NHL power rankings for start of January

By Rick Morris

 

Previous rankings are in parentheses.

 

TOP TIER

1 Anaheim (2-8)

2 Chicago (17-11)

3 New York Islanders (7-1)

4 Nashville (9-2)

5 Montreal (1-4)

6 Tampa Bay (5-5)

7 St. Louis (4-3)

8 Detroit (12-9)

9 Pittsburgh (3-6)

10 Vancouver (6-7)

11 New York Rangers (20-17)

12 Washington (22-19)

13 Winnipeg (15-16)

14 San Jose (16-18)

15 Los Angeles (11-13)

16 Florida (23-20)

17 Boston (8-12)

18 Toronto (13-15)

19 Calgary (10-10)

SECOND TIER

20 Dallas (24-24)

21 Ottawa (14-21)

22 Minnesota (18-14)

23 Columbus (29-30)

24 Buffalo (30-26)

25 Colorado (26-22)

26 Arizona (25-25)

27 Philadelphia (21-28)

28 New Jersey (19-23)

THIRD TIER

29 Carolina (28-27)

30 Edmonton (27-29)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago (9 spots), Anaheim, Columbus and Washington (7 spots), New York Rangers (6 spots), Dallas, Florida and San Jose (4 spots), Winnipeg (3 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Calgary (9 spots), Minnesota (8 spots), Boston and New Jersey (5 spots), St. Louis (4 spots), Colorado, Pittsburgh and Toronto and Vancouver (3 spots)

 

 

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

 

1 CENTRAL 13.29

2 ATLANTIC 14.38

3 PACIFIC  16.43

4 METROPOLITAN 17.75

 

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 29.72

2 EAST 32.13