesota Wild now 8th

Biggest Imprints · Oct 22What's Imprint?

5.8David PastrnakBOS vs NSH · 2 G, 2 A
5.3Charlie McAvoyBOS vs NSH · 4 A
4.1Adam FoxNYR @ TOR · 4 A
3.9Lucas RaymondDET @ VAN · 2 G, 1 A
3.8Pavel ZachaBOS vs NSH · 2 A

Better than their record

Tough schedules, good results.

Colorado Avalanche17th → 4th

Washington Capitals21st → 9th

Dallas Stars12th → 6th

Softer than they look

Strong records, easy opponents.

San Jose Sharks13th → 28th

Seattle Kraken5th → 20th

Toronto Maple Leafs11th → 19th

Tonight

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MTL@CHI#17 @ #31

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MTL @ CHI · 8:00 PM ET

TBL @ COL · 9:00 PM ET

TEAMTRENDLAST 5

1 CAR Carolina HurricanesHurricanes 8-2-2 +11.0 1st 0 95% 32nd

2 TBL Tampa Bay LightningLightning 7-2-0 +9.9 7th +5 91% 17th

3 EDM Edmonton OilersOilers 8-1-1 +8.3 2nd −1 95% 30th

4 COL Colorado AvalancheAvalanche 5-4-1 +8.2 17th +13 82% 24th

5 BOS Boston BruinsBruins 8-2-1 +7.9 3rd −2 87% 20th

6 ▲4 DAL Dallas StarsStars 6-3-1 +5.7 12th +6 79% 19th

7 ▲1 VGK Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights 8-4-0 +5.1 4th −3 85% 31st

8 ▼2 MIN Minnesota WildWild 6-3-2 +5.0 9th +1 77% 9th

9 ▲3 WSH Washington CapitalsCapitals 5-4-0 +5.0 21st +12 69% 4th

10 ▼3 UTA Utah MammothMammoth 7-4-0 +4.0 8th −2 75% 16th

11 ▼2 OTT Ottawa SenatorsSenators 7-4-0 +3.5 10th −1 64% 26th

12 ▼1 NYR New York RangersRangers 7-4-1 +3.0 6th −6 67% 15th

13 ▲2 STL St. Louis BluesBlues 5-4-1 +1.4 18th +5 58% 18th

14 WPG Winnipeg JetsJets 4-3-3 +0.3 19th +5 50% 7th

15 ▼2 NYI New York IslandersIslanders 5-3-2 +0.1 14th −1 48% 28th

16 ▲4 NJD New Jersey DevilsDevils 6-4-0 −0.2 15th −1 48% 23rd

17 MTL Montréal CanadiensCanadiens 4-3-2 −0.3 22nd +5 42% 22nd

18 ▼2 BUF Buffalo SabresSabres 4-4-2 −0.6 23rd +5 35% 25th

19 TOR Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs 6-4-2 −0.8 11th −8 41% 10th

20 ▲2 SEA Seattle KrakenKraken 7-3-1 −0.9 5th −15 63% 13th

21 ▲3 DET Detroit Red WingsRed Wings 4-3-3 −2.4 20th −1 31% 27th

22 ▼1 NSH Nashville PredatorsPredators 3-3-3 −3.1 24th +2 32% 6th

23 ▼5 FLA Florida PanthersPanthers 5-4-2 −3.2 16th −7 28% 29th

24 ▼1 PHI Philadelphia FlyersFlyers 3-6-3 −3.2 26th +2 22% 1st

25 PIT Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins 4-6-1 −4.4 25th 0 18% 14th

26 LAK Los Angeles KingsKings 2-4-2 −4.6 29th +3 29% 3rd

27 ▲1 CBJ Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 3-5-0 −6.3 28th +1 14% 11th

28 ▲1 SJS San Jose SharksSharks 6-4-1 −6.4 13th −15 29% 8th

29 ▼2 ANA Anaheim DucksDucks 4-6-0 −6.8 27th −2 22% 12th

30 CGY Calgary FlamesFlames 3-6-0 −7.9 30th 0 17% 21st

31 CHI Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks 3-6-0 −11.2 31st 0 6% 5th

32 VAN Vancouver CanucksCanucks 2-9-1 −16.1 32nd 0 1% 2nd

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