Some great individual efforts in Week 27 not only had a bearing on certain teams' final placement in the power rankings, but also on the playoff picture.

Nicklas Lidstrom's four points in the final week of the regular season helped the Red Wings remain in the top spot in the power rankings for the 19th week in a row. The high-scoring defenseman picked up two goals and two assists in Detroit's three games, including the game-winner in a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Montreal not only took over the No. 3 spot in the power rankings, it also finished first overall in the Eastern Conference thanks to the play of Carey Price between the pipes. The Canadiens goalie posted a 3-0-0 record with a 0.67 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage last week. Price finished the year with a 24-12-3 record with a 2.56 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and three shutouts in 41 appearances for the Habs this season.

Another goalie who stood on his head last week was Washington's Cristobal Huet. The netminder went 3-0-0 in Week 27, posting a 1.00 goals-against average and .955 save percentage for the Capitals. Huet's efforts helped the Caps move up four places in the power rankings and finish first in the Southeast Division, landing Washington in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Since being traded to Washington from Montreal at the deadline, Huet has virtually been unbeatable, netting an 11-2-0 record with a 1.63 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and two shutouts in 13 games.

How did your team do in the final week of the regular season? Where did it finish in the power rankings? Read on to find out.

(Note: The Power Rankings will be based on a formula of points earned divided by the maximum amount of points possible [points/games played x 2]. In case of a tie, categories such as wins, goals against, goals for, power play goals and power play percentage will determine rankings.)

NHL Power Rankings Week Of 04/07/2008
Rk	Team	Last Wk	Rise/Fall	High/Low	Comment
1	Red Wings	1	-	/8	(.701) By picking up three points in the final week of the NHL regular season, Pavel Datsyuk not only helped the Red Wings finish as the power rankings leader in 2007-08, his Week 27 output also helped the winger finish as the team's scoring leader. Datsyuk ended the season with 97 points off 31 goals and 66 assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
2	Sharks	2	-	/23	(.659) Patrick Marleau finished the year strong. In fact, his five points in San Jose's last three games of the regular season helped the Sharks close out the year in second place in the power rankings. Marleau had two goals and three assists in Week 27. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
3	Canadiens	5	(+2)	/16	(.634) Carey Price backstopped the Canadiens to three straight wins in Week 27. Price only allowed two goals on 87 shots last week, and picked up his third shutout of the season when he turned aside all 32 shots the Senators fired his way last Tuesday. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
4	Ducks	4	-	/27	(.622) The Ducks closed out the regular season on a roll, winning eight of their final 10 games, including both of the games they played in Week 27. Teemu Selanne helped Anaheim win its final two games of the season last week by scoring three points off two goals — including one game-winner — and one assist. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
5	Penguins	3	(-2)	/25	(.622) By losing two of their final three games of the regular season, the Penguins fell two places in the rankings to close out the year fifth in the rankings. Even though he lost two of his three final starts, Marc-Andre Fleury closed out the year strong, only giving up five goals on 72 shots against. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
6	Devils	6	-	/28	(.604) The Devils closed out the year strong by winning three of their final four games. After losing seven straight to the New York Rangers, New Jersey finally got the best of its cross-town rivals, beating the Rangers 3-2 in a shootout in the last game of the regular season. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
7	Wild	7	-	/14	(.598) Minnesota picked up three of a possible four points in Week 27 to keep hold of seventh place in the power rankings. The Wild closed out the year by picking up at least a point in five straight games. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
8	Stars	8	-	/25	(.591) By picking up four points off one goal and three assists, Brenden Morrow helped the Stars win two of three last week to keep hold of the eighth spot in the rankings. Morrow's only goal of the week turned out to be an important one as the tally was the game-winner in a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes last Thursday. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
9	Rangers	9	-	/27	(.591) The Rangers picked up six of a possible eight points in Week 27 to finish as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and the ninth seed in the power rankings. Jaromir Jagr powered the New York offense last week, posting seven points off five goals and two assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
10	Avalanche	15	(+5)	/17	(.579) Colorado won both of its games in Week 27 and moved up five places in the rankings. Peter Forsberg enters the postseason on fireafter collecting 12 points in his last five games off one goal and 11 assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
11	Flyers	12	(+1)	/20	(.579) Martin Biron picked up two shutouts in his three starts last week, helping the Flyers close out the year in 11th place in the rankings. The Philadelphia backstop stopped all 42 shots he faced in wins over the Devils and Penguins, giving him five shutouts in a season for the second time in his career. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
12	Capitals	16	(+4)	/30	(.573) No team in the NHL was hotter than the Washington Capitals down the stretch. The team finished the season 9-1-0 in its last 10, with three of those wins coming in Week 27. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
13	Senators	10	(-3)	/13	(.573) The Senators lost two of three in the final week of the regular season, dropping them three places in the rankings. Ottawa needs to find its game before the postseason begins as the club ended the year losing four of its last five games. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
14	Flames	14	-	/28	(.573) After losing three of four in Week 26, the Flames finished off the season on a high-note by winning two of their last three games of the regular season. Calgary outscored the opposition 10-3 in its two wins last week, getting a four-point effort from Eric Nystrom in one of those victories. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
15	Bruins	11	(-4)	/19	(.573) The Bruins didn't finish off the regular season the way they would have liked to. The club lost two of three last week and fell four places in the rankings, plus ended the 2007-08 campaign by getting shut out 3-0 by the Buffalo Sabres. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
16	Hurricanes	13	(-3)	/22	(.561) The Hurricanes dropped two of three last week and fell three places in the rankings, but that wasn't the worst of it. The club also missed out on qualifying for the postseason by a mere two points. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
17	Predators	18	(+1)	/29	(.555) By winning two of the three games they played, the Predators were able to finish out the year on a high note and finish one place higher than last week in the rankings. Rich Peverley picked up three points in the last week of the season, including the second game-winning goal of his career. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
18	Sabres	19	(+1)	/29	(.549) The Buffalo Sabres closed out the season by winning two of their final three games, but that wasn't enough to get them into the postseason. Thomas Vanek finished the year by scoring four goals in his team's final three games, including all three red-lighters in Buffalo's 3-0 win over Boston. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
19	Oilers	20	(+1)	/29	(.537) A 6-3-1 run in their final 10 games of the regular season wasn't enough to get the Oilers into the Stanley Cup playoffs this year. The club spilt its final two games of the year, losing 3-2 to Calgary and edging the Canucks 2-1 on the road. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
20	Blackhawks	21	(+1)	/26	(.537) While the Blackhawks finished off on a sour note by losing 4-1 to the Red Wings in their last games of the year, the players shouldn't hang their heads. Chicago finished the season with nine more wins and 17 more points than they had last year, missing the playoffs by only three points. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
21	Canucks	17	(-4)	/24	(.537) The Canucks struggled miserably down the stretch, dropping seven of their last 10 games, including three in a row in the final week of the regular season. Even though they had one of the best in the game between the pipes in Roberto Luongo, Vancouver still got outscored 13-4 in its final three games of the year. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
22	Panthers	23	(+1)	/30	(.518) The Panthers closed out the year by winning two of their final three games of the year. Florida ended the season with 38 wins, which was not only three more than they had all of last year, but also their most since the 1999-2000 campaign when it won a club-record 43 games. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
23	Coyotes	24	(+1)	/29	(.506) The Coyotes dropped two of their final three games of the year, leaving them 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. Over the final two months of the season, Wayne Gretzky's bunch only managed to win five of their last 17 games. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
24	Maple Leafs	22	(-2)	/29	(.506) The Maple Leafs got swept in their final three games of the regular season. Toronto gave up 15 goals to the opposition in their three losses last week, including three short-handers to the Senators in an 8-2 loss at home. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
25	Blue Jackets	26	(+1)	/26	(.488) The Columbus Blue Jackets won only once in their last nine games of the regular season. The Jackets dropped three straight in Week 27, giving up 10 goals while scoring only three. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
26	Islanders	25	(-1)	/26	(.482) In the final two months of the regular season, the Islanders went from contenders in the East to pretenders as the team only won four of its last 17 games. In Week 27, New York lost two of its final three games, getting shut 3-0 by Rangers in one of the losses. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
27	Blues	27	-	/27	(.481) St. Louis picked up five of a possible seven points in Week 27, but it wasn't enough to help the club climb out of the 27th hole in the rankings. In the Blues final game of the regular season, Keith Tkachuk became the 41st player in NHL history to score 500 goals, when he potted an empty-netter against Columbus in a 4-1 win. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
28	Thrashers	28	-	/30	(.463) Kari Lehtonen won his final two starts of the regular season for Atlanta, helping the club take two of three from the opposition in Week 27. Included in one of the wins was a 2-0 shutout over the Lightning where Lehtonen stopped all 36 shots he faced. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
29	Kings	30	(+1)	/30	(.433) The Kings lost two of three in Week 27, but still managed to crawl out of the power rankings basement due to an abysmal week by the Tampa Bay Lightning. LA gave up another two power play goals in the final week of the regular season, finishing dead last in the NHL on the penalty kill. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
30	Lightning	29	(-1)	/30	(.433) The Lightning lost four in a row in the final week of the regular season to move into last in the power rankings. In its four straight losses, Tampa Bay gave up 16 goals while scoring only four. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy