Saturday, February 4, 2012

NHL power rankings for start of February

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-January rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Detroit (5)

2 New York Rangers (1)

3 St. Louis (3)

4 Vancouver (4)

5 Boston (2)

6 Nashville (10)

7 Philadelphia (8)

8 San Jose (7)

9 Pittsburgh (16)

10 Chicago (6)

SECOND TIER

11 Los Angeles (12)

12 Ottawa (9)

13 Florida (14)

14 New Jersey (11)

15 Toronto (18)

16 Minnesota (15)

17 Washington (13)

18 Calgary (21)

19 Dallas (17)

20 Winnipeg (22)

21 Colorado (19)

22 Phoenix (20)

THIRD TIER

23 Tampa Bay (25)

24 New York Islanders (26)

25 Carolina (27)

26 Buffalo (23)

27 Montreal (24)

28 Anaheim (29)

29 Edmonton (28)

FOURTH TIER

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Pittsburgh (7 spots), Detroit and Nashville (4 spots), Calgary and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago and Washington (4 spots), Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey and Ottawa (3 spots)

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

1 CENTRAL 50

2 ATLANTIC 56

3 PACIFIC 80

4 NORTHEAST 85

5 NORTHWEST 88

6 SOUTHEAST 98

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 218

2 EAST 239

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