This week,the Bruins take over first place in the NHL, knocking the Flyers out of the top spot in the East for the first time since doing these power rankings.
In the West, the Coyotes maintain 3rd place as the Stars fall from 3rd two weeks ago to 11th this week.
Eastern Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 2 |
The Bruins knocked the Flyers out of first place for the first time all year, and they did it by beating up on the Islanders and Senators. | 1.801 |
 |
2 |
1 |
Philadelphia got 5 of 8 possible points, but is now looking up at Boston's ridiculous 1.46 five-on-five goal ratio. |
1.777 |
 |
3 |
3 |
The Penguins continue to fall towards the middle of the pack despite maintaining 3rd place. Injuries will do that. |
1.304 |
 |
4 |
4 |
Washington is gaining on the East's best, and they're only one point behind Tampa for the Southeast Division lead. All while getting some really poor luck. |
1.239 |
 |
5 |
5 |
The Canadiens continue to linger, only getting 10 points in their last ten games. Holding steady. |
1.142 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Tampa Bay is barely holding onto the Southeast lead, but they have two games in hand on Washington. Somehow, they still have a minus-6 goal differential and a 0.95 five-on-five ratio. |
1.127 |
 |
7 |
7 |
The Sabres look primed for a run, as they are within striking distance of the playoffs. They have a better five-on-five ratio than the Rangers and Hurricanes, and at least 3 games in hand on both. |
1.015 |
 |
8 |
8 |
New York has only gotten 7 points in their last ten games, and they will need to do better if they want to stay ahead of the two teams on their heels. |
1.013 |
 |
9 |
11 |
The Hurricanes moved up despite only getting 9 points in their last ten games. Still, they're a good team who is right on the bubble. |
0.930 |
 |
10 |
10 |
|
0.884 |
 |
11 |
9 |
|
0.851 |
 |
12 |
12 |
|
0.807 |
 |
13 |
13 |
The Devils will not make the playoffs. They are on a ridiculous run, but they have gotten ridiculously lucky. Stop dreaming. |
0.684 |
|
14 |
14 |
New York has earned 14 points in their last ten games. Good for them. |
0.615 |
|
|
15 | 15 |
The Senators are bad. Really bad. |
0.522 |
Western Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1 |
The Canucks have a pretty crazy plus-59 goal differential. They're still the class of the West. |
1.755 |
 |
2 |
2 |
Detroit maintains their position, getting 6 out of eight possible points. |
1.489 |
 |
3 |
3 |
The Coyotes stay in third, thanks to collecting 16 points in their last ten games. |
1.298 |
 |
4 |
5 |
Chicago is still in 10th place, but they're only two points out of fifth. Getting 6 points in the last four games is a good start. |
1.227 |
 |
5 |
9 |
The Sharks made a big move last week, collecting all six possible points. They're now in 4th place, collecting 16 points in their last ten games. |
1.176 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Nashville is in 6th place in the West, and they've only scored 5 goals in their last three games. They will need better scoring if they want to keep winning. |
1.152 |
 |
7 |
4 |
The Kings only got three points in their last three games, but they managed to climb into 8th place in the West. Only two points separate 5th from 11th in the West, with L.A. in the middle. |
1.148 |
 |
8 |
10 |
Minnesota recorded 5 points in four games, but that was good enough to move up. They're atop the jumbled mess that is the West's playoff bubble. |
1.099 |
 |
9 |
8 |
The Flames are still in a precarious position due to their games played, but four points in 3 games is not bad. |
1.097 |
 |
10 |
11 |
|
1.051 |
 |
11 |
7 |
|
1.050 |
|
12 |
13 |
|
0.966 |
 |
13 |
12 |
The Ducks are still in the playoff picture, but with their hopes resting on Ray Emery, things may be fading fast. |
0.917 |
 |
14 |
14 |
Colorado is falling just as fast as Dallas, but they started it a long time ago. Three points in ten games is very, very bad. |
0.896 |
 |
15 | 15 |
The Oilers can't even give Sheldon Souray away. |
0.615 |
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