NHL Power Rankings: Week 24

by: CoreyS On Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Total Pro Sports – This week’s NHL Power Rankings has a familiar seller dweller in last place, the Canadiens continuing to struggle and the Ducks flying high.

NHL Power Rankings Movers And Shakers

The biggest Shakers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Montreal Canadiens falling 4 spots to land at #14.

The second biggest shaker was the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars both dropping 3 spots to end up at #19 and #20 respectively.

The biggest Movers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the mighty Anaheim Ducks climbing 4 spots to find themselves at #18.

Lets take a look at the rest of the league: NHL POWER RANKINGS for Week 24.

Rank	Record	Change	Comment
1	48-15-9	-	Great week for the Swedish duo of Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen collecting 10 points in just 2 games.
2	48-14-10	1	Went a perfect 3-0 during their 3 game home stand beating the Predators, Stars and Avalanche.
3	46-17-10	1	Clinched the Northeast Division title with their 4-1 win over the Devils on Sunday.
4	47-22-3	2	Congratulations to Martin Brodeur who collected his 552nd career win surpassing Patrick Roy for first on the all-time list.
5	39-22-10	2	Recorded two big wins over the Sabres and Penguins.
6	45-23-6	1	Alexander Ovechkin will have to keep his celebrating to a minimum if the Capitals keep up their mediocre play. So far the Capitals have a record of 5-5-1 in the month of March.
7	41-24-6	1	Been struggling as of late going 2-5-0 in their last 7 games.
8	39-27-8	1	Great week for the dynamic duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin who collected 13 points in 3 games.
9	38-24-9	1	Alexandre Burrows has been playing great ever since he signed his extension with the Canucks and has 5 points in his last 5 games.
10	38-27-8	1	Nik Antropov has been playing great since he was traded to the Rangers. In 9 games he has 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points.
11	39-28-7	1	Have won 8 straight home games and are 7-1-2 in the month of March.
12	38-22-11	-	Patrick Sharp had a triumphant return to the lineup scoring 2 goals and adding 1 assist in the ‘Hawks 4-1 win over the Kings putting an end to Chicago’s 5 game winless streak.
13	38-28-6	-	Improved their playoff chances with two big wins over the Blackhawks and Panthers.
14	36-27-9	4	On a 5 game winless streak after losing to the Rangers, Senators and Leafs.
15	35-27-10	-	Saw their 4 game winless streak come to an end after a 3-1 win over the Leafs.
16	35-28-9	2	Sam Gagner continues to roll as he netted 4 goals and added 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games.
17	35-30-7	2	Good week for J.P. Dumont, Joel Ward and Ryan Suter as they combined for 14 points in 3 games.
18	35-31-6	4	Great week for the Ducks winning all 3 of their games as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive.
19	34-30-8	3	Are hoping goaltender Ryan Miller will be returning sooner rather than later as they’re currently on a 3 game losing streak.
20	33-31-8	3	See their playoff hopes fading after losing all 3 of their games last week.
21	32-30-10	2	Currently on a 5 game winning streak.
22	33-30-9	2	Just like the Stars, the Blues are seeing their playoff hopes start to fade away after losing 2 of their 3 games last week.
23	34-30-8	2	Continue to be a in a dog fight with the Ducks, Stars, Blues and Predators for the 8th and final playoff spot in the West.
24	30-30-13	1	Saturday night was a great night for the line of Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin as the trio combined for 11 points in the Leafs 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
25	30-37-6	1	Saw their 6 game winning streak come to an end with their 6-2 loss to the Penguins.
26	30-32-10	-	Have gone 1-4-1 in their last 6 games.
27	30-36-7	3	Good week for the trio of Shane Doan, Kyle Turris and Scottie Upshall as they combined for 15 points in 4 games.
28	31-40-2	1	Currently on a 4 game winless streak.
29	23-33-16	1	Steven Stamkos finally seems to be adapting to playing in the NHL as he netted 4 goals in 3 games last week.
30	24-40-8	1	Can’t seem to keep the puck out of their net allowing 10 goals against in their last 2 games.