NHL Team Power Rankings

1. San Jose Sharks (16-3-1) – The Sharks are 10-0-1 at home so far this season. They didn’t get their 10th win at home until Jan. 22 last season. What’s more impressive is that they’ve been winning even without Evgeni Nabakov in net.
   
2. Detroit Red Wings (12-2-3) – It’s easy to achieve this kind of record when your power play is scoring at a ridiculous 32.4 percent.
   
3. Boston Bruins (12-3-4) – Tim Thomas leads the NHL in goals against (1.78) and save percentage (.944). Oh, and the Bruins backup goalie, Manny Fernandez, is 5-1-1.
   
4. Washington Capitals (11-4-3)– Alexander Semin and Alexander Ovechkin have combined for 49 points and a +35 rating in just 16 games.
   
5. Pittsburgh Penguins (11-4-3) – Evgeni Malkin leads the NHL in points with 30. This team is going to be scary when Sid “the Kid” picks his game up.
   
6. Minnesota Wild (11-4-1) – Minnesota has surrendered the least amount of goals in the NHL with 31 against; the next closest is 44 against (Phoenix).
   
7. New York Rangers (14-6-2) – Henrik Lundqvist is in fine form and leads the NHL with 12 wins.
   
8. Montreal Canadiens (10-5-2)– Andrei Markov is standing out as one of the NHL’s elite defensemen with 14 points in just 17 games.
   
9. Vancouver Canucks (11-6-2) – Roberto Luongo is destroying the competition with five shutouts already; that includes a Vancouver franchise-record shutout streak that lasted 242 minutes and 36 seconds.
   
10. Chicago Blackhawks (8-4-5) – The Blackhawks have had seven of their 17 games decided in extra time or a shootout, with the Hawks only winning two of them. Other than that, this young team is headed in the right direction.
    
11. Anaheim Ducks (10-8-2) – The Ducks had a rough 0-4 start, but rebounded nicely and had a great streak of games, collecting 17 of a possible 18 points in the process.
    
12. Buffalo Sabres (9-6-3)– Even though Thomas Vanek leads the NHL in goals (15), the Sabres have let up an abysmal 18 goals in the last three games, all losses.
    
13. Calgary Flames (10-8-1) – The Flames have been outscored 63-56 this season and are still over .500. But if this keeps up, expect the “flames” to go out in Calgary.
    
14. Carolina Hurricanes (10-7-2) – It’s just a matter of time before this team begins to slide down the standings. Eric Staal has just 10 points in 19 games, even after signing that seven-year, $57.75 million contract extension.
    
15. New Jersey Devils (8-7-2) – No Marty Brodeur, no playoffs. The Devils are just 2-5-0 without their star goalie, and he’s still out another three months.
    

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