NHL Power Rankings - Week of Feb. 17th, 2020

Tier 1

1. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-15; 85 pts)
2. Boston Bruins (37-11; 86 pts)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins (37-15; 80 pts)
4. Dallas Stars (34-19; 74 pts)
5. Washington Capitals (37-17; 79 pts)
6. Colorado Avalanche (33-18; 73 pts)
7. St. Louis Blues (33-17; 76 pts)
8. Philadelphia Flyers (33-20; 73 pts)
9. Carolina Hurricanes (34-21; 72 pts)
10. Edmonton Oilers 32-21; 70 pts)

Tier One Spotlight: Tampa Bay Lightning

"How can it not be the Tampa Bay Lightning. As of Monday morning, they are winners of ten straight, and just traded for another goal scorer in Blake Coleman who has another 2 years left at $1.8 million. They paid a price, but Tampa is all in for Lord Stanley. "

#GoBolts #NHLBruins #LetsGoPens #GoStars #ALLCAPS
#GoAvsGo #AllTogetherNowSTL #LetsGoFlyers #Redvolution
​#LetsGoOilers

Tier 2

11. New York Islanders (33-19; 72 pts)
12. Toronto Maple Leafs (31-22; 70 pts)
13. Columbus Blue Jackets (30-19; 72 pts)
14. Vegas Golden Knights (31-22; 70 pts)
15. Vancouver Canucks (32-22; 69 pts)
16. Nashville Predators (29-23; 65 pts)
17. New York Rangers (30-24; 64 pts)
18. Calgary Flames (31-24; 68 pts)
19. Arizona Coyotes (30-24; 68 pts)
​20. Florida Panthers (31-22; 68 pts)

Tier Two Spotlight: Florida Panthers

"The Florida Panthers fell off a cliff and there’s no end in sight. They dropped 14 spots in my power rankings, have gone 3-6-1 in their last 10, and only one of those wins was impressive. They have dropped out of a wild card position and can only hope to catch Toronto now if they want any shot at the playoffs."

#Isles #TMLtalk #CBJ #VegasGoesGold #Canucks #Preds
#NYR #CofRed #Yotes #FLAPanthers

Tier 3

21. Winnipeg Jets (31-25; 67 pts)
22. Buffalo Sabres (27-25; 62 pts)
23. Minnesota Wild (27-24; 61 pts)
24. Montreal Canadiens (27-27; 62 pts)
25. San Jose Sharks (26-29; 56 pts)
26. Anaheim Ducks (24-28; 55 pts)
27. Chicago Blackhawks (26-25; 60 pts)
28. New Jersey Devils (22-27; 54 pts)
29. Ottawa Senators (21-28; 53 pts)
30. Los Angeles Kings (21-34; 47 pts)
​31. Detroit Red Wings (15-43; 34 pts)

Tier Three Spotlight: Ottawa Senators

"After what was supposed to be a dumpster fire for years to come in Ottawa, the Senators have actually won me over. They’re playing hard and showing off young talent. The Erik Karlsson trade seems to be a big win now as well. Just imagine if Ottawa ends up with two picks in the top five of this upcoming NHL entry draft..."

#GoJetsGo #Sabres #MNWild #GoHabsGo #SJSharks
#LetsGoDucks #Blackhawks #NJDevils #Sens #GoKingsGo #LGRW

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