Halloween Rankings: NHL Teams Matched to Horror Films

ESPN released updated NHL Power Rankings on October 30, 2026, pairing every team with a horror film.

The list reflects standings through Thursday’s games and replaces the edition published on October 23.

A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters, and editors cast ballots to determine the order.

The Carolina Hurricanes hold the number one spot with an 80 percent points percentage.

The panel assigned the 1973 film The Exorcist to the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

The Boston Bruins moved up to second place with a 67.86 percent points percentage.

The team is matched with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey due to their bear jerseys.

The Minnesota Wild sit in third with a 70 percent points percentage.

Friday The 13th Part III describes the Wild because of Jesper Wallstedt’s goaltending.

The Colorado Avalanche rank fourth with a 76.92 percent points percentage.

The panel linked the team to Black Swan, citing the pursuit of perfection.

The New Jersey Devils are fifth with a 67.86 percent points percentage and The Thing as their film choice. The New York Islanders hold the sixth spot with a 70.83 percent points percentage and Shocker as their match. The New Jersey Devils occupy the seventh rank with a 61.54 percent points percentage and Scary Movie as their assignment. The Utah Mammoth are eighth with a 64.29 percent points percentage and Halloween (2018) as their film. The Winnipeg Jets are ninth with a 61.54 percent points percentage and Willard as their choice. The Vegas Golden Knights hold the tenth spot with a 69.23 percent points percentage and The Omen as their match, noting their 25.88 year average age. The Dallas Stars rank eleventh with a 57.69 percent points percentage and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as their film. The Seattle Kraken are twelfth with a 65.39 percent points percentage and Tentacles as their choice. The Ottawa Senators hold the thirteenth spot with a 60.71 percent points percentage and Scream 7 as their match. The Washington Capitals are fourteenth with a 66.67 percent points percentage and The Silence of the Lambs as their film. The Calgary Flames rank fifteenth with a 57.69 percent points percentage and The Shining as their choice. The Columbus Blue Jackets hold the sixteenth spot with a 53.33 percent points percentage and The Grudge as their match. The New York Islanders are seventeenth with a 61.54 percent points percentage and I Know What You Did Last Summer as their film. The New York Rangers rank eighteenth with a 53.57 percent points percentage and Scream as their choice. The Buffalo Sabres hold the nineteenth spot with a 57.69 percent points percentage and Drag Me to Hell as their match. The Tampa Bay Lightning are twentieth with a 50 percent points percentage and Predator as their film. The Los Angeles Kings rank twenty-first with a 57.69 percent points percentage and Cube as their choice. The San Jose Sharks hold the twenty-second spot with a 53.57 percent points percentage and Obsession as their match. The St. Louis Blues are twenty-third with a 50 percent points percentage and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as their film. The Florida Panthers rank twenty-fourth with a 46.15 percent points percentage and Alien: Romulus as their choice. The Philadelphia Flyers hold the twenty-fifth spot with a 45.45 percent points percentage and The Swarm as their match. The Anaheim Ducks are twenty-sixth with a 42.31 percent points percentage and 28 Days Later as their film. The Winnipeg Jets rank twenty-seventh with a 42.31 percent points percentage and The Devil's Advocate as their choice. The Calgary Flames hold the twenty-eighth spot with a 41.67 percent points percentage and Plan 9 from Outer Space as their match. The Los Angeles Kings are twenty-ninth with a 41.67 percent points percentage and It Follows as their film.