This week, Los Angeles moved up four spots while Toronto, Buffalo, and Edmonton all dropped three.
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 stay atop the league despite going 0-1-1 last week, scoring only three goals in regulation. |
1.314 |
 |
2 | 2 |
New York stays in second going 3-1-0 last week. |
1.140 |
 |
3 | 3 |
The Flyers went 1-2-0 including a 5-1 loss in Tampa Bay after Christmas. |
1.033 |
 |
4 |
4 |
Pittsburgh hangs onto the fourth spot, barely, after going 1-2-0 last week. |
0.993 |
 |
5 |
7 |
The Jets are a surprise entry into the East's top 5, after giving up three goals on the way to a 2-0-1 week. |
0.966 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Washington is right behind Winnipeg thanks to a 3-1-0 week. |
0.961 |
 |
7 |
8 |
The Panthers are still going strong, beating Toronto and Montreal at home. |
0.930 |
 |
8 |
5 |
Toronto takes a fall as they go 0-2-1 against Florida, Carolina, and Winnipeg. That's not good. |
0.924 |
 |
9 |
10 |
The Senators lost the only game they played that was decided in regulation, but they beat Buffalo in overtime in between two shootout wins. |
0.909 |
|
10 |
12 |
New Jersey went 2-1-1, enough to move up here, largely thanks to Buffalo's struggles |
0.884 |
 |
11 |
13 |
The Lightning hold a slight edge over Buffalo, and they can thank a 5-1 win over the Flyers for that. |
0.877 |
 |
12 |
9 |
Buffalo went 1-2-1, scoring more than two goals only once. Hard times in Buffalo. |
0.875 |
 |
13 |
11 |
The Canadiens actually apologized to their fans for hiring a coach who only speaks English. Maybe worry more about losing to teams in Florida. |
0.862 |
|
14 | 15 | New York handled Western Canada well enough to move back out of the cellar, beating Calgary and Edmonton by a combined 7-2. |
0.777 |
 |
15 | 14 | The Hurricanes return to the basement largely due to 21 regulation losses, but going 1-2-1 last week didn't help. |
0.771 |
Western Conference
| This Week | Last Week |
Rationale | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1 |
The Red Wings went 3-1-0 against Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, and St. Louis. They lead the league in Fenwick tied and are second in 5-on-5 ratio. Ho hum. |
1.297 |
 |
2 | 3 | San Jose went 0-1-2 and still somehow managed to take over second place. That's because... |
1.132 |
 |
3 |
2 |
The Blues lost two games in Detroit and couldn't score more than one goal against Nashville. |
1.118 |
 |
4 |
4 |
Vancouver went 3-1-1 and are back atop the Northwest Division. |
1.082 |
 |
5 |
5 |
The Blackhawks are atop the Western Conference still, but they could only go 2-2-0 on their four game homestand. Losing to Edmonton hurts. |
1.029 |
 |
6 |
6 |
Dallas went 1-2 last week, losing to Columbus 4-1 but beating Boston 4-2. Weird week in Texas. |
0.951 |
 |
7 |
7 |
The Coyotes went 1-2-1 last week, with their only regulation win coming against Minnesota. |
0.918 |
 |
8 |
12 |
Los Angeles made a big jump, going 3-0-2 last week. In the two losses, they only scored one goal. |
0.890 |
|
9 |
9 |
The Flames went 0-2-2 last week, yet still managed to avoid falling. |
0.890 |
 |
10 |
10 |
Minnesota went 1-2-1, staying in 10th. |
0.889 |
 |
11 |
8 |
The Oilers went 1-3-0, beating Chicago at the end if the week to salvage it. |
0.887 |
 |
12 |
11 |
Nashville went 1-1-2 but the league-worst Fenwick tied is pulling them down. |
0.865 |
 |
13 |
13 |
The Avalanche went 3-1-1 but couldn't move up. If they can improve their 5-on-5 scoring, they might be decent. |
0.849 |
 |
14 |
14 |
Columbus beat Dallas 4-1. But they lost James Wisniewski to a broken ankle again. |
0.754 |
 |
15 | 15 | The Ducks beat San Jose 3-2, ending December with 3 regulation wins. |
0.707 |