NHL power rankings for start of January

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from mid-December are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Detroit (2)

2 Pittsburgh (3)

3 Philadelphia (1)

4 Vancouver (10)

5 Tampa Bay (11)

6 Washington (7)

7 Dallas (8)

8 Colorado (6)

9 New York Rangers (9)

10 Boston (15)

11 Los Angeles (17)

12 San Jose (14)

13 Atlanta (12)

14 St. Louis (18)

15 Chicago (16)

16 Anaheim (13)

17 Montreal (5)

18 Columbus (20)

19 Phoenix (19)

20 Nashville (4)

21 Carolina (21)

22 Minnesota (24)

SECOND TIER

23 Ottawa (23)

24 Florida (27)

25 Buffalo (26)

26 Calgary (22)

THIRD TIER

27 Edmonton (25)

28 Toronto (28)

FOURTH TIER

29 New York Islanders (30)

30 New Jersey (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: Los Angeles, Tampa Bay and Vancouver (6 spots), Boston (5 spots), St. Louis (4 spots), Florida (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Nashville (16 spots), Montreal (12 spots), Calgary (4 spots), Anaheim (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 Pacific (65)

2 Southeast (69)

3 Atlantic (73)

4 Central (78)

5 Northwest (87)

6 Northeast (103)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West 230

2 East 245