Colorado continues to be the top team in the NHL. Tampa Bay remains the #2 team. Carolina stays at #3 this week. Detroit and Boston swap spots in the rankings.
New Jersey has had the toughest schedule to date while Edmonton has had the easiest schedule to date.
The NHL will break for the Olympics on February 6 and won’t resume league play until late February.
Rankings:
| Rank | Team | W | L | OT | GF | GA | Rating | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLORADO AVALANCHE | 35 | 6 | 9 | 198 | 122 | 102.201 | 99.981 |
| 2 | TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING | 32 | 14 | 4 | 177 | 130 | 101.555 | 99.996 |
| 3 | CAROLINA HURRICANES | 32 | 15 | 5 | 180 | 150 | 101.197 | 100.030 |
| 4 | DETROIT RED WINGS | 32 | 16 | 5 | 167 | 159 | 100.793 | 99.909 |
| 5 | BOSTON BRUINS | 30 | 20 | 2 | 174 | 162 | 100.789 | 100.002 |
| 6 | BUFFALO SABRES | 29 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 155 | 100.652 | 99.994 |
| 7 | DALLAS STARS | 29 | 14 | 9 | 172 | 144 | 100.503 | 99.920 |
| 8 | MONTREAL CANADIENS | 28 | 17 | 7 | 177 | 175 | 100.433 | 99.927 |
| 9 | ANAHEIM DUCKS | 28 | 21 | 3 | 173 | 181 | 100.405 | 100.032 |
| 10 | UTAH MAMMOTH | 27 | 20 | 4 | 163 | 141 | 100.364 | 99.958 |
| 11 | NEW YORK ISLANDERS | 27 | 19 | 5 | 146 | 146 | 100.354 | 100.094 |
| 12 | FLORIDA PANTHERS | 28 | 20 | 3 | 157 | 165 | 100.338 | 100.125 |
| 13 | MINNESOTA WILD | 29 | 14 | 10 | 171 | 154 | 100.324 | 99.897 |
| 14 | NEW JERSEY DEVILS | 27 | 23 | 2 | 138 | 159 | 100.183 | 100.155 |
| 15 | SAN JOSE SHARKS | 26 | 21 | 3 | 156 | 174 | 100.166 | 100.088 |
| 16 | PITTSBURGH PENGUINS | 26 | 14 | 11 | 169 | 152 | 99.976 | 99.894 |
| 17 | VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS | 25 | 14 | 12 | 171 | 161 | 99.949 | 99.979 |
| 18 | WASHINGTON CAPITALS | 25 | 21 | 7 | 170 | 159 | 99.892 | 100.013 |
| 19 | EDMONTON OILERS | 26 | 19 | 8 | 179 | 171 | 99.807 | 99.811 |
| 20 | PHILADELPHIA FLYERS | 24 | 17 | 9 | 154 | 158 | 99.799 | 100.057 |
| 21 | COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS | 24 | 20 | 7 | 158 | 169 | 99.761 | 100.059 |
| 22 | TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS | 24 | 19 | 9 | 170 | 176 | 99.754 | 100.097 |
| 23 | OTTAWA SENATORS | 24 | 21 | 7 | 174 | 174 | 99.666 | 99.986 |
| 24 | SEATTLE KRAKEN | 23 | 19 | 9 | 143 | 154 | 99.502 | 99.922 |
| 25 | NASHVILLE PREDATORS | 24 | 23 | 4 | 148 | 174 | 99.495 | 99.951 |
| 26 | LOS ANGELES KINGS | 21 | 16 | 13 | 134 | 143 | 99.269 | 100.002 |
| 27 | NEW YORK RANGERS | 21 | 25 | 6 | 139 | 162 | 99.124 | 100.120 |
| 28 | CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS | 21 | 23 | 8 | 141 | 164 | 98.962 | 99.891 |
| 29 | WINNIPEG JETS | 20 | 24 | 7 | 149 | 158 | 98.942 | 99.930 |
| 30 | CALGARY FLAMES | 21 | 25 | 6 | 132 | 156 | 98.849 | 99.835 |
| 31 | ST. LOUIS BLUES | 19 | 24 | 9 | 127 | 179 | 98.380 | 99.946 |
| 32 | VANCOUVER CANUCKS | 17 | 30 | 5 | 139 | 191 | 98.315 | 100.023 |