Thursday, March 1, 2012

NHL power rankings for start of March

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-February rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Detroit (1)

2 New York Rangers (2)

3 Vancouver (3)

4 St. Louis (4)

SECOND TIER

5 Nashville (6)

THIRD TIER

6 Pittsburgh (8)

7 Phoenix (16)

8 Ottawa (14)

9 Boston (5)

10 New Jersey (10)

11 Philadelphia (9)

12 Florida (13)

13 Chicago (11)

14 San Jose (7)

15 Colorado (18)

16 Dallas (20)

17 Washington (19)

18 Winnipeg (21)

19 Los Angeles (12)

20 Calgary (17)

21 Tampa Bay (26)

22 Anaheim (23)

23 Toronto (15)

24 Minnesota (22)

25 Buffalo (25)

26 Carolina (28)

27 New York Islanders (27)

28 Montreal (24)

29 Edmonton (29)

FOURTH TIER

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Phoenix (9 spots), Ottawa (6 spots), Tampa Bay (5 spots), Dallas (4 spots), Colorado and Winnipeg (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Toronto (8 spots), Los Angeles and San Jose (7 spots), Boston and Montreal (4 spots), Calgary (3 spots)

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

1 CENTRAL 53

2 ATLANTIC 56

3 PACIFIC 78

4 NORTHWEST 91

5 NORTHEAST 93

6 SOUTHEAST 94

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 222

2 EAST 243

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