Power Rankings: Week 7

Week 7 of my Power Rankings is here and I have a new team in the top 3. Disagree with where your team landed? Let us know!

1. Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-1)
   Last Week Record: 1-2-1
   Next 7 Days: Dallas, Ottawa, Buffalo
   Previous Ranking: 1
   Carolina lit the lamp just 4 times in 3 losses last week
2. Edmonton Oilers (15-5)
   Last Week Record: 2-1
   Next 7 Days: Pittsburgh, Seattle, Los Angeles
   Previous Ranking: 3
   Leon Draisaitl has 20 goals in 20 games.
3. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-6-1)
   Last Week Record: 3-0
   Next 7 Days: Colorado, Minnesota, Winnipeg
   Previous Ranking: 6
   Toronto went 12-2 in November and G Jack Campbell owns a .946 sv%
4. Florida Panthers (14-4-3)
   Last Week Record: 1-2
   Next 7 Days: Washington, Buffalo, St. Louis
   Previous Ranking: 2
   The absence of Alex Barkov is starting to show in Florida
5. Washington Capitals (11-3-5)
   Last Week Record: 2-1-1
   Next 7 Days: Montreal, Florida, Carolina
   Previous Ranking: 4
   After a 3 game skid to start November, Washington finished going 9-2-1
6. Tampa Bay Lightning (12-5-3)
   Last Week Record: 2-1
   Next 7 Days: St. Louis (2), Boston, Philadelphia, 
   Previous Ranking: 5
   Stamkos, Hedman, and Vasilevskiy are carrying the Bolts
7. Colorado Avalanche (11-6-1)
   Last Week Record: 3-1
   Next 7 Days: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa
   Previous Ranking: 7
   The Avs finished November 8-1, beating up on a lot of bad teams
8. Calgary Flames (12-4-5)
   Last Week Record: 1-1
   Next 7 Days: Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Vegas
   Previous Ranking: 8
   7 of the 12 wins for Calgary this season have been shutouts
9. Minnesota Wild (14-6-1)
   Last Week Record: 3-0
   Next 7 Days: Arizona, NJ, Toronto
   Previous Ranking: 10
   Ryan Hartman leads Minnesota in goals this season with 12
10. St. Louis Blues (11-7-3)
    Last Week Record: 2-1-1
    Next 7 Days: Tampa Bay (2), Florida
    Previous Ranking: 9
    An up and down November has St. Louis barely in the top 10
11. New York Rangers (13-4-3)
    Last Week Record: 2-0
    Next 7 Days: Philadelphia, San Jose, Chicago
    Previous Ranking: 12
    NYR got beat up in Western Canada but went 7-1 the rest of November.
12. Dallas Stars (10-7-2)
    Last Week Record: 3-0
    Next 7 Days: Carolina, Columbus
    Previous Ranking: 21
    In the last week or so, Dallas has outscored STL, EDM, Colorado, Carolina, 15-4
13. Boston Bruins (11-7)
    Last Week Record: 2-1
    Next 7 Days: Detroit, Nashville, Tampa Bay
    Previous Ranking: 11
    Boston are beating the bad teams and losing to the good ones
14. Vegas Golden Knights (12-9)  
    Last Week Record: 1-2
    Next 7 Days: Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary
    Previous Ranking: 15
    Vegas stayed afloat without Stone and Pacioretty and now they’re back
15. Pittsburgh Penguins (10-7-4)
    Last Week Record: 3-1
    Next 7 Days: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver
    Previous Ranking: 20
    Where would Pittsburgh be without Tristan Jarry and his .938 sv%
16. Columbus Blue Jackets (12-7)
    Last Week Record: 3-1
    Next 7 Days: Nashville, Dallas, Washington, San Jose
    Previous Ranking: 18
    Columbus continues to surprise and climb the rankings, they’re fun
17. Winnipeg Jets (10-7-4)
    Last Week Record: 1-3
    Next 7 Days: Arizona, NJ, Toronto
    Previous Ranking: 13
    Winnipeg were 9-3-3 on 11/17
18. Anaheim Ducks (11-8-3)
    Last Week Record: 1-3
    Next 7 Days: Los Angeles, Vegas, Calgary
    Previous Ranking: 16
    Troy Terry update: 14 goals & 24 points in 22 games.
19. New Jersey Devils (9-6-4)
    Last Week Record: 1-1-1
    Next 7 Days: San Jose, Minnesota, Winnipeg
    Previous Ranking: 17
    Andreas Johnsson is tied for the team lead in points (18) and leads NJ in goals (9)
20. Nashville Predators (11-9-1)
    Last Week Record: 2-2
    Next 7 Days: Columbus, Boston, Montreal
    Previous Ranking: 19
    Mikael Grandlund and Matt Duchene are having incredible seasons thus far.
21. Philadelphia Flyers (8-8-4)
    Last Week Record: 0-3-1
    Next 7 Days: NYR, Tampa Bay
    Previous Ranking: 14
    Rough week for Philly, injuries taking a toll or is it coaching?
22. San Jose Sharks (11-9-1)
    Last Week Record: 3-1
    Next 7 Days: NJ, NYI, NYR, Columbus
    Previous Ranking: 23
    Since starting 4-0, the Sharks are 8-9-1
23. New York Islanders (5-10-2)
    Last Week Record: 0-2
    Next 7 Days: San Jose
    Previous Ranking: 22
    If there’s one team that’s glad November is over it’s NYI
24. Detroit Red Wings (10-9-3)
    Last Week Record: 2-0
    Next 7 Days: Boston, Seattle, NYI
    Previous Ranking: 26
    Lucas Raymond for Calder
25. Los Angeles Kings (9-8-3)
    Last Week Record: 1-1
    Next 7 Days: Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton
    Previous Ranking: 24
    LA have 2 losing streaks of 5 and 6 games and a wining streak of 7 games.
26. Buffalo Sabres (8-10-3)
    Last Week Record: 1-2-1
    Next 7 Days: Seattle, Florida, Carolina
    Previous Ranking: 27
    Buffalo’s 3-10-3 since Halloween
27. Chicago Blackhawks (7-12-2)
    Last Week Record: 1-2
    Next 7 Days: Washington, NYR, NYI
    Previous Ranking: 28
    Chicago are 6-3 since 11/7 & Seth Jones has 17 points in 21 games
28. Seattle Kraken (7-13-1)
    Last Week Record: 2-1
    Next 7 Days: Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida
    Previous Ranking: 32
    Seattle is 4-1 in their last 5, beating 3 of our top 5 teams in or Rankings
29. Vancouver Canucks (6-14-2)
    Last Week Record: 0-3
    Next 7 Days: Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh
    Previous Ranking: 25
    Things got bad quick in Vancouver, moves coming?
30. Montreal Canadiens (6-15-2)
    Last Week Record: 1-2
    Next 7 Days: Vancouver, Colorado, Nashville
    Previous Ranking: 29
    Bergevin is out, Gorton is in to pick next GM. Danny Briere anyone?
31. Ottawa Senators (4-14-1)
    Last Week Record: 0-4
    Next 7 Days: Vancouver, Colorado, Carolina
    Previous Ranking: 30
    Tim Stützle’s 1 goal in 18 games just ins’t cutting it.
32. Arizona Coyotes (4-15-2)
    Last Week Record: 0-2
    Next 7 Days: Edmonton, Dallas
    Previous Ranking: 31
    Arizona has 4 players signed past this season