#elo-ratings

#elo-ratings

Traditionally speaking, Thanksgiving in America and then the first few weeks of December tend to be seen as important markers in the NHL season -- the moment at which early-season trends and struggles can no longer be completely waved away as "small-sample-size theater," but instead need to be taken at least a little bit seriously. That truth goes especially for teams that went into the season with aspirations for a playoff berth,

As I wrote in October, we're using two different inputs: "As a proxy for talent, this ranking uses the average, estimated transfer value of each player on each team's most recent roster from the site Transfermarkt. And for results, we'll use the World Football Elo Ratings -- a system that awards or subtracts points every time a team plays a game, based on the final scoreline, the location of the match, the quality of the opponent, and the competitiveness of the match."