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SB Nation’s NHL Preseason Power Rankings
SB Nation’s NHL Power Rankings is the culmination of a network-wide poll from across all of our hockey blogs. Each week we’ll have the Top Ten NHL teams according to our writers, as well as full rankings for each conference.
With the NHL season officially kicking off tonight, here are our initial rankings of every NHL team. We’ll present our weekly rankings every Tuesday throughout the season.
NHL Top Ten Power Rankings | ||||
Rank | Team | Record | SB Nation Blog | |
 | 1 (8) | San Jose Sharks | 0-0-0 | Fear The Fin |
 | 2 (4) | Detroit Red Wings | 0-0-0 | Winging It In Motown |
 | 3 (4) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0-0-0 | PensBurgh |
 | 4 (5) | Washington Capitals | 0-0-0 | Japers' Rink |
 | 5 | Boston Bruins | 0-0-0 | Stanley Cup of Chowder |
 | 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0-0-0 | Second City Hockey |
 | 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0-0-0 | Broad Street Hockey |
 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 0-0-0 | Nucks Misconduct |
 | 9 | Calgary Flames | 0-0-0 | Matchsticks and Gasoline |
 | 10 | Carolina Hurricanes | 0-0-0 | Canes Country |
Western Conference Power Rankings | ||||
| Rk (Prev) | Team | Record | SB Nation Blog | |
| 1 | San Jose Sharks | 0-0-0 | Fear The Fin |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 0-0-0 | Winging It In Motown |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 0-0-0 | Nucks Misconduct |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0-0-0 | Second City Hockey |
 | 5 | Anaheim Ducks | 0-0-0 | Battle of California |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | 0-0-0 | Matchsticks and Gasoline |
 | 7 | St. Louis Blues | 0-0-0 | St. Louis Game Time |
 | 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0-0-0 | The Cannon |
 | 9 | Dallas Stars | 0-0-0 | Defending Big D |
 | 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 0-0-0 | The Copper & Blue |
 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 0-0-0 | Battle of California |
 | 12 | Minnesota Wild | 0-0-0 | Hockey Wilderness |
 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 0-0-0 | On the Forecheck |
 | 14 | Phoenix Coyotes | 0-0-0 | Five For Howling |
 | 15 | Colorado Avalanche | 0-0-0 | Mile High Hockey |
Eastern Conference Power Rankings | ||||
| Rk (Prev) | Team | Record | SB Nation Blog | |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0-0-0 | PensBurgh |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 0-0-0 | Japers' Rink |
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 0-0-0 | Stanley Cup of Chowder |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0-0-0 | Broad Street Hockey |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 0-0-0 | Canes Country |
 | 6 | New Jersey Devils | 0-0-0 | In Lou We Trust |
 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 0-0-0 | Habs Eyes On The Prize |
 | 8 | New York Rangers | 0-0-0 | Blueshirt Banter |
 | 9 | Buffalo Sabres | 0-0-0 | Die By The Blade |
 | 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0-0-0 | Pension Plan Puppets |
 | 11 | Florida Panthers | 0-0-0 | Litter Box Cats |
 | 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0-0-0 | Raw Charge |
 | 13 | Ottawa Senators | 0-0-0 | Silver Seven |
 | 14 | Atlanta Thrashers | 0-0-0 | Bird Watchers Anonymous |
 | 15 | New York Islanders | 0-0-0 | Lighthouse Hockey |
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