Dolphin Ratings - National Hockey League

Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and its ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.

Schedule The number in this column is the effective opponent strength of a team. In other words, they would be expected to have the same record had they played all games against an opponent of this predictive rating at a neutral site. Because this calculation depends on the strength of the team in question, it is not possible to rank schedules using these values.
Expected Losses For college teams, this number is the number of losses an average ranked (top 15 hockey; otherwise top 25) team would be expected to have against the team's schedule. For pro teams, this is the number of losses an average team would be expected to have against the team's schedule. Unlike the schedule ranking, this value can be used to rank schedules.
Standard Ranks teams in an order such that a team is "probably better" than all teams ranked lower than it. This calculation uses margin of victory only for computing a team's opponents strengths; the team's rating itself is computed using only wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule
Median Likelihood Determines the likely ratings for each team, based on its wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule. This generally produces the same or similar ratings as the standard ranking.
Predictive Both schedule strength and rating vs. schedule strength are determined considering both the wins and losses and the score differentials. This rating contains none of the biases in the standard rating, but does weight recent games slightly more than past games since those are a better indication of the team's current strength. This rating is the best of the first three for seeing how good teams are, and thus is the best for predicting future results.
Improved RPI Rating The improved RPI formula is similar to the standard RPI, except that the schedule strength is carried out to infinite depth instead of ending with opponents' opponents, thus allows for a better comparison of isolated groups of teams than is given by the standard RPI calculation. It is similar to the simple rating, except that all games are given equal weight.
Scoring. This value indicates how many points a team would be expected to score if it played an identical team.
Offense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team scores. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to score the league average number of points. This does not necessarily rate a team's offensive abilities, as a fast pace in basketball or big-play defense in football can make a team score more points.
Defense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team allows. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to allow the league average number of points. The same caveat in the predictive-offense rating applies here.

In order to increase early-season stability, the three main rankings, the improved RPI, and the college pseudopoll include priors based on the previous season final predictive ratings and occasionally incorporating preseason predictions of various major publications. The other rankings for college sports do not include priors, and thus can be wildly unstable early in the year. A team whose rankings are affected by this prior is noted with a P following its rankings.

Full Ranking

                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
CHICAGO      68 36 349 271  0.046 53.948    1  0.255    1  0.251    1  0.249    1 0.5441    8  1.082    3  0.354    8  0.145
SAN JOSE     59 38 305 256  0.045 50.436    2  0.203    2  0.177    3  0.176    2 0.5331   17  1.015    4  0.200    6  0.151
WASHINGTON   57 32 340 253 -0.062 42.320    3  0.176    3  0.155    2  0.218    5 0.5254    1  1.314    1  0.620   24 -0.184
PHOENIX      53 36 243 227  0.031 45.960    4  0.158    4  0.144    9  0.048    3 0.5278   27  0.819   25 -0.147    4  0.243
VANCOUVER    55 39 315 263  0.030 48.262    5  0.150    5  0.134    4  0.174    4 0.5264    2  1.181    2  0.401   17 -0.054
NASHVILLE    49 39 240 242  0.050 46.161    6  0.092    6  0.100   13  0.009    6 0.5205   21  0.917   19 -0.079   12  0.097
LOS ANGELES  48 40 258 244  0.038 45.667    7  0.066    7  0.078    8  0.054    7 0.5169   19  0.976   12  0.033   13  0.074
NEW JERSEY   49 37 229 202 -0.029 42.306    8  0.064    8  0.075    6  0.064    9 0.5118   29  0.737   26 -0.215    1  0.344
PITTSBURGH   54 41 299 275 -0.050 46.018    9  0.047    9  0.064   14  0.009   10 0.5102    3  1.139    5  0.183   23 -0.166
DETROIT      49 45 272 249  0.050 49.141   10  0.040   10  0.054    5  0.096    8 0.5138   20  0.940   11  0.034    5  0.158
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
COLORADO     45 43 255 252  0.025 45.214   11  0.022   12  0.024   11  0.040   11 0.5072   15  1.017    9  0.066   14  0.013
PHILADELPHIA 55 50 312 286 -0.010 52.421   12  0.021   11  0.025    7  0.063   12 0.5032   11  1.060    6  0.141   15 -0.015
BUFFALO      47 41 250 223 -0.043 42.811   13  0.019   13  0.019   10  0.046   13 0.5018   23  0.904   17 -0.056    7  0.148
OTTAWA       46 42 244 263 -0.040 43.135   14  0.010   14  0.005   23 -0.083   16 0.4995   13  1.041   14 -0.028   20 -0.139
ST. LOUIS    40 42 225 223  0.025 42.156   15  0.004   15 -0.007   12  0.027   14 0.5016   22  0.915   18 -0.062    9  0.117
CALGARY      40 42 204 210  0.011 41.769   16  0.000   16 -0.014   15 -0.005   15 0.5002   28  0.754   29 -0.267    3  0.257
ANAHEIM      39 43 238 251  0.027 42.338   17 -0.005   17 -0.022   18 -0.031   17 0.4994    6  1.102    7  0.098   22 -0.160
BOSTON       46 49 243 237 -0.027 46.943   18 -0.013   18 -0.041   17 -0.013   21 0.4911   30  0.719   30 -0.311    2  0.284
MONTREAL     48 53 263 280 -0.005 50.904   19 -0.014   20 -0.042   20 -0.069   20 0.4913   26  0.836   28 -0.246   10  0.107
MINNESOTA    38 44 219 246  0.021 42.230   20 -0.018   19 -0.042   22 -0.082   18 0.4950   18  0.985   21 -0.092   18 -0.071
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
DALLAS       37 45 237 254  0.030 42.459   21 -0.023   21 -0.052   19 -0.036   19 0.4939    7  1.098    8  0.088   21 -0.160
NY RANGERS   38 44 222 218 -0.036 40.220   22 -0.040   22 -0.072   16 -0.009   22 0.4861   25  0.893   23 -0.124   11  0.106
ATLANTA      35 47 234 256 -0.044 40.104   23 -0.112   24 -0.125   24 -0.094   24 0.4754    5  1.104   10  0.037   26 -0.225
CAROLINA     35 47 230 256 -0.042 40.211   24 -0.113   23 -0.123   25 -0.127   25 0.4754    9  1.079   13 -0.027   27 -0.228
COLUMBUS     32 50 216 259  0.035 42.697   25 -0.124   25 -0.131   21 -0.081   23 0.4793   14  1.027   15 -0.042   19 -0.120
NY ISLANDERS 34 48 222 264 -0.028 40.726   26 -0.126   26 -0.132   28 -0.163   26 0.4742   10  1.062   20 -0.083   28 -0.243
TAMPA BAY    33 48 213 258 -0.041 39.811   27 -0.148   27 -0.148   27 -0.159   27 0.4709   16  1.016   24 -0.133   25 -0.185
FLORIDA      32 50 208 244 -0.035 40.469   28 -0.170   28 -0.167   26 -0.139   28 0.4677   24  0.904   27 -0.241   16 -0.036
TORONTO      30 52 214 267 -0.037 40.462   29 -0.205   29 -0.203   29 -0.191   30 0.4618   12  1.052   22 -0.122   29 -0.260
EDMONTON     27 55 214 284  0.025 42.539   30 -0.216   30 -0.220   30 -0.212   29 0.4633    4  1.132   16 -0.046   30 -0.378

PACIFIC DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
SAN JOSE     59 38 305 256  0.045 50.436    2  0.203    2  0.177    3  0.176    2 0.5331   17  1.015    4  0.200    6  0.151
PHOENIX      53 36 243 227  0.031 45.960    4  0.158    4  0.144    9  0.048    3 0.5278   27  0.819   25 -0.147    4  0.243
LOS ANGELES  48 40 258 244  0.038 45.667    7  0.066    7  0.078    8  0.054    7 0.5169   19  0.976   12  0.033   13  0.074
ANAHEIM      39 43 238 251  0.027 42.338   17 -0.005   17 -0.022   18 -0.031   17 0.4994    6  1.102    7  0.098   22 -0.160
DALLAS       37 45 237 254  0.030 42.459   21 -0.023   21 -0.052   19 -0.036   19 0.4939    7  1.098    8  0.088   21 -0.160

NORTHWEST DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
VANCOUVER    55 39 315 263  0.030 48.262    5  0.150    5  0.134    4  0.174    4 0.5264    2  1.181    2  0.401   17 -0.054
COLORADO     45 43 255 252  0.025 45.214   11  0.022   12  0.024   11  0.040   11 0.5072   15  1.017    9  0.066   14  0.013
CALGARY      40 42 204 210  0.011 41.769   16  0.000   16 -0.014   15 -0.005   15 0.5002   28  0.754   29 -0.267    3  0.257
MINNESOTA    38 44 219 246  0.021 42.230   20 -0.018   19 -0.042   22 -0.082   18 0.4950   18  0.985   21 -0.092   18 -0.071
EDMONTON     27 55 214 284  0.025 42.539   30 -0.216   30 -0.220   30 -0.212   29 0.4633    4  1.132   16 -0.046   30 -0.378

CENTRAL DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
CHICAGO      68 36 349 271  0.046 53.948    1  0.255    1  0.251    1  0.249    1 0.5441    8  1.082    3  0.354    8  0.145
NASHVILLE    49 39 240 242  0.050 46.161    6  0.092    6  0.100   13  0.009    6 0.5205   21  0.917   19 -0.079   12  0.097
DETROIT      49 45 272 249  0.050 49.141   10  0.040   10  0.054    5  0.096    8 0.5138   20  0.940   11  0.034    5  0.158
ST. LOUIS    40 42 225 223  0.025 42.156   15  0.004   15 -0.007   12  0.027   14 0.5016   22  0.915   18 -0.062    9  0.117
COLUMBUS     32 50 216 259  0.035 42.697   25 -0.124   25 -0.131   21 -0.081   23 0.4793   14  1.027   15 -0.042   19 -0.120

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
WASHINGTON   57 32 340 253 -0.062 42.320    3  0.176    3  0.155    2  0.218    5 0.5254    1  1.314    1  0.620   24 -0.184
ATLANTA      35 47 234 256 -0.044 40.104   23 -0.112   24 -0.125   24 -0.094   24 0.4754    5  1.104   10  0.037   26 -0.225
CAROLINA     35 47 230 256 -0.042 40.211   24 -0.113   23 -0.123   25 -0.127   25 0.4754    9  1.079   13 -0.027   27 -0.228
TAMPA BAY    33 48 213 258 -0.041 39.811   27 -0.148   27 -0.148   27 -0.159   27 0.4709   16  1.016   24 -0.133   25 -0.185
FLORIDA      32 50 208 244 -0.035 40.469   28 -0.170   28 -0.167   26 -0.139   28 0.4677   24  0.904   27 -0.241   16 -0.036

NORTHEAST DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
BUFFALO      47 41 250 223 -0.043 42.811   13  0.019   13  0.019   10  0.046   13 0.5018   23  0.904   17 -0.056    7  0.148
OTTAWA       46 42 244 263 -0.040 43.135   14  0.010   14  0.005   23 -0.083   16 0.4995   13  1.041   14 -0.028   20 -0.139
BOSTON       46 49 243 237 -0.027 46.943   18 -0.013   18 -0.041   17 -0.013   21 0.4911   30  0.719   30 -0.311    2  0.284
MONTREAL     48 53 263 280 -0.005 50.904   19 -0.014   20 -0.042   20 -0.069   20 0.4913   26  0.836   28 -0.246   10  0.107
TORONTO      30 52 214 267 -0.037 40.462   29 -0.205   29 -0.203   29 -0.191   30 0.4618   12  1.052   22 -0.122   29 -0.260

ATLANTIC DIVISION
                                           STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
NEW JERSEY   49 37 229 202 -0.029 42.306    8  0.064    8  0.075    6  0.064    9 0.5118   29  0.737   26 -0.215    1  0.344
PITTSBURGH   54 41 299 275 -0.050 46.018    9  0.047    9  0.064   14  0.009   10 0.5102    3  1.139    5  0.183   23 -0.166
PHILADELPHIA 55 50 312 286 -0.010 52.421   12  0.021   11  0.025    7  0.063   12 0.5032   11  1.060    6  0.141   15 -0.015
NY RANGERS   38 44 222 218 -0.036 40.220   22 -0.040   22 -0.072   16 -0.009   22 0.4861   25  0.893   23 -0.124   11  0.106
NY ISLANDERS 34 48 222 264 -0.028 40.726   26 -0.126   26 -0.132   28 -0.163   26 0.4742   10  1.062   20 -0.083   28 -0.243

DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
CENTRAL DIVISION   238 212 0.529    1  0.092
PACIFIC DIVISION   236 202 0.539    2  0.067
ATLANTIC DIVISION  230 220 0.511    3 -0.008
NORTHWEST DIVISION 205 223 0.479    4 -0.025
NORTHEAST DIVISION 217 237 0.478    5 -0.091
SOUTHEAST DIVISION 192 224 0.462    6 -0.094

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.138 points in main ratings (0.079 for semineutral)
     0.014 points in improved RPI (0.008 for semineutral)
Average of 1.00 points per score

Predict score:








Team Strength vs. Time Plot:






posted: Sun Oct 12 21:41:52 2025
games through: Wed Jun  9 2010

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