DEL (German hockey league): power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 14 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Eisbaren Berlin: +1.53 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Krefeld Pinguine (+6). Frankfurt Lowen are 10th in the table but 6th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackStraubing Tigers3.49 goals per game
- Best defenceEisbaren Berlin1.76 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekKrefeld Pinguine▲6 · now 5
- Faller of the weekMunchen▼5 · now 8
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eisbaren Berlin | +1.53 | 3.30 | 1.76 | 1 | WWWWW | 16 October · Munchen (8) |
| 2▲3 | Adler Mannheim | +0.78 | 3.13 | 2.35 | 2 | WWLWL | 16 October · at Augsburger Panther (7) |
| 3▼1 | Nurnberg Ice Tigers | +0.67 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3 | LLLWL | 16 October · at Bremerhaven (11) |
| 4▲4 | Straubing Tigers | +0.57 | 3.49 | 2.92 | 5 | LWWWW | 16 October · at Frankfurt Lowen (6) |
| 5▲6 | Krefeld Pinguine | +0.16 | 2.76 | 2.60 | 8 | LWLWW | 15 October · at Grizzly Wolfsburg (9) |
| 6▼2 | Frankfurt Lowen | +0.10 | 2.32 | 2.22 | 10 | WLLLW | 16 October · Straubing Tigers (4) |
| 7▲3 | Augsburger Panther | +0.09 | 2.82 | 2.73 | 6 | WWLWL | 16 October · Adler Mannheim (2) |
| 8▼5 | Munchen | −0.07 | 2.76 | 2.82 | 4 | WLWWL | 16 October · at Eisbaren Berlin (1) |
| 9▼3 | Grizzly Wolfsburg | −0.09 | 2.84 | 2.92 | 7 | LLWLW | 15 October · Krefeld Pinguine (5) |
| 10▼3 | Kolner | −0.23 | 3.47 | 3.70 | 9 | WLWLW | 16 October · at Iserlohn Roosters (14) |
| 11▼2 | Bremerhaven | −0.53 | 1.90 | 2.43 | 12 | LLWLL | 16 October · Nurnberg Ice Tigers (3) |
| 12▲1 | ERC Ingolstadt | −0.54 | 2.44 | 2.98 | 11 | LWLLW | 16 October · at Schwenninger (13) |
| 13▲1 | Schwenninger | −1.28 | 2.22 | 3.50 | 14 | LWLLL | 16 October · ERC Ingolstadt (12) |
| 14▼2 | Iserlohn Roosters | −1.31 | 2.22 | 3.53 | 13 | WLWLL | 16 October · Kolner (10) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.