NHL Power Rankings, January 25th 2025 Edition

[@jadesprite]

Can't wait for the april 1st power rankings, "The cat accidentally knocked the board over, so the rankings this week are the order I pick them up off the floor."

[@bonk3800]

LOL yes please!!!!

[@paulalexander8874]

@@jadesprite as long as he tries to justify each team's position as he does it 😂

[@Ryyder64]

@@jadesprite this would actually be quite hysterical

[@Tracee_O]

I would LOVE this!

[@BodyAndSol96]

Please make it happen 😂 and reasoning for the positions too!

[@enzymatic1]

Gotta feel bad for Buffalo.. They gave it their absolute 110% all against an Edmonton playing without Mcdavid, and the Oilers decided to completely phone it in and take the day off - and Buffalo still lost.

[@BoyceBars]

Skinner didn't have the day off, and neither team gave their 110%. If you had watched the game yesterday, you'd have heard the Oilers commentators mention that EDM has only won 5 of their last 14 meetups with the Sabres, now 6 of 15.

[@enzymatic1]

@ Buffalo was definitely giving it their all, or they wouldn't have put up 40 shots. The only 2 players that showed up to the game for Edmonton were Nuge and Skinner. Everyone else was still in naptime. You can't seriously think that both teams were putting out equal effort upon watching that game.

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

They had a blistering game against us Oilers yesterday, we got lucky and Skins stood on his head the last period.

[@GizmoBeach]

@@enzymatic1 And how many of those SOG’s were quality scoring chances? All they did was pad Skinner’s stats. Tage whiffed on a wide-open chance at the end, encapsulating this crap season.

[@rsingh8837]

​@GizmoBeach It was easily one the worst defensive games the Oilers have had this season in terms of allowing high quality chances. Check any of the stats sites and you'll see how well Skinner had to play

[@billyp8675]

Feel the Power! Sunday morning coffee and Power rankings! Thanks THG!

[@bdonaghu]

San Jose singlehandedly keeping Buffalo out of the #32 spot.

[@syndicat4847]

Don’t forget the Canucks helped their ranking too

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

That's a real wingman!

[@EtopiaCA]

Singlehandedly? 🤔

[@CertifiedBenchwarmer]

I’d say it’s fourgiev not the sharks

[@conyo1942]

Kings going 2-4-1 since Shannon ranked them 1st.

[@ryans413]

He cursed them lol

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

Tbf they shouldn’t have been ranked 1st even then. That was a gross over-ranking and that 2-4-1 since then only proves it.

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

Man, it's been awesome seeing the jackets playing this well. And to see them in the top 16 for back to back weeks is something I didn't know I needed lol.

[@BoopScoopDoop]

Preaching to the choir, man.. Given the tragedy this off-season, no one was going to be mad if they bottomed out. I knew Dean was going to right the ship but I figured 6th at best in Metro. I'm still upset because Johnny SHOULD be here, even with Monahan out right now.. him, Sean, and Marchenko would've been magic. Please listen to the PSA's everyone, Don't drink and drive. It's not worth it, even if it wasn't Johnny and some random everyday person. People die because of it, famous or not. Much love ❤️

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

@stevenreid2571 amen brother, couldn't have said it better myself.

[@BoopScoopDoop]

@I-Am-Batman_1988 Still remember staying up till 4 am, refreshing on Twitter hoping it wasn't true. Was up at 9 am and went straight to local news and they just broke it. Still is a gut punch.

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

@@BoopScoopDoop same man, it was around 4am for me as well till I went to bed, woke up at 10am to find out it was all true. Yeah it was a day filled with heavy tears, even now I find myself just crying out of nowhere about it. In some ways I still haven't come to terms with it completely. Not to mention the utter lack of remorse from the driver during his arraignment hearing.

[@報紙印]

Thank you for the upload - always enjoy your weekly power ranking

[@Peksisarvinen]

*A month before the trade deadline* Shannon: Vegas has had their share of losses recently Mark Stone's spleen: Time to get this show on the road

[@modeisin7]

lol

[@xmarine73]

It'll be his big toe that fell off. He's on LTIR indefinitely. He grew a new toe and it's ready for the playoffs!

[@almuthebebrand7487]

😂😂😂​@@xmarine73

[@MaChao2]

Hah! The joke is on ALL OF YOU! Everyone on the "inside track" in hockey knows they have dozens of Mark Stone spleens fully grown and ready to go in Futurama jars. He uses one up in just about a calendar year's worth of time. They started doing kidneys last season just in case they need to change up the lacerated organ.

[@Nikkerman]

Johnny Hockey gotta be smiling down on his teams rn

[@quackingplatypus]

Definitely happy for Columbus playing so well after that awful tragedy

[@theawesomer8587]

I agree with every team that you put on this board. They are all teams.

[@DeltaV11]

But are they HOCKEY teams??? Yes.

[@bartsanders1553]

​@@DeltaV11But are they NHL teams? Hang on... Yep. Yeah they are. I checked.

[@Jaclyn1986]

Happy Sunday THG! Yay for Power Rankings Day!

[@andrewparry316]

Your the man Shannon! Watch the power rankings every Sunday

[@Saladmander17]

1:50 "Everybody's in the same spot as last week" You should do that for an April Fools' joke 😆

[@zsmicciche25]

Oof on the Devils dropping 3 spots after winning both their games this week. Thankfully their schedule is opening up ahead of 4 Nations. And don’t sleep on Jake Allen, he should be more than capable of handling this workload ahead.

[@DeltaV11]

16 seems a bit ridiculous. They’ve been in a bad slump no doubt, but never blown out. Even while playing like crap, every game stayed winnable. And they just beat two teams ahead of them on these rankings, including a 5-1 win against Boston.

[@sully_99]

They had the loss to Ottawa on Sunday which is also this week

[@DeltaV11]

@ granted, but I don’t think that really changed the thrust of my post. They were tied with Ottawa up until the finale 3 minutes. Devils were never out of that game. Then they beat two teams ranked higher than them, one by a significant amount, and somehow they drop 3 spots…. That doesn’t make sense. I’m not arguing that NJD should be in the top row, but dropping that far seems a stretch.

[@zsmicciche25]

@@sully_99 Fair point, I blocked that out of my mind for obvious reasons. 😆 dropping 3 spots this week though was not what I expected after back-to-back wins. If anything, I figured they’d stand pat.

[@scoot333]

​​@@DeltaV11 because it is ridiculous. Even more so, because he put Boston ahead of Devils.

[@Nokkblackmetal]

I agree with the CBJ ranking. They’re finding ways to win in tough games. This upcoming road trip will a huge test with some very good teams. They’re a great bunch even with all the injuries. The guys that have been called up have played great. Definitely my favorite CBJ team in franchise history.

[@starapton5374]

That game with them and Vegas will be fun to watch. At least for me. Werenski has been a man possessed this season.

[@JoJo-ke5yz]

Yzermams job is fine if detroit does not make the playoffs this year. The Yzermans picks are only just now starting to fill the roster, and they are looking exceptional. The kids still coming up are exciting already, too.

[@Mjolnher9]

It's been 8 years I hope he gets fired. Sick of the excuses this team isn't good. Always potential and no results

[@adammucciaccio3113]

@@Mjolnher9 Yzerman started in 2019 (not 8 years ago) with a roster full of terrible contracts and an empty cupboard of prospects. The team has also shown year over year improvements, and all his kids coming down the pipe look promising. His pro signings are bad but his job is not in jeopardy

[@Mjolnher9]

@adammucciaccio3113 sick of excuses and I am a Wings fan. That is now 6 years. The drafting history has been more misses than hits. Always giving false hope they had an 8 point playoff cushion in March last year and blew it. I don't see much talent on this roster to be much more than a fringe playoff team. The worst position to be in is to barely miss the playoffs. No high draft pick yet not good enough. The mushy middle.. I hope he gets fired so much

[@seanr.6596]

@@Mjolnher9he has not missed on a single first round pick. You may be a wings fan, but you’re not a smart one

[@zacmargolis1104]

@@Mjolnher9 please name me the picks that yzerman missed on, also firing yzerman would solve what? hes done a great job with whats available. if anything illitch needs to get out of detroit before stevie

[@Austothecooldude]

Having a rough day today after seeing my Commanders lose but finished off the day watching this and it immediately got better seeing Caps back at #1

[@neilfraser610]

Hi Shannon, thanks again for the dedication in bringing us great NHL content. That coupled with your “Pet Content” definitely sets you apart from anything else out there. The sports networks can only dream of being able to bring what you do to the fans. Keep up the good work! GO JETS GO

[@boxvango9021]

Vancouver is now a Saturday night special. 😮💥

[@zmanjace1364]

As with every week, im just happy columbus isnt in the bottom. My hope for this year is good but my hope fore next year is through the roof.

[@dixonhill1108]

If you look at the top 17 teams, you could argue 9 of them are on most no trade clauses. This feels like revenge of free agent deserts, 8 Canadian teams, Columbus/Minnesota/ all that is missing is Buffalo.

[@alexazzo492]

I typically never comment on THG videos as i always respect his opinion & view on the game. However, when shannon discussed the wings, it was as if he completely forgot about the game against montreal this week. And that was arguably their best game of the season, shutting down one of the hottest teams, and then tampa last night. Maybe he forgot about that game.- but dropping 3 spots is definitely interesting if he didnt forget.

[@davidma22]

Yea I was kind of surprised to see us drop as well. The games we lost were on a tough road trip with a lot of games packed together against playoff teams. And we still managed to get 3 points on that road trip and then bounce back against 2 divisional opponents. We're 10-4-1 so far under McLellan which is a pretty impressive record.

[@karl7487]

@@davidma22unfortunately Todd is a crap post-season coach. -Kings fan

[@maxfish4270]

The Red Wings got passed. The Rangers and Hockey Club each had only one loss this week. The Flames did not lose this week.

[@daveathor]

@@maxfish4270 The wings have the 4:th highest pointpercentage over their last 15 games. But sure, they get "passed" when 3 teams wins a couple of games.

[@RickinBaltimore]

"The Blues are frustrating" Shannon, you have NO idea.

[@jared4walsh]

Cus the blues won 3 in the Row two vs Calgary and one vs VGK OT.

[@bdonaghu]

I was going to say "try being a Sabres fan" then I remember that Buffalo actually swept St. Louis this season 😂

[@PassingDrill]

It’s going to be even more frustrating when they get hot in March and miss the playoffs by a point and pick 16th overall in the draft.

[@SilentScreenSociety]

The Blues make me cry

[@jamesboley573]

@@jared4walsh they lost to Utah between the wins against Calgary and Vegas. They haven’t won 3 in a row this year.

[@urNbrTotoro]

Love ya Shannon, wish you were an uncle at my family events

[@brantwilson]

Seeing my Caps at the top of NHL Power Rankings is just so surreal. Should be used to this having watched them religiously for the past 15 years, but still..

[@kelsonus]

the most underappreciated #1

[@davidwhidden9337]

They've been at the top before on Shannon's rankings.

[@brantwilson]

@@davidwhidden9337 I know, I just say this while reflecting on the current season. Feels crazy.

[@sdgakatbk]

The Caps have earned it this year but we'll see how they are playing going into the playoffs and if they're built for a long playoff run. It has been unexpected this year. In any case ... *LETS GO CAPS!!*

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! Here are all NHL teams ranked by points with league tiebreakers followed by the THG power rankings in brackets with the team's actual points at the end in parenthesis: (Note 7 teams are ranked as per their points, 8 are off their points by one ranking, 5 off their points by two rankings, 6 off by three, 2 off by four, with the Nucks and Utah ranked off by five, and with the Devils and the Habs off by 8 from what their points would suggest.) Remember, these are just the numbers and don't necessarily reflect current team talent, injuries, or playing. 1 [1 / =] Washington Capitals (71) 2 [3 / -1] Winnipeg Jets (69) 3 [2 / +1] Edmonton Oilers (65) 4 [5 / -1] Vegas Golden Knights (64) 5 [8 / -3] Carolina Hurricanes (64) 6 [6 / =] Dallas Stars (63) 7 [4 / +3] Toronto Maple Leafs (62) 8 [16 / -8] New Jersey Devils (62) 9 [11 / -2] Florida Panthers (61) 10 [12 / -2] Minnesota Wild (60) 11 [7 / +4] Los Angeles Kings (58) 12 [9 / +3] Colorado Avalanche (58) 13 [14 / -1] Boston Bruins (56) 14 [15 / -1] Calgary Flames (55) 15 [18 / -3] Tampa Bay Lightning (55) 16 [13 / +3] Columbus Blue Jackets (55) 17 [17 / =] Ottawa Senators (54) 18 [10 / +8] Montreal Canadiens (53) 19 [20 / -1] New York Rangers (52) 20 [25 / -5] Vancouver Canucks (52) 21 [21 / =] Detroit Red Wings (51) 22 [22 / =] St. Louis Blues (50) 23 [27 / -4] Philadelphia Flyers (50) 24 [19 / +5] Utah Hockey Club (49) 25 [23 / +2] New York Islanders (49) 26 [28 / -2] Pittsburgh Penguins (48) 27 [24 / +3] Seattle Kraken (47) 28 [26 / +2] Anaheim Ducks (46) 29 [29 / =] Nashville Predators (43) 30 [31 / -1] Buffalo Sabres (41) 31 [30 / +1] Chicago Blackhawks (35) 32 [32 / =] San Jose Sharks (34) And here are last week's numbers for comparison - 1 [2 / -1] Washington Capitals (67) 2 [3 / -1] Winnipeg Jets (65) 3 [1 / +2] Edmonton Oilers (61) 4 [5 / -1] Vegas Golden Knights (61) 5 [7 / -2] Toronto Maple Leafs (60) 6 [12 / -6] Minnesota Wild (58) 7 [13 / -6] New Jersey Devils (58) 8 [9 / -1] Dallas Stars (57) 9 [10 / +1] Carolina Hurricanes (57) 10 [6 / +4] Colorado Avalanche (57) 11 [11 / =] Florida Panthers (57) 12 [4 / +8] Los Angeles Kings (55) 13 [14 / -1] Tampa Bay Lightning (53) 14 [20 / -6] Calgary Flames (51) 15 [15 / =] Columbus Blue Jackets (51) 16 [16 / =] Ottawa Senators (50) 17 [26 / -9] Vancouver Canucks (50) 18 [17 / +1] Boston Bruins (50) 19 [8 / +11] Montreal Canadiens (48) 20 [19 / +1] St. Louis Blues (48) 21 [24 / -3] Philadelphia Flyers (48) 22 [23 / -1] New York Rangers (47) 23 [18 / +5] Detroit Red Wings (46) 24 [22 / +2] Pittsburgh Penguins (46) 25 [21 / +4] Utah Hockey Club (45) 26 [27 / -1] New York Islanders (43) 27 [25 / +2] Seattle Kraken (43) 28 [29 / -1] Anaheim Ducks (42) 29 [28 / +1] Nashville Predators (39) 30 [31 / -1] Buffalo Sabres (39) 31 [32 / -1] San Jose Sharks (34) 32 [30 / +2] Chicago Blackhawks (33)

[@gamingintrospection]

I hope Shannon's right about Calgary, but they play in less than 24 hours from their last game against Winnipeg, then against the Capitals and Anaheim this week. Realistically that's a 1-2 week. They also only played 2 games this week and one was against Buffalo, the other they almost collapsed, but hey, generous to put them in the top half! I've also been wrong about them most of this season so maybe it's sustainable. Great work as always.

[@mattward59]

Senators 7-2-1 in last 10, allowing 2 goals or less in 8 of 10. 9 game road trip at the end of December, followed by 10 games in 16 days. 6-0-0 on Sat/Sun back to backs the last 3 weeks. Apparently being shutout back to back games was the only thing noticed… Maybe next week they’ll get some respect???

[@gordtulk]

3 of top 4 are Cdn teams. When was the last time that happened ?

[@RRaquello]

It's about time. The Canadian teams, because they've been so lousy , have been collecting top players in the draft over the last ten years. It has to pay off eventually.

[@maxfish4270]

Jan 20 last season had Canucks 1st, Jets 2nd, and Oilers 3rd.

[@dixonhill1108]

@@RRaquello If there was ever a year of the last 3 decades where Canada needs a cup this is it. I've never seen Canada is such harsh economic conditions. If all of our economic problems vanished tomorrow, we're still worst off than we were in the 80s, And things are not getting better tomorrow, or this year or the year after this. Never in my life has things been so much better off south of the border. A cup win would go a long long way to feeling like this country ain't a sinking ship. It's not just the top 4, both Montreal and Ottawa could make the playoffs.

[@RRaquello]

@@dixonhill1108 I'm not Canadian but I'd like to see a Canadian team win just so it isn't a story any more. I'm rooting for the Jets to do it. I've always hoped, when it happened, it would either be Winnipeg or Ottawa since they seem to be the teams nobody cares about even in Canada. When I see Canadian media it'll be 2 hours on the Leafs and 2 minutes on the Jets, even when the Jets are having a better year (like this year).

[@soulknife20]

Anyone who thinks Necas and Drury would be immediate impacts with the Avs is a fool. Same with Rantannen and Carolina.

[@todddavis5433]

You guys might kill Necas if he's playing 25 minutes every game..he's never played that much ever

[@SFUSW]

@@todddavis5433 He just need to get that Mile High City Cardio

[@todddavis5433]

@@SFUSW he'll figure it out just give him a chance

[@maxfish4270]

Mikkio hit a post plus Hall did a pass to Svech that lead to crossbar hit so both almost helped the Canes win. But yes, your true point is correct.

[@BandW1897]

Necas is playing great against Rangers. I think there is something where to build chemistry with Mackinnon. Both new guys have points tonight. Rantanen is superstar and he is going to produce, but Canes playingstyle might not be the best for Mikko. Played ok on his debut.

[@oldguynewmusic6632]

How do the Leafs go 1-2 this week, scoring a total of two goals against Columbus and Ottawa and move up 3 spots? I can see them in the Top 8, but moving up makes no sense.

[@happytrails151]

It could be the teams ahead of them lost ground. ie Vegas has been worse

[@cam2159]

They were the better team in both games if you actually watched the team or just listened to him

[@Mcphreaky1990]

​@@cam2159 you don't lose 5-1 by being the better team. Ever.

[@Deehvad]

Totally agree, I am shocked they are in the top row. I left another comment above, TLDR they are getting outplayed almost every game lately and look tired and lazy.

[@maxfish4270]

This week's results by three teams who were above the Leafs last week : The Kings and Knights lost twice. The Avs lost thrice. The Leafs had those teams drop below them by not losing as bad in their two defeats.

[@MrShadowkiller13]

Concerning your comments about the habs for next year, already so excited considering Demidov is showing all his talent in KHL. Laine Dach Demidov sounds a good 2nd line

[@GregH-ll4nr]

I agree with all these rankings even before I hear them.

[@catrissia]

Atlanta Flames cap nice touch, that was the early 80's for you kids.

[@dixonhill1108]

Atlanta versus Atlanta tonight Should be a good game.

[@givemeapizzatheaction]

Pretty harsh to knock the Devils 3 spots when this week they outplayed Ottawa and lost a tight one, absolutely destroyed the Bruins, and then beat Montreal, who've been hot lately, on the road in OT. Feels like this is either carry-over punishment for the January cold streak, or preemptive punishment assuming that the Devils will struggle with Markstrom injured. Either way, tough to fall 3 spots after a 2-1 week against 3 teams that have all been going pretty well lately. For my two cents, it felt like this week was the team breaking out of their slump and getting back to good hockey again much more than not. They haven't played perfectly, but they look more like themselves than they had the previous 2-3 weeks. The Markstrom injury obviously hurts, but Jake Allen is very capable and should be able to keep things stable until Marky is 100%. If the team continues to get back to playing the way they were pre-January, they won't need elite goaltending to win games, and as long as Allen gives them league average performances, they should be fine through this next stretch, and the mid-February break will be an opportunity to get healthy.

[@maxfish4270]

The Devils got passed. The Flames did not lose this week. The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 this month vs. the Devils 4-4-3. The Devils beat the Bruins but this month they were shut out by the Kings and have regulation losses to the Sharks, Flyers, and Sens. The Bruins lost to the Devils but their other regulation losses this month were against more respectable opponents, the Rangers, Leafs, Oilers. and Lighting.

[@lunalouhoo]

Thanks for explaining Vancouver and their Saturday domination. Watching the Caps game with then the other day (Saturday) I was trying to figure out how they were so lowly in the standings as they played so well.

[@nicholaslandry3641]

Tampa just had 5 games in 8 days. With 4 games played on back to back nights on the road. They are clearly exhausted.

[@eliaminator2313]

You can say this about almost every team rn this month has been very crazy for almost every teams schedule there's no excuses for that just like injuries every team has to deal with them

[@nicholaslandry3641]

​@eliaminator2313 while I can agree with you I don't think ever teams back to back are on the road. Some get hone back to back which is still brutal but no travel so helps home team still.

[@eliaminator2313]

@@nicholaslandry3641 Sens have had 1 back to back road and then 2 road home games back to back. I do think it can hurt some teams more than others but a lot of teams are playing 15-17 games in a 31 day month it's definitely not easy and the NHL schedule does suck at times and doesn't make sense

[@fakedeath13]

Devils hitting that time of year where injuries are piling up, first Markstrom and now Hischier is day to day and Jack is playing through a finger injury that is bad enough that his brother had to take a faceoff in OT when the first guy got tossed from the circle

[@DeltaV11]

Silver lining surfer here: I’m hoping that this may kick some of our bottom six in the ass. Devils aren’t getting blown out in any games, even those they get outplayed in. In other words they play to the level of their opponent. With some of our top guys down and out, I’m hoping some of the personal slumps end.

[@austinsmith7731]

Really hoping the 4 Nation break helps

[@DeltaV11]

@ we’re lucky it’s coming up so soon with marky injured. Fingers crossed it doesn’t act like the holiday break did. Oof.

[@personM4N]

@@austinsmith7731yeah, it’s a pretty long break in comparison to the All-Star break, and I hope it gives some of the guys time to heal and rest.

[@TheMTHSYoshi]

At least we're winning.. 2-0 week but we're down 3 spots.. I'll take the wins over the spots.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

They could threaten Vancouver with if they don't shape up, the whole team has to see U2.

[@NickleAskew]

Yeah, that board looks pretty sturdy. My sister once lost a cat to a fallen ironing board. So it doesn't take a lot of weight for a bad ending.

[@LaurasHats]

Wild had such a rough week I fully expected us to be in the third row. We really have to figure out how to win at home.

[@bobmciver6437]

Don't think ANYBODY between 10 and 21 is going to be in the same spot this time next week. Interesting times!

[@Deehvad]

The league is so much faster and more competitive, any team has a chance to win almost any game. Makes it way more interesting!

[@Deradros]

im 100% with this power ranking even im a Montreal Fans and they got a okay week but i think they did well after a 7 games in 12 days run

[@TheNighthawke502]

Based on the timing of his interruption, I think Bear was trying to upset the board and thus stop Shannon from putting his Bruins where he did! LOL. 😉

[@garystocker9450]

I am usually on board with your Devils analysis but they spanked Boston...the game markstrom got hurt..and went on the road and...yes they were a bit sloppy on the defensive end...threw 40+ shots on the Habs and won. Yes they lost to ottawa sunday....sucked..but then beating 2 teams you deem better..and they drop 3? Weird.

[@DeltaV11]

Literally just commented this on another post. NJD has been on a bad slump, but they’ve been getting it done the last couple of games, including crushing the bruins who are somehow ahead of them? WTF. I understand why they’d be in the second row, but 16? Come on.

[@maxfish4270]

The Devils got passed. The Flames did not lose this week. The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 this month vs. the Devils 4-4-3. The Devils beat the Bruins but this month they were shut out by the Kings and have regulation losses to the Sharks, Flyers, and Sens. The Bruins lost to the Devils but their other regulation losses this month were against more respectable opponents, the Rangers, Leafs, Oilers. and Lighting.

[@DeltaV11]

@ the rangers?? You’re drawing lines arbitrary for what counts to make it fit this. The devils are one of the top teams in the east by points and wins. Saying other teams are more “respectable” is totally subjective. Devils deserved to drop for their recent performances, no doubt. They don’t deserve to be top row. That said, their collapse is no where near as epic as the rangers. The last few games have seen them starting to turn things around. The idea that they can beat multiple teams above them this week, teams that lost multiple times, and still be below them is weird.

[@maxfish4270]

@@DeltaV11 The Rangers without the losing streak (which I hope will be enough to keep them out of the playoffs) are respectable and last season's President's Trophy winners.

[@DeltaV11]

@ agreed, but if you’re going to bring in the past month in a weekly power rankings and then use the rangers as an example for why this isn’t fishy, you’re logic is flawed IMHO. Devils didn’t sit idle, they DROPPED three spots after winning 2-3, against teams above them, while they are still sitting near the top of the standings. It’s doesn’t make sense.

[@Bottlemanbob]

Skinner was lights out fantastic against Buffalo. If not for him, the Oilers lose but you need that every now and then. I'm okay with Shannon's ranking.

[@whodat3700]

Same in reverse when Edmonton played Washington. Outshot Washington badly without McDavid but Thompson stood tall. There's a case for Edmonton keeping the top spot going 2-1 without McDavid this week, outscoring the opposition 11-7. Especially with the capitals losing to Van.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@whodat3700I think if oilers go 3-0 without McDavid they easily take the #1 spot, especially with getting that head to head win over Washington, isn’t it scary that a team missing the best player in the league is still able to go toe to toe with anyone.

[@sully_99]

Montreal is playing decent but I think we're overhyping them wayyyyyy too much rn. Getting outplayed and barely winning isn't something you can sustain and a 2-1-1 record this week is solid but it's nothing special.

[@maxfish4270]

The Habs have a 13-4-1 record for .750 points percentage and best NHL record since Dec 15th. The talk I see is still about them making the playoffs where then anything can happen with no real discussion of them returning to the Cup Finals this season.

[@dixonhill1108]

saying a team can grab wild card 2 is not overhyping them. Pretty much half way decent team should be in the runnign for a wild card.

[@sully_99]

@ lmao the habs won't be returning to the cup finals. You're insane.

[@sully_99]

@ Literally look at the reply above yours and you will see the levels of delusion around the habs. Never said they couldn't get WC2 or couldn't be close or anything, I'm referring to them being about 20th in the league but top 10 in power rankings and habs fans like the guy above who think they have a chance to win the cup lol

[@johnreesor1450]

Nice thing about being a Sabres fan is I only have to watch a minute for the reveal. 😂🤣💀

[@richardfink31]

Happy Caps fan! Life is good.

[@benlandis6317]

Shannon leaving MN in 12th was surprisingly generous. I was expecting a deserved drop.

[@jasonstroh7980]

As an oilers fan I'm happy with their spot it makes sense because they did lose to the caps on Monday I think

[@jeniasmackay7931]

That be the only reason. Yet caps lost to canucks

[@sickemboy9352]

Oilers being 2 of 32 teams feels right, let's see how much McDavid punishes Seattle, Detroit and Toronto on home ice this upcoming week. I have no doubt EDM remain 1st in the division if Vegas continue giving up points for fun.

[@nyern]

​@@jeniasmackay7931 it was 2-1 and the caps just got goalied, might be different if it was a blowout

[@jpesks2431]

While I agree with the caps being number 1, you could argue that the oilers lost 3-2 to the caps without McDavid in a game that evening the capitals agreed was stolen by their goalie.

[@mattraugh8748]

​@@jpesks2431LT for vezina!

[@TheGrumpyCanuck]

Can't argue about the Avs.

[@willyschmitt5665]

The Atlanta flames hat looked good. A lot of people don't even remember the Atlanta Flames.

[@waltergross1269]

Been watching for awhile but it amazes me a chill dude w a puck board is 100x better than espn etc etc

[@steph1433]

Toronto lost back to back to Columbus and Ottawa and moved up 3 spots ??? Yes injuries but I disagree .

[@mikemallimo9286]

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[@Jaclyn1986]

Oh here we go with the comments 🙄. You’re welcome to disagree. Go ahead and watch the video where he explains how he does the rankings. It’s based on all kinds of factors involving various teams at any given spot. People need to relax just a snug.

[@strahinjagov]

And before that they won 3 in a row. Nice job cherry picking though 👍

[@steph1433]

@@strahinjagov 🙄

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

Can't trust Leafs, eh! Couldn't beat Ottawa and Columbus. Could have helped. Sincerely, A Habs fan 😂

[@jjstar2022]

Dont you think that the leafs who have held first place so long should rank No 1 for once

[@davidgilbert7789]

Kappo Kaako has made a big difference in the Kraken's game. Plus he has made Matty Benier's game really improve. Now if we could get the same for Wright!

[@stacanator]

Yep, that’s where I expected to see the Pens last week. They absolutely need to shake things up in Pittsburgh. I’ve been saying that for the last 3 seasons (at least).

[@pyrielrising4338]

Chutes and Ladders....the comedy highlight of the week. Never disappoints.

[@J.Steel9]

As a Penguins fan, we absolutely deserve to drop to the bottom 5. As far as the rebuild goes, I’m more than ready for it, but I think the core trio deserve to retire as Penguins as long as that is what they want.

[@dack400]

Yeah I mean it’s probably time but they don’t have much in the pipe and it’ll be a long process (see Detroit) but I do think Detroit is on the up finally-. Despite what everyone says and wants results now. Can’t argue with wanting results but the prospects are coming and it looks bright!

[@J.Steel9]

@ agreed. Detroit is definitely on the up compared to where they were a few years ago. Their young guys are stepping up and they’ve obviously got veterans who have been where they’re trying to be. I know I’ve been spoiled, I just want my guys to be back though. The Penguins are my favorite of all of my teams.

[@TonySchiavone6]

so why not sell them off for pieces now. come back in 2 or 3 years, sign them to 1 year contracts and play one last go around while still reloading with draft picks and future players. both sides win. players have a chance for contending, team restocks to the best of their ability. hard to rebuild when you dont "rebuild"

[@giogarden]

That’s a heavy pucking board man, especially when you’re a dude who will give a puck until he has no more pucks to give.

[@Goobster-f7j]

You should do a video on your entire puck collection

[@allisone9163]

Really don’t understand the devils dropping 3 spots after winning 2/3 this week and beating Boston who somehow jumps them. Yeah last night’s game went to OT but they definitely weren’t outplayed by Montreal

[@Jackson-zb9mc]

@@allisone9163 Yeah I’m confused by this. They beat Boston handily after their main goalie got hurt in the game. Beat Montreal after their Captain got hurt. At worst they should have stayed the same not move down.

[@maxfish4270]

The Devils got passed. The Flames did not lose this week. The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 this month vs. the Devils 4-4-3. The Devils beat the Bruins but this month they were shut out by the Kings and have regulation losses to the Sharks, Flyers, and Sens. The Bruins lost to the Devils but their other regulation losses this month were against more respectable opponents, the Rangers, Leafs, Oilers. and Lighting.

[@jkliao6486]

Bragging right for the week as a Caps fan. Let's go!

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Great Video, as usual, Shannon - you were right that it was the fact that The Rangers were so much better than that & would be climbing.

[@LarryWeinreb]

Love the Atlanta Flames hat!

[@tontweer]

Florida fan and I thank you for keeping the cats at 11 they've won some games but should be lower than the blue jackets. We are lucky they banked a lot of points in the first half of the season. This looks like the 2019 panthers and I don't like that at all 😕.

[@mariovaccarella6854]

I never would've guessed, that, after The Marchessault & The Stamkos Acquisitions, that The Nashville Predators would be this bad.

[@hollye5695]

Come on Caps, keep it rolling! Enjoy the rest during 4 Nations 😆 whatevs

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Washington still hasn't had any real injury trouble yet this season. They were arguably better without Ovechkin and they were fine without Roy and they're the only 2 regular players who've had significant time off.

[@Carl_Black]

26. Let's freaking go boys! Moving on up!!!!!!!!!

[@billdapp2491]

My Habs and Flames in the top 16, wow! I'm not sure that has happened in a long time. Thanks for doing this Shannon, coffee and Power Rankings are my Sunday morning ritual.

[@andrewp734]

CBJ fan, glad they are getting respect. I look at moneypuck and always get my hopes dashed.

[@kbrdft]

History has taught us it’s just tough to be a Buffalo anything fan. Even when they’re good, they only break your heart.

[@grahamdamberger7130]

I kind of figured the Caps-Oilers game back on Tuesday was for #1 on the Power Rankings. Washington won that, so they get the #1 spot for this week.

[@alexanderjanakowski325]

Thanks Shannon caps are going to only improve from here ..can't wait to see leonard come playoffs..

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Andrew Cristall might get a look too.

[@geoffstonehouse6304]

As a flames fan I'm happy with their jump, but with the upcoming week I could easily see them potentially being the biggest mover again next week, though it could easily be up or down.

[@glennjones3009]

With how Shannon judges Dallas, I will never have to worry about the Top Spot curse.

[@bluelycross]

He's hard on them and it's deserved IMO. If they were more consistent with the way they play and the way we know they can win, he wouldn't have room to judge them harder.

[@ilznidiotic]

Honestly, I wouldn't even put them as high as he did until I see concrete evidence that they've fixed their power play.

[@Dontatmebr0]

@@ilznidiotic PowerPlay hasn’t been fixed, but it doesn’t really matter. They still win regardless.

[@glennjones3009]

@bluelycross every team needs to be more consistent. Dallas can be on a winning streak, and he still does not give them much love. I understand it is his ranking, and in many cases I agree with him. Just feel he is overly critical of the teams he roots for.

[@elwizschold]

The only surprise (to me) on this list is how high you have Boston, looking at either the past month or past week - I'd have 'em lower, but that's just my opinion :) Keep up the great work!

[@bafoley]

I've never squawked before on a PR vid, *but* TOR gets outscored 7-2 (with 1 a SHG) in the latter two games, including a 5-1 loss at home to CBJ, but leaps that far? I like TOR but I wouldn't have guessed even 1 bump.

[@Locatedlaws]

Great list as always, other than Ottawa's ranking, I don't quite understand/necessarily agree with; Ottawa being 7-2-1 in their last 10 drops them 1 spot this week. Whereas Columbus' 7-2-1 in their last 10 moves them, up 2. Whereas Boston's 5-3-2 in their last 10 gets them moved up 3 spots. Whereas Calgary's 6-4-0 in their last 10 moves them up 5?

[@heldermoreira8554]

Agree, safety first !!...

[@bernabekondrak2719]

lol the video abruptly ending 😂

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Especially, with the trading of Taylor Hall, I really don't see My Chicago Blackhawks going much higher than where they are at

[@dianedyck3474]

It’s to bad about the sabers because I think they have a good young team there…hope it comes together for them soon!

[@carlosalvador98]

Canucks 8-2-2 on saturdays is such a weird stat but it's definitely interesting lol

[@GenLeeConcepts]

Thank you, Shannon, keep dropping the Kings. Every team is professional and the Kings have never been anything more than a third place team. And when the choke comes-and it's come every single year of their existence-they begin to drop like the Titanic! Also, any buildups given them from the press will find them choking!! So, I'll look forward to your returning them to the second row as soon as possible. Who knows, by March they might be back in familiar territory in the third row? The fans can't stop recommending various players be traded, dropped down, left sitting in the booth? The real question is why they were there in the first place. Of course, what do I know? The draft that still eats at me, we had 2 picks in the first round. Why didn't we trade up to get Bowen Byrum? Again, maybe I'm wrong...but I know what my senses tell me each season.

[@SMC01ful]

I would love to see the tallys of how many teams have made the top ten. I remember when Shannon put the Oilers at number one for the first time ever, about a season or two ago, and I was so proud lol. THG is a national freaking treasure. Yes, the Capitals... menacing, Ovechkin not quite as dominant points wise, but he's really matured as a leader and passer. Sucking in markers, making space for his team and he's still slamming dudes. Man, I'd hate to be hit on the boards by that guy... yeeeesh.

[@kevinsegura6087]

To be fair, Seattle is on the brink of a push. Best game of the year played against the Jets and if we can string a 4/5 game heater we’ll be right there. Granted I know that’s an ask but our schedule is looking favorable playing teams in our division.

[@Jackson-zb9mc]

Don’t understand NJ dropping when they won 2 in a row without their number one goalie and after their captain got cross checked and missed the 3rd period last night. Hughes can’t take face offs because his hand is hurt and they still won in OT.

[@justinmiller5660]

Shannon holds certain teams accountable for losses more than others...

[@maxfish4270]

The Devils got passed. The Flames did not lose this week. The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 this month vs. the Devils 4-4-3. The Devils beat the Bruins but this month they were shut out by the Kings and have regulation losses to the Sharks, Flyers, and Sens. The Bruins lost to the Devils but their other regulation losses this month were against more respectable opponents, the Rangers, Leafs, Oilers. and Lighting.

[@blackenedmagic888]

Injuries have no bearing on Shannon's power rankings.

[@Jackson-zb9mc]

I thought it was based on the week not the month. My mistake I guess.

[@maxfish4270]

@@Jackson-zb9mc It is the entire season with this month mattering more than first month of season and this week mattering more than 3 or 4 weeks ago.

[@martharunstheworld]

I'm happy with the Rangers slow crawl upwards. LGR!

[@oatmealtruck7811]

Mika’s coming back- it’s starting! Bread is RIGHT there. He’s hitting so many posts, it’s unreal. Vinny has been there all along 😢 ❤ Kreids, I can see going either way, but if we make it to the playoffs (and I think we will), then I believe in him. I gotta hand it to Drury- the new boys are working out well.

[@martharunstheworld]

@@oatmealtruck7811 Yeah! I love Borgen and Kaliyev!

[@lukerisko7601]

Columbus at #13. For Johnny

[@randypattie9524]

Shannon's favorite horror movie for 2024 was NOPE!

[@bradzeigler]

Caps fan here. I'm good with it too.

[@christiansukitch3592]

thanks for dooming us yet again shannon! life felt like it was going too good for us 👍

[@mNag]

Too bad Oilers didn't have McDavid for the Caps game. I thought they outplayed the caps significantly, but just couldn't find a way to get the pucks in the net they needed, a generational forward sure woulda helped there. Oh well. Fair ranking... Oilers looked kinda mid in the games they won, so it goes both ways, haha.

[@CalculatedRiskAK]

Hey don't worry, as ultimate repayment for that sin, the Caps lost against Vancouver while they played a full 60 minute effort.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

Only game I cared about was the Canucks and they sure showed them why to not to fuck around and find out. Sure the caps win would be nice but that canucks win was so sweet after that bullshit fiasco of last game which caused the ridiculous suspension that should never have happened.

[@johnfeeley7094]

Kevin Bieksa/Mr Saturday Night. The canucks need Bear, she has no fear. But the leafs need her too

[@Mulukkis]

Who would have thought the team with Georgiev in net can't keep the puck out of their net.

[@feaseable]

LOL Saturdays everyday for our canucks...i like it

[@evog35viii]

I'd figure, for this week, the Devils would be ahead of the Bruins...

[@maxfish4270]

The Bruins are 5-3-2 vs the Devils being only 4-3-3 the last 10. The Devils beat the Bruins but this month they were shut out by the Kings and have regulation losses to the Sharks, Flyers, and Sens. The Bruins lost to the Devils but their other regulation losses this month were against more respectable opponents, the Rangers, Leafs, Oilers. and Lighting.

[@evog35viii]

​@@maxfish4270I wasn't talking about the month or their last 10.

[@Vulcan9988]

The thing that makes me confident about San Jose's rebuild is it seems like even Anaheim was expected to be at least a little bit better for a couple years before all the sudden they're taking the jump they are, and I would still argue that San Jose is not that far behind Anaheim with the recent pickups they've had!