NHL Power Rankings: Canadiens rule start of season
The Montreal Canadiens are 9-0-1 on the season, which of course speaks to how incredibly smart and brilliant GM Marc Bergevin is rather than the return of starting goalie Carey Price, who led Montreal to a similar start last season before being injured.
The Habs are atop the Yahoo Sports power rankings for this week, as we tabulated the best and worst of the NHL through Tuesday night’s games.
Here are this week’s power rankings, from first to worst.
1- MONTREAL CANADIENS 2- NEW YORK RANGERS 3- WASHINGTON CAPITALS 4- PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 5- CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 6- EDMONTON OILERS 7- TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 8- ST LOUIS BLUES 9- SAN JOSE SHARKS 10- MINNESOTA WILD 11- OTTAWA SENATORS 12- DETROIT RED WINGS 13- NEW JERSEY DEVILS 14- FLORIDA PANTHERS 15- DALLAS STARS | 16- BOSTON BRUINS 17- PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 18- TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 19- NASHVILLE PREDATORS 20- BUFFALO SABRES 21- ANAHEIM DUCKS 22- COLORADO AVALANCHE 23- COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 24- CALGARY FLAMES 25- LOS ANGELES KINGS 26- VANCOUVER CANUCKS 27- NEW YORK ISLANDERS 28- WINNIPEG JETS 29- CAROLINA HURRICANES 30 – ARIZONA COYOTES |
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