Brophy on NHL: Power Rankings

TW	LW	Team	Our Take
1	2	(10-3-0)	Ryan Smyth celebrates his 1,000th NHL game by scoring once in the Kings 4-1 win over Nashville, L.A.'s four straight victory.
2	4	(9-1-2)	Alex Steen pops a pair to help the Blues win their seventh straight, 2-0 over the Rangers on Broadway. Back-up Ty Conklin records the shutout.
3	7	(10-4-0)	The Caps climb to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with an impressive 3-2 OT win over the Flyers.
4	9	(9-4-2)	The Flyers loss to the Caps snaps an impressive six-game winning streak.
5	19	(8-3-2)	Checker Manny Malhotra turns scorer in Vancouver's 6-4 win over Detroit.
6	6	(8-3-1)	Last season's Calder Trophy finalist Jimmy Howard suffers his first regulation defeat of the season in Vancouver.
7	3	(8-5-1)	Even in defeat, goaltender Carey Price continues to make the decision to get rid of Halak less painful with his solid play.
8	5	(8-8-1)	After beating the Atlanta Blackhawks, er, Thrashers, 5-4 in a shootout, Chicago drops a 2-1 decision to the speedy Oilers.
9	1	(7-4-2)	The Lightning return from a West Coast trip with just one point following defeats in Anaheim (OT loss), Los Angeles and San Jose.
10	22	(7-4-2)	Brent Burns fires a pair of power play goals in a 3-2 win over Columbus to bring his season total to five, two more than he scored last season.
11	17	(8-5-0)	Mathieu Garon records back-to-back shutouts before losing to the Wild, his first home loss.
12	10	(7-3-1)	Impressive Nathan Horton has eight shots on goal against the Blues, but the Bruins lose 2-1 in a shootout.
13	13	(8-5-0)	After a solid start when there were no real expectations of grandeur, the Stars are 5-5 in their last 10 outings.
14	25	(7-6-1)	Alex Kovalev comes back to haunt his old club, the Canadiens, with two goals as the Sens run their winning streak to three games.
15	12	(7-7-1)	The Pens continue to get solid goaltending from their backup, Brent Johnson (6-1-1), but there are big worries about their starter Marc-Andre Fleury (1-6-0).
16	11	(7-5-1)	Fourth-liners Kevin Porter, Philippe Dupuis and David Van Der Gulik produce three goals and six points in a 5-0 win over Dallas.
17	18	(7-6-1)	The Rangers continue to be competitive, even in defeat, while they wait for their veteran forwards to return from sick bay.
18	15	(6-5-3)	After a slow start that included being a healthy scratch, the Thrashers are starting to get points and leadership from veteran Nik Antropov.
19	28	(7-7-1)	Saku Koivu has three goals in his last two games, both victories for the Ducks.
20	14	(6-5-1)	With captain Joe Thornton suspended, Patrick Marleau pops a pair to lead the Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Lightning.
21	8	(5-5-3)	Five straight losses have left the Predators spiraling in the Western Conference.
22	21	(7-7-0)	Teenage sensation Jeff Skinner continues to lead the Hurricanes in scoring with five goals and 12 points in 14 games.
23	20	(5-5-3)	The goal-starved Maple Leafs drop two straight shootout games to Buffalo and Washington and are now winless in five.
24	23	(4-5-4)	The struggling Coyotes are 3-4-3 and looking for somebody to step up while captain and leader Shane Doan recovers from a lower-body injury.
25	16	(6-7-0)	With four straight losses, the crazy talk about trading Jarome Iginla is heating up once again. Like he's the problem with this outfit.
26	26	(5-7-0)	In a rare show of offensive strength, the Panthers crush the Hurricanes 7-4, but come back to earth the following day losing the rematch 3-2.
27	24	(4-8-2)	Seven straight losses - all in regulation time - have all but erased the Islanders surprisingly good start to the year.
28	27	(4-6-2)	Two goals in 14 seconds in the third period gives the Oilers a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.
29	28	(4-9-2)	Rookie Jhonas Enroth gets the win as the Sabres beat the Maple Leafs in a shootout.
30	30	(4-10-1)	The shockingly bad Devils are 0-5-1 at home. Not exactly a great way to win fan support in an off-year.

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