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NHL Power Rankings, Week 8: Columbus Keeps Winning, Climbs To Second In West
The surprising Columbus Blue Jackets keep on winning hockey games, and as a result, they’ve climbed all the way to 2nd in this week’s Power Rankings. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is on the move in the East, the Stars make a move and the Kings take a tumble.
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Each panel, consisting of a few willing participants from around our great network of SB Nation hockey blogs, will vote on only their own conference. Since the NHL doesn’t put much emphasis on cross-conference play, and since the two conferences are vastly different and usually end up that way come mid-April, we take two polls each week -- one for the East, one for the West.
The votes are then tallied up with a unique algorithm consisting of plus signs and, at the end, an equal sign. It’s addition, baby. Before we get onto this week’s Rankings, let’s meet the panel.
THE PANEL
Voting on the East...
- Travis Hughes, SBNation.com, Broad Street Hockey
- Peter Raaymakers, Silver Seven
- John Fontana, Raw Charge
- Donny Rivette, Litter Box Cats
- Ben Rothenberg, Broad Street Hockey
- Ryan Classic, Silver Seven
And for the West...
- Brad Gardner, Defending Big D
- Dirk Hoag, On the Forecheck
- Bryan Reynolds, Hockey Wilderness
- Derek Zona, SBNation.com, The Copper & Blue
- Casey Richey, Winging It In Motown
- Matt Wagner, The Cannon
And now, the reason you’re here.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Washington Capitals - 17-6-2, 36 pts - Last week: 1 - Japers' Rink | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2. Pittsburgh Penguins - 16-8-2, 34 pts - Last week: 4 - Pensburgh | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3. Philadelphia Flyers - 15-6-4, 34 pts – Last week: 2 – Broad Street Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 4. Montreal Canadiens - 15-8-1, 31 pts – Last week: 3 – Eyes On The Prize | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 5. Tampa Bay Lightning - 13-8-3, 29 pts – Last week: 5 – Raw Charge | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 6. Atlanta Thrashers - 12-9-3, 27 pts – Last week: 8 - Bird Watchers Anonymous | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 7. New York Rangers - 14-11-1, 29 pts – Last week: 7 – Blueshirt Banter | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 6. Boston Bruins - 12-8-2, 26 pts – Last week: 6 – Stanley Cup of Chowder | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| 9. Carolina Hurricanes - 10-11-3, 23 pts – Last week: 9 – Canes Country | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 10. Ottawa Senators - 11-13-1, 23 pts – Last week: 10 – Silver Seven | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 60 |
| 11. Buffalo Sabres - 9-13-3, 21 pts – Last week: 11 – Die By The Blade | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 66 |
| 12. Florida Panthers - 10-12-0, 20 pts – Last week: 12 – Litter Box Cats | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 71 |
| 13. New Jersey Devils - 8-14-2, 18 pts – Last week: 14 – In Lou We Trust | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 76 |
| 14. Toronto Maple Leafs - 8-11-3, 19 pts – Last week: 13 – Pension Plan Puppets | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 82 |
| 15. New York Islanders - 5-12-5, 15 pts – Last week: 15 – Lighthouse Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Detroit Red Wings - 15-4-2, 32 pts – Last week: 1 – Winging It In Motown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. Columbus Blue Jackets - 14-8-0, 28 pts – Last week: 4 – The Cannon | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 3. Vancouver Canucks - 12-7-3, 27 pts – Last week: 6 – Nucks Misconduct | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 4. Colorado Avalanche - 13-9-1, 27 pts – Last week: 3 – Mile High Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| 5. Dallas Stars - 14-8-1, 29 pts – Last week: 11 – Defending Big D | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 6. Los Angeles Kings - 13-7-0, 26 pts – Last week: 2 – Jewels From The Crown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 38 |
| 7. Phoenix Coyotes - 11-6-5, 27 pts – Last week: 7 – Five For Howling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
| 8. Chicago Blackhawks - 13-11-2, 28 pts – Last week: 8 – Second City Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 46 |
| 9. San Jose Sharks - 11-7-4, 26 pts – Last week: 9 – Fear The Fin | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
| 10. St. Louis Blues - 12-7-3, 27 pts – Last week: 5 – St. Louis Game Time | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
| 11. Minnesota Wild - 11-10-2, 24 pts – Last week: 10 – Hockey Wilderness | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 70 |
| 12. Nashville Predators - 9-8-5, 23 pts – Last week: 13 – On the Forecheck | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 74 |
| 13. Anaheim Ducks - 12-11-3, 27 pts – Last week: 12 – Anaheim Calling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 77 |
| 14. Calgary Flames - 10-12-2, 22 pts – Last week: 14 – Matchsticks & Gasoline | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 79 |
| 15. Edmonton Oilers - 7-12-4, 18 pts – Last week: 15 – The Copper & Blue | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
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