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NHL Hockey Power Rankings ReportCanada's two classic National Hockey League franchises were both soundly defeated on Saturday night, and both are now sitting outside of the Eastern Conference's playoff picture. The Toronto Maple Leafs were demolished 7-0 by the Ottawa Senators, with goaltender Ed Belfour allowing all seven of those goals on 41 shots. That was the Leafs' fifth loss in a row, and the sixth time they have tasted defeat in their past 10 games. The Montreal Canadiens gave up six first-period goals to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday en route to a 6-2 loss. Jose Theodore gave up five of those goals on 11 shots before getting pulled in favour of backup Cristobal Huet (who was solid the rest of the way), and the Habs have now lost seven times in their past 10 games. And as a result, the Maple Leafs fall to No. 20 in this week's edition of the NHL Power Rankings, while the Canadiens drop down to No. 22. Still sitting in the top spot this week are the Detroit Red Wings, with a trio of Eastern Conference teams (the Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, and Philadelphia Flyers) right behind them. The Dallas Stars round out the rankings' top five for the second week in a row. The Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, and New Jersey Devils make up the rest of the top 10. Falling out of the top 10 this week are the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings. And almost falling out of the rankings completely are the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues, who haven't won in ages. Here is the Week 17 edition of the NHL Power Rankings. 01 - Detroit Red Wings (Last Week 01)Henrik Zetterberg sat out Saturday's game with a hip flexor, but he should be able to return to the lineup this week. 02 - Carolina Hurricanes (Last Week 02)Fell 5-2 to the Capitals on Saturday, which was their only defeat in their past 10 contests. Tied for first in the East. 03 - Ottawa Senators (Last Week 04)Pounding the provincial-rival Leafs moved them into a tie for first in the East; have scored 195 goals in 46 games. 04 - Philadelphia Flyers (Last Week 03)Robert Esche won in his return to the ice on Saturday night; he'll now battle Antero Niittymaki for the starter's job. 05 - Dallas Stars (Last Week 05)Marty Turco returned from a groin injury to allow four goals on seven shots in a loss to the Lightning on Friday night. 06 - Calgary Flames (Last Week 07)Have won three straight to stay tied atop the Northwest, but have only scored 10 more goals than they've allowed. 07 - Nashville Predators (Last Week 12)Only two losses in their past 10 games, and pasted the Blue Jackets 7-2 on Saturday night. Second in the Central. 08 - Vancouver Canucks (Last Week 13)Climbing the ladder with four wins in a row, and victories in seven of their past 10 contests. Tied with the Flames. 09 - Colorado Avalanche (Last Week 06)Cooled off with two straight losses to end last week. Sitting as the highest-scoring team in the Northwest Division. 10 - New Jersey Devils (Last Week 16)Red-hot play has them back in the thick of the Eastern Conference's top eight. Still trail the Rangers and the Flyers. 11 - New York Rangers (Last Week 11)Five wins and three overtime losses in their past 10 contests, but are losing ground in the division to the Devils. 12 - Buffalo Sabres (Last Week 08)Lost to the Flames on Saturday night, and have only won four of their past 10. Mika Noronen could bolt to Europe. 13 - Los Angeles Kings (Last Week 09)Still boast a long injury list, with Pavol Demitra, Alexander Frolov, Jeremy Roenick and Eric Belanger all on the shelf. 14 - Tampa Bay Lightning (Last Week 22)Three wins in a row has them more comfortable in the standings. Offense still not producing at the expected level. 15 - Atlanta Thrashers (Last Week 14)Shut out by the Lightning on Saturday, and fell 8-6 to the Kings on Thursday night. Back in third in the Southeast. 16 - Edmonton Oilers (Last Week 15)Middling record in their past 10 games as they continue to juggle goaltenders. Lost to the Coyotes 4-3 Saturday night. 17 - Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Last Week 17)Chris Kunitz scored the only goal in their 1-0 blanking of the Panthers on Saturday; J-S Giguere recorded the shutout. 18 - San Jose Sharks (Last Week 21)Jonathan Cheechoo is up to 26 goals on the season, thanks to the Joe Thornton deal. Have won seven of past 10. 19 - Phoenix Coyotes (Last Week 18)Two wins in a row, but only five victories in their past 10 games. Still trying to get out of the Pacific Division basement. 20 - Toronto Maple Leafs (Last Week 10)Bryan McCabe isn't known for his defensive play, but the Leafs are even worse when he's on the team's injury list. 21 - Minnesota Wild (Last Week 19)One of Manny Fernandez or Dwayne Roloson could be dealt by the deadline, with Fernandez having greater value. 22 - Montreal Canadiens (Last Week 20)Defenseman Andrei Markov will miss at least three weeks with a torn rotator cuff, a big blow to the Habs' blue line. 23 - Boston Bruins (Last Week 24)Brian Leetch, Glen Murray, and Sergei Samsonov all have nagging injuries, but the goalies are the real concern. 24 - Washington Capitals (Last Week 26)Four straight wins has them looking more respectable; enough so that it might convince Olaf Kolzig to stick around. 25 - Florida Panthers (Last Week 23)Jacques Martin is finding the going tougher in Miami than it was up in Ottawa. At least he got away from the snow. 26 - Columbus Blue Jackets (Last Week 25)Pascal Leclaire allowed seven goals on 48 shots versus the Predators on Saturday night. Have won five of past 10. 27 - New York Islanders (Last Week 27)New head coach Brad Shaw hasn't exactly lit a fire under this team; have won only three of their past 10 contests. 28 - Chicago Blackhawks (Last Week 28)Nikolai Khabibulin will be out at least a month with a knee injury. Adam Munro now takes over as the starting goalie. 29 - Pittsburgh Penguins (Last Week 29)Nine losses in a row for the floundering Penguins. Does Mario Lemieux really want to return to this mess of a team? 30 - St. Louis Blues (Last Week 30)Nine losses in a row for the floundering Blues, which is the only thing that has kept the Penguins out of the basement.
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NHL Hockey Power Rankings ReportCanada's two classic National Hockey League franchises were both soundly defeated on Saturday night, and both are now sitting outside of the Eastern Conference's playoff picture. The Toronto Maple Leafs were demolished 7-0 by the Ottawa Senators, with goaltender Ed Belfour allowing all seven of those goals on 41 shots. That was the Leafs' fifth loss in a row, and the sixth time they have tasted defeat in their past 10 games. The Montreal Canadiens gave up six first-period goals to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday en route to a 6-2 loss. Jose Theodore gave up five of those goals on 11 shots before getting pulled in favour of backup Cristobal Huet (who was solid the rest of the way), and the Habs have now lost seven times in their past 10 games. And as a result, the Maple Leafs fall to No. 20 in this week's edition of the NHL Power Rankings, while the Canadiens drop down to No. 22. Still sitting in the top spot this week are the Detroit Red Wings, with a trio of Eastern Conference teams (the Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, and Philadelphia Flyers) right behind them. The Dallas Stars round out the rankings' top five for the second week in a row. The Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, and New Jersey Devils make up the rest of the top 10. Falling out of the top 10 this week are the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings. And almost falling out of the rankings completely are the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues, who haven't won in ages. Here is the Week 17 edition of the NHL Power Rankings. 01 - Detroit Red Wings (Last Week 01)Henrik Zetterberg sat out Saturday's game with a hip flexor, but he should be able to return to the lineup this week. 02 - Carolina Hurricanes (Last Week 02)Fell 5-2 to the Capitals on Saturday, which was their only defeat in their past 10 contests. Tied for first in the East. 03 - Ottawa Senators (Last Week 04)Pounding the provincial-rival Leafs moved them into a tie for first in the East; have scored 195 goals in 46 games. 04 - Philadelphia Flyers (Last Week 03)Robert Esche won in his return to the ice on Saturday night; he'll now battle Antero Niittymaki for the starter's job. 05 - Dallas Stars (Last Week 05)Marty Turco returned from a groin injury to allow four goals on seven shots in a loss to the Lightning on Friday night. 06 - Calgary Flames (Last Week 07)Have won three straight to stay tied atop the Northwest, but have only scored 10 more goals than they've allowed. 07 - Nashville Predators (Last Week 12)Only two losses in their past 10 games, and pasted the Blue Jackets 7-2 on Saturday night. Second in the Central. 08 - Vancouver Canucks (Last Week 13)Climbing the ladder with four wins in a row, and victories in seven of their past 10 contests. Tied with the Flames. 09 - Colorado Avalanche (Last Week 06)Cooled off with two straight losses to end last week. Sitting as the highest-scoring team in the Northwest Division. 10 - New Jersey Devils (Last Week 16)Red-hot play has them back in the thick of the Eastern Conference's top eight. Still trail the Rangers and the Flyers. 11 - New York Rangers (Last Week 11)Five wins and three overtime losses in their past 10 contests, but are losing ground in the division to the Devils. 12 - Buffalo Sabres (Last Week 08)Lost to the Flames on Saturday night, and have only won four of their past 10. Mika Noronen could bolt to Europe. 13 - Los Angeles Kings (Last Week 09)Still boast a long injury list, with Pavol Demitra, Alexander Frolov, Jeremy Roenick and Eric Belanger all on the shelf. 14 - Tampa Bay Lightning (Last Week 22)Three wins in a row has them more comfortable in the standings. Offense still not producing at the expected level. 15 - Atlanta Thrashers (Last Week 14)Shut out by the Lightning on Saturday, and fell 8-6 to the Kings on Thursday night. Back in third in the Southeast. 16 - Edmonton Oilers (Last Week 15)Middling record in their past 10 games as they continue to juggle goaltenders. Lost to the Coyotes 4-3 Saturday night. 17 - Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Last Week 17)Chris Kunitz scored the only goal in their 1-0 blanking of the Panthers on Saturday; J-S Giguere recorded the shutout. 18 - San Jose Sharks (Last Week 21)Jonathan Cheechoo is up to 26 goals on the season, thanks to the Joe Thornton deal. Have won seven of past 10. 19 - Phoenix Coyotes (Last Week 18)Two wins in a row, but only five victories in their past 10 games. Still trying to get out of the Pacific Division basement. 20 - Toronto Maple Leafs (Last Week 10)Bryan McCabe isn't known for his defensive play, but the Leafs are even worse when he's on the team's injury list. 21 - Minnesota Wild (Last Week 19)One of Manny Fernandez or Dwayne Roloson could be dealt by the deadline, with Fernandez having greater value. 22 - Montreal Canadiens (Last Week 20)Defenseman Andrei Markov will miss at least three weeks with a torn rotator cuff, a big blow to the Habs' blue line. 23 - Boston Bruins (Last Week 24)Brian Leetch, Glen Murray, and Sergei Samsonov all have nagging injuries, but the goalies are the real concern. 24 - Washington Capitals (Last Week 26)Four straight wins has them looking more respectable; enough so that it might convince Olaf Kolzig to stick around. 25 - Florida Panthers (Last Week 23)Jacques Martin is finding the going tougher in Miami than it was up in Ottawa. At least he got away from the snow. 26 - Columbus Blue Jackets (Last Week 25)Pascal Leclaire allowed seven goals on 48 shots versus the Predators on Saturday night. Have won five of past 10. 27 - New York Islanders (Last Week 27)New head coach Brad Shaw hasn't exactly lit a fire under this team; have won only three of their past 10 contests. 28 - Chicago Blackhawks (Last Week 28)Nikolai Khabibulin will be out at least a month with a knee injury. Adam Munro now takes over as the starting goalie. 29 - Pittsburgh Penguins (Last Week 29)Nine losses in a row for the floundering Penguins. Does Mario Lemieux really want to return to this mess of a team? 30 - St. Louis Blues (Last Week 30)Nine losses in a row for the floundering Blues, which is the only thing that has kept the Penguins out of the basement.
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