Liiga (Finnish hockey league): power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 14 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is JYP: +0.65 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Lukko (+5). JYP are 5th in the table but 1st by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackJYP2.67 goals per game
- Best defenceSaiPa1.62 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekLukko▲5 · now 6
- Faller of the weekKalPa▼7 · now 12
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▲1 | JYP | +0.65 | 2.67 | 2.03 | 5 | LWLLW | 14 October · Lukko (6) |
| 2▼1 | Ilves | +0.59 | 2.46 | 1.87 | 1 | WLLWW | 16 October · at Hameenlinna (15) |
| 3▲1 | Kiekko-Espoo | +0.59 | 2.62 | 2.04 | 6 | WLLLW | 16 October · at TPS Turku (7) |
| 4▼1 | SaiPa | +0.44 | 2.06 | 1.62 | 7 | LWLLW | 15 October · Hameenlinna (15) |
| 5▲1 | Tappara | +0.32 | 2.34 | 2.02 | 9 | WWWWL | 16 October · Lukko (6) |
| 6▲5 | Lukko | +0.29 | 2.19 | 1.90 | 8 | WLWWW | 14 October · at JYP (1) |
| 7▲2 | TPS Turku | +0.25 | 2.19 | 1.94 | 11 | LWLLW | 14 October · at IFK Helsinki (13) |
| 8▲2 | Karpat | +0.22 | 2.30 | 2.08 | 4 | LWWLW | 16 October · at JYP (1) |
| 9▼2 | Assat | +0.18 | 2.17 | 1.99 | 3 | LWWLL | 14 October · at KalPa (12) |
| 10▼2 | Jukurit | +0.02 | 1.92 | 1.90 | 2 | WLLWL | 17 October · Tappara (5) |
| 11▲1 | Pelicans | −0.03 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 12 | LWWLL | 16 October · Vaasan Sport (14) |
| 12▼7 | KalPa | −0.08 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 13 | LLLWL | 14 October · Assat (9) |
| 13 | IFK Helsinki | −0.25 | 2.36 | 2.61 | 14 | WLWLL | 14 October · TPS Turku (7) |
| 14▲2 | Vaasan Sport | −0.60 | 1.67 | 2.27 | 15 | WLLLL | 15 October · KooKoo (17) |
| 15 | Hameenlinna | −0.66 | 1.84 | 2.50 | 10 | WWWWL | 15 October · at SaiPa (4) |
| 16▼2 | Jokerit | −0.80 | 1.77 | 2.57 | 16 | LWLLW | 16 October · Assat (9) |
| 17 | KooKoo | −1.35 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 17 | LWLLL | 15 October · at Vaasan Sport (14) |
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.