Saturday, January 13, 2018

NHL Power Rankings: Week #11-14 (2017-18)

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! After an extensive break over the holiday season it's time for the first rankings of the new year, covering weeks 11 through 14. Did you miss us?? If you did let's jump right to it:

Lots of changes over the passed few weeks but one things remains true: the Lightning continue to hold that top spot with a continued mathematical inertia over the entire league. As clear favorites for out TOA President's Trophy, a massive meltdown would have to occur to change that. We'll be monitoring the weeks as they pass to announce a clinched trophy. We hate to say we told you so but here's a news flash Pittsburgh: the Pens aren't as good a they used to be. Maybe not as bad as Buffalo or Arizona (no one is actually) but its a 90% chance they aren't going three in a row.

Boston was a huge surprise, jumping from the middle of the pack into a front running position, but there's doubt that they can continue that trend as they may have peaked to early.

This ends Week 11-14. As always, remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

RankTeamRecord+/-Power Index
#1Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
31-10-3 (65 pts.)Even7.142
#2Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights
29-10-2 (60 pts.)Up 26.598
#3Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
23-10-7 (53 pts.)Up 115.934
#4Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets
24-14-7 (55 pts.)Up 25.828
#5Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
25-11-6 (56 pts.)Up 25.488
#6Los Angeles Kings
L.A. Kings
24-13-5 (53 pts.)Down 35.345
#7Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
28-14-3 (59 pts.)Up 45.283
#8
Colorado Avalanche
22-16-3 (47 pts.)Up 125.091
#9New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
22-11-8 (52 pts.)Up 45.034
#10Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
25-17-3 (53 pts.)Down 55.006
#11Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
24-16-3 (55 pts.)Up 74.919
#12Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
22-16-6 (50 pts.)Up 34.903
#13New York Rangers
New York Rangers
22-15-5 (49 pts.)Down 44.720
#14St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
26-17-3 (55 pts.)Down 124.679
#15Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
24-16-4 (52 pts.)Up 44.557
#16San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
21-13-6 (48 pts.)Down 44.381
#17Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
19-15-8 (46 pts.)Up 44.292
#18New York Islanders
N.Y. Islanders
21-18-4 (46 pts.)Down 104.273
#19Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
23-17-4 (50 pts.)Down 24.267
#20Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
25-18-3 (53 pts.)Down 93.902
#21Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
19-15-9 (47 pts.)Up 43.866
#22Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
20-16-8 (48 pts.)Up 23.801
#23Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
22-19-3 (47 pts.)Down 73.784
#24Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
17-17-7 (41 pts.)Up 43.274
#25Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
18-19-6 (42 pts.)Down 23.262
#26Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
19-23-3 (41 pts.)Even2.972
#27Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
18-20-4 (40 pts.)Even2.917
#28Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
15-18-9 (39 pts.)Up 12.804
#29Vancouver Canucks
Ottawa Senators
9-12-7 (25 pts.)Down 72.722
#30Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
11-24-9 (31 pts.)Up 11.199
#31Phoenix Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes
10-28-6 (26 pts.)Down 10.778


Who's Hot?: Avalanche (12), Bruins (11), Stars (7)

Who's Not?: Blues (12), Islanders (10), Blue Jackets (9)

Sunday, December 10, 2017

NHL Power Rankings: Week #9-10 (2017-18)

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! We took a little week off due to the holidays and a personal birthday weekend but we're back and buy have things changed. We've combined weeks 9 and 10 so lets get to it.

First off, THE PENS FINALLY ARE LEVELING OUT! This has pissed us off so much. A champion team for two straight years messing up our algorithm but it seems that time has made them a casualty to the strength of the formula. We were considering pushing 3.1 patch early but now we want to revamp 3.1 to make it possibly a new rank system for next year. We also have a new meadow dweller in the Sabres. Congratulation Buffalo, its a testament to your achievements in sucking that bad. The Lightning continue their assault on the league, nothing new there. And the rest of the league are just jostling for position.

This ends Week 9+10 combined. As always, remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

RankTeamRecord+/-Power Index
#1Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
21-6-2 (44 pts.)Even7.655
#2St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
20-8-2 (42 pts.)Up 16.408
#3Los Angeles Kings
L.A. Kings
20-8-3 (43 pts.)Up 86.355
#4Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights
19-9-1 (39 pts.)Down 26.034
#5Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
19-10-1 (39 pts.)Up 35.950
#6Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets
17-8-5 (39 pts.)Up 15.813
#7Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
19-9-1 (39 pts.)Up 25.565
#8New York Islanders
N.Y. Islanders
16-10-2 (34 pts.)Down 45.319
#9New York Rangers
N.Y. Rangers
16-11-2 (34 pts.)Up 15.267
#10Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
19-10-1 (39 pts.)Down 55.150
#11Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
18-11-1 (37 pts.)Up 45.067
#12San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
16-10-2 (34 pts.)Up 24.768
#13New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
16-9-4 (36 pts.)Down 84.603
#14Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
14-9-4 (32 pts.)Up 64.574
#15Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
13-11-5 (31 pts.)Down 34.440
#16Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
16-12-3 (35 pts.)Up 104.363
#17Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
14-11-3 (31 pts.)Down 14.241
#18Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
16-13-1 (33 pts.)Up 14.158
#19Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
16-12-2 (34 pts.)Down 24.117
#20
Colorado Avalanche
13-13-2 (28 pts.)Down 74.063
#21Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
11-11-7 (29 pts.)Up 33.836
#22Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
14-12-4 (32 pts.)Up 33.717
#23Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
11-14-4 (26 pts.)Up 43.629
#24Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
11-10-7 (27 pts.)Down 63.484
#25Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
12-11-7 (31 pts.)Down 13.413
#26Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
12-15-2 (26 pts.)Up 23.267
#27Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
13-14-4 (30 pts.)Up 23.137
#28Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
11-13-5 (27 pts.)Down 72.871
#29Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
9-12-7 (25 pts.)Down 62.616
#30Phoenix Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes
7-20-5 (19 pts.)Up 10.859
#31Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
7-17-5 (19 pts.)Down 10.841


Who's Hot?: Penguins (10), Kings (8), Bruins (6)

Who's Not?: Devils (8), Red Wings (7), Avalanche (7)