NHL POWER RANKINGS

NHL Hockey Power Rankings

NHL Power Rankings

By A.J.  Perez

WEEK#    
Posted February 25, 2013 06:26 PM EST

There will be no interconference games until the Stanley Cup Final. That doesn’t mean we can’t compare East vs. West. The Western Conference is at least more competitive, if not much stronger top to bottom. Evidence? The top five teams in overtime/shootout wins are from the West.
 

+7

Ottawa Senators

-11

New York Rangers

FOX SPORTS NHL POWER RANKINGS

RK Team RECORD CHANGE HIGH/LOW COMMENTS
1

15-0 -0 - 1/7
We’re in the last week of February and Chicago still hasn’t lost in regulation. OK. There was that lockout thing, but, still, opening the season with 18 games without a regulation loss is impressive (and record-setting) in any season.
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2

13-2 -0 1 2/17
Jonas Hiller? Viktor Fasth? Doesn’t matter. Either seems to win in net — even when they fall behind, like Anaheim had done in the previous six games.
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3

10-4 -0 4 3/17
OK. The 8-3 setback against the Red Wings on Sunday wasn’t pretty. Still, February hasn’t been too bad. Vancouver is 7-2-2 in the month entering this week.
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4

13-6 -0 2 1/8
The Pens endured minus Sidney Crosby as he returned from his head injury. Now, it’s the team’s other star forward (Evgeni Malkin) who appears to be sidelined with a concussion.
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5

12-4 -0 1 3/26
The Habs remain one of the unexpected surprises this season, and they will continue their push with forward Max Pacioretty, who won’t face a suspension for boarding Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh.
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6

11-2 -0 1 3/6
Boston entered the week on a three-game winning streak, even if only one of those teams (the Lightning) would make the playoffs had the season ended on Sunday.
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7

11-6 -0 7 7/14
Sens goalie Craig Anderson needed to be helped off the ice after a collision on Thursday. Ben Bishop is a solid No. 2, but Ottawa will need a healthy Anderson to contend.
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8

10-6 -0 1 1/18
St. Louis finally won a game at home in February. The Blues' victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday was the first this month at Scottrade Center, in their sixth attempt.
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9

10-5 -0 5 2/23
Among the top 11 teams, in terms of record, only the Devils have a negative goal differential. That will happen when you allow nine goals in two games.
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10

9-7 -0 6 9/18
Detroit is scoring. It’s mostly against Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo on Sunday (eight goals). The Wings also scored four off Preds goalie Pekka Rinne on Saturday.
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11

8-6 -0 - 2/17
San Jose could be set to get back on track on Tuesday as it plays a home game for the first time since Feb. 9, ending a woeful six-game trip that saw the Sharks drop all but one game.
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12

8-6 -0 2 10/27
The Preds enter the week going scoreless in back-to-back games. Even for Nashville, that’s a low goal output.
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13

11-8 -0 - 8/30
The Leafs can be a little spotty on defense — and the team’s blue line is allowing a lot of shots. At 31.5, Toronto is 26th in the league in shots allowed.
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14

8-7 -0 1 11/25
Once the Coyotes learn to hold a lead, watch out. Phoenix held leads in two straight losses to end the week, including one with less than two minutes to go vs. Calgary on Sunday.
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15

9-8 -0 2 12/27
Dallas’ recent upswing includes a victory over the Sharks on Saturday. The Stars will have to keep the momentum in the near future minus defensemen Trevor Daley and Aaron Rome; both were placed on injured reserve.
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16

9-8 -0 2 7/29
Tampa Bay needs to do more than just beat up the bottom feeders. Quality victories have been few and far between.
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17

9-7 -0 5 8/27
Congrats, Carolina. You lead the weakest division in hockey. Maybe Carolina can make a statement against the Pens on Thursday.
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18

8-6 -0 7 3/25
A 3-0 run last week boosted L.A. back into playoff contention. Granted, those wins were against non-contenders.
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19

8-7 -0 11 2/20
The Rangers enter the week on a three-game skid. Worse, the talk of drastic changes on the horizon — even buying out underperforming forward Brad Richards — is on the rise.
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20

9-10 -0 2 8/27
If Philly wants to make a playoff push, it can’t lose to Florida, as it did on Thursday.
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21

8-7 -0 2 5/23
Plenty of trade rumors abound, and it appears Minnesota could be sellers. Hardly the position Wild fans thought their team would be in after last summer’s splashy signings.
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22

7-7 -0 1 21/30
Jarome Iginla has been attached to trades involving a few different teams. He’s still a member of the Flames, and he actually made people remember that with his first multi-goal game of the season on Sunday.
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23

7-8 -0 4 20/29
Only the Caps have a lower winning percentage when leading after two periods — winning only 57.1 percent of the time.
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24

6-10 -0 - 9/27
Alex Ovechkin had his first hat trick in more than two years on Saturday. Two years!
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25

8-9 -0 3 12/28
Winnipeg is the second-worst home team. Thankfully the Jets are on a five-game trip and have won three of the first four.
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26

7-7 -0 - 17/28
Uglier than Edmonton’s record was that cheap shot forward Taylor Hall delivered to Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck on Thursday night.
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27

8-10 -0 4 12/30
Good news? Goalie Rick DiPietro cleared waivers, and he’ll be in the minors. Maybe better if another team picked him and the remainder of his 15-year deal up. Like that would really happen.
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28

5-9 -0 1 19/30
Winners of two of their past 10 entering the week, the Panthers’ fade into insignificance is nearly complete.
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29

5-12 -0 1 13/30
A stat that illustrates Columbus’ woes: The Blue Jackets win a league-worst 16.7 percent of games when they score first.
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30

6-12 -0 10 18/30
Like it wasn’t obvious, but Buffalo’s problems extend beyond longtime coach Lindy Ruff. The Sabres are 0-2 since his firing.
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