My inaugural rankings for the NHL have finally been released. I had to reconfigure my rankings code since the NHL doesn’t have ties but they do have overtime losses. So after making sure it worked right, I decided to let the NHL get a few weeks under its belt before providing my first rankings. Well that day is here.
As the season goes on, I’ll try and provide more analysis.
Top 10:
| Rank | Team | W | L | OT | GF | GA | Rating | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINNIPEG JETS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 101.977 | 99.212 |
| 2 | MONTREAL CANADIENS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 101.939 | 99.416 |
| 3 | CAROLINA HURRICANES | 7 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 101.858 | 100.280 |
| 4 | NEW JERSEY DEVILS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 101.791 | 100.020 |
| 5 | ANAHEIM DUCKS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 34 | 101.771 | 100.339 |
| 6 | DETROIT RED WINGS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 101.473 | 99.607 |
| 7 | COLORADO AVALANCHE | 7 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 101.045 | 100.469 |
| 8 | UTAH MAMMOTH | 8 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 101.032 | 99.405 |
| 9 | PITTSBURGH PENGUINS | 8 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 100.726 | 99.523 |
| 10 | COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 100.639 | 99.718 |