Aggregated NHL Power Rankings, Week 21: The Blackhawks Climb Back To The Top

The Chicago Blackhawks’ recent surge has them clawing up the Aggregated NHL Power Rankings. At the top and bottom, though, are some familiar names. Check out the first post-trade deadline results for the Aggregated NHL Power Rankings.

by Mike Chen

Mar 4, 2011, 7:43 PM UTC

NASHVILLE TN - NOVEMBER 13: Fans of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate a goal against the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13 2010 in Nashville Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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The trade deadline has come and gone, and now NHL rosters are set. While new players might be settling in on new teams, it feels like we’ve been seeing the same teams in the top five and bottom five for some weeks now.

There's certainly some movement, as the Chicago Blackhawks have surged forward despite Sportsnet not feeling to keen on the defending champs. Here are this week's results for the Aggregated NHL Power Rankings.

(Note: Last week’s post has disappeared into SB Nation limbo...so no difference calculations this time.)

Rank	Conference	Team
1	East	Philadelphia Flyers
2	West	Vancouver Canucks
3	West	Detroit Red Wings
4	East	Boston Bruins
5	East	Tampa Bay Lightning
6	West	San Jose Sharks
7	West	Los Angeles Kings
8	West	Phoenix Coyotes
9 (tie)	East	Pittsburgh Penguins
9 (tie)	West	Chicago Blackhawks
11	East	Washington Capitals
12	East	Montreal Canadiens
13	West	Dallas Stars
14	West	Calgary Flames
15	West	Minnesota Wild
16	West	Nashville Predators
17	East	New York Rangers
18	West	Columbus Blue Jackets
19	East	New Jersey Devils
20	West	Anaheim Ducks
21 (tie)	East	Carolina Hurricanes
21 (tie)	East	Buffalo Sabres
23	West	St. Louis Blues
24	East	Toronto Maple Leafs
25	East	Atlanta Thrashers
26	East	Florida Panthers
27	East	New York Islanders
28	West	Colorado Avalanche
29	West	Edmonton Oilers
30	East	Ottawa Senators

If you look at the bottom three and are considering big picture, I suppose you could theoretically boost the Ottawa Senators above the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, as the Sens seemed to be pretty successful in gathering assets for the future. Obviously, it doesn’t help for this season, but I don’t think these three teams are worried about that.

Let’s take a look at the individual conference rankings. First the Eastern Conference.

Rank	Team
1	Philadelphia Flyers
2	Boston Bruins
3	Tampa Bay Lightning
4	Pittsburgh Penguins
5	Washington Capitals
6	Montreal Canadiens
7	New York Rangers
8	New Jersey Devils
9 (tie)	Carolina Hurricanes
9 (tie)	Buffalo Sabres
11	Toronto Maple Leafs
12	Atlanta Thrashers
13	Florida Panthers
14	New York Islanders
15	Ottawa Senators

And the Western Conference.

Rank	Team
1	Vancouver Canucks
2	Detroit Red Wings
3	San Jose Sharks
4	Los Angeles Kings
5	Phoenix Coyotes
6	Chicago Blackhawks
7	Dallas Stars
8	Calgary Flames
9	Minnesota Wild
10	Nashville Predators
11	Columbus Blue Jackets
12	Anaheim Ducks
13	St. Louis Blues
14	Colorado Avalanche
15	Edmonton Oilers

Here is your mega-spreadsheet, sorted first by average:

Rank	Conference	Team	ESPN	CBS	THN	Sportsnet	SI	TSN	Ave	Std
1	East	Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	1	2	1	3	1.667	0.8165
2	West	Vancouver Canucks	2	1	2	1	2	4	2	1.09545
3	West	Detroit Red Wings	3	5	3	3	4	1	3.167	1.32916
4	East	Boston Bruins	5	7	5	4	6	2	4.833	1.7224
5	East	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	3	4	5	3	9	5.167	2.40139
6	West	San Jose Sharks	4	4	6	7	5	7	5.5	1.3784
7	West	Los Angeles Kings	6	8	10	13	10	6	8.833	2.71416
8	West	Phoenix Coyotes	8	10	11	6	11	8	9	2
9	West	Chicago Blackhawks	9	9	9	17	9	5	9.667	3.93277
9	East	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	14	7	8	7	12	9.667	2.87518
11	East	Washington Capitals	11	13	8	9	8	14	10.5	2.58844
12	East	Montreal Canadiens	13	15	12	14	12	13	13.17	1.16905
13	West	Dallas Stars	15	10	13	10	14	18	13.33	3.07679
14	West	Calgary Flames	16	12	14	11	13	15	13.5	1.87083
15	West	Minnesota Wild	12	16	15	12	15	16	14.33	1.8619
16	West	Nashville Predators	17	11	16	15	16	17	15.33	2.25093
17	East	New York Rangers	14	18	19	20	17	10	16.33	3.7238
18	West	Columbus Blue Jackets	18	17	18	18	18	11	16.67	2.80476
19	East	New Jersey Devils	19	6	25	19	23	20	18.67	6.65332
20	West	Anaheim Ducks	20	23	17	16	19	19	19	2.44949
21	East	Buffalo Sabres	21	21	20	23	20	23	21.33	1.36626
21	East	Carolina Hurricanes	22	20	21	22	21	22	21.33	0.8165
23	West	St. Louis Blues	24	27	22	21	24	21	23.17	2.31661
24	East	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	22	23	26	22	24	23.33	1.50555
25	East	Atlanta Thrashers	26	24	24	25	25	26	25	0.89443
26	East	Florida Panthers	25	26	26	24	26	29	26	1.67332
27	East	New York Islanders	27	25	28	27	28	25	26.67	1.36626
28	West	Colorado Avalanche	30	30	27	28	27	27	28.17	1.47196
29	West	Edmonton Oilers	29	28	30	29	30	28	29	0.89443
30	East	Ottawa Senators	28	29	29	30	29	30	29.17	0.75277

And by standard deviation:

Rank	Conference	Team	ESPN	CBS	THN	Sportsnet	SI	TSN	Ave	Std
30	East	Ottawa Senators	28	29	29	30	29	30	29.17	0.75277
1	East	Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	1	2	1	3	1.667	0.8165
21	East	Carolina Hurricanes	22	20	21	22	21	22	21.33	0.8165
25	East	Atlanta Thrashers	26	24	24	25	25	26	25	0.89443
29	West	Edmonton Oilers	29	28	30	29	30	28	29	0.89443
2	West	Vancouver Canucks	2	1	2	1	2	4	2	1.09545
12	East	Montreal Canadiens	13	15	12	14	12	13	13.17	1.16905
3	West	Detroit Red Wings	3	5	3	3	4	1	3.167	1.32916
27	East	New York Islanders	27	25	28	27	28	25	26.67	1.36626
21	East	Buffalo Sabres	21	21	20	23	20	23	21.33	1.36626
6	West	San Jose Sharks	4	4	6	7	5	7	5.5	1.3784
28	West	Colorado Avalanche	30	30	27	28	27	27	28.17	1.47196
24	East	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	22	23	26	22	24	23.33	1.50555
26	East	Florida Panthers	25	26	26	24	26	29	26	1.67332
4	East	Boston Bruins	5	7	5	4	6	2	4.833	1.7224
15	West	Minnesota Wild	12	16	15	12	15	16	14.33	1.8619
14	West	Calgary Flames	16	12	14	11	13	15	13.5	1.87083
8	West	Phoenix Coyotes	8	10	11	6	11	8	9	2
16	West	Nashville Predators	17	11	16	15	16	17	15.33	2.25093
23	West	St. Louis Blues	24	27	22	21	24	21	23.17	2.31661
5	East	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	3	4	5	3	9	5.167	2.40139
20	West	Anaheim Ducks	20	23	17	16	19	19	19	2.44949
11	East	Washington Capitals	11	13	8	9	8	14	10.5	2.58844
7	West	Los Angeles Kings	6	8	10	13	10	6	8.833	2.71416
18	West	Columbus Blue Jackets	18	17	18	18	18	11	16.67	2.80476
9	East	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	14	7	8	7	12	9.667	2.87518
13	West	Dallas Stars	15	10	13	10	14	18	13.33	3.07679
17	East	New York Rangers	14	18	19	20	17	10	16.33	3.7238
9	West	Chicago Blackhawks	9	9	9	17	9	5	9.667	3.93277
19	East	New Jersey Devils	19	6	25	19	23	20	18.67	6.65332

Biggest Outlier: The New Jersey Devils are once again the biggest outlier, as CBS holds them in much higher regard than everyone else. Outside of the Devils, the Blackhawks get a kick in the face by Sportsnet.

Most Consensus: No total consensus this week, but there is a general agreement that the Ottawa Senators are really bad. Still, see my comments above -- I’d give them a bonus point for getting Chris Philips to commit while hoarding assets for the future.

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