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NHL Power Rankings: Week #11-14 (2017-18)

2018-01-13T11:00:00.003-05:00

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! After an extensive break over the holiday season it's time for the first rankings of the new year, covering weeks 11 through 14. Did you miss us?? If you did let's jump right to it:

Lots of changes over the passed few weeks but one things remains true: the Lightning continue to hold that top spot with a continued mathematical inertia over the entire league. As clear favorites for out TOA President's Trophy, a massive meltdown would have to occur to change that. We'll be monitoring the weeks as they pass to announce a clinched trophy. We hate to say we told you so but here's a news flash Pittsburgh: the Pens aren't as good a they used to be. Maybe not as bad as Buffalo or Arizona (no one is actually) but its a 90% chance they aren't going three in a row.

Boston was a huge surprise, jumping from the middle of the pack into a front running position, but there's doubt that they can continue that trend as they may have peaked to early.

This ends Week 11-14. As always, remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	31-10-3 (65 pts.)	Even	7.142
#2	Vegas Golden Knights	29-10-2 (60 pts.)	Up 2	6.598
#3	Boston Bruins	23-10-7 (53 pts.)	Up 11	5.934
#4	Winnipeg Jets	24-14-7 (55 pts.)	Up 2	5.828
#5	Nashville Predators	25-11-6 (56 pts.)	Up 2	5.488
#6	L.A. Kings	24-13-5 (53 pts.)	Down 3	5.345
#7	Washington Capitals	28-14-3 (59 pts.)	Up 4	5.283
#8	Colorado Avalanche	22-16-3 (47 pts.)	Up 12	5.091
#9	New Jersey Devils	22-11-8 (52 pts.)	Up 4	5.034
#10	Toronto Maple Leafs	25-17-3 (53 pts.)	Down 5	5.006
#11	Dallas Stars	24-16-3 (55 pts.)	Up 7	4.919
#12	Chicago Blackhawks	22-16-6 (50 pts.)	Up 3	4.903
#13	New York Rangers	22-15-5 (49 pts.)	Down 4	4.720
#14	St. Louis Blues	26-17-3 (55 pts.)	Down 12	4.679
#15	Calgary Flames	24-16-4 (52 pts.)	Up 4	4.557
#16	San Jose Sharks	21-13-6 (48 pts.)	Down 4	4.381
#17	Philadelphia Flyers	19-15-8 (46 pts.)	Up 4	4.292
#18	N.Y. Islanders	21-18-4 (46 pts.)	Down 10	4.273
#19	Minnesota Wild	23-17-4 (50 pts.)	Down 2	4.267
#20	Columbus Blue Jackets	25-18-3 (53 pts.)	Down 9	3.902
#21	Anaheim Ducks	19-15-9 (47 pts.)	Up 4	3.866
#22	Carolina Hurricanes	20-16-8 (48 pts.)	Up 2	3.801
#23	Pittsburgh Penguins	22-19-3 (47 pts.)	Down 7	3.784
#24	Detroit Red Wings	17-17-7 (41 pts.)	Up 4	3.274
#25	Florida Panthers	18-19-6 (42 pts.)	Down 2	3.262
#26	Edmonton Oilers	19-23-3 (41 pts.)	Even	2.972
#27	Montreal Canadiens	18-20-4 (40 pts.)	Even	2.917
#28	Ottawa Senators	15-18-9 (39 pts.)	Up 1	2.804
#29	Ottawa Senators	9-12-7 (25 pts.)	Down 7	2.722
#30	Buffalo Sabres	11-24-9 (31 pts.)	Up 1	1.199
#31	Arizona Coyotes	10-28-6 (26 pts.)	Down 1	0.778

Who's Hot?: Avalanche (12), Bruins (11), Stars (7)

Who's Not?: Blues (12), Islanders (10), Blue Jackets (9)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #9-10 (2017-18)

2017-12-10T18:57:00.003-05:00

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! We took a little week off due to the holidays and a personal birthday weekend but we're back and buy have things changed. We've combined weeks 9 and 10 so lets get to it.

First off, THE PENS FINALLY ARE LEVELING OUT! This has pissed us off so much. A champion team for two straight years messing up our algorithm but it seems that time has made them a casualty to the strength of the formula. We were considering pushing 3.1 patch early but now we want to revamp 3.1 to make it possibly a new rank system for next year. We also have a new meadow dweller in the Sabres. Congratulation Buffalo, its a testament to your achievements in sucking that bad. The Lightning continue their assault on the league, nothing new there. And the rest of the league are just jostling for position.

This ends Week 9+10 combined. As always, remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	21-6-2 (44 pts.)	Even	7.655
#2	St. Louis Blues	20-8-2 (42 pts.)	Up 1	6.408
#3	L.A. Kings	20-8-3 (43 pts.)	Up 8	6.355
#4	Vegas Golden Knights	19-9-1 (39 pts.)	Down 2	6.034
#5	Toronto Maple Leafs	19-10-1 (39 pts.)	Up 3	5.950
#6	Winnipeg Jets	17-8-5 (39 pts.)	Up 1	5.813
#7	Nashville Predators	19-9-1 (39 pts.)	Up 2	5.565
#8	N.Y. Islanders	16-10-2 (34 pts.)	Down 4	5.319
#9	N.Y. Rangers	16-11-2 (34 pts.)	Up 1	5.267
#10	Columbus Blue Jackets	19-10-1 (39 pts.)	Down 5	5.150
#11	Washington Capitals	18-11-1 (37 pts.)	Up 4	5.067
#12	San Jose Sharks	16-10-2 (34 pts.)	Up 2	4.768
#13	New Jersey Devils	16-9-4 (36 pts.)	Down 8	4.603
#14	Boston Bruins	14-9-4 (32 pts.)	Up 6	4.574
#15	Chicago Blackhawks	13-11-5 (31 pts.)	Down 3	4.440
#16	Pittsburgh Penguins	16-12-3 (35 pts.)	Up 10	4.363
#17	Minnesota Wild	14-11-3 (31 pts.)	Down 1	4.241
#18	Dallas Stars	16-13-1 (33 pts.)	Up 1	4.158
#19	Calgary Flames	16-12-2 (34 pts.)	Down 2	4.117
#20	Colorado Avalanche	13-13-2 (28 pts.)	Down 7	4.063
#21	Philadelphia Flyers	11-11-7 (29 pts.)	Up 3	3.836
#22	Vancouver Canucks	14-12-4 (32 pts.)	Up 3	3.717
#23	Florida Panthers	11-14-4 (26 pts.)	Up 4	3.629
#24	Carolina Hurricanes	11-10-7 (27 pts.)	Down 6	3.484
#25	Anaheim Ducks	12-11-7 (31 pts.)	Down 1	3.413
#26	Edmonton Oilers	12-15-2 (26 pts.)	Up 2	3.267
#27	Montreal Canadiens	13-14-4 (30 pts.)	Up 2	3.137
#28	Detroit Red Wings	11-13-5 (27 pts.)	Down 7	2.871
#29	Ottawa Senators	9-12-7 (25 pts.)	Down 6	2.616
#30	Arizona Coyotes	7-20-5 (19 pts.)	Up 1	0.859
#31	Buffalo Sabres	7-17-5 (19 pts.)	Down 1	0.841

Who's Hot?: Penguins (10), Kings (8), Bruins (6)

Who's Not?: Devils (8), Red Wings (7), Avalanche (7)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #8 (2017-18)

2017-11-27T18:56:00.004-05:00

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! This week we're back with a late one from games that took place on Friday and Saturday.

The Lightning continue their assault on the NHL even though they took some losses this week. The Blues are now President Trophy leaders, but not for TOA! The Pens seem to be showing a little bit of that negative side to the initial anomaly, further justifying their ranking but not reflective in their record. We're starting to get a clearer picture as to the strengths of each team as well as their weaknesses.

This ends Week 8. Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	16-5-2 (34 pts.)	Even	7.109
#2	Vegas Golden Knights	15-6-1 (31 pts.)	Up 3	6.761
#3	St. Louis Blues	17-6-1 (35 pts.)	Even	6.698
#4	N.Y. Islanders	14-7-2 (30 pts.)	Up 3	6.054
#5	New Jersey Devils	14-5-4 (32 pts.)	Up 3	5.674
#6	Columbus Blue Jackets	15-7-1 (31 pts.)	Up 4	5.674
#7	Winnipeg Jets	14-6-3 (31 pts.)	Down 5	5.620
#8	Toronto Maple Leafs	15-9-1 (31 pts.)	Down 4	5.610
#9	Nashville Predators	14-6-3 (31 pts.)	Up 5	5.451
#10	N.Y. Rangers	12-9-2 (26 pts.)	Up 11	5.054
#11	L.A. Kings	13-8-3 (29 pts.)	Down 5	4.990
#12	Chicago Blackhawks	11-8-2 (24 pts.)	Up 1	4.943
#13	Colorado Avalanche	11-9-2 (24 pts.)	Down 2	4.602
#14	San Jose Sharks	12-8-2 (26 pts.)	Up 2	4.534
#15	Washington Capitals	14-10-1 (29 pts.)	Up 9	4.410
#16	Minnesota Wild	11-9-3 (25 pts.)	Up 2	4.368
#17	Calgary Flames	13-9-1 (27 pts.)	Even	4.337
#18	Carolina Hurricanes	10-8-4 (24 pts.)	Up 1	4.170
#19	Dallas Stars	12-10-1 (25 pts.)	Up 1	4.120
#20	Boston Bruins	10-7-4 (24 pts.)	Up 1	4.095
#21	Detroit Red Wings	10-9-5 (25 pts.)	Down 6	3.898
#22	Anaheim Ducks	10-9-4 (24 pts.)	Down 4	3.828
#23	Ottawa Senators	8-8-6 (24 pts.)	Down 14	3.545
#24	Philadelphia Flyers	8-9-6 (24 pts.)	Down 2	3.503
#25	Vancouver Canucks	9-8-2 (20 pts.)	Even	3.382
#26	Pittsburgh Penguins	12-10-3 (27 pts.)	Down 3	3.350
#27	Florida Panthers	8-12-2 (18 pts.)	Even	2.193
#28	Edmonton Oilers	8-13-2 (18 pts.)	Up 1	2.185
#29	Montreal Canadiens	9-12-3 (21 pts.)	Down 1	2.031
#30	Buffalo Sabres	6-14-4 (16 pts.)	Even	1.094
#31	Arizona Coyotes	6-17-3 (15 pts.)	Even	0.933

Who's Hot?: Rangers (11), Capitals (9), Predators (5)

Who's Not?: Senators (14), Red Wings (6), Jets/Kings (5)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #7 (2017-18)

2017-11-20T19:53:00.002-05:00

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! This week we're back with a late one from games that took place on Friday and Saturday.

Middle of the pack teams are pushing around for position in this young season. The Lightning continue their dominance and the Coyotes' woes grow. Not much to discuss this week but expect us back for Week #8 soon!

This wraps up Week 7. Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	15-2-2 (32 pts.)	Even	8.829
#2	Winnipeg Jets	12-4-1 (25 pts.)	Up 6	6.421
#3	St. Louis Blues	14-5-1 (29 pts.)	Down 1	6.288
#4	Toronto Maple Leafs	13-7-0 (26 pts.)	Up 1	6.188
#5	Vegas Golden Knights	11-6-1 (23 pts.)	Down 1	5.875
#6	L.A. Kings	12-6-2 (26 pts.)	Down 3	5.788
#7	N.Y. Islanders	10-6-2 (22 pts.)	Up 4	5.750
#8	New Jersey Devils	11-5-3 (25 pts.)	Down 1	5.276
#9	Ottawa Senators	8-4-6 (24 pts.)	Down 3	5.243
#10	Columbus Blue Jackets	12-7-1 (25 pts.)	Up 4	5.113
#11	Colorado Avalanche	9-7-1 (19 pts.)	Even	5.044
#12	Minnesota Wild	9-7-2 (20 pts.)	Up 9	4.944
#13	Chicago Blackhawks	9-8-2 (20 pts.)	Up 9	4.671
#14	Nashville Predators	10-6-2 (22 pts.)	Up 1	4.625
#15	Detroit Red Wings	10-8-2 (22 pts.)	Up 10	4.575
#16	San Jose Sharks	10-7-0 (20 pts.)	Up 2	4.368
#17	Calgary Flames	11-8-0 (22 pts.)	Up 3	4.250
#18	Anaheim Ducks	8-6-0 (16 pts.)	Up 1	4.097
#19	Carolina Hurricanes	7-6-4 (18 pts.)	Up 4	4.015
#20	Dallas Stars	10-9-1 (21 pts.)	Down 7	3.938
#21	N.Y. Rangers	9-9-2 (20 pts.)	Down 9	3.875
#22	Philadelphia Flyers	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Down 13	3.828
#23	Pittsburgh Penguins	11-7-3 (25 pts.)	Up 5	3.690
#24	Washington Capitals	10-9-1 (21 pts.)	Down 8	3.638
#25	Vancouver Canucks	9-8-2 (20 pts.)	Down 8	3.382
#26	Boston Bruins	7-7-4 (18 pts.)	Down 2	3.264
#27	Florida Panthers	7-10-2 (16 pts.)	Down 1	3.013
#28	Montreal Canadiens	8-10-2 (18 pts.)	Up 1	2.313
#29	Edmonton Oilers	7-11-2 (16 pts.)	Down 1	2.125
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-10-4 (14 pts.)	Even	1.329
#31	Arizona Coyotes	4-15-3 (11 pts.)	Even	0.568

Who's Hot?: Red Wings (10), Wild (9), Blackhawks (9)

Who's Not?: Flyers (13), Rangers (9), Capitals/Canucks (8)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #6 (2017-18)

2017-11-11T15:47:00.000-05:00

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! This week we're back on schedule delivering the Saturday ranking for Week 6, and we have one major point to discuss.

Pittsburgh has been an eye sore on the rankings in terms of an uncharacteristic showing from actual power to real point standing. Upon analyzing their play, Pittsburgh's point differential is what's causing the low power index. Although seated at the top of the standings and boasting 2 back-to-back Stanley Cups, their unreliable and teeter-tottering play (especially in the goal department) has created this anomaly in the power rankings where a team with strong cup potential is ranked at near last.

To this point, it seems that there should be no reason to alter the rankings algorithm to improve or match Pittsburgh's record. There are two proper outcomes for the reality of Pittsburgh's play: either they really are unstable and could potentially take an extreme dive at any moment, OR, they win the games they need to win, further proving their dominance and lack of respect to the NHL's other 30 teams. I guess we'll see in the next coming weeks what happens.

That wraps up this weird Week 6. Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	13-2-2 (28 pts.)	Even	8.485
#2	St. Louis Blues	13-3-1 (27 pts.)	Up 3	7.074
#3	L.A. Kings	11-3-2 (24 pts.)	Down 1	6.766
#4	Vegas Golden Knights	10-5-1 (21 pts.)	Up 2	6.234
#5	Toronto Maple Leafs	11-7-0 (22 pts.)	Up 5	5.847
#6	Ottawa Senators	7-3-5 (19 pts.)	Up 1	5.783
#7	New Jersey Devils	9-4-2 (20 pts.)	Down 4	5.625
#8	Winnipeg Jets	8-4-3 (19 pts.)	Even	5.150
#9	Philadelphia Flyers	8-6-2 (18 pts.)	Up 6	4.922
#10	N.Y. Islanders	8-6-2 (18 pts.)	Down 1	4.828
#11	Colorado Avalanche	8-6-1 (17 pts.)	Up 1	4.758
#12	N.Y. Rangers	8-7-2 (18 pts.)	Up 12	4.632
#13	Dallas Stars	9-7-0 (18 pts.)	Up 5	4.609
#14	Columbus Blue Jackets	9-7-1 (19 pts.)	Down 10	4.515
#15	Nashville Predators	8-5-2 (18 pts.)	Up 6	4.283
#16	Washington Capitals	9-7-1 (19 pts.)	Up 3	4.279
#17	Vancouver Canucks	8-6-2 (18 pts.)	Even	4.141
#18	San Jose Sharks	8-6-0 (16 pts.)	Down 4	4.089
#19	Anaheim Ducks	7-6-3 (17 pts.)	Up 1	4.047
#20	Calgary Flames	9-7-0 (18 pts.)	Up 3	3.922
#21	Minnesota Wild	6-7-2 (14 pts.)	Down 10	3.917
#22	Chicago Blackhawks	7-7-2 (16 pts.)	Down 9	3.906
#23	Carolina Hurricanes	6-5-3 (15 pts.)	Up 4	3.893
#24	Boston Bruins	6-5-4 (16 pts.)	Down 8	3.825
#25	Detroit Red Wings	8-8-1 (17 pts.)	Even	3.603
#26	Florida Panthers	5-8-2 (12 pts.)	Even	3.383
#27	Edmonton Oilers	6-7-2 (14 pts.)	Up 1	3.167
#28	Pittsburgh Penguins	9-7-2 (20 pts.)	Down 6	2.903
#29	Montreal Canadiens	7-9-1 (15 pts.)	Up 1	2.191
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-9-2 (12 pts.)	Down 1	1.453
#31	Arizona Coyotes	2-13-3 (7 pts.)	Even	0.076

Who's Hot?: Rangers (12), Flyers (6), Predators (6)

Who's Not?: Wild (10), Blue Jackets (10), Blackhawks (9)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #5 (2017-18)

2017-11-06T19:15:00.000-05:00

Welcome back to T.O.A. 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! This weekend and tonight's scores will be included in Week 6 so these records reflect everything up to 11/3/17. The games that took place tonight will be included on Week 5 as our tabulations concluded after the last game last night.

Continued leveling out of algorithm this week. Only one anomaly thus far in Pittsburgh with a decent record yet negative goal differential.

That wraps up this week, Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	10-2-2 (22 pts.)	Up 1	7.741
#2	L.A. Kings	10-2-1 (21 pts.)	Up 1	7.673
#3	New Jersey Devils	9-3-0 (18 pts.)	Up 1	6.688
#4	Columbus Blue Jackets	9-4-0 (18 pts.)	Up 4	6.423
#5	St. Louis Blues	10-3-1 (21 pts.)	Up 1	6.375
#6	Vegas Golden Knights	8-4-0 (16 pts.)	Down 5	6.063
#7	Ottawa Senators	6-2-5 (17 pts.)	Up 1	5.904
#8	Winnipeg Jets	7-3-2 (16 pts.)	Up 14	5.688
#9	N.Y. Islanders	7-5-1 (15 pts.)	Up 6	5.481
#10	Toronto Maple Leafs	8-6-0 (16 pts.)	Down 5	5.466
#11	Minnesota Wild	5-4-2 (12 pts.)	Up 1	5.068
#12	Colorado Avalanche	7-5-0 (14 pts.)	Up 9	5.042
#13	Chicago Blackhawks	6-5-2 (14 pts.)	Down 3	4.981
#14	San Jose Sharks	7-5-0 (14 pts.)	Up 9	4.938
#15	Philadelphia Flyers	7-6-1 (15 pts.)	Down 4	4.696
#16	Boston Bruins	5-3-3 (13 pts.)	Down 2	4.341
#17	Vancouver Canucks	6-4-2 (14 pts.)	Down 8	4.271
#18	Dallas Stars	7-6-0 (14 pts.)	Down 1	3.788
#19	Washington Capitals	6-6-1 (13 pts.)	Up 5	3.750
#20	Anaheim Ducks	6-6-1 (13 pts.)	Down 1	3.654
#21	Nashville Predators	6-5-2 (14 pts.)	Down 3	3.442
#22	Pittsburgh Penguins	8-5-2 (18 pts.)	Down 10	3.433
#23	Calgary Flames	7-6-0 (14 pts.)	Up 3	3.269
#24	N.Y. Rangers	5-7-2 (12 pts.)	Up 3	3.250
#25	Detroit Red Wings	6-7-1 (13 pts.)	Even	3.089
#26	Florida Panthers	4-7-1 (9 pts.)	Down 10	3.042
#27	Carolina Hurricanes	4-5-2 (10 pts.)	Down 7	3.023
#28	Edmonton Oilers	4-7-1 (9 pts.)	Even	2.063
#29	Buffalo Sabres	4-7-2 (10 pts.)	Even	1.904
#30	Montreal Canadiens	4-8-1 (9 pts.)	Even	1.250
#31	Arizona Coyotes	1-12-1 (3 pts.)	Even	-0.536

Who's Hot?: Jets (14), Avalanche (9), Sharks (9)

Who's Not?: Panthers (10), Penguins (10), Canucks (8)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #4 (2017-18)

2017-10-28T22:36:00.001-04:00

Welcome back to T.O.A. 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! We've got a late night addition for Week 4 as some games have come to close already tonight. The games that took place tonight will be included on Week 5 as our tabulations concluded after the last game last night.

We have a new leader! Vegas takes their first ever week topping performance in TOA's history. Congrats on their so far stellar play and our hearts out to the tragedy that they are still recuperating from. This is our third rankings this year and our third different leader. Things are shaking up to be interesting statistically this year.

This week we can see some more stability as teams are now moving at a relatively even pace between their gains and falls. We have big movers in the west in Vancouver due to recent play. Florida as well jumps up due to an 8 goal performance on Thursday night. Even falls for Washington and Detroit show similar play much like last week's even fall between the two teams.

That wraps up this week, Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Vegas Golden Knights	8-1-0 (16 pts.)	Up 3	9.194
#2	Tampa Bay Lightning	9-1-1 (19 pts.)	Up 2	9.000
#3	L.A. Kings	8-1-1 (17 pts.)	Down 1	8.450
#4	New Jersey Devils	7-2-0 (14 pts.)	Up 1	7.417
#5	Toronto Maple Leafs	7-3-0 (14 pts.)	Down 4	7.125
#6	St. Louis Blues	8-2-1 (17 pts.)	Even	6.773
#7	Ottawa Senators	5-1-5 (15 pts.)	Up 2	6.489
#8	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-3-0 (14 pts.)	Up 2	6.450
#9	Vancouver Canucks	6-3-1 (13 pts.)	Up 16	5.700
#10	Chicago Blackhawks	5-4-2 (12 pts.)	Down 2	4.955
#11	Philadelphia Flyers	5-5-0 (10 pts.)	Down 4	4.750
#12	Minnesota Wild	3-3-2 (11 pts.)	Up 11	4.719
#13	Pittsburgh Penguins	7-3-1 (15 pts.)	Down 2	4.682
#14	Boston Bruins	4-3-1 (9 pts.)	Up 3	4.594
#15	N.Y. Islanders	5-4-1 (11 pts.)	Up 9	4.425
#16	Florida Panthers	4-5-0 (8 pts.)	Up 10	4.417
#17	Dallas Stars	6-5-0 (12 pts.)	Down 1	4.250
#18	Nashville Predators	5-3-2 (12 pts.)	Down 5	4.175
#19	Anaheim Ducks	4-4-1 (9 pts.)	Up 3	3.694
#20	Carolina Hurricanes	4-4-1 (9 pts.)	Down 8	3.472
#21	Colorado Avalanche	5-5-0 (10 pts.)	Down 1	3.425
#22	Winnipeg Jets	4-3-2 (10 pts.)	Down 4	3.417
#23	San Jose Sharks	4-5-0 (8 pts.)	Down 4	3.250
#24	Washington Capitals	4-5-1 (9 pts.)	Down 10	2.750
#25	Detroit Red Wings	4-6-1 (9 pts.)	Down 10	2.432
#26	Calgary Flames	5-6-0 (10 pts.)	Down 5	2.318
#27	N.Y. Rangers	3-6-2 (8 pts.)	Up 1	2.250
#28	Edmonton Oilers	3-5-1 (7 pts.)	Down 1	1.750
#29	Buffalo Sabres	3-6-2 (8 pts.)	Even	1.295
#30	Montreal Canadiens	2-7-1 (5 pts.)	Up 1	-0.875
#31	Arizona Coyotes	0-9-1 (1 pts.)	Down 1	-2.100

Who's Hot?: Canucks (16), Wild (11), Panthers (10)

Who's Not?: Capitals (10), Red Wings (10), Hurricanes (8)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #3 (2017-18)

2017-10-21T15:32:00.002-04:00

Welcome back to T.O.A. 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! Week 3 is now coming to a close and all games today will be included on Week 4's ranks.

Some housekeeping before we begin: Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

This week we can see some evening out as teams begin to aggregate more statistics. This starts improving accuracy and its most notable at Washington and Detroit's simultaneous 3 spot falls with even records. The two teams demonstrated actual gains, but not significant enough to the rest of the pack, hence the fall. In light of the apparent negative turn, both teams maintained accurate, average scoring in the power index as an anchor for the rest of the league.

New Jersey has fallen from the top spot as Toronto maintains strong play and numbers. Montreal is doing, well, Montreal things while maintaining last place for a second straight week (which should be no surprise due to their lackluster play and extreme hot or cold streaks during the beginning and end of various seasons).

This week we also introduce our, "Who's hot?/Who's not?" portion of biggest movers, both forward and backwards. Philadelphia takes the largest jump towards the top moving 13 spots while Florida tumbles 19 spots after stellar play against Tampa Bay and St. Louis in Week's 1&2. Pittsburgh had the biggest gain that did not make the list due to Dallas' and Boston's jumps. Pittsburgh continues strong play after back-to-back cups and it shows in their standings. Their power index does not reflect their record due to two close wins against a struggling Florida team. Pen's faithful need not fear, because as it goes for luck they, "most certainly do not know it." (follow @JeffMcClelland for your witty remarks and comics like The Tick).

That about wraps up Week , enjoy the ranks (or not). See you next week!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Toronto Maple Leafs	6-1-0 (12 pts.)	Up 1	10.036
#2	L.A. Kings	5-0-1 (11 pts.)	Up 6	9.208
#3	Vegas Golden Knights	5-1-0 (10 pts.)	Even	7.417
#4	Tampa Bay Lightning	6-1-1 (13 pts.)	Up 1	7.344
#5	New Jersey Devils	6-2-0 (12 pts.)	Down 4	7.031
#6	St. Louis Blues	6-2-0 (12 pts.)	Up 4	6.688
#7	Philadelphia Flyers	4-3-0 (8 pts.)	Up 13	6.321
#8	Chicago Blackhawks	4-2-2 (10 pts.)	Down 4	6.297
#9	Ottawa Senators	3-1-3 (9 pts.)	Up 9	6.054
#10	Columbus Blue Jackets	5-2-0 (10 pts.)	Up 3	6.036
#11	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-2-1 (11 pts.)	Up 10	5.656
#12	Carolina Hurricanes	3-1-1 (7 pts.)	Up 2	5.500
#13	Nashville Predators	4-2-1 (9 pts.)	Up 3	5.071
#14	Washington Capitals	4-3-1 (9 pts.)	Down 3	4.719
#15	Detroit Red Wings	4-3-1 (9 pts.)	Down 3	4.672
#16	Dallas Stars	4-3-0 (8 pts.)	Up 11	4.607
#17	Boston Bruins	3-3-0 (6 pts.)	Up 11	4.292
#18	Winnipeg Jets	4-3-0 (8 pts.)	Up 1	4.107
#19	San Jose Sharks	3-3-0 (6 pts.)	Up 6	3.917
#20	Colorado Avalanche	4-4-0 (8 pts.)	Down 14	3.844
#21	Calgary Flames	4-3-0 (8 pts.)	Down 12	3.750
#22	Anaheim Ducks	3-3-1 (7 pts.)	Down 5	3.536
#23	Minnesota Wild	1-2-2 (4 pts.)	Down 8	3.450
#24	N.Y. Islanders	3-3-1 (7 pts.)	Down 1	3.393
#25	Vancouver Canucks	3-3-1 (7 pts.)	Down 3	3.393
#26	Florida Panthers	2-4-0 (4 pts.)	Down 19	2.292
#27	Edmonton Oilers	2-4-0 (4 pts.)	Down 3	1.125
#28	N.Y. Rangers	1-5-2 (4 pts.)	Down 2	0.844
#29	Buffalo Sabres	1-5-2 (4 pts.)	Up 1	0.406
#30	Arizona Coyotes	0-6-1 (1 pts.)	Down 1	-1.821
#31	Montreal Canadiens	1-6-1 (3 pts.)	Even	-2.156

Who's Hot?: Flyers (13), Stars (11), Bruins (11)

Who's Not?: Panthers (19), Avalanche (14), Flames (12)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #1&2 (2017-18)

2017-10-14T16:23:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the T.O.A. 2017-18 NHL Week #1&2 Power Rankings! (Week 1 and 2 are combined due to the low sample size that week 1 delivered.)

To recap how these rankings work, they are based on a formula that takes into account not only wins & losses, but goal differential, goals for, & amount of games played. We've been gone for some time and have now adjusted to version 3.0 of this algorithm by adding ROW and win/loss/OTL streaks. Currently, version 3.1 is being worked on to improve the accuracy of these ranks.

Some anomaly notes: New Jersey is ranked high due to the type of record they are currently holding and the way they won their games. Montreal is ranked low due to the same reason but in the opposite direction. Anomalies are regular in this ranking system early on in the year and level out. Adjustments are made all the time to develop more accurate scoring.

This formula is a working formula and as it becomes more refined and detailed, these ranks will accomplish what they are set out to do: predict the true current strength of any NHL team and predict the Stanley Cup winner.

Here's to a great season & let's check out the first week of ranks!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	New Jersey Devils	3-0-0 (6 pts.)	Even	13.417
#2	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-1-0 (6 pts.)	Even	9.313
#3	Vegas Golden Knights	3-0-0 (6 pts.)	Even	9.083
#4	Chicago Blackhawks	3-1-1 (7 pts.)	Even	8.850
#5	Tampa Bay Lightning	3-1-0 (6 pts.)	Even	8.125
#6	Colorado Avalanche	3-1-0 (6 pts.)	Even	8.125
#7	Florida Panthers	2-1-0 (4 pts.)	Even	7.500
#8	L.A. Kings	2-0-1 (5 pts.)	Even	7.458
#9	Calgary Flames	3-1-0 (6 pts.)	Even	6.813
#10	St. Louis Blues	4-1-0 (8 Pts.)	Even	6.450
#11	Washington Capitals	2-1-1 (5 pts.)	Even	6.313
#12	Detroit Red Wings	3-1-0 (6 pts.)	Even	6.188
#13	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-1-0 (4 pts.)	Even	5.583
#14	Carolina Hurricanes	1-0-1 (2 pts.)	Even	5.188
#15	Minnesota Wild	1-1-1 (3 pts.)	Even	4.917
#16	Nashville Predators	2-2-0 (4 pts.)	Even	4.375
#17	Anaheim Ducks	2-1-1 (5 pts.)	Even	4.188
#18	Ottawa Senators	1-0-2 (4 pts.)	Even	4.125
#19	Winnipeg Jets	2-2-0 (4 pts.)	Even	4.125
#20	Philadelphia Flyers	2-2-0 (4 pts.)	Even	4.063
#21	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-2-1 (5 pts.)	Even	2.850
#22	Vancouver Canucks	1-1-1 (3 pts.)	Even	2.417
#23	N.Y. Islanders	1-2-1 (3 pts.)	Even	1.563
#24	Edmonton Oilers	1-2-0 (2 pts.)	Even	1.500
#25	San Jose Sharks	1-2-0 (2 pt.)	Even	1.250
#26	N.Y. Rangers	1-3-0 (2 pts.)	Even	0.563
#27	Dallas Stars	1-3-0 (2 pts.)	Even	0.313
#28	Boston Bruins	1-3-0 (2 pts.)	Even	-0.167
#29	Arizona Coyotes	0-3-1 (1 pts.)	Even	-1.125
#30	Buffalo Sabres	0-3-1 (1 pts.)	Even	-1.813
#31	Montreal Canadiens	1-3-0 (2 pts.)	Even	-2.063

Who's Hot?: Available Next Week!

Who's Not?: Available Next Week!

2nd Annual T.O.A Hockey Awards

2016-10-18T10:00:00.000-04:00

We here at the blog are happy to present to you The 2nd Annual T.O.A. Hockey Awards!

These awards are long past due, but for the books, it's better late than never. It's also an abbreviated version due to the ranks undergoing a huge midseason pause that left us without stats for the end of the regular season. This year, the ranks did not predict the Stanley Cup winner. This is the ultimate goal for the ranks (one of many) and we hope to bring you another cup winner this year. So let's get right to it and reveal the winners for the 2013-14 season:

T.O.A. President's Trophy Award:

San Jose Sharks (5 out of 13 weeks at #1)
2nd Place: Chicago Blackhawks (4 weeks at #1)
3rd Place: St. Louis Blues (3 weeks at #1)

Highest Power Index in One Week:

St. Louis Blues ("13.0" in Week 1)
2nd Place: San Jose Sharks ("11.2" in Week 2)

Highest Average Power Index:

St. Louis Blues ("7.7826")
2nd Place: San Jose Sharks ("7.7117")
3rd Place: Colorado Avalanche ("7.0001")

Lowest Power Index in One Week:

Washington Capitals("0" in Week 3)
2nd Place: Florida Panthers (0.1429) in Week 1

Lowest Average Power Index:

Florida Panthers ("1.1789")
2nd Place: Columbus Blue Jackets (1.9575)
3rd Place: Buffalo Sabres (2.4695)

Highest Climb in One Week:

Tampa Bay Lightning
Up 13 (Week 2)

Biggest Drop in One Week:

Vancouver Canucks
Down 11 (Week 2)

Hottest Movers Award:

Washington Capitals (4 times)
2nd Place: 3 times (2-way tie) Dallas Stars & Winnipeg Jets

Nottest Movers Award:

3 times (2-way tie) Dallas Stars & Edmonton Oilers
2nd Place: 2 times (6-way tie) Colorado; Nashville; Calgary; Tampa Bay; San Jose; Winnipeg

The "Meadow" Basement Award:

Buffalo Sabres (9 out of 13 weeks in last place; 9 in a row the last 9 weeks)
2nd Place: N.Y. Rangers (2 weeks in a row at #30)
3rd Place: Philadelphia Flyers (1 week in last place)

Special Award (& Laugh):

L.A. Kings (2 straight weeks on the "Who's Hot?" list.)

Colorado Avalanche (2 straight weeks on the "Who's Not?" list.)

Congratualtions to the winners (& not-so winners)! Let's look forward to an action packed 2014-15 season with T.O.A. providing cool stories &, as always, the one and only T.O.A. Power Rankings!

NHL Power Rankings: Week #12 (2014-15)

2014-12-24T15:07:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Week #12 of the T.O.A. NHL Power Rankings!

We're back with the T.O.A. Power Rankings after a year of hibernation! We have a lot
of new stuff for you in the rest of this upcoming year including the 2nd Annual T.O.A. Hockey Awards.

We hope our extended leave didn't make you forget about us. Remember to follow us on Twitter: @TOA_sports .

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Pittsburgh Penguins	22-7-5 (49 pts.)	Even	5.6765
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	23-10-2 (48 pts.)	Even	5.5143
#3	Tampa Bay Lightning	21-11-4 (46 pts.)	Even	5.0833
#4	Nashville Predators	22-9-2 (46 pts.)	Even	5.0000
#5	Toronto Maple Leafs	20-12-3 (43 pts.)	Even	4.9429
#6	N.Y. Islanders	23-11-0 (46 pts.)	Even	4.7941
#7	St. Louis Blues	19-11-5 (43 pts.)	Even	4.7059
#8	Anaheim Ducks	23-8-5 (51 pts.)	Even	4.6667
#9	N.Y. Rangers	18-10-4 (40 pts.)	Even	4.6563
#10	Detroit Red Wings	18-8-9 (45 pts.)	Even	4.6667
#11	Vancouver Canucks	20-11-2 (42 pts.)	Even	4.4545
#12	Montreal Canadiens	22-11-2 (46 pts.)	Even	4.3429
#13	San Jose Sharks	19-11-5 (43 pts.)	Even	4.2286
#14	Washington Capitals	17-11-6 (40 pts.)	Even	4.2059
#15	L.A. Kings	17-11-7 (41 pts.)	Even	4.0571
#16	Winnipeg Jets	18-10-7 (43 pts.)	Even	3.8857
#17	Calgary Flames	18-15-3 (39 pts.)	Even	3.8056
#18	Boston Bruins	18-14-3 (39 pts.)	Even	3.4286
#19	Philadelphia Flyers	14-14-6 (34 pts.)	Even	3.3235
#20	Minnesota Wild	16-13-3 (35 pts.)	Even	3.3125
#21	Ottawa Senators	14-14-6 (34 pts.)	Even	3.1176
#22	Colorado Avalanche	13-13-8 (34 pts.)	Even	2.9412
#23	Dallas Stars	14-14-5 (33 pts.)	Even	2.9091
#24	Florida Panthers	15-9-8 (38 pts.)	Even	2.6250
#25	Columbus Blue Jackets	14-16-3 (31 pts.)	Even	2.0000
#26	New Jersey Devils	12-17-7 (39 pts.)	Even	2.7112
#27	Arizona Coyotes	12-18-4 (38 pts.)	Even	1.5294
#28	Carolina Hurricanes	10-20-4 (24 pts.)	Even	1.2059
#29	Buffalo Sabres	13-19-3 (29 pt.)	Even	0.7714
#30	Edmonton Oilers	7-21-7 (21 pts.)	Even	0.4286

NHL Power Rankings: Week #14 (2013-14)

2014-01-09T16:20:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Week #14 of the T.O.A. NHL Power Rankings!

Not much movement recently from the top & the bottom of the ranks. Some what stagnant as of late. We have a new leader in St. Louis knocking out Chicago & claiming the top. Minnesota continues to show the world wins, yet their offensive output is low. If these ranks hold up, they'll make it into the playoffs but won't make it out of the first round.

Detroit has stayed put at #16 now for two straight weeks. A 4-5-1 record in the last ten has kept them treading water in the middle of the standings. Check out for yourself in this week's power ranks, enjoy!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	St. Louis Blues	30-7-5 (65 pts.)	Up 1	7.6190
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	29-7-9 (67 pts.)	Down 1	7.0445
#3	Anaheim Ducks	32-8-5 (69 pts.)	Even	6.7556
#4	Pittsburgh Penguins	32-12-1 (65 pts.)	Even	6.4
#5	San Jose Sharks	27-11-6 (60 pts.)	Even	5.8864
#6	Boston Bruins	28-13-2 (58 pts.)	Even	5.6977
#7	Colorado Avalanche	26-12-4 (56 pts.)	Up 1	5.2381
#8	Tampa Bay Lightning	26-13-4 (50 pts.)	Up 1	5.1395
#9	L.A. Kings	26-13-5 (57 pts.)	Down 2	4.8636
#10	Phoenix Coyotes	21-12-9 (51 pts.)	Up 1	4.6667
#11	Montreal Canadiens	25-14-5 (55 pts.)	Up 3	4.5227
#12	Vancouver Canucks	23-13-9 (55 pts.)	Down 2	4.4889
#13	Washington Capitals	20-16-6 (46 pts.)	Down 1	4.1429
#14	Dallas Stars	20-15-7 (47 pts.)	Down 1	4.0238
#15	Philadelphia Flyers	22-17-4 (48 pts.)	Up 3	3.8372
#16	Detroit Red Wings	19-14-10 (48 pts.)	Even	3.8170
#17	Toronto Maple Leafs	21-18-5 (47 pts.)	Down 2	3.5909
#18	Ottawa Senators	19-18-7 (45 pts.)	Up 4	3.5682
#19	Minnesota Wild	23-17-5 (51 pts.)	Up 1	3.5334
#20	Columbus Blue Jackets	19-20-4 (42 pts.)	Down 3	3.3721
#21	N.Y. Rangers	21-20-3 (45 pts.)	Up 2	3.2045
#22	Carolina Hurricanes	18-16-9 (45 pts.)	Up 2	3.1163
#23	Winnipeg Jets	19-22-5 (43 pts.)	Down 4	3.1087
#24	New Jersey Devils	17-18-9 (43 pts.)	Down 3	3.0455
#25	Nashville Predators	19-19-6 (44 pts.)	Even	2.7955
#26	N.Y. Islanders	16-22-7 (39 pts.)	Up 2	2.7112
#27	Florida Panthers	16-21-6 (38 pts.)	Even	1.9767
#28	Calgary Flames	15-22-6 (36 pts.)	Down 2	1.907
#29	Edmonton Oilers	14-27-5 (33 pt.)	Even	1.7826
#30	Buffalo Sabres	12-26-4 (28 pts.)	Even	0.5952

Who's Hot?: Ottawa; Philadelphia; Montreal

Who's Not?: Winnipeg; New Jersey

NHL Power Rankings: Week #13 (2013-14)

2013-12-30T19:33:00.000-05:00

During week #12 of the NHL, we saw a lot of empty day's filled with gift giving & no hockey. Ranks didn't change much so we skipped last week & went straight into Week #13 (we may do the same during Sochi '14). Soooo welcome to Week #13 of the Official T.O.A Power Rankings!

What's up with Nashville?? Flip-flopping for the past month from "Hot" to "Not" is going to give your fans in Tennessee heart attacks! The top & bottom heavy teams seem to hold their places this week, & an island in Washington holds ground at #12 for the past 2 straight weeks (much like Montreal a few weeks back).

This will be the last Ranks of 2013. Thank you all who visit & support! Happy 2014 everyone & we'll be back on schedule next week, stay tuned!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Chicago Blackhawks	27-7-7 (61 pts.)	Even	7.2195
#2	St. Louis Blues	26-7-5 (57 pts.)	Even	7.1842
#3	Anaheim Ducks	28-8-5 (61 pts.)	Up 1	6.2927
#4	Pittsburgh Penguins	29-11-1 (59 pts.)	Down 1	6.2927
#5	San Jose Sharks	25-8-6 (56 pts.)	Even	6.2051
#6	Boston Bruins	26-11-2 (54 pts.)	Up 2	5.8974
#7	L.A. Kings	25-10-4 (54 pts.)	Down 1	5.5128
#8	Colorado Avalanche	23-11-4 (50 pts.)	Down 1	5.0789
#9	Tampa Bay Lightning	23-12-4 (50 pts.)	Even	4.9744
#10	Vancouver Canucks	23-11-6 (52 pts.)	Up 1	4.925
#11	Phoenix Coyotes	19-10-9 (47 pts.)	Down 1	4.6316
#12	Washington Capitals	20-14-5 (45 pts.)	Even	4.4872
#13	Dallas Stars	19-12-7 (45 pts.)	Up 1	4.4474
#14	Montreal Canadiens	23-14-3 (49 pts.)	Down 1	4.325
#15	Toronto Maple Leafs	20-16-5 (45 pts.)	Up 2	3.8780
#16	Detroit Red Wings	18-13-9 (45 pts.)	Even	3.725
#17	Columbus Blue Jackets	17-18-4 (38 pts.)	Up 5	3.4359
#18	Philadelphia Flyers	18-16-4 (40 pts.)	Even	3.3947
#19	Winnipeg Jets	18-18-5 (41 pts.)	Up 2	3.3415
#20	Minnesota Wild	20-16-5 (45 pts.)	Down 5	3.2439
#21	New Jersey Devils	16-16-8 (40 pts.)	Down 1	3.2
#22	Ottawa Senators	16-18-7 (39 pts.)	Up 1	3.1707
#23	N.Y. Rangers	19-19-2 (40 pts.)	Up 2	2.95
#24	Carolina Hurricanes	14-16-9 (37 pts.)	Even	2.5641
#25	Nashville Predators	17-18-4 (38 pts.)	Down 6	2.5385
#26	Calgary Flames	14-19-6 (34 pts.)	Even	2.2821
#27	Florida Panthers	15-20-5 (35 pts.)	Even	2.075
#28	N.Y. Islanders	12-21-7 (31 pts.)	Up 1	1.95
#29	Edmonton Oilers	13-24-4 (30 pt.)	Down 1	1.9268
#30	Buffalo Sabres	11-24-4 (26 pts.)	Even	0.6923

Who's Hot?: Columbus

Who's Not?: Nashville (3 weeks ago "Hot", 2 weeks ago "Not, last week "Hot"); Minnesota

Why I Love This Game: Referee Cam at AHL Game

2013-12-26T14:06:00.001-05:00

Check out this awesome on the ice action from a Ref Cam during an AHL game:

NHL Power Rankings: Week #11 (2013-14)

2013-12-20T15:33:00.000-05:00

OK, so apologies on not getting these out on Wednesday, but T.O.A. is working on getting back onto schedule with the power ranks. But anyways, welcome to Week #11 of the Official T.O.A Power Rankings!

A lot of cool stories this week. Chicago & Anaheim are holding their weight up in the 1 & 2 spots. This would be an excellent match-up for the Campbell trophy later in the playoffs. Nashville has jumped up 5 spots in a seemingly poor streak as of late. This anomaly will be looked at carefully in the coming weeks. Another polar opposite is Florida only jumping 2 spots a midst a 5 game winning streak & winning 7 out of their last 8. This has substantial data evidence as the Cats did so poorly in the beginning of the season it has affected their stellar play as of late.

Buffalo has finally come out of the negative Power Index for the first time in a while after their 2 straight wins recently. Last year's low was a flat 0.000 which was shattered this year as the Sabres lackluster play simply set new T.O.A. records (record book will be in the beta stages soon).

Please enjoy this week's ranks & Happy Holidays!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Chicago Blackhawks	25-7-5 (55 pts.)	Even	7.0541
#2	St. Louis Blues	23-7-4 (50 pts.)	Even	6.9412
#3	Pittsburgh Penguins	26-10-1 (53 pts.)	Up 2	6.3784
#4	Anaheim Ducks	24-7-5 (53 pts.)	Even	6.2778
#5	San Jose Sharks	21-8-6 (48 pts.)	Down 2	5.9714
#6	L.A. Kings	24-8-4 (52 pts.)	Up 1	5.8889
#7	Colorado Avalanche	23-10-1 (47 pts.)	Up 1	5.6176
#8	Boston Bruins	23-10-2 (48 pts.)	Down 2	5.4571
#9	Tampa Bay Lightning	21-11-3 (45 pts.)	Up 2	4.8571
#10	Phoenix Coyotes	18-10-6 (42 pts.)	Down 1	4.7353
#11	Vancouver Canucks	20-11-6 (46 pts.)	Up 2	4.7297
#12	Washington Capitals	18-13-3 (36 pts.)	Even	4.5882
#13	Montreal Canadiens	21-13-3 (45 pts.)	Down 3	4.3784
#14	Dallas Stars	17-12-5 (39 pts.)	Up 2	4.1765
#15	Minnesota Wild	20-12-5 (45 pts.)	Even	3.7838
#16	Detroit Red Wings	16-12-9 (41 pts.)	Down 2	3.6757
#17	Toronto Maple Leafs	18-16-3 (39 pts.)	Even	3.6216
#18	Philadelphia Flyers	16-15-4 (36 pts.)	Up 5	3.2
#19	Nashville Predators	16-16-3 (35 pts.)	Up 5	3.2
#20	New Jersey Devils	14-15-6 (34 pts.)	Up 2	3.1714
#21	Winnipeg Jets	15-16-5 (35 pts.)	Down 2	3.1112
#22	Columbus Blue Jackets	14-17-4 (32 pts.)	Down 2	3.0571
#23	Ottawa Senators	14-17-6 (34 pts.)	Down 5	3
#24	Carolina Hurricanes	14-13-7 (35 pts.)	Down 3	2.9412
#25	N.Y. Rangers	16-17-2 (34 pts.)	Even	2.6857
#26	Calgary Flames	13-16-6 (32 pts.)	Even	2.3714
#27	Florida Panthers	14-17-5 (33 pts.)	Up 2	2.25
#28	Edmonton Oilers	11-23-3 (25 pts.)	Down 1	1.6757
#29	N.Y. Islanders	9-19-7 (25 pt.)	Down 1	1.4286
#30	Buffalo Sabres	9-23-2 (21 pts.)	Even	0.4286

Who's Hot?: Nashville (last week "Not" & week before "Hot) & Philadelphia

Who's Not?: Ottawa; Carolina; Montreal

NHL Power Rankings: Week #10 (2013-14)

2013-12-13T10:09:00.001-05:00

Disclaimer: This week's Power Ranks are a result of Wednesday, December 11, 2013 prior to any games played. Ranks may have changed slightly in 48 hours. To keep with consistency, games from last night will be added to next week's (week #11) rankings.

Apologies to those who waited all week for the T.O.A. Week #10 Ranks. In light of recent occurrences, balancing the ranks has become more difficult. As for Week #11, we will push them back to Wednesday instead of Monday to allow teams to aggregate more stats.

This week, Chicago tops out at #1 & teams seem to be settling into there respective roles. We see big jumps from Columbus & Carolina from great play as well as big drops from mediocre performances out of Colorado, N.Y.R., & Nashville. We are a week or two past the first third of the year & teams are entering their mid-season forms. With Sochi 2014 on the way, National teams are finalizing line-ups. This can prove to be a negative with possible injuries & fatigue for some of the league's top teams.

Sorry again for the delay & hope to see you next week for the Week #11 ranks, enjoy!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Chicago Blackhawks	22-6-5 (49 pts.)	Up 1	6.9697
#2	St. Louis Blues	20-6-3 (43 pts.)	Up 1	6.931
#3	San Jose Sharks	19-6-6 (44 pts.)	Down 2	6.2581
#4	Anaheim Ducks	21-7-5 (47 pts.)	Up 2	6.0333
#5	Pittsburgh Penguins	21-10-1 (43 pts.)	Even	5.875
#6	Boston Bruins	21-8-2 (44 pts.)	Up 1	5.7742
#7	L.A. Kings	20-7-4 (44 pts.)	Up 3	5.5806
#8	Colorado Avalanche	20-9-0 (40 pts.)	Down 4	5.4828
#9	Phoenix Coyotes	17-8-5 (39 pts.)	Down 1	5.1
#10	Montreal Canadiens	19-10-3 (41 pts.)	Down 1	4.875
#11	Tampa Bay Lightning	17-10-3 (37 pts.)	Even	4.7333
#12	Washington Capitals	17-12-2 (36 pts.)	Up 1	4.6674
#13	Vancouver Canucks	18-10-5 (41 pts.)	Up 3	4.5758
#14	Detroit Red Wings	15-9-8 (38 pts.)	Down 2	4.3438
#15	Minnesota Wild	18-9-5 (41 pts.)	Down 1	4.2188
#16	Dallas Stars	14-10-5 (33 pts.)	Up 1	4.069
#17	Toronto Maple Leafs	16-12-3 (35 pts.)	Down 2	4
#18	Ottawa Senators	12-14-6 (30 pts.)	Up 1	3.25
#19	Winnipeg Jets	14-14-4 (32 pts.)	Down 1	3.2188
#20	Columbus Blue Jackets	13-15-3 (29 pts.)	Up 4	3.0323
#21	Carolina Hurricanes	13-13-6 (32 pts.)	Up 5	2.8125
#22	New Jersey Devils	12-14-6 (30 pts.)	Even	2.8125
#23	Philadelphia Flyers	13-14-3 (29 pts.)	Even	2.8
#24	Nashville Predators	14-14-3 (31 pts.)	Down 4	2.7097
#25	N.Y. Rangers	15-16-1 (31 pts.)	Down 4	2.6563
#26	Calgary Flames	11-15-4 (26 pts.)	Down 1	2.4667
#27	Edmonton Oilers	11-18-3 (25 pts.)	Up 1	2.4375
#28	N.Y. Islanders	9-18-5 (23 pts.)	Down 1	1.5625
#29	Florida Panthers	10-17-5 (25 pt.)	Even	1.5
#30	Buffalo Sabres	7-22-2 (16 pts.)	Even	-0.129

Who's Hot?: Carolina & Columbus

Who's Not?: Nashville (last week "Hot"); N.Y. Rangers; Colorado

NHL Power Rankings: Week #9 (2013-14)

2013-12-03T16:35:00.002-05:00

Welcome back to Week #9 of T.O.A.'s official Power Ranks! Last week there was an error with the N.Y. Rangers & the N.Y. Islanders. N.Y.I. was not present & N.Y.R was ranked twice. We have since fired our previous stat guy (shame on him).

Anyways, not too much news this week. The only debate really is who is the true #1, San Jose or Chicago. We went with San Jose this week because of the much larger goal differential & the amount of games they have (28 vs. 26 games played). We'll get straight into this time & hope you enjoy this week's ranks!:

P.S.: A big thank you to Krispy Kreme for being our first certified Twitter follower!

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	San Jose Sharks	18-3-5 (41 pts.)	Up 1	7.3846
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	20-4-4 (44 pts.)	Up 2	7.1429
#3	St. Louis Blues	18-5-3 (39 pts.)	Down 2	7.0769
#4	Colorado Avalanche	19-6-0 (38 pts.)	Down 1	6.52
#5	Pittsburgh Penguins	18-9-1 (37 pts.)	Up 2	5.75
#6	Anaheim Ducks	18-7-4 (40 pts.)	Down 1	5.7241
#7	Boston Bruins	18-7-2 (38 pts.)	Down 1	5.7037
#8	Phoenix Coyotes	15-7-4 (34 pts.)	Down 1	5.0769
#9	Montreal Canadiens	16-9-3 (35 pts.)	Up 4	5.0357
#10	L.A. Kings	17-7-4 (38 pts.)	Even	5
#11	Tampa Bay Lightning	16-9-1 (33 pts.)	Up 1	5
#12	Detroit Red Wings	14-7-7 (35 pts.)	Up 2	4.7143
#13	Washington Capitals	14-11-2 (30 pts.)	Up 2	4.296
#14	Minnesota Wild	16-8-5 (37 pts.)	Down 5	4.2414
#15	Toronto Maple Leafs	14-10-3 (31 pts.)	Down 4	4.1852
#16	Vancouver Canuckss	14-10-5 (33 pts.)	Even	4.0345
#17	Dallas Stars	12-9-4 (28 pts.)	Even	3.92
#18	Winnipeg Jets	13-12-4 (28 pts.)	Up 2	3.4828
#19	Ottawa Senators	10-13-4 (24 pts.)	Down 1	3.11
#20	Nashville Predators	13-11-3 (29 pts.)	Up 4	3.037
#21	N.Y. Rangers	14-14-0 (28 pts.)	Even	2.8929
#22	New Jersey Devils	11-12-5 (27 pts.)	Even	2.8571
#23	Philadelphia Flyers	12-13-2 (26 pts.)	Down 4	2.6667
#24	Columbus Blue Jackets	10-14-3 (23 pts.)	Up 2	2.519
#25	Calgary Flames	9-13-4 (22 pts.)	Even	2.2692
#26	Carolina Hurricanes	10-12-5 (25 pts.)	Up 1	2.074
#27	N.Y. Islanders	8-15-4 (20 pts.)	Down 4	2
#28	Edmonton Oilers	9-17-2 (20 pts.)	Even	1.8929
#29	Florida Panthers	7-15-5 (19 pt.)	Even	1.037
#30	Buffalo Sabres	6-20-2 (14 pts.)	Even	-0.2143

Who's Hot?: Montreal & Nashville

Who's Not?: Philadelphia (last week "Hot"); Toronto; Minnesota; N.Y. Islanders

Bears Rain Down On the Ice!

2013-12-02T16:46:00.002-05:00

Power Rankings will be delayed until tomorrow unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances with our stats compiler. But we got a couple cool videos for you. It's that time of year again! Here's the videos from Youtube & Deadspin from this year's teddy bear toss:

NHL Power Rankings: Week #8 (2013-14)

2013-11-27T14:50:00.002-05:00

Disclaimer: This week's Power Ranks are a result of Monday, November 25, 2013 prior to any games played. Ranks may have changed slightly in 24 hours. To keep with consistency, games from last night will be added to next week's (week #9) rankings.

This week there was some big moves done on re-calibrating the T.O.A. Power Rankings. We've added a new category to further solidify a teams strength. What the aim of these power rankings are is simple: To truly ranks the teams by how powerful they are based on what they've done. Many ranks will shoot teams from #20 to #5 if they go on a 3 or 4 game winning streak & they are a big market team.

Anyone, even the casual fan, can see a team when they are hot & don't need these so called "experts" to tell you so. What they need is a true ranking system that pushes the boundaries on future predictions & above all the potential Stanley Cup winner based on team strengths. This is not a fail-safe Stanley Cup winner predictor, but T.O.A. is batting 1.000 (Chicago was obvious though last year, big wow).

The new category that was added to the power rankings was the ROW, or regulation & overtime wins, which is a tiebreaker for the NHL playoff seeds. This shows if a squad can win in the allotted 65 minutes in regulation play plus overtime. Shoot-outs don't count come April, so if you can get it done on the ice & not one-on-one with the goalie, then its logical you'll be winning in the postseason.

Teams that have been immediately affected by the new system have been Pittsburgh, Florida, & Carolina. It's pretty simple, the best get better & have a slightly better Power Index (P.I.), & the worst keep getting bad. Even though its only a slight change in decimal places, try telling a professional NHL player that an inch is only an inch.

End rant. Here's the new T.O.A. Week #8 Power Ranks! We hope you enjoy the new system:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	St. Louis Blues	16-3-3 (35 pts.)	Up 1	7.5454
#2	San Jose Sharks	15-3-5 (35 pts.)	Up 1	7.1304
#3	Colorado Avalanche	17-5-0 (34 pts.)	Up 1	6.8636
#4	Chicago Blackhawks	16-4-4 (36 pts.)	Down 3	6.7083
#5	Anaheim Ducks	17-6-3 (37 pts.)	Even	5.8846
#6	Boston Bruins	15-6-2 (32 pts.)	Up 2	5.8261
#7	Phoenix Coyotes	14-5-4 (28 pts.)	Down 1	5.5652
#8	Pittsburgh Penguins	15-9-0 (30 pts.)	Up 5	5.2083
#9	Minnesota Wild	15-5-4 (34 pts.)	Even	5.1667
#10	L.A. Kings	15-6-3 (33 pts.)	Even	5.1667
#11	Toronto Maple Leafs	14-8-1 (29 pts.)	Up 1	5.0435
#12	Tampa Bay Lightning	14-8-1 (29 pts.)	Down 5	4.8261
#13	Montreal Canadiens	13-9-2 (28 pts.)	Up 2	4.6667
#14	Detroit Red Wings	11-7-7 (29 pts.)	Up 2	4.28
#15	Washington Capitals	12-10-2 (26 pts.)	Down 4	4.2083
#16	Vancouver Canuckss	12-9-4 (28 pts.)	Up 1	3.92
#17	Dallas Stars	11-9-2 (24 pts.)	Down 3	3.7272
#18	Ottawa Senators	9-11-4 (22 pts.)	Even	3.2083
#19	Philadelphia Flyers	10-10-2 (22 pts.)	Up 8	3.045
#20	Winnipeg Jets	10-11-4 (24 pts.)	Down 1	2.96
#21	N.Y. Rangers	12-11-0 (24 pts.)	Up 2	2.9565
#22	New Jersey Devils	9-9-5 (23 pts.)	Even	2.25
#23	N.Y. Rangers	10-10-0 (20 pts.)	Down 3	2.2
#24	Nashville Predators	11-10-2 (24 pts.)	Even	2
#25	Calgary Flames	8-11-4 (20 pts.)	Up 1	2.4348
#26	Columbus Blue Jackets	8-12-3 (19 pts.)	Down 5	2.2174
#27	Carolina Hurricanes	9-10-5 (23 pts.)	Down 2	2.125
#28	Edmonton Oilers	7-15-2 (16 pts.)	Up 1	1.5833
#29	Florida Panthers	6-13-5 (17 pt.)	Down 1	1.2917
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-19-1 (11 pts.)	Even	-0.44

Who's Hot?: Philadelphia & Pittsburgh

Who's Not?: Tampa Bay & Columbus

NHL Power Rankings: Week #7 (2013-14)

2013-11-19T14:07:00.002-05:00

Disclaimer: This week's Power Ranks are a result of yesterday, Monday, November 18, 2013 prior to any games played. Ranks may have changed slightly in 24 hours. To keep with consistency, games from last night will be added to next week's (week #8) rankings.

A lot of parody this week with many teams simply swapping positions. But the big news is that there's a new champ in town! Chicago was the Stanley Cup Champion last year as well as the T.O.A. President's trophy winner, nabbing the majority of the season's #1 spots on the ranks. But now it's Week #7 & they're back!

Another cool piece of the puzzle what's been going on with Montreal. The Canadiens are the epitome of stable in this flip-flop world of the NHL. Montreal has registered their 3rd straight week in the middle spot of the ranks at #15, even though their power index has fallen every week by a minimum of .3 points. This shows that this stability is an outside force acting upon Montreal countering against their current style of play, allowing the Canadiens to form an equilibrium of sorts with the other teams.

It won't last for long but for what it's worth, here are the T.O.A. Week #7 Power Ranks! Enjoy:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Chicago Blackhawks	14-3-4 (32 pts.)	Up 4	6.4280
#2	St. Louis Blues	13-3-3 (29 pts.)	Up 1	6.4211
#3	San Jose Sharks	13-3-5 (31 pts.)	Down 1	6.2857
#4	Colorado Avalanche	14-5-0 (28 pts.)	Down 3	5.7368
#5	Anaheim Ducks	15-5-2 (32 pts.)	Down 1	5.591
#6	Phoenix Coyotes	14-4-3 (31 pts.)	Up 2	5.5714
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	14-6-0 (28 pts.)	Down 1	5.4
#8	Boston Bruins	12-6-1 (25 pts.)	Down 1	5
#9	Minnesota Wild	13-4-4 (30 pts.)	Up 3	4.8095
#10	L.A. Kings	14-6-1 (29 pts.)	Up 1	4.8095
#11	Washington Capitals	12-8-1 (25 pts.)	Up 2	4.7619
#12	Toronto Maple Leafs	12-7-1 (25 pts.)	Down 3	4.5
#13	Pittsburgh Penguins	12-8-0 (24 pts.)	Down 3	4.25
#14	Dallas Stars	11-7-2 (24 pts.)	Up 4	4.05
#15	Montreal Canadiens	10-9-2 (22 pts.)	Even	3.4762
#16	Detroit Red Wings	9-5-7 (25 pts.)	Up 1	3.4286
#17	Vancouver Canucks	11-8-3 (25 pts.)	Down 1	3.364
#18	Ottawa Senators	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Down 4	3.3
#19	Winnipeg Jets	10-10-2 (22 pts.)	Even	2.7895
#20	N.Y. Islanders	8-10-3 (19 pts.)	Up 1	2.9048
#21	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-10-3 (17 pts.)	Up 1	2.55
#22	New Jersey Devils	7-8-5 (19 pts.)	Up 3	2.25
#23	N.Y. Rangers	10-10-0 (20 pts.)	Down 3	2.2
#24	Nashville Predators	9-9-2 (20 pts.)	Even	2
#25	Carolina Hurricanes	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Up 1	1.75
#26	Calgary Flames	6-11-3 (15 pts.)	Down 3	1.6
#27	Philadelphia Flyers	7-10-2 (16 pts.)	Up 1	1.3158
#28	Florida Panthers	5-12-4 (14 pts.)	Up 1	0.8095
#29	Edmonton Oilers	5-15-2 (12 pt.)	Down 2	0.4545
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-16-1 (11 pts.)	Even	-0.0909

Who's Hot?: Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota

Who's Not?: Ottawa (last week"Hot"), Calgary (2nd straight week), New Jersey

NHL Power Rankings: Week #6 (2013-14)

2013-11-13T10:39:00.000-05:00

Disclaimer: This week's Power Ranks are a result of yesterday, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 prior to any games played. Ranks may have changed slightly in 24 hours. To keep with consistency, games from last night will be added to next week's (week #7) rankings.

Another great week has come to an end & with that comes the Veterans/Remembrance Day edition of the Week #6 T.O.A. Power Rankings!

We have a new leader! Colorado has taken its turn in the top spot knocking out San Jose after 4 straight weeks as the #1 team in the NHL. Unlike most rankings that are crowning Anaheim this week, T.O.A. sees things a little different. Anaheim may win the President's Trophy if the season ended today, but they have allowed 45 goals (Amendment: 48 after the loss to Florida last night) versus Colorado's incredible number of only 28. Only Boston & St. Louis are posting stingy numbers like Colorado is in the G.A. column.

For the most part things are quiet this week. We see a lot of "Even" +/- movement, & that's due to a consistent week. That wraps up this week, which will be a short one! Week #7 is just around the corner!:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Colorado Avalanche	14-2-0 (28 pts.)	Up 1	7.375
#2	San Jose Sharks	10-2-5 (25 pts.)	Down 1	6.8235
#3	St. Louis Blues	11-2-2 (24 pts.)	Even	6.7334
#4	Anaheim Ducks	15-3-1 (31 pts.)	Even	6.6842
#5	Chicago Blackhawks	12-2-4 (26 pts.)	Even	6.6112
#6	Tampa Bay Lightning	12-5-0 (24 pts.)	Up 1	5.4118
#7	Boston Bruins	11-5-1 (23 pts.)	Up 3	5.2941
#8	Phoenix Coyotes	12-4-2 (26 pts.)	Even	5.2223
#9	Toronto Maple Leafs	11-6-0 (22 pts.)	Even	4.8824
#10	Pittsburgh Penguins	11-6-0 (22 pts.)	Down 4	4.7647
#11	L.A. Kings	11-6-0 (22 pts.)	Up 3	4.7059
#12	Minnesota Wild	10-4-4 (24 pts.)	Up 1	4.1112
#13	Washington Capitals	9-8-1 (19 pts.)	Up 4	4.1112
#14	Ottawa Senators	7-6-4 (18 pts.)	Up 5	4
#15	Montreal Canadiens	9-8-1 (19 pts.)	Even	3.7778
#16	Vancouver Canucks	11-7-2 (24 pts.)	Down 5	3.75
#17	Detroit Red Wings	9-5-4 (22 pts.)	Down 1	3.5
#18	Dallas Stars	8-7-2 (18 pts.)	Up 2	3.0588
#19	Winnipeg Jets	8-9-2 (18 pts.)	Up 4	2.7895
#20	N.Y. Rangers	9-8-0 (18 pts.)	Up 2	2.5294
#21	N.Y. Islanders	6-9-3 (15 pts.)	Down 9	2.5
#22	Columbus Blue Jackets	6-10-0 (12 pts.)	Even	2.125
#23	Calgary Flames	6-9-2 (14 pts.)	Down 5	2.0588
#24	Nashville Predators	8-7-2 (18 pts.)	Down 3	1.8824
#25	New Jersey Devils	5-7-5 (15 pts.)	Up 1	1.8824
#26	Carolina Hurricanes	6-7-4 (16 pts.)	Down 1	1.4118
#27	Edmonton Oilers	4-13-2 (10 pts.)	Even	0.4737
#28	Philadelphia Flyers	5-10-1 (11 pts.)	Up 1	0.25
#29	Florida Panthers	3-11-4 (10 pt.)	Down 1	0.0556
#30	Buffalo Sabres	3-15-1 (7 pts.)	Even	-0.7895

Who's Hot?: Ottawa, Washington, N.Y. Rangers (2nd straight week), & Winnipeg

Who's Not?: Vancouver, Calgary, Pittsburgh, & N.Y. Islanders

Mike Fisher Knows His Wife is Hot

2013-11-08T14:27:00.001-05:00

So according to Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators, he knows his wife, country music-star Carrie Underwood, is hot. The Pred's forward issued this statement on Twitter yesterday:

My twitter lit up tonight about my wife being hot #newsflash #shocker #tellmesomethingnew :)
— Mike Fisher (@mikefisher1212) November 7, 2013

Thanks for clearing that up, Mike. I wish I can say, "more details on this later, but that pretty much sums it up for this story.

NHL Power Rankings: Week #5 (2013-14)

2013-11-04T15:11:00.003-05:00

As the season is in full effect & teams are starting to hit a rhythm, we're finding some trends that have the possibility of becoming statistical anomalies. Just like last season's Tampa Bay anomaly, we have Detroit, Nashville, & the N.Y. Rangers all knocking on the doorstep of weirdness. But, once again, before we continue into this explanation, welcome to the Week #5 T.O.A.'s 2013-14 NHL Power Rankings!

We bring up our first case in Detroit. They are currently ranked 16th & last week were ranked 19th. They are one of 10 teams to have cracked 20 points this season. They have a formidable squad especially with the two huge off-season acquisitions of Stephen Weiss & Daniel Alfredsson. But once you take a deeper look, the team is flawed, which shows up in the rankings. The mean (average) score for "Goals For" (GF) of the top 9 teams are 48.6 goals this season; Detroit has 38. What's kept them in contention in the standing is their amazing "Goals Against" (GA) stat of 37, giving them a +1 goal differential & not anything lower than midway of the pack in the rankings.

Our second case is that of the N.Y. Rangers. The Rangers had a horrific start this season & once sat on the basement thrown for a brief time. Where most N.Y.-centric sports media (like ESPN or S.I.) may falter, TOA prevails & sheds light on their 3 game winning streak. N.Y. may seem to have turned things around, but once again look at the GF. The Rangers are second to last in the category, only posting 25 this season & seriously effecting any chances of redemption unless they really turn things on mid-season. To put it into perspective, Buffalo (which is just a dumpster-fire at this point), has more goals this season & is ranked last.

And finally we come to Nashville, who was in our sight since last week. Nashville is sporting a respectable 7-5-2 record, which at this pace may earn them a playoff spot come April. But for a slightly-above mediocre record comes consequences. Nashville has a -9 goal differential this year & a low 31 GF (a deadly combination). This data, to the logical mind, transforms into a narrative of low-scoring close wins & blow out losses. If the Preds qualify once playoffs come, they will most likely be out in the first round due to their lack-luster scoring (sorry Preds fans, but they need to pick it up). Anyways, hope you guys enjoy the Week #5 T.O.A. Power Rankings, we'll keep tracking these anomalies as they continue to grow:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	San Jose Sharks	10-1-3 (23 pts.)	Even	7.8571
#2	Colorado Avalanche	12-1-0 (24 pts.)	Even	7.6154
#3	St. Louis Blues	8-2-2 (18 pts.)	Even	6.75
#4	Anaheim Ducks	11-3-1 (22 pts.)	Up 2	5.9334
#5	Chicago Blackhawks	9-2-4 (22 pts.)	Up 5	5.9334
#6	Pittsburgh Penguins	11-4-0 (22 pts.)	Up 2	5.8667
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	10-4-0 (20 pts.)	Down 3	5.7857
#8	Phoenix Coyotes	10-3-2 (22 pts.)	Up 1	5.4667
#9	Toronto Maple Leafs	10-5-0 (20 pts.)	Down 2	5.3334
#10	Boston Bruins	8-5-0 (16 pts.)	Down 5	4.6923
#11	Vancouver Canucks	10-5-1 (21 pts.)	Up 2	4.5
#12	N.Y. Islanders	8-4-0 (16 pts.)	Even	4.0714
#13	Minnesota Wild	8-4-3 (19 pts.)	Up 1	4.0667
#14	L.A. Kings	9-6-0 (18 pts.)	Down 2	4.0667
#15	Montreal Canadiens	8-7-0 (16 pts.)	Down 4	4.0667
#16	Detroit Red Wings	9-4-2 (20 pts.)	Up 3	4
#17	Washington Capitals	7-7-0 (14 pts.)	Up 1	3.9286
#18	Calgary Flames	6-6-2 (14 pts.)	Down 2	3.0714
#19	Ottawa Senators	4-6-4 (12 pts.)	Up 1	2.9286
#20	Dallas Stars	6-6-2 (14 pts.)	Up 2	2.8571
#21	Nashville Predators	7-5-2 (16 pts.)	Up 3	2.5
#22	Columbus Blue Jackets	5-8-0 (10 pts.)	Down 5	2.2308
#23	Winnipeg Jets	5-8-2 (12 pts.)	Down 2	1.7334
#24	N.Y. Rangers	6-7-0 (12 pts.)	Down 4	1.2308
#25	Carolina Hurricanes	4-7-3 (11 pts.)	Down 2	0.7857
#26	New Jersey Devils	3-7-4 (10 pts.)	Even	0.6429
#27	Edmonton Oilers	3-10-2 (8 pts.)	Down 2	0.2667
#28	Florida Panthers	3-8-3 (9 pts.)	Down 1	0.2143
#29	Philadelphia Flyers	4-9-0 (8 pt.)	Down 1	-0.0769
#30	Buffalo Sabres	2-13-1 (5 pts.)	Even	-1

Who's Hot?: N.Y. Rangers & Chicago

Who's Not?: Boston, Montreal, Columbus (last week "Hot"/ week before "Not")

Krys Barch Offers Tooth to Fan

2013-11-04T09:07:00.001-05:00

Strange? Maybe a little. Winger Krys Barch of the Florida Panthers this weekend offered his self-surgically removed tooth to the Washington Capitals' faithful. Check out the video:

The Caps' announcers & fans got a thrill out of seeing Barch's funny side. At least the spirits of Krys Barch aren't as solemn as the rest of his teammates & organization. Panther's now sit second to last above Buffalo in the Atlantic Division.

Mike Smith Giveaway: Amazing Stop-Action Bobble-Head Video

2013-10-31T16:39:00.000-04:00

What a cool & classy thing to do by the Phoenix Coyotes for goalie Mike Smith after scoring a goal on October 19th. Smith became only the 11th goalie in history to score a goal in the NHL, a feat completed twice by Ron Hextall. Here's the cool promo video of the bobble-head giveaway in honor of Mike Smith's achievement:

Congrats again to Mike Smith, he is now tied in goals this season with Dany Heatley (Mike scored before Heatley).

Dont cry bro...it's OK...