It’s Tuesday, which means it’s Power Rankings time. Our Rankings are put together based on votes from two panels of voters. Their votes are made public each week so you can ridicule and mock and plaster THIS GUY IS A BAD POWER RANKINGS VOTER posters all around your home arena. It’s all about accountability (or something) ... and of course, it gives you the opportunity to have an opinion about other people’s opinions.
NHL Power Rankings, Week 11: Flyers Eclipse Penguins, Regain Eastern Crown
The Flyers snapped the Penguins 12 game winning streak last week, and as a result, they’ve also ended Pittsburgh’s reign atop our NHL Power Rankings. Detroit, meanwhile, keeps its steady hold on the West’s top spot.
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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. Philadelphia Flyers - 22-7-5, 49 pts - Two weeks ago: 2 - Broad Street Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2. Pittsburgh Penguins - 21-10-2, 44 pts – Two weeks ago: 1 – Pensburgh | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 3. Montreal Canadiens - 19-12-2, 40 pts - Two weeks ago: 4 - Eyes On The Prize | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 4. Atlanta Thrashers - 18-11-5, 41 pts – Two weeks ago: 6 – Bird Watchers Anonymous | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 5. Washington Capitals - 19-12-4, 42 pts – Two weeks ago: 3 – Japers' Rink | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 6. Tampa Bay Lightning - 18-10-4, 40 pts – Two weeks ago: 5 - Raw Charge | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
| 7. New York Rangers - 20-14-1, 41 pts – Two weeks ago: 7 – Blueshirt Banter | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 41 |
| 8. Boston Bruins - 17-10-4, 38 pts – Two weeks ago: 8 – Stanley Cup of Chowder | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 48 |
| 9. Carolina Hurricanes - 15-12-4, 34 pts – Two weeks ago: 11 – Canes Country | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 10. Ottawa Senators - 14-17-4, 32 pts – Two weeks ago: 10 – Silver Seven | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 64 |
| 11. Buffalo Sabres - 13-16-4, 30 pts – Two weeks ago: 9 – Die By The Blade | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 65 |
| 12. Florida Panthers - 14-16-0, 28 pts – Two weeks ago: 12 – Litter Box Cats | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 66 |
| 13. Toronto Maple Leafs - 12-16-4, 28 pts – Two weeks ago: 13 – Pension Plan Puppets | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 79 |
| 14. New Jersey Devils - 9-21-2, 20 pts – Two weeks ago: 14 – In Lou We Trust | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 83 |
| 15. New York Islanders - 6-18-6, 18 pts – Two weeks ago: 15 – Lighthouse Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Detroit Red Wings - 20-8-4, 44 pts – Two weeks ago: 1 – Winging It In Motown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2. Dallas Stars - 20-10-3, 43 pts – Two weeks ago: 2 – Defending Big D | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3. Vancouver Canucks - 18-8-4, 40 pts – Two weeks ago: 3 – Nucks Misconduct | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4. Colorado Avalanche - 19-10-4, 42 pts – Two weeks ago: 10 – Mile High Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 5. Nashville Predators - 17-9-6, 40 pts – Two weeks ago: 8 – On the Forecheck | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 6. Los Angeles Kings - 18-12-1, 37 pts – Two weeks ago: 5 – Jewels From The Crown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 7. Phoenix Coyotes - 15-9-7, 37 pts – Two weeks ago: 4 – Five For Howling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
| 8. San Jose Sharks - 17-11-5, 39 pts – Two weeks ago: 11 – Fear The Fin | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
| 9. Chicago Blackhawks - 18-14-3, 39 pts – Two weeks ago: 6 – Second City Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 47 |
| 10. St. Louis Blues -15-11-5, 35 pts – Two weeks ago: 7 – St. Louis Game Time | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 50 |
| 11. Anaheim Ducks - 17-15-4, 38 pts – Two weeks ago: 12 – Anaheim Calling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 53 |
| 12. Columbus Blue Jackets - 16-13-3, 35 pts – Two weeks ago: 9 – The Cannon | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 55 |
| 13. Minnesota Wild - 14-13-4, 32 pts – Two weeks ago: 13 – Hockey Wilderness | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 66 |
| 14. Calgary Flames - 14-16-3, 31 pts – Two weeks ago: 15 – Matchsticks & Gasoline | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 |
| 15. Edmonton Oilers - 12-14-5, 29 pts – Two weeks ago: 14 – The Copper & Blue | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 75 |
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