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🏒 2025-26 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
Power ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.
Jun 10
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Neil Paine
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No Lead Is Safe In the 2026 Stanley Cup Final
After three games of huge comebacks and historic win-probability chaos, being ahead has never looked so dangerous.
Jun 9
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Neil Paine
12
1
3
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final Is About Who Can Outrun Regression
Vegas and Carolina have plenty of true stars. But the Cup may be decided by the players whose playoff runs have already exceeded expectations.
Jun 2
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Neil Paine
11
4
Claude Lemieux Was a Good Player Who Turned Great For the Playoffs
His regular-season résumé made him the “other Lemieux.” His playoff résumé made him one of hockey's most unique legends.
May 28
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Neil Paine
12
2
The Avalanche Are About to Become the NHL’s Most Stunning Sweep Victim Since, Well, the Last One
Colorado looked like Stanley Cup favorites six days ago. Now they're one loss from joining hockey's weirdest tradition: great teams getting swept…
May 26
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Neil Paine
9
2
3
The End of White Jerseys at Home Goes Beyond Nike and the NBA
Basketball is the most obvious example, but the old visual language of home and road teams has been eroding across every major sport.
May 21
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Neil Paine
20
1
2
This Year's NHL Final Four Is a Tale of Two Mismatches
But it's hockey, so anything can still happen.
May 20
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Neil Paine
9
5
4
The Canadiens Are Canada's Last Hope
Montreal is the last Canadian NHL team standing — and the Habs have a real chance to carry the country's long-suffering Cup hopes into the conference…
May 12
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Neil Paine
16
2
The Minnesota Wild Took Down a Colorado Avalanche Dynasty Once Before
Now, they're trying to keep one from getting too far off the ground.
May 5
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Neil Paine
8
1
1
Minnesota and Dallas Are Still Settling Their Hockey Divorce
Three decades after the messy split, the Stars and Wild are still working through their old business — and this time, it could go the distance.
Apr 28
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Neil Paine
13
3
Don't Tell Buffalo and Montreal the NHL Playoffs Aren't Any Place For Young Teams
Conventional wisdom says the playoffs favor older teams. But the data suggests that edge may be overstated — and the Sabres and Canadiens are testing it…
Apr 21
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Neil Paine
7
2
The Red Wings' Lost Decade
Detroit went from 25 straight years in the playoffs to 10 straight out — and counting.
Apr 15
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Neil Paine
22
2
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