This week, no team moved more than two spots in the rankings. In the East, Ottawa moved up two spots while everyone else either went up one or down one. In the West, Vancouver and Minnesota moved up two, while everyone else either went up one or down one.
But a lot of teams are still waiting for the percentages to even out, so expect movement soon. Even if it's only in the official standings.
The new formula still includes adjusted points per game (regulation wins count for two while games going to overtime count for one) and five-on-five goal ratio, but it now includes the fenwick tied percentages. All three are weighted to give more importance to Fenwick tied, then to five-on-five ratio, and lastly to adjusted points per game.
Here we go:
Eastern Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1 | The Bruins retake the top spot in the NHL from St. Louis, largely thanks to their league-leading 1.77 five-on-five ratio. |
1.274 |
 |
2 | 2 |
New York continues to sit in second place despite the 26th best Fenwick tied ratio. Beware a fall. |
1.100 |
 |
3 | 3 |
The Flyers continue to win despite the 19th best Fenwick tied, boosted by the 6th best five-on-five ratio. |
1.047 |
 |
4 |
5 |
Pittsburgh is 5th in the league in Fenwick tied, but they are only barely outscoring the opposition at 5-on-5. |
1.020 |
 |
5 |
4 |
The Panthers are breaking even at 5-on-5, but they're 8th in the league in Fenwick tied. A surprisingly solid team. |
0.991 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Buffalo sits 22nd in Fenwick tied but has the 7th highest 5-on-5 ratio. What separates them from Philly? Three fewer regulation wins. |
0.969 |
 |
7 |
8 |
The Canadiens are 8th in 5-on-5 ratio (notice a trend yet?) and 11th in Fenwick tied. But they've lost five games after regulation, bringing them down. |
0.964 |
 |
8 |
7 |
Washington is an interesting case. They're 6th in Fenwick tied but losing the 5-on-5 goal battle. Normally, this is bad luck, but maybe they aren't generating chances. |
0.940 |
 |
9 |
10 |
The Jets are barely outscoring the opposition at even strength and are 23rd in Fenwick tied. |
0.908 |
 |
10 |
9 |
Toronto has fallen quite a bit, ranking 25th in Fenwick tied and 18th in goal ratio. Are they still a playoff team? |
0.903 |
 |
11 |
13 |
The Senators make a move this week despite going 1-1-1. They rank 16th in Fenwick tied but aren't winning the goal battle. |
0.845 |
 |
12 |
11 |
Tampa Bay is just below the Rangers in Fenwick tied, but they are getting outscored at 5-on-5. Add both up and you have a bad team. |
0.835 |
|
13 |
12 |
The Devils are tenth in Fenwick tied but 25th in five-on-five goal ratio. They're better than this. |
0.810 |
|
14 | 15 | New York is no longer in the basement! But really, not much separates them from Carolina. |
0.772 |
 |
15 | 14 | The Hurricanes drop to the bottom, but they aren't much worse than the Isle. |
0.745 |
Western Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 2 |
The Red Wings are third in both Fenwick tied and 5-on-5 goal ratio. Remember when people were making lists for why they might be finished? Yeah, oops. |
1.206 |
 |
2 | 1 | St. Louis continues their strong play - started before Ken Hitchcock was hired - as expected, ranking second in 5-on-5 ratio and fourth in Fenwick tied. |
1.194 |
 |
3 |
3 |
The Sharks are 12th in Fenwick tied but fourth in goal ratio. Solid team, not challenging for the top team in the West though. |
1.070 |
 |
4 |
6 |
Vancouver is 5-1-0 in their last six, and with the league-leading Fenwick tied ratio, they're moving up. Watch out. |
1.045 |
 |
5 |
4 |
The Blackhawks are second in the league in Fenwick tied but are still getting outscored at 5-on-5. They are better than they appear. |
0.993 |
 |
6 |
5 |
Phoenix is 15th in Fenwick tied and 11th in goal ratio. Playoff team again, but they aren't scaring many. |
0.987 |
 |
7 |
7 |
The Oilers continue to impress with the 7th best Fenwick tied and the 10th best 5-on-5 ratio. They just aren't winning enough games in regulation. |
0.984 |
 |
8 |
8 |
Dallas is just below even in Fenwick tied and five-on-five ratio, putting them square in the middle of the league. |
0.943 |
|
9 |
11 |
The Wild continue to sit atop the NHL standings despite the 12th best five-on-five ratio and worst Fenwick tied. Going 10-2-3 in one-goal games sure helps, but won't last. |
0.940 |
 |
10 |
9 |
Los Angeles continues to be below average, ranking 17th in Fenwick tied and 20th in five-on-five goal ratio. |
0.930 |
 |
11 |
10 |
The Flames keep having closed-door meetings, but ranking 20th in Fenwick tied and 16th in five-on-five ratio means they aren't going far. |
0.894 |
 |
12 |
12 |
Nashville is off to a poor start. They're 28th in Fenwick tied and 22nd in five-on-five ratio. There's trouble in Trotz-ville. |
0.873 |
 |
13 |
14 |
The Avalanche are 14th in Fenwick tied but they just aren't outscoring their opponents. Something will change. |
0.817 |
 |
14 |
13 |
Columbus isn't too difference from Colorado except for points. They rank 14th and 15th in Fenwick tied and 27th and 26th in five-on-five ratio, but are separated by ten points in the standings. |
0.755 |
 |
15 | 15 | The Ducks continue to be one of the worst teams in the NHL, ranking 29th in both Fenwick tied and five-on-five ratio. They just have no depth. |
0.697 |