NHL Power Rankings: Week 20

by: CoreyS On Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Ending (Feb 22nd)

Total Pro Sports – This week’s NHL Power Rankings sees a very familiar face…umm logo…re-take the top spot and the Ducks flying south.

NHL Power Rankings Movers And Shakers

The biggest Shakers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Anaheim Ducks falling 4 spots to land at #20.

The second biggest shaker was the Los Angeles Kings who dropped 2 spots to end up at #24.

The biggest Movers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins all moving up 2 spots to sit at #11, #17 and #18 respectively.

Lets take a look at the rest of the league: NHL POWER RANKINGS for Week 20.

Rank	Record	Change	Comment
1	40-8-9	1	Look to be back on track after winning all 3 games last week.
2	39-13-8	1	Solid week for Henrik Zetterberg collecting 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 3 games.
3	38-17-5	-	7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Alexander Ovechkin appears to be in fine form after getting under the skin of Sidney Crosby in their game against Pittsburgh.
4	38-19-3	-	With Martin Brodeur set to return from injury the Devils will look to challenge the Bruins and Capitals for top spot in the East.
5	40-12-8	-	4-4-2 in their last 10 games.
6	35-18-6	1	Collected 5 out of a possible 6 points.
7	34-16-8	1	Outscored their opponents 12-4 in their 3 wins but had a hard time scoring vs Minnesota losing 2-1.
8	31-17-9	-	Great week for Mike Richards posting 8 points and being named the NHL’s 1st Star.
9	31-22-7	-	Putting the drama behind him Alex Kovalev re-joined and lead the Habs to a 5-3 win over the Sens collecting 3 points.
10	31-23-7	-	Will be interesting to see how the players react to the firing of Tom Renney and the hiring of John Tortorella.
11	30-21-8	2	On a 4 game win streak including an emotional 3-2 shootout victory for Mats Sundin over his former Leafs team.
12	31-23-6	1	With both Thomas Vanek and now Ryan Miller out of the lineup due to injuries the Sabres will have to dig deep to keep their playoff hopes alive.
13	30-21-8	1	Great week for Tomas Vokoun posting two shutouts in the Panthers wins over the Devils and Bruins.
14	30-24-6	-	Went 4-1-1 during their busiest stretch of the season playing 6 games in 9 nights.
15	31-25-5	-	On a 3 game win streak with Matt Cullen scoring a hat-trick in the Hurricanes 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
16	29-22-7	1	Have fared well so far with Brad Richards out of the lineup going 2-1 last week.
17	30-24-4	2	Went 2-0-1 against three tough opponents in the Flames, Red Wings and Blackhawks.
18	29-26-6	2	Despite their loss to the Capitals, the Penguins appear to be a better team with Sergei Gonchar in the lineup which is great news as they try to push for a playoff spot.
19	29-25-5	1	Currently on a 3 game winless streak.
20	29-27-5	4	Were able to break their 3 game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
21	28-28-4	-	Steve Sullivan scored his first 2 goals in almost two years in the Predators 6-2 loss to the Red Wings.
22	27-28-5	1	Put together back-to-back victories over the Thrashers and Kings.
23	25-26-8	1	Congratulations goes out to head coach Andy Murray who collected his 300th career victory in the Blues 2-1 win over the Predators.
24	25-24-9	2	Have gone 1-3-2 in their last 6 games.
25	28-31-1	-	Nice week for Ryan Smyth who posted 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 3 games.
26	22-27-9	-	Chris Campoli had a solid Sens debut posting 2 assists in their 5-3 loss to the Canadiens.
27	22-26-12	-	Suffered two tough shootout losses to the Blue Jackets and Canucks and almost faced the Rangers in one too but managed to beat them in OT.
28	20-28-12	-	Are 1-3-1 in their last 5 games.
29	21-33-6	-	Will be interesting to see who else the Thrashers trade away before the deadline as they build towards next season…and beyond.
30	18-35-6	-	The Islanders will look to continue stock piling picks and young players/prospects as the deadline nears.