TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS
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NHL Topside Rankings

2027 season · All conferences Central · Topside ratings (log-damped MOV)

Match Predictor
Conference
Division
Model
Topside
Ratings Elo
Ratings Model
Divergence

How models work

Topside Ratings (Margins & Dominance)
Focuses on scoring margins and margin of victory. It rewards teams that blow out their opponents and severely punishes heavy defeats. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 10.
Elo Ratings (Results & Difficulty)
Focuses purely on official match results and opponent difficulty. It rewards teams for securing wins against tough opponents, even if the matches were incredibly close or ugly. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 1500.
Model Divergence
Highlights the difference between winning close games vs. padding stats. Elo-favored teams are winning tight matchups against good teams. Topside-favored teams have massive scoring margins but may be losing tight matches to top-tier opponents.
Rank Team Topside Conf GP W L T
1
MIN
10.56 Western 22 15 7 0
2
COL
10.34 Western 21 12 9 0
3
NSH
10.30 Western 20 11 9 0
4
DAL
10.10 Western 19 11 8 0
5
WPG
10.00 Western 21 10 11 0
6
STL
9.98 Western 20 9 11 0
7
UTA
9.91 Western 21 10 11 0
8
CHI
9.33 Western 20 5 15 0

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