NHL Rest Advantage: Team Schedule and Performance

Compare each NHL team’s 2026–27 scheduled rest advantage, rest disadvantage and equal-rest games, along with season performance in each condition. Performance appears as soon as a qualifying game is completed; GP shows the sample size.

Scheduled rest comparison

Rest advantage means the team has more full calendar rest days than its opponent entering the game. Net Rest Edge is rest-advantage games minus rest-disadvantage games.

TeamRest Advantage GamesRest Disadvantage GamesEqual Rest GamesNet Rest EdgeAvg Scheduled Rest
PITPittsburgh Penguins262928-31.31 days
TBLTampa Bay Lightning251246+131.30 days
ANAAnaheim Ducks252236+31.29 days
MTLMontreal Canadiens252236+31.33 days
NSHNashville Predators241742+71.30 days
VANVancouver Canucks24243501.33 days
VGKVegas Golden Knights231841+51.33 days
STLSt. Louis Blues23233701.29 days
BOSBoston Bruins232534-21.33 days
NYRNew York Rangers232632-31.33 days
CHIChicago Blackhawks221842+41.33 days
EDMEdmonton Oilers221942+31.33 days
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers221941+31.31 days
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets211943+21.30 days
COLColorado Avalanche212042+11.31 days
WSHWashington Capitals212042+11.29 days
NJDNew Jersey Devils21214101.30 days
NYINew York Islanders212240-11.31 days
UTAUtah Mammoth212240-11.30 days
DETDetroit Red Wings201944+11.29 days
FLAFlorida Panthers202141-11.33 days
BUFBuffalo Sabres202637-61.30 days
CGYCalgary Flames191648+31.30 days
MINMinnesota Wild192044-11.30 days
DALDallas Stars181946-11.29 days
LAKLos Angeles Kings182243-41.31 days
SJSSan Jose Sharks182342-51.30 days
TORToronto Maple Leafs171648+11.33 days
CARCarolina Hurricanes162046-41.33 days
SEASeattle Kraken162146-51.30 days
OTTOttawa Senators162245-61.28 days
WPGWinnipeg Jets142148-71.29 days

Performance with a rest advantage

All available 2026–27 results are shown from the first qualifying game onward.

TeamScheduledGPRecordPoints %Goal DiffShot Diff
ANAAnaheim Ducks250
BOSBoston Bruins230
BUFBuffalo Sabres200
CGYCalgary Flames190
CARCarolina Hurricanes160
CHIChicago Blackhawks220
COLColorado Avalanche210
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets210
DALDallas Stars180
DETDetroit Red Wings200
EDMEdmonton Oilers220
FLAFlorida Panthers200
LAKLos Angeles Kings180
MINMinnesota Wild190
MTLMontreal Canadiens250
NSHNashville Predators240
NJDNew Jersey Devils210
NYINew York Islanders210
NYRNew York Rangers230
OTTOttawa Senators160
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers220
PITPittsburgh Penguins260
SJSSan Jose Sharks180
SEASeattle Kraken160
STLSt. Louis Blues230
TBLTampa Bay Lightning250
TORToronto Maple Leafs170
UTAUtah Mammoth210
VANVancouver Canucks240
VGKVegas Golden Knights230
WSHWashington Capitals210
WPGWinnipeg Jets140

Performance with a rest disadvantage

These results include games in which the team entered with fewer rest days than its opponent.

TeamScheduledGPRecordPoints %Goal DiffShot Diff
ANAAnaheim Ducks220
BOSBoston Bruins250
BUFBuffalo Sabres260
CGYCalgary Flames160
CARCarolina Hurricanes200
CHIChicago Blackhawks180
COLColorado Avalanche200
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets190
DALDallas Stars190
DETDetroit Red Wings190
EDMEdmonton Oilers190
FLAFlorida Panthers210
LAKLos Angeles Kings220
MINMinnesota Wild200
MTLMontreal Canadiens220
NSHNashville Predators170
NJDNew Jersey Devils210
NYINew York Islanders220
NYRNew York Rangers260
OTTOttawa Senators220
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers190
PITPittsburgh Penguins290
SJSSan Jose Sharks230
SEASeattle Kraken210
STLSt. Louis Blues230
TBLTampa Bay Lightning120
TORToronto Maple Leafs160
UTAUtah Mammoth220
VANVancouver Canucks240
VGKVegas Golden Knights180
WSHWashington Capitals200
WPGWinnipeg Jets210

Performance with equal rest

These results include games in which both teams had the same number of full calendar rest days.

TeamScheduledGPRecordPoints %Goal DiffShot Diff
ANAAnaheim Ducks360
BOSBoston Bruins340
BUFBuffalo Sabres370
CGYCalgary Flames480
CARCarolina Hurricanes460
CHIChicago Blackhawks420
COLColorado Avalanche420
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets430
DALDallas Stars460
DETDetroit Red Wings440
EDMEdmonton Oilers420
FLAFlorida Panthers410
LAKLos Angeles Kings430
MINMinnesota Wild440
MTLMontreal Canadiens360
NSHNashville Predators420
NJDNew Jersey Devils410
NYINew York Islanders400
NYRNew York Rangers320
OTTOttawa Senators450
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers410
PITPittsburgh Penguins280
SJSSan Jose Sharks420
SEASeattle Kraken460
STLSt. Louis Blues370
TBLTampa Bay Lightning460
TORToronto Maple Leafs480
UTAUtah Mammoth400
VANVancouver Canucks350
VGKVegas Golden Knights410
WSHWashington Capitals420
WPGWinnipeg Jets480

For definitions and calculation rules, see NHL Rest Differential and NHL Schedule and Rolling Form Methodology. Goal differential uses Daily Rink Form’s shootout-adjusted analytical goal totals.