Friday, December 16, 2011

NHL power rankings for mid-December

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of December rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Minnesota (1)

2 Philadelphia (12)

3 Boston (8)

4 Chicago (3)

5 Detroit (10)

6 St. Louis (9)

7 Vancouver (11)

8 New York Rangers (6)

9 Dallas (13)

10 Pittsburgh (2)

11 Florida (5)

12 Nashville (21)

13 San Jose (14)

14 Toronto (4)

15 Phoenix (7)

16 Washington (19)

17 New Jersey (18)

18 Buffalo (15)

19 Montreal (23)

20 Los Angeles (16)

21 Winnipeg (24)

22 Ottawa (17)

23 Edmonton (20)

24 Calgary (25)

25 Colorado (26)

26 Tampa Bay (22)

SECOND TIER

27 Carolina (27)

28 New York Islanders (28)

29 Anaheim (29)

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Philadelphia (10 spots), Nashville (9 spots), Boston and Detroit (5 spots), Dallas, Montreal and Vancouver (4 spots), St. Louis and Washington and Winnipeg (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Toronto (10 spots), Phoenix and Pittsburgh (8 spots), Florida (6 spots), Ottawa (5 spots), Los Angeles and Tampa Bay (4 spots), Buffalo and Edmonton (3 spots)

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

1 CENTRAL 57

2 ATLANTIC 65

3 NORTHEAST 76

4 NORTHWEST 80

5 PACIFIC 86

6 SOUTHEAST 101

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 223

2 EAST 242

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