NHL Power Rankings (1/3)

Mike Adams | National Hockey League

Jan 3, 11:28 AM | Hype this story!

Like many of you, we took a little hiatus over the holiday. But the Faceoff Factor Power rankings return today, and there has been a bit of a shakeup.

*Setting sail: Montreal, Islanders, Columbus *Sinking ships: Toronto, Boston, Carolina

How it works: First, each team is ranked 1 through 30 in power play, penalty kill, even-strength play, regulation play, and last 10 games. Those ranks are then added together to get the overall score. Thus, the lower the total, the better the power ranking.

  Rank ↑  /  ↓ Previous Team Score
1   1 Detroit Red Wings 17
2   2 Ottawa Senators 20
3   3 Dallas Stars 26
4 ↑ 5 Vancouver Canucks 37
5 ↓ 4 San Jose Sharks 38
6 ↑ 7 Buffalo Sabres 48
7 ↑ 11 Philadelphia Flyers 56
8 ↑ 16 Montreal Canadiens 59
9   9 Calgary Flames 64
10 ↑ 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 66
11 ↑ 18 Chicago Blackhawks 69
12 ↓ 6 Minnesota Wild 71
13 ↓ 10 Colorado Avalanche 72
14 ↑ 19 New York Rangers 73
15 ↓ 12 New Jersey Devils 80
16 ↓ 13 St. Louis Blues 81
17 ↑ 26 New York Islanders 83
18 ↑ 20 Florida Panthers 85
19 ↓ 8 Boston Bruins 88
20 ↑ 23 Phoenix Coyotes 89
21   21 Pittsburgh Penguins 90
22   22 Washington Capitals 93
23 ↓ 15 Carolina Hurricanes 96
24 ↑ 27 Anaheim Ducks 97
25 ↓ 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 106
26 ↓ 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 107
27 ↑ 28 Nashville Predators 113
28 ↓ 25 Edmonton Oilers 119
29   29 Los Angeles Kings 119
30   30 Atlanta Thrashers 121

Comments

  1. Chad

    Jan 3, 03:30 PM

    MCM, your ranking systeam is awful. The Kings are by far the worst team in the NHL, but the Thrashers are worse? Sure, they might play in the weakest division in the league, but they’ve rebounded pretty well from an awful start. The Pens have beaten the Coyotes and Bruins, the latter twice, but they’re worse than them? Whatever. Your system needs a lot of revamping.

  2. Matt Bodenschatz

    Jan 3, 04:08 PM

    Thanks for the insight. What kind of formula would you use to rank the teams?

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