Sunday, January 15, 2012

NHL power rankings for mid-January

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of January rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New York Rangers (1)

2 Boston (2)

3 St. Louis (8)

4 Vancouver (4)

5 Detroit (7)

6 Chicago (3)

7 San Jose (14)

8 Philadelphia (5)

9 Ottawa (20)

10 Nashville (11)

11 New Jersey (12)

12 Los Angeles (15)

13 Washington (18)

14 Florida (10)

15 Minnesota (6)

16 Pittsburgh (9)

17 Dallas (13)

18 Toronto (17)

19 Colorado (19)

20 Phoenix (22)

21 Calgary (21)

22 Winnipeg (16)

23 Buffalo (23)

24 Montreal (25)

25 Tampa Bay (24)

26 New York Islanders (28)

27 Carolina (27)

28 Edmonton (26)

29 Anaheim (29)

SECOND TIER

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Ottawa (11 spots), San Jose (7 spots), St. Louis and Washington (5 spots), Los Angeles (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Minnesota (9 spots), Pittsburgh (7 spots), Winnipeg (6 spots), Dallas and Florida (4 spots), Chicago and Philadelphia (3 spots)

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

1 CENTRAL 54

2 ATLANTIC 62

3 NORTHEAST 66

4 PACIFIC 85

5 NORTHWEST 87

6 SOUTHEAST 101

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 226

2 EAST 229

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