HW Power Rankings – A Storm’s a Brewing

Ladies and Genetlemen, we have our first EVER top spot changing of the guard this week! The Colorado Avalanche struggled a bit last week without Mikko Rantanen who believe it or not, is tied for the league lead in goals with Austin Matthews since February 26th. Meanwhile Vegas and Carolina just keep winning. Find out who rose and who fell in our latest rankings!

1.  Carolina Hurricanes (35-10-7) Last Week: 2 – Two Words: Alex. Nedeljkovic.
2. Vegas Golden Knights (36-12-2) Last Week: 3 – Vegas was shutout vs Arizona which hurt their odds.
3. Colorado Avalanche (33-12-4) Last Week: 1 – Mikko Rantanen is extremely underrated nationally.
4. Tampa Bay Lightning (35-14-3) Last Week: 5 – TB had a tough time w/Detroit but they’re a juggernaut.
5. Florida Panthers (35-14-5) Last Week: 6 – Don’t sleep on the Panthers.
6. Pittsburgh Penguins (34-16-3) Last Week: 9 – Pens are hot at the right time. Uh Oh.
7. Toronto Maple Leafs (33-13-6) Last Week: 8 – Brilliant bounce back week by the Leafs.
8. Washington Capitals (33-14-5) Last Week: 4 – Lost vs Pitt twice last week.
9. New York Islanders (31-16-5) Last Week: 7 – Islanders still puttering along. Varlamov for Vezina.
10. Minnesota Wild (32-14-4) Last Week: 10 – The Wild stay in the top 10 for a 2nd week. Noice.

Honorable Mentions: Boston Bruins (31-16-6), Edmonton Oilers (30-17-2)

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