Power rankings
Bucky Gleason ranks all 30 NHL teams
(Through Thursday’s games; last week in parentheses)
1 San Jose Sharks. Have a 27-0-3 record in past 30 home games. (3)
2 Detroit Red Wings. Penalty kill is first in NHL at home, worst on the road. (1)
3 Boston Bruins. Back-to-back losses are only a hiccup. (2)
4 Washington Capitals. Theodore allows 11 goals in six straight W’s. (7)
5 Montreal Canadiens. Six players score in blowout over Leafs. (8)
6 Philadelphia Flyers. Seven straight wins at home. (4)
7 Calgary Flames. Climbing the charts with 16-4-3 record since mid-November. (9)
8 Chicago Blackhawks. Sharp’s nap in faceoff circle leads to Avs’ win. (6)
9 New York Rangers. Too much talent to have 27th-rated power play. (5)
10 Vancouver Canucks. Sundin pointless in season debut. (10)
11 New Jersey Devils. Parise is looking for 100th career goal. (12)
12 Anaheim Ducks. Rookie Ryan records hat trick in 2:21 span. (13)
13 Carolina Hurricanes. Record was 11-4-2 when Samsonov has a point. (14)
14 Buffalo Sabres. Big test comes while playing nine of 10 games on the road. (16)
15 Pittsburgh Penguins. Rumors flying that Therrien headed for gallows. (11) 16 Phoenix Coyotes. Fedoruk uncovers Carcillo’s teeth after ice is scraped. (15)
17 Florida Panthers. Bouwmeester likely will be elsewhere in two months. (18)
18 Minnesota Wild. Wins over Sharks, Bruins and OTL to Wings restores faith. (17)
19 Colorado Avalanche. One sellout in past nine games at home. (23)
20 Edmonton Oilers. Strudwick named first star against Isles, a first in 552 GP. (21)
21 Dallas Stars. Turco prepared to play every game for the rest of the season. (22)
22 Los Angeles Kings. Handzus getting too much sun, not enough ice time. (20)
23 Nashville Predators. Steve Sullivan could be back in a couple of weeks. (19)
24 Toronto Maple Leafs. Antropov could be had for the right price. (24)
25 Columbus Blue Jackets. Injuries taking toll on team already lacking skill. (25)
26 St. Louis Blues. Kariya likely out for year after hip surgery. (27)
27 Ottawa Senators. The thumb of Peters tastes like chicken. (26)
28 Tampa Bay Lightning. Meszaros takes 64 stitches after puck to face. (29)
29 Atlanta Thrashers. Kovy: “Everybody should step up, including me.” (28)
30 New York Islanders. Weight limping around in protective boot. (30)
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