This is the third week of my NHL rankings. And I have a new team on top for the third week in a row. Colorado takes over the top spot this week. They are followed by New Jersey, Carolina, Anaheim and Boston.

Rankings:

Rank Team W L OT GF GA Rating SoS
1 COLORADO AVALANCHE 13 1 5 78 47 102.581 100.446
2 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 13 4 1 61 52 102.480 100.408
3 CAROLINA HURRICANES 12 5 1 67 53 101.822 100.207
4 ANAHEIM DUCKS 11 6 1 67 58 101.503 100.391
5 BOSTON BRUINS 12 8 0 68 66 101.177 100.213
6 DALLAS STARS 12 4 3 64 54 101.130 99.862
7 WINNIPEG JETS 11 7 0 59 50 100.670 99.504
8 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 10 7 2 61 62 100.664 100.367
9 LOS ANGELES KINGS 10 5 4 55 55 100.539 100.152
10 MONTREAL CANADIENS 10 6 2 60 62 100.300 99.768
11 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 9 7 2 54 55 100.271 100.231
12 DETROIT RED WINGS 11 7 1 58 60 100.260 99.652
13 UTAH MAMMOTH 10 7 1 58 55 100.231 99.717
14 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 10 5 4 62 50 100.209 99.749
15 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 9 5 4 59 47 100.014 99.916
16 FLORIDA PANTHERS 9 8 1 50 54 99.982 100.275
17 SEATTLE KRAKEN 9 4 5 49 50 99.879 99.897
18 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 8 8 2 51 48 99.772 100.113
19 NEW YORK RANGERS 10 8 2 51 49 99.747 99.661
20 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 9 7 2 56 57 99.728 99.688
21 EDMONTON OILERS 9 7 4 62 70 99.638 100.012
22 OTTAWA SENATORS 9 6 4 64 65 99.637 99.916
23 SAN JOSE SHARKS 8 8 3 56 63 99.635 100.426
24 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 8 4 6 57 53 99.590 100.063
25 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 9 6 3 51 51 99.560 99.560
26 MINNESOTA WILD 9 7 4 56 61 99.285 99.916
27 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 8 9 2 67 72 99.176 99.960
28 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 9 9 2 62 69 99.145 99.616
29 BUFFALO SABRES 6 8 4 51 64 98.512 100.293
30 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 6 10 4 49 70 97.811 99.909
31 ST. LOUIS BLUES 6 9 4 53 75 97.436 99.522
32 CALGARY FLAMES 5 12 3 43 62 97.015 99.498

Complete rankings

NHL 2026 Rankings