NHL Power Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Penguins- Sidney Crosby is winning 60% of his face offs
2. New York Rangers- Newcomer Vinny Prospal has 11 points
3. Chicago Blackhawks- How much better will they be when Marian Hossa joins the lineup?
4. Washington Capitals- Ovechkin is on a pace to score 92 goals
5. Calgary Flames- Allowing just 33.1 shot per game
6. Columbus Blue Jackets- They have scored two short handed goals early on
7. Buffalo Sabres- Goalie Ryan Miller has yet to lose a game in regulation
8. San Jose Sharks- So far they look a little slow
9. Philadelphia Flyers- They seem to be a very streaky team
10. Detroit Red Wings- Tomas Holmstrom has four goals in seven games
11. Colorado Avalanche- The early surprise in the NHL
12. Edmonton Oilers- Averaging 3.86 goals per game
13. Ottawa Senators- Pascal Leclaire has been a difference maker
14. Phoenix Coyotes- Ilya Bryzgalov has a .95 GAA
15. Dallas Stars- D Nicklas Grossman leads the league at +10
16. Atlanta Thrashers- Kovalchuk is scoring on 44% of his shots
17. Vancouver Canucks- Mikael Samuelson is stepping up after Sedin’s injury
18. St. Louis Blues- Erik Johnson has six points in six games, but is without a goal
19. New Jersey Devils- Staying in it while waiting for Patrick Elias to return
20. LA Kings- Terry Murray is displeased with the play of Alexander Frolov’s play
21. Boston Bruins- They lost their depth at forward in the off season
22. Anaheim Ducks- Ryan Getzlaf has 12 blocked shot, now he needs to score one
23. Carolina Hurricanes- Joe Corvo is averaging 27:26 minutes of ice time
24. Nashville Predators- Jason Arnott is headed to IR with an upper body injury
25. Montreal Canadiens- Their net minders are struggling
26. Tampa Bay Lightning- Alex Tanguay has scored only one point
27. Florida Panthers- Dmitry Kulikov has been impressive so far
28. New York Islanders- John Tavares is playing the way a number one pick should
29. Minnesota Wild- Antti Miettinen’s production has fallen way off
30. Toronto Maple Leafs- This is a bad team playing poorly