The Atlanta Thrashers jumped seven places in the Power Rankings thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk's hot hand. The 26-year-old sniper didn't waste any time getting back on the score sheet after missing six games with a foot injury. Kovalchuk posted eight points in three games last week off three goals and five assists, which ranked second among NHL scorers. Kovalchuk started Week 7 off by recording a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers on Nov. 12. He followed that standout performance up with a four-point effort (two goals, two assists) in a 7-0 rout of the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 13, and closed out the week by tallying an assist in a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 15.

Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg also helped his team move up in the rankings. Zetterberg led all NHL scorers in points in Week 7, registering nine in three games off four goals and five assists. The 29-year-old had one of his best games as a pro last week when he recorded a career-high five points (three goals, two assists) — which included the game-winning goal — in a 7-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 14 at The Joe.

Did any player on your favorite team carry his club in Week 7? 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 11/17/2009
Rk	Team	Last Wk	Rise/Fall	High/Low	Comment
1	Devils	1	-	1/28	(.778) The Devils are on fire. New Jersey scorched through the opposition in Week 7, scoring 12 goals in its three wins while giving up only four. The Devs come into Week 8 having won 11 of their last 12 games, including eight straight. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
2	Sabres	7	(+5)	1/13	(.735) Ryan Miller backstopped the Sabres to three straight wins in Week 7. The Buffalo puck-stopper started out the week by turning away 28 of the 29 shots he faced in a 3-1 win over Edmonton. He followed that performance up with back-to-back one-goal victories over Calgary and Philadelphia. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
3	Sharks	2	(-1)	2/17	(.727) Dany Heatley powered the San Jose offense in Week 7, posting three goals and one assist in four games. Heatley and the Sharks managed to skate away with six of a possible eight points last week to remain in the top three in the rankings. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
4	Flames	6	(+2)	3/11	(.722) Miikka Kiprusoff's play between the pipes kept the Flames red hot. The Calgary netminder helped his team earn five of a possible six points in Week 7 by turning away 105 of the 108 shots he faced in regulation and overtime. "Kipper's" only loss of the week came against the Sabres, when he let in two of the four shots he faced in the shootout. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
5	Capitals	5	-	2/22	(.700) The Caps were able to win two of the three games they played in Week 7, despite not having Alexander Ovechkin in the lineup. Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green posted a combined eight points for Washington last week off three goals and five assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
6	Blackhawks	11	(+5)	6/12	(.684) The play of Troy Brouwer helped the Blackhawks sweep through the competition in Week 7. The 24-year-old Chicago winger picked up five points in the team's four wins last week off two game-winning goals and three assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
7	Avalanche	3	(-4)	2/11	(.675) Colorado didn't have a good Week 7. The team lost its opening game of the week against Chicago in a shootout and then followed that up by getting torched 8-2 by Vancouver. Coming into Week 8, the Avalanche had only won twice in their last seven games, dropping them four places in the rankings. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
8	Flyers	8	-	4/15	(.656) Philadelphia saw its season-high five-game winning streak come to an end in Week 7. Maybe if the Flyers would have connected on one of the four power plays they had in a 3-2 loss to the Sabres, the streak would still be alive coming into play this week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
9	Penguins	4	(-5)	1/9	(.650) The return of Evgeni Malkin from a shoulder injury was just what the Penguins needed to snap out of their slump. Malkin notched three assists in a 6-5 overtime win over the Bruins. The win over Boston snapped Pittsburgh's season-high four-game losing streak. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
10	Red Wings	16	(+6)	10/29	(.639) The Detroit offense was firing on all cylinders in Week 7. The Red Wings netted three wins last week by putting 19 pucks behind opposing netminders while only giving up six. Niklas Kronwall chipped in from his blueline post, registering seven points off three goals and four assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
11	Kings	9	(-2)	7/25	(.619) The Kings dropped two of the four games they played in Week 7, giving up 11 goals to the opposition in the pair of defeats, while scoring only one. Anze Kopitar picked up three points in L.A.'s two wins, plus the shootout-decider over Tampa Bay. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
12	Thrashers	19	(+7)	5/19	(.618) The Thrashers picked up three wins in Week 7, extending their winning streak to a season-high four games. Two of Atlanta's three game-winners were scored by 18-year-old Evander Kane, who finished the week with five points off three goals and two assists. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
13	Blue Jackets	10	(-3)	3/15	(.611) Week 7 was a down and up week for the Blue Jackets. The team opened the week by suffering its worst loss at home in club history when Detroit came into Nationwide Arena last Wednesday and spanked the Jackets 9-1. Columbus rebounded from the embarrassing loss to the Red Wings by edging the Ducks 3-2 in a shootout. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
14	Lightning	17	(+3)	14/26	(.588) For the second week in a row Tampa Bay winger Ryan Malone powered the Bolts offense. Malone's two goals and one assist allowed the Lightning to pick up three points in two games last week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
15	Coyotes	13	(-2)	6/16	(.579) Robert Lang recorded three points in two games last week for the Coyotes, including one goal and one assist in a 3-2 win over the Stars. Lang comes into play this week tied for second on Phoenix in goals with five. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
16	Stars	12	(-4)	11/20	(.579) Mike Modano still has it. The veteran posted four points in Week 7, including his first goal of the season, which helped rally the Stars to victory over the San Jose Sharks last Thursday. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
17	Senators	15	(-2)	6/24	(.559) November hasn't been kind to the Senators so far. The team comes into Week 8 having lost three of its first five games of the month, including two of three last week. Ottawa comes into Week 8 having lost seven of its last 10 games, including five of its last seven on home ice. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
18	Rangers	14	(-4)	1/18	(.557) A minor-league call-up came to the Rangers rescue in Week 7. P.A. Parenteau's shootout goal against Ottawa in the seventh round of the extra session gave New York its only victory of the week. The Rangers’ ninth-ranked power play only connected once in eight tries last week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
19	Predators	20	(+1)	8/26	(.528) Pekka Rinne netted both Nashville wins in Week 7. The 27-year-old goalkeeper turned away 41 of the 42 shots he faced, including every chance fired his way in a 2-0 victory the Montreal Canadiens. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
20	Bruins	23	(+3)	16/23	(.526) The play of Tim Thomas between the pipes in Week 7 was the only reason the Bruins were able to skate away with four of a possible six points. Thomas opened the week by registering a shutout streak of 172 minutes and 28 seconds. Florida's Cory Stillman finally solved Thomas, beating the Boston netminder for the only goal in a shootout loss to the Panthers. Boston closed out the week with a 6-5 overtime loss to the Penguins. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
21	Islanders	22	(+1)	14/28	(.525) The Islanders went on the road for three games last week and came away from each game with at least a point. Rookie John Tavares led the way, scoring three goals and two assists in the three games away from Long Island. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
22	Canucks	18	(-4)	18/27	(.524) Henrik Sedin's first NHL hat trick helped the Canucks put an end to a three-game losing streak last week. Sedin posted three goals in an 8-2 romp of the Colorado Avalanche Saturday night. Forwards Ryan Johnson and Mason Raymond also recorded three points in the lopsided win over the Avs. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
23	Canadiens	24	(+1)	11/27	(.450) In two of their three games last week the Canadiens forgot where the back of the net was. Montreal's only win in Week 7 came sandwiched between two shutout losses to the Flames and Predators, where the club failed to score on 45 shots on goal. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
24	Oilers	21	(-3)	12/24	(.450) After closing out Week 6 with a four-power-play-goal performance against the Avs, the Oilers figured their woes with the extra man were over. Boy were they wrong. Last week, Edmonton failed to win a game, going 1-for-13 with the extra attacker. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
25	Blues	26	(+1)	6/26	(.444) The good news that came out of Week 6 for the Blues was that the team finally picked up its first win in November. The bad news was that the club closed out the week with another two losses, giving St. Louis five losses in its first six games of the month. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
26	Panthers	28	(+2)	18/29	(.441) The Panthers earned their four points the hard way in Week 7, winning both of their games via the shootout. Cory Stillman did his share in both wins, first potting the shootout-decider in a 1-0 win over Boston and then picking up a goal in the 5-4 extra-session win over the Islanders. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
27	Ducks	25	(-2)	18/27	(.417) The Ducks opened up a four-game road trip with three straight losses. The only point the team earned in Week 7 came in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
28	Wild	27	(-1)	21/29	(.400) Mikko Koivu's efforts allowed the Wild to pick up four of a possible eight points in Week 6. The Minnesota captain led the way by posting five points in the four games, including one goal and two assists in a 5-2 win over Toronto last Tuesday. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
29	Maple Leafs	29	-	19/30	(.306) Phil Kessel was the only bright spot for the Maple Leafs in Week 7. The 22-year-old winger stretched his point streak to five games, tallying three goals and one assist in Toronto's three losses last week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
30	Hurricanes	30	-	24/30	(.263) The good news to come out of Week 7 for the Hurricanes was that the team got its first win in the month of November. The bad news was that the team lost another two games before picking up the victory. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy