Jay’s weekly column · Regular season only
Jay’s NHL Power Rankings
Building the regular-season sample
We’re waiting for every team to reach five regular-season games. Once the sample is ready, the first Tuesday edition will appear here. Preseason and playoff results won’t enter these rankings.
A weekly read: this edition stays fixed while the league snapshot updates hourly. New editions are scheduled for Tuesdays at 9 AM Eastern.
Building the sample
The league snapshot is available separately. Rankings wait for regular-season results so that early impressions do not masquerade as a full-season picture.
How Jay’s rankings work
Jay’s NHL Index: standings points percentage 25%, win quality 30%, offense 20%, defense 20%, last five games 5%. Win quality combines opponent points percentage (80%) and goal margin (20%). Every team needs five regular-season games before rankings are published.
Commentary is generated from the published statistical snapshot. No preseason or postseason games are included. Movement compares published weekly editions, not hourly standings.