Final Power Rankings: Rangers Dominate
As of April 12.
1. New York Rangers
PR Pts: 76.3 | Avg Rank: 6th
The Rangers got their game back as a Christmas gift and have been performing amazingly ever since.
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
PR Pts: 58.8 | Avg Rank: 1st
The Lightning have been the best team all year, and they look to thunder into the playoffs against the Red Wings.
3. St. Louis Blues
PR Pts: 51.6 | Avg Rank: 4th
No one's singing the Blues in St. Louis. In fact, they'll be watching them later this week.
4. Washington Capitals
PR Pts: 47.4 | Avg Rank: 12th
Ovechkin and Holtby cap off a great year for Washington.
5. Minnesota Wild
PR Pts: 43.2 | Avg Rank: 10th
The State of Hockey is in a state of frenzy after Minnesota clinched a spot in the first round.
6. Calgary Flames
PR Pts: 39.6 | Avg Rank: 13th
Lost to the Jets in the season finale, but still had a hot end to a great season.
7. Montreal Canadiens
PR Pts: 37.5 | Avg Rank: 11th
Les Habitants finished off an amazing season with a tight shootout win over arch-nemesis Toronto.
8. Vancouver Canucks
PR Pts: 37.2 | Avg Rank: 14th
In a whale of a finish against the Oilers, the comeback kids showed they still have it a couple years down the road.
9. Ottawa Senators
PR Pts: 36.0 | Avg Rank: 17th
They're having a Hull of a time down the stretch. (Oh wait, it's Gatineau now?)
10. Winnipeg Jets
PR Pts: 33.6 | Avg Rank: 18th
Landed in the playoffs with a Los Angeles loss. Should have fun against the Ducks.
11. Anaheim Ducks
PR Pts: 31.8 | Avg Rank: 7th
The Ducks waddled into the playoffs without much competition. Unfortunately for them, they'll be in a physical series against the Jets that might make them quack.
12. Chicago Blackhawks
PR Pts: 31.6 | Avg: 3rd
Lost some steam in the last ten, but still going strong against a weak Predators team.
13. Dallas Stars
PR Pts: 26.6 | Avg: 21st
The Stars' captain has won the Art Ross with a dominant finish. Now he can say, "Benn there, done that."
14. Los Angeles Kings
PR Pts: 26.5 | Avg: 15th
The reigning Cup champions have been dethroned. And apparently it's now total anarchy in the Kings' dressing room, too.
15. Nashville Predators
PR Pts: 26.0 | Avg: 2nd
The hunters are slowly becoming the hunted.
16. New York Islanders
PR Pts: 21.2 | Avg: 17th
The Islanders almost missed the playoffs, but managed to hang on and clinch a spot. No one Nassau that coming.
17. Detroit Red Wings
PR Pts: 21.2 | Avg: 8th
The Red Wings are hoping their game takes off in a potentially brutal series against the Lightning.
18. Boston Bruins
PR Pts: 19.5 | Avg: 19th
The Bruins are looking to paws for a moment and evaluate what went wrong.
19. Columbus Blue Jackets
PR Pts: 17.1 | Avg: 25th
Columbus sure came on strong down the stretch, it's just too bad that they lost so much before.
20. San Jose Sharks
PR Pts: 16.0 | Avg: 16th
There's always more fish in the sea for a Sharks franchise that's struggled all season for a playoff spot.
21. Pittsburgh Penguins
PR Pts: 15.0 | Avg: 5th
The Penguins managed to escape being seal'd out of the playoffs.
22. Colorado Avalanche
PR Pts: 12.6 | Avg: 26th
This season was a landslide of bad memories, buried under an avalanche of injuries and losses.
23. Florida Panthers
PR Pts: 6.5 | Avg: 23rd
What about Bob? If he hadn't been injured, this season might have been a different story. Now that he's back, they've won 9 of their last 10.
24. Philadelphia Flyers
PR Pts: 4.4 | Avg: 22nd
Philadelphia needs some brotherly love right now. And probably a hug.
25. Carolina Hurricanes
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 28th
Wasn't a totally stormy finish for Carolina, as they won 4 out of their last 10.
26. Edmonton Oilers
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 29th
Tried to be slick in their last game versus the Canucks, but couldn't clean it up.
27. Toronto Maple Leafs
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 20th
The Leafs and their staff are just a pile of wood and sticks right now: you know someone's going to get fired.
28. Arizona Coyotes
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 27th
The Coyotes will gladly desert this season.
29. Buffalo Sabres
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 30th
Less Sword in the Stone and more Dunder Mifflin Sabre.
30. New Jersey Devils
PR Pts: N/A | Avg: 24th
Even the Sabres won more than one of their last 10 games of the season.
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