HERE WE GO AGAIN FOR 2019/20
These team rankings are based on the ELO rating system.
This is purely mathematical based on wins and losses. Each team has a score. That score increases or decreases based on wins and losses. The amount of change is based on the score of the opponent. Eg. If a strong team beats a weak team then they don't gain a lot of points because it is expected. If a weak team beats a strong team then they gain a lot of points and the strong team loses a bunch. It balances out. Streaks can swing a team's rankings by a lot.
For the purposes of my calculations, each team started with 2500 points. K is 100 and doesn't change.
NOTE: I changed the scoring system so that OT/SO wins are lesser than regular wins (half a win). And an OT/SO loss is half a loss.
After 612 games played this season the rankings for Dec 31 2019 are:
# Team # GP Lowest Score Average Score Highest Score Elo Score 1 St. Louis Blues 40 2434 2556 2701 2701 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 39 2441 2555 2677 2677 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 2310 2493 2668 2615 4 Vancouver Canucks 40 2334 2477 2621 2605 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 37 2444 2523 2611 2604 6 Florida Panthers 38 2390 2515 2613 2587 7 Boston Bruins 40 2440 2597 2737 2584 8 Carolina Hurricanes 39 2364 2540 2726 2584 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 39 2336 2474 2623 2558 10 Washington Capitals 40 2447 2608 2724 2556 11 Chicago Blackhawks 40 2341 2452 2585 2555 12 New York Rangers 38 2384 2508 2630 2535 13 Minnesota Wild 40 2336 2489 2671 2529 14 Philadelphia Flyers 39 2366 2526 2624 2527 15 Dallas Stars 40 2295 2523 2733 2516 16 Colorado Avalanche 39 2408 2578 2706 2499 17 Calgary Flames 41 2328 2488 2667 2493 18 New York Islanders 37 2413 2582 2743 2488 19 Vegas Golden Knights 42 2320 2488 2593 2486 20 New Jersey Devils 38 2277 2415 2522 2475 21 Nashville Predators 38 2292 2476 2629 2471 22 Winnipeg Jets 39 2395 2527 2695 2458 23 Montreal Canadiens 39 2361 2499 2642 2444 24 Ottawa Senators 40 2308 2440 2591 2437 25 Anaheim Ducks 39 2345 2469 2642 2412 26 Los Angeles Kings 41 2298 2430 2535 2396 27 San Jose Sharks 40 2311 2453 2619 2395 28 Edmonton Oilers 41 2344 2505 2671 2368 29 Buffalo Sabres 40 2342 2473 2623 2364 30 Arizona Coyotes 41 2346 2506 2610 2346 31 Detroit Red Wings 40 2198 2345 2586 2235
Division Avg Score Atlantic 2483 Central 2532 Metropolitan 2550 Pacific 2437
Conference Avg Score Eastern 2516 Western 2482