What a difference a week makes. Last week, Winnepeg led the way in my rankings. Then they lost 3 games. Now, they have fallen to #8. Anaheim won 4 games last week and surge into the #1 ranking. Carolina picked up 4 wins and are now #2. Colorado picked up 3 more wins and are ranked #4 this week. They still only have a single regulation loss on the season. Montreal picked up a win and 2 OT losses and fall to #6 in my rankings.
As the season goes on, I’ll try and provide more analysis.
Rankings:
| Rank | Team | W | L | OT | GF | GA | Rating | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAHEIM DUCKS | 11 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 46 | 102.975 | 100.473 |
| 2 | CAROLINA HURRICANES | 11 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 42 | 102.884 | 100.397 |
| 3 | NEW JERSEY DEVILS | 11 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 44 | 102.737 | 100.583 |
| 4 | COLORADO AVALANCHE | 10 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 101.998 | 100.515 |
| 5 | BOSTON BRUINS | 10 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 56 | 101.305 | 100.398 |
| 6 | MONTREAL CANADIENS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 47 | 101.157 | 99.446 |
| 7 | TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING | 8 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 41 | 100.859 | 100.461 |
| 8 | WINNIPEG JETS | 9 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 100.573 | 99.542 |
| 9 | VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 42 | 100.539 | 100.523 |
| 10 | UTAH MAMMOTH | 9 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 50 | 100.327 | 99.702 |
| 11 | PITTSBURGH PENGUINS | 9 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 48 | 100.253 | 99.842 |
| 12 | DETROIT RED WINGS | 9 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 51 | 100.196 | 99.708 |
| 13 | DALLAS STARS | 9 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 51 | 100.164 | 99.789 |
| 14 | SAN JOSE SHARKS | 7 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 56 | 100.113 | 100.756 |
| 15 | PHILADELPHIA FLYERS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 39 | 100.082 | 99.655 |
| 16 | FLORIDA PANTHERS | 7 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 46 | 99.986 | 100.621 |
| 17 | CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 99.976 | 99.791 |
| 18 | TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 60 | 99.900 | 99.935 |
| 19 | LOS ANGELES KINGS | 7 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 51 | 99.749 | 100.253 |
| 20 | SEATTLE KRAKEN | 7 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 44 | 99.734 | 100.043 |
| 21 | OTTAWA SENATORS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 58 | 99.727 | 99.730 |
| 22 | NEW YORK ISLANDERS | 7 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 99.714 | 100.084 |
| 23 | COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 99.550 | 99.501 |
| 24 | WASHINGTON CAPITALS | 7 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 99.549 | 99.601 |
| 25 | NEW YORK RANGERS | 7 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 40 | 98.958 | 99.593 |
| 26 | MINNESOTA WILD | 7 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 57 | 98.730 | 99.725 |
| 27 | VANCOUVER CANUCKS | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 58 | 98.705 | 99.077 |
| 28 | EDMONTON OILERS | 6 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 57 | 98.482 | 99.702 |
| 29 | BUFFALO SABRES | 5 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 49 | 98.449 | 100.269 |
| 30 | NASHVILLE PREDATORS | 5 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 59 | 97.785 | 99.902 |
| 31 | ST. LOUIS BLUES | 5 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 63 | 97.287 | 99.353 |
| 32 | CALGARY FLAMES | 4 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 55 | 96.891 | 99.582 |