NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

Regarding the 2023-24 season, the Calgary Flames are the best in the league in strength of schedule with 0.08. Ranking in second place are the Philadelphia Flyers, collecting a SOS of 0.06. Having earned a rate of 6.0%, the San Jose Sharks are sitting in the 3rd spot. Finishing out the top five are the Chicago Blackhawks (0.1) as well as the St. Louis Blues (0.0).

2023-24 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Calgary Flames 0.08
2nd Philadelphia Flyers 0.06
3rd San Jose Sharks 0.06
4th Chicago Blackhawks 0.05
5th St. Louis Blues 0.04
6th Minnesota Wild 0.04
7th New York Islanders 0.04
8th Seattle Kraken 0.04
9th Ottawa Senators 0.03
10th Montreal Canadiens 0.02
11th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.02
12th Tampa Bay Lightning 0.01
13th Arizona Coyotes 0.01
14th Carolina Hurricanes 0.00
15th Toronto Maple Leafs 0.00
16th Los Angeles Kings 0.00
17th Washington Capitals 0.00
18th Detroit Red Wings 0.00
19th Anaheim Ducks 0.00
20th Buffalo Sabres -0.01
21st Pittsburgh Penguins -0.01
22nd New York Rangers -0.02
23rd Dallas Stars -0.02
24th Florida Panthers -0.02
25th Nashville Predators -0.02
26th New Jersey Devils -0.02
27th Boston Bruins -0.03
28th Edmonton Oilers -0.05
29th Vancouver Canucks -0.06
30th Vegas Golden Knights -0.07
31st Colorado Avalanche -0.09
32nd Winnipeg Jets -0.09

2022 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Detroit Red Wings 0.06
2nd Philadelphia Flyers 0.06
3rd Arizona Coyotes 0.06
4th Chicago Blackhawks 0.05
5th Montreal Canadiens 0.05
6th New Jersey Devils 0.04
7th Seattle Kraken 0.04
8th San Jose Sharks 0.03
9th Anaheim Ducks 0.03
10th Ottawa Senators 0.03
11th Nashville Predators 0.02
12th Winnipeg Jets 0.02
13th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.02
14th Buffalo Sabres 0.02
15th Dallas Stars 0.01
16th Edmonton Oilers 0.00
17th Vancouver Canucks 0.00
18th Los Angeles Kings -0.01
19th Vegas Golden Knights -0.01
20th Minnesota Wild -0.02
21st Tampa Bay Lightning -0.02
22nd Washington Capitals -0.02
23rd New York Islanders -0.02
24th New York Rangers -0.03
25th Colorado Avalanche -0.04
26th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.04
27th Carolina Hurricanes -0.05
28th Calgary Flames -0.05
29th St. Louis Blues -0.05
30th Boston Bruins -0.05
31st Toronto Maple Leafs -0.06
32nd Florida Panthers -0.08

2021 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Buffalo Sabres 0.14
2nd Anaheim Ducks 0.12
3rd San Jose Sharks 0.11
4th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.11
5th New Jersey Devils 0.11
6th Vancouver Canucks 0.10
7th Detroit Red Wings 0.10
8th Philadelphia Flyers 0.08
9th Ottawa Senators 0.08
10th Chicago Blackhawks 0.06
11th Los Angeles Kings 0.06
12th Arizona Coyotes 0.05
13th Montreal Canadiens 0.02
14th Calgary Flames 0.01
15th Nashville Predators 0.00
16th St. Louis Blues 0.00
17th Dallas Stars -0.01
18th Winnipeg Jets -0.04
19th Minnesota Wild -0.05
20th New York Rangers -0.05
21st Washington Capitals -0.06
22nd New York Islanders -0.06
23rd Boston Bruins -0.07
24th Florida Panthers -0.08
25th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.08
26th Edmonton Oilers -0.08
27th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.09
28th Carolina Hurricanes -0.10
29th Toronto Maple Leafs -0.10
30th Colorado Avalanche -0.14
31st Vegas Golden Knights -0.15

2020 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Dallas Stars 0.05
2nd Washington Capitals 0.04
3rd Chicago Blackhawks 0.04
4th St. Louis Blues 0.02
5th New York Islanders 0.02
6th New Jersey Devils 0.02
7th Anaheim Ducks 0.02
8th Detroit Red Wings 0.02
9th Florida Panthers 0.01
10th Minnesota Wild 0.01
11th Montreal Canadiens 0.01
12th Los Angeles Kings 0.01
13th San Jose Sharks 0.01
14th Tampa Bay Lightning 0.00
15th Philadelphia Flyers 0.00
16th Arizona Coyotes 0.00
17th Toronto Maple Leafs -0.01
18th Winnipeg Jets -0.01
19th Calgary Flames -0.01
20th Nashville Predators -0.01
21st Boston Bruins -0.02
22nd Colorado Avalanche -0.02
23rd Vegas Golden Knights -0.02
24th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.02
25th Edmonton Oilers -0.02
26th Columbus Blue Jackets -0.02
27th Carolina Hurricanes -0.02
28th Ottawa Senators -0.02
29th New York Rangers -0.03
30th Vancouver Canucks -0.03
31st Buffalo Sabres -0.03

2019 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Ottawa Senators 0.05
2nd Buffalo Sabres 0.04
3rd Detroit Red Wings 0.04
4th New Jersey Devils 0.04
5th Philadelphia Flyers 0.03
6th New York Rangers 0.03
7th Florida Panthers 0.02
8th Chicago Blackhawks 0.02
9th Minnesota Wild 0.02
10th Los Angeles Kings 0.02
11th Vancouver Canucks 0.01
12th Anaheim Ducks 0.01
13th Edmonton Oilers 0.01
14th Montreal Canadiens 0.00
15th Dallas Stars 0.00
16th Boston Bruins -0.01
17th Washington Capitals -0.01
18th New York Islanders -0.01
19th Toronto Maple Leafs -0.01
20th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.01
21st Nashville Predators -0.01
22nd Carolina Hurricanes -0.01
23rd St. Louis Blues -0.01
24th Columbus Blue Jackets -0.01
25th Colorado Avalanche -0.01
26th Winnipeg Jets -0.02
27th Arizona Coyotes -0.02
28th San Jose Sharks -0.04
29th Vegas Golden Knights -0.04
30th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.05
31st Calgary Flames -0.06

2018 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Chicago Blackhawks 0.07
2nd St. Louis Blues 0.05
3rd Vancouver Canucks 0.05
4th Arizona Coyotes 0.05
5th Minnesota Wild 0.04
6th Colorado Avalanche 0.04
7th Dallas Stars 0.04
8th Nashville Predators 0.03
9th Calgary Flames 0.03
10th Edmonton Oilers 0.03
11th Winnipeg Jets 0.02
12th Anaheim Ducks 0.01
13th Buffalo Sabres 0.01
14th San Jose Sharks 0.00
15th Los Angeles Kings 0.00
16th Montreal Canadiens 0.00
17th Ottawa Senators 0.00
18th Vegas Golden Knights -0.01
19th Carolina Hurricanes -0.01
20th New York Islanders -0.01
21st New York Rangers -0.01
22nd Detroit Red Wings -0.01
23rd Philadelphia Flyers -0.03
24th New Jersey Devils -0.03
25th Washington Capitals -0.04
26th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.04
27th Columbus Blue Jackets -0.04
28th Florida Panthers -0.04
29th Toronto Maple Leafs -0.06
30th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.07
31st Boston Bruins -0.07

2017 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st New Jersey Devils 0.08
2nd New York Islanders 0.05
3rd Carolina Hurricanes 0.05
4th Colorado Avalanche 0.05
5th Philadelphia Flyers 0.04
6th Detroit Red Wings 0.04
7th New York Rangers 0.03
8th Florida Panthers 0.03
9th Buffalo Sabres 0.03
10th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.02
11th Pittsburgh Penguins 0.01
12th Ottawa Senators 0.01
13th Tampa Bay Lightning 0.01
14th Arizona Coyotes 0.01
15th Vancouver Canucks 0.01
16th Washington Capitals 0.00
17th Toronto Maple Leafs 0.00
18th Boston Bruins 0.00
19th Montreal Canadiens -0.01
20th Dallas Stars -0.01
21st Los Angeles Kings -0.02
22nd San Jose Sharks -0.03
23rd Winnipeg Jets -0.03
24th Anaheim Ducks -0.04
25th St. Louis Blues -0.04
26th Calgary Flames -0.04
27th Nashville Predators -0.04
28th Chicago Blackhawks -0.06
29th Edmonton Oilers -0.06
30th Minnesota Wild -0.08

2016 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Carolina Hurricanes 0.03
2nd Colorado Avalanche 0.03
3rd Winnipeg Jets 0.03
4th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.03
5th Toronto Maple Leafs 0.03
6th Philadelphia Flyers 0.02
7th New Jersey Devils 0.02
8th Vancouver Canucks 0.02
9th New York Rangers 0.01
10th Nashville Predators 0.01
11th Minnesota Wild 0.01
12th Ottawa Senators 0.01
13th Buffalo Sabres 0.01
14th Arizona Coyotes 0.01
15th St. Louis Blues 0.00
16th Chicago Blackhawks 0.00
17th New York Islanders 0.00
18th Detroit Red Wings 0.00
19th Montreal Canadiens 0.00
20th Edmonton Oilers 0.00
21st Dallas Stars -0.01
22nd Pittsburgh Penguins -0.01
23rd Calgary Flames -0.01
24th Washington Capitals -0.02
25th Florida Panthers -0.02
26th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.02
27th Boston Bruins -0.02
28th Los Angeles Kings -0.04
29th Anaheim Ducks -0.05
30th San Jose Sharks -0.05

2015 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Colorado Avalanche 0.06
2nd Dallas Stars 0.05
3rd Buffalo Sabres 0.05
4th Winnipeg Jets 0.04
5th Arizona Coyotes 0.04
6th Nashville Predators 0.03
7th Minnesota Wild 0.03
8th Edmonton Oilers 0.03
9th St. Louis Blues 0.02
10th Chicago Blackhawks 0.02
11th New Jersey Devils 0.02
12th Carolina Hurricanes 0.02
13th Toronto Maple Leafs 0.02
14th Columbus Blue Jackets 0.01
15th Philadelphia Flyers 0.00
16th New York Islanders -0.01
17th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.01
18th Boston Bruins -0.01
19th Florida Panthers -0.02
20th Montreal Canadiens -0.03
21st Anaheim Ducks -0.03
22nd Washington Capitals -0.03
23rd Detroit Red Wings -0.03
24th Los Angeles Kings -0.03
25th San Jose Sharks -0.03
26th New York Rangers -0.04
27th Ottawa Senators -0.04
28th Vancouver Canucks -0.05
29th Calgary Flames -0.05
30th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.06

2014 NHL Team Strength of Schedule Leaders

SOS Rank Team SOS
1st Nashville Predators 0.07
2nd Edmonton Oilers 0.07
3rd Winnipeg Jets 0.06
4th Minnesota Wild 0.05
5th Dallas Stars 0.05
6th Colorado Avalanche 0.04
7th Calgary Flames 0.04
8th Arizona Coyotes 0.03
9th Vancouver Canucks 0.03
10th Chicago Blackhawks 0.02
11th Buffalo Sabres 0.02
12th St. Louis Blues 0.01
13th Los Angeles Kings 0.01
14th Florida Panthers 0.01
15th San Jose Sharks 0.00
16th New York Islanders 0.00
17th Anaheim Ducks -0.01
18th Carolina Hurricanes -0.01
19th Philadelphia Flyers -0.02
20th Washington Capitals -0.02
21st Ottawa Senators -0.02
22nd New Jersey Devils -0.02
23rd Columbus Blue Jackets -0.03
24th Pittsburgh Penguins -0.04
25th New York Rangers -0.04
26th Detroit Red Wings -0.04
27th Toronto Maple Leafs -0.04
28th Montreal Canadiens -0.05
29th Tampa Bay Lightning -0.06
30th Boston Bruins -0.11