NHL power rankings for mid-January

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of January are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (3)

2 Vancouver (4)

3 Detroit (1)

4 Pittsburgh (2)

5 Tampa Bay (5)

6 Dallas (7)

7 Washington (6)

8 Boston (10)

9 New York Rangers (9)

10 Montreal (17)

11 Nashville (20)

12 Anaheim (16)

13 Phoenix (19)

14 Colorado (8)

15 Atlanta (13)

16 Chicago (15)

17 Minnesota (22)

18 Carolina (21)

19 St. Louis (14)

20 San Jose (12)

21 Los Angeles (11)

22 Columbus (18)

23 Buffalo (25)

24 Florida (24)

25 Calgary (26)

26 Toronto (28)

27 Ottawa (23)

SECOND TIER

28 Edmonton (27)

29 New York Islanders (29)

30 New Jersey (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Nashville (9 spots), Montreal (7 spots), Phoenix (6 spots), Minnesota (5 spots), Anaheim (4 spots), Carolina (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Los Angeles (10 spots), San Jose (8 spots), Colorado (6 spots), St. Louis (5 spots), Columbus and Ottawa (4 spots)

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

1T Southeast (71)

1T Central (71)

3 Pacific (72)

4 Atlantic (73)

5 Northwest (86)

6 Northeast (94)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West 229

2 East 238