In Week 7′s edition of the 2009 NHL Power Rankings we don’t have as much movement as last week but there were some big jumps, both positive and negative, and have the Sharks in a very familiar place. (Hint: they dominated it last season)

The biggest loser in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the New York Rangers falling 6 spots to land at #12. The Rangers started off the season strong but have fallen on hard times due to their defensive play, or lack there of.

The biggest gainer in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Atlanta Thrashers all moving up 4 spots to end up at #5, #6 and #17. After a sluggish start considering they made it to game 7 in the Eastern Semi-Finals the Capitals are playing better thanks to the improved play of Jose Theodore and the Devils are establishing themselves as one of the top teams in the East yet again. Ilya Kovalchuk‘s return has seemed to spark the Thrashers as they’ve now won 4 games in a row.

Lets take a look at the rest of the league: NHL POWER RANKINGS for week 7.

Rank	Team	Record	PRV	Comment
1		14-4-4	2	Rookie defenceman Jason Demers scored his first career NHL goal in the Sharks 4-3 OT loss to the Blackhawks Sunday night.
2		14-7-0	-	Injuries just keep piling up with young defenceman Alex Goligoski now gone for 2-3 weeks with a “lower body” injury.
3		12-4-2	2	Great start to the month of November for the Flames as they’ve gone 5-0-1 collecting 11 out of a possible 12 points.
4		12-5-3	3	Have started to struggle losing their last 3 games in a row.
5		12-4-4	4	Saw their 4 game winning streak come to an end with a 5-2 loss to the Devils. However the good news is it looks like Alexander Ovechkin will return to the lineup this week.
6		14-5-0	4	Have won all 6 of their games so far in the month of November.
7		11-5-1	-	Goaltender Ray Emery has had a solid start to the season with a 2.22 GAA, .923 SAV% and 11 wins in 16 games.
8		11-6-2	4	Were blown out in an embarrassing 9-1 loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday night.
9		12-5-2	2	Have now won 4 games in a row but face the dreaded Western Canadian road trip to Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver this week.
10		12-4-1	2	Are riding a 3 game winning streak heading into this week were they face the Panthers, Bruins and Senators.
11		13-7-2	3	So-so start to the month of November going 3-3 in their first 6 games.
12		11-8-1	6	Have lost 3 of their last 5 games and face a tough machup against the Capitals on Tuesday night.
13		10-5-3	1	Have finally started to get things going, mostly thanks to Henrik Zetterberg who piled up 9 points last week.
14		11-8-0	1	After a good October the ‘Yotes haven’t enjoyed the same success in November winning just 2 games so far.
15		7-4-6	-	Super sophomore Steven Stamkos is enjoying his second season in the league after a disappointing rookie season as he now has 21 points in 18 games.
16		11-10-0	1	Henrik Sedin seems to be playing just fine without his twin brother Daniel as Henrik now has 23 points in 21 games.
17		10-6-1	4	After slipping a little bit the Thrashers are getting hot again mostly thanks to the play of their most talented player Ilya Kovalchuk who had 8 points last week.
18		8-6-3	-	Will need to get some better goaltending from Pascal Leclaire if they want to have some success against the Leafs, Penguins and Sabres this week.
19		8-10-3	3	Been struggling lately winning just one of their last 6 games.
20		8-5-6	-	Are looking for their offence to come back to life as they have yet to score 4 or more goals so far in the month of November.
21		8-8-4	2	Saw their mini two game winning streak come to an end with a 1-0 shootout loss to the Panthers on Thursday.
22		9-8-1	1	Won two of their three games last week with Steve Sullivan scoring both goals in their 2-0 win over the Canadiens on Saturday.
23		8-6-7	2	Have been playing a lot better recently, mostly due to the solid play of Dwayne Roloson and John Tavares.
24		9-11-0	-	Different month, same result for the Habs as they continue to struggle with just two wins so far in the month of November.
25		7-9-2	2	Have been playing better as of late with back-to-back shootout wins over the Bruins and Islanders.
26		6-8-4	-	Picked up a nice 6-1 win over the Canucks and played well despite their two losses to the Predators and Sharks.
27		6-10-3	5	Find themselves on a three game losing streak after losses to the Devils, Blue Jackets and Red Wings.
28		7-11-2	1	Saw their mini two game winning streak come to an end with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Lightning.
29		3-10-5	1	Lost all three of their games to the Wild, Blackhawks and Flames.
30		3-12-4	-	Finally saw their 14 game losing streak come to an end with a 5-4 shootout win over the Wild.

Be sure to check back next week with our NHL Power Rankings for Week 8.

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	Team	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.

Be sure to check back next week with our NHL Power Rankings for Week 21.