Monday, April 4, 2011

NHL power rankings for start of April

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from mid-March are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Vancouver (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Washington (4)

3 Detroit (3)

4 Philadelphia (2)

5 San Jose (6)

6 Pittsburgh (5)

7 Tampa Bay (8)

8 Boston (7)

THIRD TIER

9 Los Angeles (9)

10 Anaheim (15)

11 Phoenix (13)

12 Nashville (16)

13 Chicago (11)

14 Montreal (10)

15 New York Rangers (18)

16 Buffalo (19)

17 Carolina (21)

18 Calgary (14)

19 Dallas (12)

FOURTH TIER

20 Toronto (22)

21 St. Louis (23)

22 Minnesota (17)

FIFTH TIER

23 Columbus (20)

SIXTH TIER

24 Atlanta (24)

25 New Jersey (25)

SEVENTH TIER

26 New York Islanders (27)

27 Ottawa (29)

28 Florida (26)

EIGHTH TIER

29 Colorado (28)

NINTH TIER

30 Edmonton (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Anaheim (5 spots), Carolina and Nashville (4 spots), Buffalo and New York Rangers (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Dallas (7 spots), Minnesota (5 spots), Calgary and Montreal (4 spots), Columbus (3 spots)

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

1 Pacific (54)

2 Central (72)

3 Atlantic (76)

4 Southeast (78)

5 Northeast (85)

6 Northwest (100)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West 226

2 East 239

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