NHL power rankings for mid-March

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of March rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 St. Louis (4)

2 New York Rangers (2)

3 Vancouver (3)

4 Detroit (1)

5 Pittsburgh (6)

6 Nashville (5)

7 Philadelphia (11)

8 New Jersey (10)

9 Dallas (16)

10 Chicago (13)

11 Boston (9)

12 Ottawa (8)

13 Colorado (15)

14 Phoenix (7)

15 Washington (17)

16 Florida (12)

17 Los Angeles (19)

18 Calgary (20)

19 San Jose (14)

THIRD TIER

20 Winnipeg (18)

21 Buffalo (25)

22 Tampa Bay (21)

23 Anaheim (22)

24 Montreal (28)

25 New York Islanders (27)

26 Carolina (26)

27 Toronto (23)

28 Minnesota (24)

FOURTH TIER

29 Edmonton (29)

FIFTH TIER

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Dallas and Phoenix (7 spots), Buffalo and Montreal (4 spots), Chicago and St. Louis (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Jose (5 spots), Florida, Minnesota, Ottawa, Philadelphia and Toronto (4 spots), Detroit (3 spots)

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

1 ATLANTIC 47

2 CENTRAL 51

3 PACIFIC 82

4 NORTHWEST 91

5 NORTHEAST 95

6 SOUTHEAST 99

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 224

2 EAST 241