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
JETS             62 33 312 231  0.014 47.664    1  0.266    1  0.270    1  0.275    1 0.5378   31  0.930   10  0.115    1  0.436
MAPLE LEAFS      59 36 304 273  0.013 47.987    2  0.228    2  0.214   12  0.092    2 0.5307   14  1.083   11  0.110   15  0.074
OILERS           60 38 324 281  0.022 49.745    3  0.224    3  0.208    7  0.145    3 0.5290   11  1.120    4  0.209   14  0.081
PANTHERS         59 40 318 262  0.032 50.582    4  0.207    4  0.186    3  0.182    4 0.5266   24  1.003   13  0.105    3  0.260
CAPITALS         56 36 313 259 -0.008 45.582    6  0.194    5  0.175    5  0.160    5 0.5254   12  1.107    5  0.208   13  0.113
STARS            59 41 322 284  0.030 51.082    5  0.194    6  0.175   10  0.134    6 0.5249   15  1.075    8  0.142   10  0.125
GOLDEN KNIGHTS   55 38 303 254 -0.003 46.244    7  0.166    7  0.152    4  0.174    7 0.5229   19  1.049    7  0.150    5  0.197
HURRICANES       56 41 310 272  0.020 49.171    8  0.157    8  0.144    9  0.138    9 0.5202   16  1.068    9  0.138    9  0.139
AVALANCHE        52 37 301 255  0.003 44.490    9  0.149    9  0.139    6  0.150    8 0.5208    6  1.147    2  0.247   16  0.053
KINGS            50 38 274 233 -0.002 43.816   10  0.107   10  0.107    8  0.144   10 0.5165   27  0.966   15  0.023    2  0.264
TEAM              W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
LIGHTNING        48 39 306 238  0.006 43.435   11  0.082   11  0.085    2  0.236   11 0.5132   10  1.136    1  0.319    8  0.154
WILD             47 41 247 257  0.005 44.392   13  0.049   12  0.059   17 -0.031   14 0.5084   29  0.944   26 -0.176   12  0.114
BLUES            47 42 281 254  0.022 45.198   12  0.051   13  0.057   11  0.103   13 0.5088   18  1.056   14  0.089   11  0.118
SENATORS         47 41 259 253 -0.002 44.020   14  0.044   14  0.051   14  0.030   12 0.5088   28  0.962   20 -0.095    7  0.154
DEVILS           43 44 253 241  0.003 43.650   15 -0.000   15 -0.013   13  0.047   15 0.4988   30  0.935   22 -0.108    4  0.203
FLAMES           41 41 225 238 -0.020 40.546   16 -0.004   16 -0.016   18 -0.044   16 0.4975   32  0.884   29 -0.255    6  0.168
BLUE JACKETS     40 42 273 268 -0.009 40.865   17 -0.013   17 -0.029   16 -0.018   17 0.4959    2  1.226    6  0.179   27 -0.216
CANADIENS        41 46 257 283  0.007 43.998   18 -0.025   18 -0.046   20 -0.063   18 0.4941   13  1.099   17 -0.025   23 -0.100
RED WINGS        39 43 238 259 -0.006 41.089   19 -0.028   19 -0.047   22 -0.083   19 0.4934   17  1.058   21 -0.095   20 -0.071
RANGERS          39 43 256 255 -0.011 40.734   20 -0.029   20 -0.052   15  0.018   20 0.4927    9  1.141   12  0.107   21 -0.072
TEAM              W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB 38 44 241 251 -0.008 40.950   21 -0.047   21 -0.070   19 -0.048   21 0.4901   22  1.033   19 -0.090   18 -0.006
CANUCKS          38 44 236 253 -0.020 40.587   22 -0.054   22 -0.076   21 -0.063   22 0.4888   23  1.012   24 -0.129   17  0.004
SABRES           36 46 269 289 -0.011 40.941   23 -0.095   23 -0.110   23 -0.092   23 0.4842    1  1.323    3  0.235   31 -0.418
DUCKS            35 47 221 263 -0.007 41.221   24 -0.119   24 -0.127   27 -0.170   24 0.4816   26  0.994   30 -0.258   22 -0.081
ISLANDERS        35 47 224 260 -0.013 40.923   25 -0.123   25 -0.131   25 -0.135   25 0.4808   25  0.995   28 -0.222   19 -0.047
KRAKEN           35 47 247 265 -0.015 40.837   26 -0.127   26 -0.134   24 -0.112   26 0.4806    7  1.146   16 -0.017   26 -0.208
PENGUINS         34 48 243 293 -0.010 41.119   27 -0.149   27 -0.150   29 -0.205   27 0.4780    3  1.195   18 -0.048   29 -0.362
BRUINS           33 49 222 272 -0.002 41.344   28 -0.165   28 -0.165   26 -0.165   28 0.4761   20  1.038   27 -0.201   24 -0.128
FLYERS           33 49 238 286 -0.011 41.090   29 -0.171   29 -0.170   28 -0.202   29 0.4752    8  1.142   23 -0.111   28 -0.293
PREDATORS        30 52 214 274 -0.007 41.340   30 -0.224   30 -0.229   30 -0.243   30 0.4667   21  1.034   32 -0.284   25 -0.201
TEAM              W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
BLACKHAWKS       25 57 226 296 -0.013 41.152   31 -0.306   31 -0.332   31 -0.263   31 0.4516    4  1.171   25 -0.136   30 -0.391
SHARKS           20 62 210 315 -0.012 41.385   32 -0.437   32 -0.439   32 -0.383   32 0.4370    5  1.152   31 -0.280   32 -0.485

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
OILERS           60 38 324 281  0.022 49.745    3  0.224    3  0.208    7  0.145    3 0.5290   11  1.120    4  0.209   14  0.081
GOLDEN KNIGHTS   55 38 303 254 -0.003 46.244    7  0.166    7  0.152    4  0.174    7 0.5229   19  1.049    7  0.150    5  0.197
KINGS            50 38 274 233 -0.002 43.816   10  0.107   10  0.107    8  0.144   10 0.5165   27  0.966   15  0.023    2  0.264
FLAMES           41 41 225 238 -0.020 40.546   16 -0.004   16 -0.016   18 -0.044   16 0.4975   32  0.884   29 -0.255    6  0.168
CANUCKS          38 44 236 253 -0.020 40.587   22 -0.054   22 -0.076   21 -0.063   22 0.4888   23  1.012   24 -0.129   17  0.004
DUCKS            35 47 221 263 -0.007 41.221   24 -0.119   24 -0.127   27 -0.170   24 0.4816   26  0.994   30 -0.258   22 -0.081
KRAKEN           35 47 247 265 -0.015 40.837   26 -0.127   26 -0.134   24 -0.112   26 0.4806    7  1.146   16 -0.017   26 -0.208
SHARKS           20 62 210 315 -0.012 41.385   32 -0.437   32 -0.439   32 -0.383   32 0.4370    5  1.152   31 -0.280   32 -0.485

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
JETS             62 33 312 231  0.014 47.664    1  0.266    1  0.270    1  0.275    1 0.5378   31  0.930   10  0.115    1  0.436
STARS            59 41 322 284  0.030 51.082    5  0.194    6  0.175   10  0.134    6 0.5249   15  1.075    8  0.142   10  0.125
AVALANCHE        52 37 301 255  0.003 44.490    9  0.149    9  0.139    6  0.150    8 0.5208    6  1.147    2  0.247   16  0.053
WILD             47 41 247 257  0.005 44.392   13  0.049   12  0.059   17 -0.031   14 0.5084   29  0.944   26 -0.176   12  0.114
BLUES            47 42 281 254  0.022 45.198   12  0.051   13  0.057   11  0.103   13 0.5088   18  1.056   14  0.089   11  0.118
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB 38 44 241 251 -0.008 40.950   21 -0.047   21 -0.070   19 -0.048   21 0.4901   22  1.033   19 -0.090   18 -0.006
PREDATORS        30 52 214 274 -0.007 41.340   30 -0.224   30 -0.229   30 -0.243   30 0.4667   21  1.034   32 -0.284   25 -0.201
BLACKHAWKS       25 57 226 296 -0.013 41.152   31 -0.306   31 -0.332   31 -0.263   31 0.4516    4  1.171   25 -0.136   30 -0.391

METROPOLITAN 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
CAPITALS         56 36 313 259 -0.008 45.582    6  0.194    5  0.175    5  0.160    5 0.5254   12  1.107    5  0.208   13  0.113
HURRICANES       56 41 310 272  0.020 49.171    8  0.157    8  0.144    9  0.138    9 0.5202   16  1.068    9  0.138    9  0.139
DEVILS           43 44 253 241  0.003 43.650   15 -0.000   15 -0.013   13  0.047   15 0.4988   30  0.935   22 -0.108    4  0.203
BLUE JACKETS     40 42 273 268 -0.009 40.865   17 -0.013   17 -0.029   16 -0.018   17 0.4959    2  1.226    6  0.179   27 -0.216
RANGERS          39 43 256 255 -0.011 40.734   20 -0.029   20 -0.052   15  0.018   20 0.4927    9  1.141   12  0.107   21 -0.072
ISLANDERS        35 47 224 260 -0.013 40.923   25 -0.123   25 -0.131   25 -0.135   25 0.4808   25  0.995   28 -0.222   19 -0.047
PENGUINS         34 48 243 293 -0.010 41.119   27 -0.149   27 -0.150   29 -0.205   27 0.4780    3  1.195   18 -0.048   29 -0.362
FLYERS           33 49 238 286 -0.011 41.090   29 -0.171   29 -0.170   28 -0.202   29 0.4752    8  1.142   23 -0.111   28 -0.293

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
MAPLE LEAFS      59 36 304 273  0.013 47.987    2  0.228    2  0.214   12  0.092    2 0.5307   14  1.083   11  0.110   15  0.074
PANTHERS         59 40 318 262  0.032 50.582    4  0.207    4  0.186    3  0.182    4 0.5266   24  1.003   13  0.105    3  0.260
LIGHTNING        48 39 306 238  0.006 43.435   11  0.082   11  0.085    2  0.236   11 0.5132   10  1.136    1  0.319    8  0.154
SENATORS         47 41 259 253 -0.002 44.020   14  0.044   14  0.051   14  0.030   12 0.5088   28  0.962   20 -0.095    7  0.154
CANADIENS        41 46 257 283  0.007 43.998   18 -0.025   18 -0.046   20 -0.063   18 0.4941   13  1.099   17 -0.025   23 -0.100
RED WINGS        39 43 238 259 -0.006 41.089   19 -0.028   19 -0.047   22 -0.083   19 0.4934   17  1.058   21 -0.095   20 -0.071
SABRES           36 46 269 289 -0.011 40.941   23 -0.095   23 -0.110   23 -0.092   23 0.4842    1  1.323    3  0.235   31 -0.418
BRUINS           33 49 222 272 -0.002 41.344   28 -0.165   28 -0.165   26 -0.165   28 0.4761   20  1.038   27 -0.201   24 -0.128

DIVISION                W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
ATLANTIC DIVISION     362 340 0.516    1  0.024
CENTRAL DIVISION      360 347 0.509    2  0.014
METROPOLITAN DIVISION 336 350 0.490    3 -0.031
PACIFIC DIVISION      334 355 0.485    4 -0.050

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

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posted: Fri May 30 05:30:10 2025
games through: Thu May 29 2025

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