NHL power rankings for start of April

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-March rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New York Rangers (2)

2 St. Louis (1)

3 Vancouver (3)

4 Pittsburgh (5)

5 Philadelphia (7)

6 Boston (11)

7 Nashville (6)

8 Chicago (10)

9 New Jersey (8)

10 Detroit (4)

SECOND TIER

11 Los Angeles (17)

12 Dallas (9)

13 Ottawa (12)

14 Colorado (13)

15 Phoenix (14)

16 Washington (15)

17 Florida (16)

18 Buffalo (21)

19 San Jose (19)

20 Calgary (18)

THIRD TIER

21 Winnipeg (20)

22 Tampa Bay (22)

23 New York Islanders (25)

24 Toronto (27)

25 Anaheim (23)

26 Carolina (26)

27 Minnesota (28)

28 Edmonton (29)

29 Montreal (24)

FOURTH TIER

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Los Angeles (6 spots), Boston (5 spots), Buffalo and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Detroit (6 spots), Montreal (5 spots), Dallas (3 spots)

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

1 ATLANTIC 42

2 CENTRAL 57

3 PACIFIC 82

4 NORTHEAST 90

5T NORTHWEST 92

5T SOUTHEAST 92

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 EAST 224

2 WEST 231