NHL Power Rankings: It's Early & Weird

With only a handful of games to go on, the early power rankings look a bit odd.

By Derek Zona Oct 19, 2014, 1:00pm MDT

Last year's power rankings worked out pretty well, so we're bringing them back for another go-round.

Rank	Team	Share
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	1.9
2	Minnesota Wild	2.5
3	St. Louis Blues	2.5
4	Chicago Blackhawks	3.1
5	Vancouver Canucks	3.1
6	Nashville Predators	6.6
7	Boston Bruins	6.8
8	Washington Capitals	7.0
9	New York Islanders	7.9
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	8.6
11	New York Rangers	9.5
12	Columbus Blue Jackets	9.9
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	10.0
14	Anaheim Ducks	10.1
15	Winnipeg Jets	10.4
16	New Jersey Devils	10.7
17	Arizona Coyotes	10.8
18	Philadelphia Flyers	11.0
19	Carolina Hurricanes	11.6
20	Dallas Stars	11.6
21	Montreal Canadiens	12.1
22	Florida Panthers	12.4
23	Detroit Red Wings	12.6
24	Ottawa Senators	13.3
25	Edmonton Oilers	13.7
26	San Jose Sharks	14.2
27	Calgary Flames	14.4
28	Buffalo Sabres	14.5
29	Los Angeles Kings	14.6
30	Colorado Avalanche	17.5

Western Conference Rankings

Rank	Team	Share
2	Minnesota Wild	2.5
3	St. Louis Blues	2.5
4	Chicago Blackhawks	3.1
5	Vancouver Canucks	3.1
6	Nashville Predators	6.6
14	Anaheim Ducks	10.1
15	Winnipeg Jets	10.4
17	Arizona Coyotes	10.8
20	Dallas Stars	11.6
25	Edmonton Oilers	13.7
26	San Jose Sharks	14.2
27	Calgary Flames	14.4
29	Los Angeles Kings	14.6
30	Colorado Avalanche	17.5

Eastern Conference Rankings

Rank	Team	Share
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	1.9
7	Boston Bruins	6.8
8	Washington Capitals	7.0
9	New York Islanders	7.9
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	8.6
11	New York Rangers	9.5
12	Columbus Blue Jackets	9.9
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	10.0
16	New Jersey Devils	10.7
18	Philadelphia Flyers	11.0
19	Carolina Hurricanes	11.6
21	Montreal Canadiens	12.1
22	Florida Panthers	12.4
23	Detroit Red Wings	12.6
24	Ottawa Senators	13.3
28	Buffalo Sabres	14.5

Playoff Matchups:

Western Conference
Western Conference
Central			Pacific
2	Minnesota Wild		5	Vancouver Canucks
6	Nashville Predators		15	Winnipeg Jets

3	St. Louis Blues		14	Anaheim Ducks
4	Chicago Blackhawks		17	Arizona Coyotes

Eastern Conference
Metropolitan			Atlantic
1	Pittsburgh Penguins		7	Boston Bruins
11	New York Rangers		12	Columbus Blue Jackets

8	Washington Capitals		10	Tampa Bay Lightning
9	New York Islanders		13	Toronto Maple Leafs