VHL (All-Russian Hockey League): power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 13 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Khimik: +0.89 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Omskie Krylia (+8). Khimik are 9th in the table but 1st by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackAKM2.60 goals per game
- Best defenceMetallurg Novokuznetsk1.08 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekOmskie Krylia▲8 · now 3
- Faller of the weekAlmetyevsk▼6 · now 10
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 | Khimik | +0.89 | 2.54 | 1.65 | 9 | LLWWW | 18 October · Ryazan (17) |
| 2 | Orsk | +0.79 | 2.22 | 1.43 | 5 | WLWWW | 19 October · HC Norilsk (18) |
| 3▲8 | Omskie Krylia | +0.74 | 2.28 | 1.54 | 3 | WWWLW | 18 October · at Olympia (20) |
| 4▲1 | AKM | +0.74 | 2.60 | 1.87 | 6 | LWLWL | 14 October · Chelmet Chelyabinsk (30) |
| 5▼2 | Gornyak | +0.66 | 2.19 | 1.53 | 13 | LLWWW | 14 October · at Ryazan (17) |
| 6▲2 | Kaluga | +0.66 | 1.90 | 1.24 | 8 | LWWWW | 14 October · Magnitka Magnitogorsk (9) |
| 7 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | +0.53 | 1.61 | 1.08 | 7 | WWWWL | 15 October · Toros Neftekamsk (14) |
| 8▲2 | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | +0.51 | 2.08 | 1.57 | 10 | WWLWW | 14 October · at Almetyevsk (10) |
| 9 | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | +0.47 | 1.83 | 1.35 | 16 | WLWLW | 14 October · at Kaluga (6) |
| 10▼6 | Almetyevsk | +0.44 | 2.20 | 1.75 | 1 | WLWWL | 14 October · SKA-VMF St. Petersburg (8) |
| 11▲2 | Buran Voronezh | +0.36 | 1.81 | 1.45 | 2 | WLWWW | 21 October · at Dizel (19) |
| 12▼6 | Perm | +0.28 | 1.99 | 1.72 | 11 | LLWWW | 15 October · at Krasnoyarsk (28) |
| 13▲1 | HC Yugra | +0.09 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 21 | LLWLL | 15 October · Tambov (15) |
| 14▼2 | Toros Neftekamsk | −0.02 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 17 | LLLLW | 15 October · at Metallurg Novokuznetsk (7) |
| 15▲1 | Tambov | −0.08 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 12 | LWLWW | 15 October · at HC Yugra (13) |
| 16▼1 | Dinamo St. Petersburg | −0.11 | 2.41 | 2.51 | 20 | LWLWL | 14 October · at Bars (22) |
| 17▲5 | Ryazan | −0.13 | 1.61 | 1.74 | 18 | WWLLL | 14 October · Gornyak (5) |
| 18▲1 | HC Norilsk | −0.15 | 1.87 | 2.02 | 4 | WWWWW | 19 October · at Orsk (2) |
| 19▼1 | Dizel | −0.25 | 1.81 | 2.06 | 22 | LLWLW | 15 October · at Rubin Tyumen (23) |
| 20 | Olympia | −0.28 | 2.22 | 2.50 | 24 | WLWLL | 18 October · Omskie Krylia (3) |
| 21▼4 | Dyn. Altay | −0.29 | 1.85 | 2.13 | 23 | LLLLL | 15 October · Izhevsk (24) |
| 22▼1 | Bars | −0.41 | 2.12 | 2.53 | 14 | WWWWL | 14 October · Dinamo St. Petersburg (16) |
| 23▲2 | Rubin Tyumen | −0.47 | 1.96 | 2.43 | 19 | WWLWW | 15 October · Dizel (19) |
| 24 | Izhevsk | −0.64 | 1.86 | 2.50 | 28 | LLLLW | 15 October · at Dyn. Altay (21) |
| 25▲2 | Zvezda Moscow | −0.65 | 1.91 | 2.56 | 25 | LWWLL | 20 October · Ryazan (17) |
| 26▼3 | Kristall Saratov | −0.83 | 2.07 | 2.91 | 15 | LWLWL | 15 October · at Kurgan (27) |
| 27▲2 | Kurgan | −0.86 | 1.43 | 2.30 | 26 | WLLLL | 15 October · Kristall Saratov (26) |
| 28▲2 | Krasnoyarsk | −0.94 | 1.41 | 2.36 | 29 | WWLLL | 15 October · Perm (12) |
| 29▼1 | CSK VVS | −1.17 | 1.65 | 2.81 | 27 | LLLLL | 21 October · at Almetyevsk (10) |
| 30▼4 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | −1.20 | 1.68 | 2.87 | 30 | LLWLL | 14 October · at AKM (4) |
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.