| Rk |
Team |
Prv |
Comment |
| 1 |
San Jose |
4 |
Sharks with a
franchise-record nine straight wins. Captain Patrick Marleau
with four goals and a shootout winner in the last four games.
|
| 2 |
Detroit |
3 |
Nicklas Lidstrom
returns for the Red Wings, who seem to be back on track with
three straight wins. |
| 3 |
Dallas |
1 |
Stars snap
three-game slide with win over Colorado. Philippe Boucher out
three weeks with separated shoulder. |
| 4 |
Anaheim |
2 |
Ducks suffer big
blow when they lose Corey Perry for six weeks due to a lacerated
tendon. |
| 5 |
New Jersey |
5 |
Devils have won
three straight and are 10-2-2 in their last 14 games. Zach Parise
with five goals in the last three games. |
| 6 |
Montreal |
6 |
Montreal goes 2-2-0
on West Coast road trip, with the two losses coming to the
Sharks and Ducks. |
| 7 |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
Sidney Crosby with
two goals and two assists in his first three games back from the
high ankle sprain. |
| 8 |
Calgary |
9 |
Flames have scored
just five goals in their last three games, but they have
collected five points (2-0-1). |
| 9 |
Colorado |
15 |
Avalanche six-game
winning streak ends, but they are right back in the mix for the
Northwest Division crown. |
| 10 |
NY Rangers |
11 |
Rangers are rolling:
They have points in 12 straight games (9-0-3) and are 14-3-3 in
their last 20. |
| 11 |
Ottawa |
8 |
Since a win over
Montreal on November 19, the Senators are a pedestrian 22-22-7
in their last 51 games. |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
10 |
Wild are winless in
last four (0-2-2) and just 3-6-2 in their last eleven games.
Eric Belanger out of the lineup with a broken toe. |
| 13 |
Carolina |
14 |
Hurricanes have won
four straight and seven of their last eight, and that has given
them some breathing room in the Southeast Division. |
| 14 |
Vancouver |
13 |
Canucks finally find
some offense in wins over Nashville and St. Louis. Mattias
Ohlund returns to the lineup and Aaron Miller goes out. |
| 15 |
Philadelphia |
16 |
Flyers have put
together a 5-1-1 run since that 10-game winless streak. Jeff
Carter with seven goals in last seven games. |
| 16 |
Boston |
12 |
Bruins go 1-2-2 over
the past week, including a 10-2 loss, an 8-2 loss, a 1-0
overtime loss and a 1-0 shootout loss. They beat the Caps 2-1
too. |
| 17 |
Nashville |
17 |
Predators wrap up
key six-game road trip with a respectable 3-2-1 record. |
| 18 |
Buffalo |
18 |
Sabres with just two
wins in their last eight games (2-4-2) and that has them on the
outside looking in at a playoff spot. |
| 19 |
Washington |
20 |
Tough losses to
Boston and Pittsburgh are a devastating blow to Washington's playoff
hopes. |
| 20 |
Chicago |
21 |
Blackhawks have been
making a strong push, but losses to the Sharks and to the Oilers
(in OT) hurt their playoff aspirations. |
| 21 |
Phoenix |
19 |
Coyotes lose first
two games of five-game homestand and are now 14-17-3 at home
this season. |
| 22 |
Columbus |
22 |
Blue Jackets snap a
seven-game winless streak at home with a win over Tampa Bay. |
| 23 |
Florida |
23 |
Panthers trying to
keep their slim playoff hopes alive. They've won four in a row.
|
| 24 |
NY Islanders |
23 |
Islanders' playoff
prospects have taken a hit after they pick up just two wins in
eight games. |
| 25 |
Edmonton |
26 |
Oilers have won six
of their last seven games. They are 17-5 in games that have been
decided in overtime or the shootout this season. |
| 26 |
Toronto |
24 |
Mats Sundin has
points in eight straight games (seven goals, seven assists). |
| 27 |
St. Louis |
25 |
The Blues drop the
first two games of their franchise-record nine-game road trip.
|
| 28 |
Atlanta |
28 |
Thrashers are fading
away fast. They have just one win in their last ten games
(1-6-3). |
| 29 |
Los Angeles |
30 |
Erik Ersberg stops
40 shots to shutout Ottawa. He is one of ten goalies the Kings
have used over the past two seasons. |
| 30 |
Tampa Bay |
29 |
Lightning continue
to struggle down the stretch. They've lost five in a row and ten
of their last eleven. |
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