Updated Wednesday Feb. 4

2026 NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 32 NHL teams.

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Our NHL Strength of Schedule rankings represents the average difficulty of those opponents that each team has faced or will face during the current season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our Composite NHL Power Rankings. A low opponent average ranking indicates a difficult schedule, whereas a high opponent average ranking suggests an easier schedule.

NHL Strength of Schedule Remaining

Our Strength of Schedule Remaining rankings show the average difficulty of opponents each team will face for the rest of the season.

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EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
PenguinsPIT28-15-12
Metro 15
12.33
2
Red WingsDET33-18-6
Atlantic 11
14.17
3
LightningTB36-14-4
Atlantic 1
14.41
4
LeafsTOR27-21-9
Atlantic 20
14.49
5
Blue JacketsCBJ28-20-7
Metro 17
14.58
6
BruinsBOS32-20-4
Atlantic 9
14.58
7
FlamesCGY22-27-6
Pacific 29
15.00
8
FlyersPHI25-20-10
Metro 26
15.44
9
SenatorsOTT27-22-7
Atlantic 6
15.68
10
SabresBUF32-18-6
Atlantic 7
15.70
11
KrakenSEA26-20-9
Pacific 23
15.73
12
PanthersFLA28-24-3
Atlantic 13
15.74
13
CanadiensMTL31-17-8
Atlantic 10
15.75
14
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
15.89
15
IslandersNYI31-21-5
Metro 16
16.11
16
WildMIN33-14-10
Central 5
16.19
17
KnightsVGS25-16-14
Pacific 18
16.38
18
StarsDAL33-14-9
Central 4
16.54
19
HurricanesCAR35-15-6
Metro 3
16.55
20
BlackhawksCHI22-25-9
Central 31
16.57
21
DevilsNJ28-26-2
Metro 19
16.70
22
CapitalsWSH28-23-7
Metro 14
16.79
23
OilersEDM28-21-8
Pacific 12
16.98
24
CanucksVAN18-32-6
Pacific 32
17.20
25
PredatorsNSH26-23-6
Central 24
17.95
26
BluesSTL20-27-9
Central 30
18.00
27
MammothUTA29-23-4
Central 8
18.22
28
AvalancheCOL36-9-9
Central 2
18.97
29
JetsWPG22-25-8
Central 25
19.38
30
KingsLA23-17-14
Pacific 21
19.70
31
DucksANA30-23-3
Pacific 22
20.13
32
SharksSJ27-23-4
Pacific 27
20.28

NHL Strength of Schedule Played

Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK		 AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
DevilsNJ28-26-2
Metro 19
15.00
2
RangersNYR22-28-6
Metro 28
15.09
3
JetsWPG22-25-8
Central 25
15.39
4
SharksSJ27-23-4
Pacific 27
15.40
5
FlyersPHI25-20-10
Metro 26
15.54
6
PanthersFLA28-24-3
Atlantic 13
15.73
7
CanadiensMTL31-17-8
Atlantic 10
15.75
8
LeafsTOR27-21-9
Atlantic 20
15.85
9
SabresBUF32-18-6
Atlantic 7
15.91
10
CapitalsWSH28-23-7
Metro 14
16.09
11
SenatorsOTT27-22-7
Atlantic 6
16.09
12
BruinsBOS32-20-4
Atlantic 9
16.12
13
BluesSTL20-27-9
Central 30
16.14
14
PredatorsNSH26-23-6
Central 24
16.18
15
DucksANA30-23-3
Pacific 22
16.25
16
Blue JacketsCBJ28-20-7
Metro 17
16.25
17
IslandersNYI31-21-5
Metro 16
16.26
18
KingsLA23-17-14
Pacific 21
16.29
19
Red WingsDET33-18-6
Atlantic 11
16.44
20
CanucksVAN18-32-6
Pacific 32
16.55
21
AvalancheCOL36-9-9
Central 2
16.69
22
HurricanesCAR35-15-6
Metro 3
16.70
23
BlackhawksCHI22-25-9
Central 31
16.78
24
LightningTB36-14-4
Atlantic 1
17.01
25
MammothUTA29-23-4
Central 8
17.05
26
FlamesCGY22-27-6
Pacific 29
17.67
27
KrakenSEA26-20-9
Pacific 23
17.76
28
StarsDAL33-14-9
Central 4
17.79
29
KnightsVGS25-16-14
Pacific 18
17.89
30
PenguinsPIT28-15-12
Metro 15
17.99
31
WildMIN33-14-10
Central 5
18.05
32
OilersEDM28-21-8
Pacific 12
18.11