NHL Power Rankings: Week #7 (2017-18)

We're back with T.O.A.'s 2017-18 NHL Power Rankings! This week we're back with a late one from games that took place on Friday and Saturday.

Middle of the pack teams are pushing around for position in this young season. The Lightning continue their dominance and the Coyotes' woes grow. Not much to discuss this week but expect us back for Week #8 soon!

This wraps up Week 7. Remember that our blog has an up-to-date Twitter profile that you can follow @TOA_Sports.

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Tampa Bay Lightning	15-2-2 (32 pts.)	Even	8.829
#2	Winnipeg Jets	12-4-1 (25 pts.)	Up 6	6.421
#3	St. Louis Blues	14-5-1 (29 pts.)	Down 1	6.288
#4	Toronto Maple Leafs	13-7-0 (26 pts.)	Up 1	6.188
#5	Vegas Golden Knights	11-6-1 (23 pts.)	Down 1	5.875
#6	L.A. Kings	12-6-2 (26 pts.)	Down 3	5.788
#7	N.Y. Islanders	10-6-2 (22 pts.)	Up 4	5.750
#8	New Jersey Devils	11-5-3 (25 pts.)	Down 1	5.276
#9	Ottawa Senators	8-4-6 (24 pts.)	Down 3	5.243
#10	Columbus Blue Jackets	12-7-1 (25 pts.)	Up 4	5.113
#11	Colorado Avalanche	9-7-1 (19 pts.)	Even	5.044
#12	Minnesota Wild	9-7-2 (20 pts.)	Up 9	4.944
#13	Chicago Blackhawks	9-8-2 (20 pts.)	Up 9	4.671
#14	Nashville Predators	10-6-2 (22 pts.)	Up 1	4.625
#15	Detroit Red Wings	10-8-2 (22 pts.)	Up 10	4.575
#16	San Jose Sharks	10-7-0 (20 pts.)	Up 2	4.368
#17	Calgary Flames	11-8-0 (22 pts.)	Up 3	4.250
#18	Anaheim Ducks	8-6-0 (16 pts.)	Up 1	4.097
#19	Carolina Hurricanes	7-6-4 (18 pts.)	Up 4	4.015
#20	Dallas Stars	10-9-1 (21 pts.)	Down 7	3.938
#21	N.Y. Rangers	9-9-2 (20 pts.)	Down 9	3.875
#22	Philadelphia Flyers	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Down 13	3.828
#23	Pittsburgh Penguins	11-7-3 (25 pts.)	Up 5	3.690
#24	Washington Capitals	10-9-1 (21 pts.)	Down 8	3.638
#25	Vancouver Canucks	9-8-2 (20 pts.)	Down 8	3.382
#26	Boston Bruins	7-7-4 (18 pts.)	Down 2	3.264
#27	Florida Panthers	7-10-2 (16 pts.)	Down 1	3.013
#28	Montreal Canadiens	8-10-2 (18 pts.)	Up 1	2.313
#29	Edmonton Oilers	7-11-2 (16 pts.)	Down 1	2.125
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-10-4 (14 pts.)	Even	1.329
#31	Arizona Coyotes	4-15-3 (11 pts.)	Even	0.568

Who's Hot?: Red Wings (10), Wild (9), Blackhawks (9)

Who's Not?: Flyers (13), Rangers (9), Capitals/Canucks (8)

NHL Power Rankings: Week #7 (2013-14)

Disclaimer: This week's Power Ranks are a result of yesterday, Monday, November 18, 2013 prior to any games played. Ranks may have changed slightly in 24 hours. To keep with consistency, games from last night will be added to next week's (week #8) rankings.

A lot of parody this week with many teams simply swapping positions. But the big news is that there's a new champ in town! Chicago was the Stanley Cup Champion last year as well as the T.O.A. President's trophy winner, nabbing the majority of the season's #1 spots on the ranks. But now it's Week #7 & they're back!

Another cool piece of the puzzle what's been going on with Montreal. The Canadiens are the epitome of stable in this flip-flop world of the NHL. Montreal has registered their 3rd straight week in the middle spot of the ranks at #15, even though their power index has fallen every week by a minimum of .3 points. This shows that this stability is an outside force acting upon Montreal countering against their current style of play, allowing the Canadiens to form an equilibrium of sorts with the other teams.

It won't last for long but for what it's worth, here are the T.O.A. Week #7 Power Ranks! Enjoy:

Rank	Team	Record	+/-	Power Index
#1	Chicago Blackhawks	14-3-4 (32 pts.)	Up 4	6.4280
#2	St. Louis Blues	13-3-3 (29 pts.)	Up 1	6.4211
#3	San Jose Sharks	13-3-5 (31 pts.)	Down 1	6.2857
#4	Colorado Avalanche	14-5-0 (28 pts.)	Down 3	5.7368
#5	Anaheim Ducks	15-5-2 (32 pts.)	Down 1	5.591
#6	Phoenix Coyotes	14-4-3 (31 pts.)	Up 2	5.5714
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	14-6-0 (28 pts.)	Down 1	5.4
#8	Boston Bruins	12-6-1 (25 pts.)	Down 1	5
#9	Minnesota Wild	13-4-4 (30 pts.)	Up 3	4.8095
#10	L.A. Kings	14-6-1 (29 pts.)	Up 1	4.8095
#11	Washington Capitals	12-8-1 (25 pts.)	Up 2	4.7619
#12	Toronto Maple Leafs	12-7-1 (25 pts.)	Down 3	4.5
#13	Pittsburgh Penguins	12-8-0 (24 pts.)	Down 3	4.25
#14	Dallas Stars	11-7-2 (24 pts.)	Up 4	4.05
#15	Montreal Canadiens	10-9-2 (22 pts.)	Even	3.4762
#16	Detroit Red Wings	9-5-7 (25 pts.)	Up 1	3.4286
#17	Vancouver Canucks	11-8-3 (25 pts.)	Down 1	3.364
#18	Ottawa Senators	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Down 4	3.3
#19	Winnipeg Jets	10-10-2 (22 pts.)	Even	2.7895
#20	N.Y. Islanders	8-10-3 (19 pts.)	Up 1	2.9048
#21	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-10-3 (17 pts.)	Up 1	2.55
#22	New Jersey Devils	7-8-5 (19 pts.)	Up 3	2.25
#23	N.Y. Rangers	10-10-0 (20 pts.)	Down 3	2.2
#24	Nashville Predators	9-9-2 (20 pts.)	Even	2
#25	Carolina Hurricanes	8-8-4 (20 pts.)	Up 1	1.75
#26	Calgary Flames	6-11-3 (15 pts.)	Down 3	1.6
#27	Philadelphia Flyers	7-10-2 (16 pts.)	Up 1	1.3158
#28	Florida Panthers	5-12-4 (14 pts.)	Up 1	0.8095
#29	Edmonton Oilers	5-15-2 (12 pt.)	Down 2	0.4545
#30	Buffalo Sabres	5-16-1 (11 pts.)	Even	-0.0909

Who's Hot?: Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota

Who's Not?: Ottawa (last week"Hot"), Calgary (2nd straight week), New Jersey