NHL Power Rankings, November 23rd 2024 Edition

[@YesJamesIsAsian]

This recent stretch for the Devils was a huge test to see where they stacked up against the NHL’s better teams. FLA x2, TB, CAR, and WSH with them coming out of it 4-1 was a major success if you ask any Devils fan. Really instilled confidence in the fanbase about what this team could accomplish this year.

[@newjerseyfan101]

Yes sir

[@DubbsIsLike]

Their defensive structure has been outstanding. They can always score, but this team has bought in defensively. They are finishing hits, blocking shots, clogging passing and shooting lanes, they are playing for each other. LGD!

[@flatspin7]

@@DubbsIsLikeand Goaltending! Allen saved the game last night!

[@jessesmith568]

@@flatspin7 ya he did the team has played well . Been a devils fan my whole life seen the 3 cups but recently been horrible looking good this year so far

[@CreamerMusic]

I picked the Devils to be super underrated this reason. And Caufield to have a breakout year :(

[@SportsGuy3080]

As a Sabres fan my love for hockey is slowly coming back this season. All I asked is to be competitive going into the last 10 games and seems that way so far. Hope they keep it up

[@Qwerty-yc9gg]

I think a good chunk of the league is cheering for you

[@FischerFan]

It was great to see them sweep California.

[@Remmy0930]

Upstate NY Sabres fan myself... as happy that I am about where we stand right now, I still hold my reservations. Games like we had vs. the Habs, Flyers, Wings, and even the Islanders considering how injured they were when we played them... those kind of games have me questioning the team's CONSISTENCY. They play down to their opponents far too often. It should have never even taken OT against the Ducks. I am delighted to see that our goaltending has finally found its footing though. Until we start beating some good teams and we see consistency without playing down to bad teams though I think we should all tamper expectations before we get let down for the 14th season in a row.

[@cerd6292]

You will be disappointed soon…

[@Jalreal]

Come on Sabres don't let your fans down!

[@todddavis5433]

Blues just hired Jim Montgomery!!

[@mikem1877]

Thank you for spreading the wonderful news!!! 🎉🥳

[@Juve80]

Пусть заберёт с собой Свэймена:)

[@julianb1550]

I think the power rankings are a mix of where a team is in the standings, their performance in the current week while also considering the strength of their opponents, how they won/lost those games/the deserve-to-win-o-meter. It's a really fair system and I think you pretty much nail it week to week.

[@kentstadulis4350]

20 games in and the blue jackets are .500! Just glad the team is fun again. Work needs to be done but man the youth is looking better. Kent Johnson is underrated as all hell!

[@ronreinhold8997]

Looking very good. If we could of just gotten a better result in that west coast road trip but that is history. I think Ottawa and Columbus could switch places on the rankings.

[@jimbrown5070]

Was at the game last night. TB and CAR OT victories in one week! Missing Boone and Johnny...😢

[@Jalreal]

We do have an interesting team this year and they are more fun to watch than the last two years absolutely. Getting a real NHL head coach finally is helping. RIP Johnny.

[@liamg6205]

Toronto is without Matthews Knies Domi Kampf Jarnkrok Pacioretty and Reaves is suspended. Winning with all of them out is probably not sustainable but definitely worth the jump. Great video!

[@zmanjace1364]

At the very least, the jackets have been fun this year which is more than I had hoped after the pre season.

[@Identified001]

NSH fan here. It's been rough, but I got hope. It's the worst thing to have as a sports fan, but I believe in what Barry is building

[@TrentKS]

They beat Winnipeg yesterday. Maybe they are turning a corner.

[@40sayers95]

@@TrentKS Yes, That was a Great Game last night.

[@sabrethemoment6799]

*im not a bot but* Watching the Sabres so high gives me great pleasure! You are a true master of creating quality content!

[@tripsaplenty1227]

you a bot

[@Remmy0930]

18th? We can do better than that lol. We are 3rd in the Atlantic now and he has us in the bottom half of the league.

[@sabrethemoment6799]

@@Remmy0930I’m so used to being crap. You’re right

[@SahajanandSwamiMaharajNiJay]

Blue Jackets have really surprised me this year

[@magenstaffarts]

As a Blue Jackets fan...me too. Seems with an actual experienced coach they do much better.

[@mikehillproject]

Leafs missing 6 regular forwards to IR/suspension... Matthews, Domi, Kämpf, Järnkrok, Pacioretty, & Reaves. Now you can also add Knies to the list as well. A good test for the depth players which seems to be going well after a few games as they get their opportunities.

[@kingtchenka628]

Even if you consider Holmberg to be the 12th forward and Reaves to be a press box guy, they're missing 5 out of 12 forwards. Dewar Steeves filling in for now, with Alex Nylander getting his shot and kids Minten and Grebenkin getting a taste. No losing streak yet thankfully

[@Numb2r3]

Sunday is Powerranking time. Enjoy you videos every day and week

[@InsignificantNick]

Kaprizov has been so clutch in fantasy. I hope he's back soon. 🙏

[@buckminsterfullerene11]

No Canadian franchise has won the Stanley Cup in over 30 years. That has to hurt when your entire culture revolves around hockey lol. I'm hoping for another 30 years of bliss 😂

[@billdapp2491]

I just have to wonder, beating the Rangers and Wild, 4 in a row and they barely move up? Hmm.......

[@newjerseyfan101]

The back to back loss to the devils really wore on the cats

[@BuffaloSabresFan]

DONT SAY IT.

[@C-P_ELG]

YES, Power ranking time!

[@bkni_]

I'm just happy the leafs are doing well with all the injuries and how far they are in depth.

[@Your_Role_Model]

Very sad about my Cats. The goaltending has been a problem since day 1 of this season, and now the D is faltering too.

[@choppergunner8650]

Same. Bobrovsky started last season being quite shaky too, and he grew into the playoff menace that we knew in 2024. However, I am not that confident in Spencer Knight. It honestly feels that he's not confident in himself to catch those silly rebounds. He has moments of brilliance, but otherwise he is very mid. The defense on the other hand is ATROCIOUS. Either Zito didn't cook and we were blinded by the cup win, or they're actual bums who can't do anything. Ekblad continues to be a major bum, beaten-up beyond repair. Balinskis... every time I hear "Balinskis took the puck", my heart starts racing, because there is a HUGE chance he'll turn it over. The only ones that save themselves are Adam Boqvist, Forsling and Schmidt (sometimes)

[@Your_Role_Model]

@ I know we shouldn’t complain too much since we just won the Cup, but this downfall from glory feels tragic.

[@beneasler8868]

Dubas doesn't have the balls to fire Sullivan. He couldn't bring himself to fire Keefe so it'll take a massive losing streak to fire Sullivan

[@LeafyG]

@@beneasler8868 FSG won’t let Dubas fire Sully. FSG worships the guy.

[@crushdavis7048]

Yea i feel this whole penguins situation isnt really his fault. Prob why he got an 8 year contract. Everyone was saying before he took the job that it was the worst situation in the NHL.

[@nadaduo1765]

He's not allowed to ownership said so

[@PaidShills]

Dubas should fire himself. The Pens are unironically going to be bad for 10 years now. They are 2 years from even beginning what will be a total rebuild from zero.

[@tomkelley4119]

The Central is very feast-or-famine this year. You’re either Winnipeg, Dallas, Minnesota, or Colorado, or you’re in the bottom 8 teams.

[@MarkBonneaux]

I think we need to be renamed to the Dallas Coinflips since whether we play up to our potential or just chase the puck all night seems to be 50/50 odds

[@w203wuda]

Last season i watched a lot of these power rankings. I watched from the start and turns it off when THG finished talking about my team. It's usually very quick. I only had to watch like 1 minute. Now my team is out of the last row! I've reached the 7 minute mark of this video lol wow. (I root for the ducks)

[@Hockeyhobo89]

Lol I just skip to the leafs. Turns this into a minute video

[@julianb1550]

I think the Ducks have a lot to be happy about relative to last season. The goalie tandem is surely the envy of a lot of teams right now which is the foundation a team needs to build from. As a Buf fan who knows a thing or two about being in the bottom row, or skid row as one commenter said 😂it does feel really good to break free from that. Cheers

[@KrzPBkn]

13:39 that just rhymed so beautifully

[@Negative_Rust]

Man seeing the Panthers drop out of the top row is rough, but i guess it was only a matter of time. This week has been a rough one and i knew they were gunna drop pretty far. Lets hope they can bring it back. LETS GO PANTHERS

[@Ducktales_00]

"We" you F*cking did it bois!!!!!!!!!! Out from the bottom row still have hope for the Sharks as well...

[@jesseburke3990]

Toronto did work on the blue line they now have a playoff defense for first time ever tree set the team up for success this year great defense great goalies and ok offensive game this is the year they make a long playoffs run

[@nathanmackinnon7405]

good morning Shannon :)

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

“I’m not superstitious” - 👀 sir you are a hockey fan it is required 😂

[@NextGenLugnut]

Elvis is really doing well and its amazing to see how animated Dean Evason gets on the bench. very refreshing and new from the previous coaches we had lol

[@wbj2000]

Note to Jets .. rest up before the regular season and give the rest of the NHL a chance.

[@stanschmenge1965]

Flames finally getting a few goals from their forwards, fun team to watch.

[@johnsohn653]

Looking forward to a late season post deadline rally for the Wings to completely kill their lottery odds

[@pattaccone]

1:34 if the bottom feeders stayed the same all season, nobody would question it 😂

[@stanleymtoney]

Both of Caps losses this week were goalie clinics from both sides. Both games “should” have been much higher scoring games - except amazing goaltending both ways. As a Caps fan of course we don’t root for Philly - but Gritty is iconic.

[@charleyhorse1864]

Blues fired Bannister and hired Montgomery. This Blues fan likes it.

[@RickinBaltimore]

Oh hell yeah this is a great move.

[@mikem1877]

🎉🥳💙💛

[@julianb1550]

If the Blues got rid of Bannister it's going to be really tricky walking down the arena steps without something to hold on to. (cue Price is Right losing horns)

[@charleyhorse1864]

@@julianb1550 Dad Joke stamp of approval.

[@DonWooding]

I hope after this week's away games that THG FINALLY gives Calgary there flowers and finally puts them in the top row or at least top 10 please THG

[@mikeschiesel2852]

As a Sabres fan, that Dallas puck was painful......."No Goal!" lol. Thanks for all you do, I love this chanel!

[@SteveEagles]

Sorry but you’re wrong. I refuse to elaborate 😊

[@patrickpoulin8554]

As a caps fan definitely a bit concerning how the first time we lose two in a row is after losing Ovi. Hopefully it’s just a mojo thing and the boys can get their heads back on straight! Our record without Ovi during his career is below .500. Unlike the penguins record without Sid that’s actually better than when he’s playing😉

[@evieprado]

NSH fan here. We absolutely should be optimistic! Shooting percentage is abysmal, Saros is keeping us in games early which isn’t historically usual. I.e. regress to the mean w shooting and we’re back in the thick of things. I just have faith in Brunette as a coach personally after watching what he did last year. I think we can find a way to play above the puck on the backcheck better to have better possession numbers and take away time and space, establish better chemistry such that we’re establishing our forecheck, and make it so we’re being pests in the o zone. We did this well against Winnipeg last night and kept it more simple cause it’s been a struggle at home so far. We are, in spurts, playing above the puck better on defense and letting it feed the counterattack. Bruno didn’t accomplish what we did last year without a certain commitment to defense; what I saw change most in Forsberg’s game last year once playing w O’Reilly was stronger backchecking. Still have so much synergy and connectivity left out there on the ice. A little confused by giving up on Fabbro and ‘being in the market’ for a top 4 defenseman. Filing that one next to Tolvanen and Ingram 😭

[@bradtrick2315]

Was at the jackets game last night. Big family affair cause of my dad's job open bar and free food. Most fun I've had at a jackets game drank a bit too much but that was a lot of fun lol

[@ronreinhold8997]

Hopefully you got a ride home...

[@blakehelgoth5247]

"Eventually shows up on time." I'm going have to start using that one.

[@TheMemeBorrower.]

Always love the power rankings

[@not2tees]

Very entertaining, Mr. THG!

[@thebestwingsfan]

The Wings are not worth our time anymore so how about those Lions?

[@jamesboley573]

Funny you mentioned Boston making sure they have easier games coming up with the coaching change. Blues fired Banister and hired Monte… but they play the Rangers and Devils next. We’ll see.😅

[@lacanm1554]

Sad to see premier hockey markets in the bottom 3, im a devils fan so i hate the pens but the league is more fun when the habs and hawks are good

[@noroxus]

I'm just happy we might see a resurgence of our rivalry with NYR now that we're both good teams. None of these new kids seem to care too much about it yet. FTR, LGD!

[@bted]

The parity is pretty strong. It's funny how many teams in the two middle rows feel either like a pleasant surprise or a disappointment.

[@darcylandry4669]

As a Canucks fan I'm okay with 25 points every 20 games. 100 points should get them in the playoffs and hopefully they find their game before then. Obviously Demko's return should be a help although Lankinen has played very well.

[@evileyeball]

Agreed

[@theepeefencer2021]

When you dont have to skip ahead to see where your Pittsburgh penguins are at. So convenient! 🤣🤣🤣

[@40sayers95]

Expect a coaching change, Don't believe Pittsburgh are as bad as they seem.

[@theepeefencer2021]

@40sayers95 I really hope so I think a new coach would help greatly

[@40sayers95]

@@theepeefencer2021 Still believe Sullivan is a Great Coach, however they seem to be regressing under his leadership this year. Personnel wise, This is still a Great Team.

[@cazschiller]

No Vanna/Yvonne. Boo 😊

[@Jweldsandlifts]

Word is she wanted to unionize and the board of directors (the cats) weren’t having any of it.

[@newfiesig]

Top of my Christmas wish list is a speedy, left shot, 2nd line center for the Preds.

[@pyrielrising4338]

This week's Chutes N Ladders has a few surprises The Islanders(who honestly belong in the bottom row) weren't penalized for a terrible west coast trip(an annual tradition) and Colorado didn't rocket up to the number 7 spot although clues have been dropped.😊

[@REAPER-1xxx]

I enjoy when eastern teams that are apparently a force leave the close proximity of the east and go out west and are exposed. The eastern hockey market lives in a bubble.

[@Fenrisulv987-nl8kh]

Ohhhhh Shannon, before I see the rankings, let's get those Leafs up there in the top 5 baby!!! Hear me out: Best record in the entire NHL in the last 10 GP (7-2-1) --Last 3 wins: Shutout VGK (3-0 win), beat EDM (4-3/OT), beat WSH (4-3/OT) No Matthews, the best goalscorer in the game and their captain for the last month! And their 1A/1B goalie tandem BOTH, individually, have SV%'s higher than .920 through 18 games between them. Oh, and they are 1st in the Atlantic with games in hand on Florida.. That's a solid case, people!!! Much love, GLG!!!! And thx for the uploads Shannon, regardless of my Toronto bias ;) Edit: Great upload, THG! We'll take #5, TYVM! ;)

[@CaptainFordo21]

1st round is looming. Groundhog day.

[@MarkBonneaux]

8:35 You should use mascot pucks exclusively one week just so you can reply "well if you watched the whole thing instead of skipping to the end it wouldn't matter"

[@FlyboyEz3]

Only thing I love more than the gritty puck is the Pens being a dumoster fire. Love to see it!!

[@stefanconradsson]

Looking forward to this one for sure. Cheers 🍺

[@raymondleemanpaper]

I totally agree the Canucks are at best 17th. They can only beat teams ranked 18 to 32. I hope the management realizes it is time for a full reubuild.

[@Gnashadelphia]

Nashville fan and I agree. We didn’t hear no bell!

[@Liv4epicness11]

Oh no. I’m starting to believe in the Sabres again. Whether you think they’re good or not, they sure are entertaining to watch.

[@wutzittoya]

2-2 after 2, 3rd period….. will probably live in my head forever 😂

[@KIYAMAZN]

The Wild are very good this year, wouldn't be surprised if a star goaltender wants to play there.

[@jesseburke3990]

Leafs will be top row team rest of year I thinking

[@suikamidik770]

Thats a great looking hat.. love the navy Carolina (light) blue together

[@julienor9845]

Minne Wild is a litle bit hit by the injury bug. Kutsnesov, Zuccarello and Kaprizo is out. And they did not have time to have a replacement for Kaptizov. So the team was a bit missing 2 new callups scrambling of the lines. All considering it was okey game I think. 😊

[@hockeytrent1995]

I guess Army saw us move into the bottom row and decided to pull the trigger on firing Bannister. Monty is an upgrade, but I dont think Bannister was the problem

[@dj4aces]

Yzerman will be fine. Newsy is another story.

[@40sayers95]

Viewed the Jets/Preds game, Thought the game was great. Still believe Nashville will be a playoff contender.

[@goadamson]

If Edmonton traded for Wolfe, they’d be unstoppable!

[@richardthacker6]

As much as I hate it, Florida definitely needed to be dropped to the second row. The blue line is beginning to crack. The goal scoring has dried up, and our goaltending has been less than average. We need help on the defensive side to be sure.

[@jonathanwieler8315]

Flames will hopefully climb considering the next teams were facing

[@ronreinhold8997]

Columbus has had their number in recent years.

[@oneshiftatatime]

​@@ronreinhold8997 Calgary has won 7 of the last 10 vs the bluejackets hardly a poor record

[@fakedeath13]

Devils look like a team with some real depth this year

[@pythagorasabc]

I know standings aren't everything, but Sens are lucky to be that high up when 1pt from the bottom of the entire east

[@DeedleEdmonds]

Washington had Georgiev steal a game, and NJ had 28 blocked shots/Allen played great. As a fan I'm not super worried, they still looked good on the ice and those games could of gone either way they need to find how to win these close/low scoring games

[@miniperico4499]

Should I drop bedard from my fantasy team?

[@heldermoreira8554]

Patience is a virtue, but i have no clue !...

[@tallesttreeintheforest]

when i look at that sabres forward group, i do not see enough for them to continue out perform other teams in the long run. relatively, they lack 1-2 game breakers up front. or atleast 1 top-6 forward, so they can get that one-two punch next to tage line. quinn-cozens-benson is an excellent energy 3rd line, not 2nd.

[@generalimlerith8356]

Flames in second in the pacific isn’t something anyone would of ever predicted lol

[@winkywinks1048]

STL is def a bottom row team. So tough to watch 😢

[@austinsmith7731]

Montour has made such a noticable difference foe the Kraken this year

[@PS-vc2yz]

And still no talk of the Islanders injuries. Getting points without Barzal, Duclair and Pelech and two no name defensemen, Cholowski and George.

[@Jalreal]

Yay the jackets aren't in the bottom row for at least a week lol but we have no expectations with the tragedy and the team is interesting and fun to watch. As a a fan that is all I can realistically wish for.

[@kimsawchuk69]

Jets were on a back to back and lost Samberg and it looks like Sheifle is playing with an injury. Very worried about our D with Samberg gone. Thank goodness we have banked points early. Go Jets!

[@Crimsonfangg]

Vanna got fired quick. It’s for the best though. I heard she only got the job because she was sleeping with the boss.

[@danikasmith5487]

17-4 is an incredible record still but the probably I have as a fan is all the loses besides leafs haven't been close. Leafs game was horrible too but still almost came back from a 4-0 game

[@axe2grind244]

Don’t care who you play, anytime an East coast team sweeps a Western road trip that is impressive. Buffalo is without their best forward and still winning, let’s f’ing go boys 💪

[@makotoniijima862]

The Sabres are 3rd in the Atlantic, why aren't they higher?

[@aegis7843]

Because they are very inconsistent

[@Remmy0930]

I'm thinking those losses to the Habs, Flyers, Wings, and a severely depleted Islanders has us where we are. Inconsistent to say the least. Hopefully we have finally found our footing though.

[@makotoniijima862]

@@Remmy0930 And yet they are still 3rd in the Atlantic.

[@blakehelgoth5247]

Colorado almost has their full team back. If they can start playing three full periods of hockey with that lineup, they will be a wagon.

[@seanragsdale5636]

Man Tampa might be sinking further looking at the schedule

[@y2josh319]

When the Panthers lose, the NHL fanbase wins.

[@TheC0-ckmeister]

Love the CBJ hat !

[@mh-ct7oc]

The Devils are not yet hitting on all cylinders. The ongoing changing of lines, coupled with injuries, is causing the disruption. And, a reminder: the Rangers have one one time in 84 years.

[@jeepguy696969]

JETS are Back on top this week. I wasn’t quite sure they would get back to number 1. Was a tough game against the preds. They were clearly tired and the preds needed that win desperately. Jets stayed in the game until the third period where they ran out of gas

[@FischerFan]

As Hellebuyck goes, so do the Jets.

[@Hockeyhobo89]

We only had 1 game this week but we moved up 4 spots! 😂

[@cerd6292]

How are the flames so high? They really have no superstars and can’t score. They are just out working teams but how long can they sustain that before they get tired?

[@wainber1]

The 8:47 mark of the current so-called “power rankings” video features the dropping of the Sens, compared to the previous so-called “power rankings” video, from 17th to 20th. I’m not shocked the Sens dropped because oh boy did they deserve to do so after having ended their week having, going back to the week before that, lost 5 straight.

[@coreyk98]

Bruins last two games have a combined score of 3-1.. 2-0.. im an optimistic Bs fan and think Jim’s strategic approach (quality shots over quantity) didn’t mesh well with our team. I’m optimistic swayman will turn it around and this team will learn to get some greasier goals. Not optimistic we’re gonna light the league on fire but I think we can scoop one of those wildcard spots if they just play how their capable

[@JCheesie]

Are the power rankings based off of your opinion and deductive reasoning, the actual standings in the NHL, or a bit of both?

[@theresae4697]

He has a video explaining how he does his power rankings. I’m pretty sure it was posted not too long ago

[@louscannon7493]

Buffalo is learning how to take one step back, not two. That showed on your board tonight. The Buffalo is hangry!