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 |
 |
20-3-0 |
9-1-0 |
This team hasn't even hi its stride yet.
They are eating up opponents with regularity. |
| 2 |
2 |
 |
20-4-1 |
8-1-1 |
All three NYC Area NHL teams are good,
surprising Devils are best so far |
| 3 |
5 |
 |
15-5-6 |
7-0-3 |
Hats off to Mitch Marner on breaking the
Leafs record for consecutive games with a point. Toronto looks plenty dangerous
right now. |
| 4 |
3 |
 |
15-6-3 |
7-2-1 |
The Kraken have gotten this good despite
essentially no production from '22 top pick Shane Wright (one point), who was
supposed to #1 but slipped to #4 in the draft. |
| 5 |
11 |
 |
15-8-1 |
8-2-0 |
The Lightning have that 'plucky veteran
laying in the weeds' vibe about them. |
| 6 |
4 |
 |
18-7-1 |
5-4-1 |
Vegas starting to snap out of their funk,
but their loss to the Penguins could have been avoided. |
| 7 |
7 |
 |
15-7-1 |
7-3-0 |
The Jets are exceeding expectations so
far. Now the real test begins: not letting this good, early season work fade
away. |
| 8 |
9 |
 |
14-6-5 |
5-1-4 |
Seems the Stars rebuilt without a tank
involved |
| 9 |
13 |
 |
14-6-5 |
5-1-4 |
Do they still do that silly post-game
nonsense with the players at the faceoff circle? |
| 10 |
8 |
 |
16-10-0 |
6-4-0 |
Inconsistencies abound on the island.
|
| 11 |
14 |
 |
13-8-4 |
7-2-1 |
Another stroke for Kris Letang. Makes you
wonder about when 'enough is enough' in regards to quality of life after
retirement. The Pens will miss him on the ice, but can weather his absence
until - or if - he's ever medically ready to play again. |
| 12 |
6 |
 |
13-8-1 |
6-4-0 |
Three straight losses does not a top 10
team make. |
| 13 |
10 |
 |
12-7-5 |
5-3-2 |
Looks like the Wings are for real, but
the Atlantic Division is too good for them to make the playoffs |
| 14 |
20 |
 |
13-9-2 |
6-3-1 |
Kirill Kaprisov is the real deal. |
| 15 |
22 |
 |
12-9-2 |
7-2-1 |
Nashville was 10 seconds from being the
Devils' latest victim before tying the game and winning quickly in OT. |
| 16 |
18 |
 |
12-9-4 |
4-3-3 |
Three wins in four games provides a
slight boost for the mid-pack team. |
| 17 |
19 |
 |
14-11-0 |
6-4-0 |
McDavid and Draisatl. Draisatl and
McDavid. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. |
| 18 |
12 |
 |
13-10-4 |
3-4-3 |
Jonathan Quick may be playing for the
Kings into his 50's |
| 19 |
15 |
 |
11-10-5 |
4-4-2 |
The duel between 2019's top two draft
picks, Jack Hughes of the Devils and Kaapo Kakko of the Rangers, is not much of
a contest at the moment. Hughes has 29 points, Kakko has 8. |
| 20 |
21 |
 |
11-10-3 |
5-4-1 |
Flames are hanging in there without
Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, but still have lost more than they've won.
|
| 21 |
17 |
 |
12-11-1 |
5-5-0 |
Getting shutout by the Sharks is not how
this team wants to intimidate teams. |
| 22 |
16 |
 |
11-13-0 |
5-5-0 |
It's clear they traded the wrong
goaltender, but Binnington's contract was hard to move |
| 23 |
23 |
 |
10-12-3 |
6-4-0 |
This team was supposed to be a playoff
contender; now, the only thing keeping them in the discussion is the weakness
of their division |
| 24 |
26 |
 |
11-13-1 |
4-5-1 |
The weird thing is that the Sabres now
have a legit NHL offense. No goaltending, no depth on defense. But they can
fill the net. |
| 25 |
24 |
 |
10-12-4 |
3-5-2 |
Seems like not too long ago the Caps were
champs. Now they are just another struggling, losing teams |
| 26 |
29 |
 |
10-13-1 |
5-5-0 |
Big things cooking in Ottawa. Maybe not
on the ice, but the new ownership hunt is kicking into high gear! That's
something, right? |
| 27 |
25 |
 |
8-12-5 |
1-6-3 |
A win over the Islanders overshadowed by
losses to Tampa and New Jersey. |
| 28 |
31 |
 |
8-13-2 |
4-4-2 |
Columbus has lost 5 straight and nothing
appears to be trending in the right direction. |
| 29 |
28 |
 |
7-11-4 |
2-5-3 |
Honestly, does anyone even care? Most of
the time the Coyotes don't even register on the NHL newswire. The only thing
worse than losing is becoming irrelevant, which Arizona is. |
| 30 |
27 |
 |
8-16-4 |
2-7-1 |
How can a team with Erik Karlsson, Timo
Meier, Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture be this bad? Weak goaltending hasn't
helped. |
| 31 |
30 |
 |
7-13-4 |
1-8-1 |
Paging Patrick Kane: You sure about that
'I don't want to be traded' stance? |
| 32 |
32 |
 |
6-17-3 |
1-7-2 |
4 points in 10 games pretty much sums up
the Ducks season so far. |
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