Colorado cooled off this week, losing a couple of games. Tampa Bay lost a couple as well. Carolina remains #3 in my rankings. Dallas is on fire, winning three more games this week, moving them up into the #4 ranking. Buffalo had a pretty decent week, but slips to #5.

Colorado continues to be the best scoring team in the league. Tampa Bay climbs back up to #2 in offense, followed by Carolina. Montreal tumbles to #4 after climbing up to #2 the week before. Edmonton is the #5 offense in the league.

Colorado remains the most dominant defense, by far. Dallas and Utah swap positions this week, while Tampa Bay remains the #3 defense. The New York Islanders continue to hold down the #5 defense.

Rankings:

Rank Team W L OT Pts GF GA Rating SoS
1 COLORADO AVALANCHE 44 12 9 97 247 163 101.923 99.976
2 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 40 21 4 84 231 182 101.337 100.046
3 CAROLINA HURRICANES 42 18 6 90 234 192 101.280 99.959
4 DALLAS STARS 42 14 10 94 232 178 101.132 99.826
5 BUFFALO SABRES 41 20 6 88 235 200 101.064 100.015
6 BOSTON BRUINS 37 23 6 80 219 207 100.656 99.988
7 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 38 24 5 81 197 191 100.613 99.959
8 MONTREAL CANADIENS 36 20 10 82 233 220 100.558 99.982
9 MINNESOTA WILD 38 18 12 88 226 196 100.496 99.926
10 ANAHEIM DUCKS 37 27 3 77 223 233 100.384 99.965

Top 10 Offense:

Rank Team Offense
1 Colorado Avalanche 0.671
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 0.447
3 Carolina Hurricanes 0.434
4 Montreal Canadiens 0.418
5 Edmonton Oilers 0.386
6 Buffalo Sabres 0.381
7 Dallas Stars 0.359
8 Ottawa Senators 0.278
9 Anaheim Ducks 0.254
10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0.235

Top 10 Defense:

Rank Team Defense
1 Colorado Avalanche 0.614
2 Dallas Stars 0.380
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 0.318
4 Utah Mammoth 0.318
5 New York Islanders 0.243
6 Minnesota Wild 0.226
7 Carolina Hurricanes 0.191
8 Detroit Red Wings 0.156
9 Buffalo Sabres 0.149
10 Washington Capitals 0.132

Complete rankings

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