NHL Remaining Strength of Schedule

How hard is each club's run-in? For every team this is the average current power score of the opponents still on its schedule — a higher number means a tougher road, as of September 30, 2026.

#	Team	Power rank	Games left	Avg opp. power	Counted
1	Anaheim Ducks	29	84	263.2	84
2	Los Angeles Kings	15	84	262	84
3	Calgary Flames	12	84	261.6	84
4	San Jose Sharks	9	84	260.7	84
5	Seattle Kraken	8	84	260.4	84
6	Buffalo Sabres	31	84	260.2	84
7	Detroit Red Wings	23	84	259.1	84
8	Tampa Bay Lightning	24	84	259.1	84
9	Edmonton Oilers	6	83	259	83
10	Colorado Avalanche	30	84	258.6	84
11	Ottawa Senators	14	84	258.4	84
12	Dallas Stars	22	84	257.9	84
13	Utah Mammoth	20	84	257.8	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	32	84	257.6	84
15	Nashville Predators	16	84	257.6	84
16	St. Louis Blues	18	84	257.6	84
17	Winnipeg Jets	19	84	257.6	84
18	Minnesota Wild	13	84	257.3	84
19	Vancouver Canucks	2	83	257	83
20	Florida Panthers	7	83	256.9	83
21	New York Islanders	27	84	256.7	84
22	Pittsburgh Penguins	28	84	256.7	84
23	New Jersey Devils	26	84	256.5	84
24	Chicago Blackhawks	25	83	256.4	83
25	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	83	255.8	83
26	Carolina Hurricanes	17	83	255.7	83
27	Vegas Golden Knights	1	83	255.5	83
28	New York Rangers	21	83	255.4	83
29	Boston Bruins	3	83	255.2	83
30	Philadelphia Flyers	11	84	254.8	84
31	Montréal Canadiens	4	83	254.7	83
32	Washington Capitals	10	84	254.7	84

Why remaining schedule matters

A club's record blends the quality of the teams it has played with how well it has played. Opponent strength resets every day as teams rise and fall in the power rankings, so this table is a live read on who has the hardest — and easiest — path to the finish. The same opponent-power average feeds the schedule columns elsewhere in the app.