NHL 23: All Team Ratings

NHL 23 is, once again, loaded with ice hockey teams from around the world, and not just those featuring in the titular league.

As you’d assume, though, the NHL and its Alumni teams are the primary draws, but there’s plenty of fun to be had playing as teams from Sweden, Finland, Germany, the QMJHL, or even a lower ranking international side.

Here, you’ll find the goaltending, defence, and offence ratings of every single team in NHL 23, from the Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche to the All-Star Alumni Association teams.

NHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

The NHL is loaded with highly-rated teams, with the best of the bunch being the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes (both 92 OVR). The second-year Seattle Kraken look to improve from last season with decent ratings across the board.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Anaheim Ducks	88	90	88	88
Arizona Coyotes	82	79	85	81
Boston Bruins	91	87	93	91
Buffalo Sabres	86	82	87	88
Calgary Flames	90	90	93	88
Carolina Hurricanes	92	90	92	94
Chicago Blackhawks	83	77	86	85
Colorado Avalanche	91	85	97	89
Columbus Blue Jackets	89	84	89	92
Dallas Stars	88	86	89	88
Detroit Red Wings	89	87	88	91
Edmonton Oilers	88	84	85	93
Florida Panthers	88	89	87	90
Los Angeles Kings	89	85	89	91
Minnesota Wild	88	85	90	89
Montreal Canadiens	85	81	84	90
Nashville Predators	90	88	92	90
New Jersey Devils	89	87	89	91
New York Islanders	89	90	92	86
New York Rangers	98	92	90	89
Ottawa Senators	86	84	86	89
Philadelphia Flyers	86	82	90	86
Pittsburgh Penguins	90	86	91	92
San Jose Sharks	85	86	83	87
Seattle Kraken	86	82	87	88
St. Louis Blues	88	84	90	90
Tampa Bay Lightning	92	93	92	92
Toronto Maple Leafs	90	85	92	92
Vancouver Canucks	87	85	88	89
Vegas Golden Knights	89	87	91	89
Washington Capitals	88	84	89	91
Winnipeg Jets	88	88	89	87
Atlantic All-Stars	98	96	100	100
Central All-Stars	96	90	99	100
Metropolitan All-Stars	96	91	99	100
Pacific All-Stars	96	94	96	100

AHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

If you want to pick an AHL team with the best goaltending, go for the Ontario Reign and San Jose Barracuda. For some strong defending, go for the Abbotsford Canucks or Belleville Senators, or play as the Charlotte Checkers or Laval Rocket for the best overall teams.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Abbotsford Canucks	73	76	78	69
Bakersfield Condors	73	75	75	68
Belleville Senators	73	73	78	67
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	73	76	73	70
Calgary Wranglers	73	75	73	70
Charlotte Checkers	74	74	76	73
Chicago Wolves	71	73	71	71
Cleveland Monsters	70	73	70	71
Coachella Valley Firebirds	73	74	77	70
Colorado Eagles	73	70	75	71
Grand Rapids Griffins	70	60	73	72
Hartford Wolf Pack	72	73	75	67
Henderson Silver Knights	73	74	73	71
Hershey Bears	72	68	75	71
Iowa Wild	68	70	67	69
Laval Rocket	74	77	76	73
Lehigh Valley Phantoms	73	73	73	72
Manitoba Moose	73	73	78	69
Milwaukee Admirals	73	72	73	73
Ontario Reign	73	78	73	73
Providence Bruins	72	75	74	68
Rochester Americans	73	75	77	67
Rockford Icehogs	73	74	75	70
San Diego Gulls	74	75	77	72
San Jose Barracuda	73	78	73	70
Springfield Thunderbirds	73	73	76	72
Syracuse Crunch	73	75	75	73
Texas Stars	73	75	74	73
Toronto Marlies	73	77	72	73
Tucson Roadrunners	73	73	76	71
Utica Comets	73	73	75	73
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	72	72	75	68

ECHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

Playing in the ECHL, you’ll find three teams pace the league with a team rating of 57 OVR: Florida Everblades, Newfoundland Growlers, and the South Carolina Stingrays. However, the entire 28-team league is packed tightly with overall ratings between 52 and 57.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Adirondack Thunder	56	56	59	53
Allen Americans	54	58	54	53
Atlanta Gladiators	54	59	53	52
Cincinnati Cyclones	56	56	58	54
Florida Everblades	57	59	58	56
Fort Wayne Komets	56	56	56	55
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	55	60	54	53
Idaho Steelheads	54	59	52	54
Indy Fuel	53	56	54	53
Iowa Heartlanders	54	57	52	52
Jacksonville Icemen	54	57	52	54
Kalamazoo Wings	55	60	54	55
Kansas City Mavericks	56	60	56	53
Maine Mariners	55	57	53	55
Newfoundland Growlers	57	66	57	56
Norfolk Admirals	55	57	56	52
Orlando Solar Bears	56	59	56	55
Rapid City Rush	54	60	52	53
Reading Royals	55	56	54	55
Savannah Ghost Pirates	55	61	55	53
South Carolina Stingrays	57	60	57	56
Toledo Walleye	55	59	52	56
Trois-Rivieres Lions	52	59	51	50
Tulsa Oilers	54	58	53	52
Utah Grizzlies	53	58	54	51
Wheeling Nailers	55	57	57	52
Wichita Thunder	54	59	53	52
Worcester Railers	53	56	50	56

SHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

The SHL never fails to present some of the strongest teams in European ice hockey. In NHL 23, Linköping HC have the best overall grade, but the Malmö Redhawks have the next highest defence, while Skellefteå AIK boasts the next best offence.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Brynäs IF	71	74	70	68
Färjestad BK	71	73	70	70
Frölunda HC	70	73	66	71
HV71	70	73	65	71
IK Oskarshamn	66	73	62	65
Leksands IF	70	73	67	68
Linköping HC	73	73	73	72
Luleå Hockey	69	73	68	64
Malmö Redhawks	72	73	72	71
Örebro Hockey	68	73	63	66
Rögle BK	70	74	66	70
Skellefteå AIK	71	73	67	72
Timbrå IK	70	73	67	70
Växjö Lakers	70	72	70	71

Liiga Team Ratings in NHL 23

The two best teams by overall ratings are Oulun Kärpät and Rauman Lukko. However, eight of the 15 teams have a 73 rating in goaltending, so scoring in this league may not come as easily.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Hämeenlinna HPK	63	70	61	63
Helsingin IFK	67	68	69	66
JYP Jyväskylä	66	73	62	64
Kalpa Kuopio	65	73	60	63
Kookoo Kouvola	61	70	62	58
Lahden Pelicans	63	73	60	60
Lappeenranta Saipa	58	69	55	58
Mikkelin Jukurit	62	73	54	64
Oulun Kärpät	70	73	70	64
Porin Ässät	62	65	62	61
Rauman Lukko	70	73	71	65
Tampereen Ilves	67	73	69	60
Tappara Tampere	69	71	70	68
Turku TPS	64	73	59	63
Vaasan Sport	66	73	60	65

DEL Team Ratings in NHL 23

Overall, Adler Mannheim stand-out as the best of the DEL in NHL 23, according to their team ratings.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Adler Mannheim	71	72	72	67
Augsburger Panther	67	72	59	71
Bietigheim Steelers	59	67	60	56
Düsseldorfer EG	63	67	63	62
EHC Red Bull München	70	73	70	70
Eisbären Berlin	69	59	70	71
ERC Ingolstadt	63	70	59	65
Fischtown Pinguins	67	73	66	62
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	68	74	64	62
Iserlohn Roosters	67	73	68	59
Kölner Haie	65	71	63	63
Löwen Frankfurt	60	66	60	60
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	64	73	66	57
Schwenninger Wild Wings	65	73	65	59
Straubing Tigers	68	72	69	64

Extraliga Ledniho Hokeje Team Ratings in NHL 23

For the best Extraliga Ledniho Hokeje team on the attack, NHL 23 has given HC Oceláři Třinec by far the highest rating overall. Like the DEL, eight teams have a top goaltending rating of 73.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Bílí Tygři Liberec	61	69	62	59
BK Mladá Boleslav	67	73	65	63
ČEZ Motor České Budějovice	67	69	70	62
HC Dynamo Pardubice	67	73	63	63
HC Energie Karlovy Vary	61	72	59	59
HC Kometa Brno	65	69	70	60
HC Oceláři Třinec	72	73	71	71
HC Olomouc	65	73	63	60
HC Škoda Plzeň	61	70	61	59
HC Sparta Praha	69	73	65	68
HC Vítkovice Ridera	62	73	57	62
HC Verva Litvinov	62	70	60	60
Mountfield HK	68	73	67	65
Rytíři Kladno	67	73	64	64

National League Team Ratings in NHL 23

There are 13 teams in the National League, but HC Davos is the best overall by one rating over three other teams.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
EHC Biel-Bienne	69	73	63	70
EHC Kloten	67	73	64	61
EV Zug	71	74	66	72
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	69	73	60	71
Geneve-Servette HC	71	73	70	71
HC Ajoie	60	73	57	59
HC Ambri-Piotta	67	74	58	68
HC Davos	72	74	70	72
HC Lugano	70	73	69	69
Lausanne HC	71	73	62	73
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	67	73	61	69
SC Bern	70	73	64	70
SCL Tigers	62	73	59	60
ZSC Lions	70	74	66	70

Ice Hockey League Team Ratings in NHL 23

The NHL 23 team ratings for the Ice Hockey League see HCB Sudtirol Alperia as the top team. EC-KAC has the best defence. No team’s offence rates higher than 67.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Bemer Pioneers Vorarlberg	56	72	56	60
EC IDM Wärmepumpen VSV	66	72	71	57
EC Red Bull Salzburg	68	70	71	60
EC-KAC	66	73	74	62
HC Pustertal Wolfe	65	73	65	60
HC TWK Innsbruck “Die Haie”	62	72	58	62
HCB Sudtirol Alperia	70	73	70	67
HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana	58	70	56	56
Hydro Fehérvár AV19	65	70	65	63
Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey	64	69	62	64
Moser Medical Graz 99ers	60	71	56	60
Spusu Vienna Capitals	63	73	62	59
Steinbach Black Wings Linz	60	72	56	60

Champions Hockey League Team Ratings in NHL 23

Teams across the ice hockey leagues of Europe compete each season to qualify for the CHL and then aim to become the best on the continent by winning the tournament.

Many of these teams feature in the other licensed competitions of NHL 23, but some of them can’t be played through any other league.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Aalborg Pirates	60	64	59	57
Belfast Giants	59	67	52	59
Comarch Cracovia	64	72	59	63
EC IDM Wärmepumpen VSV	66	72	71	57
EC Red Bull Salzburg	67	70	71	60
EHC Red Bull München	71	73	70	70
Eisbären Berlin	66	59	70	71
EV Zug	70	74	66	72
Färjestad BK	71	73	70	70
Frölunda HC	70	73	66	71
GKS Katowice	61	69	55	59
Brûleurs de Loups	63	71	59	60
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	66	74	64	62
HC Davos	72	74	70	72
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	68	73	60	71
HC Oceláři Třinec	71	73	71	71
HC Slovan Bratislava	61	70	58	57
HC Sparta Praha	68	73	65	68
HK SZ Olumpija Ljubljana	60	70	56	56
Hydro Fehervar AV19	66	70	65	63
Lulueå Hockey	68	73	68	64
Mikkelin Jukurit	63	73	54	64
Mountfield HK	68	73	67	65
Rögle BK	70	74	66	70
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	67	73	61	69
Skellefteå AIK	70	73	67	72
Stavanger Oilers	63	70	55	66
Strauberg Tigers	68	72	69	64
Tampereen Ilves	67	73	69	60
Tappara Tampere	69	71	70	68
Turku TPS	65	73	59	63
ZSC Lions	70	74	66	70

Spengler Cup Team Ratings in NHL 23

The Spengler Cup returns after its introduction in NHL 22. You’ll find some of these teams in other competitions, but sometimes with slightly different ratings.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Team Canada	73	74	74	73
HC Ambri-Piotta	66	73	56	69
HC Davos	71	73	70	72
HC Sparta Praha	68	70	65	70
Helsingin IFK	63	65	60	65
Örebro Hockey	68	73	65	66

HockeyAllsvenskan Team Ratings in NHL 23

In the NHL 23 HockeyAllsvenskan team ratings, IF Björklöven and VIK Västerås HK pace the overall ratings. Djurgården Hockey has the top offence by a comfortable three-point margin.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
AIK	60	61	56	67
Almtuna IS	56	67	54	55
BIK Karlskoga	60	73	57	57
Djurgården Hockey	65	72	57	70
HC Vita Hästen	59	70	58	57
IF Björklöven	66	73	62	64
Kristianstad IK	59	73	54	57
Modo	60	73	56	60
Mora IK	59	70	53	62
Östersunds IK	59	72	57	57
Södertälje SK	60	70	57	61
Tingsryds AIF	58	66	57	56
Västerviks IK	60	72	58	57
VIK Västerås HK	66	73	60	64

International Team Ratings in NHL 23

Canada, Russia, Sweden, the USA, and Finland come in as the strongest international teams of the NHL 23 team ratings, as you would expect.  

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Austria	55	59	50	56
Canada	92	76	100	100
Czechia	86	80	86	93
Denmark	65	81	52	63
Finland	92	90	89	98
France	53	55	50	56
Germany	74	82	68	73
Great Britain	50	58	46	48
Hungary	49	51	48	50
Italy	50	53	50	49
Japan	46	49	43	46
Kazakhstan	50	54	49	48
Korea	49	54	48	47
Latvia	65	77	60	60
Norway	57	63	54	55
Poland	51	55	49	50
Slovakia	70	75	72	63
Slovenia	58	60	49	55
Sweden	95	93	96	97
Switzerland	74	70	74	80
Ukraine	50	56	48	48
USA	97	94	97	100

OHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

In the OHL of NHL 23, all teams are 56 or 57 OVR, making for a competitive league.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Barrie Colts	56	57	56	55
Erie Otters	55	57	55	56
Flint Firebirds	56	58	55	56
Guelph Storm	55	57	55	56
Hamilton Bulldogs	55	55	54	55
Kingston Frontenacs	56	58	56	55
Kitchener Rangers	55	57	55	55
London Knights	56	58	56	55
Mississauga Steelheads	56	57	55	56
Niagara Icedogs	55	56	55	55
North Bay Battalion	56	58	55	56
Oshawa Generals	56	58	55	56
Ottawa 67’s	56	57	55	56
Owen Sound Attack	55	57	55	56
Peterborough Petes	56	57	55	56
Saginaw Spirit	56	58	56	55
Sarnia Sting	55	57	55	55
Soo Greyhounds	56	58	55	56
Sudbury Wolves	55	57	54	56
Windsor Spitfires	56	58	55	55

QMJHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

In the NHL 23 team ratings for the QMJHL, the league has all teams either 55 or 56 OVR.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Acadie-Bathurst Titan	55	61	52	55
Baie-Comeau Drakkar	55	58	55	55
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	55	57	54	55
Cape Breton Eagles	55	57	55	55
Charlottetown Islanders	56	58	56	55
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	55	56	55	55
Drummondville Voltigeurs	55	57	55	55
Gatineau Olympiques	56	57	56	57
Halifax Mooseheads	56	57	55	56
Moncton Wildcats	55	57	55	55
Québec Remparts	56	57	55	56
Rimouski Océanic	55	58	55	55
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	55	56	55	55
Saint John Sea Dogs	55	56	55	55
Shawinigan Cataractes	55	58	55	55
Sherbrooke Phoenix	56	57	56	56
Val-D’Or Foreurs	55	57	55	55
Victoriaville Tigres	55	57	55	56

WHL Team Ratings in NHL 23

As is the case with the QMJHL team ratings, NHL 23’s WHL team ratings see many clubs pile into the same top goaltending and offence ratings, but the Edmonton Oil Kings stand out with 63 in goaltending.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Brandon Wheat Kings	56	57	55	56
Calgary Hitmen	55	58	55	55
Edmonton Oil Kings	56	63	55	55
Everett Silvertips	56	58	55	56
Kamloops Blazers	55	56	52	56
Kelowna Rockets	56	58	55	57
Lethbridge Hurricanes	55	57	55	55
Medicine Hat Tigers	56	58	55	55
Moose Jaw Warriors	56	58	56	56
Portland Winterhawks	55	57	55	55
Prince Albert Raiders	56	57	56	56
Prince George Cougars	56	57	55	55
Red Deer Rebels	55	56	55	55
Regina Pats	56	57	55	56
Saskatoon Blades	55	57	55	56
Seattle Thunderbirds	56	58	55	56
Spokane Chiefs	55	57	55	55
Swift Current Broncos	56	58	56	56
Tri-City Americans	55	57	55	55
Vancouver Giants	56	58	55	56
Victoria Royals	55	58	55	55
Winnipeg Ice	56	57	55	57

Prospect Teams Team Ratings in NHL 23

While the Top Prospects White side is consistent with 64 ratings in the three categories, the Top Prospects Red are ahead by one point in the offence ratings column though with one point less in defence.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Top Prospects Red	64	64	63	65
Top Prospects White	64	64	64	64

NHL 23 Alumni Team Ratings

The most storied franchises of the NHL, such as the Habs, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Rangers, and Kings come in with the best team ratings of the NHL 23 Alumni teams.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
Anaheim Ducks Alumni	88	85	93	87
Arizona Coyotes Alumni	87	90	85	87
Boston Bruins Alumni	90	90	90	90
Buffalo Sabres Alumni	85	81	89	86
Calgary Flames Alumni	89	89	89	89
Carolina Hurricanes Alumni	86	85	88	77
Chicago Blackhawks Alumni	92	94	90	92
Colorado Avalanche Alumni	86	85	91	84
Columbus Blue Jackets Alumni	82	80	87	79
Dallas Stars Alumni	90	92	88	91
Detroit Red Wings Alumni	96	90	99	100
Edmonton Oilers Alumni	94	92	95	95
Florida Panthers Alumni	83	81	87	81
Hartford Whalers Alumni	86	84	88	87
Los Angeles Kings Alumni	94	87	96	99
Minnesota North Stars Alumni	88	87	89	90
Minnesota Wild Alumni	83	82	85	83
Montreal Canadiens Alumni	97	95	97	100
Nashville Predators Alumni	82	86	81	81
New Jersey Devils Alumni	90	92	90	88
New York Islanders Alumni	91	92	87	94
New York Rangers Alumni	94	90	93	99
Ottawa Senators Alumni	80	76	86	80
Philadelphia Flyers Alumni	90	86	90	94
Pittsburgh Penguins Alumni	90	88	92	90
Quebec Nordiques Alumni	89	87	86	95
San Jose Sharks Alumni	89	87	90	90
St. Louis Blues Alumni	93	88	94	98
Tampa Bay Lightning Alumni	85	83	86	86
Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni	95	94	93	98
Vancouver Canucks Alumni	87	88	87	88
Washington Capitals Alumni	87	82	91	88
Winnipeg Jets Alumni	88	84	92	89

NHL 23 Alumni All-Time Team Ratings

The Alumni All-Time teams have some of the best team ratings of NHL 23, with the All-Time All-Stars, as you’d assume, being the very best in the game with 100 for goaltending, defence, and offence.

Team	Overall	Goaltending	Defence	Offence
All-Time All-Stars	100	100	100	100
All-Time Eastern Conference	99	98	100	100
All-Time Grit	91	91	94	89
All-Time Western Conference	98	94	100	100

There you have it: that’s every single team in NHL 23 with each of their goaltending, defence, and offence team ratings displayed to help you pick which club to use.

Check out our article on NHL 23 best teams.