The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. Here
are the LGS NHL Power Rankings for this week:
| Rank |
Rank Last Week |
Team |
Record |
Last 10 |
The Skinny |
| 1 |
1 |
 |
18-5-4 |
6-3-1 |
The Panthers hold the top spot after
winning 5 in a row. A late loss in Colorado on Sunday not enough to wrestle the
king from the summit. |
| 2 |
6 |
 |
19-7-1 |
5-5-0 |
The Hurricanes win all three games and
jump back into the 2 spot in the Rankings. |
| 3 |
2 |
 |
19-8-1 |
8-2-0 |
Minnesota becoming a fun team to watch?
The timeline of this universe did shift. |
| 4 |
5 |
 |
18-6-3 |
8-2-0 |
Maybe we'd better believe. |
| 5 |
3 |
 |
17-5-6 |
6-3-1 |
When a top 5 team loses to Buffalo, they
fall. |
| 6 |
4 |
 |
19-8-2 |
7-2-1 |
Are the Leafs the best team to ever lace
em up? Toronto media currently thinks so... |
| 7 |
9 |
 |
15-7-6 |
5-4-1 |
The Flames dropped all four games last
week, then get a COVID related vacation this week. |
| 8 |
8 |
 |
17-6-4 |
7-2-1 |
Tampa starting to turn heads. They're
ranked in the top 8 for a reason after their slow start. |
| 9 |
10 |
 |
15-8-5 |
5-2-3 |
The Blues are getting healthy, and
starting to beat notable teams. |
| 10 |
11 |
 |
16-9-5 |
6-2-2 |
Coach Dallas Eakins must get a little
satisfaction seeing his Ducks continue to move ahead of the Oilers in the
standings |
| 11 |
13 |
 |
16-7-2 |
7-2-1 |
Avalanche scored more touchdowns than
some NFL teams last week. |
| 12 |
12 |
 |
13-9-5 |
4-5-1 |
Gotta score to win games. Lesson
hopefully learned. |
| 13 |
7 |
 |
16-10-0 |
4-6-0 |
The first real bump in the road for the
Oilers. The Pacific is wide open so this puts all playoff spots into play!
|
| 14 |
14 |
 |
16-11-0 |
6-4-0 |
So, who goes once Eichel is healthy??
|
| 15 |
18 |
 |
17-10-1 |
7-3-0 |
Sneaky good, but who pays attention |
| 16 |
19 |
 |
14-8-5 |
7-2-1 |
Wins over Seattle, Washington and Anaheim
help the Pens vault 3 spots up the rankings. |
| 17 |
16 |
 |
14-8-2 |
5-3-2 |
The Bruins are performing like a mid-pack
team. |
| 18 |
20 |
 |
15-12-1 |
6-4-0 |
Not bad, not good, but showing they can
win a few when they play a certain way. |
| 19 |
22 |
 |
10-11-5 |
2-6-2 |
Wins over Philly and Nashville help the
jump. |
| 20 |
23 |
 |
12-10-4 |
4-4-2 |
The Kings win 3 of 4 but still fall a
spot. They need to prove themselves before they'll climb. |
| 21 |
17 |
 |
13-10-2 |
7-3-0 |
Dallas loses 3 of 4 and crashed 6 spots.
|
| 22 |
21 |
 |
14-11-1 |
4-5-1 |
Blue Jackets beat those they should and
lose to those they should. |
| 23 |
24 |
 |
10-12-4 |
2-7-1 |
Promoting Mike Yeo didn't help. Wow,
surprise. |
| 24 |
15 |
 |
13-12-3 |
5-4-1 |
Lose 4 straight and drop 6 spots. |
| 25 |
26 |
 |
9-15-3 |
5-3-2 |
Three straight losses but the Kraken
still climb a spot. |
| 26 |
30 |
 |
12-15-2 |
6-4-0 |
New coach Bruce Boudreau will make it a
happy team, maybe they can play to their ability. |
| 27 |
27 |
 |
10-15-2 |
5-5-0 |
Fleury has the fans getting hopeful, wait
until they flip him at the trade deadline |
| 28 |
28 |
 |
7-11-5 |
2-5-3 |
First win in the new barn. They better
rattle off 10 or 15 in a row if they want to get back into the race. |
| 29 |
30 |
 |
8-16-1 |
4-6-0 |
Wins over Jersey and Tampa Bay a nice
jolt, but losses to the Islanders can't be overlooked. |
| 30 |
29 |
 |
6-20-3 |
2-7-1 |
Rumours of Patrick Roy returning to the
Habs are gripping Quebec. Maybe he could break the curse of 1995. |
| 31 |
25 |
 |
8-15-4 |
1-7-2 |
After spotting the Coyotes a healthy
lead, Buffalo is back in the "Race for Wright"! Sabres fans also get another
clipping for their NHL Refs Screwed Us scrapbook |
| 32 |
32 |
 |
5-20-2 |
3-7-0 |
How do you make a terrible hockey team
worse? Get a lien against your club for failing to pay taxes. These dogs seem
like their on their last legs. It's one thing not to believe in analytics, but
can't the NHL run a credit check on people who buy teams? |
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