This week, Nashville made a big jump up in the West while Toronto fell two spots in the East.
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 are still playing fantastic hockey, but what's even scarier is looking at the spare parts hitting free agency this summer. |
1.357 |
 |
2 | 2 |
New York is in first place in the East, but with a date against Boston on the horizon, they need to stay focused. |
1.109 |
 |
3 | 3 |
The Flyers have been getting some big contributions out of Sean Couturier lately. |
1.022 |
 |
4 |
4 |
Pittsburgh is doing well, but they're injured. Imagine if they weren't. |
0.978 |
 |
5 |
6 |
The Capitals went 3-1-0 last week (but just got shutout by the Islanders Tuesday night), giving Caps fans some hope. |
0.960 |
 |
6 |
7 |
Ottawa is making a charge up the standings, thanks in large part to Craig Anderson. |
0.952 |
 |
7 |
5 |
The Maple Leafs stumbled a bit, going 1-2-0 last week. The 3-2 loss to the Sabres hurts. |
0.935 |
 |
8 |
8 |
Winnipeg has turned out to be a surprisingly average NHL team, which is certainly better than not having a team at all. |
0.911 |
 |
9 |
9 |
The Panthers went 1-1-1 last week, but it has to be considered a positive when playing Vancouver, Pittsburgh, and Boston. |
0.908 |
 |
10 |
10 |
Montreal sees their fans giving up on the season with them 8 points out of a playoff spot. |
0.889 |
|
11 |
12 |
The Devils are struggling, so it's time they start to consider what they could get for Zach Parise. |
0.871 |
 |
12 |
11 |
Buffalo is in a tailspin, going 1-5-1 in their last seven, getting shutout three times in that span. |
0.855 |
 |
13 |
13 |
The Lightning are facing demands to overhaul their organization, but Steve Yzerman was brought in for just that. Tampa needs patience. |
0.822 |
 |
14 | 14 | Carolina went 2-2 last week, understandable with games against Philly, Boston, and Washington. A good week for them. |
0.797 |
|
15 | 15 | The Islanders saw Rick DiPietro hurt himself while on IR, and will miss the rest of the season after abdominal surgery. |
0.783 |
Western Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1 |
The Red Wings went 1-1-2 last week, which makes them 2-2-3 over the last two. SLUMP! |
1.252 |
 |
2 | 2 | St. Louis saw T.J. Oshie score a beautiful goal en route to a 2-1-1 week. |
1.196 |
 |
3 |
3 |
The Sharks have a few weaknesses, but when you list them next to the positives? They're minor complaints. |
1.129 |
 |
4 |
4 |
Vancouver is turning on Ryan Kesler, but luckily there's a voice of |
1.044 |
 |
5 |
5 |
The Blackhawks went 3-0-1 last week, beating up on Minnesota and Columbus before beating S.J. and losing to Detroit in OT. |
1.014 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Dallas is starting to fear for their playoff lives, since effort isn't enough in their roller-coaster season. |
0.951 |
 |
7 |
7 |
The Coyotes are in a bit of a slide, going 1-1-2 last week and only winning twice in the last eleven tries, but it's not time to panic yet. |
0.939 |
 |
8 |
8 |
Los Angeles went 2-0-2, which helps keep them in the playoff picture, but an OT loss to Edmonton kept this from being a great week. |
0.915 |
|
9 |
12 |
The Predators made a big jump, going 3-0-1 last week thanks two three games against the Avalanche and Islanders. Still, get those points. |
0.904 |
 |
10 |
9 |
Calgary reacquired Mike Cammalleri after the Canadiens exiled him. The hope is that he helps them at least make the playoffs. |
0.877 |
 |
11 |
10 |
The Wild keep falling and their once-optimistic fans are now resigned to the fact that the season is over and trades need to happen. |
0.865 |
 |
12 |
11 |
Colorado went 1-2-1 last week against Nashville, Dallas, and Phoenix, failing to show they belong on the playoff bubble. |
0.830 |
 |
13 |
13 |
The Oilers went 0-1-2 on a three-game homestand against New Jersey, Anaheim, and L.A. That's not good at all. |
0.829 |
 |
14 |
15 |
Anaheim went 3-0-1 last week with a big win over Vancouver. It was enough to surpass Columbus. |
0.792 |
 |
15 | 14 | The Blue Jackets are really struggling, and for those who are visual learners, here is a great look at why. |
0.764 |