NHL Third-Order Rankings

NHL Third-Order Team Ratings

Current NHL team power chart built from regular-season MoneyPuck process stats: 5v5 expected-goal share, shot-attempt control, high-danger quality, goalie-adjusted prevention, special teams, record context, and market-ready third-order weighting.

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NHL third-order rankings stats defined and how to use

Definitions, how to read each stat, and simple rating scales for the NHL Third-Order Rankings chart.

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2025-26 Regular Season Through 2026-04-17

Power Snapshot

Playoff rows exist in the local data through 2026-05-29, but this public rankings table uses the completed 82-game regular season so every team is compared on the same sample.

No. 1 Overall

Colorado Avalanche
Third +94.73

Best 5v5 Offense

Colorado Avalanche
2.96 xGF/60

Best 5v5 Defense

Ottawa Senators
2.03 xGA/60 allowed

Best Goalie Layer

New York Islanders
+0.31 GSAx/60

Team Comparison

Team A vs Team B

Stat Focus Third

Third-order team rating built from xG, possession, special teams, goalie value, and record context.

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Sortable Rankings

32-Team NHL Third-Order Chart

Click any stat heading to sort that column. Lower is better for xGA/60; higher is better for the other displayed columns.

RkTeamConfW-L-OTThirdxG%xGF/60xGA/60Corsi%Fenwick%GSAx/60
1 Colorado AvalancheCOL | Central Western 55-16-11 +94.73#1 NHL 57.7%#1 NHL 2.96#1 NHL 2.17#5 NHL 57.9%#2 NHL 56.8%#2 NHL +0.24#2 NHL
2 Carolina HurricanesCAR | Metropolitan Eastern 53-22-7 +89.02#2 NHL 56.7%#2 NHL 2.89#2 NHL 2.20#7 NHL 60.6%#1 NHL 59.7%#1 NHL -0.16#20 NHL
3 Ottawa SenatorsOTT | Atlantic Eastern 44-27-11 +57.60#3 NHL 56.2%#3 NHL 2.60#4 NHL 2.03#1 NHL 53.3%#5 NHL 54.2%#3 NHL -0.44#30 NHL
4 Tampa Bay LightningTBL | Atlantic Eastern 50-26-6 +45.52#4 NHL 53.9%#5 NHL 2.57#6 NHL 2.20#6 NHL 53.7%#3 NHL 52.6%#5 NHL -0.01#11 NHL
5 Vegas Golden KnightsVGK | Pacific Western 39-26-17 +39.87#5 NHL 54.0%#4 NHL 2.42#13 NHL 2.06#2 NHL 51.9%#7 NHL 52.4%#6 NHL -0.31#29 NHL
6 Utah MammothUTA | Central Western 43-33-6 +29.18#6 NHL 52.6%#6 NHL 2.55#7 NHL 2.30#10 NHL 53.4%#4 NHL 53.0%#4 NHL +0.02#8 NHL
7 Los Angeles KingsLAK | Pacific Western 35-27-20 +23.22#7 NHL 52.1%#8 NHL 2.34#18 NHL 2.15#4 NHL 52.0%#6 NHL 52.1%#7 NHL -0.13#19 NHL
8 Minnesota WildMIN | Central Western 46-24-12 +22.24#8 NHL 51.9%#9 NHL 2.47#11 NHL 2.29#9 NHL 48.8%#19 NHL 49.6%#17 NHL -0.06#12 NHL
9 Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT | Metropolitan Eastern 41-25-16 +19.27#9 NHL 51.7%#10 NHL 2.59#5 NHL 2.42#15 NHL 50.9%#11 NHL 51.1%#10 NHL -0.18#22 NHL
10 Anaheim DucksANA | Pacific Western 43-33-6 +17.71#10 NHL 51.5%#12 NHL 2.66#3 NHL 2.50#23 NHL 51.7%#8 NHL 51.9%#8 NHL -0.28#28 NHL
11 Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ | Metropolitan Eastern 40-30-12 +16.30#11 NHL 52.2%#7 NHL 2.53#10 NHL 2.31#11 NHL 51.5%#10 NHL 51.1%#11 NHL -0.10#16 NHL
12 Edmonton OilersEDM | Pacific Western 41-30-11 +13.78#12 NHL 51.6%#11 NHL 2.55#8 NHL 2.39#14 NHL 50.5%#13 NHL 51.2%#9 NHL -0.25#26 NHL
13 Dallas StarsDAL | Central Western 50-20-12 +12.43#13 NHL 51.0%#13 NHL 2.29#22 NHL 2.21#8 NHL 48.1%#25 NHL 48.6%#23 NHL +0.01#9 NHL
14 Buffalo SabresBUF | Atlantic Eastern 50-23-9 +3.41#14 NHL 50.2%#15 NHL 2.47#12 NHL 2.45#19 NHL 49.8%#14 NHL 50.1%#15 NHL +0.12#5 NHL
15 Washington CapitalsWSH | Metropolitan Eastern 43-30-9 +0.64#15 NHL 49.9%#16 NHL 2.53#9 NHL 2.54#26 NHL 49.6%#15 NHL 50.4%#14 NHL +0.16#4 NHL
16 New Jersey DevilsNJD | Metropolitan Eastern 42-37-3 -4.23#16 NHL 49.2%#18 NHL 2.36#17 NHL 2.43#17 NHL 50.8%#12 NHL 50.8%#12 NHL -0.17#21 NHL
17 Florida PanthersFLA | Atlantic Eastern 40-38-4 -5.37#17 NHL 49.4%#17 NHL 2.39#14 NHL 2.45#20 NHL 51.5%#9 NHL 50.8%#13 NHL -0.27#27 NHL
18 Philadelphia FlyersPHI | Metropolitan Eastern 43-27-12 -7.71#18 NHL 50.5%#14 NHL 2.18#27 NHL 2.14#3 NHL 47.7%#27 NHL 48.6%#24 NHL -0.18#23 NHL
19 New York RangersNYR | Metropolitan Eastern 34-39-9 -11.35#19 NHL 48.4%#22 NHL 2.18#28 NHL 2.33#13 NHL 48.5%#24 NHL 47.7%#27 NHL +0.06#7 NHL
20 Nashville PredatorsNSH | Central Western 38-34-10 -13.29#20 NHL 48.5%#21 NHL 2.38#15 NHL 2.52#25 NHL 49.5%#16 NHL 47.9%#26 NHL -0.09#14 NHL
21 Boston BruinsBOS | Atlantic Eastern 45-27-10 -13.89#21 NHL 47.4%#27 NHL 2.30#20 NHL 2.55#27 NHL 49.2%#17 NHL 49.4%#19 NHL +0.19#3 NHL
22 Detroit Red WingsDET | Atlantic Eastern 41-31-10 -13.91#22 NHL 48.6%#20 NHL 2.29#21 NHL 2.42#16 NHL 48.6%#23 NHL 49.5%#18 NHL -0.12#18 NHL
23 New York IslandersNYI | Metropolitan Eastern 43-34-5 -17.17#23 NHL 47.7%#25 NHL 2.37#16 NHL 2.59#29 NHL 48.7%#22 NHL 49.0%#20 NHL +0.31#1 NHL
24 Montreal CanadiensMTL | Atlantic Eastern 48-24-10 -17.33#24 NHL 48.2%#23 NHL 2.33#19 NHL 2.51#24 NHL 48.8%#20 NHL 49.6%#16 NHL +0.08#6 NHL
25 St. Louis BluesSTL | Central Western 37-33-12 -22.84#25 NHL 49.1%#19 NHL 2.24#25 NHL 2.32#12 NHL 48.1%#26 NHL 48.1%#25 NHL -0.22#24 NHL
26 Winnipeg JetsWPG | Central Western 35-35-12 -27.51#26 NHL 47.8%#24 NHL 2.25#24 NHL 2.46#21 NHL 48.8%#21 NHL 48.7%#22 NHL -0.11#17 NHL
27 Calgary FlamesCGY | Pacific Western 34-39-9 -32.21#27 NHL 47.0%#28 NHL 2.28#23 NHL 2.57#28 NHL 48.9%#18 NHL 48.8%#21 NHL +0.01#10 NHL
28 San Jose SharksSJS | Pacific Western 39-35-8 -35.38#28 NHL 47.5%#26 NHL 2.23#26 NHL 2.47#22 NHL 46.7%#28 NHL 46.3%#28 NHL -0.48#32 NHL
29 Seattle KrakenSEA | Pacific Western 34-37-11 -50.47#29 NHL 45.6%#29 NHL 2.05#32 NHL 2.44#18 NHL 44.9%#31 NHL 45.2%#29 NHL -0.09#15 NHL
30 Toronto Maple LeafsTOR | Atlantic Eastern 32-36-14 -62.78#30 NHL 45.3%#30 NHL 2.16#29 NHL 2.61#30 NHL 44.2%#32 NHL 44.6%#32 NHL -0.25#25 NHL
31 Vancouver CanucksVAN | Pacific Western 25-49-8 -72.11#31 NHL 43.4%#31 NHL 2.10#30 NHL 2.74#31 NHL 45.2%#29 NHL 45.2%#30 NHL -0.46#31 NHL
32 Chicago BlackhawksCHI | Central Western 29-39-14 -77.38#32 NHL 42.7%#32 NHL 2.10#31 NHL 2.82#32 NHL 45.2%#30 NHL 44.8%#31 NHL -0.07#13 NHL

Method

How The Third-Order Number Is Built

The public Third score is a standardized composite centered around repeatable NHL process. It rewards 5v5 xG share, high-danger xG share, Corsi, Fenwick, xG differential per 60, team goalie value, power-play creation, penalty-kill suppression, and a small standings context layer. It is designed to show team strength before the market and goalie-confirmation checks decide whether there is a bet.